PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 


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129 STAT. 726 PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 

Public Law 114–92 

114th Congress 

An Act 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 

and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2016’’. 

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

(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into four divisions as 

follows: 

(1) Division A—Department of Defense Authorizations. 

(2) Division B—Military Construction Authorizations. 

(3) Division C—Department of Energy National Security 

Authorizations and Other Authorizations. 

(4) Division D—Funding Tables. 

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

is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

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

Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees. 

Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act. 

Sec. 5. Explanatory statement. 

DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 

TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Army Programs 

Sec. 111. Prioritization of upgraded UH–60 Blackhawk helicopters within Army 

National Guard. 

Sec. 112. Roadmap for replacement of A/MH–6 Mission Enhanced Little Bird aircraft to meet special operations requirements. 

Sec. 113. Report on options to accelerate replacement of UH–60A Blackhawk helicopters of Army National Guard. 

Sec. 114. Sense of Congress on tactical wheeled vehicle protection kits. 

Subtitle C—Navy Programs 

Sec. 121. Modification of CVN–78 class aircraft carrier program. 

Sec. 122. Amendment to cost limitation baseline for CVN–78 class aircraft carrier 

program. 

Sec. 123. Extension and modification of limitation on availability of funds for Littoral Combat Ship. 

National Defense 

Authorization 

Act for Fiscal 

Year 2016. 

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Sec. 124. Modification to multiyear procurement authority for Arleigh Burke class 

destroyers and associated systems. 

Sec. 125. Procurement of additional Arleigh Burke class destroyer. 

Sec. 126. Refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. George Washington. 

Sec. 127. Fleet Replenishment Oiler Program. 

Sec. 128. Limitation on availability of funds for U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN–79). 

Sec. 129. Limitation on availability of funds for U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN–80). 

Sec. 130. Limitation on availability of funds for Littoral Combat Ship. 

Sec. 131. Reporting requirement for Ohio-class replacement submarine program. 

Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 

Sec. 141. Backup inventory status of A–10 aircraft. 

Sec. 142. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of A–10 aircraft. 

Sec. 143. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of EC–130H Compass 

Call aircraft. 

Sec. 144. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of Joint Surveillance 

Target Attack Radar System, EC–130H Compass Call, and Airborne 

Warning and Control System aircraft. 

Sec. 145. Limitation on availability of funds for F–35A aircraft procurement. 

Sec. 146. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of KC–10 aircraft. 

Sec. 147. Limitation on availability of funds for transfer of C–130 aircraft. 

Sec. 148. Limitation on availability of funds for executive communications upgrades 

for C–20 and C–37 aircraft. 

Sec. 149. Limitation on availability of funds for T–1A Jayhawk aircraft. 

Sec. 150. Notification of retirement of B–1, B–2, and B–52 bomber aircraft. 

Sec. 151. Inventory requirement for fighter aircraft of the Air Force. 

Sec. 152. Sense of Congress regarding the OCONUS basing of F–35A aircraft. 

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

Sec. 161. Limitation on availability of funds for Joint Battle Command–Platform. 

Sec. 162. Report on Army and Marine Corps modernization plan for small arms. 

Sec. 163. Study on use of different types of enhanced 5.56mm ammunition by the 

Army and the Marine Corps. 

TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 

Sec. 211. Centers for Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnership. 

Sec. 212. Expansion of eligibility for financial assistance under Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Program 

to include citizens of countries participating in the Technical Cooperation Program. 

Sec. 213. Expansion of education partnerships to support technology transfer and 

transition. 

Sec. 214. Improvement to coordination and communication of defense research activities. 

Sec. 215. Reauthorization of Global Research Watch program. 

Sec. 216. Reauthorization of defense research and development rapid innovation 

program. 

Sec. 217. Science and technology activities to support business systems information 

technology acquisition programs. 

Sec. 218. Department of Defense technology offset program to build and maintain 

the military technological superiority of the United States. 

Sec. 219. Limitation on availability of funds for F–15 infrared search and track capability development. 

Sec. 220. Limitation on availability of funds for development of the shallow water 

combat submersible. 

Sec. 221. Limitation on availability of funds for the advanced development and 

manufacturing facility under the medical countermeasure program. 

Sec. 222. Limitation on availability of funds for distributed common ground system 

of the Army. 

Sec. 223. Limitation on availability of funds for distributed common ground system 

of the United States Special Operations Command. 

Sec. 224. Limitation on availability of funds for Integrated Personnel and Pay System of the Army. 

Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 

Sec. 231. Streamlining the Joint Federated Assurance Center. 


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Sec. 232. Demonstration of Persistent Close Air Support capabilities. 

Sec. 233. Strategies for engagement with Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-serving Institutions of Higher Education. 

Sec. 234. Report on commercial-off-the-shelf wide-area surveillance systems for 

Army tactical unmanned aerial systems. 

Sec. 235. Report on Tactical Combat Training System Increment II. 

Sec. 236. Report on technology readiness levels of the technologies and capabilities 

critical to the long-range strike bomber aircraft. 

Sec. 237. Assessment of air-land mobile tactical communications and data network 

requirements and capabilities. 

Sec. 238. Study of field failures involving counterfeit electronic parts. 

Sec. 239. Airborne data link plan. 

Sec. 240. Plan for advanced weapons technology war games. 

Sec. 241. Independent assessment of F135 engine program. 

Sec. 242. Comptroller General review of autonomic logistics information system for 

F–35 Lightning II aircraft. 

Sec. 243. Sense of Congress regarding facilitation of a high quality technical workforce. 

TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 

Sec. 311. Limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels. 

Sec. 312. Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas. 

Sec. 313. Modification of energy management reporting requirements. 

Sec. 314. Revision to scope of statutorily required review of projects relating to potential obstructions to aviation so as to apply only to energy projects. 

Sec. 315. Exclusions from definition of ‘‘chemical substance’’ under Toxic Substances Control Act. 

Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 

Sec. 322. Repeal of limitation on authority to enter into a contract for the 

sustainment, maintenance, repair, or overhaul of the F117 engine. 

Sec. 323. Pilot programs for availability of working-capital funds for product improvements. 

Subtitle D—Reports 

Sec. 331. Modification of annual report on prepositioned materiel and equipment. 

Sec. 332. Report on merger of Office of Assistant Secretary for Operational Energy 

Plans and Deputy Under Secretary for Installations and Environment. 

Sec. 333. Report on equipment purchased noncompetitively from foreign entities. 

Subtitle E—Other Matters 

Sec. 341. Prohibition on contracts making payments for honoring members of the 

Armed Forces at sporting events. 

Sec. 342. Military animals: transfer and adoption. 

Sec. 343. Temporary authority to extend contracts and leases under the ARMS Initiative. 

Sec. 344. Improvements to Department of Defense excess property disposal. 

Sec. 345. Limitation on use of funds for Department of Defense sponsorships, advertising, or marketing associated with sports-related organizations or 

sporting events. 

Sec. 346. Reduction in amounts available for Department of Defense headquarters, 

administrative, and support activities. 

TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 

Subtitle A—Active Forces 

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 

Sec. 402. Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 

Sec. 412. End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. 

Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 

Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2016 limitation on number of non-dual status technicians. 

Sec. 415. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty 

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Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 421. Military personnel. 

Sec. 422. Report on force structure of the Army. 

TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 

Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 

Sec. 501. Reinstatement of enhanced authority for selective early discharge of warrant officers. 

Sec. 502. Equitable treatment of junior officers excluded from an all-fully-qualifiedofficers list because of administrative error. 

Sec. 503. Enhanced flexibility for determination of officers to continue on active 

duty and for selective early retirement and early discharge. 

Sec. 504. Authority to defer until age 68 mandatory retirement for age of a general 

or flag officer serving as Chief or Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the 

Army, Navy, or Air Force. 

Sec. 505. General rule for warrant officer retirement in highest grade held satisfactorily. 

Sec. 506. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendation on the definition 

and availability of costs associated with general and flag officers and 

their aides. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 

Sec. 511. Continued service in the Ready Reserve by Members of Congress who are 

also members of the Ready Reserve. 

Sec. 512. Clarification of purpose of reserve component special selection boards as 

limited to correction of error at a mandatory promotion board. 

Sec. 513. Increase in number of days of active duty required to be performed by reserve component members for duty to be considered Federal service for 

purposes of unemployment compensation for ex-servicemembers. 

Sec. 514. Temporary authority to use Air Force reserve component personnel to 

provide training and instruction regarding pilot training. 

Sec. 515. Assessment of Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization 

Commission recommendation regarding consolidation of authorities to 

order members of reserve components to perform duty. 

Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 

Sec. 521. Limited authority for Secretary concerned to initiate applications for correction of military records. 

Sec. 522. Temporary authority to develop and provide additional recruitment incentives. 

Sec. 523. Expansion of authority to conduct pilot programs on career flexibility to 

enhance retention of members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 524. Modification of notice and wait requirements for change in ground combat 

exclusion policy for female members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 525. Role of Secretary of Defense in development of gender-neutral occupational standards. 

Sec. 526. Establishment of process by which members of the Armed Forces may 

carry an appropriate firearm on a military installation. 

Sec. 527. Establishment of breastfeeding policy for the Department of the Army. 

Sec. 528. Sense of Congress recognizing the diversity of the members of the Armed 

Forces. 

Subtitle D—Military Justice, Including Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence 

Prevention and Response 

Sec. 531. Enforcement of certain crime victim rights by the Court of Criminal Appeals. 

Sec. 532. Department of Defense civilian employee access to Special Victims’ Counsel. 

Sec. 533. Authority of Special Victims’ Counsel to provide legal consultation and assistance in connection with various Government proceedings. 

Sec. 534. Timely notification to victims of sex-related offenses of the availability of 

assistance from Special Victims’ Counsel. 

Sec. 535. Additional improvements to Special Victims’ Counsel program. 

Sec. 536. Enhancement of confidentiality of restricted reporting of sexual assault in 

the military. 

Sec. 537. Modification of deadline for establishment of Defense Advisory Committee 

on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the 

Armed Forces. 

Sec. 538. Improved Department of Defense prevention and response to sexual assaults in which the victim is a male member of the Armed Forces. 


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Sec. 539. Preventing retaliation against members of the Armed Forces who report 

or intervene on behalf of the victim of an alleged sex-related offence. 

Sec. 540. Sexual assault prevention and response training for administrators and 

instructors of Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

Sec. 541. Retention of case notes in investigations of sex-related offenses involving 

members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps. 

Sec. 542. Comptroller General of the United States reports on prevention and response to sexual assault by the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve. 

Sec. 543. Improved implementation of changes to Uniform Code of Military Justice. 

Sec. 544. Modification of Rule 104 of the Rules for Courts-Martial to establish certain prohibitions concerning evaluations of Special Victims’ Counsel. 

Sec. 545. Modification of Rule 304 of the Military Rules of Evidence relating to the 

corroboration of a confession or admission. 

Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, and Transition 

Sec. 551. Enhancements to Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program. 

Sec. 552. Availability of preseparation counseling for members of the Armed Forces 

discharged or released after limited active duty. 

Sec. 553. Availability of additional training opportunities under Transition Assistance Program. 

Sec. 554. Modification of requirement for in-resident instruction for courses of instruction offered as part of Phase II joint professional military education. 

Sec. 555. Termination of program of educational assistance for reserve component 

members supporting contingency operations and other operations. 

Sec. 556. Appointments to military service academies from nominations made by 

Delegates in Congress from the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 

and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

Sec. 557. Support for athletic programs of the United States Military Academy. 

Sec. 558. Condition on admission of defense industry civilians to attend the United 

States Air Force Institute of Technology. 

Sec. 559. Quality assurance of certification programs and standards for professional 

credentials obtained by members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 560. Prohibition on receipt of unemployment insurance while receiving post-9/ 

11 education assistance. 

Sec. 561. Job Training and Post-Service Placement Executive Committee. 

Sec. 562. Recognition of additional involuntary mobilization duty authorities exempt from five-year limit on reemployment rights of persons who serve 

in the uniformed services. 

Sec. 563. Expansion of outreach for veterans transitioning from serving on active 

duty. 

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

Sec. 571. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that benefit 

dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense 

civilian employees. 

Sec. 572. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities. 

Sec. 573. Authority to use appropriated funds to support Department of Defense 

student meal programs in domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools located outside the United States. 

Sec. 574. Family support programs for immediate family members of members of 

the Armed Forces assigned to special operations forces. 

Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards 

Sec. 581. Authorization for award of the Distinguished-Service Cross for acts of extraordinary heroism during the Korean War. 

Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters 

Sec. 591. Coordination with non-government suicide prevention organizations and 

agencies to assist in reducing suicides by members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 592. Extension of semiannual reports on the involuntary separation of members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 593. Report on preliminary mental health screenings for individuals becoming 

members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 594. Report regarding new rulemaking under the Military Lending Act and 

Defense Manpower Data Center reports and meetings. 

Sec. 595. Remotely piloted aircraft career field manning shortfalls. 


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TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 

Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 

Sec. 601. No fiscal year 2016 increase in military basic pay for general and flag officers. Sec. 602. Limitation on eligibility for supplemental subsistence allowances to members serving outside the United States and associated territory. Sec. 603. Phased-in modification of percentage of national average monthly cost of 

housing usable in computation of basic allowance for housing inside the 

United States. 

Sec. 604. Extension of authority to provide temporary increase in rates of basic allowance for housing under certain circumstances. Sec. 605. Availability of information under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. 

Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 

Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for reserve forces. 

Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for health 

care professionals. Sec. 613. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers. Sec. 614. One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 consolidated special 

pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities. Sec. 615. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other title 37 bonuses and special pays. Sec. 616. Increase in maximum annual amount of nuclear officer bonus pay. 

Sec. 617. Modification to special aviation incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 

Sec. 618. Repeal of obsolete authority to pay bonus to encourage Army personnel 

to refer persons for enlistment in the Army. 

Subtitle C—Travel and Transportation Allowances 

Sec. 621. Transportation to transfer ceremonies for family and next of kin of members of the Armed Forces who die overseas during humanitarian operations. 

Sec. 622. Repeal of obsolete special travel and transportation allowance for survivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces from the Vietnam conflict. 

Sec. 623. Study and report on policy changes to the Joint Travel Regulations. 

Subtitle D—Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits 

PART I—RETIRED PAY REFORM

Sec. 631. Modernized retirement system for members of the uniformed services. 

Sec. 632. Full participation for members of the uniformed services in the Thrift 

Savings Plan. Sec. 633. Lump sum payments of certain retired pay. 

Sec. 634. Continuation pay for full TSP members with 12 years of service. 

Sec. 635. Effective date and implementation. 

PART II—OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 641. Death of former spouse beneficiaries and subsequent remarriages under 

the Survivor Benefit Plan. 

Subtitle E—Commissary and Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits and 

Operations 

Sec. 651. Plan to obtain budget-neutrality for the defense commissary system and 

the military exchange system. Sec. 652. Comptroller General of the United States report on the Commissary Surcharge, Non-appropriated Fund, and Privately-Financed Major Construction Program. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters 

Sec. 661. Improvement of financial literacy and preparedness of members of the 

Armed Forces. 

Sec. 662. Recordation of obligations for installment payments of incentive pays, allowances, and similar benefits when payment is due. 

TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 

Sec. 701. Access to TRICARE Prime for certain beneficiaries. 


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Sec. 702. Modifications of cost-sharing for the TRICARE pharmacy benefits program. 

Sec. 703. Expansion of continued health benefits coverage to include discharged 

and released members of the Selected Reserve. 

Sec. 704. Access to health care under the TRICARE program for beneficiaries of 

TRICARE Prime. 

Sec. 705. Expansion of reimbursement for smoking cessation services for certain 

TRICARE beneficiaries. 

Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 

Sec. 711. Waiver of recoupment of erroneous payments caused by administrative 

error under the TRICARE program. 

Sec. 712. Publication of data on patient safety, quality of care, satisfaction, and 

health outcome measures under the TRICARE program. 

Sec. 713. Expansion of evaluation of effectiveness of the TRICARE program to include information on patient safety, quality of care, and access to care 

at military medical treatment facilities. 

Sec. 714. Portability of health plans under the TRICARE program. 

Sec. 715. Joint uniform formulary for transition of care. 

Sec. 716. Licensure of mental health professionals in TRICARE program. 

Sec. 717. Designation of certain non-Department mental health care providers with 

knowledge relating to treatment of members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 718. Comprehensive standards and access to contraception counseling for 

members of the Armed Forces. 

Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 

Sec. 721. Provision of transportation of dependent patients relating to obstetrical 

anesthesia services. 

Sec. 722. Extension of authority for DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund. 

Sec. 723. Extension of authority for Joint Department of Defense-Department of 

Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 

Sec. 724. Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the Secretary of Defense. 

Sec. 725. Pilot program on urgent care under TRICARE program. 

Sec. 726. Pilot program on incentive programs to improve health care provided 

under the TRICARE program. 

Sec. 727. Limitation on availability of funds for Department of Defense Healthcare 

Management Systems Modernization. 

Sec. 728. Submittal of information to Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to exposure to airborne hazards and open burn pits. 

Sec. 729. Plan for development of procedures to measure data on mental health 

care provided by the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 730. Report on plans to improve experience with and eliminate performance 

variability of health care provided by the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 731. Comptroller General study on gambling and problem gambling behavior 

among members of the Armed Forces. 

TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND 

RELATED MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 

Sec. 801. Required review of acquisition-related functions of the Chiefs of Staff of 

the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 802. Role of Chiefs of Staff in the acquisition process. 

Sec. 803. Expansion of rapid acquisition authority. 

Sec. 804. Middle tier of acquisition for rapid prototyping and rapid fielding. 

Sec. 805. Use of alternative acquisition paths to acquire critical national security 

capabilities. 

Sec. 806. Secretary of Defense waiver of acquisition laws to acquire vital national 

security capabilities. 

Sec. 807. Acquisition authority of the Commander of United States Cyber Command. 

Sec. 808. Report on linking and streamlining requirements, acquisition, and budget 

processes within Armed Forces. 

Sec. 809. Advisory panel on streamlining and codifying acquisition regulations. 

Sec. 810. Review of time-based requirements process and budgeting and acquisition 

systems. 

Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 

Limitations 

Sec. 811. Amendment relating to multiyear contract authority for acquisition of 

property. 


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Sec. 812. Applicability of cost and pricing data and certification requirements. 

Sec. 813. Rights in technical data. 

Sec. 814. Procurement of supplies for experimental purposes. 

Sec. 815. Amendments to other transaction authority. 

Sec. 816. Amendment to acquisition threshold for special emergency procurement 

authority. 

Sec. 817. Revision of method of rounding when making inflation adjustment of acquisition-related dollar thresholds. 

Subtitle C—Provisions Related to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 

Sec. 821. Acquisition strategy required for each major defense acquisition program, 

major automated information system, and major system. 

Sec. 822. Revision to requirements relating to risk management in development of 

major defense acquisition programs and major systems. 

Sec. 823. Revision of Milestone A decision authority responsibilities for major defense acquisition programs. 

Sec. 824. Revision of Milestone B decision authority responsibilities for major defense acquisition programs. 

Sec. 825. Designation of milestone decision authority. 

Sec. 826. Tenure and accountability of program managers for program definition 

periods. 

Sec. 827. Tenure and accountability of program managers for program execution 

periods. 

Sec. 828. Penalty for cost overruns. 

Sec. 829. Streamlining of reporting requirements applicable to Assistant Secretary 

of Defense for Research and Engineering regarding major defense acquisition programs. 

Sec. 830. Configuration Steering Boards for cost control under major defense acquisition programs. 

Sec. 831. Repeal of requirement for stand-alone manpower estimates for major defense acquisition programs. 

Sec. 832. Revision to duties of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Developmental Test and Evaluation and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of 

Defense for Systems Engineering. 

Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce 

Sec. 841. Amendments to Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund. 

Sec. 842. Dual-track military professionals in operational and acquisition specialities. 

Sec. 843. Provision of joint duty assignment credit for acquisition duty. 

Sec. 844. Mandatory requirement for training related to the conduct of market research. 

Sec. 845. Independent study of implementation of defense acquisition workforce improvement efforts. 

Sec. 846. Extension of authority for the civilian acquisition workforce personnel 

demonstration project. 

Subtitle E—Provisions Relating to Commercial Items 

Sec. 851. Procurement of commercial items. 

Sec. 852. Modification to information required to be submitted by offeror in procurement of major weapon systems as commercial items. 

Sec. 853. Use of recent prices paid by the Government in the determination of price 

reasonableness. 

Sec. 854. Report on defense-unique laws applicable to the procurement of commercial items and commercially available off-the-shelf items. 

Sec. 855. Market research and preference for commercial items. 

Sec. 856. Limitation on conversion of procurements from commercial acquisition 

procedures. 

Sec. 857. Treatment of goods and services provided by nontraditional defense contractors as commercial items. 

Subtitle F—Industrial Base Matters 

Sec. 861. Amendment to Mentor-Protege Program. 

Sec. 862. Amendments to data quality improvement plan. 

Sec. 863. Notice of contract consolidation for acquisition strategies. 

Sec. 864. Clarification of requirements related to small business contracts for services. 

Sec. 865. Certification requirements for Business Opportunity Specialists, commercial market representatives, and procurement center representatives. 

Sec. 866. Modifications to requirements for qualified HUBZone small business concerns located in a base closure area. 


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Sec. 867. Joint venturing and teaming. 

Sec. 868. Modification to and scorecard program for small business contracting 

goals. 

Sec. 869. Establishment of an Office of Hearings and Appeals in the Small Business Administration; petitions for reconsideration of size standards. 

Sec. 870. Additional duties of the Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business 

Utilization. 

Sec. 871. Including subcontracting goals in agency responsibilities. 

Sec. 872. Reporting related to failure of contractors to meet goals under negotiated 

comprehensive small business subcontracting plans. 

Sec. 873. Pilot program for streamlining awards for innovative technology projects. 

Sec. 874. Surety bond requirements and amount of guarantee. 

Sec. 875. Review of Government access to intellectual property rights of private 

sector firms. 

Sec. 876. Inclusion in annual technology and industrial capability assessments of 

a determination about defense acquisition program requirements. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Sec. 881. Consideration of potential program cost increases and schedule delays resulting from oversight of defense acquisition programs. 

Sec. 882. Examination and guidance relating to oversight and approval of services 

contracts. 

Sec. 883. Streamlining of requirements relating to defense business systems. 

Sec. 884. Procurement of personal protective equipment. 

Sec. 885. Amendments concerning detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic 

parts. 

Sec. 886. Exception for AbilityOne products from authority to acquire goods and 

services manufactured in Afghanistan, Central Asian States, and 

Djibouti. 

Sec. 887. Effective communication between government and industry. 

Sec. 888. Standards for procurement of secure information technology and cyber security systems. 

Sec. 889. Unified information technology services. 

Sec. 890. Cloud strategy for Department of Defense. 

Sec. 891. Development period for Department of Defense information technology 

systems. 

Sec. 892. Revisions to pilot program on acquisition of military purpose nondevelopmental items. 

Sec. 893. Improved auditing of contracts. 

Sec. 894. Sense of Congress on evaluation method for procurement of audit or audit 

readiness services. 

Sec. 895. Mitigating potential unfair competitive advantage of technical advisors to 

acquisition programs. 

Sec. 896. Survey on the costs of regulatory compliance. 

Sec. 897. Treatment of interagency and State and local purchases when the Department of Defense acts as contract intermediary for the General Services 

Administration. 

Sec. 898. Competition for religious services contracts. 

Sec. 899. Pilot program regarding risk-based contracting for smaller contract actions under the Truth in Negotiations Act. 

TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 

Sec. 901. Update of statutory specification of functions of the Chairman of the Joint 

Chiefs of Staff relating to joint force development activities. 

Sec. 902. Sense of Congress on the United States Marine Corps. 

TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—Financial Matters 

Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 

Sec. 1002. Accounting standards to value certain property, plant, and equipment 

items. 

Sec. 1003. Report on auditable financial statements. 

Sec. 1004. Sense of Congress on sequestration. 

Sec. 1005. Annual audit of financial statements of Department of Defense components by independent external auditors. 

Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities 

Sec. 1011. Extension of authority to support unified counterdrug and counterterrorism campaign in Colombia. 

Sec. 1012. Extension and expansion of authority to provide additional support for 

counter-drug activities of certain foreign governments. 


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Sec. 1013. Sense of Congress on Central America. 

Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 

Sec. 1021. Additional information supporting long-range plans for construction of 

naval vessels. 

Sec. 1022. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund. 

Sec. 1023. Extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for certain Navy 

mess operations afloat. 

Sec. 1024. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of Ticonderoga class 

cruisers or dock landing ships. 

Sec. 1025. Limitation on the use of funds for removal of ballistic missile defense capabilities from Ticonderoga class cruisers. 

Sec. 1026. Independent assessment of United States Combat Logistic Force requirements. 

Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 

Sec. 1031. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained 

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

States. 

Sec. 1032. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United 

States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, 

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1033. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release to certain countries 

of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 

Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1034. Reenactment and modification of certain prior requirements for certifications relating to transfer of detainees at United States Naval Station, 

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign countries and other foreign entities. 

Sec. 1035. Comprehensive detention strategy. 

Sec. 1036. Prohibition on use of funds for realignment of forces at or closure of 

United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1037. Report on current detainees at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, determined or assessed to be high risk or medium 

risk. 

Sec. 1038. Reports to Congress on contact between terrorists and individuals formerly detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1039. Inclusion in reports to Congress of information about recidivism of individuals formerly detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 

Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1040. Report to Congress on terms of written agreements with foreign countries regarding transfer of detainees at United States Naval Station, 

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1041. Report on use of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 

and other Department of Defense or Bureau of Prisons prisons or detention or disciplinary facilities in recruitment or other propaganda of terrorist organizations. 

Sec. 1042. Permanent authority to provide rewards through government personnel 

of allied forces and certain other modifications to Department of Defense 

program to provide rewards. 

Sec. 1043. Sunset on exception to congressional notification of sensitive military operations. 

Sec. 1044. Repeal of semiannual reports on obligation and expenditure of funds for 

the combating terrorism program. 

Sec. 1045. Limitation on interrogation techniques. 

Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 

Sec. 1051. Department of Defense excess property program. 

Sec. 1052. Sale or donation of excess personal property for border security activities. 

Sec. 1053. Management of military technicians. 

Sec. 1054. Limitation on transfer of certain AH–64 Apache helicopters from Army 

National Guard to regular Army and related personnel levels. 

Sec. 1055. Authority to provide training and support to personnel of foreign ministries of defense. 

Sec. 1056. Information operations and engagement technology demonstrations. 

Sec. 1057. Prohibition on use of funds for retirement of Helicopter Sea Combat 

Squadron 84 and 85 aircraft. 

Sec. 1058. Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of certain landmines 

and report on department of defense policy and inventory of anti-personnel landmine munitions. 

Sec. 1059. Department of Defense authority to provide assistance to secure the 

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Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 

Sec. 1060. Provision of defense planning guidance and contingency planning guidance information to Congress. 

Sec. 1061. Expedited meetings of the National Commission on the Future of the 

Army. 

Sec. 1062. Modification of certain reports submitted by Comptroller General of the 

United States. 

Sec. 1063. Report on implementation of the geographically distributed force 

laydown in the area of responsibility of United States Pacific Command. 

Sec. 1064. Independent study of national security strategy formulation process. 

Sec. 1065. Report on the status of detection, identification, and disablement capabilities related to remotely piloted aircraft. 

Sec. 1066. Report on options to accelerate the training of pilots of remotely piloted 

aircraft. 

Sec. 1067. Studies of fleet platform architectures for the Navy. 

Sec. 1068. Report on strategy to protect United States national security interests 

in the Arctic region. 

Sec. 1069. Comptroller General briefing and report on major medical facility 

projects of Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 1070. Submittal to Congress of munitions assessments. 

Sec. 1071. Potential role for United States ground forces in the Western Pacific theater. 

Sec. 1072. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to military personnel issues. 

Sec. 1073. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements relating to readiness. 

Sec. 1074. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to naval vessels and 

Merchant Marine. 

Sec. 1075. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to civilian personnel. 

Sec. 1076. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to nuclear proliferation and related matters. 

Sec. 1077. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to acquisition. 

Sec. 1078. Repeal or revision of miscellaneous reporting requirements. 

Sec. 1079. Repeal of reporting requirements. 

Sec. 1080. Termination of requirement for submittal to Congress of reports required of Department of Defense by statute. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Sec. 1081. Technical and clerical amendments. 

Sec. 1082. Situations involving bombings of places of public use, Government facilities, public transportation systems, and infrastructure facilities. 

Sec. 1083. Executive agent for the oversight and management of alternative compensatory control measures. 

Sec. 1084. Navy support of Ocean Research Advisory Panel. 

Sec. 1085. Level of readiness of Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers. 

Sec. 1086. Reform and improvement of personnel security, insider threat detection 

and prevention, and physical security. 

Sec. 1087. Transfer of surplus firearms to Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle 

Practice and Firearms Safety. 

Sec. 1088. Modification of requirements for transferring aircraft within the Air 

Force inventory. 

Sec. 1089. Reestablishment of Commission to Assess the Threat to the United 

States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack. 

Sec. 1090. Mine countermeasures master plan and report. 

Sec. 1091. Congressional notification and briefing requirement on ordered evacuations of United States embassies and consulates involving support provided by the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1092. Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator. 

Sec. 1093. Sense of Congress on the inadvertent transfer of anthrax from the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1094. Modification of certain requirements applicable to major medical facility 

lease for a Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Tulsa, 

Oklahoma. 

Sec. 1095. Authorization of fiscal year 2015 major medical facility projects of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 1096. Designation of construction agent for certain construction projects by Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 1097. Department of Defense strategy for countering unconventional warfare. 

TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 

Sec. 1101. Procedures for reduction in force of Department of Defense civilian personnel. 


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Sec. 1102. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, 

and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone. 

Sec. 1103. Extension of rate of overtime pay for Department of the Navy employees 

performing work aboard or dockside in support of the nuclear-powered 

aircraft carrier forward deployed in Japan. 

Sec. 1104. Modification to temporary authorities for certain positions at Department of Defense research and engineering facilities. 

Sec. 1105. Required probationary period for new employees of the Department of 

Defense. 

Sec. 1106. Delay of periodic step increase for civilian employees of the Department 

of Defense based upon unacceptable performance. 

Sec. 1107. United States Cyber Command workforce. 

Sec. 1108. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium 

pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees 

working overseas. 

Sec. 1109. Pilot program on dynamic shaping of the workforce to improve the technical skills and expertise at certain Department of Defense laboratories. 

Sec. 1110. Pilot program on temporary exchange of financial management and acquisition personnel. 

Sec. 1111. Pilot program on enhanced pay authority for certain acquisition and 

technology positions in the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1112. Pilot program on direct hire authority for veteran technical experts into 

the defense acquisition workforce. 

Sec. 1113. Direct hire authority for technical experts into the defense acquisition 

workforce. 

TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 

Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 

Sec. 1201. One-year extension of logistical support for coalition forces supporting 

certain United States military operations. 

Sec. 1202. Strategic framework for Department of Defense security cooperation. 

Sec. 1203. Redesignation, modification, and extension of National Guard State 

Partnership Program. 

Sec. 1204. Extension of authority for non-reciprocal exchanges of defense personnel 

between the United States and foreign countries. 

Sec. 1205. Monitoring and evaluation of overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic 

aid programs of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1206. One-year extension of funding limitations for authority to build the capacity of foreign security forces. 

Sec. 1207. Authority to provide support to national military forces of allied countries for counterterrorism operations in Africa. 

Sec. 1208. Reports on training of foreign military intelligence units provided by the 

Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1209. Prohibition on security assistance to entities in Yemen controlled by the 

Houthi movement. 

Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 

Sec. 1211. Extension and modification of Commanders’ Emergency Response Program. 

Sec. 1212. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations. 

Sec. 1213. Additional matter in semiannual report on enhancing security and stability in Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1214. Extension of authority to acquire products and services produced in 

countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1215. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense 

services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1216. Modification of protection for Afghan allies. 

Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria and Iraq 

Sec. 1221. Extension of authority to support operations and activities of the Office 

of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 

Sec. 1222. Strategy for the Middle East and to counter violent extremism. 

Sec. 1223. Modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic 

State of Iraq and the Levant. 

Sec. 1224. Reports on United States Armed Forces deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. 

Sec. 1225. Matters relating to support for the vetted Syrian opposition. 

Sec. 1226. Support to the Government of Jordan and the Government of Lebanon 

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Sec. 1227. Sense of Congress on the security and protection of Iranian dissidents 

living in Camp Liberty, Iraq. 

Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Iran 

Sec. 1231. Modification and extension of annual report on the military power of 

Iran. 

Sec. 1232. Sense of Congress on the Government of Iran’s malign activities. 

Sec. 1233. Report on military-to-military engagements with Iran. 

Sec. 1234. Security guarantees to countries in the Middle East. 

Sec. 1235. Rule of construction. 

Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the Russian Federation 

Sec. 1241. Notifications relating to testing, production, deployment, and sale or 

transfer to other states or non-state actors of the Club-K cruise missile 

system by the Russian Federation. 

Sec. 1242. Notifications of deployment of nuclear weapons by Russian Federation 

to territory of Ukraine or Russian territory of Kaliningrad. 

Sec. 1243. Measures in response to non-compliance by the Russian Federation with 

its obligations under the INF Treaty. 

Sec. 1244. Modification of notification and assessment of proposal to modify or introduce new aircraft or sensors for flight by the Russian Federation 

under the Open Skies Treaty. 

Sec. 1245. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian 

Federation over Crimea. 

Sec. 1246. Limitation on military cooperation between the United States and the 

Russian Federation. 

Sec. 1247. Report on implementation of the New START Treaty. 

Sec. 1248. Additional matters in annual report on military and security developments involving the Russian Federation. 

Sec. 1249. Report on alternative capabilities to procure and sustain nonstandard 

rotary wing aircraft historically procured through Rosoboronexport. 

Sec. 1250. Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. 

Sec. 1251. Training for Eastern European national military forces in the course of 

multilateral exercises. 

Subtitle F—Matters Relating to the Asia-Pacific Region 

Sec. 1261. Strategy to promote United States interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 

Sec. 1262. Requirement to submit Department of Defense policy regarding foreign 

disclosure or technology release of Aegis Ashore capability to Japan. 

Sec. 1263. South China Sea Initiative. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Sec. 1271. Two-year extension and modification of authorization for non-conventional assisted recovery capabilities. 

Sec. 1272. Amendment to the annual report under Arms Control and Disarmament 

Act. 

Sec. 1273. Extension of authorization to conduct activities to enhance the capability 

of foreign countries to respond to incidents involving weapons of mass 

destruction. 

Sec. 1274. Modification of authority for support of special operations to combat terrorism. 

Sec. 1275. Limitation on availability of funds to implement the Arms Trade Treaty. 

Sec. 1276. Report on the security relationship between the United States and the 

Republic of Cyprus. 

Sec. 1277. Sense of Congress on European defense and the North Atlantic Treaty 

Organization. 

Sec. 1278. Briefing on the sale of certain fighter aircraft to Qatar. 

Sec. 1279. United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation. 

Sec. 1280. NATO Special Operations Headquarters. 

Sec. 1281. Increased presence of United States ground forces in Eastern Europe to 

deter aggression on the border of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 

Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds. 

Sec. 1302. Funding allocations. 

TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

Subtitle A—Military Programs 

Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 


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Sec. 1402. National Defense Sealift Fund. 

Sec. 1403. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense. 

Sec. 1404. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 

Sec. 1405. Defense Inspector General. 

Sec. 1406. Defense Health Program. 

Sec. 1407. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund. 

Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile 

Sec. 1411. Extension of date for completion of destruction of existing stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions. 

Subtitle C—Working-Capital Funds 

Sec. 1421. Limitation on cessation or suspension of distribution of funds from Department of Defense working-capital funds. 

Sec. 1422. Working-capital fund reserve account for petroleum market price fluctuations. 

Subtitle D—Other Matters 

Sec. 1431. 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. 1432. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. 

TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 1501. Purpose and treatment of certain authorizations of appropriations. 

Sec. 1502. Procurement. 

Sec. 1503. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 

Sec. 1504. Operation and maintenance. 

Sec. 1505. Military personnel. 

Sec. 1506. Working capital funds. 

Sec. 1507. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 

Sec. 1508. Defense Inspector General. 

Sec. 1509. Defense Health program. 

Sec. 1510. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 

Subtitle B—Financial Matters 

Sec. 1521. Treatment as additional authorizations. 

Sec. 1522. Special transfer authority. 

Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters 

Sec. 1531. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 

Sec. 1532. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. 

Sec. 1533. Availability of Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund for training of foreign security forces to defeat improvised explosive devices. 

Sec. 1534. Comptroller General report on use of certain funds provided for operation and maintenance. 

TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Space Activities 

Sec. 1601. Major force program and budget for national security space programs. 

Sec. 1602. Principal advisor on space control. 

Sec. 1603. Council on Oversight of the Department of Defense Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Enterprise. 

Sec. 1604. Modification to development of space science and technology strategy. 

Sec. 1605. Delegation of authority regarding purchase of Global Positioning System 

user equipment. 

Sec. 1606. Rocket propulsion system development program. 

Sec. 1607. Exception to the prohibition on contracting with Russian suppliers of 

rocket engines for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 

Sec. 1608. Acquisition strategy for evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 

Sec. 1609. Allocation of funding for evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 

Sec. 1610. Consolidation of acquisition of wideband satellite communications. 

Sec. 1611. Analysis of alternatives for wide-band communications. 

Sec. 1612. Expansion of goals and modification of pilot program for acquisition of 

commercial satellite communication services. 

Sec. 1613. Integrated policy to deter adversaries in space. 


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Sec. 1614. Prohibition on reliance on China and Russia for space-based weather 

data. 

Sec. 1615. Limitation on availability of funds for weather satellite follow-on system. 

Sec. 1616. Limitations on availability of funds for the Defense Meteorological Satellite program. Sec. 1617. Streamline of commercial space launch activities. 

Sec. 1618. Plan on full integration and exploitation of overhead persistent infrared 

capability. Sec. 1619. Options for rapid space reconstitution. 

Sec. 1620. Evaluation of exploitation of space-based infrared system against additional threats. 

Sec. 1621. Quarterly reports on Global Positioning System III space segment, Global Positioning System operational control segment, and Military Global 

Positioning System user equipment acquisition programs. Sec. 1622. Sense of Congress on missile defense sensors in space. 

Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 

Sec. 1631. Executive agent for open-source intelligence tools. 

Sec. 1632. Waiver and congressional notification requirements related to facilities 

for intelligence collection or for special operations abroad. Sec. 1633. Prohibition on National Intelligence Program consolidation. 

Sec. 1634. Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Intelligence. Sec. 1635. Department of Defense intelligence needs. 

Sec. 1636. Report on management of certain programs of Defense intelligence elements. 

Sec. 1637. Report on Air National Guard contributions to the RQ–4 Global Hawk 

mission. 

Sec. 1638. Government Accountability Office review of intelligence input to the defense acquisition process. 

Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related Matters 

Sec. 1641. Codification and addition of liability protections relating to reporting on 

cyber incidents or penetrations of networks and information systems of 

certain contractors. 

Sec. 1642. Authorization of military cyber operations. 

Sec. 1643. Limitation on availability of funds pending the submission of integrated 

policy to deter adversaries in cyberspace. Sec. 1644. Authorization for procurement of relocatable Sensitive Compartmented 

Information Facility. Sec. 1645. Designation of military department entity responsible for acquisition of 

critical cyber capabilities. Sec. 1646. Assessment of capabilities of United States Cyber Command to defend 

the United States from cyber attacks. Sec. 1647. Evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of major weapon systems of the Department of Defense. Sec. 1648. Comprehensive plan and biennial exercises on responding to cyber attacks. 

Sec. 1649. Sense of Congress on reviewing and considering findings and recommendations of Council of Governors on cyber capabilities of the 

Armed Forces. 

Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 

Sec. 1651. Assessment of threats to National Leadership Command, Control, and 

Communications System. Sec. 1652. Organization of nuclear deterrence functions of the Air Force. 

Sec. 1653. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic missile fuzes. 

Sec. 1654. Prohibition on availability of funds for de-alerting intercontinental ballistic missiles. 

Sec. 1655. Assessment of global nuclear environment. 

Sec. 1656. Annual briefing on the costs of forward-deploying nuclear weapons in 

Europe. Sec. 1657. Report on the number of planned long-range standoff weapons. 

Sec. 1658. Review of Comptroller General of the United States on recommendations 

relating to nuclear enterprise of the Department of Defense. Sec. 1659. Sense of Congress on organization of Navy for nuclear deterrence mission. 

Sec. 1660. Sense of Congress on the nuclear force improvement program of the Air 

Force. 

Sec. 1661. Senses of Congress on importance of cooperation and collaboration between United States and United Kingdom on nuclear issues and on 60th 

anniversary of Fleet Ballistic Missile Program. 


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Sec. 1662. Sense of Congress on plan for implementation of Nuclear Enterprise Reviews. 

Sec. 1663. Sense of Congress and report on milestone A decision on long-range 

standoff weapon. 

Sec. 1664. Sense of Congress on policy on the nuclear triad. 

Sec. 1665. Report relating to the costs associated with extending the life of the 

Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. 

Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs and Other Matters 

Sec. 1671. Prohibitions on providing certain missile defense information to Russian 

Federation. 

Sec. 1672. Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of Russian Federation into missile defense systems of United States. 

Sec. 1673. Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of China into missile defense systems of United States. 

Sec. 1674. Limitations on availability of funds for Patriot lower tier air and missile 

defense capability of the Army. 

Sec. 1675. Integration and interoperability of air and missile defense capabilities of 

the United States. 

Sec. 1676. Integration and interoperability of allied missile defense capabilities. 

Sec. 1677. Missile defense capability in Europe. 

Sec. 1678. Availability of funds for Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system. 

Sec. 1679. Israeli cooperative missile defense program codevelopment and coproduction. 

Sec. 1680. Boost phase defense system. 

Sec. 1681. Development and deployment of multiple-object kill vehicle for missile 

defense of the United States homeland. 

Sec. 1682. Requirement to replace capability enhancement I exoatmospheric kill vehicles. 

Sec. 1683. Designation of preferred location of additional missile defense site in the 

United States and plan for expediting deployment time of such site. 

Sec. 1684. Additional missile defense sensor coverage for protection of United 

States homeland. 

Sec. 1685. Concept development of space-based missile defense layer. 

Sec. 1686. Aegis Ashore capability development. 

Sec. 1687. Development of requirements to support integrated air and missile defense capabilities. 

Sec. 1688. Extension of requirement for Comptroller General of the United States 

review and assessment of missile defense acquisition programs. 

Sec. 1689. Report on medium range ballistic missile defense sensor alternatives for 

enhanced defense of Hawaii. 

Sec. 1690. Sense of Congress and report on validated military requirement and 

Milestone A decision on prompt global strike weapon system. 

DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 

Sec. 2001. Short title. 

Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by 

law. 

Sec. 2003. Effective date. 

TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2102. Family housing. 

Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. 

Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. 

Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2013 project. 

Sec. 2106. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 

Sec. 2107. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 

Sec. 2108. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2016 project. 

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. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 

Sec. 2206. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 

TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

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Sec. 2302. Family housing. 

Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. 

Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. 

Sec. 2305. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2010 project. 

Sec. 2306. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 project. 

Sec. 2307. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2015 project. 

Sec. 2308. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2012 project. 

Sec. 2309. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2013 project. 

Sec. 2310. Certification of optimal location for Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex 

and plan for rotation of forces at Lajes Field, Azores. 

TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2402. Authorized energy conservation projects. 

Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. 

Sec. 2404. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2012 project. 

Sec. 2405. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 

Sec. 2406. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 

Sec. 2407. Modification and extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 

2014 project. 

Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2015 project. 

TITLE XXV—NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY 

INVESTMENT PROGRAM 

Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. 

TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 

Subtitle A—Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition 

projects. 

Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and 

land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 

projects. 

Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. 

Subtitle B—Other Matters 

Sec. 2611. Modification and extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 

2013 project. 

Sec. 2612. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2015 projects. 

Sec. 2613. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 

Sec. 2614. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 

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. 

Sec. 2702. Prohibition on conducting additional Base Realignment and Closure 

(BRAC) round. 

TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes 

Sec. 2801. Revision of congressional notification thresholds for reserve facility expenditures and contributions to reflect congressional notification thresholds for minor construction and repair projects. 

Sec. 2802. Extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and maintenance funds for construction projects outside the United States. 

Sec. 2803. Defense laboratory modernization pilot program. 

Sec. 2804. Temporary authority for acceptance and use of contributions for certain 

construction, maintenance, and repair projects mutually beneficial to 

the Department of Defense and Kuwait military forces. 

Sec. 2805. Conveyance to Indian tribes of relocatable military housing units at military installations in the United States. 

Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration 

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Sec. 2812. Enhancement of authority to accept conditional gifts of real property on 

behalf of military service academies. 

Sec. 2813. Utility system conveyance authority. 

Sec. 2814. Leasing of non-excess property of military departments and Defense 

Agencies; treatment of value provided by local education agencies and 

elementary and secondary schools. 

Sec. 2815. Force-structure plan and infrastructure inventory and assessment of infrastructure necessary to support the force structure. 

Sec. 2816. Temporary reporting requirements related to main operating bases, forward operating sites, and cooperative security locations. 

Sec. 2817. Exemption of Army off-site use and off-site removal only non-mobile 

properties from certain excess property disposal requirements. 

Subtitle C—Provisions Related to Asia-Pacific Military Realignment 

Sec. 2821. Limited exception to restriction on development of public infrastructure 

in connection with realignment of Marine Corps forces in Asia-Pacific 

region. 

Sec. 2822. Annual report on Government of Japan contributions toward realignment of Marine Corps forces in Asia-Pacific region. 

Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 

Sec. 2831. Release of reversionary interest retained as part of conveyance to the 

Economic Development Alliance of Jefferson County, Arkansas. 

Sec. 2832. Land exchange authority, Mare Island Army Reserve Center, Vallejo, 

California. 

Sec. 2833. Land exchange, Navy Outlying Landing Field, Naval Air Station, Whiting Field, Florida. 

Sec. 2834. Release of property interests retained in connection with land conveyance, Camp Villere, Louisiana. 

Sec. 2835. Release of property interests retained in connection with land conveyance, Fort Bliss Military Reservation, Texas. 

Subtitle E—Military Land Withdrawals 

Sec. 2841. Additional withdrawal and reservation of public land, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters 

Sec. 2851. Modification of Department of Defense guidance on use of airfield pavement markings. 

Sec. 2852. Extension of authority for establishment of commemorative work in 

honor of Brigadier General Francis Marion. 

DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

Subtitle A—National Security Programs Authorizations 

Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 

Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 

Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 

Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. 

Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 

Sec. 3111. Improvement to accountability of Department of Energy employees and 

projects. 

Sec. 3112. Stockpile responsiveness program. 

Sec. 3113. Notification of cost overruns and Selected Acquisition Reports for major 

alteration projects. 

Sec. 3114. Root cause analyses for certain cost overruns. 

Sec. 3115. Funding of laboratory-directed research and development programs. 

Sec. 3116. Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant contract oversight. 

Sec. 3117. Use of best practices for capital asset projects and nuclear weapon life 

extension programs. 

Sec. 3118. Research and development of advanced naval nuclear fuel system based 

on low-enriched uranium. 

Sec. 3119. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium. 

Sec. 3120. Establishment of microlab pilot program. 

Sec. 3121. Prohibition on availability of funds for provision of defense nuclear nonproliferation assistance to Russian Federation. 


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Sec. 3122. Prohibition on availability of funds for new fixed site radiological portal 

monitors in foreign countries. 

Sec. 3123. Limitation on availability of funds for certain arms control and nonproliferation technologies. 

Sec. 3124. Limitation on availability of funds for nuclear weapons dismantlement. 

Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 

Sec. 3131. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for 

unencumbered uranium. 

Sec. 3132. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan and reports. 

Sec. 3133. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational defense nuclear facilities. 

Sec. 3134. Assessment of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear facilities. 

Sec. 3135. Modifications to cost-benefit analyses for competition of management 

and operating contracts. 

Sec. 3136. Interagency review of applications for the transfer of United States civil 

nuclear technology. 

Sec. 3137. Governance and management of nuclear security enterprise. 

Sec. 3138. Annual report on number of full-time equivalent employees and contractor employees. 

Sec. 3139. Development of strategy on risks to nonproliferation caused by additive 

manufacturing. 

Sec. 3140. Plutonium pit production capacity. 

Sec. 3141. Assessments on nuclear proliferation risks and nuclear nonproliferation 

opportunities. 

Sec. 3142. Analysis of alternatives for Mobile Guardian Transporter program. 

TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 

Sec. 3201. Authorization. 

Sec. 3202. Administration of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. 

TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 

Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE XXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 

Sec. 3501. Authorization of the Maritime Administration. 

Sec. 3502. Sense of Congress regarding Maritime Security Fleet program. 

Sec. 3503. Update of references to the Secretary of Transportation regarding unemployment insurance and vessel operators. 

Sec. 3504. Payment for Maritime Security Fleet vessels. 

Sec. 3505. Melville Hall of United States Merchant Marine Academy. 

Sec. 3506. Cadet commitment agreements. 

Sec. 3507. Student incentive payment agreements. 

Sec. 3508. Short sea transportation defined. 

DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 

Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 

Sec. 4002. Clarification of applicability of undistributed reductions of certain operation and maintenance funding among all operation and maintenance 

funding. 

TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 

Sec. 4101. Procurement. 

Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 

Sec. 4202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. 

Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations. 

Sec. 4303. Operation and maintenance base requirements. 

TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 

Sec. 4401. Military personnel. 

Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

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Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. 

TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs. 

SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 

In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ has 

the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United 

States Code. 

SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT. 

The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of complying 

with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 

by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 

PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, jointly submitted for printing 

in the Congressional Record by the Chairmen of the House and 

Senate Budget Committees, provided that such statement has been 

submitted prior to the vote on passage in the House acting first 

on the conference report or amendment between the Houses. 

SEC. 5. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 

The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the 

House section of the Congressional Record on or about November 

5, 2015, by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services 

of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee 

on Armed Services of the Senate, shall have the same effect with 

respect to the implementation of this Act as if it were a joint 

explanatory statement of a committee of conference. 

DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 

TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Army Programs 

Sec. 111. Prioritization of upgraded UH–60 Blackhawk helicopters within Army 

National Guard. 

Sec. 112. Roadmap for replacement of A/MH–6 Mission Enhanced Little Bird aircraft to meet special operations requirements. 

Sec. 113. Report on options to accelerate replacement of UH–60A Blackhawk helicopters of Army National Guard. 

Sec. 114. Sense of Congress on tactical wheeled vehicle protection kits. 

Subtitle C—Navy Programs 

Sec. 121. Modification of CVN–78 class aircraft carrier program. 

Sec. 122. Amendment to cost limitation baseline for CVN–78 class aircraft carrier 

program. 

Sec. 123. Extension and modification of limitation on availability of funds for Littoral Combat Ship. 

Sec. 124. Modification to multiyear procurement authority for Arleigh Burke class 

destroyers and associated systems. 

Sec. 125. Procurement of additional Arleigh Burke class destroyer. 

Sec. 126. Refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. George Washington. 

Sec. 127. Fleet Replenishment Oiler Program. 

Sec. 128. Limitation on availability of funds for U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN–79). 

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Sec. 129. Limitation on availability of funds for U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN–80). 

Sec. 130. Limitation on availability of funds for Littoral Combat Ship. 

Sec. 131. Reporting requirement for Ohio-class replacement submarine program. 

Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 

Sec. 141. Backup inventory status of A–10 aircraft. 

Sec. 142. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of A–10 aircraft. 

Sec. 143. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of EC–130H Compass 

Call aircraft. 

Sec. 144. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of Joint Surveillance 

Target Attack Radar System, EC–130H Compass Call, and Airborne 

Warning and Control System aircraft. Sec. 145. Limitation on availability of funds for F–35A aircraft procurement. 

Sec. 146. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of KC–10 aircraft. 

Sec. 147. Limitation on availability of funds for transfer of C–130 aircraft. 

Sec. 148. Limitation on availability of funds for executive communications upgrades 

for C–20 and C–37 aircraft. 

Sec. 149. Limitation on availability of funds for T–1A Jayhawk aircraft. 

Sec. 150. Notification of retirement of B–1, B–2, and B–52 bomber aircraft. 

Sec. 151. Inventory requirement for fighter aircraft of the Air Force. 

Sec. 152. Sense of Congress regarding the OCONUS basing of F–35A aircraft. 

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

Sec. 161. Limitation on availability of funds for Joint Battle Command–Platform. 

Sec. 162. Report on Army and Marine Corps modernization plan for small arms. 

Sec. 163. Study on use of different types of enhanced 5.56mm ammunition by the 

Army and the Marine Corps. 

Subtitle A—Authorization of 

Appropriations 

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2016 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine 

Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in 

the funding table in section 4101. 

Subtitle B—Army Programs 

SEC. 111. PRIORITIZATION OF UPGRADED UH–60 BLACKHAWK HELICOPTERS WITHIN ARMY NATIONAL GUARD. 

(a) PRIORITIZATION OF UPGRADES.—Not later than 180 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of the National 

Guard Bureau shall issue guidance regarding the fielding of 

upgraded UH–60 Blackhawk helicopters to units of the Army 

National Guard. Such guidance shall prioritize for such fielding 

the units of the Army National Guard with assigned UH–60 helicopters that have the most flight hours and the highest annual 

usage rates within the UH–60 fleet of the Army National Guard, 

consistent with the force generation unit readiness requirements 

of the Army. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date on which 

the Chief of the National Guard Bureau issues the guidance under 

subsection (a), the Chief shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report that details such guidance. 

SEC. 112. ROADMAP FOR REPLACEMENT OF A/MH–6 MISSION 

ENHANCED LITTLE BIRD AIRCRAFT TO MEET SPECIAL 

OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS. 

(a) ROADMAP.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 

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the congressional defense committees a roadmap for replacing A/ 

MH–6 Mission Enhanced Little Bird aircraft to meet the rotarywing, light attack, reconnaissance requirements particular to special 

operations. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The roadmap under subsection (a) shall include 

the following: 

(1) An updated schedule and display of programmed A/ 

MH–6 Block 3.0 modernization and upgrades, showing usable 

life of the fleet, and the anticipated service life extensions 

of all A/MH–6 platforms. 

(2) A description of current and anticipated rotary-wing, 

light attack, reconnaissance requirements and platforms particular to special operations, including key performance parameters of anticipated platforms. 

(3) The feasibility of service-common platforms satisfying 

future rotary-wing, light attack, reconnaissance requirements 

particular to special operations. 

(4) The feasibility of commercially available platforms satisfying future rotary-wing, light attack, reconnaissance requirements particular to special operations. 

(5) The anticipated funding requirements for the special 

operation forces major force program for the development and 

procurement of an A/MH–6 replacement platform if the servicecommon platforms described in paragraph (3) are not available 

or if commercially available platforms described in paragraph 

(4) are leveraged. 

(6) A description of efforts as of the date of the roadmap 

to coordinate with the military departments on a servicecommon platform to satisfy replacement platform requirements. 

(7) Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. 

SEC. 113. REPORT ON OPTIONS TO ACCELERATE REPLACEMENT OF 

UH–60A BLACKHAWK HELICOPTERS OF ARMY NATIONAL 

GUARD. 

Not later than March 1, 2016, the Secretary of the Army 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing detailed options for the potential acceleration of the replacement of all UH–60A helicopters of the Army National Guard by 

not later than September 30, 2020. The report shall include the 

following: 

(1) The additional funding and quantities required, listed 

by each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020, for H–60M production, UH–60A-to-L RECAP, and UH–60L-to-V RECAP that is 

necessary to achieve such replacement of all UH–60A helicopters by September 30, 2020. 

(2) Any industrial base limitations that may affect such 

acceleration, including with respect to the production schedules 

for the other variants of the UH–60 helicopter. 

(3) The potential effects of such acceleration on the planned 

replacement of all UH–60A helicopters of the regular components of the Armed Forces by September 30, 2025. 

(4) Identification of any additional funding or resources 

required to train members of the National Guard to operate 

and maintain UH–60M aircraft in order to achieve such replacement of all UH–60A helicopters by September 30, 2020. 

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SEC. 114. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE 

PROTECTION KITS. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) members of the Army face an increasingly complex 

and evolving threat environment that requires advanced and 

effective technology to protect soldiers while allowing the soldiers to effectively carry out the mission of the Army; 

(2) the heavy tactical vehicle protection kits program provides the Army with improved and necessary ballistic protection 

for the heavy tactical vehicle fleet; 

(3) a secure heavy tactical vehicle fleet provides the Army 

with greater logistical tractability and offers soldiers the necessary flexibility to tailor armor levels based on threat levels 

and mission requirements; and 

(4) as Congress provides for a modern and secure Army, 

it is necessary to provide the appropriate funding levels to 

meet the tactical wheeled vehicle protection kits acquisition 

objectives of the Army. 

Subtitle C—Navy Programs 

SEC. 121. MODIFICATION OF CVN–78 CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER PROGRAM. 

(a) REPORTS ON DESIGN AND ENGINEERING CHANGES.—Subsection (f) of section 122 of the John Warner National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 

Stat. 2104), as added by section 121(c) of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 

Stat. 692), is amended by adding at the end the following new 

paragraph: 

‘‘(3) CVN–78 CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS CHANGE ORDERS.— 

‘‘(A) As part of each report required under paragraph 

(1), the Secretary shall include a description of new design 

and engineering changes to CVN–78 class aircraft carriers 

if applicable. 

‘‘(B) The additional reporting requirement in subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to CVN–78 class aircraft carriers in each reporting period— 

‘‘(i) any design or engineering change with an associated cost greater than $5,000,000; 

‘‘(ii) any program or ship cost increases for each 

design or engineering change identified in subparagraph (A); and 

‘‘(iii) any cost reduction achieved. 

‘‘(C) The Secretary and the Chief of Naval Operations, 

without delegation, shall jointly certify the design and 

engineering changes included in each report under paragraph (1), as required by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. Each certification shall include a determination that 

each such change— 

‘‘(i) serves the national security interests of the 

United States; and 

‘‘(ii) cannot be deferred to a future ship because 

of operational necessity, safety, or substantial cost 

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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such subsection is further 

amended— 

(1) by striking the heading and inserting the following 

new heading: ‘‘REQUIREMENTS FOR CVN–78 CLASS AIRCRAFT

CARRIERS’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (1), by striking the heading and inserting 

the following new heading: ‘‘CVN–79 QUARTERLY COST ESTI- MATE’’. 

SEC. 122. AMENDMENT TO COST LIMITATION BASELINE FOR CVN–78 

CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER PROGRAM. 

(a) COST LIMITATION.—Section 122(a)(2) of the John Warner 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public 

Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2104), as amended by section 121(a) of 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 

Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 691), is further amended by striking 

‘‘$11,498,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$11,398,000,000’’. 

(b) FACTOR FOR ADJUSTMENT.—Subsection (b) of such section 

122, as amended by section 121(b)(1) of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, is amended by adding 

at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(8) With respect to the aircraft carrier designated as CVN– 79, the amounts of increases not exceeding $100,000,000 if 

the Chief of Naval Operations determines that achieving the 

amount set forth in subsection (a)(2) (as amended by section 

122(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2016) would result in unacceptable reductions to the operational capability of the ship.’’. 

SEC. 123. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP. 

Section 124(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 693), as amended 

by section 123 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3314), is further amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘this Act, the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2015, or otherwise made available for fiscal years 2014 

or 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘this Act, the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, or otherwise made 

available for fiscal years 2014, 2015, or 2016’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(6) A Littoral Combat Ship seaframe acquisition strategy 

for the Littoral Combat Ships designated as LCS 25 through 

LCS 32, including upgrades to be installed on these ships 

that were identified for the upgraded Littoral Combat Ship, 

which is proposed to commence with LCS 33. 

‘‘(7) A Littoral Combat Ship mission module acquisition 

strategy to reach the total acquisition quantity of each mission 

module. 

‘‘(8) A cost and schedule plan to outfit Flight 0 and Flight 

0+ Littoral Combat Ships with capabilities identified for the 

upgraded Littoral Combat Ship. 

‘‘(9) A current Test and Evaluation Master Plan for the 

Littoral Combat Ship Mission Modules, approved by the 

Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, which includes 

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developmental testing for each component and mission module 

prior to commencing the associated operational test phase.’’. 

SEC. 124. MODIFICATION TO MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY 

FOR ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYERS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS. 

Section 123(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1655) is amended 

by inserting ‘‘or Flight III’’ after ‘‘Flight IIA’’. 

SEC. 125. PROCUREMENT OF ADDITIONAL ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS 

DESTROYER. 

(a) PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.— 

(1) ADDITIONAL DESTROYER.—The Secretary of the Navy 

may procure one Arleigh Burke class destroyer, in addition 

to any other procurement of such ships otherwise authorized 

by law, to be procured either— 

(A) as an addition to the contract covering the 10 

Arleigh Burke class destroyers authorized to be procured 

under section 123 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 

1655); or 

(B) under a separate contract in fiscal year 2018. 

(2) INCREMENTAL FUNDING.—The Secretary may employ 

incremental funding for the procurement authorized under 

paragraph (1). 

(b) CONDITION ON OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—A contract 

entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation 

of the United States to make a payment under such contract for 

any fiscal year after fiscal year 2016 is subject to the availability 

of appropriations for that purpose for such fiscal year. 

SEC. 126. REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAUL OF THE U.S.S. GEORGE 

WASHINGTON. 

(a) REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAUL.—The Secretary of 

the Navy may carry out the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul 

of the U.S.S. George Washington (CVN–73). 

(b) USE OF INCREMENTAL FUNDING.—With respect to any contract entered into under subsection (a) for the nuclear refueling 

and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. George Washington, the Secretary may use incremental funding for a period not to exceed 

six years after advance procurement funds for such nuclear 

refueling and complex overhaul effort are first obligated. 

(c) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—Any contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract 

for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2016 is subject to the availability 

of appropriations for that purpose for that later fiscal year. 

SEC. 127. FLEET REPLENISHMENT OILER PROGRAM. 

(a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy may 

enter into one or more contracts to procure up to six Fleet Replenishment Oilers. Such procurements may also include advance procurement for economic order quantity and long lead time materials, 

beginning with the lead ship, commencing not earlier than fiscal 

year 2016. 

(b) LIABILITY.—Any contract entered into under subsection (a) 

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a payment under the contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose, and that total liability to the Government 

for termination of any contract entered into shall be limited to 

the total amount of funding obligated at the time of termination. 

SEC. 128. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR U.S.S. JOHN 

F. KENNEDY (CVN–79). 

(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for 

procurement for the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN–79), 

$100,000,000 may not be obligated or expended until the date 

on which the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional 

defense committees the certification under subsection (b)(1) or the 

notification under paragraph (2) of such subsection, as the case 

may be, and the reports under subsections (c) and (d). 

(b) CERTIFICATION REGARDING FULL SHIP SHOCK TRIALS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by paragraph (2), 

not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 

this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a certification that the Navy will 

conduct full ship shock trials on the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford 

(CVN–78) prior to the first deployment of such ship. 

(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the certification required under paragraph (1) if the Secretary submits 

to the congressional defense committees a notification of such 

waiver, including— 

(A) the rationale of the Secretary for issuing such 

waiver; 

(B) a certification that the Secretary has analyzed and 

accepts the operational risk of the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford 

deploying without having conducted full ship shock trials; 

and 

(C) a certification that full ship shock trials will be 

completed on the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford after the first 

deployment of such ship and prior to the first major maintenance availability of such ship. 

(c) REPORT ON COSTS RELATING TO CVN–79 AND CVN–80.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 

evaluates cost issues related to the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy 

(CVN–79) and the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN–80). 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 

include the following: 

(A) Options to achieve ship end cost of no more than 

$10,000,000,000. 

(B) Options to freeze the design of CVN–79 for CVN– 

80, with exceptions only for changes due to full ship shock 

trials or other significant test and evaluation results. 

(C) Options to reduce the plans cost for CVN–80 to 

less than 50 percent of the CVN–79 plans cost. 

(D) Options to transition all non-nuclear Governmentfurnished equipment, including launch and arresting equipment, to contractor-furnished equipment. 

(E) Options to build the ships at the most economic 

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(F) A business case analysis for the Enterprise Air 

Search Radar modification to CVN–79 and CVN–80. 

(G) A business case analysis for the two-phase CVN– 

79 delivery proposal and impact on fleet deployments. 

(d) REPORT ON FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2016, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report on potential requirements, capabilities, 

and alternatives for the future development of aircraft carriers 

that would replace or supplement the CVN–78 class aircraft 

carrier. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 

include the following: 

(A) A description of fleet, sea-based tactical aviation 

capability requirements for a range of operational scenarios 

beginning in the 2025 timeframe. 

(B) A description of alternative aircraft carrier designs 

that meet the requirements described under subparagraph 

(A). 

(C) A description of nuclear and non-nuclear propulsion 

options. 

(D) A description of tonnage options ranging from less 

than 20,000 tons to greater than 100,000 tons. 

(E) Requirements for unmanned systems integration 

from inception. 

(F) Developmental, procurement, and lifecycle cost 

assessment of alternatives. 

(G) A notional acquisition strategy for the development 

and construction of alternatives. 

(H) A description of shipbuilding industrial base considerations and a plan to ensure opportunity for competition 

among alternatives. 

(I) A description of funding and timing considerations 

related to developing the Annual Long-Range Plan for 

Construction of Naval Vessels required under section 231 

of title 10, United States Code. 

SEC. 129. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CVN–80). 

(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for 

advance procurement for the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN–80), 

$191,400,000 may not be obligated or expended until the date 

on which the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional 

defense committees the certification under subsection (b) and the 

report under subsection (c). 

(b) CERTIFICATION REGARDING CVN–80 DESIGN.—Not later than 

90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

a certification that the design of the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN– 

80) will repeat the design of CVN–79, with modifications only 

for significant test and evaluation results or significant cost reduction initiatives that still meet threshold requirements. 

(c) REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall 

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details the costs of the plans related to the U.S.S. Enterprise 

(CVN–80). 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 

include the following elements, reported by total cost and cost 

by fiscal year, with a detailed description and a justification 

for why each cost is recurring and attributable to the U.S.S. 

Enterprise (CVN–80): 

(A) Overall plans. 

(B) Propulsion plant detail design. 

(C) Platform detail design. 

(D) Lead yard services and hull planning yard. 

(E) Platform detail design (Steam and Electric Plant 

Planning Yard). 

(F) Other. 

SEC. 130. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR LITTORAL 

COMBAT SHIP. 

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for research and 

development, design, construction, procurement, or advanced 

procurement of materials for the Littoral Combat Ships designated 

as LCS 33 or subsequent, not more than 50 percent may be obligated 

or expended until Secretary of the Navy submits to the Committees 

on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

each of the following: 

(1) A capabilities based assessment, or equivalent report, 

to assess capability gaps and associated capability requirements 

and risks for the upgraded Littoral Combat Ship, which is 

proposed to commence with LCS 33. Such assessment shall 

conform with the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

Instruction 3170.01H. 

(2) A certification that the Joint Requirements Oversight 

Council has validated an updated Capabilities Development 

Document for the upgraded Littoral Combat Ship. 

(3) A report describing the upgraded Littoral Combat Ship 

modernization, which shall, at a minimum, include the following elements: 

(A) A description of capabilities that the Littoral Combat Ship program delivers, and a description of how these 

relate to the characteristics of the future joint force identified in the Capstone Concept for Joint Operations, concept 

of operations, and integrated architecture documents. 

(B) A summary of analyses and studies conducted on 

Littoral Combat Ship modernization. 

(C) A concept of operations for Littoral Combat Ship 

at the operational level and tactical level describing how 

they integrate and synchronize with joint and combined 

forces to achieve the Joint Force Commander’s intent. 

(D) A description of threat systems of potential adversaries that are projected or assessed to reach initial operational capability within 15 years against which the 

lethality and survivability of the Littoral Combat Ship 

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(F) A description of system capabilities required for 

Littoral Combat Ship modernization, including key 

performance parameters and key system attributes. 

(G) A plan for family of systems or systems of systems 

synchronization. 

(H) A plan for information technology and national 

security systems supportability. 

(I) A plan for intelligence supportability. 

(J) A plan for electromagnetic environmental effects 

and spectrum supportability. 

(K) A description of assets required to achieve initial 

operational capability of a Littoral Combat Ship modernization increment. 

(L) A schedule and initial operational capability and 

full operational capability definitions. 

(M) A description of doctrine, organization, training, 

materiel, leadership, education, personnel, facilities, and 

policy considerations. 

(N) A description of other system attributes. 

(4) A plan for future periodic combat systems upgrades, 

which are necessary to ensure relevant capability throughout 

the Littoral Combat Ship or Frigate class service lives, using 

the process described in paragraph (3). 

SEC. 131. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR OHIO-CLASS REPLACEMENT 

SUBMARINE PROGRAM. 

If the budget of the President submitted to Congress under 

section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for a fiscal year 

includes a request for funds for the Ohio-class replacement submarine program, the Secretary of Defense shall include in the 

budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support 

of the Department of Defense budget for such fiscal year a report 

that includes the following elements regarding such program 

(described in terms of both fiscal year 2010 dollars and current 

fiscal year dollars as of the date of the report): 

(1) Lead ship end cost (with plans). 

(2) Lead ship end cost (less plans). 

(3) Lead ship non-recurring engineering cost. 

(4) Average follow-on ship cost. 

(5) Average operations and sustainment cost per hull per 

year. 

(6) The average follow-on ship affordability target as determined by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. 

(7) The operations and sustainment cost per hull per year 

affordability target as determined by the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. 

Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 

SEC. 141. BACKUP INVENTORY STATUS OF A–10 AIRCRAFT. 

(a) MAXIMUM NUMBER.—In carrying out section 133(b)(2)(A) 

of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 

Stat. 3316), the Secretary of the Air Force may not move more 

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status pursuant to an authorization made by the Secretary of 

Defense under such section. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Such section 133(b)(2)(A) is 

amended by striking ‘‘36’’ and inserting ‘‘18’’. 

SEC. 142. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT 

OF A–10 AIRCRAFT. 

(a) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT.— Except as provided by section 141, none of the funds authorized 

to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 

fiscal year 2016 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended 

to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or on backup aircraft 

inventory status any A–10 aircraft. 

(b) ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON RETIREMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by section 141, and 

in addition to the limitation in subsection (a), during the period 

before December 31, 2016, the Secretary of the Air Force may 

not retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or on backup 

flying status any A–10 aircraft. 

(2) MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 

the Air Force shall ensure the Air Force maintains a minimum 

of 171 A–10 aircraft designated as primary mission aircraft 

inventory. 

(c) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR SIGNIFICANT

REDUCTIONS IN MANNING LEVELS.—None of the funds authorized 

to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 

fiscal year 2016 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended 

to make significant reductions to manning levels with respect to 

any A–10 aircraft squadrons or divisions. 

(d) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN

MANNING LEVELS.—In addition to the limitation in subsection (c), 

during the period before December 31, 2016, the Secretary of the 

Air Force may not make significant reductions to manning levels 

with respect to any A–10 aircraft squadrons or divisions. 

(e) STUDY ON REPLACEMENT CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS OR MIS- SION PLATFORM FOR THE A–10 AIRCRAFT.— 

(1) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall 

commission an appropriate entity outside the Department 

of Defense to conduct an assessment of the required 

capabilities or mission platform to replace the A–10 aircraft. This assessment would represent preparatory work 

to inform an analysis of alternatives. 

(B) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required under 

subparagraph (A) shall include each of the following: 

(i) Future needs analysis for the current A–10 

aircraft mission set to include troops-in-contact/close 

air support, air interdiction, strike control and reconnaissance, and combat search and rescue support in 

both contested and uncontested battle environments. 

At a minimum, the needs analysis should specifically 

address the following areas: 

(I) The ability to safely and effectively conduct 

troops-in-contact/danger close missions or missions 

in close proximity to civilians in the presence of 

the air defenses found with enemy ground 

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(II) The ability to effectively target and destroy 

moving, camouflaged, or dug-in troops, artillery, 

armor, and armored personnel carriers. 

(III) The ability to engage, target, and destroy 

tanks and armored personnel carriers, including 

with respect to the carrying capacity of armorpiercing weaponry, including mounted cannons 

and missiles. 

(IV) The ability to remain within visual range 

of friendly forces and targets to facilitate responsiveness to ground forces and minimize re-attack 

times. 

(V) The ability to safely conduct close air support beneath low cloud ceilings and in reduced 

visibilities at low airspeeds in the presence of the 

air defenses found with enemy ground maneuver 

units. 

(VI) The capability to enable the pilot and 

aircraft to survive attacks stemming from small 

arms, machine guns, man-portable air-defense systems, and lower caliber anti-aircraft artillery 

organic or attached to enemy ground forces and 

maneuver units. 

(VII) The ability to communicate effectively 

with ground forces and downed pilots, including 

in communications jamming or satellite-denied 

environments. 

(VIII) The ability to execute the missions 

described in subclauses (I), (II), (III), and (IV) in 

a GPS- or satellite-denied environment with or 

without sensors. 

(IX) The ability to deliver multiple lethal firing 

passes and sustain long loiter endurance to support 

friendly forces throughout extended ground 

engagements. 

(X) The ability to operate from unprepared 

dirt, grass, and narrow road runways and to generate high sortie rates under these austere conditions. 

(ii) Identification and assessment of gaps in the 

ability of existing and programmed mission platforms 

in providing required capabilities to conduct missions 

specified in clause (i) in both contested and uncontested 

battle environments. 

(iii) Assessment of operational effectiveness of 

existing and programmed mission platforms to conduct 

missions specified in clause (i) in both contested and 

uncontested battle environments. 

(iv) Assessment of probability of likelihood of conducting missions requiring troops-in-contact/close air 

support operations specified in clause (i) in contested 

environments as compared to uncontested environments. 

(v) Any other matters the independent entity or 

the Secretary of the Air Force determines to be appropriate. 

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(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 2016, 

the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the assessment required under paragraph (1). 

(B) FORM.—The report required under subparagraph 

(A) may be submitted in classified form, but shall also 

contain an unclassified executive summary and may contain an unclassified annex. 

(3) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORT.—If any information 

required under paragraph (1) has been included in another 

report or notification previously submitted to the congressional 

defense committees by law, the Secretary of the Air Force 

may provide a list of such reports and notifications at the 

time of submitting the report required under paragraph (2) 

instead of including such information in such report. 

SEC. 143. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT 

OF EC–130H COMPASS CALL AIRCRAFT. 

(a) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT.— 

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Air Force 

may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or place 

in storage or on backup aircraft inventory status any EC–130H 

Compass Call aircraft. 

(b) ADDITIONAL PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT.—In addition to 

the prohibition in subsection (a), during the period preceding 

December 31, 2016, the Secretary of the Air Force may not retire, 

prepare to retire, or place in storage or on backup flying status 

any EC–130H Compass Call aircraft. 

(c) REPORT ON RETIREMENT OF EC–130H COMPASS CALL AIRCRAFT.—Not later than September 30, 2016, the Secretary of the 

Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

a report that includes, at a minimum, the following: 

(1) The rationale for the retirement of existing EC–130H 

Compass Call aircraft, including an operational analysis of 

the impact of such retirements on the warfighting requirements 

of the combatant commanders. 

(2) Future needs analysis for the current EC–130H Compass Call aircraft electronic warfare mission set to include 

suppression of sophisticated enemy air defense systems, 

advanced radar jamming, avoiding radar detection, communications, sensing, satellite navigation, command and control, and 

battlefield awareness. 

(3) A review of operating concepts for airborne electronic 

attack. 

(4) An assessment of upgrades to the electronic warfare 

systems of EC–130H Compass Call aircraft, the costs of such 

upgrades, and expected upgrades through 2025, and the 

expected service life of EC–130H Compass Call aircraft. 

(5) A review of the global proliferation of more sophisticated 

air defenses and advanced commercial digital electronic devices 

which counter the airborne electronic attack capabilities of 

the United States by state and non-state actors. 

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(7) A plan for how the Air Force will recapitalize the 

capability requirement of the EC–130H Compass Call mission 

in the future, whether through a replacement program or by 

integrating such capabilities onto an existing platform. 

(8) If the plan under paragraph (7) includes integrating 

such capabilities onto an existing platform, an analysis that 

verifies that such platform has the space, weight, cooling, and 

power necessary to support the integration of the EC–130H 

Compass Call capability. 

(9) Such other matters relating to the required mission 

capabilities and transition of the EC–130H Compass Call fleet 

as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

(d) FORM.—The report under subsection (c) may be submitted 

in classified form, but shall also contain an unclassified executive 

summary and may contain an unclassified annex. 

(e) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORT.—If any information required 

in the report under subsection (c) has been included in another 

report or notification previously submitted to the congressional 

defense committees by law, the Secretary of the Air Force may 

provide a list of such reports and notifications at the time of 

submitting the report required under subsection (c) instead of 

including such information in such report. 

SEC. 144. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT 

OF JOINT SURVEILLANCE TARGET ATTACK RADAR 

SYSTEM, EC–130H COMPASS CALL, AND AIRBORNE 

WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM AIRCRAFT. 

(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by subsection (b), none 

of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

made available for fiscal years 2016 or 2017 for the Air Force 

may be obligated or expended to retire, or prepare to retire, any 

covered aircraft. 

(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not 

apply to individual covered aircraft that the Secretary of the Air 

Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be non-operational 

because of mishaps, other damage, or being uneconomical to repair. 

(c) COVERED AIRCRAFT.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered aircraft’’ means the following: 

(1) Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft. 

(2) EC–130H Compass Call aircraft. 

(3) Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft. 

SEC. 145. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR F–35A AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT. 

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for aircraft procurement, Air Force, not more than $4,285,000,000 may be obligated 

for the procurement of F–35A aircraft until the Secretary of the 

Air Force certifies to the congressional defense committees that 

F–35A aircraft delivered during fiscal year 2018 will have full 

combat capability, as determined as of the date of the enactment 

of this Act, with Block 3F hardware, software, and weapons carriage. 

SEC. 146. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT 

OF KC–10 AIRCRAFT. 

(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by subsection (b), none 

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made available for fiscal years 2016 or 2017 for the Air Force 

may be obligated or expended to retire, or prepare to retire, any 

KC–10 aircraft. 

(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not 

apply to individual KC–10 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air 

Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be non-operational 

because of mishaps, other damage, or being uneconomical to repair. 

SEC. 147. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 

OF C–130 AIRCRAFT. 

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 

or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Air Force 

may be obligated or expended to transfer from one facility of the 

Department of Defense to another any C–130H aircraft, initiate 

any C–130 manpower authorization adjustments, retire or prepare 

to retire any C–130H aircraft, or close any C–130H unit until 

a period of 90 days elapses following the date on which the Secretary 

of the Air Force, the Secretary of the Army, the Chief of Staff 

of the Air Force, and the Chief of Staff of the Army, in consultation 

with the commanders of the XVIII Airborne Corps, the 82nd Airborne Division, and the United States Army Special Operations 

Command, jointly certify to the Committees on Armed Services 

of the Senate and the House of Representatives that— 

(1) the Secretary of the Air Force will maintain dedicated 

C–130 wings to support the daily training and contingency 

requirements of the XVIII Airborne Corps, the 82nd Airborne 

Division, and the United States Army Special Operations Command at manning levels required to support and operate the 

number of aircraft that existed as part of regular and reserve 

Air Force operations in support of such units as of September 

30, 2014; or 

(2) the failure to maintain such dedicated C–130 wings 

will not adversely affect the daily training requirement of such 

airborne and special operations units. 

SEC. 148. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR EXECUTIVE 

COMMUNICATIONS UPGRADES FOR C–20 AND C–37 AIRCRAFT. 

(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided by subsection (b), none 

of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to upgrade the executive communications of 

C–20 and C–37 aircraft until the date on which the Secretary 

of the Air Force certifies in writing to the congressional defense 

committees that such upgrades do not— 

(1) cause such aircraft to exceed any weight limitation; 

or 

(2) reduce the operational capability of such aircraft. 

(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the limitation in subsection (a) if the Secretary— 

(1) determines that such waiver is necessary for the 

national security interests of the United States; and 

(2) notifies the congressional defense committees of such 

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SEC. 149. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR T–1A JAYHAWK 

AIRCRAFT. 

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for aircraft procurement, Air Force, for avionics modification to the T–1A Jayhawk 

aircraft, not more than 85 percent may be obligated or expended 

until a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date on which 

the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the congressional defense 

committees the report required under section 142 of the Carl Levin 

and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3320). 

SEC. 150. NOTIFICATION OF RETIREMENT OF B–1, B–2, AND B–52 

BOMBER AIRCRAFT. 

(a) NOTIFICATION.—Except as provided by subsection (b), during 

the period preceding the date on which the long-range strike bomber 

aircraft achieves initial operational capability, the Secretary of the 

Air Force may not retire or prepare to retire covered aircraft during 

a fiscal year unless the Secretary includes in the defense budget 

materials for that fiscal year a notification of the proposed retirement, including the rationale for the retirement, the effects of 

the retirement, and how the Secretary will mitigate any risks 

relating to the retirement. 

(b) EXCEPTION.—The notification requirement in subsection (a) 

shall not apply to individual covered aircraft that the Secretary 

determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be non-operational because 

of mishaps, other damage, or being uneconomical to repair. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘covered aircraft’’ means B–1, B–2, and B– 

52 bomber aircraft. 

(2) The term ‘‘defense budget materials’’ has the meaning 

given that term in section 231(f) of title 10, United States 

Code. 

SEC. 151. INVENTORY REQUIREMENT FOR FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OF THE 

AIR FORCE. 

(a) INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.—During the two-year period 

beginning on October 1, 2015, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 

maintain a total aircraft inventory of fighter aircraft of not less 

than 1,900 aircraft, and a total primary mission aircraft inventory 

(combat-coded) of not less than 1,100 fighter aircraft. 

(b) BUDGET INFORMATION REGARDING RETIREMENT OF FIGHTER

AIRCRAFT.— 

(1) REPORT.—If the Secretary proposes to retire fighter 

aircraft in a fiscal year, the Secretary shall include in the 

materials submitted in support of the budget of the President 

for that fiscal year (as submitted to Congress under section 

1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) a report setting forth 

the following: 

(A) The rationale and appropriate supporting analysis 

for the proposed retirement. 

(B) An assessment of the implications of such retirement for the Air Force, the Air National Guard, and the 

Air Force Reserve for the force mix ratio of fighter aircraft. 

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(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to individual 

fighter aircraft that the Secretary determines, on a case-bycase basis, to be non-operational because of mishaps, other 

damage, or being uneconomical to repair. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘fighter aircraft’’ means an aircraft that is 

designated by a basic mission design series of A–10, F–15, 

F–16, F–22, or F–35. 

(2) The term ‘‘primary mission aircraft inventory’’ means 

aircraft assigned to meet the primary aircraft authorization 

to a unit for the performance of its wartime mission. 

SEC. 152. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE OCONUS BASING OF 

F–35A AIRCRAFT. 

(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that the Department of Defense 

is continuing its process of permanently stationing the F–35 aircraft 

at installations in the continental United States and forward-basing 

such aircraft outside the continental United States. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 

the Secretary of the Air Force, in the strategic basing process 

for the F–35A aircraft, should continue to consider the benefits 

derived from sites that— 

(1) are capable of hosting fighter-based bilateral and multilateral training opportunities with international partners; 

(2) have sufficient airspace and range capabilities and 

capacity to meet the training requirements; 

(3) have existing facilities to support personnel, operations, 

and logistics associated with the flying mission; 

(4) have limited encroachment that would adversely impact 

training or operations; and 

(5) minimize the overall construction and operational costs. 

Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and 

Multiservice Matters 

SEC. 161. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR JOINT BATTLE 

COMMAND–PLATFORM. 

(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for 

joint battle command–platform equipment, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until a period of 30 days has 

elapsed following the date on which the Assistant Secretary of 

the Army for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics submits to 

the congressional defense committees the report under subsection 

(b). 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees a report that provides a detailed test and evaluation plan to address the effectiveness, suitability, and survivability shortfalls of the joint battle command–platform identified by the Director of Operational Test and 

Evaluation in the fiscal year 2014 report of the Director submitted 

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SEC. 162. REPORT ON ARMY AND MARINE CORPS MODERNIZATION 

PLAN FOR SMALL ARMS. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the 

Secretary of the Navy shall jointly submit to the Committees on 

Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

a report on the plan of the Army and the Marine Corps to modernize 

small arms for the Army and the Marine Corps during the 15- 

year period beginning on the date of such plan, including the 

mechanisms to be used to promote competition among suppliers 

of small arms and small arms parts in achieving the plan. 

(b) SMALL ARMS.—The small arms covered by the plan under 

subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) Pistols. 

(2) Carbines. 

(3) Rifles and automatic rifles. 

(4) Light machine guns. 

(5) Such other small arms as the Secretaries consider 

appropriate for purposes of the report required by subsection 

(a). 

(c) NON-STANDARD SMALL ARMS.—In addition to the arms specified in subsection (b), the plan under subsection (a) shall also 

address non-standard small arms not currently in the small arms 

inventory of the Army or the Marine Corps. 

SEC. 163. STUDY ON USE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENHANCED 5.56MM 

AMMUNITION BY THE ARMY AND THE MARINE CORPS. 

(a) USE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENHANCED 5.56MM AMMUNITION.— 

(1) STUDY.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek 

to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and 

development center to conduct a study on the use of different 

types of enhanced 5.56mm ammunition by the Army and the 

Marine Corps. 

(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

on which the contract is entered into under paragraph (1), 

the federally funded research and development center conducting the study under such paragraph shall submit to the 

Secretary the study, including any findings and recommendations of the federally funded research and development center. 

(b) REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

on which the Secretary receives the study under subsection 

(a)(2), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report on the study. 

(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under paragraph (1) 

shall include the following: 

(A) The study, including any findings and recommendations of the federally funded research and development 

center that conducted the study. 

(B) An explanation of the reasons for the Army and 

the Marine Corps to use in combat two different types 

of enhanced 5.56mm ammunition. 

(C) An explanation of the appropriateness, effectiveness, and suitability issues that may arise from the use 

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(D) An explanation of any additional costs that have 

resulted from the use of such different types of ammunition. 

(E) An explanation of any future plans of the Army 

or the Marine Corps to eventually transition to using in 

combat one standard type of enhanced 5.56mm ammunition. 

(F) If there are no plans described in subparagraph 

(E), an analysis of the potential benefits of a transition 

described in such subparagraph, including the timeline 

for such a transition to occur. 

(G) Any findings, recommendations, comments, or 

plans that the Secretary determines appropriate. 

TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 

TEST, AND EVALUATION 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 

Sec. 211. Centers for Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnership. 

Sec. 212. Expansion of eligibility for financial assistance under Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Program 

to include citizens of countries participating in the Technical Cooperation Program. 

Sec. 213. Expansion of education partnerships to support technology transfer and 

transition. 

Sec. 214. Improvement to coordination and communication of defense research activities. 

Sec. 215. Reauthorization of Global Research Watch program. 

Sec. 216. Reauthorization of defense research and development rapid innovation 

program. 

Sec. 217. Science and technology activities to support business systems information 

technology acquisition programs. 

Sec. 218. Department of Defense technology offset program to build and maintain 

the military technological superiority of the United States. 

Sec. 219. Limitation on availability of funds for F–15 infrared search and track capability development. 

Sec. 220. Limitation on availability of funds for development of the shallow water 

combat submersible. 

Sec. 221. Limitation on availability of funds for the advanced development and 

manufacturing facility under the medical countermeasure program. 

Sec. 222. Limitation on availability of funds for distributed common ground system 

of the Army. 

Sec. 223. Limitation on availability of funds for distributed common ground system 

of the United States Special Operations Command. 

Sec. 224. Limitation on availability of funds for Integrated Personnel and Pay System of the Army. 

Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 

Sec. 231. Streamlining the Joint Federated Assurance Center. 

Sec. 232. Demonstration of Persistent Close Air Support capabilities. 

Sec. 233. Strategies for engagement with Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-serving Institutions of Higher Education. 

Sec. 234. Report on commercial-off-the-shelf wide-area surveillance systems for 

Army tactical unmanned aerial systems. 

Sec. 235. Report on Tactical Combat Training System Increment II. 

Sec. 236. Report on technology readiness levels of the technologies and capabilities 

critical to the long-range strike bomber aircraft. 

Sec. 237. Assessment of air-land mobile tactical communications and data network 

requirements and capabilities. 

Sec. 238. Study of field failures involving counterfeit electronic parts. 

Sec. 239. Airborne data link plan. 

Sec. 240. Plan for advanced weapons technology war games. 

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Sec. 242. Comptroller General review of autonomic logistics information system for 

F–35 Lightning II aircraft. 

Sec. 243. Sense of Congress regarding facilitation of a high quality technical workforce. 

Subtitle A—Authorization of 

Appropriations 

SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2016 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation as specified in the funding table in 

section 4201. 

Subtitle B—Program Requirements, 

Restrictions, and Limitations 

SEC. 211. CENTERS FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND ENGINEERING 

PARTNERSHIP. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 139 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by inserting after section 2367 the following new section: 

‘‘§ 2368. Centers for Science, Technology, and Engineering 

Partnership 

‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—(1) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall designate each science and technology reinvention laboratory as a 

Center for Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnership (in 

this section referred to as ‘Centers’) in the recognized core competencies of the designee. 

‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a policy to encourage the Secretary of each military department to reengineer 

management and business processes and adopt best-business and 

personnel practices at the Centers of the Secretary concerned in 

connection with the capability requirements of the Centers, so as 

to serve as recognized leaders in such capabilities throughout the 

Department of Defense and in the national technology and industrial base. 

‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense, acting through the directors 

of the Centers, may conduct one or more pilot programs, consistent 

with applicable requirements of law, to test any practices referred 

to in paragraph (2) that the Directors determine could— 

‘‘(A) improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operations 

at Centers; 

‘‘(B) improve the support provided by the Centers for the 

elements of the Department of Defense who use the services 

of the Centers; and 

‘‘(C) enhance capabilities by reducing the cost and 

improving the performance and efficiency of executing laboratory missions. 

‘‘(b) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.—(1) To achieve one or more 

objectives set forth in paragraph (2), the Secretary may authorize 

and establish incentives for the Director of a Center to enter into 

public-private cooperative arrangements (in this section referred 

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to as a ‘public-private partnership’) to provide for any of the following: 

‘‘(A) For employees of the Center, academia, private 

industry, State and local governments, or other entities outside 

the Department of Defense to perform (under contract, subcontract, or otherwise) work related to the capabilities of the 

Center, including any work that— 

‘‘(i) involves one or more capabilities of the Center; 

and 

‘‘(ii) may be applicable to both the Department and 

commercial entities. 

‘‘(B) For private industry or other entities outside the 

Department of Defense to use for either Government or 

commercial purposes any capabilities of the Center that are 

not fully used for Department of Defense activities for any 

period determined to be consistent with the needs of the Department of Defense. 

‘‘(2) The objectives for exercising the authority provided in 

paragraph (1) are as follows: 

‘‘(A) To maximize the use of the capacity of a Center. 

‘‘(B) To reduce or eliminate the cost of ownership of a 

Center by the Department of Defense. 

‘‘(C) To reduce the cost of science, technology, and 

engineering activities of the Department of Defense. 

‘‘(D) To leverage private sector investment in— 

‘‘(i) such efforts as research and equipment recapitalization for a Center; and 

‘‘(ii) the promotion of the undertaking of commercial 

business ventures based on the capabilities of a Center, 

as determined by the director of the Center. 

‘‘(E) To foster cooperation and technology transfer between 

the armed forces, academia, private industry, and State and 

local governments. 

‘‘(F) To increase access by a Center to a skilled technical 

workforce that can contribute to the effective and efficient 

execution of the missions of the Department of Defense. 

‘‘(G) To increase the ability of a Center to access and 

use non-Department of Defense methods to develop and 

innovate and access capabilities that contribute to the effective 

and efficient execution of the missions of the Department of 

Defense. 

‘‘(3)(A) Public-private partnerships entered into under paragraph (1) may be used for purposes relating to technology transfer 

and other authorities described in subparagraph (B). 

‘‘(B) The authorities described in this subparagraph are provisions of law that provide for cooperation and partnership by the 

Department of Defense with academia, private industry, and State 

and local governments, including the following: 

‘‘(i) Sections 3371 through 3375 of title 5. 

‘‘(ii) Sections 2194, 2358, 2371, 2511, 2539b, and 2563 

of this title. 

‘‘(iii) Section 209 of title 35. 

‘‘(iv) Sections 8, 12, and 23 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3706, 3710a, and 

3715). 

‘‘(c) PRIVATE SECTOR USE OF EXCESS CAPACITY.—Any capability 

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to perform research and testing activities in order to make more 

efficient and economical use of Government-owned capabilities and 

encourage the creation and preservation of jobs to ensure the availability of a workforce with the necessary research and technical 

skills to meet the needs of the armed forces. 

‘‘(d) CREDITING OF AMOUNTS FOR PERFORMANCE.—Amounts 

received by a Center for work performed under a public-private 

partnership may— 

‘‘(1) be credited to the appropriation or fund, including 

a working-capital or revolving fund, that incurs the cost of 

performing the work; or 

‘‘(2) be used by the Director of the Center as the Director 

considers appropriate and consistent with section 219 of the 

Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note). 

‘‘(e) AVAILABILITY OF EXCESS CAPACITIES TO PRIVATE-SECTOR

PARTNERS.—Capacities of a Center may be made available for use 

by a private-sector entity under this section only if— 

‘‘(1) the use of the capacities will not have a significant 

adverse effect on the performance of the Center or the ability 

of the Center to achieve the mission of the Center, as determined by the Director of the Center; and 

‘‘(2) the private-sector entity agrees— 

‘‘(A) to reimburse the Department of Defense when 

required in accordance with the guidance of the Department for the direct and indirect costs (including any rental 

costs) that are attributable to the use of the capabilities 

by the private-sector entity, as determined by the Secretary 

of the military departments; and 

‘‘(B) to hold harmless and indemnify the United States 

from— 

‘‘(i) any claim for damages or injury to any person 

or property arising out of the use of the capabilities, 

except under the circumstances described in section 

2563(c)(3) of this title; and 

‘‘(ii) any liability or claim for damages or injury 

to any person or property arising out of a decision 

by the Secretary to suspend or terminate that use 

of capabilities during a war or national emergency. 

‘‘(f) CONSTRUCTION OF PROVISION.—Nothing in this section may 

be construed to authorize a change, otherwise prohibited by law, 

from the performance of work at a Center by personnel of the 

Department of Defense to performance by a contractor. 

‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘capabilities’, with respect to a Center for 

Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnership, means the 

facilities, equipment, personnel, intellectual property, and other 

assets that support the core competencies of the Center. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘national technology and industrial base’ 

has the meaning given that term in section 2500 of this title. 

‘‘(3) The term ‘science and technology reinvention laboratory’ means a science and technology reinvention laboratory 

designated under section 1105 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 

10 U.S.C. 2358 note).’’. 


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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 

to section 2367 the following new item: 

‘‘2368. Centers for Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnership.’’. 

SEC. 212. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 

UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND RESEARCH FOR TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM TO INCLUDE CITIZENS OF COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN THE TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROGRAM. 

Section 2192a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘or, subject to subsection (g), a country the government of which is a party 

to The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP) memorandum 

of understanding of October 24, 1995’’ after ‘‘United States’’; 

(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and 

(3) by inserting after section (f) the following new subsection (g): 

‘‘(g) LIMITATION ON PARTICIPATION.—(1) The Secretary may not 

award scholarships or fellowships under this section to more than 

five individuals described in paragraph (2) per year. 

‘‘(2) An individual described in this paragraph is an individual 

who— 

‘‘(A) has not previously been awarded a scholarship or 

fellowship under the program under this section; 

‘‘(B) is not a citizen of the United States; and 

‘‘(C) is a citizen of a country the government of which 

is a party to The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP) memorandum of understanding of October 24, 1995.’’. 

SEC. 213. EXPANSION OF EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT 

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND TRANSITION. 

Section 2194 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘business, law, technology 

transfer or transition’’ after ‘‘mathematics,’’; and 

(2) in subsection (b)— 

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as 

paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively; 

(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 

paragraph (4): 

‘‘(4) providing in the defense laboratory sabbatical 

opportunities for faculty and internship opportunities for students;’’; and 

(C) in paragraphs (5) and (6), as redesignated by 

subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘research projects’’ both 

places it appears and inserting ‘‘projects, including research 

and technology transfer or transition projects’’. 

SEC. 214. IMPROVEMENT TO COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION 

OF DEFENSE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2364 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following 

new subsection: 

‘‘(a) COORDINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESEARCH, 

DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGICAL DATA.—The Secretary of 

Defense shall promote, monitor, and evaluate programs for the 

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communication and exchange of research, development, and technological data— 

‘‘(1) among the Defense research facilities, combatant commands, and other organizations that are involved in developing 

for the Department of Defense the technological requirements 

for new items for use by combat forces; 

‘‘(2) among Defense research facilities and other offices, 

agencies, and bureaus in the Department that are engaged 

in related technological matters; 

‘‘(3) among other research facilities and other departments 

or agencies of the Federal Government that are engaged in 

research, development, and technological matters; 

‘‘(4) among private commercial, research institution, and 

university entities engaged in research, development, and 

technological matters potentially relevant to defense on a voluntary basis; 

‘‘(5) to the extent practicable, to achieve full awareness 

of scientific and technological advancement and innovation 

wherever it may occur, whether funded by the Department 

of Defense, another element of the Federal Government, or 

other entities; and 

‘‘(6) through development and distribution of clear technical 

communications to the public, military operators, acquisition 

organizations, and civilian and military decision-makers that 

conveys successes of research and engineering activities supported by the Department and the contributions of such activities to support national needs.’’; 

(2) in subsection (b)— 

(A) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) that the managers of such facilities have broad latitude 

to choose research and development projects based on awareness of activities throughout the technology domain, including 

within the Federal Government, the Department of Defense, 

public and private research institutions and universities, and 

the global commercial marketplace;’’; 

(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

a semicolon; 

(C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the 

end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(6) that, in light of Defense research facilities being funded 

by the public, Defense research facilities are broadly authorized 

and encouraged to support national technological development 

goals and support technological missions of other departments 

and agencies of the Federal Government, when such support 

is determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the best 

interests of the Federal Government.’’. 

(3) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘and technology 

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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 139 of such title is amended by striking the item 

relating to section 2364 and inserting the following: 

‘‘2364. Coordination and communication of defense research activities and technology domain awareness.’’. 

SEC. 215. REAUTHORIZATION OF GLOBAL RESEARCH WATCH PROGRAM. 

Section 2365 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), by inserting 

‘‘and private sector persons’’ after ‘‘foreign nations’’ both places 

it appears; and 

(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and 

inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 

SEC. 216. REAUTHORIZATION OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RAPID INNOVATION PROGRAM. 

(a) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 1073 of the Ike Skelton 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public 

Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 2359a note) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 

‘‘2023’’; and 

(2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2023’’. 

(b) MODIFICATION OF GUIDELINES FOR OPERATION OF PROGRAM.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended— 

(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 

‘‘(1) The issuance of an annual broad agency announcement 

or the use of any other competitive or merit-based processes 

by the Department of Defense for candidate proposals in support of defense acquisition programs as described in subsection 

(a).’’; 

(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the second sentence; 

(3) in paragraph (4)— 

(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘be funded under 

the program for more than two years’’ and inserting 

‘‘receive more than a total of two years of funding under 

the program’’; and 

(B) by striking the second sentence; and 

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

‘‘(5) Mechanisms to facilitate transition of follow-on or current projects carried out under the program into defense 

acquisition programs, through the use of the authorities of 

section 819 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) or such 

other authorities as may be appropriate to conduct further 

testing, low rate production, or full rate production of technologies developed under the program. 

‘‘(6) Projects are selected using merit-based selection procedures and the selection of projects is not subject to undue 

influence by Congress or other Federal agencies.’’. 

(c) REPEAL OF REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Such section is further 

amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (f); and 

(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f). 

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SEC. 217. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT BUSINESS SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION 

PROGRAMS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through 

the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 

Logistics, the Deputy Chief Management Officer, and the Chief 

Information Officer, shall establish a set of science, technology, 

and innovation activities to improve the acquisition outcomes of 

major automated information systems through improved performance and reduced developmental and life cycle costs. 

(b) EXECUTION OF ACTIVITIES.—The activities established under 

subsection (a) shall be carried out by such military departments 

and Defense Agencies as the Under Secretary and the Deputy 

Chief Management Officer consider appropriate. 

(c) ACTIVITIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The set of activities established under 

subsection (a) may include the following: 

(A) Development of capabilities in Department of 

Defense laboratories, test centers, and federally funded 

research and development centers to provide technical support for acquisition program management and business 

process re-engineering activities. 

(B) Funding of intramural and extramural research 

and development activities as described in subsection (e). 

(2) CURRENT ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall identify the 

current activities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 

paragraph (1) that are being carried out as of the date of 

the enactment of this Act. The Secretary shall consider such 

current activities in determining the set of activities to establish 

pursuant to subsection (a). 

(d) GAP ANALYSIS.—In establishing the set of activities under 

subsection (a), not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretaries 

of the military departments and the heads of the Defense Agencies, 

shall conduct a gap analysis to identify activities that are not, 

as of such date, being pursued in the current science and technology 

program of the Department. The Secretary shall use such analysis 

in determining— 

(1) the set of activities to establish pursuant to subsection 

(a) that carry out the purposes specified in subsection (c)(1); 

and 

(2) the proposed funding requirements and timelines. 

(e) FUNDING OF INTRAMURAL AND EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH AND

DEVELOPMENT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the set of activities 

required by subsection (a), the Secretary may award grants 

or contracts to eligible entities to carry out intramural or extramural research and development in areas of interest described 

in paragraph (3). 

(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For purposes of this subsection, 

an eligible entity includes the following: 

(A) Entities in the defense industry. 

(B) Institutions of higher education. 

(C) Small businesses. 

(D) Nontraditional defense contractors (as defined in 

section 2302 of title 10, United States Code). 

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(E) Federally funded research and development centers, primarily for the purpose of improving technical expertise to support acquisition efforts. 

(F) Nonprofit research institutions. 

(G) Government laboratories and test centers, primarily for the purpose of improving technical expertise 

to support acquisition efforts. 

(3) AREAS OF INTEREST.—The areas of interest described 

in this paragraph are the following: 

(A) Management innovation, including personnel and 

financial management policy innovation. 

(B) Business process re-engineering. 

(C) Systems engineering of information technology 

business systems. 

(D) Cloud computing to support business systems and 

business processes. 

(E) Software development, including systems and techniques to limit unique interfaces and simplify processes 

to customize commercial software to meet the needs of 

the Department of Defense. 

(F) Hardware development, including systems and 

techniques to limit unique interfaces and simplify processes 

to customize commercial hardware to meet the needs of 

the Department of Defense. 

(G) Development of methodologies and tools to support 

development and operational test of large and complex 

business systems. 

(H) Analysis tools to allow decision-makers to make 

tradeoffs between requirements, costs, technical risks, and 

schedule in major automated information system acquisition programs. 

(I) Information security in major automated information system systems. 

(J) Innovative acquisition policies and practices to 

streamline acquisition of information technology systems. 

(K) Such other areas as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

(f) PRIORITIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the set of activities 

required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority 

to— 

(A) projects that— 

(i) address the innovation and technology needs 

of the Department of Defense; and 

(ii) support activities of initiatives, programs, and 

offices identified by the Under Secretary and Deputy 

Chief Management Officer; and 

(B) the projects and programs identified in paragraph 

(2). 

(2) PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IDENTIFIED.—The projects and 

programs identified in this paragraph are the following: 

(A) Major automated information system programs. 

(B) Projects and programs under the oversight of the 

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(D) Projects and programs of the agencies and field 

activities of the Office of the Secretary of Defense that 

support business missions such as finance, human 

resources, security, management, logistics, and contract 

management. 

(E) Military and civilian personnel policy development 

for information technology workforce. 

SEC. 218. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY OFFSET PROGRAM 

TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN THE MILITARY TECHNOLOGICAL 

SUPERIORITY OF THE UNITED STATES. 

(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish 

a technology offset program to build and maintain the military 

technological superiority of the United States by— 

(A) accelerating the fielding of offset technologies that 

would help counter technological advantages of potential 

adversaries of the United States, including directed energy, 

low-cost, high-speed munitions, autonomous systems, 

undersea warfare, cyber technology, and intelligence data 

analytics, developed using research funding of the Department of Defense and accelerating the commercialization 

of such technologies; and 

(B) developing and implementing new policies and 

acquisition and business practices. 

(2) GUIDELINES.—Not later than one year after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidelines 

for the operation of the program established under paragraph 

(1), including— 

(A) criteria for an application for funding by a military 

department, Defense Agency, or a combatant command; 

(B) the purposes for which such a department, agency, 

or command may apply for funds and appropriate requirements for technology development or commercialization to 

be supported using program funds; 

(C) the priorities, if any, to be provided to field or 

commercialize offset technologies developed by certain 

types of research funding of the Department; and 

(D) criteria for evaluation of an application for funding 

or changes to policies or acquisition and business practices 

by such a department, agency, or command for purposes 

of the program. 

(b) APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the program established under 

subsection (a)(1), not less frequently than annually, the Secretary shall solicit from the heads of the military departments, 

the Defense Agencies, and the combatant commands applications for funding to be used to enter into contracts, cooperative 

agreements, or other transaction agreements entered into 

pursuant to section 2371b of title 10, United States Code, 

as added by section 815, with appropriate entities for the 

fielding or commercialization of technologies. 

(2) TREATMENT PURSUANT TO CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL

RULES.—Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to require 

any official of the Department of Defense to provide funding 

under this section to any Congressional earmark as defined 

pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House 

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of Representatives or any congressionally directed spending 

item as defined pursuant to paragraph 5 of rule XLIV of the 

Standing Rules of the Senate. 

(c) FUNDING.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 

2016 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Defensewide, not more than $300,000,000 may be used for each such 

fiscal year for the program established under subsection (a)(1). 

(2) AMOUNT FOR DIRECTED ENERGY.—Of the funds specified 

in paragraph (1) for any of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, 

not more than $150,000,000 may be used for each such fiscal 

year for activities in the field of directed energy. 

(d) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may transfer funds available for the program established under subsection (a)(1) to 

the research, development, test, and evaluation accounts of 

a military department, Defense Agency, or a combatant command pursuant to an application, or any part of an application, 

that the Secretary determines would support the purposes of 

the program. 

(2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—The transfer authority 

provided in paragraph (1) is in addition to any other transfer 

authority available to the Secretary of Defense. 

(e) TERMINATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to carry out the program 

under subsection (a)(1) shall terminate on September 30, 2020. 

(2) TRANSFER AFTER TERMINATION.—Any amounts made 

available for the program that remain available for obligation 

on the date on which the program terminates may be transferred under subsection (d) during the 180-day period beginning 

on the date of the termination of the program. 

SEC. 219. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR F–15 INFRARED 

SEARCH AND TRACK CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT. 

(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for 

research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for F–15 

infrared search and track capability, not more than 50 percent 

may be obligated or expended until a period of 30 days has elapsed 

following the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 

the congressional defense committees the report under subsection 

(b). 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the Secretary of 

Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 

report on the requirements and cost estimates for the development 

and procurement of infrared search and track capability for F/ 

A–18 and F–15 aircraft of the Navy and the Air Force. The report 

shall include the following: 

(1) A comparison of the requirements between the F/A– 

18 and F–15 aircraft infrared search and track development 

efforts of the Navy and the Air Force. 

(2) An explanation of any differences between the F/A– 

18 and F–15 aircraft infrared search and track capability 

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(3) A summary of the schedules and required funding to 

develop and field such capability. 

(4) An explanation of any need for the Navy and the Air 

Force to field different F/A–18 and F–15 aircraft infrared search 

and track systems. 

(5) Any other matters the Secretary determines appropriate. 

SEC. 220. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE SHALLOW WATER COMBAT SUBMERSIBLE. 

(a) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for 

the development of the shallow water combat submersible of the 

United States Special Operations Command, not more than 50 

percent may be obligated or expended until a period of 15 days 

elapses following the later of the date on which— 

(1) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics designates a civilian official to be responsible for oversight of and assistance to the United States Special 

Operations Command for all undersea mobility programs; and 

(2) the Under Secretary, in coordination with the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity 

Conflict and the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command, submits to the congressional defense committees the report described in subsection (b). 

(b) REPORT DESCRIBED.—The report described in this subsection 

is a report on the shallow water combat submersible program 

that includes the following: 

(1) An analysis of the reasons for cost and schedule overruns associated with the program, including with respect to 

the performance of contractors and subcontractors. 

(2) A revised timeline for initial and full operational capability of the shallow water combat submersible. 

(3) A description of the challenges associated with the 

integration with dry deck shelter and other diving technologies. 

(4) The projected cost to meet the total unit acquisition 

objective. 

(5) A plan to prevent, identify, and mitigate any additional 

cost and schedule overruns. 

(6) A description of any opportunities to recover cost or 

schedule overruns. 

(7) A description of any lessons that the Under Secretary 

may have learned from the shallow water combat submersible 

program that could be applied to future undersea mobility 

acquisition programs. 

(8) Any other matters that the Under Secretary considers 

appropriate. 

SEC. 221. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE 

ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING 

FACILITY UNDER THE MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURE PROGRAM. 

(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for 

research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, for the 

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not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until 

a period of 45 days elapses following the date on which the Secretary 

of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the 

report under subsection (b). 

(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report on the advanced development and 

manufacturing facility under the medical countermeasure program 

that includes the following: 

(1) An overall description of the advanced development 

and manufacturing facility, including validated Department of 

Defense requirements. 

(2) Program goals, proposed metrics of performance, and 

anticipated procurement and operations and maintenance costs 

during the period covered by the current future years defense 

program under section 221 of title 10, United States Code. 

(3) The results of any analysis of alternatives and efficiency 

reviews conducted by the Secretary that justifies the manufacturing and privately financed construction of an advanced 

manufacturing and development facility rather than using other 

programs and facilities of the Federal Government or industry 

facilities for advanced development and manufacturing of medical countermeasures. 

(4) An independent cost-benefit analysis that justifies the 

manufacturing and privately financed construction of an 

advanced manufacturing and development facility described in 

paragraph (3). 

(5) If no independent cost-benefit analysis makes the justification described in paragraph (4), an explanation for why 

such manufacturing and privately financed construction cannot 

be so justified. 

(6) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines 

appropriate. 

(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 60 days 

after the date on which the Secretary submits the report under 

subsection (b), the Comptroller General of the United States shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees a review of such 

report. 

SEC. 222. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DISTRIBUTED 

COMMON GROUND SYSTEM OF THE ARMY. 

(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for 

research, development, test, and evaluation, Army, for the distributed common ground system of the Army, not more than 75 percent 

may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of the Army— 

(1) conducts a review of the program planning for the 

distributed common ground system of the Army; and 

(2) submits to the appropriate congressional committees 

the report required by subsection (b)(1). 

(b) REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the review of the 

distributed common ground system of the Army conducted 

under subsection (a)(1). 

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(A) A review of the segmentation of Increment 2 of 

the distributed common ground system program of the 

Army into discrete software components with the associated 

requirements of each component. 

(B) Identification of each component of Increment 2 

of the distributed common ground system of the Army 

for which commercial software exists that is capable of 

fulfilling most or all of the system requirements for each 

such component. 

(C) A cost analysis of each such commercial software 

that compares performance with projected cost. 

(D) Determination of the degree to which commercial 

software solutions are compliant with the standards 

required by the framework and guidance for the Intelligence Community Information Technology Enterprise, the 

Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise, and the Joint 

Information Environment. 

(E) Identification of each component of Increment 2 

of the distributed common ground system of the Army 

that the Secretary determines may be acquired through 

competitive means. 

(F) An acquisition plan for Increment 2 of the distributed common ground system of the Army that prioritizes 

the acquisition of commercial software components, 

including a data integration layer, in time to meet the 

projected deployment schedule for Increment 2. 

(G) A review of the timetable for the distributed 

common ground system program of the Army in order 

to determine whether there is a practical, executable 

acquisition strategy, including the use of operational capability demonstrations, that could lead to an initial operating 

capability of Increment 2 of the distributed common ground 

system of the Army prior to fiscal year 2017. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 

this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

means— 

(1) the congressional defense committees; and 

(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 

and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

House of Representatives. 

SEC. 223. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DISTRIBUTED 

COMMON GROUND SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. 

(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for 

research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, for the 

United States Special Operations Command for the distributed 

common ground system, not more than 75 percent may be obligated 

or expended until the Commander of the United States Special 

Operations Command submits to the congressional defense committees the report required by subsection (b). 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Commander shall submit to the 

congressional defense committees and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a report 

on the distributed common ground system. Such report shall include 

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(1) A review of the segmentation of the distributed common 

ground system special operations forces program into discrete 

software components with the associated requirements of each 

component. 

(2) Identification of each component of the distributed 

common ground system special operations forces program for 

which commercial software exists that is capable of fulfilling 

most or all of the system requirements for each such component. 

(3) A cost analysis of each such commercial software that 

compares performance with projected cost. 

(4) A determination of the degree to which commercial 

software solutions are compliant with the standards required 

by the framework and guidance for the Intelligence Community 

Information Technology Enterprise, the Defense Intelligence 

Information Enterprise, and the Joint Information Environment. 

(5) Identification of each component of the distributed 

common ground system special operations forces program that 

the Commander determines may be acquired through competitive means. 

(6) An assessment of the extent to which elements of the 

distributed common ground system special operations forces 

program could be modified to increase commercial acquisition 

opportunities. 

(7) An acquisition plan that leads to full operational capability prior to fiscal year 2019. 

SEC. 224. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR INTEGRATED 

PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM OF THE ARMY. 

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Army, for the integrated personnel 

and pay system of the Army, not more than 75 percent may be 

obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of 

the Army submits to the congressional defense committees a report 

that includes the following: 

(1) Updated and validated information regarding the 

performance of the current legacy personnel and pay system 

of the Army for each high-level objective and business outcome 

described in the business case for IPPS–A Increment II, dated 

December 2014, including justifications for threshold and objective values for the integrated personnel and pay system of 

the Army. 

(2) An explanation how the integrated personnel and pay 

system of the Army will enable significant change throughout 

the entire human resources enterprise. 

(3) A description for how the implementation of the 

capabilities in the integrated personnel and pay system of 

the Army will result in changes to the capabilities and services 

to be provided by the Defense Finance and Accounting Services, 

including an estimate of cost savings and manpower savings 

resulting from elimination of duplicative functions. 

(4) A description of alternative program approaches that 

could reduce the overall cost of development and deployment 

for the integrated personnel and pay system of the Army without delaying the current program schedule by more than six 

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Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 

SEC. 231. STREAMLINING THE JOINT FEDERATED ASSURANCE 

CENTER. 

Section 937(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) 

is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘, in coordination with 

the Center for Assured Software of the National Security 

Agency,’’; and 

(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘, in coordination with 

the Defense Microelectronics Activity,’’. 

SEC. 232. DEMONSTRATION OF PERSISTENT CLOSE AIR SUPPORT 

CAPABILITIES. 

(a) JOINT DEMONSTRATION REQUIRED.—Subject to the availability of funds, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary 

of the Army, and the Director of the Defense Advanced Research 

Projects Agency may jointly conduct a demonstration of the persistent close air support capability during fiscal year 2016. 

(b) PARAMETERS OF DEMONSTRATION.— 

(1) SELECTION AND EQUIPMENT OF AIRCRAFT.—If the demonstration under subsection (a) is conducted, the Secretary 

of the Air Force shall select and equip at least two aircraft 

for use in the demonstration that the Secretary otherwise 

intends to use for close air support. 

(2) CLOSE AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS.—If the demonstration 

under subsection (a) is conducted, the demonstration shall 

include close air support operations that involve the following: 

(A) Multiple tactical radio networks representing 

diverse ground force user communities. 

(B) Two-way digital exchanges of situational awareness 

data, video, and calls for fire between aircraft and ground 

users without modification to aircraft operational flight 

profiles. 

(C) Real-time sharing of blue force, aircraft, and target 

location data to reduce risks of fratricide. 

(D) Lightweight digital tools based on commercial-offthe-shelf technology for pilots and joint tactical air controllers. 

(E) Operations in simple and complex operating 

environments. 

(c) ASSESSMENT.—If the demonstration under subsection (a) 

is conducted, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of the 

Army, and the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects 

Agency shall jointly— 

(1) assess the effect of the capabilities demonstrated as 

part of the demonstration required by subsection (a) on— 

(A) the time required to conduct close air support operations; 

(B) the effectiveness of blue force in achieving tactical 

objectives; and 

(C) the risk of fratricide and collateral damage; 

(2) estimate the costs that would be incurred in 

transitioning the technology used in the persistent close air 

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(3) provide to the congressional defense committees a 

briefing on the results of the demonstration, the assessment 

under paragraph (1), and the cost estimates under paragraph 

(2) by December 1, 2016. 

SEC. 233. STRATEGIES FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH HISTORICALLY BLACK 

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY-SERVING 

INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 

(a) BASIC RESEARCH ENTITIES.— (1) STRATEGY.—The heads of each basic research entity 

shall each develop a strategy for how to engage with and 

support the development of scientific, technical, engineering, 

and mathematics capabilities of covered educational institutions 

in carrying out section 2362 of title 10, United States Code. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—Each strategy under paragraph (1) shall 

include the following: 

(A) Goals and vision for maintaining a credible and 

sustainable program relating to the engagement and support under the strategy. 

(B) Metrics to enhance scientific, technical, 

engineering, and mathematics capabilities at covered educational institutions, including with respect to measuring 

progress toward increasing the success of such institutions 

to compete for broader research funding sources other than 

set-aside funds. 

(C) Promotion of mentoring opportunities between covered educational institutions and other research institutions. 

(D) Regular assessment of activities that are used to 

develop, maintain, and grow scientific, technical, 

engineering, and mathematics capabilities. 

(E) Inclusion of faculty of covered educational institutions into program reviews, peer reviews, and other similar 

activities. 

(F) Targeting of undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students at covered educational institutions for 

inclusion into research or internship opportunities within 

the military department. 

(b) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

develop and implement a strategy for how to engage with and 

support the development of scientific, technical, engineering, and 

mathematics capabilities of covered educational institutions pursuant to the strategies developed under subsection (a). 

(c) SUBMISSION.— 

(1) BASIC RESEARCH ENTITIES.—Not later than 180 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the heads of each 

basic research entity shall each submit to the congressional 

defense committees the strategy developed by the head under 

subsection (a)(1). 

(2) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.—Not later than one year 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

the strategy developed under subsection (b). 

(d) COVERED INSTITUTION DEFINED.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘basic research entity’’ means an entity of 

the Department of Defense that executes research, development, test, and evaluation budget activity 1 funding, as 

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described in the Department of Defense Financial Management 

Regulation. 

(2) The term ‘‘covered educational institution’’ has the 

meaning given that term in section 2362(e) of title 10, United 

States Code. 

SEC. 234. REPORT ON COMMERCIAL-OFF-THE-SHELF WIDE-AREA 

SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS FOR ARMY TACTICAL 

UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit 

to the congressional defense committees a report that contains 

the findings of a market survey and assessment of commercialoff-the-shelf wide-area surveillance sensors operationally suitable 

for insertion into the tactical unmanned aerial systems of the Army. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The market survey and assessment contained 

in the report under subsection (a) shall include— 

(1) specific details regarding the capabilities of current 

and commercial-off-the-shelf wide-area surveillance sensors 

that are, or could be, used on tactical unmanned aerial systems 

of the Army, including— 

(A) daytime and nighttime monitoring coverage; 

(B) video resolution outputs; 

(C) bandwidth requirements; 

(D) activity-based intelligence and forensic capabilities; 

(E) simultaneous region of interest monitoring capability; 

(F) interoperability with other sensors and subsystems 

currently used on such tactical unmanned aerial systems; 

(G) sensor weight; 

(H) sensor cost; 

(I) frame rates; 

(J) on-board processing capabilities; and 

(K) any other factors the Secretary considers relevant; 

(2) an assessment of the effect on such tactical unmanned 

aerial systems due to the insertion of commercial-off-the-shelf 

wide-area surveillance sensors; and 

(3) recommendations on the advisability and feasibility to 

upgrade or enhance wide-area surveillance sensors of such tactical unmanned aerial systems, as considered appropriate by 

the Secretary. 

(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) may contain a classified annex. 

SEC. 235. REPORT ON TACTICAL COMBAT TRAINING SYSTEM INCREMENT II. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than January 29, 2016, the Secretary 

of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees a report on the baseline and 

alternatives to the Tactical Air Combat Training System (TCTS) 

Increment II of the Navy. 

(b) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include 

the following: 

(1) An explanation of the rationale for a new start TCTS 

II program as compared to an incremental upgrade to the 

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(2) An estimate of total cost to develop, procure, and replace 

the existing Department of the Navy TCTS architecture with 

an encrypted TCTS II compared to upgrades to existing TCTS. 

(3) A cost estimate and schedule comparison of achieving 

encryption requirements into the existing TCTS program as 

compared to TCTS II. 

(4) A review of joint Department of the Air Force and 

the Department of the Navy investment in live-virtual-constructive advanced air combat training and planned timeline for 

inclusion into TCTS II architecture. 

(5) A cost estimate to integrate F–35 aircraft with TCTS 

II and achieve interoperability between the Department of the 

Navy and Department of the Air Force. 

(6) A cost estimate for coalition partners to achieve TCTS 

II interoperability within the Department of Defense. 

(7) An assessment of risks posed by non-interoperable TCTS 

systems within the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Air Force. 

(8) An explanation of the acquisition strategy for the TCTS 

program. 

(9) An explanation of key performance parameters for the 

TCTS II program. 

(10) Any other information the Secretary of the Navy and 

Secretary of the Air Force determine is appropriate to include. 

SEC. 236. REPORT ON TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVELS OF THE TECHNOLOGIES AND CAPABILITIES CRITICAL TO THE LONGRANGE STRIKE BOMBER AIRCRAFT. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

to the congressional defense committees a report on the technology 

readiness levels of the technologies and capabilities critical to the 

long-range strike bomber aircraft. 

(b) REVIEW BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED

STATES.—Not later than 60 days after the report of the Secretary 

is submitted under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the 

United States shall review the report and submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the matters contained 

in the report. 

SEC. 237. ASSESSMENT OF AIR-LAND MOBILE TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS AND DATA NETWORK REQUIREMENTS AND 

CAPABILITIES. 

(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Director of Cost Assessment 

and Program Evaluation shall seek to enter into a contract with 

a federally funded research and development center to conduct 

a comprehensive assessment of current and future requirements 

and capabilities of the Army with respect to air-land ad hoc, mobile 

tactical communications and data networks, including the technological feasibility, suitability, and survivability of such networks. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection (a) shall 

include the following: 

(1) Concepts, capabilities, and capacities of current or 

future communications and data network systems to meet the 

requirements of current or future tactical operations effectively, 

efficiently, and affordably. 

(2) Software requirements and capabilities, particularly 

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(3) Hardware requirements and capabilities, particularly 

with respect to receiver and transmission technology, tactical 

communications, and data radios at all levels and on all platforms, all associated technologies, and their integration, 

compatibility, and interoperability. 

(4) Any other matters relevant or necessary for a comprehensive assessment of tactical networks or networking in 

the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (Increments 1 and 

2). 

(c) INDEPENDENT ENTITY.—The Director shall select a federally 

funded research and development center with direct, long-standing, 

and demonstrated experience and expertise in program test and 

evaluation of concepts, requirements, and technologies for joint 

tactical communications and data networking to perform the assessment under subsection (a). 

(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 30, 2016, the 

Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

commitments a report including the findings and recommendations 

of the assessment conducted under subsection (a), together with 

the separate comments of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Army. 

SEC. 238. STUDY OF FIELD FAILURES INVOLVING COUNTERFEIT ELECTRONIC PARTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 

hardware assurance study to assess the presence, scope, and effect 

on Department of Defense operations of counterfeit electronic parts 

that have passed through the supply chain of the Department 

and into fielded systems. 

(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The study under subsection (a) shall 

include the following: 

(1) The technical analysis conducted under paragraph (1) 

of subsection (c). 

(2) The report on the technical assessment submitted under 

paragraph (3)(B) of subsection (c). 

(3) Recommendations for such legislative and administrative action, including budget requirements, as the Secretary 

considers necessary to conduct sampling and technical hardware analyses of counterfeit parts in identified areas of high 

concern. 

(c) EXECUTION AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall direct the executive 

agent for printed circuit board technology designated under 

section 256(a) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 

10 U.S.C. 2501 note) to coordinate the execution of the study 

under subsection (a) using capabilities of the Department in 

effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 

Act to conduct a technical analysis on a sample of failed electronic parts in fielded systems. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The technical analysis required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

(A) The selection of a representative sample of electronic component types, including digital, mixed-signal, and 

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(B) An assessment of the presence of counterfeit parts, 

including causes and attributes of failures of any identified 

counterfeit part. 

(C) For components found to have counterfeit parts, 

an assessment of the effect of the counterfeit part in the 

failure mechanism. 

(D) For cases with counterfeit parts contributing to 

the failure, a determination of the failure attributes, factors, and effects on subsystem and system level reliability, 

readiness, and performance. 

(3) TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT.—For any parts assessed under 

paragraph (2) that demonstrate unusual or suspicious failure 

mechanisms, the federation established under section 937(a)(1) 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 

(Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) shall— 

(A) conduct a technical assessment for indications of 

malicious tampering; and 

(B) submit to the executive agent described in paragraph (1) a report on the findings of the federation with 

respect to the technical assessment. 

(d) REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 540 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees a report on the study 

carried out under subsection (a). 

(2) CONTENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 

include the following: 

(A) The findings of the Secretary with respect to the 

study conducted under subsection (a). 

(B) The recommendations developed under subsection 

(b)(3). 

SEC. 239. AIRBORNE DATA LINK PLAN. 

(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the Vice Chairman of 

the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly, in consultation with the 

Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force, develop 

a plan— 

(1) to provide objective survivable communications gateways to enable— 

(A) the secure dissemination of national and tactical 

intelligence information to fourth-generation fighter aircraft and supporting airborne platforms and to low-observable penetrating platforms such as the F–22 and F–35 

aircraft; and 

(B) the secure reception and dissemination of sensor 

data from low-observable penetrating aircraft, such as the 

F–22 and F–35 aircraft; 

(2) to provide secure data sharing between the fifth-generation fighter aircraft of the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine 

Corps, with minimal changes to the outer surfaces of the aircraft and to aircraft operational flight programs; and 

(3) to enable secure data sharing between fifth-generation 

and fourth-generation aircraft in jamming environments. 

(b) ADDITIONAL PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall include non-proprietary and open systems 

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open mission systems initiative of the Air Force and the future 

airborne capability environment initiative of the Navy. 

(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than February 15, 2016, the Under 

Secretary and the Vice Chairman shall jointly provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 

the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a briefing on 

the plan under subsection (a). 

SEC. 240. PLAN FOR ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY WAR GAMES. 

(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 

with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall develop and 

implement a plan for integrating advanced weapons and offset 

technologies into exercises carried out individually and jointly by 

the military departments to improve the development and 

experimentation of various concepts for employment by the Armed 

Forces. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall include 

the following: 

(1) Identification of specific exercises to be carried out 

individually or jointly by the military departments under the 

plan. 

(2) Identification of emerging advanced weapons and offset 

technologies based on joint and individual recommendations 

of the military departments, including with respect to directedenergy weapons, hypersonic strike systems, autonomous systems, or other technologies as determined by the Secretary. 

(3) A schedule for integrating either prototype capabilities 

or table-top exercises into relevant exercises. 

(4) A method for capturing lessons learned and providing 

feedback both to the developers of the advanced weapons and 

offset technology and the military departments. 

(c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one year after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate a report containing the plan under subsection (a) and a 

status update on the implementation of such plan. 

SEC. 241. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF F135 ENGINE PROGRAM. 

(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter 

into a contract with a federally funded research and development 

center to conduct an assessment of the F135 engine program. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection (a) shall 

include the following: 

(1) An assessment of the reliability, growth, and cost-reduction efforts with respect to the F135 engine program, 

including— 

(A) a detailed description of the reliability and cost 

history of the engine; 

(B) the identification of key reliability and cost challenges to the program as of the date of the assessment; 

and 

(C) the identification of any potential options for 

addressing such challenges. 

(2) In accordance with subsection (c), a thorough assessment of the incident on June 23, 2014, consisting of an F135 

engine failure and subsequent fire, including— 

(A) the identification and definition of the root cause 

of the incident; 

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(B) the identification of potential actions or design 

changes needed to address such root cause; and 

(C) the associated cost, schedule, and performance 

implications of such incident to both the F135 engine program and the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter program. 

(c) CONDUCT OF ASSESSMENT.—The federally funded research 

and development center selected to conduct the assessment under 

subsection (a) shall carry out subsection (b)(2) by analyzing data 

collected by the F–35 Joint Program Office, other elements of the 

Federal Government, or contractors. Nothing in this section may 

be construed as affecting the plans of the Secretary to dispose 

of the aircraft involved in the incident described in such subsection 

(b)(2). 

(d) REPORT.—Not later than March 15, 2016, the Secretary 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the assessment conducted under subsection (a). 

SEC. 242. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF AUTONOMIC LOGISTICS INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR F–35 LIGHTNING II AIRCRAFT. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2016, the Comptroller 

General of the United States shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report on the autonomic logistics information 

system for the F–35 Lightning II aircraft program. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include, 

at a minimum, the following: 

(1) The fielding status, in terms of units equipped with 

various software and hardware configurations, for the autonomic logistics information system element of the F–35 Lightning II aircraft program, as of the date of the report. 

(2) The development schedule for upgrades to the autonomic logistics information system, and an assessment of the 

ability of the F–35 Lightning II aircraft program to maintain 

such schedule. 

(3) The views of maintenance personnel and other personnel involved in operating and maintaining F–35 Lightning 

II aircraft in testing and operational units. 

(4) The effect of the autonomic logistics information system 

program on the operational availability of the F–35 Lightning 

II aircraft program. 

(5) Improvements, if any, regarding the time required for 

maintenance personnel to input data and use the autonomic 

logistics information system. 

(6) The ability of the autonomic logistics information system 

to be deployed on both ships and to forward land-based locations, including any limitations of such a deployable version. 

(7) The cost estimates for development and fielding of the 

autonomic logistics information system program and an assessment of the capability of the program to address performance 

problems within the planned resources. 

(8) Other matters regarding the autonomic logistics 

information system that the Comptroller General determines 

of critical importance to the long-term viability of the system. 

SEC. 243. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FACILITATION OF A HIGH 

QUALITY TECHNICAL WORKFORCE. 

It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should 

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engineering, and mathematics programs, such as under section 

233 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 

291; 10 U.S.C. 2193a note), to allow laboratories of the Department 

of Defense and federally funded research and development centers 

to help facilitate and shape a high quality scientific and technical 

future workforce that can support the needs of the Department. 

TITLE III—OPERATION AND 

MAINTENANCE 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 

Sec. 311. Limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels. 

Sec. 312. Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas. 

Sec. 313. Modification of energy management reporting requirements. 

Sec. 314. Revision to scope of statutorily required review of projects relating to potential obstructions to aviation so as to apply only to energy projects. 

Sec. 315. Exclusions from definition of ‘‘chemical substance’’ under Toxic Substances Control Act. 

Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 

Sec. 322. Repeal of limitation on authority to enter into a contract for the 

sustainment, maintenance, repair, or overhaul of the F117 engine. 

Sec. 323. Pilot programs for availability of working-capital funds for product improvements. 

Subtitle D—Reports 

Sec. 331. Modification of annual report on prepositioned materiel and equipment. 

Sec. 332. Report on merger of Office of Assistant Secretary for Operational Energy 

Plans and Deputy Under Secretary for Installations and Environment. 

Sec. 333. Report on equipment purchased noncompetitively from foreign entities. 

Subtitle E—Other Matters 

Sec. 341. Prohibition on contracts making payments for honoring members of the 

Armed Forces at sporting events. 

Sec. 342. Military animals: transfer and adoption. 

Sec. 343. Temporary authority to extend contracts and leases under the ARMS Initiative. 

Sec. 344. Improvements to Department of Defense excess property disposal. 

Sec. 345. Limitation on use of funds for Department of Defense sponsorships, advertising, or marketing associated with sports-related organizations or 

sporting events. 

Sec. 346. Reduction in amounts available for Department of Defense headquarters, 

administrative, and support activities. 

Subtitle A—Authorization of 

Appropriations 

SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 

agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise 

provided for, for operation and maintenance, as specified in the 

funding table in section 4301. 


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Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 

SEC. 311. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF DROP-IN FUELS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 173 of title 10, 

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

new section: 

‘‘§ 2922h. Limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels 

‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the 

Secretary of Defense may not make a bulk purchase of a dropin fuel for operational purposes unless the fully burdened cost 

of that drop-in fuel is cost-competitive with the fully burdened 

cost of a traditional fuel available for the same purpose. 

‘‘(b) WAIVER.—(1) Subject to the requirements of paragraph 

(2), the Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation under subsection (a) with respect to a purchase. 

‘‘(2) Not later than 30 days after issuing a waiver under this 

subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees notice of the waiver. Any such notice shall include 

each of the following: 

‘‘(A) The rationale of the Secretary for issuing the waiver. 

‘‘(B) A certification that the waiver is in the national security interest of the United States. 

‘‘(C) The expected fully burdened cost of the purchase for 

which the waiver is issued. 

‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘drop-in fuel’ means a neat or blended liquid 

hydrocarbon fuel designed as a direct replacement for a traditional fuel with comparable performance characteristics and 

compatible with existing infrastructure and equipment. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘traditional fuel’ means a liquid hydrocarbon 

fuel derived or refined from petroleum. 

‘‘(3) The term ‘operational purposes’— 

‘‘(A) means for the purposes of conducting military 

operations, including training, exercises, large scale demonstrations, and moving and sustaining military forces and 

military platforms; and 

‘‘(B) does not include research, development, testing, 

evaluation, fuel certification, or other demonstrations. 

‘‘(4) The term ‘fully burdened cost’ means the commodity 

price of the fuel plus the total cost of all personnel and assets 

required to move and, when necessary, protect the fuel from 

the point at which the fuel is received from the commercial 

supplier to the point of use.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item 

relating to section 2922g the following new item: 

‘‘2922h. Limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels.’’. 

SEC. 312. SOUTHERN SEA OTTER MILITARY READINESS AREAS. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOUTHERN SEA OTTER MILITARY

READINESS AREAS.—Chapter 631 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

10 USC 

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‘‘§ 7235. Establishment of the Southern Sea Otter Military 

Readiness Areas 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Navy shall establish 

areas, to be known as ‘Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness 

Areas’, for national defense purposes. Such areas shall include 

each of the following: 

‘‘(1) The area that includes Naval Base Ventura County, 

San Nicolas Island, and Begg Rock and the adjacent and surrounding waters within the following coordinates: 

‘‘N. Latitude/W. Longitude 

33°27.8′/119°34.3′

33°20.5′/119°15.5′

33°13.5′/119°11.8′

33°06.5′/119°15.3′

33°02.8′/119°26.8′

33°08.8′/119°46.3′

33°17.2′/119°56.9′

33°30.9′/119°54.2′. 

‘‘(2) The area that includes Naval Base Coronado, San 

Clemente Island and the adjacent and surrounding waters running parallel to shore to 3 nautical miles from the high tide 

line designated by part 165 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, on May 20, 2010, as the San Clemente Island 3NM 

Safety Zone. 

‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE SOUTHERN SEA OTTER MILITARY

READINESS AREAS.— ‘‘(1) INCIDENTAL TAKINGS UNDER ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

OF 1973.—Sections 4 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act of 

1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533, 1538) shall not apply with respect to 

the incidental taking of any southern sea otter in the Southern 

Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas in the course of conducting 

a military readiness activity. 

‘‘(2) INCIDENTAL TAKINGS UNDER MARINE MAMMAL PROTEC- TION ACT OF 1972.—Sections 101 and 102 of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1371, 1372) shall not apply 

with respect to the incidental taking of any southern sea otter 

in the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas in the 

course of conducting a military readiness activity. 

‘‘(3) TREATMENT AS SPECIES PROPOSED TO BE LISTED.—For 

purposes of conducting a military readiness activity, any 

southern sea otter while within the Southern Sea Otter Military 

Readiness Areas shall be treated for the purposes of section 

7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) 

as a member of a species that is proposed to be listed as 

an endangered species or a threatened species under section 

4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533). 

‘‘(c) REMOVAL.—Nothing in this section or any other Federal 

law shall be construed to require that any southern sea otter 

located within the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas 

be removed from the Areas. 

‘‘(d) REVISION OR TERMINATION OF EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary 

of the Interior may revise or terminate the application of subsection 

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(b) if the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary 

of the Navy, determines that military activities occurring in the 

Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas are impeding the 

southern sea otter conservation or the return of southern sea otters 

to optimum sustainable population levels. 

‘‘(e) MONITORING.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy shall conduct 

monitoring and research within the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas to determine the effects of military readiness activities on the growth or decline of the southern sea 

otter population and on the near-shore ecosystem. Monitoring 

and research parameters and methods shall be determined 

in consultation with the Service. 

‘‘(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 24 months after the date 

of the enactment of this section and every three years thereafter, the Secretary of the Navy shall report to Congress and 

the public on monitoring undertaken pursuant to paragraph 

(1). 

‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) SOUTHERN SEA OTTER.—The term ‘southern sea otter’ 

means any member of the subspecies Enhydra lutris nereis. 

‘‘(2) TAKE.—The term ‘take’— 

‘‘(A) when used in reference to activities subject to 

regulation by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), shall have the meaning given such 

term in that Act; and 

‘‘(B) when used in reference to activities subject to 

regulation by the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 

(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) shall have the meaning given 

such term in that Act. 

‘‘(3) INCIDENTAL TAKING.—The term ‘incidental taking’ 

means any take of a southern sea otter that is incidental 

to, and not the purpose of, the carrying out of an otherwise 

lawful activity. 

‘‘(4) MILITARY READINESS ACTIVITY.—The term ‘military 

readiness activity’ has the meaning given that term in section 

315(f) of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2003 (16 U.S.C. 703 note) and includes all 

training and operations of the armed forces that relate to 

combat and the adequate and realistic testing of military equipment, vehicles, weapons, and sensors for proper operation and 

suitability for combat use. 

‘‘(5) OPTIMUM SUSTAINABLE POPULATION.—The term 

‘optimum sustainable population’ means, with respect to any 

population stock, the number of animals that will result in 

the maximum productivity of the population or the species, 

keeping in mind the carrying capacity of the habitat and the 

health of the ecosystem of which they form a constituent element.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 

new item: 

‘‘7235. Establishment of the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas.’’. 

SEC. 313. MODIFICATION OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT REPORTING 

REQUIREMENTS. 

Section 2925(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

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(1) by striking paragraphs (4) and (7); 

(2) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (8), (9), (10), (11), 

and (12) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10), 

respectively; 

(3) by amending paragraph (7), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this section, to read as follows: 

‘‘(7) A description and estimate of the progress made by 

the military departments in meeting current high performance 

and sustainable building standards under the Unified Facilities 

Criteria.’’; 

(4) by amending paragraph (9), as redesignated by such 

paragraph (2), to read as follows: 

‘‘(9) Details of all commercial utility outages caused by 

threats and those caused by hazards at military installations 

that last eight hours or longer, whether or not the outage 

was mitigated by backup power, including non-commercial 

utility outages and Department of Defense-owned infrastructure, including the total number and location of outages, the 

financial impact of the outages, and measure taken to mitigate 

outages in the future at the affected locations and across the 

Department of Defense.’’; and 

(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(11) At the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, a classified annex, as appropriate.’’. 

SEC. 314. REVISION TO SCOPE OF STATUTORILY REQUIRED REVIEW 

OF PROJECTS RELATING TO POTENTIAL OBSTRUCTIONS 

TO AVIATION SO AS TO APPLY ONLY TO ENERGY 

PROJECTS. 

(a) SCOPE OF SECTION.—Section 358 of the Ike Skelton National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111– 

383; 124 Stat. 4198; 49 U.S.C. 44718 note) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘from State and local 

officials or the developer of a renewable energy development 

or other energy project’’ and inserting ‘‘from a State government, an Indian tribal government, a local government, a landowner, or the developer of an energy project’’; 

(2) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘‘readiness, and’’ and 

all that follows and inserting ‘‘readiness and to clearly communicate to such parties actions being taken by the Department 

of Defense under this section.’’; 

(3) in subsection (d)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘as high, medium, 

or low’’; 

(4) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and 

(5) by inserting after subsection (i) the following new subsection (j): 

‘‘(j) APPLICABILITY OF SECTION.—This section does not apply 

to a non-energy project.’’. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (k) of such section, as redesignated by paragraph (4) of subsection (a), is amended by adding 

at the end the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(4) The term ‘energy project’ means a project that provides 

for the generation or transmission of electrical energy. 

‘‘(5) The term ‘non-energy project’ means a project that 

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‘‘(6) The term ‘landowner’ means a person or other legal 

entity that owns a fee interest in real property on which a 

proposed energy project is planned to be located.’’. 

SEC. 315. EXCLUSIONS FROM DEFINITION OF ‘‘CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE’’ 

UNDER TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT. 

Section 3(2)(B)(v) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 

2602(2)(B)(v)) is amended by striking ‘‘, and’’ and inserting ‘‘and 

any component of such an article (limited to shot shells, cartridges, 

and components of shot shells and cartridges), and’’. 

Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 

SEC. 322. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO 

A CONTRACT FOR THE SUSTAINMENT, MAINTENANCE, 

REPAIR, OR OVERHAUL OF THE F117 ENGINE. 

Section 341 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3345) is repealed. 

SEC. 323. PILOT PROGRAMS FOR AVAILABILITY OF WORKING-CAPITAL 

FUNDS FOR PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS. 

(a) PILOT PROGRAMS REQUIRED.—During fiscal year 2016, each 

of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, 

and Technology, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, 

Development, and Acquisition, and the Assistant Secretary of the 

Air Force for Acquisition shall initiate a pilot program pursuant 

to section 330 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 68), as amended by 

section 332 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1697). 

(b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—A minimum of 

$5,000,000 of working-capital funds shall be used for each of the 

pilot programs initiated under subsection (a) for fiscal year 2016. 

Subtitle D—Reports 

SEC. 331. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON PREPOSITIONED 

MATERIEL AND EQUIPMENT. 

Section 2229a(a)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

to read as follows: 

‘‘(8) A list of any equipment used in support of contingency 

operations slated for retrograde and subsequent inclusion in 

the prepositioned stocks.’’. 

SEC. 332. REPORT ON MERGER OF OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY 

FOR OPERATIONAL ENERGY PLANS AND DEPUTY UNDER 

SECRETARY FOR INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT. 

The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 

on the merger of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense 

for Operational Energy Plans and the Office of the Deputy Under 

Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment under section 901 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3462). Such report shall 

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(1) a description of how the office is implementing its 

responsibilities under sections 138(b)(9), 138(c), and 2925(b) 

of title 10, United States Code, and Department of Defense 

Directives 5134.15 (Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs) and 4280.01 (Department 

of Defense Energy Policy); 

(2) a description of any efficiencies achieved as a result 

of the merger; and 

(3) the number of Department of Defense personnel whose 

responsibilities are focused on energy matters specifically. 

SEC. 333. REPORT ON EQUIPMENT PURCHASED NONCOMPETITIVELY 

FROM FOREIGN ENTITIES. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 30, 2016, the 

Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report containing a list of each contract awarded 

to a foreign entity outside of the national technology and industrial 

base, as described in section 2505(c) of title 10, United States 

Code, by the Department of Defense during fiscal years 2011 

through 2015— 

(1) using procedures other than competitive procedures; 

and 

(2) for the procurement of equipment, weapons, weapons 

systems, components, subcomponents, or end-items with a value 

of $10,000,000 or more. 

(b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by subsection 

(a) shall include, for each contract listed, each of the following: 

(1) An identification of the items purchased under the 

contract— 

(A) described in section 8302(a)(1) of title 41, United 

States Code, and purchased from a foreign manufacturer 

by reason of an exception under section 8302(a)(2)(A) or 

section 8302(a)(2)(B) of such title; 

(B) described in section 2533b(a)(1) of title 10, United 

States Code, and purchased from a foreign manufacturer 

by reason of an exception under section 2533b(b); and 

(C) described in section 2534(a) of such title and purchased from a foreign manufacturer by reason of a waiver 

exercised under paragraph (1), (2), (4), or (5) of section 

2534(d) of such title. 

(2) The rationale for using the exception or waiver. 

(3) A list of potential alternative manufacturing sources 

from the public and private sector that could be developed 

to establish competition for those items. 

Subtitle E—Other Matters 

SEC. 341. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS MAKING PAYMENTS FOR HONORING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AT SPORTING 

EVENTS. 

(a) PROHIBITION.—Subchapter I of chapter 134 of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2241a 

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‘‘§ 2241b. Prohibition on contracts providing payments for 

activities at sporting events to honor members 

of the armed forces 

‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—The Department of Defense may not enter 

into any contract or other agreement under which payments are 

to be made in exchange for activities by the contractor intended 

to honor, or giving the appearance of honoring, members of the 

armed forces (whether members of the regular components or the 

reserve components) at any form of sporting event. 

‘‘(b) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed as prohibiting the Department of Defense from taking actions 

to facilitate activities intended to honor members of the armed 

forces at sporting events that are provided on a pro bono basis 

or otherwise funded with non-Federal funds if such activities are 

provided and received in accordance with applicable rules and regulations regarding the acceptance of gifts by the military departments, the armed forces, and members of the armed forces.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 134 of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

2241a the following new item: 

‘‘2241b. Prohibition on contracts providing payments for activities at sporting events 

to honor members of the armed forces.’’. 

SEC. 342. MILITARY ANIMALS: TRANSFER AND ADOPTION. 

(a) AVAILABILITY FOR ADOPTION.—Section 2583(a) of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘may’’ in the matter 

preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 

(b) AUTHORIZED RECIPIENTS.—Subsection (c) of section 2583 

of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED RECIPIENTS.—(1) A military animal shall be 

made available for adoption under this section, in order of recommended priority— 

‘‘(A) by former handlers of the animal; 

‘‘(B) by other persons capable of humanely caring for the 

animal; and 

‘‘(C) by law enforcement agencies. 

‘‘(2) If the Secretary of the military department concerned determines that an adoption is justified under subsection (a)(2) under 

circumstances under which the handler of a military working dog 

is wounded in action, the dog shall be made available for adoption 

only by the handler. If the Secretary of the military department 

concerned determines that such an adoption is justified under circumstances under which the handler of a military working dog 

is killed in action or dies of wounds received in action, the military 

working dog shall be made available for adoption only by a parent, 

child, spouse, or sibling of the deceased handler.’’. 

(c) TRANSFER FOR ADOPTION.—Subsection (f) of section 2583 

of title 10, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding 

paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘may transfer’’ and inserting ‘‘shall 

transfer’’. 

(d) LOCATION OF RETIREMENT.—Subsection (f) of such section 

is further amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 

(2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘If the Secretary’’; 

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(3) in paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (2) of 

this subsection— 

(A) by striking ‘‘, and no suitable adoption is available 

at the military facility where the dog is located,’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (B), as designated by paragraph 

(1) of this subsection, by inserting ‘‘within the United 

States’’ after ‘‘to another location’’; and 

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

(2): 

‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if at the time of retirement— 

‘‘(A) the dog is located outside the United States and a 

United States citizen or service member living abroad adopts 

the dog; or 

‘‘(B) the dog is located within the United States and suitable 

adoption is available where the dog is located.’’. 

(e) PREFERENCE IN ADOPTION FOR FORMER HANDLERS.—Such 

section is further amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection (g): 

‘‘(g) PREFERENCE IN ADOPTION OF RETIRED MILITARY WORKING

DOGS FOR FORMER HANDLERS.—(1) In providing for the adoption 

under this section of a retired military working dog described in 

paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (a), the Secretary of the military 

department concerned shall accord a preference to the former handler of the dog unless the Secretary determines that adoption of 

the dog by the former handler would not be in the best interests 

of the dog. 

‘‘(2) In the case of a dog covered by paragraph (1) with more 

than one former handler seeking adoption of the dog at the time 

of adoption, the Secretary shall provide for the adoption of the 

dog by such former handler whose adoption of the dog will best 

serve the interests of the dog and such former handlers. The Secretary shall make any determination required by this paragraph 

with respect to a dog following consultation with the kennel master 

of the unit at which the dog was last located before adoption 

under this section. 

‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as altering, 

revising, or overriding any policy of a military department for 

the adoption of military working dogs by law enforcement agencies 

before the end of the dogs’ useful lives.’’. 

SEC. 343. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO EXTEND CONTRACTS AND 

LEASES UNDER THE ARMS INITIATIVE. 

Contracts or subcontracts entered into pursuant to section 

4554(a)(3)(A) of title 10, United States Code, on or before the 

date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this 

Act may include an option to extend the term of the contract 

or subcontract for an additional 25 years. 

SEC. 344. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXCESS 

PROPERTY DISPOSAL. 

(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than March 15, 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the improved management and oversight of the 

systems, processes, and controls involved in the disposition of excess 

non-mission essential equipment and materiel by the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services. 

10 USC 4554 

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(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—At a minimum, the plan shall address 

each of the following: 

(1) Backlogs of unprocessed property at disposition sites 

that do not meet Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services 

goals. 

(2) Customer wait times. 

(3) Procedures governing the disposal of serviceable items 

in order to prevent the destruction of excess property eligible 

for utilization, transfer, or donation before potential recipients 

are able to view and obtain the property. 

(4) Validation of materiel release orders. 

(5) Assuring adequate physical security for the storage 

of equipment. 

(6) The number of personnel required to effectively manage 

retrograde sort yards. 

(7) Managing any potential increase in the amount of excess 

property to be processed. 

(8) Improving the reliability of Defense Logistics Agency 

Disposition Services data. 

(9) Procedures for ensuring no property is offered for public 

sale until all requirements for utilization, transfer, and donation are met. 

(10) Validation of physical inventory against database 

entries. 

(c) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—By not later than March 15, 

2016, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense 

committees a briefing on the actions taken to implement the plan 

required under subsection (a). 

SEC. 345. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE SPONSORSHIPS, ADVERTISING, OR MARKETING 

ASSOCIATED WITH SPORTS-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS OR 

SPORTING EVENTS. 

Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense by this Act or otherwise made available to the 

Department for sponsorship, advertising, or marketing associated 

with sports-related organizations or sporting events, not more than 

75 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which 

the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in 

consultation with the Director of Accessions Policy— 

(1) conducts a review of current contracts and task orders 

for such sponsorships, advertising, and marketing (as awarded 

by the regular and reserve components of the Armed Forces) 

in order to assess— 

(A) whether such sponsorships, advertising, and marketing are effective in meeting the recruiting objectives 

of the Department; 

(B) whether consistent metrics are used to evaluate 

the effectiveness of each such activity in generating leads 

and recruit accessions; and 

(C) whether the return on investment for such activities is sufficient to warrant the continuing use of Department funds for such activities; and 

(2) submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

Senate and the House of Representatives a report that 

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(A) a description of the actions being taken to coordinate efforts of the Department relating to such sponsorships, advertising, and marketing, and to minimize duplicative contracts for such sponsorships, advertising, and marketing, as applicable; and 

(B) the results of the review required by paragraph 

(1), including an assessment of the extent to which the 

continuing use of Department funds for such sponsorships, 

advertising, and marketing is warranted in light of the 

review and the actions described pursuant to subparagraph 

(A). 

SEC. 346. REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES. 

(a) PLAN FOR ACHIEVEMENT OF COST SAVINGS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Commencing not later than 120 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

of Defense shall implement a plan to ensure that the Department of Defense achieves not less than $10,000,000,000 in 

cost savings from the headquarters, administrative, and support 

activities of the Department during the period beginning with 

fiscal year 2015 and ending with fiscal year 2019. The Secretary 

shall ensure that at least one half of the required cost savings 

are programmed for fiscal years before fiscal year 2018. 

(2) TREATMENT OF SAVINGS PURSUANT TO HEADQUARTERS

REDUCTION.—Documented savings achieved pursuant to the 

headquarters reduction requirement in subsection (b), other 

than savings achieved in fiscal year 2020, shall count toward 

the cost savings required by paragraph (1). 

(3) TREATMENT OF SAVINGS PURSUANT TO MANAGEMENT

ACTIVITIES.—Documented savings in the human resources 

management, health care management, financial flow management, information technology infrastructure and management, 

supply chain and logistics, acquisition and procurement, and 

real property management activities of the Department during 

the period referred to in paragraph (1) may be counted toward 

the cost savings required by paragraph (1). 

(4) TREATMENT OF SAVINGS PURSUANT TO FORCE STRUCTURE

REVISIONS.—Savings or reductions to military force structure 

or military operating units of the Armed Forces may not count 

toward the cost savings required by paragraph (1). 

(5) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall include with the budget 

for the Department of Defense for each of fiscal years 2017, 

2018, and 2019, as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 

1105 of title 31, United States Code, a report describing and 

assessing the progress of the Department in implementing the 

plan required by paragraph (1) and in achieving the cost savings 

required by that paragraph. 

(6) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENTS.—Not later than 

90 days after the submittal of each report required by paragraph (5), the Comptroller General of the United States shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting 

forth the assessment of the Comptroller General of the report 

and of the extent to which the Department of Defense is in 

compliance with the requirements of this section. 

(b) HEADQUARTERS REDUCTIONS.— 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

modify the headquarters reduction plan required by section 

904 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 816; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) 

to ensure that it achieves savings in the total funding available 

for major Department of Defense headquarters activities by 

fiscal year 2020 that are not less than 25 percent of the baseline 

amount. The modified plan shall establish a specific savings 

objective for each major headquarters activity in each fiscal 

year through fiscal year 2020. The budget for the Department 

of Defense for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2016 shall 

reflect the savings required by the modified plan. 

(2) BASELINE AMOUNT.—For the purposes of this subsection, 

the baseline amount is the amount authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2016 for major Department 

of Defense headquarters activities, adjusted by a credit for 

reductions in such headquarters activities that are documented, 

as of the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment 

of this Act, as having been accomplished in earlier fiscal years 

in accordance with the December 2013 directive of the Secretary 

of Defense on headquarters reductions. The modified plan 

issued pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include an overall baseline amount for all of the major Department of Defense headquarters activities that credits reductions accomplished in earlier fiscal years in accordance with the December 2013 directive, 

and a specific baseline amount for each such headquarters 

activity that credits such reductions. 

(3) MAJOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘major Department 

of Defense headquarters activities’’ means the following: 

(A) Each of the following organizations: 

(i) The Office of the Secretary of Defense and the 

Joint Staff. 

(ii) The Office of the Secretary of the Army and 

the Army Staff. 

(iii) The Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the 

Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and Headquarters, Marine Corps. 

(iv) The Office of the Secretary of the Air Force 

and the Air Staff. 

(v) The Office of the Chief, National Guard Bureau, 

and the National Guard Joint Staff. 

(B)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), headquarters 

elements of each of the following: 

(I) The combatant commands, the sub-unified commands, and subordinate commands that directly report 

to such commands. 

(II) The major commands of the military departments and the subordinate commands that directly 

report to such commands. 

(III) The component commands of the military 

departments. 

(IV) The Defense Agencies, the Department of 

Defense field activities, and the Office of the Inspector 

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(V) Department of Defense components that report 

directly to the organizations specified in subparagraph 

(A). 

(ii) Subordinate commands and direct-reporting components otherwise described in clause (i) that do not have 

significant functions other than operational, operational 

intelligence, or tactical functions, or training for operational, operational intelligence, or tactical functions, are 

not headquarters elements for purposes of this subsection. 

(4) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 120 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall revise 

applicable guidance on the Department of Defense major headquarters activities as needed to— 

(A) incorporate into such guidance the definition of 

the term ‘‘major Department of Defense headquarters 

activities’’ as provided in paragraph (3); 

(B) ensure that the term ‘‘headquarters element’’, as 

used in paragraph (3)(B), is consistently applied within 

such guidance to include— 

(i) senior leadership and staff functions of 

applicable commands and components; and 

(ii) direct support to senior leadership and staff 

functions of applicable commands and components and 

to higher headquarters; 

(C) ensure that the budget and accounting systems 

of the Department of Defense are modified to track funding 

for the major Department of Defense headquarters activities as separate funding lines; and 

(D) identify and address any deviation from the specific 

savings objective established for a headquarters activity 

in the modified plan issued by the Secretary pursuant 

to the requirement in paragraph (1). 

(c) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF HEADQUARTERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 

a comprehensive review of the management and operational 

headquarters of the Department of Defense for purposes of 

consolidating and streamlining headquarters functions and 

administrative and support activities. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The review required by paragraph (1) shall 

address the following: 

(A) The extent, if any, to which the staff of the Secretaries of the military departments and the Chiefs of Staff 

of the Armed Forces have duplicative staff functions and 

services and could be consolidated into a single service 

staff. 

(B) The extent, if any, to which the staff of the Office 

of the Secretary of Defense, the military departments, the 

Defense Agencies, and temporary organizations have 

duplicative staff functions and services and could be 

streamlined with respect to— 

(i) performing oversight and making policy; 

(ii) performing staff functions and services specific 

to the military department concerned; 

(iii) performing multi-department staff functions 

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(iv) performing functions and services across the 

Department of Defense with respect to intelligence 

collection and analysis. 

(C) The extent, if any, to which the Joint Staff, the 

combatant commands, and their subordinate service component commands have duplicative staff functions and services that could be shared, consolidated, eliminated, or otherwise streamlined with— 

(i) the Joint Staff performing oversight and execution; 

(ii) the staff of the combatant commands performing only staff functions and services specific to 

the combatant command concerned; and 

(iii) the staff of the service component commands 

of the combatant commands performing only staff functions and services specific to the service component 

command concerned. 

(D) The extent, if any, to which reductions in military 

and civilian end-strength in management or operational 

headquarters could be used to create, build, or fill shortages 

in force structure for operational units. 

(E) The extent, if any, to which revisions are required 

to the Defense Officers Personnel Management Act, 

including requirements for officers to serve in joint billets, 

the number of qualifying billets, the rank structure in 

the joint billets, and the joint qualification requirement 

for officers to be promoted while serving for extensive 

periods in critical positions such as program managers 

of major defense acquisition programs, and officers in units 

of component forces supporting joint commands, in order 

to achieve efficiencies, provide promotion fairness and 

equity, and obtain effective governance in the management 

of the Department of Defense. 

(F) The structure and staffing of the Joint Staff, and 

the number, structure, and staffing of the combatant commands and their subordinate service component commands, 

including, in particular— 

(i) whether or not the staff organization of each 

such entity has documented and periodically validated 

requirements for such entity; 

(ii) whether or not there are an appropriate 

number of combatant commands relative to the 

requirements of the National Security Strategy, the 

Quadrennial Defense Review, and the National Military Strategy; and 

(iii) whether or not opportunities exist to consolidate staff functions and services common to the Joint 

Staff and the service component commands into a 

single staff organization that provides the required 

functions, services, capabilities, and capacities to the 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and supported 

combatant commanders, and if so— 

(I) where in the organizational structure such 

staff functions, services, capabilities, and capacities would be established; and 

(II) whether or not the military departments 

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capabilities, and capacities while executing their 

requirements to organize, train, and equip the 

Armed Forces. 

(G) The statutory and regulatory authority of the 

combatant commands to establish subordinate joint commands or headquarters, including joint task forces, led 

by a general or flag officer, and the extent, if any, to 

which the combatant commands have used such 

authority— 

(i) to establish temporary or permanent subordinate joint commands or headquarters, including joint 

task forces, led by general or flag officers; 

(ii) to disestablish temporary or permanent 

subordinate joint commands or headquarters, including 

joint task forces, led by general or flag officers; 

(iii) to increase requirements for general and flag 

officers in the joint pool which are exempt from the 

end strength limitations otherwise applicable to general and flag officers in the Armed Forces; 

(iv) to participate in the management of joint 

officer qualification in order to ensure the efficient 

and effective quality and quantity of officers needed 

to staff headquarters functions and services and return 

to the services officers with required professional 

experience and skills necessary to remain competitive 

for increased responsibility and authority through subsequent assignment or promotion, including by identifying— 

(I) circumstances, if any, in which officers 

spend a disproportionate amount of time in their 

careers to attain joint officer qualifications with 

corresponding loss of opportunities to develop in 

the service-specific assignments needed to gain the 

increased proficiency and experience to qualify for 

service and command assignments; and 

(II) circumstances, if any, in which the military departments detail officers to joint headquarters staffs in order to maximize the number 

of officers receiving joint duty credit with a focus 

on the quantity, instead of the quality, of officers 

achieving joint duty credit; 

(v) to establish commanders’ strategic planning 

groups, advisory groups, or similar parallel personal 

staff entities that could risk isolating function and 

staff processes, including an assessment of the justification used to establish such personal staff organizations 

and their impact on the effectiveness and efficiency 

of organizational staff functions, services, capabilities, 

and capacities; and 

(vi) to ensure the identification and management 

of officers serving or having served in units in subordinate service component or joint commands during combat operations and did not receive joint credit for such 

service. 

(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable and as the Secretary considers appropriate, conduct 

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experts on matters covered by the review who are independent 

of the Department of Defense. 

(4) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the Secretary 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

setting forth the results of the review required by paragraph 

(1). 

TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 

AUTHORIZATIONS 

Subtitle A—Active Forces 

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 

Sec. 402. Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 

Sec. 412. End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. 

Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 

Sec. 414. Fiscal year 2016 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. 

Sec. 422. Report on force structure of the Army. 

Subtitle A—Active Forces 

SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 

The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty 

personnel as of September 30, 2016, as follows: 

(1) The Army, 475,000. 

(2) The Navy, 329,200. 

(3) The Marine Corps, 184,000. 

(4) The Air Force, 320,715. 

SEC. 402. REVISIONS IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END STRENGTH 

MINIMUM LEVELS. 

Section 691 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (1) through 

(4) and inserting the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(1) For the Army, 475,000. 

‘‘(2) For the Navy, 329,200. 

‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 184,000. 

‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 317,000.’’; and 

(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘0.5 percent’’ and inserting 

‘‘2 percent’’. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 

SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 

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

for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of 

September 30, 2016, as follows: 

(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 342,000. 

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(3) The Navy Reserve, 57,400. 

(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 38,900. 

(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 105,500. 

(6) The Air Force Reserve, 69,200. 

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

(b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end strengths prescribed 

by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component 

shall be proportionately reduced by— 

(1) the total authorized strength of units organized to serve 

as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which 

are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of 

the fiscal year; and 

(2) the total number of individual members not in units 

organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such 

component who are on active duty (other than for training 

or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their 

consent at the end of the fiscal year. 

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

members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve component are 

released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength 

prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such 

reserve component shall be increased proportionately by the total 

authorized strengths of such units and by the total number of 

such individual members. 

SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 

Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the 

reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of 

September 30, 2016, the following number of Reserves to be serving 

on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members 

of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, 

recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 

(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 30,770. 

(2) The Army Reserve, 16,261. 

(3) The Navy Reserve, 9,934. 

(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,260. 

(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 14,748. 

(6) The Air Force Reserve, 3,032. 

SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL 

STATUS). 

The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) 

as of the last day of fiscal year 2016 for the reserve components 

of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of 

title 10, United States Code) shall be the following: 

(1) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 

26,099. 

(2) For the Army Reserve, 7,395. 

(3) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 22,104. 

(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,814. 

SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2016 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF NON-DUAL 

STATUS TECHNICIANS. 

(a) LIMITATIONS.— 

(1) NATIONAL GUARD.—Within the limitation provided in 

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of non-dual status technicians employed by the National Guard 

as of September 30, 2016, may not exceed the following: 

(A) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 

1,600. 

(B) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 

350. 

(2) ARMY RESERVE.—The number of non-dual status technicians employed by the Army Reserve as of September 30, 2016, 

may not exceed 595. 

(3) AIR FORCE RESERVE.—The number of non-dual status 

technicians employed by the Air Force Reserve as of September 

30, 2016, may not exceed 90. 

(b) NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS DEFINED.—In this section, 

the term ‘‘non-dual status technician’’ has the meaning given that 

term in section 10217(a) of title 10, United States Code. 

SEC. 415. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED 

TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 

During fiscal year 2016, the maximum number of members 

of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving 

at any time on full-time operational support duty under section 

115(b) of title 10, United States Code, is the following: 

(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000. 

(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 

(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 

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

(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000. 

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

Subtitle C—Authorization of 

Appropriations 

SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 

authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for the use 

of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as specified in the funding table in section 4401. 

(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The authorization of 

appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any other authorization 

of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal 

year 2016. 

SEC. 422. REPORT ON FORCE STRUCTURE OF THE ARMY. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

to Congress a report containing the following: 

(1) An assessment by the Secretary of Defense of reports 

by the Secretary of the Army on the force structure of the 

Army submitted to Congress under section 1066 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 

112–239; 126 Stat. 1943) and section 1062 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 

113–291; 128 Stat. 3503). 

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years 2017 through 2021 to meet the goals of the national 

military strategy of the United States. 

(3) An independent risk assessment by the Chairman of 

the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the proposed Army force structure 

and the ability of such force structure to meet the operational 

requirements of combatant commanders. 

(4) A description of the planning assumptions and scenarios 

used by the Department of Defense to validate the size and 

force structure of the Army, including the Army Reserve and 

the Army National Guard. 

(5) A certification by the Secretary of Defense that the 

Secretary has reviewed the reports by the Secretary of the 

Army and the assessments of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 

of Staff and determined that an end strength for active duty 

personnel of the Army below the end strength level authorized 

in section 401(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3348) 

will be adequate to meet the national military strategy of 

the United States. 

(6) A description of various alternative options for allocating 

funds to ensure that the end strengths of the Army do not 

fall below levels of significant risk, as determined pursuant 

to the risk assessment conducted by the Chairman of the Joint 

Chiefs of Staff under paragraph (3). 

(7) Such other information or updates as the Secretary 

of Defense considers appropriate. 

(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 

POLICY 

Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 

Sec. 501. Reinstatement of enhanced authority for selective early discharge of warrant officers. 

Sec. 502. Equitable treatment of junior officers excluded from an all-fully-qualifiedofficers list because of administrative error. 

Sec. 503. Enhanced flexibility for determination of officers to continue on active 

duty and for selective early retirement and early discharge. 

Sec. 504. Authority to defer until age 68 mandatory retirement for age of a general 

or flag officer serving as Chief or Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the 

Army, Navy, or Air Force. 

Sec. 505. General rule for warrant officer retirement in highest grade held satisfactorily. 

Sec. 506. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendation on the definition 

and availability of costs associated with general and flag officers and 

their aides. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 

Sec. 511. Continued service in the Ready Reserve by Members of Congress who are 

also members of the Ready Reserve. 

Sec. 512. Clarification of purpose of reserve component special selection boards as 

limited to correction of error at a mandatory promotion board. 

Sec. 513. Increase in number of days of active duty required to be performed by reserve component members for duty to be considered Federal service for 

purposes of unemployment compensation for ex-servicemembers. 

Sec. 514. Temporary authority to use Air Force reserve component personnel to 

provide training and instruction regarding pilot training. 

Sec. 515. Assessment of Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization 

Commission recommendation regarding consolidation of authorities to 

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Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 

Sec. 521. Limited authority for Secretary concerned to initiate applications for correction of military records. 

Sec. 522. Temporary authority to develop and provide additional recruitment incentives. 

Sec. 523. Expansion of authority to conduct pilot programs on career flexibility to 

enhance retention of members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 524. Modification of notice and wait requirements for change in ground combat 

exclusion policy for female members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 525. Role of Secretary of Defense in development of gender-neutral occupational standards. 

Sec. 526. Establishment of process by which members of the Armed Forces may 

carry an appropriate firearm on a military installation. 

Sec. 527. Establishment of breastfeeding policy for the Department of the Army. 

Sec. 528. Sense of Congress recognizing the diversity of the members of the Armed 

Forces. 

Subtitle D—Military Justice, Including Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence 

Prevention and Response 

Sec. 531. Enforcement of certain crime victim rights by the Court of Criminal Appeals. 

Sec. 532. Department of Defense civilian employee access to Special Victims’ Counsel. 

Sec. 533. Authority of Special Victims’ Counsel to provide legal consultation and assistance in connection with various Government proceedings. 

Sec. 534. Timely notification to victims of sex-related offenses of the availability of 

assistance from Special Victims’ Counsel. 

Sec. 535. Additional improvements to Special Victims’ Counsel program. 

Sec. 536. Enhancement of confidentiality of restricted reporting of sexual assault in 

the military. 

Sec. 537. Modification of deadline for establishment of Defense Advisory Committee 

on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the 

Armed Forces. 

Sec. 538. Improved Department of Defense prevention and response to sexual assaults in which the victim is a male member of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 539. Preventing retaliation against members of the Armed Forces who report 

or intervene on behalf of the victim of an alleged sex-related offence. 

Sec. 540. Sexual assault prevention and response training for administrators and 

instructors of Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

Sec. 541. Retention of case notes in investigations of sex-related offenses involving 

members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps. 

Sec. 542. Comptroller General of the United States reports on prevention and response to sexual assault by the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve. Sec. 543. Improved implementation of changes to Uniform Code of Military Justice. 

Sec. 544. Modification of Rule 104 of the Rules for Courts-Martial to establish certain prohibitions concerning evaluations of Special Victims’ Counsel. 

Sec. 545. Modification of Rule 304 of the Military Rules of Evidence relating to the 

corroboration of a confession or admission. 

Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, and Transition 

Sec. 551. Enhancements to Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program. 

Sec. 552. Availability of preseparation counseling for members of the Armed Forces 

discharged or released after limited active duty. 

Sec. 553. Availability of additional training opportunities under Transition Assistance Program. 

Sec. 554. Modification of requirement for in-resident instruction for courses of instruction offered as part of Phase II joint professional military education. 

Sec. 555. Termination of program of educational assistance for reserve component 

members supporting contingency operations and other operations. 

Sec. 556. Appointments to military service academies from nominations made by 

Delegates in Congress from the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 

and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

Sec. 557. Support for athletic programs of the United States Military Academy. 

Sec. 558. Condition on admission of defense industry civilians to attend the United 

States Air Force Institute of Technology. 

Sec. 559. Quality assurance of certification programs and standards for professional 

credentials obtained by members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 560. Prohibition on receipt of unemployment insurance while receiving post-9/ 

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Sec. 561. Job Training and Post-Service Placement Executive Committee. 

Sec. 562. Recognition of additional involuntary mobilization duty authorities exempt from five-year limit on reemployment rights of persons who serve 

in the uniformed services. 

Sec. 563. Expansion of outreach for veterans transitioning from serving on active 

duty. 

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

Sec. 571. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that benefit 

dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense 

civilian employees. Sec. 572. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities. 

Sec. 573. Authority to use appropriated funds to support Department of Defense 

student meal programs in domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools located outside the United States. Sec. 574. Family support programs for immediate family members of members of 

the Armed Forces assigned to special operations forces. 

Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards 

Sec. 581. Authorization for award of the Distinguished-Service Cross for acts of extraordinary heroism during the Korean War. 

Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters 

Sec. 591. Coordination with non-government suicide prevention organizations and 

agencies to assist in reducing suicides by members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 592. Extension of semiannual reports on the involuntary separation of members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 593. Report on preliminary mental health screenings for individuals becoming 

members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 594. Report regarding new rulemaking under the Military Lending Act and 

Defense Manpower Data Center reports and meetings. Sec. 595. Remotely piloted aircraft career field manning shortfalls. 

Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 

SEC. 501. REINSTATEMENT OF ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR SELECTIVE 

EARLY DISCHARGE OF WARRANT OFFICERS. 

Section 580a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘November 30, 1993, and 

ending on October 1, 1999’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2015, 

and ending on October 1, 2019’’; and 

(2) in subsection (c)— 

(A) by striking paragraph (3); and 

(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. 

SEC. 502. EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF JUNIOR OFFICERS EXCLUDED 

FROM AN ALL-FULLY-QUALIFIED-OFFICERS LIST BECAUSE 

OF ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR. 

(a) OFFICERS ON ACTIVE-DUTY LIST.—Section 624(a)(3) of title 

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

following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(E) If the Secretary of the military department concerned 

determines that one or more officers or former officers were not 

placed on an all-fully-qualified-list under this paragraph because 

of administrative error, the Secretary may prepare a supplemental 

all-fully-qualified-officers list containing the names of any such 

officers for approval in accordance with this paragraph.’’. 

(b) OFFICERS ON RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST.—Section 

14308(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 

at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(E) If the Secretary of the military department concerned 

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placed on an all-fully-qualified-list under this paragraph because 

of administrative error, the Secretary may prepare a supplemental 

all-fully-qualified-officers list containing the names of any such 

officers for approval in accordance with this paragraph.’’. 

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SPECIAL SELECTION BOARD

AUTHORITY.— 

(1) REGULAR COMPONENTS.—Section 628(a)(1) of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or the name of 

a person that should have been placed on an all-fully-qualifiedofficers list under section 624(a)(3) of this title was not so 

placed,’’. 

(2) RESERVE COMPONENTS.—Section 14502(a)(1) of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or whose name 

was not placed on an all-fully-qualified-officers list under section 14308(b)(4) of this title because of administrative error,’’. 

SEC. 503. ENHANCED FLEXIBILITY FOR DETERMINATION OF OFFICERS 

TO CONTINUE ON ACTIVE DUTY AND FOR SELECTIVE 

EARLY RETIREMENT AND EARLY DISCHARGE. 

Section 638a(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘officers considered—’’ and all that follows and inserting 

‘‘officers considered.’’. 

SEC. 504. AUTHORITY TO DEFER UNTIL AGE 68 MANDATORY RETIREMENT FOR AGE OF A GENERAL OR FLAG OFFICER SERVING 

AS CHIEF OR DEPUTY CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS OF THE ARMY, 

NAVY, OR AIR FORCE. 

(a) DEFERRAL AUTHORITY.—Section 1253 of title 10, United 

States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

subsection: 

‘‘(c) DEFERRED RETIREMENT OF CHAPLAINS.—(1) The Secretary 

of the military department concerned may defer the retirement 

under subsection (a) of an officer serving in a general or flag 

officer grade who is the Chief of Chaplains or Deputy Chief of 

Chaplains of that officer’s armed force. 

‘‘(2) A deferment of the retirement of an officer referred to 

in paragraph (1) may not extend beyond the first day of the month 

following the month in which the officer becomes 68 years of age. 

‘‘(3) The authority to defer the retirement of an officer referred 

to in paragraph (1) expires December 31, 2020. Subject to paragraph 

(2), a deferment granted before that date may continue on and 

after that date.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 1253 of title 

10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 1253. Age 64: regular commissioned officers in general 

and flag officer grades; exceptions’’. 

(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 63 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 10 USC 

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by striking the item relating to section 1253 and inserting 

the following new item: 

‘‘1253. Age 64: regular commissioned officers in general and flag officer grades; exceptions.’’. 

SEC. 505. GENERAL RULE FOR WARRANT OFFICER RETIREMENT IN 

HIGHEST GRADE HELD SATISFACTORILY. 

Section 1371 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 

read as follows: 

‘‘§ 1371. Warrant officers: general rule 

‘‘Unless entitled to a higher retired grade under some other 

provision of law, a warrant officer shall be retired in the highest 

regular or reserve warrant officer grade in which the warrant 

officer served satisfactorily, as determined by the Secretary concerned.’’. 

SEC. 506. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL RECOMMENDATION ON THE DEFINITION AND AVAILABILITY 

OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS AND THEIR AIDES. 

(a) DEFINITION OF COSTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of providing a consistent 

approach to estimating and managing the full costs associated 

with general and flag officers and their aides, the Secretary 

of Defense shall direct the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, to define the costs that could be associated 

with general and flag officers since 2001, including— 

(A) security details; 

(B) Government and commercial air travel; 

(C) general and flag officer per diem; 

(D) enlisted and officer aide housing and travel costs; 

(E) general and flag officer additional support staff 

and their travel, equipment, and per diem costs; 

(F) general and flag officer official residences; and 

(G) any other associated costs incurred due to the 

nature of their position. 

(2) COORDINATION.—The Director, Cost Assessment and 

Program Evaluation, shall prepare the definition of costs under 

paragraph (1) in coordination with the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness and the Secretaries of 

the military departments. 

(b) REPORT ON COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH GENERAL AND FLAG

OFFICERS AND AIDES.—Not later than June 30, 2016, the Secretary 

of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 

of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report describing 

the costs associated with general and flag officers and their enlisted 

and officer aides. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Component 

Management 

SEC. 511. CONTINUED SERVICE IN THE READY RESERVE BY MEMBERS 

OF CONGRESS WHO ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE READY 

RESERVE. 

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(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: 

‘‘(b)(1) In applying Ready Reserve continuous screening under 

this section, an individual who is both a member of the Ready 

Reserve and a Member of Congress may not be transferred to 

the Standby Reserve or discharged on account of the individual’s 

position as a Member of Congress. 

‘‘(2) The transfer or discharge of an individual who is both 

a member of the Ready Reserve and a Member of Congress may 

be ordered— 

‘‘(A) only by the Secretary of Defense or, in the case of 

a Member of Congress who also is a member of the Coast 

Guard Reserve, the Secretary of the Department in which the 

Coast Guard is operating when it is not operating as a service 

in the Navy; and 

‘‘(B) only on the basis of the needs of the service, taking 

into consideration the position and duties of the individual 

in the Ready Reserve. 

‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘Member of Congress’ includes 

a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress and a Memberelect.’’. 

SEC. 512. CLARIFICATION OF PURPOSE OF RESERVE COMPONENT SPECIAL SELECTION BOARDS AS LIMITED TO CORRECTION 

OF ERROR AT A MANDATORY PROMOTION BOARD. 

Section 14502(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 

striking ‘‘a selection board’’ and inserting ‘‘a mandatory 

promotion board convened under section 14101(a) of this 

title’’; and 

(B) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking ‘‘selection 

board’’ and inserting ‘‘mandatory promotion board’’; and 

(2) in the first sentence of paragraph (3)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘Such board’’ and inserting ‘‘The special 

selection board’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘selection board’’ and inserting ‘‘mandatory promotion board’’. 

SEC. 513. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF DAYS OF ACTIVE DUTY REQUIRED 

TO BE PERFORMED BY RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS 

FOR DUTY TO BE CONSIDERED FEDERAL SERVICE FOR 

PURPOSES OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR EXSERVICEMEMBERS. 

(a) INCREASE OF NUMBER OF DAYS.—Section 8521(a)(1) of title 

5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘90 days’’ in the 

matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting ‘‘180 days’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 

shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

shall apply with respect to periods of Federal service commencing 

on or after that date. 

SEC. 514. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO USE AIR FORCE RESERVE 

COMPONENT PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND 

INSTRUCTION REGARDING PILOT TRAINING. 

(a) AUTHORITY.— 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal year 2016, the Secretary 

of the Air Force may authorize personnel described in paragraph (2) to provide training and instruction regarding pilot 

training to the following: 

(A) Members of the Armed Forces on active duty. 

(B) Members of foreign military forces who are in the 

United States. 

(2) PERSONNEL.—The personnel described in this paragraph 

are the following: 

(A) Members of the reserve components of the Air 

Force on active Guard and Reserve duty (as that term 

is defined in section 101(d) of title 10, United States Code) 

who are not otherwise authorized to conduct the training 

described in paragraph (1) due to the limitations in section 

12310 of title 10, United States Code. 

(B) Members of the Air Force who are military technicians (dual status) who are not otherwise authorized to 

conduct the training described in paragraph (1) due to 

the limitations in section 10216 of title 10, United States 

Code, and section 709(a) of title 32, United States Code. 

(3) LIMITATION.—Not more than 50 members described in 

paragraph (2) may provide training and instruction under the 

authority in paragraph (1) at any one time. 

(4) FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT.—Members of the uniformed 

services described in paragraph (2) who provide training and 

instruction pursuant to the authority in paragraph (1) shall 

be covered by the Federal Tort Claims Act for purposes of 

any claim arising from the employment of such individuals 

under that authority. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit 

to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 

of Representatives a report setting forth a plan to eliminate shortages in the number of pilot instructors within the Air Force using 

authorities available to the Secretary under current law. 

SEC. 515. ASSESSMENT OF MILITARY COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT MODERNIZATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 

REGARDING CONSOLIDATION OF AUTHORITIES TO ORDER 

MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS TO PERFORM DUTY. 

(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

conduct an assessment of the recommendation of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission regarding 

consolidation of statutory authorities by which members of the 

reserve components of the Armed Forces may be ordered to perform 

duty. The Secretary shall specifically assess each of the six broader 

duty statuses recommended by the Commission as replacements 

for the 30 reserve component duty statuses currently authorized 

to determine whether consolidation will increase efficiency in the 

reserve components. 

(b) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

and the House of Representatives a report containing the results 

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the Secretary determines that an alternate approach to consolidation of the statutory authorities described in subsection (a) is preferable, the Secretary shall submit the alternate approach, including 

a draft of such legislation as would be necessary to amend titles 

10, 14, 32, and 37 of the United States Code and other provisions 

of law in order to implement the Secretary’s approach by October 

1, 2018. 

Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 

SEC. 521. LIMITED AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY CONCERNED TO INITIATE APPLICATIONS FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY 

RECORDS. 

Section 1552(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in the first sentence— 

(A) by striking ‘‘or his heir or legal representative’’ 

and inserting ‘‘(or the claimant’s heir or legal representative) or the Secretary concerned’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘he discovers’’ and inserting ‘‘discovering’’; and 

(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘However, a board’’ 

and inserting the following: ‘‘The Secretary concerned may file 

a request for correction of a military record only if the request 

is made on behalf of a group of members or former members 

of the armed forces who were similarly harmed by the same 

error or injustice. A board’’. 

SEC. 522. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES. 

(a) ADDITIONAL RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES AUTHORIZED.—The 

Secretary of a military department may develop and provide incentives, not otherwise authorized by law, to encourage individuals 

to accept an appointment as a commissioned officer, to accept an 

appointment as a warrant officer, or to enlist in an Armed Force 

under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 

(b) RELATION TO OTHER PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES.—A recruitment incentive developed under subsection (a) may be provided— 

(1) without regard to the lack of specific authority for 

the recruitment incentive under title 10 or 37, United States 

Code; and 

(2) notwithstanding any provision of such titles, or any 

rule or regulation prescribed under such provision, relating 

to methods of providing incentives to individuals to accept 

appointments or enlistments in the Armed Forces, including 

the provision of group or individual bonuses, pay, or other 

incentives. 

(c) NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of a military department may not provide a recruitment incentive developed 

under subsection (a) until— 

(1) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense 

committees a plan regarding provision of the recruitment incentive, which includes— 

(A) a description of the incentive, including the purpose 

of the incentive and the potential recruits to be addressed 

by the incentive; 

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(B) a description of the provisions of titles 10 and 

37, United States Code, from which the incentive would 

require a waiver and the rationale to support the waiver; 

(C) a statement of the anticipated outcomes as a result 

of providing the incentive; and 

(D) a description of the method to be used to evaluate 

the effectiveness of the incentive; and 

(2) the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the 

date on which the plan was received by Congress. 

(d) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF INCENTIVES.—The Secretary of 

a military department may not provide more than three recruitment 

incentives under the authority of this section. 

(e) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING INCEN- TIVES.—The number of individuals who receive one or more of 

the recruitment incentives provided under subsection (a) by the 

Secretary of a military department during a fiscal year for an 

Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary may not exceed 

20 percent of the accession objective of that Armed Force for that 

fiscal year. 

(f) DURATION OF DEVELOPED INCENTIVE.—A recruitment incentive developed under subsection (a) may be provided for not longer 

than a three-year period beginning on the date on which the incentive is first provided, except that the Secretary of the military 

department concerned may extend the period if the Secretary determines that additional time is needed to fully evaluate the effectiveness of the incentive. 

(g) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—If the Secretary of a military 

department provides an recruitment incentive under subsection 

(a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report, not later than 60 days after the 

end of the fiscal year, containing— 

(1) a description of each incentive provided under subsection (a) during that fiscal year; and 

(2) an assessment of the impact of the incentives on the 

recruitment of individuals for an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 

(h) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES.—Notwithstanding subsection (f); the authority to provide recruitment 

incentives under this section expires on December 31, 2020. 

SEC. 523. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT PILOT PROGRAMS 

ON CAREER FLEXIBILITY TO ENHANCE RETENTION OF 

MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.—Subsection (b) of section 533 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 

U.S.C. prec. 701 note) is repealed. 

(b) REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS.— 

Subsection (c) of section 533 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 

U.S.C. prec. 701 note) is repealed. 

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 533 of the Duncan 

Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

(Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. prec. 701 note) is further 

amended— 

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(2) in subsections (b)(1), (d), and (f)(3)(D) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ each place it appears and 

inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’. 

SEC. 524. MODIFICATION OF NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENTS FOR 

CHANGE IN GROUND COMBAT EXCLUSION POLICY FOR 

FEMALE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) RULE FOR GROUND COMBAT PERSONNEL POLICY.—Section 

652(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘before any such 

change is implemented’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than 30 

calendar days before such change is implemented’’; and 

(B) by striking the second sentence; and 

(2) by striking paragraph (5). 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 652(b)(1) of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘calendar’’ before 

‘‘days’’. 

SEC. 525. ROLE OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE IN DEVELOPMENT OF 

GENDER-NEUTRAL OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS. 

Section 524(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3361; 10 U.S.C. 

113 note) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (1); 

(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) 

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) measure the combat readiness of combat units, 

including special operations forces.’’. 

SEC. 526. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCESS BY WHICH MEMBERS OF THE 

ARMED FORCES MAY CARRY AN APPROPRIATE FIREARM 

ON A MILITARY INSTALLATION. 

Not later than December 31, 2015, the Secretary of Defense, 

taking into consideration the views of senior leadership of military 

installations in the United States, shall establish and implement 

a process by which the commanders of military installations in 

the United States, or other military commanders designated by 

the Secretary of Defense for military reserve centers, Armed Services recruiting centers, and such other defense facilities as the 

Secretary may prescribe, may authorize a member of the Armed 

Forces who is assigned to duty at the installation, center or facility 

to carry an appropriate firearm on the installation, center, or facility 

if the commander determines that carrying such a firearm is necessary as a personal- or force-protection measure. 

SEC. 527. ESTABLISHMENT OF BREASTFEEDING POLICY FOR THE 

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. 

The Secretary of the Army shall develop a comprehensive policy 

regarding breastfeeding by female members of the Army who are 

breastfeeding. At a minimum, the policy shall address the following: 

(1) The provision of a designated room or area that will 

provide the member with adequate privacy and cleanliness 

and that includes an electrical outlet to facilitate the use of 

a breast pump. Restrooms should not be considered an appropriate location. 

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(2) An allowance for appropriate breaks, when practicable, 

to permit the member to breastfeed or utilize a breast pump. 

SEC. 528. SENSE OF CONGRESS RECOGNIZING THE DIVERSITY OF THE 

MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) The United States military includes individuals with 

a variety of national, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds that 

have roots all over the world. 

(2) In addition to diverse backgrounds, members of the 

Armed Forces come from numerous religious traditions, 

including Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, non-denominational, non-practicing, and many more. 

(3) Members of the Armed Forces from diverse backgrounds 

and religious traditions have lost their lives or been injured 

defending the national security of the United States. 

(4) Diversity contributes to the strength of the Armed 

Forces, and service members from different backgrounds and 

religious traditions share the same goal of defending the United 

States. 

(5) The unity of the Armed Forces reflects the strength 

in diversity that makes the United States a great nation. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 

the United States should— 

(1) continue to recognize and promote diversity in the 

Armed Forces; and 

(2) honor those from all diverse backgrounds and religious 

traditions who have made sacrifices in serving the United 

States through the Armed Forces. 

Subtitle D—Military Justice, Including 

Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence 

Prevention and Response 

SEC. 531. ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN CRIME VICTIM RIGHTS BY THE 

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS. 

Subsection (e) of section 806b of title 10, United States Code 

(article 6b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended 

to read as follows: 

‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT BY COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS.—(1) If 

the victim of an offense under this chapter believes that a preliminary hearing ruling under section 832 of this title (article 32) 

or a court-martial ruling violates the rights of the victim afforded 

by a section (article) or rule specified in paragraph (4), the victim 

may petition the Court of Criminal Appeals for a writ of mandamus 

to require the preliminary hearing officer or the court-martial to 

comply with the section (article) or rule. 

‘‘(2) If the victim of an offense under this chapter is subject 

to an order to submit to a deposition, notwithstanding the availability of the victim to testify at the court-martial trying the accused 

for the offense, the victim may petition the Court of Criminal 

Appeals for a writ of mandamus to quash such order. 

‘‘(3) A petition for a writ of mandamus described in this subsection shall be forwarded directly to the Court of Criminal Appeals, 

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the extent practicable, shall have priority over all other proceedings 

before the court. 

‘‘(4) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to the protections 

afforded by the following: 

‘‘(A) This section (article). 

‘‘(B) Section 832 (article 32) of this title. 

‘‘(C) Military Rule of Evidence 412, relating to the admission of evidence regarding a victim’s sexual background. 

‘‘(D) Military Rule of Evidence 513, relating to the 

psychotherapist-patient privilege. 

‘‘(E) Military Rule of Evidence 514, relating to the victim 

advocate-victim privilege. 

‘‘(F) Military Rule of Evidence 615, relating to the exclusion 

of witnesses.’’. 

SEC. 532. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE ACCESS 

TO SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL. 

Section 1044e(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

by adding the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(C) A civilian employee of the Department of Defense 

who is not eligible for military legal assistance under section 

1044(a)(7) of this title, but who is the victim of an alleged 

sex-related offense, and the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned waives the condition in such section for the purposes of offering Special Victims’ 

Counsel services to the employee.’’. 

SEC. 533. AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL TO PROVIDE 

LEGAL CONSULTATION AND ASSISTANCE IN CONNECTION 

WITH VARIOUS GOVERNMENT PROCEEDINGS. 

Section 1044e(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and 

(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new paragraph (9): 

‘‘(9) Legal consultation and assistance in connection with— 

‘‘(A) any complaint against the Government, including 

an allegation under review by an inspector general and 

a complaint regarding equal employment opportunities; 

‘‘(B) any request to the Government for information, 

including a request under section 552a of title 5 (commonly 

referred to as a ‘Freedom of Information Act request’); 

and 

‘‘(C) any correspondence or other communications with 

Congress.’’. 

SEC. 534. TIMELY NOTIFICATION TO VICTIMS OF SEX-RELATED 

OFFENSES OF THE AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE FROM 

SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL. 

(a) TIMELY NOTICE DESCRIBED.—Section 1044e(f) of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and 

(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): 

‘‘(2) Subject to such exceptions for exigent circumstances as 

the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Department 

in which the Coast Guard is operating may prescribe, notice of 

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criminal investigator or trial counsel interviews, or requests any 

statement from, the individual regarding the alleged sex-related 

offense.’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO RELATED LEGAL ASSISTANCE

AUTHORITY.—Section 1565b(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and 

(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3): 

‘‘(3) Subject to such exceptions for exigent circumstances as 

the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Department 

in which the Coast Guard is operating may prescribe, notice of 

the availability of a Special Victims’ Counsel under section 1044e 

of this title shall be provided to a member of the armed forces 

or dependent who is the victim of sexual assault before any military 

criminal investigator or trial counsel interviews, or requests any 

statement from, the member or dependent regarding the alleged 

sexual assault.’’. 

SEC. 535. ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO SPECIAL VICTIMS’ 

COUNSEL PROGRAM. 

(a) TRAINING TIME PERIOD AND REQUIREMENTS.—Section 

1044e(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘An individual’’; 

(2) by designating existing paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall— 

‘‘(A) develop a policy to standardize the time period within 

which a Special Victims’ Counsel receives training; and 

‘‘(B) establish the baseline training requirements for a Special Victims’ Counsel.’’. 

(b) IMPROVED ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY.—Section 

1044e(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 

at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall establish— 

‘‘(A) guiding principles for the Special Victims’ Counsel 

program, to include ensuring that— 

‘‘(i) Special Victims’ Counsel are assigned to locations 

that maximize the opportunity for face-to-face communication between counsel and clients; and 

‘‘(ii) effective means of communication are available 

to permit counsel and client interactions when face-toface communication is not feasible; 

‘‘(B) performance measures and standards to measure the 

effectiveness of the Special Victims’ Counsel program and client 

satisfaction with the program; and 

‘‘(C) processes by which the Secretaries of the military 

departments and the Secretary of the Department in which 

the Coast Guard is operating will evaluate and monitor the 

Special Victims’ Counsel program using such guiding principles 

and performance measures and standards.’’. 

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT REGARDING QUALIFICATIONS.— Section 1044(d)(2) of chapter 53 of title 10, United States Code 

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in subsection (d)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘satisfies the additional qualifications and training requirements specified in subsection (d)’’. 

SEC. 536. ENHANCEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY OF RESTRICTED 

REPORTING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MILITARY. 

(a) PREEMPTION OF STATE LAW TO ENSURE CONFIDENTIALITY

OF REPORTING.—Section 1565b(b) of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) In the case of information disclosed pursuant to paragraph 

(1), any State law or regulation that would require an individual 

specified in paragraph (2) to disclose the personally identifiable 

information of the adult victim or alleged perpetrator of the sexual 

assault to a State or local law enforcement agency shall not apply, 

except when reporting is necessary to prevent or mitigate a serious 

and imminent threat to the health or safety of an individual.’’. 

(b) CLARIFICATION OF SCOPE.—Section 1565b(b)(1) of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘a dependent’’ and 

inserting ‘‘an adult dependent’’. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1565b of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual assault’ includes 

the offenses of rape, sexual assault, forcible sodomy, aggravated 

sexual contact, abusive sexual contact, and attempts to commit 

such offenses, as punishable under applicable Federal or State 

law. 

‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ includes the District of 

Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory 

or possession of the United States.’’. 

SEC. 537. MODIFICATION OF DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF 

DEFENSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATION, 

PROSECUTION, AND DEFENSE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE 

ARMED FORCES. 

Section 546(a)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3374; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is 

amended by striking ‘‘not later than’’ and all that follows and 

inserting ‘‘not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.’’. 

SEC. 538. IMPROVED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PREVENTION AND 

RESPONSE TO SEXUAL ASSAULTS IN WHICH THE VICTIM 

IS A MALE MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) PLAN TO IMPROVE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE.—The Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall develop a plan to improve Department 

of Defense prevention and response to sexual assaults in which 

the victim is a male member of the Armed Forces. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall 

include the following: 

(1) Sexual assault prevention and response training to more 

comprehensively and directly address the incidence of male 

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(2) Methods to evaluate the extent to which differences 

exist in the medical and mental health-care needs of male 

and female sexual assault victims, and the care regimen, if 

any, that will best meet those needs. 

(3) Data-driven decision making to improve male-victim 

sexual assault prevention and response program efforts. 

(4) Goals with associated metrics to drive the changes 

needed to address sexual assaults of male members of the 

Armed Forces. 

(5) Information about the sexual victimization of males 

in communications to members that are used to raise awareness 

of sexual assault and efforts to prevent and respond to it. 

(6) Guidance for the department’s medical and mental 

health providers, and other personnel as appropriate, based 

on the results of the evaluation described in paragraph (2), 

that delineates these gender-specific distinctions and the care 

regimen that is recommended to most effectively meet those 

needs. 

SEC. 539. PREVENTING RETALIATION AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE 

ARMED FORCES WHO REPORT OR INTERVENE ON BEHALF 

OF THE VICTIM OF AN ALLEGED SEX-RELATED OFFENCE. 

(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

develop a comprehensive strategy to prevent retaliation carried 

out by members of the Armed Forces against other members who 

report or otherwise intervene on behalf of the victim of an alleged 

sex-related offence. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The comprehensive strategy required by subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 

(1) Bystander intervention programs emphasizing the 

importance of guarding against retaliation. 

(2) Department of Defense and military department policies 

and requirements to ensure protection for victims of alleged 

sex-related offences and members who intervene on behalf of 

victims from retaliation. 

(3) Additional training for commanders on methods and 

procedures to combat attitudes and beliefs that result in retaliation. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘alleged sex-related offence’’ has the meaning 

given that term in section 1044e(g) of title 10, United States 

Code. 

(2) The term ‘‘retaliation’’ has such meaning as may be 

given that term by the Secretary of Defense in the development 

of the strategy required by subsection (a). 

SEC. 540. SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TRAINING 

FOR ADMINISTRATORS AND INSTRUCTORS OF SENIOR 

RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS. 

The Secretary of a military department shall ensure that the 

commander of each unit of the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training 

Corps and all Professors of Military Science, senior military instructors, and civilian employees detailed, assigned, or employed as 

administrators and instructors of the Senior Reserve Officers’ 

Training Corps receive regular sexual assault prevention and 

response training and education. 

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SEC. 541. RETENTION OF CASE NOTES IN INVESTIGATIONS OF SEXRELATED OFFENSES INVOLVING MEMBERS OF THE ARMY, 

NAVY, AIR FORCE, OR MARINE CORPS. 

(a) RETENTION OF ALL INVESTIGATIVE RECORDS REQUIRED.— 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense shall update Department of Defense 

records retention policies to ensure that, for all investigations 

relating to an alleged sex-related offense (as defined in section 

1044e(g) of title 10, United States Code) involving a member of 

the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, all elements of the 

case file shall be retained as part of the investigative records 

retained in accordance with section 586 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 

U.S.C. 1561 note). 

(b) ELEMENTS.—In updating records retention policies as 

required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall address, 

at a minimum, the following matters: 

(1) The elements of the case file to be retained must include, 

at a minimum, the case activity record, case review record, 

investigative plans, and all case notes made by an investigating 

agent or agents. 

(2) All investigative records must be retained for no less 

than 50 years. 

(3) No element of the case file may be destroyed until 

the expiration of the time that investigative records must be 

kept. 

(4) Records may be stored digitally or in hard copy, in 

accordance with existing law or regulations or additionally prescribed policy considered necessary by the Secretary of the 

military department concerned. 

(c) CONSISTENT EDUCATION AND POLICY.—The Secretary of 

Defense shall ensure that existing policy, education, and training 

are updated to reflect policy changes in accordance with subsection 

(a). 

(d) UNIFORM APPLICATION TO MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.—The 

Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, to the maximum extent 

practicable, the policy developed under subsections (a) is implemented uniformly by the military departments. 

SEC. 542. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORTS 

ON PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT BY 

THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND THE ARMY RESERVE. 

(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2016, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a 

report on the preliminary assessment of the Comptroller General 

(made pursuant to a review conducted by the Comptroller General 

for purposes of this section) of the extent to which the Army 

National Guard and the Army Reserve— 

(1) have in place policies and programs to prevent and 

respond to incidents of sexual assault involving members of 

the Army National Guard or the Army Reserve, as applicable; 

(2) provide medical and mental health care services to 

members of the Army National Guard or the Army Reserve, 

as applicable, following a sexual assault; and 

(3) have identified whether the nature of service in the 

Army National Guard or the Army Reserve, as the case may 

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be, poses challenges to the prevention of or response to sexual 

assault. 

(b) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—If after submitting the report 

required by subsection (a) the Comptroller General makes additional assessments as a result of the review described in that 

subsection, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress such 

reports on such additional assessments as the Comptroller General 

considers appropriate. 

SEC. 543. IMPROVED IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANGES TO UNIFORM 

CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. 

The Secretary of Defense shall examine the Department of 

Defense process for implementing statutory changes to the Uniform 

Code of Military Justice for the purpose of developing options for 

streamlining such process. The Secretary shall adopt procedures 

to ensure that legal guidance is published as soon as practicable 

whenever statutory changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice 

are implemented. 

SEC. 544. MODIFICATION OF RULE 104 OF THE RULES FOR COURTSMARTIAL TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING EVALUATIONS OF SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

this Act, Rule 104(b) of the Rules for Courts-Martial shall be modified to provide that the prohibitions concerning evaluations established by that Rule shall apply to the giving of a less favorable 

rating or evaluation to any member of the Armed Forces serving 

as a Special Victims’ Counsel because of the zeal with which such 

counsel represented a victim. 

SEC. 545. MODIFICATION OF RULE 304 OF THE MILITARY RULES OF 

EVIDENCE RELATING TO THE CORROBORATION OF A 

CONFESSION OR ADMISSION. 

To the extent the President considers practicable, the President 

shall modify Rule 304(c) of the Military Rules of Evidence to conform 

to the rules governing the admissibility of the corroboration of 

admissions and confessions in the trial of criminal cases in the 

United States district courts. 

Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, 

and Transition 

SEC. 551. ENHANCEMENTS TO YELLOW RIBBON REINTEGRATION PROGRAM. 

(a) SCOPE AND PURPOSE.—Section 582(a) of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 

181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘combat veteran’’. 

(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 

(1) DEFINITION.—Section 582 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 

10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended by adding at the end the 

following new subsection: 

‘‘(l) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS DEFINED.—For the purposes of this 

section, the term ‘eligible individual’ means a member of a reserve 

component, a member of their family, or a designated representative 

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who the Secretary of Defense determines to be eligible for the 

Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.’’. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 582 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 

Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended— 

(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘National Guard and 

Reserve members and their families’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible 

individuals’’; 

(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘members of the 

reserve components of the Armed Forces, their families,’’ 

and inserting ‘‘eligible individuals’’; 

(C) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘members of 

the Armed Forces and their families’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible 

individuals’’; 

(D) in subsection (h), in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘members of the Armed Forces and 

their family members’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible individuals’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘such members and their family 

members’’ and inserting ‘‘such eligible individuals’’; 

(E) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘members of the Armed 

Forces and their families’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible individuals’’; and 

(F) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘individual members 

of the Armed Forces and their families’’ and inserting 

‘‘eligible individuals’’. 

(c) OFFICE FOR REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS.—Section 582(d) of 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 

Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘substance abuse 

and mental health treatment services’’ and inserting ‘‘substance 

abuse, mental health treatment, and other quality of life services’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) GRANTS.—The Office for Reintegration Programs may 

make grants to conduct data collection, trend analysis, and 

curriculum development and to prepare reports in support of 

activities under this section.’’. 

(d) OPERATION OF PROGRAM.— 

(1) ENHANCED FLEXIBILITY.—Subsection (g) of section 582 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 

(Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended to 

read as follows: 

‘‘(g) OPERATION OF PROGRAM.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office for Reintegration Programs 

shall assist State National Guard and Reserve organizations 

with the development and provision of information, events, 

and activities to support the health and well-being of eligible 

individuals before, during, and after periods of activation, 

mobilization, or deployment. 

‘‘(2) FOCUS OF INFORMATION, EVENTS, AND ACTIVITIES.— 

‘‘(A) BEFORE ACTIVATION, MOBILIZATION, OR DEPLOYMENT.—Before a period of activation, mobilization, or 

deployment, the information, events, and activities 

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eligible individuals and affected communities for the rigors 

of activation, mobilization, and deployment. 

‘‘(B) DURING ACTIVATION, MOBILIZATION, OR DEPLOYMENT.—During such a period, the information, events, and 

activities described in paragraph (1) should focus on— 

‘‘(i) helping eligible individuals cope with the challenges and stress associated with such period; 

‘‘(ii) decreasing the isolation of eligible individuals 

during such period; and 

‘‘(iii) preparing eligible individuals for the challenges associated with reintegration. 

‘‘(C) AFTER ACTIVATION, MOBILIZATION, OR DEPLOYMENT.—After such a period, but no earlier than 30 days 

after demobilization, the information, events, and activities 

described in paragraph (1) should focus on— 

‘‘(i) reconnecting the member with their families, 

friends, and communities; 

‘‘(ii) providing information on employment 

opportunities; 

‘‘(iii) helping eligible individuals deal with the challenges of reintegration; 

‘‘(iv) ensuring that eligible individuals understand 

what benefits they are entitled to and what resources 

are available to help them overcome the challenges 

of reintegration; and 

‘‘(v) providing a forum for addressing negative 

behaviors related to operational stress and reintegration. 

‘‘(3) MEMBER PAY.—Members shall receive appropriate pay 

for days spent attending such events and activities. 

‘‘(4) MINIMUM NUMBER OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES.—The 

State National Guard and Reserve Organizations shall provide 

to eligible individuals— 

‘‘(A) one event or activity before a period of activation, 

mobilization, or deployment; 

‘‘(B) one event or activity during a period of activation, 

mobilization, or deployment; and 

‘‘(C) two events or activities after a period of activation, 

mobilization, or deployment.’’. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 582 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 

Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended— 

(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘throughout the entire 

deployment cycle’’; 

(B) in subsection (b)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘well-being through the 4 phases’’ 

through the end of the subsection and inserting ‘‘wellbeing.’’; 

(ii) in the heading, by striking ‘‘; DEPLOYMENT

CYCLE’’; 

(C) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘throughout the 

deployment cycle described in subsection (g)’’; and 

(D) in the heading of subsection (f), by striking ‘‘STATE

DEPLOYMENT CYCLE’’. 

(e) ADDITIONAL PERMITTED OUTREACH SERVICE.—Section 582(h) 

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(Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended by adding 

at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(16) Stress management and positive coping skills.’’. 

(f) SUPPORT OF DEPARTMENT-WIDE SUICIDE PREVENTION

EFFORTS.—Section 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) 

is amended by inserting after subsection (h) the following new 

subsection: 

‘‘(i) SUPPORT OF SUICIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS.—The Office 

for Reintegration Programs shall assist the Defense Suicide Prevention Office and the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological 

Health and Traumatic Brain Injury to collect and analyze information, suggestions, and best practices from State National Guard 

and Reserve organizations with suicide prevention and community 

response programs.’’. 

(g) NAME CHANGE.—Section 582(d)(1)(B) of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 

181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Substance 

Abuse and the Mental Health Services Administration’’ and 

inserting ‘‘Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’’. 

SEC. 552. AVAILABILITY OF PRESEPARATION COUNSELING FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES DISCHARGED OR RELEASED 

AFTER LIMITED ACTIVE DUTY. 

Section 1142(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘that member’s first 

180 days of active duty’’ and inserting ‘‘the first 180 continuous 

days of active duty of the member’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(C) For purposes of calculating the days of active duty of 

a member under subparagraph (A), the Secretary concerned shall 

exclude any day on which— 

‘‘(i) the member performed full-time training duty or annual 

training duty; and 

‘‘(ii) the member attended, while in the active military 

service, a school designated as a service school by law or by 

the Secretary concerned.’’. 

SEC. 553. AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES 

UNDER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.—(1) As part of the 

program carried out under this section, the Secretary of Defense 

and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard 

is operating, when the Coast Guard is not operating within the 

Department of the Navy, shall permit a member of the armed 

forces eligible for assistance under the program to elect to receive 

additional training in any of the following subjects: 

‘‘(A) Preparation for higher education or training. 

‘‘(B) Preparation for career or technical training. 

‘‘(C) Preparation for entrepreneurship. 

‘‘(D) Other training options determined by the Secretary 

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‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, when the Coast 

Guard is not operating within the Department of the Navy, shall 

ensure that a member of the armed forces who elects to receive 

additional training in subjects available under paragraph (1) is 

able to receive the training.’’. 

SEC. 554. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR IN-RESIDENT 

INSTRUCTION FOR COURSES OF INSTRUCTION OFFERED 

AS PART OF PHASE II JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY 

EDUCATION. 

Section 2154(a)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

by inserting ‘‘, or offered through,’’ after ‘‘taught in residence at’’. 

SEC. 555. TERMINATION OF PROGRAM OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 

FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS SUPPORTING 

CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS AND OTHER OPERATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1607 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 16167. Sunset 

‘‘(a) SUNSET.—The authority to provide educational assistance 

under this chapter shall terminate on the date that is four years 

after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. 

‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE PENDING

SUNSET.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, 

during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 and ending 

on the date that is four years after the date of the enactment 

of that Act, educational assistance may be provided under this 

chapter only to a member otherwise eligible for educational assistance under this chapter who received educational assistance under 

this chapter for a course of study at an educational institution 

for the enrollment period at the educational institution that immediately preceded the date of the enactment of that Act.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1607 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

by adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘16167. Sunset.’’. 

SEC. 556. APPOINTMENTS TO MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES FROM 

NOMINATIONS MADE BY DELEGATES IN CONGRESS FROM 

THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, AND THE 

COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 

(a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 4342(a) of title 

10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Three’’ and inserting 

‘‘Four’’; 

(2) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘Three’’ and inserting 

‘‘Four’’; 

(3) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘Two’’ and inserting 

‘‘Three’’; and 

(4) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘Two’’ and inserting 

‘‘Three’’. 

(b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 6954(a) of title 

10, United States Code, is amended— 

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(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Three’’ and inserting 

‘‘Four’’; 

(2) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘Three’’ and inserting 

‘‘Four’’; 

(3) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘Two’’ and inserting 

‘‘Three’’; and 

(4) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘Two’’ and inserting 

‘‘Three’’. 

(c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 9342(a) of 

title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Three’’ and inserting 

‘‘Four’’; 

(2) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘Three’’ and inserting 

‘‘Four’’; 

(3) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘Two’’ and inserting 

‘‘Three’’; and 

(4) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘Two’’ and inserting 

‘‘Three’’. 

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall apply with respect to the nomination of candidates for appointment to the United States Military Academy, the United States 

Naval Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy for 

classes entering these military service academies after the date 

of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 557. SUPPORT FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS OF THE UNITED STATES 

MILITARY ACADEMY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 403 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 4362. Support of athletic programs 

‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.— 

‘‘(1) CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of the Army may enter into contracts and cooperative 

agreements with the Army West Point Athletic Association 

for the purpose of supporting the athletic programs of the 

Academy. Notwithstanding section 2304(k) of this title, the 

Secretary may enter such contracts or cooperative agreements 

on a sole source basis pursuant to section 2304(c)(5) of this 

title. Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, a cooperative 

agreement under this section may be used to acquire property 

or services for the direct benefit or use of the Academy. 

‘‘(2) FINANCIAL CONTROLS.—(A) Before entering into a contract or cooperative agreement under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that such contract or agreement includes 

appropriate financial controls to account for Academy and 

Association resources in accordance with accepted accounting 

principles. 

‘‘(B) Any such contract or cooperative agreement shall contain a provision that allows the Secretary, at the Secretary’s 

discretion, to review the financial accounts of the Association 

to determine whether the operations of the Association— 

‘‘(i) are consistent with the terms of the contract or 

cooperative agreement; and 

‘‘(ii) will not compromise the integrity or appearance 

of integrity of any program of the Department of the Army. 

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‘‘(3) LEASES.—Section 2667(h) of this title shall not apply 

to any leases the Secretary may enter into with the Association 

for the purpose of supporting the athletic programs of the 

Academy. 

‘‘(b) SUPPORT SERVICES.— ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—To the extent required by a contract or 

cooperative agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary may 

provide support services to the Association while the Association conducts its support activities at the Academy. The Secretary may provide support services described in paragraph 

(2) only if the Secretary determines that the provision of such 

services is essential for the support of the athletic programs 

of the Academy. 

‘‘(2) SUPPORT SERVICES DEFINED.—(A) In this subsection, 

the term ‘support services’ includes utilities, office furnishings 

and equipment, communications services, records staging and 

archiving, audio and video support, and security systems in 

conjunction with the leasing or licensing of property. 

‘‘(B) Such term includes— 

‘‘(i) housing for Association personnel on United States 

Army Garrison, West Point, New York; and 

‘‘(ii) enrollment of dependents of Association personnel 

in elementary and secondary schools under the same criteria applied to dependents of Federal employees under 

section 2164(a) of this title, except that educational services 

provided pursuant to this clause shall be provided on a 

reimbursable basis. 

‘‘(3) NO LIABILITY OF THE UNITED STATES.—Any such support services may only be provided without any liability of 

the United States to the Association. 

‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE OF SUPPORT.— 

‘‘(1) SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM THE ASSOCIATION.—Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the Secretary may accept 

from the Association funds, supplies, and services for the support of the athletic programs of the Academy. For the purposes 

of this section, employees or personnel of the Association may 

not be considered to be employees of the United States. 

‘‘(2) FUNDS RECEIVED FROM NCAA.—The Secretary may 

accept funds from the National Collegiate Athletic Association 

to support the athletic programs of the Academy. 

‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall ensure that contributions under this subsection and expenditure of funds pursuant 

to subsection (e) do not reflect unfavorably on the ability of 

the Department of the Army, any of its employees, or any 

member of the armed forces to carry out any responsibility 

or duty in a fair and objective manner, or compromise the 

integrity or appearance of integrity of any program of the 

Department of the Army, or any individual involved in such 

a program. 

‘‘(d) TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS.— 

‘‘(1) LICENSING, MARKETING, AND SPONSORSHIP AGREE- MENTS.—An agreement under subsection (a) may, consistent 

with section 2260 of this title (other than subsection (d) of 

such section), authorize the Association to enter into licensing, 

marketing, and sponsorship agreements relating to trademarks 

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‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—No licensing, marketing, or sponsorship 

agreement may be entered into under paragraph (1) if— 

‘‘(A) such agreement would reflect unfavorably on the 

ability of the Department of the Army, any of its employees, 

or any member of the armed forces to carry out any responsibility or duty in a fair and objective manner; or 

‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that the use of the trademark or service mark would compromise the integrity or 

appearance of integrity of any program of the Department 

of the Army, or any individual involved in such a program. 

‘‘(e) RETENTION AND USE OF FUNDS.—Any funds received by 

the Secretary under this section may be retained for use in support 

of the athletic programs of the Academy and shall remain available 

until expended. 

‘‘(f) SERVICE ON ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—The 

Association is a designated entity for which authorization under 

sections 1033(a) and 1589(a) of this title may be provided. 

‘‘(g) CONDITIONS.—The authority provided in this section with 

respect to the Association is available only so long as the Association 

continues— 

‘‘(1) to qualify as a nonprofit organization under section 

501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and operates 

in accordance with this section, the law of the State of New 

York, and the constitution and bylaws of the Association; and 

‘‘(2) to operate exclusively to support the athletic programs 

of the Academy. 

‘‘(h) ASSOCIATION DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘Association’ means the Army West Point Athletic Association.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 403 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

by adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘4362. Support of athletic programs.’’. 

SEC. 558. CONDITION ON ADMISSION OF DEFENSE INDUSTRY 

CIVILIANS TO ATTEND THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. 

Section 9314a(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘will be done on a space-available basis and not require 

an increase in the size of the faculty’’ and inserting ‘‘will not 

require an increase in the permanently authorized size of the faculty’’. 

SEC. 559. QUALITY ASSURANCE OF CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND 

STANDARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS OBTAINED 

BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

Section 2015 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 

section 551 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3376), is further amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 

(d) and (e), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): 

‘‘(c) QUALITY ASSURANCE OF CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND

STANDARDS.—(1) Commencing not later than three years after the 

date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2016, each Secretary concerned shall ensure that 

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any credentialing program used in connection with the program 

under subsection (a) is accredited by an accreditation body that 

meets the requirements specified in paragraph (2). 

‘‘(2) The requirements for accreditation bodies specified in this 

paragraph are requirements that an accreditation body— 

‘‘(A) be an independent body that has in place mechanisms 

to ensure objectivity and impartiality in its accreditation activities; 

‘‘(B) meet a recognized national or international standard 

that directs its policy and procedures regarding accreditation; 

‘‘(C) apply a recognized national or international certification standard in making its accreditation decisions regarding 

certification bodies and programs; 

‘‘(D) conduct on-site visits, as applicable, to verify the documents and records submitted by credentialing bodies for 

accreditation; 

‘‘(E) have in place policies and procedures to ensure due 

process when addressing complaints and appeals regarding its 

accreditation activities; 

‘‘(F) conduct regular training to ensure consistent and reliable decisions among reviewers conducting accreditations; and 

‘‘(G) meet such other criteria as the Secretary concerned 

considers appropriate in order to ensure quality in its accreditation activities.’’. 

SEC. 560. PROHIBITION ON RECEIPT OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 

WHILE RECEIVING POST-9/11 EDUCATION ASSISTANCE. 

(a) EFFECT OF RECEIPT OF POST-9/11 EDUCATION ASSISTANCE.— Section 8525(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘he 

receives’’ and inserting ‘‘the individual receives’’; 

(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; 

(3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and 

(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): 

‘‘(2) except in the case of an individual described in subsection (a), an educational assistance allowance under chapter 

33 of title 38; or’’. 

(b) EXCEPTION.—Section 8525 of title 5, United States Code, 

is amended by inserting before subsection (b) the following new 

subsection: 

‘‘(a) Subsection (b)(2) does not apply to an individual who— 

‘‘(1) is otherwise entitled to compensation under this subchapter; 

‘‘(2) is described in section 3311(b) of title 38; 

‘‘(3) is not receiving retired pay under title 10; and 

‘‘(4) was discharged or released from service in the Armed 

Forces or the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration (including through a reduction 

in force) under honorable conditions, but did not voluntarily 

separate from such service.’’. 

SEC. 561. JOB TRAINING AND POST-SERVICE PLACEMENT EXECUTIVE 

COMMITTEE. 

Section 320 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘a subordinate Job 

Training and Post-Service Placement Executive Committee,’’ 

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(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(e) JOB TRAINING AND POST-SERVICE PLACEMENT EXECUTIVE

COMMITTEE.—The Job Training and Post-Service Placement Executive Committee described in subsection (b)(2) shall— 

‘‘(1) review existing policies, procedures, and practices of 

the Departments (including the military departments) with 

respect to job training and post-service placement programs; 

and 

‘‘(2) identify changes to such policies, procedures, and practices to improve job training and post-service placement.’’; and 

(3) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ‘‘, including with 

respect to job training and post-service placement’’ before the 

period at the end. 

SEC. 562. RECOGNITION OF ADDITIONAL INVOLUNTARY MOBILIZATION 

DUTY AUTHORITIES EXEMPT FROM FIVE-YEAR LIMIT ON 

REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF PERSONS WHO SERVE IN THE 

UNIFORMED SERVICES. 

Section 4312(c)(4)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 

by inserting after ‘‘12304,’’ the following: ‘‘12304a, 12304b,’’. 

SEC. 563. EXPANSION OF OUTREACH FOR VETERANS TRANSITIONING 

FROM SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY. 

(a) EXPANSION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 5(c)(5) of the Clay 

Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act (Public Law 

114–2; 38 U.S.C. 1712A note) is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

a semicolon; 

(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the 

end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(E) conducts outreach to individuals transitioning 

from serving on active duty in the Armed Forces who 

are participating in the Transition Assistance Program of 

the Department of Defense or other similar transition programs to inform such individuals of the community oriented 

veteran peer support network under paragraph (1) and 

other support programs and opportunities that are available to such individuals.’’. 

(b) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION IN INTERIM REPORT.—Section 

5(d)(1) of the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans 

Act (Public Law 114–2; 38 U.S.C. 1712A note) is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

a semicolon; 

(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the 

end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(E) the number of veterans who— 

‘‘(i) received outreach from the Department of Veterans Affairs while serving on active duty as a member 

of the Armed Forces; and 

‘‘(ii) participated in a peer support program under 

the pilot program for veterans transitioning from 

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Subtitle F—Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readiness 

Matters 

SEC. 571. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF 

MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES. 

(a) ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF

MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Of the amount authorized to 

be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 by section 301 and available 

for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $25,000,000 shall be 

available only for the purpose of providing assistance to local educational agencies under subsection (a) of section 572 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109– 

163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 

(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, 

the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given that 

term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). 

SEC. 572. IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES. 

Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2016 pursuant to section 301 and available for operation and 

maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding 

table in section 4301, $5,000,000 shall be available for payments 

under section 363 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by 

Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a). 

SEC. 573. AUTHORITY TO USE APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO SUPPORT 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STUDENT MEAL PROGRAMS IN 

DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 

SCHOOLS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 

(a) AUTHORITY.—Section 2243 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘the defense dependents’ education 

system’’ and inserting ‘‘overseas defense dependents’ 

schools’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘students enrolled in that system’’ and 

inserting ‘‘students enrolled in such a school’’; 

(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Department of Defense 

dependents’ schools which are located outside the United 

States’’ and inserting ‘‘overseas defense dependents’ schools’’; 

and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(e) OVERSEAS DEFENSE DEPENDENTS’ SCHOOL DEFINED.—In 

this section, the term ‘overseas defense dependents’ school’ means 

the following: 

‘‘(1) A school established as part of the defense dependents’ 

education system provided for under the Defense Dependents’ 

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‘‘(2) An elementary or secondary school established pursuant to section 2164 of this title that is located in a territory, 

commonwealth, or possession of the United States.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— (1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 2243 of title 

10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 2243. Authority to use appropriated funds to support student meal programs in overseas defense dependents’ schools’’. 

(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 134 of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 2243 

and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘2243. Authority to use appropriated funds to support student meal programs in 

overseas defense dependents’ schools.’’. 

SEC. 574. FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED 

TO SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES. 

(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT PROGRAMS .—Section 

554(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 1785 note) is amended by 

striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

(b) MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Subsection (g) 

of section 554 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 1785 note) is amended 

to read as follows: 

‘‘(g) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2016, and each 

March 1 thereafter though the conclusion of the pilot programs 

conducted under subsection (a), the Commander, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 

Readiness, shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

a report describing the progress made in achieving the goals 

of the pilot programs. 

‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—Each report under this subsection shall include the following for each pilot program: 

‘‘(A) A description of the pilot program to address 

family support requirements not being provided by the 

Secretary of a military department to immediate family 

members of members of the Armed Forces assigned to 

special operations forces. 

‘‘(B) An assessment of the impact of the pilot program 

on the readiness of members of the Armed Forces assigned 

to special operations forces. 

‘‘(C) A comparison of the pilot program to other programs conducted by the Secretaries of the military departments to provide family support to immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces. 

‘‘(D) Recommendations for incorporating the lessons 

learned from the pilot program into family support programs conducted by the Secretaries of the military departments. 

‘‘(E) Any other matters considered appropriate by the 

Commander or the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.’’. 

10 USC 1788 

note. 

10 USC 

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Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards 

SEC. 581. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE DISTINGUISHEDSERVICE CROSS FOR ACTS OF EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM 

DURING THE KOREAN WAR. 

Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 3744 

of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with 

respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served 

in the Armed Forces, the Secretary of the Army may award the 

Distinguished-Service Cross under section 3742 of such title to 

Edward Halcomb who, while serving in Korea as a member of 

the United States Army in the grade of Private First Class in 

Company B, 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry 

Division, distinguished himself by acts of extraordinary heroism 

from August 20, 1950, to October 19, 1950, during the Korean 

War. 

Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reports and 

Other Matters 

SEC. 591. COORDINATION WITH NON-GOVERNMENT SUICIDE PREVENTION ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES TO ASSIST IN 

REDUCING SUICIDES BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

FORCES. 

(a) DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY.—The Secretary of Defense, in 

consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, may 

develop a policy to coordinate the efforts of the Department of 

Defense and non-government suicide prevention organizations 

regarding— 

(1) the use of such non-government organizations to reduce 

the number of suicides among members of the Armed Forces 

by comprehensively addressing the needs of members of the 

Armed Forces who have been identified as being at risk of 

suicide; 

(2) the delineation of the responsibilities within the Department of Defense regarding interaction with such organizations; 

(3) the collection of data regarding the efficacy and cost 

of coordinating with such organizations; and 

(4) the preparation and preservation of any reporting material the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the policy. 

(b) SUICIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS.—The Secretary of Defense 

is authorized to take any necessary measures to prevent suicides 

by members of the Armed Forces, including by facilitating the 

access of members of the Armed Forces to successful non-governmental treatment regimen. 

SEC. 592. EXTENSION OF SEMIANNUAL REPORTS ON THE INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

Section 525(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1724) is amended 

by striking ‘‘calendar years 2013 and 2014’’ and ‘‘each of calendar 

years 2013 through 2017’’. 

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SEC. 593. REPORT ON PRELIMINARY MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS 

FOR INDIVIDUALS BECOMING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

FORCES. 

(a) REPORT ON RECOMMENDATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH

SCREENINGS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives a report on the feasibility of conducting, before 

the enlistment or accession of an individual into the Armed Forces, 

a mental health screening of the individual to bring mental health 

screenings to parity with physical screenings of prospective members. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include 

the following: 

(1) Recommendations with respect to establishing a secure, 

electronically-based preliminary mental health screening of new 

members of the Armed Forces. 

(2) Recommendations with respect to the composition of 

the mental health screening, evidenced-based best practices, 

and how to track changes in mental health screenings relating 

to traumatic brain injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder, and 

other conditions. 

SEC. 594. REPORT REGARDING NEW RULEMAKING UNDER THE MILITARY LENDING ACT AND DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA 

CENTER REPORTS AND MEETINGS. 

(a) REPORT ON NEW MILITARY LENDING ACT RULEMAKING.— 

Not later than 60 days after the issuance by the Secretary of 

Defense of the regulation issued with regard to section 987 of 

title 10, United States Code (commonly known as the Military 

Lending Act), and part of 232 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations (its implementing regulation), the Secretary shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees a report that discusses— 

(1) the ability and reliability of the Defense Manpower 

Data Center in meeting real-time requests for accurate information needed to make a determination regarding whether a 

borrower is covered by the Military Lending Act; or 

(2) an alternate mechanism or mechanisms for identifying 

such covered borrowers. 

(b) DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER REPORTS AND

MEETINGS.— 

(1) REPORTS ON ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, AND INTEGRITY OF

SYSTEMS.—The Director of the Defense Manpower Data Center 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees reports 

on the accuracy, reliability, and integrity of the Defense Manpower Data Center systems used to identify covered borrowers 

and covered policyholders under military consumer protection 

laws. The first report is due six months after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, and the Director shall submit additional reports every six months thereafter through December 

31, 2020, to show improvements in the accuracy, reliability, 

and integrity of such systems. 

(2) REPORT ON PLAN TO STRENGTHEN CAPABILITIES.—Not 

later than six months after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Director of the Defense Manpower Data Center shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 

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Data Center systems, including staffing levels and funding, 

in order to improve the identification of covered borrowers 

and covered policyholders under military consumer protection 

laws. 

(3) MEETINGS WITH PRIVATE SECTOR USERS OF SYSTEMS.— The Director of the Defense Manpower Data Center shall meet 

regularly with private sector users of Defense Manpower Data 

Center systems used to identify covered borrowers and covered 

policyholders under military consumer protection laws to learn 

about issues facing such users and to develop ways of 

addressing such issues. The first meeting pursuant to this 

requirement shall take place with three months after the date 

of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 595. REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT CAREER FIELD MANNING 

SHORTFALLS. 

(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for 

operation and maintenance for the Office of the Secretary of the 

Air Force, not more than 85 percent may be obligated or expended 

until a period of 15 days has elapsed following the date on which 

the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the congressional defense 

committees the report described in subsection (b). 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 

remotely piloted aircraft career field manning levels and actions 

the Air Force will take to rectify personnel shortfalls. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) 

shall include the following elements: 

(A) A description of current and projected manning 

requirements and inventory levels for remotely piloted aircraft systems. 

(B) A description of rated and non-rated officer and 

enlisted manning policies for authorization and inventory 

levels in effect for remotely piloted aircraft systems and 

units, to include whether remotely piloted aircraft duty 

is considered as a permanent Air Force Specialty Code 

or treated as an ancillary single assignment duty, and 

if both are used, the division of authorizations between 

permanently assigned personnel and those who will return 

to a different primary career field. 

(C) Comparisons to other Air Force manned combat 

aircraft systems and units with respect to personnel policies, manpower authorization levels, and projected personnel inventory. 

(D) Identification and assessment of mitigation actions 

to increase unit manning levels, including recruitment and 

retention bonuses, incentive pay, use of enlisted personnel, 

and increased weighting to remotely piloted aircraft personnel on promotion boards, and to ensure the school house 

for remotely piloted aircraft personnel is sufficient to meet 

increased manning demands. 

(E) Analysis demonstrating the requirements determination for how remotely piloted aircraft pilot and sensor 

operators are selected, including whether individuals are 

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prior rated or non-rated qualified, what prerequisite 

training or experience is necessary, and required and types 

of basic and advanced qualification training for each mission design series of remotely piloted aircraft in the Air 

Force inventory. 

(F) Recommendations for changes to existing legislation required to implement mitigation actions. 

(G) An assessment of the authorization levels of government civilian and contractor support required for sufficiency of remotely piloted aircraft career field manning. 

(H) A description and associated timeline of actions 

the Air Force will take to increase remotely piloted aircraft 

career field manpower authorizations and manning levels 

to at least the equal of the normative levels of manning 

and readiness of all other combat aircraft career fields. 

(I) A description of any other matters concerning 

remotely piloted aircraft career field manning levels the 

Secretary of the Air Force determines to be appropriate. 

(3) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) may 

be submitted in classified form, but shall also contain an 

unclassified executive summary and may contain an unclassified annex. 

(4) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORT.—If any information 

required under paragraph (1) has been included in another 

report or notification previously submitted to Congress by law, 

the Secretary of the Air Force may provide a list of such 

reports and notifications at the time of submitting the report 

required under this subsection in lieu of including such information in the report. 

TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER 

PERSONNEL BENEFITS 

Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 

Sec. 601. No fiscal year 2016 increase in military basic pay for general and flag officers. Sec. 602. Limitation on eligibility for supplemental subsistence allowances to members serving outside the United States and associated territory. 

Sec. 603. Phased-in modification of percentage of national average monthly cost of 

housing usable in computation of basic allowance for housing inside the 

United States. 

Sec. 604. Extension of authority to provide temporary increase in rates of basic allowance for housing under certain circumstances. 

Sec. 605. Availability of information under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. 

Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 

Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for reserve forces. 

Sec. 612. One-year extension of certain bonus and special pay authorities for health 

care professionals. 

Sec. 613. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers. Sec. 614. One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 consolidated special 

pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities. 

Sec. 615. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other title 37 bonuses and special pays. 

Sec. 616. Increase in maximum annual amount of nuclear officer bonus pay. 

Sec. 617. Modification to special aviation incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 

Sec. 618. Repeal of obsolete authority to pay bonus to encourage Army personnel 

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Subtitle C—Travel and Transportation Allowances 

Sec. 621. Transportation to transfer ceremonies for family and next of kin of members of the Armed Forces who die overseas during humanitarian operations. 

Sec. 622. Repeal of obsolete special travel and transportation allowance for survivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces from the Vietnam conflict. 

Sec. 623. Study and report on policy changes to the Joint Travel Regulations. 

Subtitle D—Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits 

PART I—RETIRED PAY REFORM

Sec. 631. Modernized retirement system for members of the uniformed services. 

Sec. 632. Full participation for members of the uniformed services in the Thrift 

Savings Plan. 

Sec. 633. Lump sum payments of certain retired pay. 

Sec. 634. Continuation pay for full TSP members with 12 years of service. 

Sec. 635. Effective date and implementation. 

PART II—OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 641. Death of former spouse beneficiaries and subsequent remarriages under 

the Survivor Benefit Plan. 

Subtitle E—Commissary and Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits and 

Operations 

Sec. 651. Plan to obtain budget-neutrality for the defense commissary system and 

the military exchange system. 

Sec. 652. Comptroller General of the United States report on the Commissary Surcharge, Non-appropriated Fund, and Privately-Financed Major Construction Program. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters 

Sec. 661. Improvement of financial literacy and preparedness of members of the 

Armed Forces. 

Sec. 662. Recordation of obligations for installment payments of incentive pays, allowances, and similar benefits when payment is due. 

Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 

SEC. 601. NO FISCAL YEAR 2016 INCREASE IN MILITARY BASIC PAY 

FOR GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS. 

Section 203(a)(2) of title 37, United States Code, shall be applied 

for rates of basic pay payable for commissioned officers in pay 

grades O–7 through O–10 during calendar year 2016 by using 

the rate of pay for level II of the Executive Schedule in effect 

during 2014. The rates of basic pay payable for such officers shall 

not increase during calendar year 2016. 

SEC. 602. LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS SERVING OUTSIDE THE 

UNITED STATES AND ASSOCIATED TERRITORY. 

Section 402a(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and paragraph (4)’’ after 

‘‘subsection (d)’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) After September 30, 2016, a member is eligible for a supplemental subsistence allowance under this section only if the member 

is serving outside the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or Guam.’’. 

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SEC. 603. PHASED-IN MODIFICATION OF PERCENTAGE OF NATIONAL 

AVERAGE MONTHLY COST OF HOUSING USABLE IN COMPUTATION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING INSIDE 

THE UNITED STATES. 

Section 403(b)(3)(B) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘may not exceed one percent.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘may not exceed the following: 

‘‘(i) One percent for months occurring during 2015. 

‘‘(ii) Two percent for months occurring during 2016. 

‘‘(iii) Three percent for months occurring during 2017. 

‘‘(iv) Four percent for months occurring during 2018. 

‘‘(v) Five percent for months occurring after 2018.’’. 

SEC. 604. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY 

INCREASE IN RATES OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING 

UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. 

Section 403(b)(7)(E) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

SEC. 605. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION UNDER THE FOOD AND 

NUTRITION ACT OF 2008. 

In administering the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure 

that any safeguards that prevent the use or disclosure of information obtained from applicant households shall not prevent the use 

of that information by, or the disclosure of that information to, 

the Secretary of Defense for purposes of determining the number 

of applicant households that contain one or more members of a 

regular component or reserve component of the Armed Forces. 

Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and 

Incentive Pays 

SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL 

PAY AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE FORCES. 

The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are 

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

31, 2016’’: 

(1) Section 308b(g), relating to Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus. 

(2) Section 308c(i), relating to Selected Reserve affiliation 

or enlistment bonus. 

(3) Section 308d(c), relating to special pay for enlisted 

members assigned to certain high-priority units. 

(4) Section 308g(f)(2), relating to Ready Reserve enlistment 

bonus for persons without prior service. 

(5) Section 308h(e), relating to Ready Reserve enlistment 

and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior service. 

(6) Section 308i(f), relating to Selected Reserve enlistment 

and reenlistment bonus for persons with prior service. 

(7) Section 478a(e), relating to reimbursement of travel 

expenses for inactive-duty training outside of normal commuting distance. 

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(8) Section 910(g), relating to income replacement payments 

for reserve component members experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for active duty service. 

SEC. 612. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND SPECIAL 

PAY AUTHORITIES FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. 

(a) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections of title 10, 

United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’: 

(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer candidate 

accession program. 

(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of education 

loans for certain health professionals who serve in the Selected 

Reserve. 

(b) TITLE 37 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections of title 37, 

United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’: 

(1) Section 302c-1(f), relating to accession and retention 

bonuses for psychologists. 

(2) Section 302d(a)(1), relating to accession bonus for registered nurses. 

(3) Section 302e(a)(1), relating to incentive special pay for 

nurse anesthetists. 

(4) Section 302g(e), relating to special pay for Selected 

Reserve health professionals in critically short wartime specialties. 

(5) Section 302h(a)(1), relating to accession bonus for dental 

officers. 

(6) Section 302j(a), relating to accession bonus for pharmacy 

officers. 

(7) Section 302k(f), relating to accession bonus for medical 

officers in critically short wartime specialties. 

(8) Section 302l(g), relating to accession bonus for dental 

specialist officers in critically short wartime specialties. 

SEC. 613. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY AND BONUS 

AUTHORITIES FOR NUCLEAR OFFICERS. 

The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are 

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

31, 2016’’: 

(1) Section 312(f), relating to special pay for nuclear-qualified officers extending period of active service. 

(2) Section 312b(c), relating to nuclear career accession 

bonus. 

(3) Section 312c(d), relating to nuclear career annual incentive bonus. 

SEC. 614. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO TITLE 

37 CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND 

BONUS AUTHORITIES. 

The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are 

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

31, 2016’’: 

(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for 

enlisted members. 

(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for 

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(3) Section 333(i), relating to special bonus and incentive 

pay authorities for nuclear officers. 

(4) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive 

pay and bonus authorities for officers. 

(5) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and incentive 

pay authorities for officers in health professions. 

(6) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus for cadets 

and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Reserve Officers’ 

Training Corps. 

(7) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty pay. 

(8) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or special 

duty pay. 

(9) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay or proficiency bonus. 

(10) Section 355(h), relating to retention incentives for 

members qualified in critical military skills or assigned to 

high priority units. 

SEC. 615. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO PAYMENT OF OTHER TITLE 37 BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS. 

The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are 

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

31, 2016’’: 

(1) Section 301b(a), relating to aviation officer retention 

bonus. 

(2) Section 307a(g), relating to assignment incentive pay. 

(3) Section 308(g), relating to reenlistment bonus for active 

members. 

(4) Section 309(e), relating to enlistment bonus. 

(5) Section 316a(g), relating to incentive pay for members 

of precommissioning programs pursuing foreign language proficiency. 

(6) Section 324(g), relating to accession bonus for new officers in critical skills. 

(7) Section 326(g), relating to incentive bonus for conversion 

to military occupational specialty to ease personnel shortage. 

(8) Section 327(h), relating to incentive bonus for transfer 

between Armed Forces. 

(9) Section 330(f), relating to accession bonus for officer 

candidates. 

SEC. 616. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM ANNUAL AMOUNT OF NUCLEAR 

OFFICER BONUS PAY. 

Section 333(d)(1)(A) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘$35,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000’’. 

SEC. 617. MODIFICATION TO SPECIAL AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY AND 

BONUS AUTHORITIES FOR OFFICERS. 

(a) CLARIFICATION OF SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY TO SET

REQUIREMENTS FOR AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY ELIGIBILITY.—Subsection (a) of section 334 of title 37, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) 

as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E), respectively, and 

moving the margin of such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 

2 ems to the right; 

(2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

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

(2): 

‘‘(2) OFFICERS NOT CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN FLYING DUTY.— 

The Secretary concerned may pay aviation incentive pay under 

this section to an officer who is otherwise qualified for such 

pay but who is not currently engaged in the performance of 

operational flying duty or proficiency flying duty if the Secretary 

determines, under regulations prescribed under section 374 

of this title, that payment of aviation incentive pay to that 

officer is in the best interests of the service.’’. 

(b) RESTORATION OF AUTHORITY TO PAY AVIATION INCENTIVE

PAY TO MEDICAL OFFICERS PERFORMING FLIGHT SURGEON DUTIES.— Subsection (h)(1) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘(except 

a flight surgeon or other medical officer)’’. 

(c) INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF AVIATION SPECIAL PAYS

FOR FLYING DUTY OF REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT.—Subsection 

(c)(1) of such section is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘exceed $850 per 

month; and’’ and inserting ‘‘exceed— ‘‘(i) $1,000 per month for officers performing qualifying flying duty relating to remotely piloted aircraft 

(RPA); or 

‘‘(ii) $850 per month for officers performing other 

qualifying flying duty; and’’; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$25,000’’ and all that 

follows and inserting ‘‘, for each 12-month period of obligated 

service agreed to under subsection (d)— 

‘‘(i) $35,000 for officers performing qualifying flying 

duty relating to remotely piloted aircraft; or 

‘‘(ii) $25,000 for officers performing other qualifying flying duty.’’. 

(d) AUTHORITY TO PAY AVIATION BONUS AND SKILL INCENTIVE

PAY TO OFFICERS SIMULTANEOUSLY.—Subsection (f) of such section 

is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘353’’ and inserting 

‘‘353(a)’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (2)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘a payment’’ and inserting ‘‘a bonus 

payment’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘353’’ and inserting ‘‘353(b)’’. 

(e) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2016, the Secretary 

of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

a report setting forth the empirical case for an increase in special 

and incentive pay for aviation officers in order to address a specific, 

statistically-based retention problem with respect to such officers. 

The report shall include the results of a study, conducted by the 

Secretary in connection with the case, on a market-based compensation approach to the retention of such officers that considers the 

pay and allowances offered by commercial airlines to pilots and 

the propensity of pilots to leave the Air Force to become commercial 

airline pilots. 

SEC. 618. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE AUTHORITY TO PAY BONUS TO 

ENCOURAGE ARMY PERSONNEL TO REFER PERSONS FOR 

ENLISTMENT IN THE ARMY. 

(a) REPEAL.—Section 3252 of title 10, United States Code, is 

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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 333 of such title is amended by striking the item 

relating to section 3252. 

Subtitle C—Travel and Transportation 

Allowances 

SEC. 621. TRANSPORTATION TO TRANSFER CEREMONIES FOR FAMILY 

AND NEXT OF KIN OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 

WHO DIE OVERSEAS DURING HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS. 

Section 481f(e)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 

by inserting ‘‘(including during a humanitarian relief operation)’’ 

after ‘‘located or serving overseas’’. 

SEC. 622. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE SPECIAL TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE FOR SURVIVORS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FROM THE VIETNAM CONFLICT. 

(a) REPEAL AND REDESIGNATION.—Section 481f of title 37, 

United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (d); and 

(2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as 

subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO CROSS REFERENCE.—Section 

2493(a)(4)(B)(ii) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

striking ‘‘section 481f(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 481f(d)’’. 

SEC. 623. STUDY AND REPORT ON POLICY CHANGES TO THE JOINT 

TRAVEL REGULATIONS. 

(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall 

conduct a study on the impact of the policy changes to the Joint 

Travel Regulations for the Uniformed Service Members and Department of Defense Civilian Employees related to flat rate per diem 

for long term temporary duty travel that took effect on November 

1, 2014. The study shall assess the following: 

(1) The impact of such changes on shipyard workers who 

travel on long-term temporary duty assignments. 

(2) Whether such changes have discouraged employees of 

the Department of Defense, including civilian employees at 

shipyards and depots, from volunteering for important temporary duty travel assignments. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 2016, the Comptroller 

General shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 

Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 

Representatives a report on the study required by subsection (a). 

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Subtitle D—Disability Pay, Retired Pay, 

and Survivor Benefits 

PART I—RETIRED PAY REFORM 

SEC. 631. MODERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR MEMBERS OF THE 

UNIFORMED SERVICES. 

(a) REGULAR SERVICE.—Section 1409(b) of title 10, United 

States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

paragraph: 

‘‘(4) MODERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— 

‘‘(A) REDUCED MULTIPLIER FOR FULL TSP MEMBERS.— 

Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), in the case 

of a member who first becomes a member of the uniformed 

services on or after January 1, 2018, or a member who 

makes the election described in subparagraph (B) (referred 

to as a ‘full TSP member’)— 

‘‘(i) paragraph (1)(A) shall be applied by substituting ‘2’ for ‘21⁄2’; 

‘‘(ii) clause (i) of paragraph (3)(B) shall be applied 

by substituting ‘60 percent’ for ‘75 percent’; and 

‘‘(iii) clause (ii)(I) of such paragraph shall be 

applied by substituting ‘2’ for ‘21⁄2’. 

‘‘(B) ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE IN MODERNIZED RETIRE- MENT SYSTEM.—Pursuant to subparagraph (C), a member 

of a uniformed service serving on December 31, 2017, who 

has served in the uniformed services for fewer than 12 

years as of December 31, 2017, may elect, in exchange 

for the reduced multipliers described in subparagraph (A) 

for purposes of calculating the retired pay of the member, 

to receive Thrift Savings Plan contributions pursuant to 

section 8440e(e) of title 5. 

‘‘(C) ELECTION PERIOD.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in clauses 

(ii) and (iii), a member of a uniformed service described 

in subparagraph (B) may make the election authorized 

by that subparagraph only during the period that 

begins on January 1, 2018, and ends on December 

31, 2018. 

‘‘(ii) HARDSHIP EXTENSION.—The Secretary concerned may extend the election period described in 

clause (i) for a member who experiences a hardship 

as determined by the Secretary concerned. 

‘‘(iii) EFFECT OF BREAK IN SERVICE.—A member 

of a uniformed service who returns to service after 

a break in service that occurs during the election period 

specified in clause (i) shall make the election described 

in subparagraph (B) within 30 days after the date 

of the reentry into service of the member. 

‘‘(D) NO RETROACTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS PURSUANT TO

ELECTION.—Thrift Savings Plan contributions may not be 

made for a member making an election pursuant to 

subparagraph (B) for any period beginning before the date 

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‘‘(E) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary concerned shall prescribe regulations to implement this paragraph.’’. 

(b) NON-REGULAR SERVICE.—Section 12739 of title 10, United 

States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

subsection: 

‘‘(f) MODERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— 

‘‘(1) REDUCED MULTIPLIER FOR FULL TSP MEMBERS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a) or (c), in the case of a person 

who first performs reserve component service on or after 

January 1, 2018, after not having performed regular or reserve 

component service on or before that date, or a person who 

makes the election described in paragraph (2) (referred to as 

a ‘full TSP member’)— 

‘‘(A) subsection (a)(2) shall be applied by substituting 

‘2 percent’ for ‘21⁄2 percent’; 

‘‘(B) subparagraph (A) of subsection (c)(2) shall be 

applied by substituting ‘60 percent’ for ‘75 percent’; and 

‘‘(C) subparagraph (B)(ii) of such subsection shall be 

applied by substituting ‘2 percent’ for ‘21⁄2 percent’. 

‘‘(2) ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE IN MODERNIZED RETIREMENT

SYSTEM.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to subparagraph (B), a 

person performing reserve component service on December 

31, 2017, who has performed fewer than 12 years of service 

as of December 31, 2017 (as computed in accordance with 

section 12733 of this title), may elect, in exchange for 

the reduced multipliers described in paragraph (1) for purposes of calculating the retired pay of the person, to receive 

Thrift Savings Plan contributions pursuant to section 

8440e(e) of title 5. 

‘‘(B) ELECTION PERIOD.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in clauses 

(ii) and (iii), a person described in subparagraph (A) 

may make the election described in that subparagraph 

during the period that begins on January 1, 2018, 

and ends on December 31, 2018. 

‘‘(ii) HARDSHIP EXTENSION.—The Secretary concerned may extend the election period described in 

clause (i) for a person who experiences a hardship 

as determined by the Secretary concerned. 

‘‘(iii) PERSONS EXPERIENCING BREAK IN SERVICE.— 

A person returning to reserve component service after 

a break in reserve component service in which falls 

the election period specified in clause (i) shall make 

the election described in subparagraph (A) on the date 

of the reentry into service of the person. 

‘‘(C) NO RETROACTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS PURSUANT TO

ELECTION.—Thrift Savings Plan contributions may not be 

made for a person making an election pursuant to subparagraph (A) for any pay period beginning before the date 

of the person’s election under that subparagraph by reason 

of the person’s election. 

‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary concerned shall prescribe regulations to implement this subsection.’’. 

(c) COORDINATING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER RETIREMENT

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(1) DISABILITY, WARRANT OFFICERS, AND DOPMA RETIRED

PAY.— (A) COMPUTATION OF RETIRED PAY.—The table in section 1401(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(i) in paragraph (1) in column 2 of formula number 

1, by striking ‘‘21⁄2% of years of service credited to 

him under section 1208’’ and inserting ‘‘the retired 

pay multiplier determined for the member under section 1409 of this title’’; and 

(ii) in paragraph (1) in column 2 of formula number 

2, by striking ‘‘21⁄2% of years of service credited to 

him under section 1208’’ and inserting ‘‘the retired 

pay multiplier determined for the member under section 1409 of this title’’; and 

(iii) in column 2 of each of formula number 4 

and formula number 5, by striking ‘‘section 1409(a)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘section 1409’’. 

(B) CLARIFICATION REGARDING MODERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Section 1401a(b) of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended— 

(i) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph 

(6); and 

(ii) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following 

new paragraph (5): 

‘‘(5) ADJUSTMENTS FOR PARTICIPANTS IN MODERNIZED

RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Notwithstanding paragraph (3), if a 

member or former member participates in the modernized 

retirement system by reason of section 1409(b)(4) of this title 

(including pursuant to an election under subparagraph (B) of 

that section), the Secretary shall increase the retired pay of 

such member in accordance with paragraph (2).’’. 

(2) 15-YEAR CAREER STATUS BONUS.—Section 354 of title 

37, United States Code, is amended— 

(A) in subsection (f)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘If a’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) If a’’; and 

(ii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) If a person who is paid a bonus under this section subsequently makes an election described in section 1409(b)(4)(B) of 

title 10, the person shall repay any bonus payments received under 

this section in the same manner as repayments are made under 

section 373 of this title.’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(g) SUNSET AND CONTINUATION OF PAYMENTS.—(1) A Secretary 

concerned may not pay a new bonus under this section after 

December 31, 2017. 

‘‘(2) Subject to subsection (f)(2), the Secretary concerned may 

continue to make payments for bonuses that were awarded under 

this section on or before the date specified in paragraph (1).’’. 

(3) APPLICATION TO NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC

ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED CORPS.—Paragraph (2) of section 245(a) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 

3045(a)) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(2) the retired pay multiplier determined under section 

1409 of such title for the number of years of service that 

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as if the officer’s service were service as a member of the 

Armed Forces.’’. 

(4) APPLICATION TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.—Section 

211(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 212(a)(4)) 

is amended— 

(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 

striking ‘‘at the rate of 2 1⁄2 per centum of the basic pay 

of the highest grade held by him as such officer’’ and 

inserting ‘‘calculated by multiplying the retired pay base 

determined under section 1406 of title 10, United States 

Code, by the retired pay multiplier determined under section 1409 of such title for the numbers of years of service 

credited to the officer under this paragraph’’; and 

(B) in the matter following subparagraph (B)(iii)— 

(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘such pay, 

and’’ and inserting ‘‘such pay,’’; and 

(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘such basic 

pay.’’ and inserting ‘‘such basic pay, and (E) in the 

case of any officer who participates in the modernized 

retirement system by reason of section 1409(b) of title 

10, United States Code (including pursuant to an election under subparagraph (B) of that section), subparagraph (C) shall be applied by substituting ‘40 per 

centum’ for ‘50 per centum’ each place the term 

appears.’’. 

(d) REPEAL OF REDUCED COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FOR

MEMBERS UNDER THE AGE OF 62.—The following amendments shall 

not take effect: 

(1) The amendments to be made by section 403 of the 

Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–67; 127 Stat. 

1186), as amended by section 10001(a) of the Department of 

Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 (division C of Public Law 

113–76; 128 Stat. 151), section 2 of Public Law 113–82 (128 

Stat. 1009), and section 623 of the Carl Levin and Howard 

P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3403). 

(2) The amendments to be made by section 10001(b) of 

the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014. 

SEC. 632. FULL PARTICIPATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED 

SERVICES IN THE THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN. 

(a) MODERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— 

(1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 8440e(a) of title 5, United States 

Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and 

inserting the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(1) the term ‘basic pay’ means basic pay payable under 

section 204 of title 37; 

‘‘(2) the term ‘full TSP member’ means a member described 

in subsection (e)(1); 

‘‘(3) the term ‘member’ has the meaning given the term 

in section 211 of title 37; and 

‘‘(4) the term ‘Secretary concerned’ has the meaning given 

the term in section 101 of title 37.’’. 

(2) TSP CONTRIBUTIONS.—Subsection (e) of section 8440e 

of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(e) MODERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— 

10 USC 1401a, 

1413a, 1414. 

10 USC 1401a, 

1410. 

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‘‘(1) TSP CONTRIBUTIONS.—Notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, the Secretary concerned shall make contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund, in accordance with section 

8432 (except to the extent the requirements under such section 

are modified by this subsection), for the benefit of a member— 

‘‘(A) who first enters a uniformed service on or after 

January 1, 2018; or 

‘‘(B) who— 

‘‘(i) first entered a uniformed service before 

January 1, 2018; 

‘‘(ii) has completed fewer than 12 years of service 

in the uniformed services as of December 31, 2017; 

and 

‘‘(iii) makes the election described in section 

1409(b)(4)(B) or 12729(f)(2) of title 10 to receive Thrift 

Savings Plan contributions under this subsection in 

exchange for the reduced multipliers described in section 1409(b)(4)(A) or 12739(f)(1) of title 10, as 

applicable, for purposes of calculating the retired pay 

of the member. 

‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount contributed under 

this subsection by the Secretary concerned for the benefit of 

a full TSP member for any pay period shall not be more 

than 5 percent of the member’s basic pay for such pay period. 

Any such contribution under this subsection, though in accordance with section 8432 as provided in paragraph (1), is instead 

of, and not in addition to, amounts contributable under section 

8432 as provided in section 8432(c). 

‘‘(3) TIMING AND DURATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS.— 

‘‘(A) AUTOMATIC CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary concerned shall make a contribution described in section 

8432(c)(1) under this subsection for the benefit of a member 

described in paragraph (1) for any pay period during the 

period that— 

‘‘(i) begins— 

‘‘(I) on or after the day that is 60 days afer 

the date the member first enters a uniformed 

service, in the case of a member described in paragraph (1)(A); or 

‘‘(II) on or after the date the member makes 

the election described in paragraph (1)(B), in the 

case of a member making such an election; and 

‘‘(ii) ends on the day such member completes 26 

years of service as a member of the uniformed services. 

‘‘(B) MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary concerned shall make a contribution described in section 

8432(c)(2) under this subsection for the benefit of a member 

described in paragraph (1) for any pay period during the 

period that— 

‘‘(i) begins— 

‘‘(I) on or after the day that is 2 years and 

1 day after the date the member first enters a 

uniformed service, in the case of a member 

described in paragraph (1)(A); or 

‘‘(II) on or after the date the member makes 

the election described in paragraph (1)(B), in the 

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‘‘(ii) ends on the day such member completes 26 

years of service as a member of the uniformed services. 

‘‘(4) PROTECTIONS FOR SPOUSES AND FORMER SPOUSES.— 

Section 8435 shall apply to a full TSP member in the same 

manner as such section is applied to an employee or Member 

under such section.’’. 

(b) AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT IN THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN.—Section 

8432(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking ‘‘Members’’ and 

inserting ‘‘(ii) Except in the case of a full TSP member (as 

defined in section 8440e(a)), members’’; 

(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘8440e(a)(1)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘8440e(b)(1)’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, 

if a full TSP member (as defined in section 8440e(a)) has declined 

automatic enrollment into the Thrift Savings Plan for a year, the 

full TSP member shall be automatically reenrolled on January 

1 of the succeeding year, with contributions under subsection (a) 

at the default percentage of basic pay.’’. 

(c) VESTING.— 

(1) TWO-YEARS OF SERVICE.—Section 8432(g)(2) of title 5, 

United States Code, is amended— 

(A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ‘‘or’’ after the 

semicolon; 

(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 

the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(C) 2 years of service in the case of a member of the 

uniformed services.’’. 

(2) SEPARATION.—Section 8432(g) of title 5, United States 

Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

paragraph: 

‘‘(6) For purposes of this subsection, a member of the uniformed 

services shall be considered to have separated from Government 

employment if the member is discharged or released from service 

in the uniformed services.’’. 

(d) THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN DEFAULT INVESTMENT FUND.—Section 

8438(c)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(A) Consistent with 

the requirements of subparagraph (B), if an’’ and inserting 

‘‘If an’’; and 

(2) by striking subparagraph (B). 

(e) REPEAL OF SEPARATE CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

AUTHORITY.— 

(1) REPEAL.—Section 211 of title 37, United States Code, 

is amended— 

(A) by striking subsection (d); and 

(B) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 8432b(c)(2)(B) of 

title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(including 

pursuant to an agreement under section 211(d) of title 37)’’. 

SEC. 633. LUMP SUM PAYMENTS OF CERTAIN RETIRED PAY. 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 71 of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

section: 

‘‘§ 1415. Lump sum payment of certain retired pay 

‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) COVERED RETIRED PAY.—The term ‘covered retired pay’ 

means retired pay under— 

‘‘(A) this title; 

‘‘(B) title 14; 

‘‘(C) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 

3001 et seq.); or 

‘‘(D) the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et 

seq.). 

‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PERSON.—The term ‘eligible person’ means 

a person who— 

‘‘(A)(i) first becomes a member of a uniformed service 

on or after January 1, 2018; or 

‘‘(ii) makes the election described in section 

1409(b)(4)(B) or 12739(f)(2) of this title; and 

‘‘(B) does not retire or separate under chapter 61 of 

this title. 

‘‘(3) RETIREMENT AGE.—The term ‘retirement age’ has the 

meaning given the term in section 216(l) of the Social Security 

Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)). 

‘‘(b) ELECTION OF LUMP SUM PAYMENT OF CERTAIN RETIRED

PAY.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible person entitled to covered 

retired pay (including an eligible person who is entitled to 

such pay by reason of an election described in subsection 

(a)(2)(A)(ii)) may elect to receive— 

‘‘(A) a lump sum payment of the discounted present 

value at the time of the election of an amount of the 

covered retired pay that the eligible person is otherwise 

entitled to receive for the period beginning on the date 

of retirement and ending on the date the eligible person 

attains the eligible person’s retirement age equal to— 

‘‘(i) 50 percent of the amount of such covered 

retired pay during such period; or 

‘‘(ii) 25 percent of the amount of such covered 

retired pay during such period; and 

‘‘(B) a monthly amount during the period described 

in subparagraph (A) equal to— 

‘‘(i) in the case of an eligible person electing to 

receive an amount described in subparagraph (A)(i), 

50 percent of the amount of monthly covered retired 

pay the eligible person is otherwise entitled to receive 

during such period; and 

‘‘(ii) in the case of an eligible person electing to 

receive an amount described in subparagraph (A)(ii), 

75 percent of the amount of monthly covered retired 

pay the eligible person is otherwise entitled to receive 

during such period 

‘‘(2) DISCOUNTED PRESENT VALUE.—The Secretary of 

Defense shall compute the discounted present value of amounts 

of covered retired pay that an eligible person is otherwise 

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entitled to receive for a period for purposes of paragraph (1)(A) 

by— 

‘‘(A) estimating the aggregate amount of retired pay 

the person would receive for the period, taking into account 

cost-of-living adjustments under section 1401a of this title 

projected by the Secretary at the time the person separates 

from service and would otherwise begin receiving covered 

retired pay; and 

‘‘(B) reducing the aggregate amount estimated pursuant to subparagraph (A) by an appropriate percentage 

determined by the Secretary— 

‘‘(i) using average personal discount rates (as 

defined and calculated by the Secretary taking into 

consideration applicable and reputable studies of personal discount rates for military personnel and past 

actuarial experience in the calculation of personal discount rates under this paragraph); and 

‘‘(ii) in accordance with generally accepted actuarial principles and practices. 

‘‘(3) TIMING OF ELECTION.—An eligible person shall make 

the election under this subsection not later than 90 days before 

the date of the retirement of the eligible person from the 

uniformed services. 

‘‘(4) SINGLE PAYMENT OR COMBINATION OF PAYMENTS.—An 

eligible person may elect to receive a lump sum payment under 

this subsection in a single payment or in a combination of 

payments. 

‘‘(5) COMMENCEMENT OF PAYMENT.—An eligible person who 

makes an election under this subsection shall receive the lump 

sum payment, or the first installment of a combination of 

payments of the lump sum payment if elected under paragraph 

(4), as follows: 

‘‘(A) Not later than 60 days after the date of the retirement of the eligible person from the uniformed services. 

‘‘(B) In the case of an eligible person who is a member 

of a reserve component, not later than 60 days after the 

earlier of— 

‘‘(i) the date on which the eligible person attains 

60 years of age; or 

‘‘(ii) the date on which the eligible person first 

becomes entitled to covered retired pay. 

‘‘(6) NO SUBSEQUENT ADJUSTMENT.—An eligible person who 

accepts payment of a lump sum under this subsection may 

not seek the review of or otherwise challenge the amount of 

the lump sum in light of any variation in cost-of-living adjustments under section 1401a of this title, actuarial assumptions, 

or other factors used by the Secretary in calculating the amount 

of the lump sum that occur after the Secretary pays the lump 

sum. 

‘‘(c) RESUMPTION OF MONTHLY ANNUITY.— 

‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—Subject to paragraph (2), an eligible 

person who makes an election described in subsection (b)(1) 

shall be entitled to receive the eligible person’s monthly covered 

retired pay calculated in accordance with paragraph (2) after 

the eligible person attains the eligible person’s retirement age. 

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an election described in subsection (a) shall be recomputed, 

effective on the first day of the first month beginning after 

the person attains the eligible person’s retirement age, so as 

to be an amount equal to the amount of covered retired pay 

to which the eligible person would otherwise be entitled on 

that date if the annual increases, in the retired pay of the 

eligible person made to reflect changes in the Consumer Price 

Index, had been made in accordance with section 1401a of 

this title. 

‘‘(d) PAYMENT OF RETIRED PAY TO PERSONS NOT MAKING ELECTION.—An eligible person who does not make the election described 

in subsection (b)(1) shall be paid the retired pay to which the 

eligible person is otherwise entitled under the applicable provisions 

of law referred to in subsection (a)(1). 

‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense concerned shall 

prescribe regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 

beginning of chapter 71 of such title is amended by adding 

at the end the following new item: 

‘‘1415. Lump sum payment of certain retired pay.’’. 

(3) PAYMENTS FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY

RETIREMENT FUND.—Section 1463(a)(1) of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or 1414’’ and inserting ‘‘, 1414, 

or 1415’’. 

(b) OFFSET OF VETERANS PENSION AND COMPENSATION BY

AMOUNT OF LUMP SUM PAYMENTS.—Section 5304 of title 38, United 

States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

subsection: 

‘‘(d)(1) Other than amounts payable under section 1413a or 

1414 of title 10, the amount of pension and compensation benefits 

payable to a person under this title shall be reduced by the amount 

of any lump sum payment made to such person under section 

1415 of title 10. 

‘‘(2) The Secretary shall collect any reduction under paragraph 

(1) from amounts otherwise payable to the person under this title, 

including pension and compensation payable under this title, before 

any pension and compensation payments under this title may be 

paid to the person.’’. 

SEC. 634. CONTINUATION PAY FOR FULL TSP MEMBERS WITH 12 YEARS 

OF SERVICE. 

(a) CONTINUATION PAY.—Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 

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

following new section: 

‘‘§ 356. Continuation pay: full TSP members with 12 years 

of service 

‘‘(a) CONTINUATION PAY.—The Secretary concerned shall make 

a payment of continuation pay to each full TSP member (as defined 

in section 8440e(a) of title 5) of the uniformed services under 

the jurisdiction of the Secretary who— 

‘‘(1) completes 12 years of service; and 

‘‘(2) enters into an agreement with the Secretary to serve 

for an additional 4 years of obligated service. 

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‘‘(b) AMOUNT.—The amount of continuation pay payable to a 

full TSP member under subsection (a) shall be the amount that 

is equal to— 

‘‘(1) in the case of a member of a regular component— 

‘‘(A) the monthly basic pay of the member at 12 years 

of service multiplied by 2.5; plus 

‘‘(B) at the discretion of the Secretary concerned, the 

monthly basic pay of the member at 12 years of service 

multiplied by such number of months (not to exceed 13 

months) as the Secretary concerned shall specify in the 

agreement of the member under subsection (a); and 

‘‘(2) in the case of a member of a reserve component— 

‘‘(A) the amount of monthly basic pay to which the 

member would be entitled at 12 years of service if the 

member were a member of a regular component multiplied 

by 0.5; plus 

‘‘(B) at the discretion of the Secretary concerned, the 

amount of monthly basic pay described in subparagraph 

(A) multiplied by such number of months (not to exceed 

6 months) as the Secretary concerned shall specify in the 

agreement of the member under subsection (a). 

‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY.—In addition to the 

continuation pay required under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may provide continuation pay under this subsection to a 

full TSP member described in subsection (a), and subject to the 

service agreement referred to in paragraph (2) of such subsection, 

in an amount determined by the Secretary concerned. 

‘‘(d) TIMING OF PAYMENT.—The Secretary concerned shall pay 

continuation pay under subsection (a) to a full TSP member when 

the member completes 12 years of service. If the Secretary concerned also provides continuation pay under subsection (c) to the 

member, that continuation pay shall be provided when the member 

completes 12 years of service. 

‘‘(e) LUMP SUM OR INSTALLMENTS.—A full TSP member may 

elect to receive continuation pay provided under subsection (a) 

or (c) in a lump sum or in a series of not more than four payments. 

‘‘(f) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PAY AND ALLOWANCES.—Continuation pay under this section is in addition to any other pay or 

allowance to which the full TSP member is entitled. 

‘‘(g) REPAYMENT.—A full TSP member who receives continuation 

pay under this section (a) and fails to complete the obligated service 

required under such subsection shall be subject to the repayment 

provisions of section 373 of this title. 

‘‘(h) REGULATIONS.—Each Secretary concerned shall prescribe 

regulations to carry out this section.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended 

by adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘356. Continuation pay: full TSP members with 12 years of service.’’. 

SEC. 635. EFFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION. 

(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this part shall 

take effect on January 1, 2018. 

(b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries concerned, the Director 

of the Office of Personnel Management, and the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board shall each and jointly take appropriate actions to ensure the full and effective implementation 

of the amendments made by this part in order to ensure that 

members of the uniformed services will be able to participate 

in the modernized retirement plan provided by this part commencing on the date specified in subsection (a). 

(2) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than March 1, 2016, 

the Secretaries concerned shall submit to the appropriate 

committees of Congress a report containing a plan to ensure 

the full and effective commencement and operational 

implementation of the amendments made by this part in accordance with paragraph (1). 

(c) ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

The report required by subsection (b) shall contain a draft of such 

legislation as may be necessary to make any additional technical 

and conforming changes to titles 10 and 37, United States Code, 

and other provisions of law that are required or should be made 

by reason of the amendments made by this part. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Natural 

Resources, the Committee on Oversight and Government 

Reform, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee 

on Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 

Senate. 

(2) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the meaning given 

that term in section 101 of title 37, United States Code. 

PART II—OTHER MATTERS 

SEC. 641. DEATH OF FORMER SPOUSE BENEFICIARIES AND SUBSEQUENT REMARRIAGES UNDER THE SURVIVOR BENEFIT 

PLAN. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1448(b) of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(7) EFFECT OF DEATH OF FORMER SPOUSE BENEFICIARY.— 

‘‘(A) TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION IN PLAN.—A person who elects to provide an annuity to a former spouse 

under paragraph (2) or (3) and whose former spouse subsequently dies is no longer a participant in the Plan, effective 

on the date of death of the former spouse. 

‘‘(B) AUTHORITY FOR ELECTION OF NEW SPOUSE BENEFICIARY.—If a person’s participation in the Plan is discontinued by reason of the death of a former spouse beneficiary, the person may elect to resume participation in 

the Plan and to elect a new spouse beneficiary as follows: 

‘‘(i) MARRIED ON THE DATE OF DEATH OF FORMER

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provide coverage to that person’s spouse. Such an election must be received by the Secretary concerned 

within one year after the date of death of the former 

spouse beneficiary. 

‘‘(ii) MARRIAGE AFTER DEATH OF FORMER SPOUSE

BENEFICIARY.—A person who is not married at the 

time of the death of the former spouse beneficiary 

and who later marries may elect to provide spouse 

coverage. Such an election must be received by the 

Secretary concerned within one year after the date 

on which that person marries. 

‘‘(C) EFFECTIVE DATE OF ELECTION.—The effective date 

of election under this paragraph shall be as follows: 

‘‘(i) An election under subparagraph (B)(i) is effective as of the first day of the first calendar month 

following the death of the former spouse beneficiary. 

‘‘(ii) An election under subparagraph (B)(ii) is effective as of the first day of the first calendar month 

following the month in which the election is received 

by the Secretary concerned. 

‘‘(D) LEVEL OF COVERAGE.—A person making an election under subparagraph (B) may not reduce the base 

amount previously elected. 

‘‘(E) PROCEDURES.—An election under this paragraph 

shall be in writing, signed by the participant, and made 

in such form and manner as the Secretary concerned may 

prescribe. 

‘‘(F) IRREVOCABILITY.—An election under this paragraph is irrevocable.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (7) of section 1448(b) of title 

10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply 

with respect to any person whose former spouse beneficiary dies 

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

(c) APPLICABILITY TO FORMER SPOUSE DEATHS BEFORE ENACTMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—A person— 

(A) who before the date of the enactment of this Act 

had a former spouse beneficiary under the Survivor Benefit 

Plan who died before that date; and 

(B) who on the date of the enactment of this Act 

is married, 

may elect to provide spouse coverage for such spouse under 

the Plan, regardless of whether the person married such spouse 

before or after the death of the former spouse beneficiary. 

Any such election may only be made during the one-year period 

beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE OF ELECTION IF MARRIED AT LEAST

A YEAR AT DEATH FORMER SPOUSE.—If the person providing 

the annuity was married to the spouse beneficiary for at least 

one year at the time of the death of the former spouse beneficiary, the effective date of such election shall be the first 

day of the first month after the death of the former spouse 

beneficiary. 

(3) OTHER EFFECTIVE DATE.—If the person providing the 

annuity married the spouse beneficiary after (or during the 

one-year period preceding) the death of the former spouse beneficiary, the effective date of the election shall be the first 

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day of the first month following the first anniversary of the 

person’s marriage to the spouse beneficiary. 

(4) RESPONSIBILITY FOR PREMIUMS.—A person electing to 

participate in the Plan under this subsection shall be responsible for payment of all premiums due from the effective date 

of the election. 

Subtitle E—Commissary and Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits 

and Operations 

SEC. 651. PLAN TO OBTAIN BUDGET-NEUTRALITY FOR THE DEFENSE 

COMMISSARY SYSTEM AND THE MILITARY EXCHANGE 

SYSTEM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the Secretary 

of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 

of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report setting 

forth a comprehensive plan to achieve by October 1, 2018, budgetneutrality in the delivery of commissary and exchange benefits 

while meeting the benchmarks set forth in subsection (c). In preparing the report, the Secretary shall consider the report required 

by section 634 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3406) and any other previous reports, 

studies, and surveys of matters appropriate to the report. 

(b) REPORT ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 

shall include the following: 

(1) A description of any modifications to the commissary 

and exchange benefit systems the Secretary considers appropriate to obtain budget-neutrality in the delivery of commissary 

and exchange benefits, including the following: 

(A) The establishment of common business processes, 

practices, and systems to exploit synergies between the 

operations of defense commissaries and exchanges and to 

optimize the operations of the resale system and the benefits provided by the commissaries and exchanges. 

(B) The privatization of the defense commissary system 

and the military exchange system, in whole or in part. 

(C) Engagement of major commercial grocery retailers 

or other private sector entities to determine their willingness to provide eligible beneficiaries with discount savings 

on grocery products and certain household goods. 

(D) The closure of commissaries in locations in close 

proximity to other commissaries or in locations where 

commercial alternatives, through major grocery retailers, 

may be available. 

(2) An analysis of different pricing constructs to improve 

or enhance the delivery of commissary and exchange benefits. 

(3) A description of the impact of any modifications 

described pursuant to paragraph (1) on Morale, Welfare and 

Recreation (MWR) quality-of-life programs. 

(4) Such recommendations for legislative action as the Secretary considers appropriate to achieve by October 1, 2018, 

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benefits while meeting the benchmarks set forth in subsection 

(c). 

(c) BENCHMARKS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 

ensure— 

(1) the maintenance of high levels of customer satisfaction 

in the delivery of commissary and exchange benefits; 

(2) the provision of high quality products; and 

(3) the sustainment of discount savings to eligible beneficiaries. 

(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF PLAN.—Not later 

than 120 days after the submittal of the report required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall 

submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

the House of Representatives a report setting forth an assessment 

by the Comptroller General of the plan to achieve budget-neutrality 

in the delivery of commissary and exchange benefits while meeting 

the benchmarks set forth in subsection (c) as set forth in the 

report required by subsection (a). 

(e) PILOT PROGRAMS.— 

(1) PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.—After the reports required by 

subsections (a) and (d) have been submitted as described in 

such subsections, the Secretary may, notwithstanding any 

requirement in chapter 147 of title 10, United States Code, 

conduct one or more pilot programs to evaluate the feasibility 

and advisability of processes and methods for achieving budgetneutrality in the delivery of commissary and exchange benefits 

and other applicable benchmarks in accordance with this section. The Secretary may authorize any commissary or exchange, 

or private sector entity, participating in any such pilot program 

to establish appropriate prices in response to market conditions 

and customer demand, provided that the level of savings 

required by paragraph (3) is maintained. 

(2) BENCHMARKS.—If the Secretary conducts a pilot program under this subsection, the Secretary shall establish specific, measurable benchmarks for measuring success in the 

provision of high quality grocery goods and products, discount 

savings to patrons, and high levels of customer satisfaction 

while achieving budget-neutrality in the delivery of commissary 

and exchange benefits under the pilot program. 

(3) REQUIRED SAVINGS TO PATRONS.—The Secretary shall 

ensure that the level of savings to commissary and exchange 

patrons under any pilot program under this subsection is not 

less than the level of savings to such patrons before the 

implementation of such pilot program, as follows: 

(A) Before commencing a pilot program the Secretary 

shall establish a baseline of savings to patrons achieved 

for each commissary or exchange to participate in such 

pilot program by comparing prices charged by such commissary or exchange for a representative market basket 

of goods to prices charged by local competitors for the 

same market basket of goods. 

(B) After commencement of such pilot program, the 

Secretary shall ensure that each commissary or exchange, 

or private sector entity, participating in such pilot program 

conducts market-basket price comparisons not less than 

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program that are reasonably consistent with the baseline 

savings for the commissary or exchange established pursuant to subparagraph (A). 

(4) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of the Secretary to carry out a pilot program under this subsection shall 

expire on the date that is five years after the date of the 

enactment of this Act. However, if a pilot program achieves 

budget-neutrality in the delivery of commissary and exchange 

benefits and other applicable benchmarks, as measured using 

the benchmarks required by paragraph (2), the Secretary may 

continue the pilot program for an additional period of up to 

five years. 

(5) REPORTS.— 

(A) INITIAL REPORTS.—If the Secretary conducts a pilot 

program under this subsection, the Secretary shall, not 

later than 30 days before commencing the pilot program, 

submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

and the House of Representatives a report on the pilot 

program, including the following: 

(i) A description of the pilot program. 

(ii) The provisions, if any, of chapter 147 of title 

10, United States Code, that will be waived in the 

conduct of the pilot program. 

(B) FINAL REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after the 

date of the completion of any pilot program under this 

subsection or the date of the commencement of an extension 

of a pilot program under paragraph (4), the Secretary shall 

submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

and the House of Representatives a report on the pilot 

program, including the following: 

(i) A description and assessment of the pilot program. 

(ii) Such recommendations for administrative or 

legislative action as the Secretary considers appropriate in light of the pilot program. 

SEC. 652. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT 

ON THE COMMISSARY SURCHARGE, NON-APPROPRIATED 

FUND, AND PRIVATELY-FINANCED MAJOR CONSTRUCTION 

PROGRAM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 

States shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the Commissary Surcharge, Non-appropriated Fund and Privately-Financed 

Major Construction Program of the Department of Defense. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include 

the following: 

(1) An assessment whether the Secretary of Defense has 

established policies and procedures to ensure the timely submittal to the committees of Congress referred to in subsection 

(a) of notice on construction projects proposed to be funded 

through the program referred to in that subsection. 

(2) An assessment whether the Secretaries of the military 

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Department of Defense for the submittal to such committees 

of Congress of notice on such construction projects. 

(3) An assessment whether the Secretary of Defense has 

established policies and procedures to notify such committees 

of Congress when such construction projects have been commenced without notice to Congress. 

(4) An assessment whether construction projects described 

in paragraph (3) have been completed before submittal of notice 

to Congress as described in that paragraph and, if so, a list 

of such projects. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters 

SEC. 661. IMPROVEMENT OF FINANCIAL LITERACY AND PREPAREDNESS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FINANCIAL LITERACY AND PREPAREDNESS OF MEMBERS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the Secretary of Defense should strengthen arrangements with other departments and agencies of the Federal 

Government and nonprofit organizations in order to improve 

the financial literacy and preparedness of members of the 

Armed Forces; and 

(2) the Secretaries of the military departments and the 

Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces should provide support 

for the financial literacy and preparedness training carried 

out under section 992 of title 10, United States Code, as 

amended by subsections (b), (c), and (d). 

(b) PROVISION OF FINANCIAL LITERACY AND PREPAREDNESS

TRAINING.—Subsection (a) of section 992 of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended— 

(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘CONSUMER EDUCATION’’ and inserting ‘‘FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING’’; 

(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘education’’ in the matter 

preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting ‘‘financial literacy 

training’’; 

(3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following 

new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) Training under this subsection shall be provided to a 

member of the armed forces— 

‘‘(A) as a component of the initial entry training of the 

member; 

‘‘(B) upon arrival at the first duty station of the member; 

‘‘(C) upon arrival at each subsequent duty station, in the 

case of a member in pay grade E–4 or below or in pay grade 

O–3 or below; 

‘‘(D) on the date of promotion of the member, in the case 

of a member in pay grade E–5 or below or in pay grade 

O–4 or below; 

‘‘(E) when the member vests in the Thrift Savings Plan 

(TSP) under section 8432(g)(2)(C) of title 5; 

‘‘(F) when the member becomes entitled to receive continuation pay under section 356 of title 37, at which time the 

training shall include, at a minimum, information on options 

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‘‘(G) at each major life event during the service of the 

member, such as— 

‘‘(i) marriage; 

‘‘(ii) divorce; 

‘‘(iii) birth of first child; or 

‘‘(iv) disabling sickness or condition; 

‘‘(H) during leadership training; 

‘‘(I) during pre-deployment training and during post-deployment training; 

‘‘(J) at transition points in the service of the member, 

such as— 

‘‘(i) transition from a regular component to a reserve 

component; 

‘‘(ii) separation from service; or 

‘‘(iii) retirement; and 

‘‘(K) as a component of periodically recurring required 

training that is provided to the member at a military installation.’’; 

(4) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)(B)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(J)’’; and 

(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) The Secretary concerned shall prescribe regulations setting 

forth any other events and circumstances (in addition to the events 

and circumstances described in paragraph (2)) upon which the 

training required by this subsection shall be provided.’’. 

(c) SURVEY OF MEMBERS’ FINANCIAL LITERACY AND PREPAREDNESS.—Such section is further amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): 

‘‘(d) FINANCIAL LITERACY AND PREPAREDNESS SURVEY.—(1) The 

Director of the Defense Manpower Data Center shall annually 

include in the status of forces survey a survey of the status of 

the financial literacy and preparedness of members of the armed 

forces. 

‘‘(2) The results of the annual financial literacy and preparedness survey— 

‘‘(A) shall be used by each of the Secretaries concerned 

as a benchmark to evaluate and update training provided under 

this section; and 

‘‘(B) shall be submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.’’. 

(d) FINANCIAL SERVICES DEFINED.—Subsection (e) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (c)(1) of this section, is amended 

by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) Health insurance, budget management, Thrift Savings 

Plan (TSP), retirement lump sum payments (including rollover 

options and tax consequences), and Survivor Benefit Plan 

(SBP).’’. 

(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) SECTION HEADING .—The heading of such section is 

amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 992. Financial literacy training: financial services’’. 

(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the begin10 USC ning of chapter 50 of such title is amended by striking the 

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item related to section 992 and inserting the following new 

item: 

‘‘992. Financial literacy training: financial services.’’. 

(f) IMPLEMENTATIONS.—Not later than six months after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military 

department concerned and the Secretary of the Department in 

which the Coast Guard is operating shall commence providing financial literacy training under section 992 of title 10, United States 

Code, as amended by subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, 

to members of the Armed Forces. 

SEC. 662. RECORDATION OF OBLIGATIONS FOR INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS OF INCENTIVE PAYS, ALLOWANCES, AND SIMILAR 

BENEFITS WHEN PAYMENT IS DUE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 19 of title 37, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 1015. Recordation of installment payment obligations for 

incentive pays and similar benefits 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any pay, allowance, bonus, 

or other benefit described in subsection (b) that is paid to a member 

of the uniformed services on an installment basis, each installment 

payment shall be charged to appropriations that are available for 

obligation at the time such payment is payable. 

‘‘(b) COVERED PAY AND BENEFITS.—Subsection (a) applies to 

any incentive pay, special pay, or bonus, or similar periodic payment 

of pay or allowances, or of educational benefits or stipends, that 

is paid to a member of the uniformed services under this title 

or title 10.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 19 of such title is amended by adding at the 

end the following new item: 

‘‘1015. Recordation of installment payment obligations for incentive pays and similar 

benefits.’’. 

TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 

Sec. 701. Access to TRICARE Prime for certain beneficiaries. 

Sec. 702. Modifications of cost-sharing for the TRICARE pharmacy benefits program. 

Sec. 703. Expansion of continued health benefits coverage to include discharged 

and released members of the Selected Reserve. 

Sec. 704. Access to health care under the TRICARE program for beneficiaries of 

TRICARE Prime. 

Sec. 705. Expansion of reimbursement for smoking cessation services for certain 

TRICARE beneficiaries. 

Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 

Sec. 711. Waiver of recoupment of erroneous payments caused by administrative 

error under the TRICARE program. 

Sec. 712. Publication of data on patient safety, quality of care, satisfaction, and 

health outcome measures under the TRICARE program. 

Sec. 713. Expansion of evaluation of effectiveness of the TRICARE program to include information on patient safety, quality of care, and access to care 

at military medical treatment facilities. 

Sec. 714. Portability of health plans under the TRICARE program. 

Sec. 715. Joint uniform formulary for transition of care. 

Sec. 716. Licensure of mental health professionals in TRICARE program. 

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Sec. 717. Designation of certain non-Department mental health care providers with 

knowledge relating to treatment of members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 718. Comprehensive standards and access to contraception counseling for 

members of the Armed Forces. 

Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 

Sec. 721. Provision of transportation of dependent patients relating to obstetrical 

anesthesia services. 

Sec. 722. Extension of authority for DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund. 

Sec. 723. Extension of authority for joint Department of Defense-Department of 

Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 

Sec. 724. Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the Secretary of Defense. 

Sec. 725. Pilot program on urgent care under TRICARE program. 

Sec. 726. Pilot program on incentive programs to improve health care provided 

under the TRICARE program. 

Sec. 727. Limitation on availability of funds for Department of Defense Healthcare 

Management Systems Modernization. 

Sec. 728. Submittal of information to Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to exposure to airborne hazards and open burn pits. 

Sec. 729. Plan for development of procedures to measure data on mental health 

care provided by the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 730. Report on plans to improve experience with and eliminate performance 

variability of health care provided by the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 731. Comptroller General study on gambling and problem gambling behavior 

among members of the Armed Forces. 

Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health 

Care Benefits 

SEC. 701. ACCESS TO TRICARE PRIME FOR CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES. 

Section 732(c)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 1097a note) is amended to read 

as follows: 

‘‘(3) RESIDENCE AT TIME OF ELECTION.— 

‘‘(A) Except as provided by subparagraph (B), an 

affected eligible beneficiary may not make the one-time 

election under paragraph (1) if, at the time of such election, 

the beneficiary does not reside— 

‘‘(i) in a ZIP code that is in a region described 

in subsection (d)(1)(B); and 

‘‘(ii) within 100 miles of a military medical treatment facility. 

‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply with respect 

to an affected eligible beneficiary who— 

‘‘(i) as of December 25, 2013, resides farther than 

100 miles from a military medical treatment facility; 

and 

‘‘(ii) is such an eligible beneficiary by reason of 

service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine 

Corps.’’. 

SEC. 702. MODIFICATIONS OF COST-SHARING FOR THE TRICARE PHARMACY BENEFITS PROGRAM. 

(a) MODIFICATION OF COST-SHARING AMOUNTS.—Subparagraph 

(A) of section 1074g(a)(6) of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(1) in clause (i)— 

(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘$8’’ and inserting 

‘‘$10’’; and 

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(2) in clause (ii)— 

(A) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘$16’’ and inserting ‘‘$20’’; and 

(B) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘$46’’ and inserting 

‘‘$49’’. 

(b) MODIFICATION OF COLA INCREASE.—Subparagraph (C) of 

such section is amended— 

(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Beginning October 1, 2013,’’ 

and inserting ‘‘Beginning October 1, 2016,’’; and 

(2) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following new 

clause (ii): 

‘‘(ii) The amount of the increase otherwise provided for a year 

by clause (i) shall be computed as follows: 

‘‘(I) If the amount of the increase is equal to or greater 

than 50 cents, the amount of the increase shall be rounded 

to the nearest multiple of $1. 

‘‘(II) If the amount of the increase is less than 50 cents, 

the increase shall not be made for such year, but shall be 

carried over to, and accumulated with, the amount of the 

increase for the subsequent year or years and made when 

the aggregate amount of increases under this clause for a 

year is equal to or greater than 50 cents.’’. 

SEC. 703. EXPANSION OF CONTINUED HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE 

TO INCLUDE DISCHARGED AND RELEASED MEMBERS OF 

THE SELECTED RESERVE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 1078a of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): 

‘‘(2) A member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve 

of a reserve component of the armed forces who— 

‘‘(A) is discharged or released from service in the 

Selected Reserve, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, 

under other than adverse conditions, as characterized by 

the Secretary concerned; 

‘‘(B) immediately preceding that discharge or release, 

is enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select; and 

‘‘(C) after that discharge or release, would not otherwise be eligible for any benefits under this chapter.’’. 

(b) NOTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended by inserting ‘‘or subsection (b)(2)’’ after ‘‘subsection 

(b)(1)’’. 

(c) ELECTION OF COVERAGE.—Subsection (d) of such section 

is amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): 

‘‘(2) In the case of a member described in subsection (b)(2), 

the written election shall be submitted to the Secretary concerned before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the 

later of— 

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‘‘(B) the date the member receives the notification 

required pursuant to subsection (c).’’. 

(d) COVERAGE OF DEPENDENTS.—Subsection (e) of such section 

is amended by inserting ‘‘or subsection (b)(2)’’ after ‘‘subsection 

(b)(1)’’. 

(e) PERIOD OF CONTINUED COVERAGE.—Subsection (g)(1) of such 

section is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as subparagraphs (C) through (E); and 

(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 

subparagraph (B): 

‘‘(B) in the case of a member described in subsection (b)(2), 

the date which is 18 months after the date the member ceases 

to be eligible to enroll in TRICARE Reserve Select;’’. 

(f) TRICARE RESERVE SELECT DEFINED.—Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(h) TRICARE RESERVE SELECT DEFINED.—In this section, the 

term ‘TRICARE Reserve Select’ means TRICARE Standard coverage 

provided under section 1076d of this title.’’. 

(g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further 

amended— 

(1) in subsection (c)— 

(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’; 

(2) in subsection (d)— 

(A) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by subsection 

(c)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’; 

(B) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking 

‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’; and 

(C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking 

‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(5)’’; 

(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2) or subsection (b)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(3) or subsection 

(b)(4)’’; and 

(4) in subsection (g)— 

(A) in paragraph (1)— 

(i) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’; 

(ii) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by 

striking ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

(b)(4)’’; and 

(iii) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by 

striking ‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

(b)(5)’’; 

(B) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’ and inserting 

‘‘paragraph (1)(C)’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ and inserting 

‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’; and 

(C) in paragraph (3)— 

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(ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’ and inserting 

‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’. 

SEC. 704. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM 

FOR BENEFICIARIES OF TRICARE PRIME. 

(a) ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

ensure that beneficiaries under TRICARE Prime who are seeking 

an appointment for health care under TRICARE Prime shall obtain 

such an appointment within the health care access standards established under subsection (b), including through the use of health 

care providers in the preferred provider network of TRICARE 

Prime. 

(b) STANDARDS FOR ACCESS TO CARE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 

health care access standards for the receipt of health care 

under TRICARE Prime, whether received at military medical 

treatment facilities or from health care providers in the preferred provider network of TRICARE Prime. 

(2) CATEGORIES OF CARE.—The health care access standards 

established under paragraph (1) shall include standards with 

respect to the following categories of health care: 

(A) Primary care, including pediatric care, maternity 

care, gynecological care, and other subcategories of primary 

care. 

(B) Specialty care, including behavioral health care 

and other subcategories of specialty care. 

(3) MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary may modify the health 

care access standards established under paragraph (1) whenever the Secretary considers the modification of such standards 

appropriate. 

(4) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall publish the health 

care access standards established under paragraph (1), and 

any modifications to such standards, in the Federal Register 

and on a publicly accessible Internet website of the Department 

of Defense. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) TRICARE PRIME.—The term ‘‘TRICARE Prime’’ means 

the managed care option of the TRICARE program. 

(2) TRICARE PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘TRICARE program’’ 

has the meaning given that term in section 1072(7) of title 

10, United States Code. 

SEC. 705. EXPANSION OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR SMOKING CESSATION 

SERVICES FOR CERTAIN TRICARE BENEFICIARIES. 

Section 713(f) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 

Stat. 4503; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘during fiscal year 

2009’’; 

(2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘during such fiscal 

year’’; and 

(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘during fiscal year 2009’’ 

and inserting ‘‘after September 30, 2008’’. 

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Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 

SEC. 711. WAIVER OF RECOUPMENT OF ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS 

CAUSED BY ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR UNDER THE 

TRICARE PROGRAM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by inserting after section 1095f the following new section: 

‘‘§ 1095g. TRICARE program: waiver of recoupment of erroneous payments caused by administrative error 

‘‘(a) WAIVER OF RECOUPMENT.—The Secretary of Defense may 

waive recoupment from an individual who has benefitted from 

an erroneous TRICARE payment in a case in which each of the 

following applies: 

‘‘(1) The payment was made because of an administrative 

error by an employee of the Department of Defense or a contractor under the TRICARE program. 

‘‘(2) The individual (or in the case of a minor, the parent 

or guardian of the individual) had a good faith, reasonable 

belief that the individual was entitled to the benefit of such 

payment under this chapter. 

‘‘(3) The individual relied on the expectation of such entitlement. 

‘‘(4) The Secretary determines that a waiver of recoupment 

of such payment is necessary to prevent an injustice. 

‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITY OF CONTRACTOR.—In any case in which 

the Secretary waives recoupment under subsection (a) and the 

administrative error was on the part of a contractor under the 

TRICARE program, the Secretary shall, consistent with the requirements and procedures of the applicable contract, impose financial 

responsibility on the contractor for the erroneous payment. 

‘‘(c) FINALITY OF DETERMINATIONS.—Any determination by the 

Secretary under this section to waive or decline to waive recoupment 

under subsection (a) is a final determination and shall not be 

subject to appeal or judicial review.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by inserting after 

the item relating to section 1095f the following new item: 

‘‘1095g. TRICARE program: waiver of recoupment of erroneous payments caused by 

administrative error.’’. 

SEC. 712. PUBLICATION OF DATA ON PATIENT SAFETY, QUALITY OF 

CARE, SATISFACTION, AND HEALTH OUTCOME MEASURES 

UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM. 

Section 1073b of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(c) PUBLICATION OF DATA ON PATIENT SAFETY, QUALITY OF

CARE, SATISFACTION, AND HEALTH OUTCOME MEASURES.—(1) Not 

later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, the Secretary of 

Defense shall publish on a publically available Internet website 

of the Department of Defense data on all measures that the Secretary considers appropriate that are used by the Department to 

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outcomes for health care provided under the TRICARE program 

at each military medical treatment facility. 

‘‘(2) The Secretary shall publish an update to the data published 

under paragraph (1) not less frequently than once each quarter 

during each fiscal year. 

‘‘(3) The Secretary may not include data relating to risk 

management activities of the Department in any publication under 

paragraph (1) or update under paragraph (2). 

‘‘(4) The Secretary shall ensure that the data published under 

paragraph (1) and updated under paragraph (2) is accessible to 

the public through the primary Internet website of the Department 

and the primary Internet website of the military medical treatment 

facility with respect to which such data applies.’’. 

SEC. 713. EXPANSION OF EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF THE 

TRICARE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ON 

PATIENT SAFETY, QUALITY OF CARE, AND ACCESS TO 

CARE AT MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. 

Section 717(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note)) is 

amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the second 

sentence, by striking ‘‘address’’; 

(2) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘address’’ before ‘‘the impact of’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

(3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) address patient safety, quality of care, and access 

to care at military medical treatment facilities, including— 

‘‘(A) an identification of the number of practitioners 

providing health care in military medical treatment facilities that were reported to the National Practitioner Data 

Bank during the year preceding the evaluation; and 

‘‘(B) with respect to each military medical treatment 

facility, an assessment of— 

‘‘(i) the current accreditation status of such facility, 

including any recommendations for corrective action 

made by the relevant accrediting body; 

‘‘(ii) any policies or procedures implemented during 

such year by the Secretary of the military department 

concerned that were designed to improve patient 

safety, quality of care, and access to care at such 

facility; 

‘‘(iii) data on surgical and maternity care outcomes 

during such year; 

‘‘(iv) data on appointment wait times during such 

year; and 

‘‘(v) data on patient safety, quality of care, and 

access to care as compared to standards established 

by the Department of Defense with respect to patient 

safety, quality of care, and access to care.’’. 

SEC. 714. PORTABILITY OF HEALTH PLANS UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM. 

(a) HEALTH PLAN PORTABILITY.— 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 

that covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE program who 

are covered under a health plan under such program are able 

to seamlessly access health care under such health plan in 

each TRICARE program region. 

(2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe 

regulations to carry out paragraph (1). 

(b) MECHANISMS TO ENSURE PORTABILITY.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

(1) establish a process for electronic notification of contractors responsible for administering the TRICARE program in 

each TRICARE region when any covered beneficiary intends 

to relocate between such regions; 

(2) provide for the automatic electronic transfer between 

such contractors of information relating to covered beneficiaries 

who are relocating between such regions, including demographic, enrollment, and claims information; and 

(3) ensure each such covered beneficiary is able to obtain 

a new primary health care provider within ten days of— 

(A) arriving at the location to which the covered beneficiary has relocated; and 

(B) initiating a request for a new primary health care 

provider. 

(c) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall— 

(1) publish information on any modifications made pursuant to subsection (a) with respect to the ability of covered 

beneficiaries under the TRICARE program who are covered 

under a health plan under such program to access health 

care in each TRICARE region on the primary Internet website 

of the Department that is available to the public; and 

(2) ensure that such information is made available on the 

primary Internet website that is available to the public of 

each current contractor responsible for administering the 

TRICARE program. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘covered beneficiary’’ and ‘‘TRICARE program’’ have the meaning given such 

terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 

SEC. 715. JOINT UNIFORM FORMULARY FOR TRANSITION OF CARE. 

(a) JOINT FORMULARY.—Not later than June 1, 2016, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly 

establish a joint uniform formulary for the Department of Veterans 

Affairs and the Department of Defense with respect to pharmaceutical agents that are critical for the transition of an individual 

from receiving treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense 

to treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

(b) SELECTION.—The Secretaries shall select for inclusion on 

the joint uniform formulary established under subsection (a) 

pharmaceutical agents relating to— 

(1) the control of pain, sleep disorders, and psychiatric 

conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder; and 

(2) any other conditions determined appropriate by the 

Secretaries. 

(c) REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 2016, the Secretaries shall 

jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

on the joint uniform formulary established under subsection (a), 

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including a list of the pharmaceutical agents selected for inclusion 

on the formulary. 

(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed 

to prohibit the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs from each maintaining the respective uniform formularies 

of the Department of the Secretary. 

(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

means— 

(A) the congressional defense committees; and 

(B) the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate. 

(2) The term ‘‘pharmaceutical agent’’ has the meaning given 

that term in section 1074g(g) of title 10, United States Code. 

(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1074g(a)(2)(A) of title 

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

following new sentence: ‘‘With respect to members of the uniformed 

services, such uniform formulary shall include pharmaceutical 

agents on the joint uniform formulary established under section 

715 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2016.’’. 

SEC. 716. LICENSURE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN 

TRICARE PROGRAM. 

(a) QUALIFICATIONS FOR TRICARE CERTIFIED MENTAL HEALTH

COUNSELORS DURING TRANSITION PERIOD.—During the period preceding January 1, 2021, for purposes of determining whether a 

mental health care professional is eligible for reimbursement under 

the TRICARE program as a TRICARE certified mental health counselor, an individual who holds a masters degree or doctoral degree 

in counseling from a program that is accredited by a covered institution shall be treated as holding such degree from a mental health 

counseling program or clinical mental health counseling program 

that is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling 

and Related Educational Programs. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘covered institution’’ means any of the following: 

(A) The Accrediting Commission for Community and 

Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACCJC-WASC). 

(B) The Higher Learning Commission (HLC). 

(C) The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). 

(D) The New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Institutions of Higher Education 

(NEASC-CIHE). 

(E) The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 

(SACS) Commission on Colleges. 

(F) The WASC Senior College and University Commission (WASC-SCUC). 

(G) The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education 

Schools (ABHES). 

(H) The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and 

Colleges (ACCSC). 

(I) The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges 

and Schools (ACICS). 

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(J) The Distance Education Accreditation Commission 

(DEAC). 

(2) The term ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the meaning given 

that term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 

SEC. 717. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN NON-DEPARTMENT MENTAL 

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WITH KNOWLEDGE RELATING 

TO TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER READINESS DESIGNATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

develop a system by which any non-Department mental health 

care provider that meets eligibility criteria established by the 

Secretary relating to the knowledge described in paragraph 

(2) receives a mental health provider readiness designation 

from the Department of Defense. 

(2) KNOWLEDGE DESCRIBED.—The knowledge described in 

this paragraph is the following: 

(A) Knowledge and understanding with respect to the 

culture of members of the Armed Forces and family members and caregivers of members of the Armed Forces. 

(B) Knowledge with respect to evidence-based treatments that have been approved by the Department for 

the treatment of mental health issues among members 

of the Armed Forces. 

(b) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION ON DESIGNATION.— 

(1) REGISTRY.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish 

and update as necessary a publically available registry of all 

non-Department mental health care providers that are currently designated under subsection (a)(1). 

(2) PROVIDER LIST.—The Secretary shall update all lists 

maintained by the Secretary of non-Department mental health 

care providers that provide mental health care under the laws 

administered by the Secretary by indicating the providers that 

are currently designated under subsection (a)(1). 

(c) NON-DEPARTMENT MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER

DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘non-Department mental health 

care provider’’— 

(1) means a health care provider who— 

(A) specializes in mental health; 

(B) is not a health care provider of the Department 

of Defense at a facility of the Department; and 

(C) provides health care to members of the Armed 

Forces; and 

(2) includes psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, 

social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family 

therapists, and other mental health care providers designated 

by the Secretary of Defense. 

SEC. 718. COMPREHENSIVE STANDARDS AND ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION COUNSELING FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

FORCES. 

(a) CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES.— 

(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than one year after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

shall establish clinical practice guidelines for health care providers employed by the Department of Defense on standards 

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of care with respect to methods of contraception and counseling 

on methods of contraception for members of the Armed Forces. 

(2) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall from time to time update 

the clinical practice guidelines established under paragraph 

(1) to incorporate into such guidelines new or updated standards 

of care with respect to methods of contraception and counseling 

on methods of contraception. 

(b) DISSEMINATION.— (1) INITIAL DISSEMINATION.—As soon as practicable, but 

commencing not later than one year after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide for rapid 

dissemination of the clinical practice guidelines to health care 

providers described in subsection (a)(1). 

(2) DISSEMINATION OF UPDATES.—As soon as practicable 

after each update to the clinical practice guidelines made by 

the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (a), the 

Secretary shall provide for the rapid dissemination of such 

updated clinical practice guidelines to health care providers 

described in paragraph (1) of such subsection. 

(3) PROTOCOLS.—The Secretary shall disseminate the clinical practice guidelines under paragraph (1) and any updates 

to such guidelines under paragraph (2) in accordance with 

administrative protocols developed by the Secretary for such 

purpose. 

(c) ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION COUNSELING.—As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

shall ensure that women members of the Armed Forces have access 

to comprehensive counseling on the full range of methods of contraception provided by health care providers described in subsection 

(a)(1) during health care visits, including visits as follows: 

(1) During predeployment health care visits, including 

counseling that provides specific information women need 

regarding the interaction between anticipated deployment 

conditions and various methods of contraception. 

(2) During health care visits during deployment. 

(3) During annual physical examinations. 

Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 

SEC. 721. PROVISION OF TRANSPORTATION OF DEPENDENT PATIENTS 

RELATING TO OBSTETRICAL ANESTHESIA SERVICES. 

Section 1040(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

by striking subparagraph (F). 

SEC. 722. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR DOD–VA HEALTH CARE 

SHARING INCENTIVE FUND. 

Section 8111(d)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

2020’’. 

SEC. 723. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL 

FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND. 

Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), as amended 

by section 722 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 

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Law 113–291), is further amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 

SEC. 724. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR OFFICE OF 

THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. 

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Office of 

the Secretary of Defense, not more than 75 percent may be obligated 

or expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense 

submits to the congressional defense committees the report required 

by section 713(a)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3414). 

SEC. 725. PILOT PROGRAM ON URGENT CARE UNDER TRICARE PROGRAM. 

(a) PILOT PROGRAM.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Commencing not later than 180 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to allow a covered 

beneficiary under the TRICARE program access to urgent care 

visits without the need for preauthorization for such visits. 

(2) DURATION.—The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 

program for a period of three years. 

(3) INCORPORATION OF NURSE ADVICE LINE.—The Secretary 

shall incorporate the nurse advise line of the Department into 

the pilot program to direct covered beneficiaries seeking access 

to care to the source of the most appropriate level of health 

care required to treat the medical conditions of the beneficiaries, 

including urgent care under the pilot program. 

(b) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall— 

(1) publish information on the pilot program under subsection (a) for the receipt of urgent care under the TRICARE 

program— 

(A) on the primary publically available Internet website 

of the Department; and 

(B) on the primary publically available Internet website 

of each military medical treatment facility; and 

(2) ensure that such information is made available on the 

primary publically available Internet website of each current 

managed care contractor that has established a health care 

provider network under the TRICARE program. 

(c) REPORTS.— (1) FIRST REPORT.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

date on which the pilot program under subsection (a) commences, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 

Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate a report on the pilot program. 

(B) ELEMENTS.—The report under subparagraph (1) 

shall include the following: 

(i) An analysis of urgent care use by covered beneficiaries in military medical treatment facilities and 

the TRICARE purchased care provider network. 

(ii) A comparison of urgent care use by covered 

beneficiaries to the use by covered beneficiaries of 

emergency departments in military medical treatment 

facilities and the TRICARE purchased care provider 

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network, including an analysis of whether the pilot 

program decreases the inappropriate use of medical 

care in emergency departments. 

(iii) A determination of the extent to which the 

nurse advice line of the Department affected both 

urgent care and emergency department use by covered 

beneficiaries in military medical treatment facilities 

and the TRICARE purchased care provider network. 

(iv) An analysis of any cost savings to the Department realized through the pilot program. 

(v) A determination of the optimum number of 

urgent care visits available to covered beneficiaries 

without preauthorization. 

(vi) An analysis of the satisfaction of covered beneficiaries with the pilot program. 

(2) SECOND REPORT.—Not later than two years after the 

date on which the pilot program commences, the Secretary 

shall submit to the committees specified in paragraph (1)(A) 

an update to the report required by such paragraph, including 

any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to extending 

or making permanent the pilot program and a description of 

any related legislative actions that the Secretary considers 

appropriate. 

(3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

on which the pilot program is completed, the Secretary shall 

submit to the committees specified in paragraph (1)(A) a final 

report on the pilot program that updates the report required 

by paragraph (2). 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘covered beneficiary’’ and ‘‘TRICARE program’’ have the meaning given such 

terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 

SEC. 726. PILOT PROGRAM ON INCENTIVE PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE 

HEALTH CARE PROVIDED UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM. 

(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence the conduct of a pilot program under section 1092 of title 

10, United States Code, to assess whether a reduction in the rate 

of increase in health care spending by the Department of Defense 

and an enhancement of the operation of the military health system 

may be achieved by developing and implementing value-based 

incentive programs to encourage health care providers under the 

TRICARE program (including physicians, hospitals, and others 

involved in providing health care to patients) to improve the following: 

(1) The quality of health care provided to covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE program. 

(2) The experience of covered beneficiaries in receiving 

health care under the TRICARE program. 

(3) The health of covered beneficiaries. 

(b) INCENTIVE PROGRAMS.— 

(1) DEVELOPMENT.—In developing an incentive program 

under this section, the Secretary shall— 

(A) consider the characteristics of the population of 

covered beneficiaries affected by the incentive program; 

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(B) consider how the incentive program would impact 

the receipt of health care under the TRICARE program 

by such covered beneficiaries; 

(C) establish or maintain an assurance that such covered beneficiaries will have timely access to health care 

during operation of the incentive program; 

(D) ensure that there are no additional financial costs 

to such covered beneficiaries of implementing the incentive 

program; and 

(E) consider such other factors as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—With respect to an incentive program 

developed and implemented under this section, the Secretary 

shall ensure that— 

(A) the size, scope, and duration of the incentive program is reasonable in relation to the purpose of the incentive program; and 

(B) appropriate criteria and data collection are used 

to ensure adequate evaluation of the feasibility and advisability of implementing the incentive program throughout 

the TRICARE program. 

(3) USE OF EXISTING MODELS.—In developing an incentive 

program under this section, the Secretary may adapt a valuebased incentive program conducted by the Centers for Medicare 

& Medicaid Services or any other governmental or commercial 

health care program. 

(c) TERMINATION.—The authority of the Secretary to carry out 

the pilot program under this section shall terminate on December 

31, 2019. 

(d) REPORTS.— 

(1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently 

than once each year thereafter until the termination of the 

pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report on the pilot program. 

(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2019, 

the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a final report on the pilot program. 

(3) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted under paragraph 

(1) or paragraph (2) shall include the following: 

(A) An assessment of each incentive program developed 

and implemented under this section, including whether 

such incentive program— 

(i) improves the quality of health care provided 

to covered beneficiaries, the experience of covered beneficiaries in receiving health care under the TRICARE 

program, or the health of covered beneficiaries; 

(ii) reduces the rate of increase in health care 

spending by the Department of Defense; or 

(iii) enhances the operation of the military health 

system. 

(B) Such recommendations for administrative or legislative action as the Secretary considers appropriate in light 

of the pilot program, including to implement any such 

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(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘covered beneficiary’’ and ‘‘TRICARE program’’ have the meanings given those 

terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 

SEC. 727. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DEPARTMENT 

OF DEFENSE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION. 

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Department 

of Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization, not 

more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the 

date on which the Secretary of Defense makes the certification 

required by section 713(g)(2) of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 1071 

note). 

SEC. 728. SUBMITTAL OF INFORMATION TO SECRETARY OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS RELATING TO EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE HAZARDS 

AND OPEN BURN PITS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter, the Secretary 

of Defense shall submit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs such 

information in the possession of the Secretary of Defense as the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs considers necessary to supplement 

and support— 

(1) the development of information to be included in the 

Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry established by 

the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 201 of the 

Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement 

Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note); and 

(2) research and development activities conducted by the 

Department of Veterans Affairs to explore the potential health 

risks of exposure by members of the Armed Forces to environmental factors in Iraq and Afghanistan, in particular the 

connection of such exposure to respiratory illnesses such as 

chronic cough, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, constrictive bronchiolitis, and pulmonary fibrosis. 

(b) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.—The Secretary of 

Defense shall include in the information submitted to the Secretary 

of Veterans Affairs under subsection (a) information on any research 

and surveillance efforts conducted by the Department of Defense 

to evaluate the incidence and prevalence of respiratory illnesses 

among members of the Armed Forces who were exposed to open 

burn pits while deployed overseas. 

SEC. 729. PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURES TO MEASURE 

DATA ON MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDED BY THE 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 

on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

a plan for the Department of Defense to develop procedures to 

compile and assess data relating to the following: 

(1) Outcomes for mental health care provided by the 

Department. 

(2) Variations in such outcomes among different medical 

facilities of the Department. 

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(3) Barriers, if any, to the implementation by mental health 

care providers of the Department of the clinical practice guidelines and other evidence-based treatments and approaches recommended for such providers by the Secretary. 

SEC. 730. REPORT ON PLANS TO IMPROVE EXPERIENCE WITH AND 

ELIMINATE PERFORMANCE VARIABILITY OF HEALTH 

CARE PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

(a) COMPREHENSIVE REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

and the House of Representatives a comprehensive report setting forth the current and future plans of the Secretary, with 

estimated dates of completion, to carry out the following: 

(A) To improve the experience of beneficiaries with 

health care provided in military medical treatment facilities 

and through purchased care. 

(B) To eliminate performance variability with respect 

to the provision of such health care. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The comprehensive report under paragraph (1) shall include the plans of the Secretary of Defense, 

in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, as follows: 

(A) To align performance measures for health care 

provided in military medical treatment facilities with 

performance measures for health care provided through 

purchased care. 

(B) To improve performance in the provision of health 

care by the Department of Defense by eliminating performance variability with respect to the provision of health 

care in military medical treatment facilities and through 

purchased care. 

(C) To use innovative, high-technology services to 

improve access to care, coordination of care, and the experience of care in military medical treatment facilities and 

through purchased care. 

(D) To collect and analyze data throughout the Department with respect to health care provided in military medical treatment facilities and through purchased care to 

improve the quality of such care, patient safety, and patient 

satisfaction. 

(E) To develop a performance management system, 

including by adoption of common measures for access to 

care, quality of care, safety, and patient satisfaction, that 

holds medical leadership throughout the Department 

accountable for sustained improvement of performance. 

(F) To use such other methods as the Secretary considers appropriate to improve the experience of beneficiaries with and eliminate performance variability with 

respect to health care received from the Department. 

(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the submission of the comprehensive report required by subsection (a)(1), 

the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 

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of Defense set forth in the comprehensive report submitted 

under such subsection. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 

include the following: 

(A) An assessment of whether the plans included in 

the comprehensive report submitted under subsection (a) 

will, with respect to members of the Armed Forces and 

covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE program— 

(i) improve health outcomes; 

(ii) create consistent health value; and 

(iii) ensure that such individuals receive quality 

health care in all military medical treatment facilities 

and through purchased care. 

(B) An assessment of whether such plans can be 

achieved within the estimated dates of completion set forth 

by the Department under such subsection. 

(C) An assessment of whether any such plan would 

require legislation for the implementation of such plan. 

(D) An assessment of whether the Department of 

Defense has adequately budgeted amounts to fund the 

carrying out of such plans. 

(E) Metrics that can be used to evaluate the performance of such plans. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘purchased care’’ means health care provided 

pursuant to a contract entered into under the TRICARE program. 

(2) The terms ‘‘covered beneficiary’’ and ‘‘TRICARE program’’ have the meaning given such terms in section 1072 

of title 10, United States Code. 

SEC. 731. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON GAMBLING AND 

PROBLEM GAMBLING BEHAVIOR AMONG MEMBERS OF 

THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United States 

shall conduct a study on gambling among members of the Armed 

Forces. 

(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The study conducted under subsection 

(a) shall include the following: 

(1) With respect to gaming facilities at military installations, disaggregated by each military department, the number, 

type, and location of such gaming facilities. 

(2) An assessment of the prevalence of and particular risks 

for problem gambling among members of the Armed Forces, 

including such recommendations for policies and programs to 

be carried out by the Department to address problem gambling 

as the Comptroller General considers appropriate. 

(3) An assessment of the ability and capacity of military 

health care personnel to adequately diagnose and provide dedicated treatment for problem gambling, including— 

(A) a comparison of treatment programs of the Department for alcohol abuse, illegal substance abuse, and tobacco 

addiction with treatment programs of the Department for 

problem gambling; and 

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(4) An assessment of the financial counseling and related 

services that are available to members of the Armed Forces 

and dependents of such members who are affected by problem 

gambling. 

(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees a report on the results of 

the study conducted under subsection (a). 

TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 

Sec. 801. Required review of acquisition-related functions of the Chiefs of Staff of 

the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 802. Role of Chiefs of Staff in the acquisition process. 

Sec. 803. Expansion of rapid acquisition authority. 

Sec. 804. Middle tier of acquisition for rapid prototyping and rapid fielding. 

Sec. 805. Use of alternative acquisition paths to acquire critical national security 

capabilities. Sec. 806. Secretary of Defense waiver of acquisition laws to acquire vital national 

security capabilities. Sec. 807. Acquisition authority of the Commander of United States Cyber Command. 

Sec. 808. Report on linking and streamlining requirements, acquisition, and budget 

processes within Armed Forces. Sec. 809. Advisory panel on streamlining and codifying acquisition regulations. 

Sec. 810. Review of time-based requirements process and budgeting and acquisition 

systems. 

Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 

Limitations 

Sec. 811. Amendment relating to multiyear contract authority for acquisition of 

property. 

Sec. 812. Applicability of cost and pricing data and certification requirements. 

Sec. 813. Rights in technical data. 

Sec. 814. Procurement of supplies for experimental purposes. 

Sec. 815. Amendments to other transaction authority. 

Sec. 816. Amendment to acquisition threshold for special emergency procurement 

authority. 

Sec. 817. Revision of method of rounding when making inflation adjustment of acquisition-related dollar thresholds. 

Subtitle C—Provisions Related to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 

Sec. 821. Acquisition strategy required for each major defense acquisition program, 

major automated information system, and major system. 

Sec. 822. Revision to requirements relating to risk management in development of 

major defense acquisition programs and major systems. 

Sec. 823. Revision of Milestone A decision authority responsibilities for major defense acquisition programs. 

Sec. 824. Revision of Milestone B decision authority responsibilities for major defense acquisition programs. 

Sec. 825. Designation of milestone decision authority. 

Sec. 826. Tenure and accountability of program managers for program definition 

periods. 

Sec. 827. Tenure and accountability of program managers for program execution 

periods. 

Sec. 828. Penalty for cost overruns. 

Sec. 829. Streamlining of reporting requirements applicable to Assistant Secretary 

of Defense for Research and Engineering regarding major defense acquisition programs. 

Sec. 830. Configuration Steering Boards for cost control under major defense acquisition programs. 

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Sec. 832. Revision to duties of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Developmental Test and Evaluation and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of 

Defense for Systems Engineering. 

Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce 

Sec. 841. Amendments to Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund. 

Sec. 842. Dual-track military professionals in operational and acquisition specialities. 

Sec. 843. Provision of joint duty assignment credit for acquisition duty. 

Sec. 844. Mandatory requirement for training related to the conduct of market research. 

Sec. 845. Independent study of implementation of defense acquisition workforce improvement efforts. 

Sec. 846. Extension of authority for the civilian acquisition workforce personnel 

demonstration project. 

Subtitle E—Provisions Relating to Commercial Items 

Sec. 851. Procurement of commercial items. 

Sec. 852. Modification to information required to be submitted by offeror in procurement of major weapon systems as commercial items. 

Sec. 853. Use of recent prices paid by the Government in the determination of price 

reasonableness. 

Sec. 854. Report on defense-unique laws applicable to the procurement of commercial items and commercially available off-the-shelf items. 

Sec. 855. Market research and preference for commercial items. 

Sec. 856. Limitation on conversion of procurements from commercial acquisition 

procedures. 

Sec. 857. Treatment of goods and services provided by nontraditional defense contractors as commercial items. 

Subtitle F—Industrial Base Matters 

Sec. 861. Amendment to Mentor-Protege Program. 

Sec. 862. Amendments to data quality improvement plan. 

Sec. 863. Notice of contract consolidation for acquisition strategies. 

Sec. 864. Clarification of requirements related to small business contracts for services. 

Sec. 865. Certification requirements for Business Opportunity Specialists, commercial market representatives, and procurement center representatives. 

Sec. 866. Modifications to requirements for qualified HUBZone small business concerns located in a base closure area. 

Sec. 867. Joint venturing and teaming. 

Sec. 868. Modification to and scorecard program for small business contracting 

goals. 

Sec. 869. Establishment of an Office of Hearings and Appeals in the Small Business Administration; petitions for reconsideration of size standards. 

Sec. 870. Additional duties of the Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business 

Utilization. 

Sec. 871. Including subcontracting goals in agency responsibilities. 

Sec. 872. Reporting related to failure of contractors to meet goals under negotiated 

comprehensive small business subcontracting plans. 

Sec. 873. Pilot program for streamlining awards for innovative technology projects. 

Sec. 874. Surety bond requirements and amount of guarantee. 

Sec. 875. Review of Government access to intellectual property rights of private 

sector firms. 

Sec. 876. Inclusion in annual technology and industrial capability assessments of 

a determination about defense acquisition program requirements. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Sec. 881. Consideration of potential program cost increases and schedule delays resulting from oversight of defense acquisition programs. 

Sec. 882. Examination and guidance relating to oversight and approval of services 

contracts. 

Sec. 883. Streamlining of requirements relating to defense business systems. 

Sec. 884. Procurement of personal protective equipment. 

Sec. 885. Amendments concerning detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic 

parts. 

Sec. 886. Exception for AbilityOne products from authority to acquire goods and 

services manufactured in Afghanistan, Central Asian States, and 

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Sec. 888. Standards for procurement of secure information technology and cyber security systems. 

Sec. 889. Unified information technology services. 

Sec. 890. Cloud strategy for Department of Defense. 

Sec. 891. Development period for Department of Defense information technology 

systems. 

Sec. 892. Revisions to pilot program on acquisition of military purpose nondevelopmental items. 

Sec. 893. Improved auditing of contracts. 

Sec. 894. Sense of Congress on evaluation method for procurement of audit or audit 

readiness services. 

Sec. 895. Mitigating potential unfair competitive advantage of technical advisors to 

acquisition programs. 

Sec. 896. Survey on the costs of regulatory compliance. 

Sec. 897. Treatment of interagency and State and local purchases when the Department of Defense acts as contract intermediary for the General Services 

Administration. 

Sec. 898. Competition for religious services contracts. 

Sec. 899. Pilot program regarding risk-based contracting for smaller contract actions under the Truth in Negotiations Act. 

Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and 

Management 

SEC. 801. REQUIRED REVIEW OF ACQUISITION-RELATED FUNCTIONS 

OF THE CHIEFS OF STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Chief of Staff of the Army, the 

Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, 

and the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall conduct a review 

of their current individual authorities provided in sections 3033, 

5033, 8033, and 5043 of title 10, United States Code, and other 

relevant statutes and regulations related to defense acquisitions 

for the purpose of developing such recommendations as the Chief 

concerned or the Commandant considers necessary to further or 

advance the role of the Chief concerned or the Commandant in 

the development of requirements, acquisition processes, and the 

associated budget practices of the Department of Defense. 

(b) REPORTS.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the Chief of Staff 

of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff 

of the Air Force, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall 

each submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing, at a minimum, the following: 

(1) The recommendations developed by the Chief concerned 

or the Commandant under subsection (a) and other results 

of the review conducted under such subsection. 

(2) The actions the Chief concerned or the Commandant 

is taking, if any, within the Chief’s or Commandant’s existing 

authority to implement such recommendations. 

SEC. 802. ROLE OF CHIEFS OF STAFF IN THE ACQUISITION PROCESS. 

(a) CHIEFS OF STAFF AS CUSTOMER OF ACQUISITION PROCESS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 149 of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended by inserting after section 2546 the following 

new section: 

‘‘§ 2546a. Customer-oriented acquisition system 

‘‘(a) OBJECTIVE.—It shall be the objective of the defense acquisition system to meet the needs of its customers in the most costeffective manner practicable. The acquisition policies, directives, 

and regulations of the Department of Defense shall be modified 

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as necessary to ensure the development and implementation of 

a customer-oriented acquisition system. 

‘‘(b) CUSTOMER.—The customer of the defense acquisition 

system is the armed force that will have primary responsibility 

for fielding the system or systems acquired. The customer is represented with regard to a major defense acquisition program by 

the Secretary of the military department concerned and the Chief 

of the armed force concerned. 

‘‘(c) ROLE OF CUSTOMER.—The customer of a major defense 

acquisition program shall be responsible for balancing resources 

against priorities on the acquisition program and ensuring that 

appropriate trade-offs are made among cost, schedule, technical 

feasibility, and performance on a continuing basis throughout the 

life of the acquisition program.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 

beginning of chapter 149 of such title is amended by inserting 

after the item relating to section 2546 the following new item: 

‘‘2546a. Customer-oriented acquisition system.’’. 

(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHIEFS.—Section 2547(a) of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; 

(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) Decisions regarding the balancing of resources and 

priorities, and associated trade-offs among cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and performance on major defense acquisition 

programs.’’; and 

(3) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (1) 

of this subsection, by striking ‘‘The development’’ and inserting 

‘‘The development and management’’. 

(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF MILITARY DEPUTIES.—Section 908(d) 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 

(Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note) is amended to read 

as follows: 

‘‘(d) DUTIES OF PRINCIPAL MILITARY DEPUTIES.—Each Principal 

Military Deputy to a service acquisition executive shall be responsible for— 

‘‘(1) keeping the Chief of Staff of the Armed Force concerned 

informed of the progress of major defense acquisition programs; 

‘‘(2) informing the Chief of Staff on a continuing basis 

of any developments on major defense acquisition programs, 

which may require new or revisited trade-offs among cost, 

schedule, technical feasibility, and performance, including— 

‘‘(A) significant cost growth or schedule slippage; and 

‘‘(B) requirements creep (as defined in section 

2547(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code); and 

‘‘(3) ensuring that the views of the Chief of Staff on cost, 

schedule, technical feasibility, and performance trade-offs are 

strongly considered by program managers and program executive officers in all phases of the acquisition process.’’. 

(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL.—Section 

181(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 

at the end the following new paragraph: 

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‘‘(3) The Council shall seek, and strongly consider, the views 

of the Chiefs of Staff of the armed forces, in their roles as customers 

of the acquisition system, on matters pertaining to trade-offs among 

cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and performance under subsection (b)(1)(C) and the balancing of resources with priorities 

pursuant to subsection (b)(3).’’. 

(2) MILESTONE A DECISIONS.—The Chief of the Armed Force 

concerned shall advise the milestone decision authority for a 

major defense acquisition program of the Chief’s views on cost, 

schedule, technical feasibility, and performance trade-offs that 

have been made with regard to the program, as provided in 

section 2366a(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, as amended 

by section 823 of this Act, prior to a Milestone A decision 

on the program. 

(3) MILESTONE B DECISIONS.—The Chief of the Armed Force 

concerned shall advise the milestone decision authority for a 

major defense acquisition program of the Chief’s views on cost, 

schedule, technical feasibility, and performance trade-offs that 

have been made with regard to the program, as provided in 

section 2366b(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, as amended 

by section 824 of this Act, prior to a Milestone B decision 

on the program. 

(4) DUTIES OF CHIEFS.— 

(A) Section 3033(d)(5) of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by striking ‘‘section 171’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 

171 and 2547’’. 

(B) Section 5033(d)(5) of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by striking ‘‘section 171’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 

171 and 2547’’. 

(C) Section 5043(e)(5) of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by striking ‘‘section 171’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 

171 and 2547’’. 

(D) Section 8033(d)(5) of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by striking ‘‘section 171’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 

171 and 2547’’. 

SEC. 803. EXPANSION OF RAPID ACQUISITION AUTHORITY. 

Section 806(c) of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 10 U.S.C. 2302 

note) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(c) RESPONSE TO COMBAT EMERGENCIES AND CERTAIN URGENT

OPERATIONAL NEEDS.— 

‘‘(1) DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR RAPID ACQUISITION AND

DEPLOYMENT.—(A) In the case of any supplies and associated 

support services that, as determined in writing by the Secretary 

of Defense, are urgently needed to eliminate a documented 

deficiency that has resulted in combat casualties, or is likely 

to result in combat casualties, the Secretary may use the procedures developed under this section in order to accomplish the 

rapid acquisition and deployment of the needed supplies and 

associated support services. 

‘‘(B) In the case of any supplies and associated support 

services that, as determined in writing by the Secretary of 

Defense, are urgently needed to eliminate a documented deficiency that impacts an ongoing or anticipated contingency operation and that, if left unfulfilled, could potentially result in 

loss of life or critical mission failure, the Secretary may use 

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the procedures developed under this section in order to accomplish the rapid acquisition and deployment of the needed supplies and associated support services. 

‘‘(C)(i) In the case of any supplies and associated support 

services that, as determined in writing by the Secretary of 

Defense without delegation, are urgently needed to eliminate 

a deficiency that as the result of a cyber attack has resulted 

in critical mission failure, the loss of life, property destruction, 

or economic effects, or if left unfilled is likely to result in 

critical mission failure, the loss of life, property destruction, 

or economic effects, the Secretary may use the procedures developed under this section in order to accomplish the rapid acquisition and deployment of the needed offensive or defensive cyber 

capabilities, supplies, and associated support services. 

‘‘(ii) In this subparagraph, the term ‘cyber attack’ means 

a deliberate action to alter, disrupt, deceive, degrade, or destroy 

computer systems or networks or the information or programs 

resident in or transiting these systems or networks. 

‘‘(2) DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE.—(A) 

Whenever the Secretary makes a determination under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) that certain supplies 

and associated support services are urgently needed to eliminate a deficiency described in that subparagraph, the Secretary 

shall designate a senior official of the Department of Defense 

to ensure that the needed supplies and associated support 

services are acquired and deployed as quickly as possible, with 

a goal of awarding a contract for the acquisition of the supplies 

and associated support services within 15 days. 

‘‘(B) Upon designation of a senior official under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall authorize that official to waive 

any provision of law, policy, directive, or regulation described 

in subsection (d) that such official determines in writing would 

unnecessarily impede the rapid acquisition and deployment 

of the needed supplies and associated support services. In a 

case in which the needed supplies and associated support services cannot be acquired without an extensive delay, the senior 

official shall require that an interim solution be implemented 

and deployed using the procedures developed under this section 

to minimize adverse consequences resulting from the urgent 

need. 

‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—(A) In any fiscal year in which the 

Secretary makes a determination described in subparagraph 

(A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1), the Secretary may use any 

funds available to the Department of Defense for acquisitions 

of supplies and associated support services if the determination 

includes a written finding that the use of such funds is necessary to address the deficiency in a timely manner. 

‘‘(B) The authority of this section may only be used to 

acquire supplies and associated support services— 

‘‘(i) in the case of determinations by the Secretary 

under paragraph (1)(A), in an amount aggregating not more 

than $200,000,000 during any fiscal year; 

‘‘(ii) in the case of determinations by the Secretary 

under paragraph (1)(B), in an amount aggregating not more 

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‘‘(iii) in the case of determinations by the Secretary 

under paragraph (1)(C), in an amount aggregating not more 

than $200,000,000 during any fiscal year. 

‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.—(A) In the case of a determination by the Secretary 

under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees of the determination within 15 days 

after the date of the determination. 

‘‘(B) In the case of a determination by the Secretary under 

paragraph (1)(B) the Secretary shall notify the congressional 

defense committees of the determination at least 10 days before 

the date on which the determination is effective. 

‘‘(C) A notice under this paragraph shall include the following: 

‘‘(i) The supplies and associated support services to 

be acquired. 

‘‘(ii) The amount anticipated to be expended for the 

acquisition. 

‘‘(iii) The source of funds for the acquisition. 

‘‘(D) A notice under this paragraph shall be sufficient to 

fulfill any requirement to provide notification to Congress for 

a new start program. 

‘‘(E) A notice under this paragraph shall be provided in 

consultation with the Director of the Office of Management 

and Budget. 

‘‘(5) TIME FOR TRANSITIONING TO NORMAL ACQUISITION

SYSTEM.—Any acquisition initiated under this subsection shall 

transition to the normal acquisition system not later than two 

years after the date on which the Secretary makes the determination described in paragraph (1) with respect to the supplies 

and associated support services concerned. 

‘‘(6) LIMITATION ON OFFICERS WITH AUTHORITY TO MAKE

A DETERMINATION.—The authority to make a determination 

under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) may be 

exercised only by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of 

Defense.’’. 

SEC. 804. MIDDLE TIER OF ACQUISITION FOR RAPID PROTOTYPING 

AND RAPID FIELDING. 

(a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense 

for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, in consultation with the 

Comptroller of the Department of Defense and the Vice Chairman 

of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall establish guidance for a ‘‘middle 

tier’’ of acquisition programs that are intended to be completed 

in a period of two to five years. 

(b) ACQUISITION PATHWAYS.—The guidance required by subsection (a) shall cover the following two acquisition pathways: 

(1) RAPID PROTOTYPING.—The rapid prototyping pathway 

shall provide for the use of innovative technologies to rapidly 

develop fieldable prototypes to demonstrate new capabilities 

and meet emerging military needs. The objective of an acquisition program under this pathway shall be to field a prototype 

that can be demonstrated in an operational environment and 

provide for a residual operational capability within five years 

of the development of an approved requirement. 

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(2) RAPID FIELDING.—The rapid fielding pathway shall provide for the use of proven technologies to field production quantities of new or upgraded systems with minimal development 

required. The objective of an acquisition program under this 

pathway shall be to begin production within six months and 

complete fielding within five years of the development of an 

approved requirement. 

(c) EXPEDITED PROCESS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The guidance required by subsection (a) 

shall provide for a streamlined and coordinated requirements, 

budget, and acquisition process that results in the development 

of an approved requirement for each program in a period of 

not more than six months from the time that the process 

is initiated. Programs that are subject to the guidance shall 

not be subject to the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System Manual and Department of Defense Directive 

5000.01, except to the extent specifically provided in the guidance. 

(2) RAPID PROTOTYPING.—With respect to the rapid prototyping pathway, the guidance shall include— 

(A) a merit-based process for the consideration of 

innovative technologies and new capabilities to meet needs 

communicated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the combatant commanders; 

(B) a process for developing and implementing acquisition and funding strategies for the program; 

(C) a process for cost-sharing with the military departments on rapid prototype projects, to ensure an appropriate 

commitment to the success of such projects; 

(D) a process for demonstrating and evaluating the 

performance of fieldable prototypes developed pursuant to 

the program in an operational environment; and 

(E) a process for transitioning successful prototypes 

to new or existing acquisition programs for production and 

fielding under the rapid fielding pathway or the traditional 

acquisition system. 

(3) RAPID FIELDING.—With respect to the rapid fielding 

pathway, the guidance shall include— 

(A) a merit-based process for the consideration of 

existing products and proven technologies to meet needs 

communicated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the combatant commanders; 

(B) a process for demonstrating performance and evaluating for current operational purposes the proposed products and technologies; 

(C) a process for developing and implementing acquisition and funding strategies for the program; and 

(D) a process for considering lifecycle costs and 

addressing issues of logistics support and system interoperability. 

(4) STREAMLINED PROCEDURES.—The guidance for the programs may provide for any of the following streamlined procedures: 

(A) The service acquisition executive of the military 

department concerned shall appoint a program manager 

for such program from among candidates from among 

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have significant and relevant experience managing large 

and complex programs. 

(B) The program manager for each program shall 

report with respect to such program directly, without intervening review or approval, to the service acquisition executive of the military department concerned. 

(C) The service acquisition executive of the military 

department concerned shall evaluate the job performance 

of such manager on an annual basis. In conducting an 

evaluation under this paragraph, a service acquisition 

executive shall consider the extent to which the manager 

has achieved the objectives of the program for which the 

manager is responsible, including quality, timeliness, and 

cost objectives. 

(D) The program manager of a defense streamlined 

program shall be authorized staff positions for a technical 

staff, including experts in business management, contracting, auditing, engineering, testing, and logistics, to 

enable the manager to manage the program without the 

technical assistance of another organizational unit of an 

agency to the maximum extent practicable. 

(E) The program manager of a defense streamlined 

program shall be authorized, in coordination with the users 

of the equipment and capability to be acquired and the 

test community, to make trade-offs among life-cycle costs, 

requirements, and schedules to meet the goals of the program. 

(F) The service acquisition executive, acting in 

coordination with the defense acquisition executive, shall 

serve as the milestone decision authority for the program. 

(G) The program manager of a defense streamlined 

program shall be provided a process to expeditiously seek 

a waiver from Congress from any statutory or regulatory 

requirement that the program manager determines adds 

little or no value to the management of the program. 

(d) RAPID PROTOTYPING FUND.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish 

a fund to be known as the ‘‘Department of Defense Rapid 

Prototyping Fund’’ to provide funds, in addition to other funds 

that may be available for acquisition programs under the rapid 

prototyping pathway established pursuant to this section. The 

Fund shall be managed by a senior official of the Department 

of Defense designated by the Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. The Fund shall consist 

of amounts appropriated to the Fund and amounts credited 

to the Fund pursuant to section 828 of this Act. 

(2) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Amounts available in the Fund 

may be transferred to a military department for the purpose 

of carrying out an acquisition program under the rapid prototyping pathway established pursuant to this section. Any 

amount so transferred shall be credited to the account to which 

it is transferred. The transfer authority provided in this subsection is in addition to any other transfer authority available 

to the Department of Defense. 

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committees of all transfers under paragraph (2). Each notification shall specify the amount transferred, the purpose of the 

transfer, and the total projected cost and estimated cost to 

complete the acquisition program to which the funds were 

transferred. 

SEC. 805. USE OF ALTERNATIVE ACQUISITION PATHS TO ACQUIRE 

CRITICAL NATIONAL SECURITY CAPABILITIES. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures for 

alternative acquisition pathways to acquire capital assets and services that meet critical national security needs. The procedures 

shall— 

(1) be separate from existing acquisition procedures; 

(2) be supported by streamlined contracting, budgeting, 

and requirements processes; 

(3) establish alternative acquisition paths based on the 

capabilities being bought and the time needed to deploy these 

capabilities; and 

(4) maximize the use of flexible authorities in existing 

law and regulation. 

SEC. 806. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WAIVER OF ACQUISITION LAWS 

TO ACQUIRE VITAL NATIONAL SECURITY CAPABILITIES. 

(a) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense is authorized 

to waive any provision of acquisition law or regulation described 

in subsection (c) for the purpose of acquiring a capability that 

would not otherwise be available to the Armed Forces of the United 

States, upon a determination that— 

(1) the acquisition of the capability is in the vital national 

security interest of the United States; 

(2) the application of the law or regulation to be waived 

would impede the acquisition of the capability in a manner 

that would undermine the national security of the United 

States; and 

(3) the underlying purpose of the law or regulation to 

be waived can be addressed in a different manner or at a 

different time. 

(b) DESIGNATION OF RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL.—Whenever the 

Secretary of Defense makes a determination under subsection (a)(1) 

that the acquisition of a capability is in the vital national security 

interest of the United States, the Secretary shall designate a senior 

official of the Department of Defense who shall be personally responsible and accountable for the rapid and effective acquisition and 

deployment of the needed capability. The Secretary shall provide 

the designated official such authority as the Secretary determines 

necessary to achieve this objective, and may use the waiver 

authority in subsection (a) for this purpose. 

(c) ACQUISITION LAWS AND REGULATIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon a determination described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense is authorized to waive 

any provision of law or regulation addressing— 

(A) the establishment of a requirement or specification 

for the capability to be acquired; 

(B) research, development, test, and evaluation of the 

capability to be acquired; 

(C) production, fielding, and sustainment of the capability to be acquired; or 

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(D) solicitation, selection of sources, and award of contracts for the capability to be acquired. 

(2) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this subsection authorizes 

the waiver of— 

(A) the requirements of this section; 

(B) any provision of law imposing civil or criminal 

penalties; or 

(C) any provision of law governing the proper expenditure of appropriated funds. 

(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

notify the congressional defense committees at least 30 days before 

exercising the waiver authority under subsection (a). Each such 

notice shall include— 

(1) an explanation of the basis for determining that the 

acquisition of the capability is in the vital national security 

interest of the United States; 

(2) an identification of each provision of law or regulation 

to be waived; and 

(3) for each provision identified pursuant to paragraph 

(2)— 

(A) an explanation of why the application of the provision would impede the acquisition in a manner that would 

undermine the national security of the United States; and 

(B) a description of the time or manner in which the 

underlying purpose of the law or regulation to be waived 

will be addressed. 

(e) NONDELEGATION.—The authority of the Secretary to waive 

provisions of laws and regulations under subsection (a) is nondelegable. 

SEC. 807. ACQUISITION AUTHORITY OF THE COMMANDER OF UNITED 

STATES CYBER COMMAND. 

(a) AUTHORITY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commander of the United States 

Cyber Command shall be responsible for, and shall have the 

authority to conduct, the following acquisition activities: 

(A) Development and acquisition of cyber operationspeculiar equipment and capabilities. 

(B) Acquisition and sustainment of cyber capabilitypeculiar equipment, capabilities, and services. 

(2) ACQUISITION FUNCTIONS.—Subject to the authority, 

direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Commander shall have authority to exercise the functions of the 

head of an agency under chapter 137 of title 10, United States 

Code. 

(b) COMMAND ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The staff of the Commander shall include 

a command acquisition executive, who shall be responsible for 

the overall supervision of acquisition matters for the United 

States Cyber Command. The command acquisition executive 

shall have the authority— 

(A) to negotiate memoranda of agreement with the 

military departments and Department of Defense components to carry out the acquisition of equipment, capabilities, 

and services described in subsection (a)(1) on behalf of 

the Command; 

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(B) to supervise the acquisition of equipment, capabilities, and services described in subsection (a)(1); 

(C) to represent the Command in discussions with 

the military departments regarding acquisition programs 

for which the Command is a customer; and 

(D) to work with the military departments to ensure 

that the Command is appropriately represented in any 

joint working group or integrated product team regarding 

acquisition programs for which the Command is a customer. 

(2) DELIVERY OF ACQUISITION SOLUTIONS.—The command 

acquisition executive of the United States Cyber Command 

shall be— 

(A) responsible to the Commander for rapidly delivering acquisition solutions to meet validated cyber operations-peculiar requirements; 

(B) subordinate to the defense acquisition executive 

in matters of acquisition; 

(C) subject to the same oversight as the service acquisition executives; and 

(D) included on the distribution list for acquisition 

directives and instructions of the Department of Defense. 

(c) ACQUISITION PERSONNEL.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide 

the United States Cyber Command with the personnel or 

funding equivalent to ten full-time equivalent personnel to support the Commander in fulfilling the acquisition responsibilities 

provided for under this section with experience in— 

(A) program acquisition; 

(B) the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development 

System Process; 

(C) program management; 

(D) system engineering; and 

(E) costing. 

(2) EXISTING PERSONNEL.—The personnel provided under 

this subsection shall be provided from among the existing personnel of the Department of Defense. 

(d) BUDGET.—In addition to the activities of a combatant command for which funding may be requested under section 166 of 

title 10, United States Code, the budget proposal of the United 

States Cyber Command shall include requests for funding for— 

(1) development and acquisition of cyber operationspeculiar equipment; and 

(2) acquisition and sustainment of other capabilities or 

services that are peculiar to cyber operations activities. 

(e) CYBER OPERATIONS PROCUREMENT FUND.—In exercising the 

authority granted in subsection (a), the Commander may not obligate or expend more than $75,000,000 out of the funds made 

available in each fiscal year from 2016 through 2021 to support 

acquisition activities provided for under this section. 

(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING INTELLIGENCE AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to 

constitute authority to conduct any activity which, if carried out 

as an intelligence activity by the Department of Defense, would 

require a notice to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 

the House of Representatives under title V of the National Security 

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(g) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REQUIRED.—The authority granted 

in subsection (a) shall become effective 30 days after the date 

on which the Secretary of Defense provides to the congressional 

defense committees a plan for implementation of those authorities 

under subsection (a). The plan shall include the following: 

(1) A Department of Defense definition of— 

(A) cyber operations-peculiar equipment and capabilities; and 

(B) cyber capability-peculiar equipment, capabilities, 

and services. 

(2) Summaries of the components to be negotiated in the 

memorandum of agreements with the military departments 

and other Department of Defense components to carry out 

the development, acquisition, and sustainment of equipment, 

capabilities, and services described in subparagraphs (A) and 

(B) of subsection (a)(1). 

(3) Memorandum of agreement negotiation and approval 

timelines. 

(4) Plan for oversight of the command acquisition executive 

established in subsection (b). 

(5) Assessment of the acquisition workforce needs of the 

United States Cyber Command to support the authority in 

subsection (a) until 2021. 

(6) Other matters as appropriate. 

(h) ANNUAL END-OF-YEAR ASSESSMENT.—Each year, the Cyber 

Investment Management Board shall review and assess the acquisition activities of the United States Cyber Command, including 

contracting and acquisition documentation, for the previous fiscal 

year, and provide any recommendations or feedback to the acquisition executive of Cyber Command. 

(i) SUNSET.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority under this section shall 

terminate on September 30, 2021. 

(2) LIMITATION ON DURATION OF ACQUISITIONS.—The 

authority under this section does not include major defense 

acquisition programs, major automated information system programs, or acquisitions of foundational infrastructure or software 

architectures the duration of which is expected to last more 

than five years. 

SEC. 808. REPORT ON LINKING AND STREAMLINING REQUIREMENTS, 

ACQUISITION, AND BUDGET PROCESSES WITHIN ARMED 

FORCES. 

(a) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief 

of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the 

Commandant of the Marine Corps shall each submit to the congressional defense committees a report on efforts to link and streamline 

the requirements, acquisition, and budget processes within the 

Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, respectively. 

(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each report under subsection (a) shall 

include the following: 

(1) A specific description of— 

(A) the management actions the Chief concerned or 

the Commandant has taken or plans to take to link and 

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(B) any reorganization or process changes that will 

link and streamline the requirements, acquisition, and 

budget processes of the Armed Force concerned; and 

(C) any cross-training or professional development initiatives of the Chief concerned or the Commandant. 

(2) For each description under paragraph (1)— 

(A) the specific timeline associated with implementation; 

(B) the anticipated outcomes once implemented; and 

(C) how to measure whether or not those outcomes 

are realized. 

(3) Any other matters the Chief concerned or the Commandant considers appropriate. 

SEC. 809. ADVISORY PANEL ON STREAMLINING AND CODIFYING 

ACQUISITION REGULATIONS. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish 

under the sponsorship of the Defense Acquisition University and 

the National Defense University an advisory panel on streamlining 

acquisition regulations. 

(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The panel shall be composed of at least 

nine individuals who are recognized experts in acquisition and 

procurement policy. In making appointments to the advisory panel, 

the Under Secretary shall ensure that the members of the panel 

reflect diverse experiences in the public and private sectors. 

(c) DUTIES.—The panel shall— 

(1) review the acquisition regulations applicable to the 

Department of Defense with a view toward streamlining and 

improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the defense acquisition process and maintaining defense technology advantage; 

and 

(2) make any recommendations for the amendment or 

repeal of such regulations that the panel considers necessary, 

as a result of such review, to— 

(A) establish and administer appropriate buyer and 

seller relationships in the procurement system; 

(B) improve the functioning of the acquisition system; 

(C) ensure the continuing financial and ethical integrity of defense procurement programs; 

(D) protect the best interests of the Department of 

Defense; and 

(E) eliminate any regulations that are unnecessary 

for the purposes described in subparagraphs (A) through 

(D). 

(d) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide 

the advisory panel established pursuant to subsection (a) with 

timely access to appropriate information, data, resources, and 

analysis so that the advisory panel may conduct a thorough 

and independent assessment as required under such subsection. 

(2) INAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The requirements of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 

to the advisory panel established pursuant to subsection (a). 

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(1) PANEL REPORT.—Not later than two years after the 

date on which the Secretary of Defense establishes the advisory 

panel, the panel shall transmit a final report to the Secretary. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The final report shall contain a detailed 

statement of the findings and conclusions of the panel, 

including— 

(A) a history of each current acquisition regulation 

and a recommendation as to whether the regulation and 

related law (if applicable) should be retained, modified, 

or repealed; and 

(B) such additional recommendations for legislation as 

the panel considers appropriate. 

(3) INTERIM REPORTS.—(A) Not later than 6 months and 

18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to or brief the 

congressional defense committees on the interim findings of 

the panel with respect to the elements set forth in paragraph 

(2). 

(B) The panel shall provide regular updates to the Secretary 

of Defense for purposes of providing the interim reports 

required under this paragraph. 

(4) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after receiving 

the final report of the advisory panel, the Secretary of Defense 

shall transmit the final report, together with such comments 

as the Secretary determines appropriate, to the congressional 

defense committees. 

(f) DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND

SUPPORT.—The Secretary of Defense may use amounts available 

in the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development 

Fund established under section 1705 of title 10, United States 

Code, to support activities of the advisory panel under this section. 

SEC. 810. REVIEW OF TIME-BASED REQUIREMENTS PROCESS AND 

BUDGETING AND ACQUISITION SYSTEMS. 

(a) TIME-BASED REQUIREMENTS PROCESS.—The Secretary of 

Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall review 

the requirements process with the goal of establishing an agile 

and streamlined system that develops requirements that provide 

stability and foundational direction for acquisition programs and 

shall determine the advisability of providing a time-based or phased 

distinction between capabilities needed to be deployed urgently, 

within 2 years, within 5 years, and longer than 5 years. 

(b) BUDGETING AND ACQUISITION SYSTEMS.—The Secretary of 

Defense shall review and ensure that the acquisition and budgeting 

systems are structured to meet time-based or phased requirements 

in a manner that is predictable, cost effective, and efficient and 

takes advantage of emerging technological developments. 

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Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 

Limitations 

SEC. 811. AMENDMENT RELATING TO MULTIYEAR CONTRACT 

AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. 

Subsection (a)(1) and subsection (i)(4) of section 2306b of title 

10, United States Code, are each amended by striking ‘‘substantial’’ 

and inserting ‘‘significant’’. 

SEC. 812. APPLICABILITY OF COST AND PRICING DATA AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. 

Section 2306a(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting 

a semicolon; 

(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the 

end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(D) to the extent such data— 

‘‘(i) relates to an offset agreement in connection 

with a contract for the sale of a weapon system or 

defense-related item to a foreign country or foreign 

firm; and 

‘‘(ii) does not relate to a contract or subcontract 

under the offset agreement for work performed in such 

foreign country or by such foreign firm that is directly 

related to the weapon system or defense-related item 

being purchased under the contract.’’. 

SEC. 813. RIGHTS IN TECHNICAL DATA. 

(a) RIGHTS IN TECHNICAL DATA RELATING TO MAJOR WEAPON

SYSTEMS.—Paragraph (2) of section 2321(f) of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(2) In the case of a challenge to a use or release restriction 

that is asserted with respect to technical data of a contractor 

or subcontractor for a major system or a subsystem or component 

thereof on the basis that the major weapon system, subsystem, 

or component was developed exclusively at private expense— 

‘‘(A) the presumption in paragraph (1) shall apply— 

‘‘(i) with regard to a commercial subsystem or component of a major system, if the major system was acquired 

as a commercial item in accordance with section 2379(a) 

of this title; 

‘‘(ii) with regard to a component of a subsystem, if 

the subsystem was acquired as a commercial item in 

accordance with section 2379(b) of this title; and 

‘‘(iii) with regard to any other component, if the component is a commercially available off-the-shelf item or a 

commercially available off-the-shelf item with modifications 

of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace or minor modifications made to meet Federal Government requirements; and 

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the contractor or subcontractor demonstrates that the item 

was developed exclusively at private expense.’’. 

(b) GOVERNMENT-INDUSTRY ADVISORY PANEL.— 

(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting 

through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, shall establish a Government-industry 

advisory panel for the purpose of reviewing sections 2320 and 

2321 of title 10, United States Code, regarding rights in technical data and the validation of proprietary data restrictions 

and the regulations implementing such sections, for the purpose 

of ensuring that such statutory and regulatory requirements 

are best structured to serve the interests of the taxpayers 

and the national defense. 

(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The panel shall be chaired by an individual selected by the Under Secretary, and the Under Secretary shall ensure that— 

(A) the government members of the advisory panel 

are knowledgeable about technical data issues and appropriately represent the three military departments, as well 

as the legal, acquisition, logistics, and research and 

development communities in the Department of Defense; 

and 

(B) the private sector members of the advisory panel 

include independent experts and individuals appropriately 

representative of the diversity of interested parties, 

including large and small businesses, traditional and nontraditional government contractors, prime contractors and 

subcontractors, suppliers of hardware and software, and 

institutions of higher education. 

(3) SCOPE OF REVIEW.—In conducting the review required 

by paragraph (1), the advisory panel shall give appropriate 

consideration to the following factors: 

(A) Ensuring that the Department of Defense does 

not pay more than once for the same work. 

(B) Ensuring that Department of Defense contractors 

are appropriately rewarded for their innovation and invention. 

(C) Providing for cost-effective reprocurement, 

sustainment, modification, and upgrades to Department 

of Defense systems. 

(D) Encouraging the private sector to invest in new 

products, technologies, and processes relevant to the missions of the Department of Defense. 

(E) Ensuring that the Department of Defense has 

appropriate access to innovative products, technologies, and 

processes developed by the private sector for commercial 

use. 

(4) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2016, 

the advisory panel shall submit its final report and recommendations to the Secretary of Defense. Not later than 60 

days after receiving the report, the Secretary shall submit 

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SEC. 814. PROCUREMENT OF SUPPLIES FOR EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES. 

(a) ADDITIONAL PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of 

section 2373 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

‘‘transportation, energy, medical, space-flight,’’ before ‘‘and aeronautical supplies’’. 

(b) APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER 137 OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES

CODE.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘only 

when such purchases are made in quantity’’ and inserting ‘‘only 

when such purchases are made in quantities greater than necessary 

for experimentation, technical evaluation, assessment of operational 

utility, or safety or to provide a residual operational capability’’. 

SEC. 815. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY. 

(a) AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO CARRY

OUT CERTAIN PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 139 of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended by inserting after section 2371a the following 

new section: 

‘‘§ 2371b. Authority of the Department of Defense to carry 

out certain prototype projects 

‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Director 

of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Secretary 

of a military department, or any other official designated by the 

Secretary of Defense may, under the authority of section 2371 

of this title, carry out prototype projects that are directly relevant 

to enhancing the mission effectiveness of military personnel and 

the supporting platforms, systems, components, or materials proposed to be acquired or developed by the Department of Defense, 

or to improvement of platforms, systems, components, or materials 

in use by the armed forces. 

‘‘(2) The authority of this section— 

‘‘(A) may be exercised for a prototype project that is 

expected to cost the Department of Defense in excess of 

$50,000,000 but not in excess of $250,000,000 (including all 

options) only upon a written determination by the senior 

procurement executive for the agency as designated for the 

purpose of section 1702(c) of title 41, or, for the Defense 

Advanced Research Projects Agency or the Missile Defense 

Agency, the director of the agency that— 

‘‘(i) the requirements of subsection (d) will be met; 

and 

‘‘(ii) the use of the authority of this section is essential 

to promoting the success of the prototype project; and 

‘‘(B) may be exercised for a prototype project that is 

expected to cost the Department of Defense in excess of 

$250,000,000 (including all options) only if— 

‘‘(i) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 

Technology, and Logistics determines in writing that— 

‘‘(I) the requirements of subsection (d) will be met; 

and 

‘‘(II) the use of the authority of this section is 

essential to meet critical national security objectives; 

and 

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‘‘(ii) the congressional defense committees are notified 

in writing at least 30 days before such authority is exercised. 

‘‘(3) The authority of a senior procurement executive or director 

of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or Missile 

Defense Agency under paragraph (2)(A), and the authority of the 

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics under paragraph (2)(B), may not be delegated. 

‘‘(b) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.— ‘‘(1) Subsections (e)(1)(B) and (e)(2) of such section 2371 

shall not apply to projects carried out under subsection (a). 

‘‘(2) To the maximum extent practicable, competitive procedures shall be used when entering into agreements to carry 

out projects under subsection (a). 

‘‘(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—(1) Each 

agreement entered into by an official referred to in subsection 

(a) to carry out a project under that subsection that provides for 

payments in a total amount in excess of $5,000,000 shall include 

a clause that provides for the Comptroller General, in the discretion 

of the Comptroller General, to examine the records of any party 

to the agreement or any entity that participates in the performance 

of the agreement. 

‘‘(2) The requirement in paragraph (1) shall not apply with 

respect to a party or entity, or a subordinate element of a party 

or entity, that has not entered into any other agreement that 

provides for audit access by a Government entity in the year prior 

to the date of the agreement. 

‘‘(3)(A) The right provided to the Comptroller General in a 

clause of an agreement under paragraph (1) is limited as provided 

in subparagraph (B) in the case of a party to the agreement, 

an entity that participates in the performance of the agreement, 

or a subordinate element of that party or entity if the only agreements or other transactions that the party, entity, or subordinate 

element entered into with Government entities in the year prior 

to the date of that agreement are cooperative agreements or transactions that were entered into under this section or section 2371 

of this title. 

‘‘(B) The only records of a party, other entity, or subordinate 

element referred to in subparagraph (A) that the Comptroller General may examine in the exercise of the right referred to in that 

subparagraph are records of the same type as the records that 

the Government has had the right to examine under the audit 

access clauses of the previous agreements or transactions referred 

to in such subparagraph that were entered into by that particular 

party, entity, or subordinate element. 

‘‘(4) The head of the contracting activity that is carrying out 

the agreement may waive the applicability of the requirement in 

paragraph (1) to the agreement if the head of the contracting 

activity determines that it would not be in the public interest 

to apply the requirement to the agreement. The waiver shall be 

effective with respect to the agreement only if the head of the 

contracting activity transmits a notification of the waiver to Congress and the Comptroller General before entering into the agreement. The notification shall include the rationale for the determination. 

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more than three years after the final payment is made by the 

United States under the agreement. 

‘‘(d) APPROPRIATE USE OF AUTHORITY.—(1) The Secretary of 

Defense shall ensure that no official of an agency enters into a 

transaction (other than a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement) 

for a prototype project under the authority of this section unless 

one of the following conditions is met: 

‘‘(A) There is at least one nontraditional defense contractor 

participating to a significant extent in the prototype project. 

‘‘(B) All significant participants in the transaction other 

than the Federal Government are small businesses or nontraditional defense contractors. 

‘‘(C) At least one third of the total cost of the prototype 

project is to be paid out of funds provided by parties to the 

transaction other than the Federal Government. 

‘‘(D) The senior procurement executive for the agency determines in writing that exceptional circumstances justify the 

use of a transaction that provides for innovative business 

arrangements or structures that would not be feasible or appropriate under a contract, or would provide an opportunity to 

expand the defense supply base in a manner that would not 

be practical or feasible under a contract. 

‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the amounts 

counted for the purposes of this subsection as being provided, or 

to be provided, by a party to a transaction with respect to a 

prototype project that is entered into under this section other than 

the Federal Government do not include costs that were incurred 

before the date on which the transaction becomes effective. 

‘‘(B) Costs that were incurred for a prototype project by a 

party after the beginning of negotiations resulting in a transaction 

(other than a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement) with respect 

to the project before the date on which the transaction becomes 

effective may be counted for purposes of this subsection as being 

provided, or to be provided, by the party to the transaction if 

and to the extent that the official responsible for entering into 

the transaction determines in writing that— 

‘‘(i) the party incurred the costs in anticipation of entering 

into the transaction; and 

‘‘(ii) it was appropriate for the party to incur the costs 

before the transaction became effective in order to ensure the 

successful implementation of the transaction. 

‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘nontraditional defense contractor’ has the 

meaning given the term under section 2302(9) of this title. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘small business’ means a small business 

concern as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act 

(15 U.S.C. 632). 

‘‘(f) FOLLOW-ON PRODUCTION CONTRACTS OR TRANSACTIONS.— 

(1) A transaction entered into under this section for a prototype 

project may provide for the award of a follow-on production contract 

or transaction to the participants in the transaction. 

‘‘(2) A follow-on production contract or transaction provided 

for in a transaction under paragraph (1) may be awarded to the 

participants in the transaction without the use of competitive procedures, notwithstanding the requirements of section 2304 of this 

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‘‘(A) competitive procedures were used for the selection 

of parties for participation in the transaction; and 

‘‘(B) the participants in the transaction successfully completed the prototype project provided for in the transaction. 

‘‘(3) Contracts and transactions entered into pursuant to this 

subsection may be awarded using the authority in subsection (a), 

under the authority of chapter 137 of this title, or under such 

procedures, terms, and conditions as the Secretary of Defense may 

establish by regulation. 

‘‘(g) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE PROTOTYPES AND FOLLOW-ON

PRODUCTION ITEMS AS GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED EQUIPMENT.—An 

agreement entered into pursuant to the authority of subsection 

(a) or a follow-on contract or transaction entered into pursuant 

to the authority of subsection (f) may provide for prototypes or 

follow-on production items to be provided to another contractor 

as Government-furnished equipment. 

‘‘(h) APPLICABILITY OF PROCUREMENT ETHICS REQUIREMENTS.— 

An agreement entered into under the authority of this section 

shall be treated as a Federal agency procurement for the purposes 

of chapter 21 of title 41.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 

beginning of chapter 139 of such title is amended by inserting 

after the item relating to section 2371a the following new 

item: 

‘‘2371b. Authority of the Department of Defense to carry out certain prototype 

projects.’’. 

(b) MODIFICATION TO DEFINITION OF NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE

CONTRACTOR.—Section 2302(9) of such title is amended to read 

as follows: 

‘‘(9) The term ‘nontraditional defense contractor’, with 

respect to a procurement or with respect to a transaction 

authorized under section 2371(a) or 2371b of this title, means 

an entity that is not currently performing and has not performed, for at least the one-year period preceding the solicitation of sources by the Department of Defense for the procurement or transaction, any contract or subcontract for the Department of Defense that is subject to full coverage under the 

cost accounting standards prescribed pursuant to section 1502 

of title 41 and the regulations implementing such section.’’. 

(c) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE AUTHORITY.—Section 845 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public 

Law 103–160; 10 U.S.C. 2371 note) is hereby repealed. Transactions 

entered into under the authority of such section 845 shall remain 

in force and effect and shall be modified as appropriate to reflect 

the amendments made by this section. 

(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph 

(B) of section 1601(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) 

is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(B) sections 2371 and 2371b of title 10, United States 

Code.’’. 

(e) UPDATED GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

issue updated guidance to implement the amendments made by 

this section. 

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(f) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of— 

(1) the benefits and risks of permitting not-for-profit 

defense contractors to be awarded transaction agreements 

under section 2371b of title 10, United States Code, for the 

purposes of cost-sharing requirements of subsection (d)(1)(C) 

of such section; and 

(2) the benefits and risks of removing the cost-sharing 

requirements of subsection (d)(1)(C) of such section in their 

entirety. 

SEC. 816. AMENDMENT TO ACQUISITION THRESHOLD FOR SPECIAL 

EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY. 

Section 1903(b)(2) of title 41, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$750,000’’; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,500,000’’. 

SEC. 817. REVISION OF METHOD OF ROUNDING WHEN MAKING INFLATION ADJUSTMENT OF ACQUISITION-RELATED DOLLAR 

THRESHOLDS. 

Section 1908(e)(2) of title 41, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 

‘‘on the day before the adjustment’’ and inserting ‘‘as calculated 

under paragraph (1)’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (C); and 

(3) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following 

new subparagraphs: 

‘‘(D) not less than $1,000,000, but less than 

$10,000,000, to the nearest $500,000; 

‘‘(E) not less than $10,000,000, but less than 

$100,000,000, to the nearest $5,000,000; 

‘‘(F) not less than $100,000,000, but less than 

$1,000,000,000, to the nearest $50,000,000; and 

‘‘(G) $1,000,000,000 or more, to the nearest 

$500,000,000.’’. 

Subtitle C—Provisions Related to Major 

Defense Acquisition Programs 

SEC. 821. ACQUISITION STRATEGY REQUIRED FOR EACH MAJOR 

DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAM, MAJOR AUTOMATED 

INFORMATION SYSTEM, AND MAJOR SYSTEM. 

(a) CONSOLIDATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ACQUISITION STRATEGY.— 

(1) NEW TITLE 10 SECTION.—Chapter 144 of title 10, United 

States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2431 the 

following new section: 

‘‘§ 2431a. Acquisition strategy 

‘‘(a) ACQUISITION STRATEGY REQUIRED.—There shall be an 

acquisition strategy for each major defense acquisition program, 

each major automated information system, and each major system 

approved by a milestone decision authority. 

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‘‘(b) RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL.—For each acquisition strategy 

required by subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics is responsible for issuing 

and maintaining the requirements for— 

‘‘(1) the content of the strategy; and 

‘‘(2) the review and approval process for the strategy. 

‘‘(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—(1) In issuing requirements for the content of an acquisition strategy for a major defense acquisition program, major automated information system, or major system, the 

Under Secretary shall ensure that— 

‘‘(A) the strategy clearly describes the proposed top-level 

business and technical management approach for the program 

or system, in sufficient detail to allow the milestone decision 

authority to assess the viability of the proposed approach, the 

method of implementing laws and policies, and program objectives; 

‘‘(B) the strategy contains a clear explanation of how the 

strategy is designed to be implemented with available 

resources, such as time, funding, and management capacity; 

‘‘(C) the strategy is tailored to address program requirements and constraints; and 

‘‘(D) the strategy considers the items listed in paragraph 

(2). 

‘‘(2) Each strategy shall, where appropriate, consider the following: 

‘‘(A) An approach that delivers required capability in increments, each depending on available mature technology, and 

that recognizes up front the need for future capability improvements. 

‘‘(B) Acquisition approach, including industrial base considerations in accordance with section 2440 of this title. 

‘‘(C) Risk management, including such methods as competitive prototyping at the system, subsystem, or component level, 

in accordance with section 2431b of this title. 

‘‘(D) Business strategy, including measures to ensure competition at the system and subsystem level throughout the 

life-cycle of the program or system in accordance with section 

2337 of this title. 

‘‘(E) Contracting strategy, including— 

‘‘(i) contract type and how the type selected relates 

to level of program risk in each acquisition phase; 

‘‘(ii) how the plans for the program or system to reduce 

risk enable the use of fixed-price elements in subsequent 

contracts and the timing of the use of those fixed price 

elements; 

‘‘(iii) market research; and 

‘‘(iv) consideration of small business participation. 

‘‘(F) Intellectual property strategy in accordance with section 2320 of this title. 

‘‘(G) International involvement, including foreign military 

sales and cooperative opportunities, in accordance with section 

2350a of this title. 

‘‘(H) Multiyear procurement in accordance with section 

2306b of this title. 

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‘‘(J) Requirements related to logistics, maintenance, and 

sustainment in accordance with sections 2464 and 2466 of 

this title. 

‘‘(d) REVIEW.—(1) Subject to the authority, direction, and control 

of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 

and Logistics, the milestone decision authority shall review and 

approve, as appropriate, the acquisition strategy for a major defense 

acquisition program, major automated information system, or major 

system at each of the following times: 

‘‘(A) Milestone A approval. 

‘‘(B) The decision to release the request for proposals 

for development of the program or system. 

‘‘(C) Milestone B approval. 

‘‘(D) Each subsequent milestone. 

‘‘(E) Review of any decision to enter into full-rate 

production. 

‘‘(F) When there has been— 

‘‘(i) a significant change to the cost of the program 

or system; 

‘‘(ii) a critical change to the cost of the program 

or system; 

‘‘(iii) a significant change to the schedule of the 

program or system; or 

‘‘(iv) a significant change to the performance of 

the program or system. 

‘‘(G) Any other time considered relevant by the milestone decision authority. 

‘‘(2) If the milestone decision authority revises an acquisition 

strategy for a program or system, the milestone decision authority 

shall provide notice of the revision to the congressional defense 

committees. 

‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘major defense acquisition program’ has the 

meaning provided in section 2430 of this title. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘major system’ has the meaning provided 

in section 2302(5) of this title. 

‘‘(3) The term ‘Milestone A approval’ means a decision 

to enter into technology maturation and risk reduction pursuant 

to guidance prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the 

management of Department of Defense acquisition programs. 

‘‘(4) The term ‘Milestone B approval’ has the meaning provided in section 2366(e)(7) of this title. 

‘‘(5) The term ‘milestone decision authority’, with respect 

to a major defense acquisition program, major automated 

information system, or major system, means the official within 

the Department of Defense designated with the overall responsibility and authority for acquisition decisions for the program 

or system, including authority to approve entry of the program 

or system into the next phase of the acquisition process. 

‘‘(6) The term ‘management capacity’, with respect to a 

major defense acquisition program, major automated information system, or major system, means the capacity to manage 

the program or system through the use of highly qualified 

organizations and personnel with appropriate experience, 

knowledge, and skills. 

‘‘(7) The term ‘significant change to the cost’, with respect 

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a significant cost growth threshold, as that term is defined 

in section 2433(a)(4) of this title. 

‘‘(8) The term ‘critical change to the cost’, with respect 

to a major defense acquisition program or major system, means 

a critical cost growth threshold, as that term is defined in 

section 2433(a)(5) of this title. 

‘‘(9) The term ‘significant change to the schedule’, with 

respect to a major defense acquisition program, major automated information system, or major system, means any 

schedule delay greater than six months in a reported event.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 

beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 

item relating to section 2431 the following new item: 

‘‘2431a. Acquisition strategy.’’. 

(b) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) Section 2350a(e) of such title is amended— 

(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘DOCUMENT’’; 

(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Under Secretary 

of Defense for’’ and all that follows through ‘‘of the Board’’ 

and inserting ‘‘opportunities for such cooperative research 

and development shall be addressed in the acquisition 

strategy for the project’’; and 

(C) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘document’’ and inserting 

‘‘discussion’’; and 

(II) by striking ‘‘include’’ and inserting ‘‘consider’’; 

(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘A statement 

indicating whether’’ and inserting ‘‘Whether’’; 

(iii) in subparagraph (B)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘by the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics’’; and 

(II) by striking ‘‘of the United States under 

consideration by the Department of Defense’’; and 

(iv) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘The recommendation of the Under Secretary’’ and inserting 

‘‘A recommendation to the milestone decision 

authority’’. 

(2) Section 803 of the Bob Stump National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 

10 U.S.C. 2430 note) is repealed. 

SEC. 822. REVISION TO REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO RISK MANAGEMENT IN DEVELOPMENT OF MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS AND MAJOR SYSTEMS. 

(a) RISK MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 144 of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended by inserting after section 2431a (as added 

by section 821) the following new section: 

‘‘§ 2431b. Risk management and mitigation in major defense 

acquisition programs and major systems 

‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 

the initial acquisition strategy (required under section 2431a of 

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this title) approved by the milestone decision authority and any 

subsequent revisions include the following: 

‘‘(1) A comprehensive approach for managing and mitigating risk (including technical, cost, and schedule risk) during 

each of the following periods or when determined appropriate 

by the milestone decision authority: 

‘‘(A) The period preceding engineering manufacturing 

development, or its equivalent. 

‘‘(B) The period preceding initial production. 

‘‘(C) The period preceding full-rate production. 

‘‘(2) An identification of the major sources of risk in each 

of the periods listed in paragraph (1) to improve programmatic 

decisionmaking and appropriately minimize and manage program concurrency. 

‘‘(b) APPROACH TO MANAGE AND MITIGATE RISKS.—The comprehensive approach to manage and mitigate risk included in the 

acquisition strategy for purposes of subsection (a)(1) shall, at a 

minimum, include consideration of risk mitigation techniques such 

as the following: 

‘‘(1) Prototyping (including prototyping at the system, subsystem, or component level and competitive prototyping, where 

appropriate) and, if prototyping at either the system, subsystem, or component level is not used, an explanation of why 

it is not appropriate. 

‘‘(2) Modeling and simulation, the areas that modeling and 

simulation will assess, and identification of the need for 

development of any new modeling and simulation tools in order 

to support the comprehensive strategy. 

‘‘(3) Technology demonstrations and decision points for disciplined transition of planned technologies into programs or 

the selection of alternative technologies. 

‘‘(4) Multiple design approaches. 

‘‘(5) Alternative designs, including any designs that meet 

requirements but do so with reduced performance. 

‘‘(6) Phasing of program activities or related technology 

development efforts in order to address high-risk areas as early 

as feasible. 

‘‘(7) Manufacturability and industrial base availability. 

‘‘(8) Independent risk element assessments by outside subject matter experts. 

‘‘(9) Schedule and funding margins for identified risks. 

‘‘(c) PREFERENCE FOR PROTOTYPING.—To the maximum extent 

practicable and consistent with the economical use of available 

financial resources, the milestone decision authority for each major 

defense acquisition program shall ensure that the acquisition 

strategy for the program provides for— 

‘‘(1) the production of competitive prototypes at the system 

or subsystem level before Milestone B approval; or 

‘‘(2) if the production of competitive prototypes is not practicable, the production of single prototypes at the system or 

subsystem level. 

‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘major defense 

acquisition program’ and ‘major system’ have the meanings provided 

in section 2431a of this title.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 

beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 10 USC 

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item relating to section 2431a, as so added, the following new 

item: 

‘‘2431b. Risk reduction in major defense acquisition programs and major systems.’’. 

(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISION.—Section 203 of the 

Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (10 U.S.C. 2430 

note) is repealed. 

SEC. 823. REVISION OF MILESTONE A DECISION AUTHORITY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 

(a) REVISION TO MILESTONE A REQUIREMENTS.—Section 2366a 

of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 2366a. Major defense acquisition programs: determination 

required before Milestone A approval 

‘‘(a) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Before granting Milestone A approval 

for a major defense acquisition program or a major subprogram, 

the milestone decision authority for the program or subprogram 

shall ensure that— 

‘‘(1) information about the program or subprogram is sufficient to warrant entry of the program or subprogram into 

the risk reduction phase; 

‘‘(2) the Secretary of the military department concerned 

and the Chief of the armed force concerned concur in the 

cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and performance trade-offs 

that have been made with regard to the program; and 

‘‘(3) there are sound plans for progression of the program 

or subprogram to the development phase. 

‘‘(b) WRITTEN DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—A major defense 

acquisition program or subprogram may not receive Milestone A 

approval or otherwise be initiated prior to Milestone B approval 

until the milestone decision authority determines in writing, after 

consultation with the Joint Requirements Oversight Council on 

matters related to program requirements and military needs— 

‘‘(1) that the program fulfills an approved initial capabilities 

document; 

‘‘(2) that the program has been developed in light of appropriate market research; 

‘‘(3) if the program duplicates a capability already provided 

by an existing system, the duplication provided by such program 

is necessary and appropriate; 

‘‘(4) that, with respect to any identified areas of risk, there 

is a plan to reduce the risk; 

‘‘(5) that planning for sustainment has been addressed 

and that a determination of applicability of core logistics 

capabilities requirements has been made; 

‘‘(6) that an analysis of alternatives has been performed 

consistent with study guidance developed by the Director of 

Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation; 

‘‘(7) that a cost estimate for the program has been submitted, with the concurrence of the Director of Cost Assessment 

and Program Evaluation, and that the level of resources 

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‘‘(8) that the program or subprogram meets any other 

considerations the milestone decision authority considers relevant. 

‘‘(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—At the request of any of the 

congressional defense committees, the Secretary of Defense shall 

submit to the committee an explanation of the basis for a determination made under subsection (b) with respect to a major defense 

acquisition program, together with a copy of the written determination. The explanation shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

may include a classified annex. 

‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘major defense acquisition program’ has the 

meaning provided in section 2430 of this title. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘initial capabilities document’ means any 

capabilities requirement document approved by the Joint 

Requirements Oversight Council that establishes the need for 

a materiel approach to resolve a capability gap. 

‘‘(3) The term ‘Milestone A approval’ means a decision 

to enter into technology maturation and risk reduction pursuant 

to guidance prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the 

management of Department of Defense acquisition programs. 

‘‘(4) The term ‘Milestone B approval’ has the meaning provided that term in section 2366(e)(7) of this title. 

‘‘(5) The term ‘core logistics capabilities’ means the core 

logistics capabilities identified under section 2464(a) of this 

title. 

‘‘(6) the term ‘major subprogram’ means a major subprogram of a major defense acquisition program designated under 

section 2430a(a)(1) of this title. 

‘‘(7) The term ‘milestone decision authority’, with respect 

to a major defense acquisition program or a major subprogram, 

means the official within the Department of Defense designated 

with the overall responsibility and authority for acquisition 

decisions for the program or subprogram, including authority 

to approve entry of the program or subprogram into the next 

phase of the acquisition process.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 139 of such title is amended by striking the item 

relating to section 2366a and inserting the following: 

‘‘2366a. Major defense acquisition programs: determination required before Milestone A approval.’’. 

SEC. 824. REVISION OF MILESTONE B DECISION AUTHORITY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 

(a) REVISION TO MILESTONE B REQUIREMENTS.—Section 2366b 

of title 10, United Stated Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 2366b. Major defense acquisition programs: certification 

required before Milestone B approval 

‘‘(a) CERTIFICATIONS AND DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—A major 

defense acquisition program may not receive Milestone B approval 

until the milestone decision authority— 

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‘‘(1) has received a preliminary design review and conducted 

a formal post-preliminary design review assessment, and certifies on the basis of such assessment that the program demonstrates a high likelihood of accomplishing its intended mission; 

‘‘(2) further certifies that the technology in the program 

has been demonstrated in a relevant environment, as determined by the milestone decision authority on the basis of an 

independent review and assessment by the Assistant Secretary 

of Defense for Research and Engineering, in consultation with 

the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Developmental 

Test and Evaluation; 

‘‘(3) determines in writing that— 

‘‘(A) the program is affordable when considering the 

ability of the Department of Defense to accomplish the 

program’s mission using alternative systems; 

‘‘(B) appropriate trade-offs among cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and performance objectives have been 

made to ensure that the program is affordable when considering the per unit cost and the total acquisition cost in 

the context of the total resources available during the 

period covered by the future-years defense program submitted during the fiscal year in which the certification 

is made; 

‘‘(C) reasonable cost and schedule estimates have been 

developed to execute, with the concurrence of the Director 

of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, the product 

development and production plan under the program; and 

‘‘(D) funding is available to execute the product 

development and production plan under the program, 

through the period covered by the future-years defense 

program submitted during the fiscal year in which the 

certification is made, consistent with the estimates 

described in subparagraph (C) for the program; 

‘‘(E) appropriate market research has been conducted 

prior to technology development to reduce duplication of 

existing technology and products; 

‘‘(F) the Department of Defense has completed an analysis of alternatives with respect to the program; 

‘‘(G) the Joint Requirements Oversight Council has 

accomplished its duties with respect to the program pursuant to section 181(b) of this title, including an analysis 

of the operational requirements for the program; 

‘‘(H) life-cycle sustainment planning, including corrosion prevention and mitigation planning, has identified 

and evaluated relevant sustainment costs throughout 

development, production, operation, sustainment, and disposal of the program, and any alternatives, and that such 

costs are reasonable and have been accurately estimated; 

‘‘(I) an estimate has been made of the requirements 

for core logistics capabilities and the associated sustaining 

workloads required to support such requirements; 

‘‘(J) there is a plan to mitigate and account for any 

costs in connection with any anticipated de-certification 

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‘‘(K) the program complies with all relevant policies, 

regulations, and directives of the Department of Defense; 

and 

‘‘(L) the Secretary of the military department concerned 

and the Chief of the armed force concerned concur in the 

trade-offs made in accordance with subparagraph (B); and 

‘‘(4) in the case of a space system, performs a cost benefit 

analysis for any new or follow-on satellite system using a 

dedicated ground control system instead of a shared ground 

control system, except that no cost benefit analysis is required 

to be performed under this paragraph for any Milestone B 

approval of a space system after December 31, 2019. 

‘‘(b) CHANGES TO CERTIFICATIONS OR DETERMINATION.—(1) The 

program manager for a major defense acquisition program that 

has received certifications or a determination under subsection (a) 

shall immediately notify the milestone decision authority of any 

changes to the program or a designated major subprogram of such 

program that— 

‘‘(A) alter the substantive basis for the certifications or 

determination of the milestone decision authority relating to 

any component of such certifications or determination specified 

in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a); or 

‘‘(B) otherwise cause the program or subprogram to deviate 

significantly from the material provided to the milestone decision authority in support of such certifications or determination. 

‘‘(2) Upon receipt of information under paragraph (1), the milestone decision authority may withdraw the certifications or determination concerned or rescind Milestone B approval if the milestone 

decision authority determines that such certifications, determination, or approval are no longer valid. 

‘‘(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—(1) The certifications and determination under subsection (a) with respect to a major defense 

acquisition program shall be submitted to the congressional defense 

committees with the first Selected Acquisition Report submitted 

under section 2432 of this title after completion of the certification. 

‘‘(2) The milestone decision authority shall retain records of 

the basis for the certifications and determination under paragraphs 

(1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a). 

‘‘(3) At the request of any of the congressional defense committees, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the committee an 

explanation of the basis for the certifications and determination 

under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) with respect 

to a major defense acquisition program. The explanation shall be 

submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

‘‘(d) WAIVER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY.—(1) The milestone decision authority may, at the time of Milestone B approval or at 

the time that such milestone decision authority withdraws a certification or rescinds Milestone B approval pursuant to subsection 

(b)(2), waive the applicability to a major defense acquisition program 

of one or more components (as specified in paragraph (1), (2), 

or (3) of subsection (a)) of the certification and determination 

requirements if the milestone decision authority determines that, 

but for such a waiver, the Department would be unable to meet 

critical national security objectives. 

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‘‘(A) the waiver, the waiver determination, and the reasons 

for the waiver determination shall be submitted in writing 

to the congressional defense committees within 30 days after 

the waiver is authorized; and 

‘‘(B) the milestone decision authority shall review the program not less often than annually to determine the extent 

to which such program currently satisfies the certification and 

determination components specified in paragraphs (1), (2), and 

(3) of subsection (a) until such time as the milestone decision 

authority determines that the program satisfies all such certification and determination components. 

‘‘(3) The requirement in paragraph (2)(B) shall not apply to 

a program for which a certification was required pursuant to section 

2433a(c) of this title if the milestone decision authority— 

‘‘(A) determines in writing that— 

‘‘(i) the program has reached a stage in the acquisition 

process at which it would not be practicable to meet the 

certification component that was waived; and 

‘‘(ii) the milestone decision authority has taken appropriate alternative actions to address the underlying purposes of such certification component; and 

‘‘(B) submits the written determination, and an explanation 

of the basis for the determination, to the congressional defense 

committees. 

‘‘(e) DESIGNATION OF CERTIFICATION STATUS IN BUDGET DOCUMENTATION.—Any budget request, budget justification material, 

budget display, reprogramming request, Selected Acquisition 

Report, or other budget documentation or performance report submitted by the Secretary of Defense to the President regarding 

a major defense acquisition program receiving a waiver pursuant 

to subsection (d) shall prominently and clearly indicate that such 

program has not fully satisfied the certification requirements of 

this section until such time as the milestone decision authority 

makes the determination that such program has satisfied all such 

certification requirements. 

‘‘(f) NONDELEGATION.—The milestone decision authority may 

not delegate the certification requirement under subsection (a) or 

the authority to waive any component of such requirement under 

subsection (d). 

‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘major defense acquisition program’ means 

a Department of Defense acquisition program that is a major 

defense acquisition program for purposes of section 2430 of 

this title. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘designated major subprogram’ means a major 

subprogram of a major defense acquisition program designated 

under section 2430a(a)(1) of this title. 

‘‘(3) The term ‘milestone decision authority’, with respect 

to a major defense acquisition program, means the official 

within the Department of Defense designated with the overall 

responsibility and authority for acquisition decisions for the 

program, including authority to approve entry of the program 

into the next phase of the acquisition process. 

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‘‘(5) The term ‘core logistics capabilities’ means the core 

logistics capabilities identified under section 2464(a) of this 

title.’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2334(a) of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended in paragraph (6)(A)(i) by striking 

‘‘any certification under’’ and inserting ‘‘any decision to grant milestone approval pursuant to’’. 

SEC. 825. DESIGNATION OF MILESTONE DECISION AUTHORITY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2430 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(d)(1) The milestone decision authority for a major defense 

acquisition program reaching Milestone A after October 1, 2016, 

shall be the service acquisition executive of the military department 

that is managing the program, unless the Secretary of Defense 

designates, under paragraph (2), another official to serve as the 

milestone decision authority. 

‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense may designate an alternate milestone decision authority for a program with respect to which— 

‘‘(A) the Secretary determines that the program is 

addressing a joint requirement; 

‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that the program is best 

managed by a Defense Agency; 

‘‘(C) the program has incurred a unit cost increase greater 

than the significant cost threshold or critical cost threshold 

under section 2433 of this title; 

‘‘(D) the program is critical to a major interagency requirement or technology development effort, or has significant international partner involvement; or 

‘‘(E) the Secretary determines that an alternate official 

serving as the milestone decision authority will best provide 

for the program to achieve desired cost, schedule, and performance outcomes. 

‘‘(3)(A) After designating an alternate milestone decision 

authority under paragraph (2) for a program, the Secretary of 

Defense may revert the position of milestone decision authority 

for the program back to the service acquisition executive upon 

request of the Secretary of the military department concerned. 

A decision on the request shall be made within 180 days after 

receipt of the request from the Secretary of the military department 

concerned. 

‘‘(B) If the Secretary of Defense denies the request for reversion 

of the milestone decision authority back to the service acquisition 

executive, the Secretary shall report to the congressional defense 

committees on the basis of the Secretary’s decision that an alternate 

official serving as milestone decision authority will best provide 

for the program to achieve desired cost, schedule, and performance 

outcomes. No such reversion is authorized after a program has 

incurred a unit cost increase greater than the significant cost 

threshold or critical cost threshold under section 2433 of this title, 

except in exceptional circumstances. 

‘‘(4)(A) For each major defense acquisition program, the Secretary of the military department concerned and the Chief of the 

armed force concerned shall, in each Selected Acquisition Report 

required under section 2432 of this title, certify that program 

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and report to the congressional defense committees on any increased 

risk to the program since the last report. 

‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense shall review the acquisition oversight process for major defense acquisition programs and shall 

limit outside requirements for documentation to an absolute minimum on those programs where the service acquisition executive 

of the military department that is managing the program is the 

milestone decision authority and ensure that any policies, procedures, and activities related to oversight efforts conducted outside 

of the military departments with regard to major defense acquisition 

programs shall be implemented in a manner that does not unnecessarily increase program costs or impede program schedules.’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 133(b)(5) of such title 

is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: 

‘‘, except that the Under Secretary shall exercise advisory authority, 

subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary 

of Defense, over service acquisition programs for which the service 

acquisition executive is the milestone decision authority’’. 

(c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

(1) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan 

for implementing subsection (d) of section 2430 of title 10, 

United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section. 

(2) GUIDANCE.—The Deputy Chief Management Officer of 

the Department of Defense, in consultation with the Under 

Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 

and the service acquisition executives, shall issue guidance 

to ensure that by not later than October 1, 2016, the acquisition 

policy, guidance, and practices of the Department of Defense 

conform to the requirements of subsection (d) of section 2430 

of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) 

of this section. The guidance shall be designed to ensure a 

streamlined decisionmaking and approval process and to minimize any information requests, consistent with the requirement 

of paragraph (4)(A) of such subsection (d). 

(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on October 1, 2016. 

SEC. 826. TENURE AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF PROGRAM MANAGERS 

FOR PROGRAM DEFINITION PERIODS. 

(a) REVISED GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

shall revise Department of Defense guidance for major defense 

acquisition programs to address the tenure and accountability of 

program managers for the program definition period of major 

defense acquisition programs. 

(b) PROGRAM DEFINITION PERIOD.—For the purposes of this 

section, the term ‘‘program definition period’’, with respect to a 

major defense acquisition program, means the period beginning 

with initiation of the program and ending with Milestone B approval 

(or Key Decision Point B approval in the case of a space program). 

(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The revised guidance required by subsection (a) shall provide that the program manager for the program 

definition period of a major defense acquisition program is responsible for— 

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(1) bringing technologies to maturity and identifying the 

manufacturing processes that will be needed to carry out the 

program; 

(2) ensuring continuing focus during program development 

on meeting stated mission requirements and other requirements of the Department of Defense; 

(3) recommending trade-offs between program cost, 

schedule, and performance for the life-cycle of the program; 

(4) developing a business case for the program; and 

(5) ensuring that appropriate information is available to 

the milestone decision authority to make a decision on Milestone B approval (or Key Decision Point B approval in the 

case of a space program), including information necessary to 

make the certification required by section 2366a of title 10, 

United States Code. 

(d) QUALIFICATIONS, RESOURCES, AND TENURE.—The Secretary 

of Defense shall ensure that each program manager for the program 

definition period of a major defense acquisition program— 

(1) has the appropriate management, engineering, technical, and financial expertise needed to meet the responsibilities 

assigned pursuant to subsection (c); 

(2) is provided the resources and support (including systems 

engineering expertise, cost-estimating expertise, and software 

development expertise) needed to meet such responsibilities; 

and 

(3) is assigned to the program manager position for such 

program until such time as such program receives Milestone 

B approval (or Key Decision Point B approval in the case 

of a space program), unless removed for cause or due to exceptional circumstances. 

(e) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may waive the requirement in paragraph (3) of subsection (d) upon a determination that 

the program definition period will take so long that it would not 

be appropriate for a single individual to serve as program manager 

for the entire period covered by such paragraph. 

SEC. 827. TENURE AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF PROGRAM MANAGERS 

FOR PROGRAM EXECUTION PERIODS. 

(a) REVISED GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

shall revise Department of Defense guidance for major defense 

acquisition programs to address the tenure and accountability of 

program managers for the program execution period of major 

defense acquisition programs. 

(b) PROGRAM EXECUTION PERIOD.—For purposes of this section, 

the term ‘‘program execution period’’, with respect to a major 

defense acquisition program, means the period beginning with Milestone B approval (or Key Decision Point B approval in the case 

of a space program) and ending with declaration of initial operational capability. 

(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The revised guidance required by subsection (a) shall— 

(1) require the program manager for the program execution 

period of a major defense acquisition program to enter into 

a performance agreement with the manager’s immediate supervisor for such program within six months of assignment, that— 

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(A) establishes expected parameters for the cost, 

schedule, and performance of the program consistent with 

the business case for the program; 

(B) provides the commitment of the supervisor to provide the level of funding and resources required to meet 

such parameters; and 

(C) provides the assurance of the program manager 

that such parameters are achievable and that the program 

manager will be accountable for meeting such parameters; 

and 

(2) provide the program manager with the authority to— 

(A) consult on the addition of new program requirements that would be inconsistent with the parameters 

established in the performance agreement entered into 

pursuant to paragraph (1); 

(B) recommend trade-offs between cost, schedule, and 

performance, provided that such trade-offs are consistent 

with the parameters established in the performance agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (1); and 

(C) develop such interim goals and milestones as may 

be required to achieve the parameters established in the 

performance agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph 

(1). 

(d) QUALIFICATIONS, RESOURCES, AND TENURE.—The Secretary 

shall ensure that each program manager for the program execution 

period of a defense acquisition program— 

(1) has the appropriate management, engineering, technical, and financial expertise needed to meet the responsibilities 

assigned pursuant to subsection (c); 

(2) is provided the resources and support (including systems 

engineering expertise, cost estimating expertise, and software 

development expertise) needed to meet such responsibilities; 

and 

(3) is assigned to the program manager position for such 

program during the program execution period, unless removed 

for cause or due to exceptional circumstances. 

(e) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The immediate supervisor of a program manager for a major defense acquisition program may waive 

the requirement in paragraph (3) of subsection (d) upon a determination that the program execution period will take so long that 

it would not be appropriate for a single individual to serve as 

program manager for the entire program execution period. 

SEC. 828. PENALTY FOR COST OVERRUNS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal 

year 2015, the Secretary of each military department shall pay 

a penalty for cost overruns on the covered major defense acquisition 

programs of the military department. 

(b) CALCULATION OF PENALTY.—For the purposes of this section: 

(1) The amount of the cost overrun or underrun on any 

major defense acquisition program or subprogram in a fiscal 

year is the difference between the current program acquisition 

unit cost for the program or subprogram and the program 

acquisition unit cost for the program as shown in the original 

Baseline Estimate for the program or subprogram, multiplied 

by the quantity of items to be purchased under the program 

or subprogram, as reported in the final Selected Acquisition 

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Report for the fiscal year in accordance with section 2432 

of title 10, United States Code. 

(2) Cost overruns or underruns for covered major defense 

acquisition programs that are joint programs of more than 

one military department shall be allocated among the military 

departments in percentages determined by the Under Secretary 

of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. 

(3) The cumulative amount of cost overruns for a military 

department in a fiscal year is the sum of the cost overruns 

and cost underruns for all covered major defense acquisition 

programs of the department in the fiscal year (including cost 

overruns or underruns allocated to the military department 

in accordance with paragraph (2)). 

(4) The cost overrun penalty for a military department 

in a fiscal year is three percent of the cumulative amount 

of cost overruns of the military department in the fiscal year, 

as determined pursuant to paragraph (3), except that the cost 

overrun penalty may not be a negative amount. 

(c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.— 

(1) REDUCTION OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND

EVALUATION ACCOUNTS.—Not later than 60 days after the end 

of each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2015, the Secretary 

of each military department shall reduce each research, 

development, test, and evaluation account of the military 

department by the percentage determined under paragraph 

(2), and remit such amount to the Secretary of Defense. 

(2) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.—The percentage reduction 

to research, development, test, and evaluation accounts of a 

military department referred to in paragraph (1) is the percentage reduction to such accounts necessary to equal the cost 

overrun penalty for the fiscal year for such department determined pursuant to subsection (b)(4). 

(3) CREDITING OF FUNDS.—Any amount remitted under 

paragraph (1) shall be credited to the Rapid Prototyping Fund 

established pursuant to section 804 of this Act. 

(d) COVERED PROGRAMS.—A major defense acquisition program 

is covered under this section if the original Baseline Estimate 

was established for such program under paragraph (1) or (2) of 

section 2435(d) of title 10, United States Code, on or after May 

22, 2009 (which is the date of the enactment of the Weapon Systems 

Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–23)). 

SEC. 829. STREAMLINING OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 

APPLICABLE TO ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR 

RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING REGARDING MAJOR 

DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 

(a) REPORTING TO UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY, AND LOGISTICS BEFORE MILESTONE B 

APPROVAL.—Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (8) of section 138(b) 

of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 901(h)(2) 

of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 

Stat. 3466), is further amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘periodically’’; 

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(3) by inserting ‘‘before the Milestone B approval for that 

program’’ after ‘‘Department of Defense’’; and 

(4) by striking ‘‘such reviews and assessments’’ and 

inserting ‘‘such review and assessment’’. 

(b) ANNUAL REPORT TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.—Subparagraph (B) of such paragraph is amended by inserting ‘‘for which a Milestone B approval 

occurred during the preceding fiscal year’’ after ‘‘Department of 

Defense’’. 

SEC. 830. CONFIGURATION STEERING BOARDS FOR COST CONTROL 

UNDER MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 

Section 814(c)(1) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 

Stat. 4529; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 

subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after ‘‘for the following:’’ the following new 

subparagraph: 

‘‘(A) Monitoring changes in program requirements and 

ensuring the Chief of Staff of the Armed Force concerned, 

in consultation with the Secretary of the military department concerned, approves of any proposed changes that 

could have an adverse effect on program cost or schedule.’’. 

SEC. 831. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR STAND-ALONE MANPOWER 

ESTIMATES FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 

(a) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 2434 

of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and a 

manpower estimate for the program have’’ and inserting ‘‘has’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO REGULATIONS.— 

Subsection (b) of such section is amended— 

(1) by striking paragraph (2); 

(2) by striking ‘‘shall require—’’ and all that follows through 

‘‘that the independent’’ and inserting ‘‘shall require that the 

independent’’; 

(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and moving those paragraphs, 

as so redesignated, two ems to the left; and 

(4) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated— 

(A) by striking ‘‘and operations and support,’’ and 

inserting ‘‘operations and support, and trained manpower 

to operate, maintain, and support the program upon full 

operational deployment,’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period. 

(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such section is 

amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 2434. Independent cost estimates’’. 

(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 144 of such title is amended by striking the 

item relating to section 2434 and inserting the following: 

‘‘2434. Independent cost estimates.’’. 

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SEC. 832. REVISION TO DUTIES OF THE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL TEST AND 

EVALUATION AND THE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 

DEFENSE FOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING. 

Section 139b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)(5)— 

(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and approve or 

disapprove’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘in order to 

advise relevant technical authorities for such programs 

on the incorporation of best practices for developmental 

test from across the Department’’ after ‘‘in accordance with 

subsection (c))’’; and 

(2) in subsection (b)(5)— 

(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and approve’’; 

and 

(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘in order to 

advise relevant technical authorities for such programs 

on the incorporation of best practices for systems 

engineering from across the Department’’ after ‘‘programs’’. 

Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to 

Acquisition Workforce 

SEC. 841. AMENDMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION 

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND. 

(a) MODIFICATIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND.—Section 1705 of title 10, United 

States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (d)— 

(A) in paragraph (2), by amending subparagraph (C) 

to read as follows: 

‘‘(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable 

percentage for a fiscal year is the percentage that results 

in the credit to the Fund of $500,000,000 in each fiscal 

year.’’; 

(B) in paragraph (2), in subparagraph (D)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘an amount specified in subparagraph (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘the amount specified in 

subparagraph (C)’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘an amount that is less than’’ and 

all that follows through the end and inserting ‘‘an 

amount that is less than $400,000,000.’’; and 

(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘24-month period’’ 

and inserting ‘‘36-month period’’; 

(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘60 days’’ and inserting 

‘‘120 days’’; and 

(3) in subsection (g)— 

(A) by striking paragraph (2); 

(B) by striking ‘‘acquisition workforce positions’’ and 

inserting ‘‘of positions in the acquisition workforce, as 

defined in subsection (h),’’; 

(C) by striking ‘‘AUTHORITY.—’’ and all that follows 

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(D) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1)’’; 

(E) by striking ‘‘(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)’’; and 

(F) by aligning paragraphs (1) and (2), as designated 

by subparagraphs (D) and (E), so as to be two ems from 

the left margin. 

(b) MODIFICATIONS TO BIENNIAL STRATEGIC WORKFORCE

PLAN.—Section 115b(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the defense acquisition 

workforce, including both military and civilian personnel’’ and 

inserting ‘‘the military, civilian, and contractor personnel that 

directly support the acquisition processes of the Department 

of Defense, including persons serving in acquisition-related positions designated by the Secretary of Defense under section 

1721 of this title’’; 

(2) in paragraph (2)(D)— 

(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

a semicolon; 

(B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and 

(C) by inserting after clause (i) the following new 

clause: 

‘‘(ii) a description of steps that will be taken to address 

any new or expanded critical skills and competencies the 

civilian employee workforce will need to address recent 

trends in defense acquisition, emerging best practices, 

changes in the Government and commercial marketplace, 

and new requirements established in law or regulation; 

and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), contractor personnel 

shall be treated as directly supporting the acquisition processes 

of the Department if, and to the extent that, such contractor personnel perform functions in support of personnel in Department 

of Defense positions designated by the Secretary of Defense under 

section 1721 of this title.’’. 

SEC. 842. DUAL-TRACK MILITARY PROFESSIONALS IN OPERATIONAL 

AND ACQUISITION SPECIALITIES. 

(a) REQUIREMENT FOR CHIEF OF STAFF INVOLVEMENT.—Section 

1722a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

after ‘‘military department)’’ the following: ‘‘, in collaboration with 

the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, 

the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the Commandant of the 

Marine Corps (with respect to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and 

Marine Corps, respectively),’’. 

(b) DUAL-TRACK CAREER PATH.—Section 1722a(b) of such title 

is amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 

(3) and (4), respectively; 

(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘single-track’’ before 

‘‘career path’’; and 

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

‘‘(2) A dual-track career path that attracts the highest 

quality officers and enlisted personnel and allows them to gain 

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in order to more closely align the military operational, requirements, and acquisition workforces of each armed force.’’. 

SEC. 843. PROVISION OF JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT CREDIT FOR 

ACQUISITION DUTY. 

Section 668(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (D); 

(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 

and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(F) acquisition matters addressed by military personnel 

and covered under chapter 87 of this title.’’. 

SEC. 844. MANDATORY REQUIREMENT FOR TRAINING RELATED TO 

THE CONDUCT OF MARKET RESEARCH. 

(a) MANDATORY MARKET RESEARCH TRAINING.—Section 2377 

of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

the following new subsection: 

‘‘(d) MARKET RESEARCH TRAINING REQUIRED.—The Secretary 

of Defense shall provide mandatory training for members of the 

armed forces and employees of the Department of Defense responsible for the conduct of market research required under subsection 

(c). Such mandatory training shall, at a minimum— 

‘‘(1) provide comprehensive information on the subject of 

market research and the function of market research in the 

acquisition of commercial items; 

‘‘(2) teach best practices for conducting and documenting 

market research; and 

‘‘(3) provide methodologies for establishing standard processes and reports for collecting and sharing market research 

across the Department.’’. 

(b) INCORPORATION INTO MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION

TRAINING MANDATE.—The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

shall ensure that the requirements of section 2377(d) of title 10, 

United States Code, as added by subsection (a), are incorporated 

into the requirements management certification training mandate 

of the Joint Capabilities Integration Development System. 

SEC. 845. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF IMPLEMENTATION OF DEFENSE 

ACQUISITION WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. 

(a) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—Not later than 30 days after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

shall enter into a contract with an independent research entity 

described in subsection (b) to carry out a comprehensive study 

of the strategic planning of the Department of Defense related 

to the defense acquisition workforce. The study shall provide a 

comprehensive examination of the Department’s efforts to recruit, 

develop, and retain the acquisition workforce with a specific review 

of the following: 

(1) The implementation of the Defense Acquisition 

Workforce Improvement Act (including chapter 87 of title 10, 

United States Code). 

(2) The application of the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund (as established under section 

1705 of title 10, United States Code). 

(3) The effectiveness of professional military education programs, including fellowships and exchanges with industry. 

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(b) INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ENTITY.—The entity described in 

this subsection is an independent research entity that is a notfor-profit entity or a federally funded research and development 

center with appropriate expertise and analytical capability. 

(c) REPORTS.— (1) TO SECRETARY.—Not later than one year after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the independent research entity 

shall provide to the Secretary a report containing— 

(A) the results of the study required by subsection 

(a); and 

(B) such recommendations to improve the acquisition 

workforce as the independent research entity considers to 

be appropriate. 

(2) TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days after receipt 

of the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit such report, together with any additional views 

or recommendations of the Secretary, to the congressional 

defense committees. 

SEC. 846. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE CIVILIAN ACQUISITION 

WORKFORCE PERSONNEL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1762(g) of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and inserting 

‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 

(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Such section is further amended 

by striking ‘‘demonstration program’’ and inserting ‘‘demonstration 

project’’. 

Subtitle E—Provisions Relating to 

Commercial Items 

SEC. 851. PROCUREMENT OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS. 

(a) COMMERCIAL ITEM DETERMINATIONS BY DEPARTMENT OF

DEFENSE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 140 of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

section: 

‘‘§ 2380. Commercial item determinations by Department of 

Defense 

‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall— 

‘‘(1) establish and maintain a centralized capability with 

necessary expertise and resources to oversee the making of 

commercial item determinations for the purposes of procurements by the Department of Defense; and 

‘‘(2) provide public access to Department of Defense 

commercial item determinations for the purposes of procurements by the Department of Defense.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 

beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end 

the following new item: 

‘‘2380. Commercial item determinations by Department of Defense.’’. 

(b) COMMERCIAL ITEM EXCEPTION TO SUBMISSION OF COST AND

PRICING DATA.—Section 2306a(b) of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

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‘‘(4) COMMERCIAL ITEM DETERMINATION.—(A) For purposes 

of applying the commercial item exception under paragraph 

(1)(B) to the required submission of certified cost or pricing 

data, the contracting officer may presume that a prior commercial item determination made by a military department, a 

Defense Agency, or another component of the Department of 

Defense shall serve as a determination for subsequent procurements of such item. 

‘‘(B) If the contracting officer does not make the presumption described in subparagraph (A) and instead chooses to proceed with a procurement of an item previously determined 

to be a commercial item using procedures other than the procedures authorized for the procurement of a commercial item, 

the contracting officer shall request a review of the commercial 

item determination by the head of the contracting activity. 

‘‘(C) Not later than 30 days after receiving a request for 

review of a commercial item determination under subparagraph 

(B), the head of a contracting activity shall— 

‘‘(i) confirm that the prior determination was appropriate and still applicable; or 

‘‘(ii) issue a revised determination with a written explanation of the basis for the revision.’’. 

(c) DEFINITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEM.—Nothing in this section 

or the amendments made by this section shall affect the meaning 

of the term ‘‘commercial item’’ under subsection (a)(5) of section 

2464 of title 10, United States Code, or any requirement under 

subsection (a)(3) or subsection (c) of such section. 

(d) REGULATIONS UPDATE.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement shall be updated to reflect the requirements 

of this section and the amendments made by this section. 

(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section or the 

amendments made by this section shall be construed to preclude 

the contracting officer for the procurement of a commercial item 

from requiring the contractor to supply information that is sufficient 

to determine the reasonableness of price, regardless of whether 

or not the contractor was required to provide such information 

in connection with any earlier procurement. 

SEC. 852. MODIFICATION TO INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED BY OFFEROR IN PROCUREMENT OF MAJOR 

WEAPON SYSTEMS AS COMMERCIAL ITEMS. 

(a) REQUIREMENT FOR DETERMINATION.—Subsection (a) of section 2379 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

(2) by striking paragraph (2); and 

(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 

(b) TREATMENT OF SUBSYSTEMS AS COMMERCIAL ITEMS.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘only 

if’’ and inserting ‘‘if either’’; 

(2) in paragraph (2)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘that—’’ and all that follows through 

‘‘the subsystem is a’’ and inserting ‘‘that the subsystem 

is a’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; and 

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(C) by striking subparagraph (B). 

(c) TREATMENT OF COMPONENTS AS COMMERCIAL ITEMS.—Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘title only if’’ and inserting ‘‘title if either’’; 

and 

(2) in subparagraph (B)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘that—’’ and all that follows through 

‘‘the component or’’ and inserting ‘‘that the component or’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; and 

(C) by striking clause (ii). 

(d) INFORMATION SUBMITTED.—Subsection (d) of such section 

is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(d) INFORMATION SUBMITTED.—(1) To the extent necessary to 

determine the reasonableness of the price for items acquired under 

this section, the contracting officer shall require the offeror to 

submit— 

‘‘(A) prices paid for the same or similar commercial items 

under comparable terms and conditions by both Government 

and commercial customers; 

‘‘(B) if the contracting officer determines that the offeror 

does not have access to and cannot provide sufficient information described in subparagraph (A) to determine the reasonableness of price, information on— 

‘‘(i) prices for the same or similar items sold under 

different terms and conditions; 

‘‘(ii) prices for similar levels of work or effort on related 

products or services; 

‘‘(iii) prices for alternative solutions or approaches; and 

‘‘(iv) other relevant information that can serve as the 

basis for a price assessment; and 

‘‘(C) if the contracting officer determines that the information submitted pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) is not 

sufficient to determine the reasonableness of price, other relevant information regarding the basis for price or cost, including 

information on labor costs, material costs, and overhead rates. 

‘‘(2) An offeror may not be required to submit information 

described in paragraph (1)(C) with regard to a commercially available off-the-shelf item and may be required to submit such information with regard to any other item that was developed exclusively 

at private expense only after the head of the contracting activity 

determines in writing that the information submitted pursuant 

to paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) is not sufficient to determine the 

reasonableness of price.’’. 

(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO TRUTH IN NEGOTIATIONS

ACT.—Section 2306a(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘If 

the contracting officer determines that the offeror does not have 

access to and cannot provide sufficient information on prices for 

the same or similar items to determine the reasonableness of price, 

the contracting officer shall require the submission of information 

on prices for similar levels of work or effort on related products 

or services, prices for alternative solutions or approaches, and other 

information that is relevant to the determination of a fair and 

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SEC. 853. USE OF RECENT PRICES PAID BY THE GOVERNMENT IN 

THE DETERMINATION OF PRICE REASONABLENESS. 

Section 2306a(b) of title 10, United States Code, as amended 

by section 851, is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(5) A contracting officer shall consider evidence provided 

by an offeror of recent purchase prices paid by the Government 

for the same or similar commercial items in establishing price 

reasonableness on a subsequent purchase if the contracting 

officer is satisfied that the prices previously paid remain a 

valid reference for comparison after considering the totality 

of other relevant factors such as the time elapsed since the 

prior purchase and any differences in the quantities purchased 

or applicable terms and conditions.’’. 

SEC. 854. REPORT ON DEFENSE-UNIQUE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THE 

PROCUREMENT OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS AND COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF ITEMS. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit 

to the congressional defense committees a report identifying the 

defense-unique provisions of law that are applicable for procurement 

of commercial items or commercial off-the-shelf items, both at the 

prime contract and subcontract level. The report— 

(1) shall discuss the impact— 

(A) of limiting the inclusion of clauses in contracts 

for commercial items or commercial off-the-shelf items to 

those that are required to implement law or Executive 

orders or are determined to be consistent with standard 

commercial practice; and 

(B) of limiting flow down of clauses in subcontracts 

for commercial items or commercial off the shelf-items to 

those that are required to implement law or Executive 

order; and 

(2) shall provide a listing of all standard clauses used 

in Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 contracts, including 

a justification for the inclusion of each. 

(b) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION.—The report under subsection 

(a) shall be submitted not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 855. MARKET RESEARCH AND PREFERENCE FOR COMMERCIAL 

ITEMS. 

(a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense 

for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall issue guidance to 

ensure that acquisition officials of the Department of Defense fully 

comply with the requirements of section 2377 of title 10, United 

States Code, regarding market research and commercial items. 

The guidance issued pursuant to this subsection shall, at a minimum— 

(1) provide that the head of an agency may not enter 

into a contract in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold 

for information technology products or services that are not 

commercial items unless the head of the agency determines 

in writing that no commercial items are suitable to meet the 

agency’s needs as provided in subsection (c)(2) of such section; 

and 

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(2) ensure that market research conducted in accordance 

with subsection (c) of such section is used, where appropriate, 

to inform price reasonableness determinations. 

(b) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman and the Vice Chairman 

of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in consultation with the Under Secretary 

of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, shall review 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction 3170.01, the 

Manual for the Operation of the Joint Capabilities Integration 

and Development System, and other documents governing the 

requirements development process and revise these documents as 

necessary to ensure that the Department of Defense fully complies 

with the requirement in section 2377(c) of title 10, United States 

Code, and section 10.001 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 

for Federal agencies to conduct appropriate market research before 

developing new requirements. 

(c) MARKET RESEARCH DEFINED.—For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘market research’’ means a review of existing systems, subsystems, capabilities, and technologies that are available 

or could be made available to meet the needs of the Department 

of Defense in whole or in part. The review may include any of 

the techniques for conducting market research provided in section 

10.002(b)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and shall include, 

at a minimum, contacting knowledgeable individuals in Government 

and industry regarding existing market capabilities. 

SEC. 856. LIMITATION ON CONVERSION OF PROCUREMENTS FROM 

COMMERCIAL ACQUISITION PROCEDURES. 

(a) LIMITATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), prior 

to converting the procurement of commercial items or services 

valued at more than $1,000,000 from commercial acquisition 

procedures under part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 

to noncommercial acquisition procedures under part 15 of the 

Federal Acquisition Regulation, the contracting officer for the 

procurement shall determine in writing that— 

(A) the earlier use of commercial acquisition procedures 

under part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation was 

in error or based on inadequate information; and 

(B) the Department of Defense will realize a cost 

savings compared to the cost of procuring a similar quantity 

or level of such item or service using commercial acquisition 

procedures. 

(2) REQUIREMENT FOR APPROVAL OF DETERMINATION BY

HEAD OF CONTRACTING ACTIVITY.—In the case of a procurement 

valued at more than $100,000,000, a contract may not be 

awarded pursuant to a conversion of the procurement described 

in paragraph (1) until— 

(A) the head of the contracting activity approves the 

determination made under paragraph (1); and 

(B) a copy of the determination so approved is provided 

to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. 

(b) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In making a determination 

under paragraph (1), the determining official shall, at a minimum, 

consider the following factors: 

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(1) The estimated cost of research and development to 

be performed by the existing contractor to improve future products or services. 

(2) The transaction costs for the Department of Defense 

and the contractor in assessing and responding to data requests 

to support a conversion to noncommercial acquisition procedures. 

(3) Changes in purchase quantities. 

(4) Costs associated with potential procurement delays 

resulting from the conversion. 

(c) PROCEDURES.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop 

procedures to track conversions of future contracts and subcontracts 

for improved analysis and reporting and shall revise the Defense 

Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to reflect the requirement in subsection (a). 

(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one year after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 

the implementation of subsection (a), including any procurements 

converted as described in that subsection. 

(e) SUNSET.—The requirements of this section shall terminate 

5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 857. TREATMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTORS AS COMMERCIAL 

ITEMS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 140 of title 10, United States Code, 

as amended by section 851, is further amended by adding at the 

end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 2380A. Treatment of goods and services provided by nontraditional defense contractors as commercial 

items 

‘‘Notwithstanding section 2376(1) of this title, items and services provided by nontraditional defense contractors (as that term 

is defined in section 2302(9) of this title) may be treated by the 

head of an agency as commercial items for purposes of this 

chapter.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 140 of such title is amended by inserting after 

the item relating to section 2380, as added by section 851, the 

following new item: 

‘‘2380A. Treatment of goods and services provided by nontraditional defense contractors as commercial items.’’. 

Subtitle F—Industrial Base Matters 

SEC. 861. AMENDMENT TO MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 831 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 104 

Stat. 1607; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘designed to enhance’’ 

and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 

the following: ‘‘designed to— 

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‘‘(1) enhance the capabilities of disadvantaged small business 

concerns to perform as subcontractors and suppliers under Department of Defense contracts and other contracts and subcontracts; 

and 

‘‘(2) increase the participation of such business concerns as 

subcontractors and suppliers under Department of Defense contracts, other Federal Government contracts, and commercial contracts.’’; 

(2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘to receive such assistance at any time’’ and inserting ‘‘concurrently, and the authority 

to enter into agreements under subsection (e) shall only be 

available to such concern during the 5-year period beginning 

on the date such concern enters into the first such agreement’’; 

(3) in subsection (d)— 

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as clauses 

(i) and (ii), respectively (and conforming the margins 

accordingly); and 

(B) by inserting before clause (i) (as so redesignated) 

the following: 

‘‘(1) the mentor firm is not affiliated with the protege 

firm prior to the approval of that agreement; and 

‘‘(2) the mentor firm demonstrates that it— 

‘‘(A) is qualified to provide assistance that will contribute to the purpose of the program; 

‘‘(B) is of good financial health and character and does 

not appear on a Federal list of debarred or suspended 

contractors; and 

‘‘(C) can impart value to a protege firm because of 

experience gained as a Department of Defense contractor 

or through knowledge of general business operations and 

government contracting, as demonstrated by evidence 

that—’’; 

(4) by amending subsection (e)(1) to read as follows: 

‘‘(1) A developmental program for the protege firm, in such 

detail as may be reasonable, including— 

‘‘(A) factors to assess the protege firm’s developmental 

progress under the program; 

‘‘(B) a description of the quantitative and qualitative 

benefits to the Department of Defense from the agreement, 

if applicable; and 

‘‘(C) goals for additional awards that protege firm can 

compete for outside the Mentor-Protege Program.’’; 

(5) in subsection (f)— 

(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘business development,’’; 

(B) by striking paragraph (6); and 

(C) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6); 

(6) in subsection (g)— 

(A) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraphs 

(1) and (7) of subsection (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs 

(1) and (6) of subsection (f) (except as provided in 

subparagraph (D))’’; 

(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘under subsection (l)(2)’’; and 

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‘‘(D) The Secretary may not reimburse any fee assessed 

by the mentor firm for services provided to the protege firm 

pursuant to subsection (f)(6) or for business development 

expenses incurred by the mentor firm under a contract awarded 

to the mentor firm while participating in a joint venture with 

the protege firm.’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘subsection (f)(7)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘subsection (f)(6)’’; 

(7) in subsection (h)(1), by inserting ‘‘(15 U.S.C. 631 et 

seq.)’’ after ‘‘Small Business Act’’; 

(8) in subsection (j)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2021’’; 

(9) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (n); 

(10) by inserting after subsection (k) the following new 

subsections: 

‘‘(l) REPORT BY MENTOR FIRMS.—To comply with section 8(d)(7) 

of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(7)), each mentor firm 

shall submit a report to the Secretary not less than once each 

fiscal year that includes, for the preceding fiscal year— 

‘‘(1) all technical or management assistance provided by 

mentor firm personnel for the purposes described in subsection 

(f)(1); 

‘‘(2) any new awards of subcontracts on a competitive or 

noncompetitive basis to the protege firm under Department 

of Defense contracts or other contracts, including the value 

of such subcontracts; 

‘‘(3) any extensions, increases in the scope of work, or 

additional payments not previously reported for prior awards 

of subcontracts on a competitive or noncompetitive basis to 

the protege firm under Department of Defense contracts or 

other contracts, including the value of such subcontracts; 

‘‘(4) the amount of any payment of progress payments 

or advance payments made to the protege firm for performance 

under any subcontract made under the Mentor-Protege Program; 

‘‘(5) any loans made by mentor firm to the protege firm; 

‘‘(6) all Federal contracts awarded to the mentor firm and 

the protege firm as a joint venture, designating whether the 

award was a restricted competition or a full and open competition; 

‘‘(7) any assistance obtained by the mentor firm for the 

protege firm from one or more— 

‘‘(A) small business development centers established 

pursuant to section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

648); 

‘‘(B) entities providing procurement technical assistance pursuant to chapter 142 of title 10, United States 

Code; or 

‘‘(C) historically Black colleges or universities or 

minority institutions of higher education; 

‘‘(8) whether there have been any changes to the terms 

of the mentor-protege agreement; and 

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needs of the protege firm, the impact on Department of Defense 

contracts, and addressing any problems encountered. 

‘‘(m) REVIEW OF REPORT BY THE OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS

PROGRAMS.—The Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of Defense shall review the report required by subsection 

(l) and, if the Office finds that the mentor-protege agreement is 

not furthering the purpose of the Mentor-Protege Program, decide 

not to approve any continuation of the agreement.’’; and 

(11) in subsection (n) (as so redesignated)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘means a business 

concern that meets the requirements of section 3(a) of 

the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)) and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto’’ and inserting ‘‘has 

the meaning given such term under section 3 of the Small 

Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)’’; 

(B) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘means:’’ and inserting ‘‘means a 

firm that has less than half the size standard corresponding to its primary North American Industry 

Classification System code, is not owned or managed 

by individuals or entities that directly or indirectly 

have stock options or convertible securities in the 

mentor firm, and is—’’; 

(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘the severely 

disabled’’ and inserting ‘‘severely disabled individuals’’; 

(iii) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘Small Business Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

632(p)); or’’; and 

(iv) by adding at the end the following new 

subparagraph: 

‘‘(H) a small business concern that— 

‘‘(i) is a nontraditional defense contractor, as such 

term is defined in section 2302 of title 10, United 

States Code; or 

‘‘(ii) currently provides goods or services in the 

private sector that are critical to enhancing the 

capabilities of the defense supplier base and fulfilling 

key Department of Defense needs.’’; 

(C) by amending paragraph (8) to read as follows: 

‘‘(8) The term ‘severely disabled individual’ means an individual who is blind (as defined in section 8501 of title 41, 

United States Code) or a severely disabled individual (as 

defined in such section).’’; and 

(D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(9) The term ‘affiliated’, with respect to the relationship 

between a mentor firm and a protege firm, means— 

‘‘(A) the mentor firm shares, directly or indirectly, with 

the protege firm ownership or management of the protege 

firm; 

‘‘(B) the mentor firm has an agreement, at the time 

the mentor firm enters into a mentor-protege agreement 

under subsection (e), to merge with the protege firm; 

‘‘(C) the owners and managers of the mentor firm 

are the parent, child, spouse, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, 

nephew, grandparent, grandchild, or first cousin of an 

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‘‘(D) the mentor firm has, during the 2-year period 

before entering into a mentor-protege agreement, employed 

any officer, director, principal stock holder, managing 

member, or key employee of the protege firm; 

‘‘(E) the mentor firm has engaged in a joint venture 

with the protege firm during the 2-year period before 

entering into a mentor-protege agreement, unless such joint 

venture was approved by the Small Business Administration prior to making any offer on a contract; 

‘‘(F) the mentor firm is, directly or indirectly, the primary party providing contracts to the protege firm, as 

measured by the dollar value of the contracts; and 

‘‘(G) the Small Business Administration has made a 

determination of affiliation or control under subsection 

(h).’’. 

(b) APPLICATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by subsection 

(a) shall apply to a mentor-protege agreement made pursuant 

to section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 1607; 10 

U.S.C. 2302 note) entered into after the date of the enactment 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. 

(2) RETROACTIVITY OF REPORT AND REVIEW REQUIREMENTS.—The amendments made by subsection (a)(10) shall 

apply to a mentor-protege agreement made pursuant to section 

831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

1991 (Public Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 1607; 10 U.S.C. 2302 

note) entered into before, on, or after the date of the enactment 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. 

SEC. 862. AMENDMENTS TO DATA QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 15(s) of the Small Business Act (15 

U.S.C. 644(s)) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and 

(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(4) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than October 1, 2016, 

the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall 

implement the plan described in this subsection. 

‘‘(5) CERTIFICATION.—The Administrator shall annually provide to the Committee on Small Business of the House of 

Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and 

Entrepreneurship of the Senate a certification of the accuracy 

and completeness of data reported on bundled and consolidated 

contracts.’’. 

(b) GAO STUDY.— 

(1) STUDY.—Not later than October 1, 2017, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a study on 

the effectiveness of the plan described in section 15(s) of the 

Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(s)) that shall assess whether 

contracts were accurately labeled as bundled or consolidated. 

(2) CONTRACTS EVALUATED.—For the purposes of conducting 

the study described in paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 

of the United States— 

(A) shall evaluate, for work in each of sectors 23, 

33, 54, and 56 (as defined by the North American Industry 

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Classification System), not fewer than 100 contracts in 

each sector; 

(B) shall evaluate only those contracts— 

(i) awarded by an agency listed in section 901(b) 

of title 31, United States Code; and 

(ii) that have a Base and Exercised Options Value, 

an Action Obligation, or a Base and All Options Value 

(as such terms are defined in the Federal Procurement 

Data System described in section 1122(a)(4)(A) of title 

41, United States Code, or any successor system); and 

(C) shall not evaluate contracts that have used any 

set-aside authority. 

(3) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after initiating 

the study required by paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 

of the United States shall report to the Committee on Small 

Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate on 

the results from such study and, if warranted, any recommendations on how to improve the quality of data reported on bundled 

and consolidated contracts. 

SEC. 863. NOTICE OF CONTRACT CONSOLIDATION FOR ACQUISITION 

STRATEGIES. 

(a) NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR THE HEAD OF A CONTRACTING

AGENCY.—Section 15(e)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

644(e)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(3) STRATEGY SPECIFICATIONS.—If the head of a contracting 

agency determines that an acquisition plan for a procurement 

involves a substantial bundling of contract requirements, the 

head of a contracting agency shall publish a notice on a public 

website that such determination has been made not later than 

7 days after making such determination. Any solicitation for 

a procurement related to the acquisition plan may not be published earlier than 7 days after such notice is published. Along 

with the publication of the solicitation, the head of a contracting 

agency shall publish a justification for the determination, which 

shall include the following information: 

‘‘(A) The specific benefits anticipated to be derived 

from the bundling of contract requirements and a determination that such benefits justify the bundling. 

‘‘(B) An identification of any alternative contracting 

approaches that would involve a lesser degree of bundling 

of contract requirements. 

‘‘(C) An assessment of— 

‘‘(i) the specific impediments to participation by 

small business concerns as prime contractors that 

result from the bundling of contract requirements; and 

‘‘(ii) the specific actions designed to maximize 

participation of small business concerns as subcontractors (including suppliers) at various tiers under the 

contract or contracts that are awarded to meet the 

requirements.’’. 

(b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR THE SENIOR PROCUREMENT

EXECUTIVE OR CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFICER.—Section 44(c)(2) of 

the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657q(c)(2)) is amended by adding 

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‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Not later than 7 days after making a 

determination that an acquisition strategy involving a 

consolidation of contract requirements is necessary and 

justified under subparagraph (A), the senior procurement 

executive or Chief Acquisition Officer shall publish a notice 

on a public website that such determination has been made. 

Any solicitation for a procurement related to the acquisition 

strategy may not be published earlier than 7 days after 

such notice is published. Along with the publication of 

the solicitation, the senior procurement executive or Chief 

Acquisition Officer shall publish a justification for the 

determination, which shall include the information in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (1).’’. 

(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 44(c)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657q(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘Subject 

to paragraph (4), the head’’ and inserting ‘‘The head’’. 

SEC. 864. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO SMALL 

BUSINESS CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES. 

(a) PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.—Section 8(a)(17) of the Small 

Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)) is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘any procurement contract’’ and all that follows through ‘‘section 15’’ and inserting 

‘‘any procurement contract, which contract has as its principal 

purpose the supply of a product to be let pursuant to this 

subsection, subsection (m), section 15(a), section 31, or section 

36,’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—This paragraph shall not apply to a contract that has as its principal purpose the acquisition of services 

or construction.’’. 

(b) SUBCONTRACTOR CONTRACTS.—Section 46(a)(4) of the Small 

Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657s(a)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘for 

supplies from a regular dealer in such supplies’’ and inserting 

‘‘which is principally for supplies from a regular dealer in such 

supplies, and which is not a contract principally for services or 

construction’’. 

SEC. 865. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY SPECIALISTS, COMMERCIAL MARKET REPRESENTATIVES, AND PROCUREMENT CENTER REPRESENTATIVES. 

(a) BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY SPECIALIST REQUIREMENTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Small Business Act (15 

U.S.C. 633) is amended by adding at the end the following 

new subsection: 

‘‘(g) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

SPECIALISTS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the requirements of 

paragraph (2), a Business Opportunity Specialist described 

under section 7(j)(10)(D) shall have a Level I Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (or any successor certification) 

or the equivalent Department of Defense certification, except 

that a Business Opportunity Specialist who was serving on 

or before January 3, 2013, may continue to serve as a Business 

Opportunity Specialist for a period of 5 years beginning on 

such date without such a certification. 

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‘‘(A) TIMING.—The certification described in paragraph 

(1) is not required for any person serving as a Business 

Opportunity Specialist until the date that is one calendar 

year after the date such person is appointed as a Business 

Opportunity Specialist. 

‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—The requirements of subparagraph 

(A) shall— 

‘‘(i) be included in any initial job posting for the 

position of a Business Opportunity Specialist; and 

‘‘(ii) apply to any person appointed as a Business 

Opportunity Specialist after January 3, 2013.’’. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 7(j)(10)(D)(i) of such 

Act (15 U.S.C. 636(j)(10)(D)(i)) is amended by striking the 

second sentence. 

(b) COMMERCIAL MARKET REPRESENTATIVE REQUIREMENTS.— Section 4 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 633), as amended 

by subsection (a)(1), is further amended by adding at the end 

the following new subsection: 

‘‘(h) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL MARKET

REPRESENTATIVES.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the requirements of 

paragraph (2), a commercial market representative referred 

to in section 15(q)(3) shall have a Level I Federal Acquisition 

Certification in Contracting (or any successor certification) or 

the equivalent Department of Defense certification, except that 

a commercial market representative who was serving on or 

before the date of the enactment of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 may continue to serve 

as a commercial market representative for a period of 5 years 

beginning on such date without such a certification. 

‘‘(2) DELAY OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 

‘‘(A) TIMING.—The certification described in paragraph 

(1) is not required for any person serving as a commercial 

market representative until the date that is one calendar 

year after the date such person is appointed as a commercial market representative. 

‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—The requirements of subparagraph 

(A) shall— 

‘‘(i) be included in any initial job posting for the 

position of a commercial market representative; and 

‘‘(ii) apply to any person appointed as a commercial 

market representative after the date of the enactment 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2016.’’. 

(c) PROCUREMENT CENTER REPRESENTATIVE REQUIREMENTS.— 

Section 15(l)(5) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(l)(5)) 

is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A), by amending clause (iii) to read 

as follows: 

‘‘(iii) have the certification described in subparagraph (C).’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(C) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the requirements of clause (ii), a procurement center representative shall have a Level III Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (or any successor certification) 


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or the equivalent Department of Defense certification, 

except that any person serving in such a position on 

or before January 3, 2013, may continue to serve in 

that position for a period of 5 years without the 

required certification. 

‘‘(ii) DELAY OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

‘‘(I) TIMING.—The certification described in 

clause (i) is not required for any person serving 

as a procurement center representative until the 

date that is one calendar year after the date such 

person is appointed as a procurement center representative. 

‘‘(II) APPLICATION.—The requirements of subclause (I) shall— 

‘‘(aa) be included in any initial job posting 

for the position of a procurement center representative; and 

‘‘(bb) apply to any person appointed as 

a procurement center representative after 

January 3, 2013.’’. 

SEC. 866. MODIFICATIONS TO REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFIED 

HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS LOCATED IN A 

BASE CLOSURE AREA. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(p) of the Small Business Act (15 

U.S.C. 632(p)) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’; 

(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at 

the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(F) qualified disaster areas.’’; 

(2) in paragraph (3)— 

(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as 

subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and 

(B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: 

‘‘(D) a small business concern— 

‘‘(i) that is wholly owned by one or more Native 

Hawaiian Organizations (as defined in section 8(a)(15)), 

or by a corporation that is wholly owned by one or 

more Native Hawaiian Organizations; or 

‘‘(ii) that is owned in part by one or more Native 

Hawaiian Organizations, or by a corporation that is 

wholly owned by one or more Native Hawaiian 

Organizations, if all other owners are either United 

States citizens or small business concerns;’’; 

(3) in paragraph (4)— 

(A) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows: 

‘‘(D) BASE CLOSURE AREA.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), the term 

‘base closure area’ means— 

‘‘(I) lands within the external boundaries of 

a military installation that were closed through 

a privatization process under the authority of— 

‘‘(aa) the Defense Base Closure and 

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of division B of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 

2687 note); 

‘‘(bb) title II of the Defense Authorization 

Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100–526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 

note); 

‘‘(cc) section 2687 of title 10, United States 

Code; or 

‘‘(dd) any other provision of law authorizing or directing the Secretary of Defense or 

the Secretary of a military department to dispose of real property at the military installation for purposes relating to base closures of 

redevelopment, while retaining the authority 

to enter into a leaseback of all or a portion 

of the property for military use; 

‘‘(II) the census tract or nonmetropolitan 

county in which the lands described in subclause 

(I) are wholly contained; 

‘‘(III) a census tract or nonmetropolitan county 

the boundaries of which intersect the area 

described in subclause (I); and 

‘‘(IV) a census tract or nonmetropolitan county 

the boundaries of which are contiguous to the area 

described in subclause (II) or subclause (III). 

‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—A base closure area shall be 

treated as a HUBZone— 

‘‘(I) with respect to a census tract or nonmetropolitan county described in clause (i), for a period 

of not less than 8 years, beginning on the date 

the military installation undergoes final closure 

and ending on the date the Administrator makes 

a final determination as to whether or not to implement the applicable designation described in 

subparagraph (A) or (B) in accordance with the 

results of the decennial census conducted after 

the area was initially designated as a base closure 

area; and 

‘‘(II) if such area was treated as a HUBZone 

at any time after 2010, until such time as the 

Administrator makes a final determination as to 

whether or not to implement the applicable designation described in subparagraph (A) or (B), after 

the 2020 decennial census. 

‘‘(iii) DEFINITIONS.—In this subparagraph: 

‘‘(I) CENSUS TRACT.—The term ‘census tract’ 

means a census tract delineated by the United 

States Bureau of the Census in the most recent 

decennial census that is not located in a nonmetropolitan county and does not otherwise qualify as 

a qualified census tract. 

‘‘(II) NONMETROPOLITAN COUNTY.—The term 

‘nonmetropolitan county’ means a county that was 

not located in a metropolitan statistical area (as 

defined in section 143(k)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) at the time of the most recent 

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census tracts and does not otherwise qualify as 

a qualified nonmetropolitan county.’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(E) QUALIFIED DISASTER AREA.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), the term 

‘qualified disaster area’ means any census tract or 

nonmetropolitan county located in an area for which 

the President has declared a major disaster under 

section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) or 

located in an area in which a catastrophic incident 

has occurred if such census tract or nonmetropolitan 

county ceased to be qualified under subparagraph (A) 

or (B), as applicable, during the period beginning 5 

years before the date on which the President declared 

the major disaster or the catastrophic incident occurred 

and ending 2 years after such date, except that such 

census tract or nonmetropolitan county may be a ‘qualified disaster area’ only— 

‘‘(I) in the case of a major disaster declared 

by the President, during the 5-year period beginning on the date on which the President declared 

the major disaster for the area in which the census 

tract or nonmetropolitan county, as applicable, is 

located; and 

‘‘(II) in the case of a catastrophic incident, 

during the 10-year period beginning on the date 

on which the catastrophic incident occurred in the 

area in which the census tract or nonmetropolitan 

county, as applicable, is located. 

‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—A qualified disaster area 

described in clause (i) shall be treated as a HUBZone 

for a period of not less than 8 years, beginning on 

the date the Administrator makes a final determination as to whether or not to implement the designations 

described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) in accordance 

with the results of the decennial census conducted 

after the area was initially designated as a qualified 

disaster area.’’; and 

(4) in paragraph (5)(A)(i)(I)— 

(A) in item (aa)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), 

or (E) of paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 

(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), or (F) of paragraph (3)’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

(B) by redesignating item (bb) as item (cc); and 

(C) by inserting after item (aa) the following new item: 

‘‘(bb) pursuant to subparagraph (A), (B), 

(C), (D), (E), or (F) of paragraph (3), that its 

principal office is located within a base closure 

area and that not fewer than 35 percent of 

its employees reside in such base closure area 

or in another HUBZone; or’’. 

(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by subsection 

(a)(3)(B) shall apply to a major disaster declared by the President 

under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

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Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) or a catastrophic 

incident that occurs on or after the date of enactment of such 

subsection. 

(c) INCLUDING FEMA IN AGENCIES THAT MAY PROVIDE DATA

FOR HUBZONE PROGRAM.—Section 31(c)(3) of the Small Business 

Act (15 U.S.C. 657a(c)(3)) is amended by inserting ‘‘the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency,’’ after ‘‘the 

Secretary of Labor,’’. 

(d) GAO STUDY OF IMPROVEMENT TO OVERSIGHT OF THE

HUBZONE PROGRAM.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

shall complete a study on and submit a report to the Committee 

on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate that 

includes— 

(1) an assessment of the evaluation process, including any 

weaknesses in the process, used by the Small Business Administration to approve or deny participation in the HUBZone program established under section 31 of the Small Business Act 

(15 U.S.C. 657a); 

(2) an assessment of the oversight of HUBZone program 

participants by the Small Business Administration, including 

Administration actions taken to prevent fraud, waste, and 

abuse; and 

(3) recommendations on how to improve the evaluation 

process and oversight mechanisms to further reduce fraud, 

waste, and abuse. 

SEC. 867. JOINT VENTURING AND TEAMING. 

(a) JOINT VENTURE OFFERS FOR BUNDLED OR CONSOLIDATED

CONTRACTS.—Section 15(e)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

644(e)(4)) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(4) CONTRACT TEAMING.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a solicitation of offers 

for a bundled or consolidated contract that is issued by 

the head of an agency, a small business concern that provides for use of a particular team of subcontractors or 

a joint venture of small business concerns may submit 

an offer for the performance of the contract. 

‘‘(B) EVALUATION OF OFFERS.—The head of the agency 

shall evaluate an offer described in subparagraph (A) in 

the same manner as other offers, with due consideration 

to the capabilities of all of the proposed subcontractors 

or members of the joint venture as follows: 

‘‘(i) TEAMS.—When evaluating an offer of a small 

business prime contractor that includes a proposed 

team of small business subcontractors, the head of 

the agency shall consider the capabilities and past 

performance of each first tier subcontractor that is 

part of the team as the capabilities and past performance of the small business prime contractor. 

‘‘(ii) JOINT VENTURES.—When evaluating an offer 

of a joint venture of small business concerns, if the 

joint venture does not demonstrate sufficient capabilities or past performance to be considered for award 

of a contract opportunity, the head of the agency shall 

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member of the joint venture as the capabilities and 

past performance of the joint venture. 

‘‘(C) STATUS AS A SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—Participation of a small business concern in a team or a joint 

venture under this paragraph shall not affect the status 

of that concern as a small business concern for any other 

purpose.’’. 

(b) TEAM AND JOINT VENTURES OFFERS FOR MULTIPLE AWARD

CONTRACTS.—Section 15(q)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 644(q)(1)) is 

amended— 

(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND JOINT VENTURE’’ before ‘‘REQUIREMENTS’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘Each Federal agency’’ and inserting the 

following: 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal agency’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 

‘‘(B) TEAMS.—When evaluating an offer of a small business prime contractor that includes a proposed team of 

small business subcontractors for any multiple award contract above the substantial bundling threshold of the Federal agency, the head of the agency shall consider the 

capabilities and past performance of each first tier subcontractor that is part of the team as the capabilities and 

past performance of the small business prime contractor. 

‘‘(C) JOINT VENTURES.—When evaluating an offer of 

a joint venture of small business concerns for any multiple 

award contract above the substantial bundling threshold 

of the Federal agency, if the joint venture does not demonstrate sufficient capabilities or past performance to be 

considered for award of a contract opportunity, the head 

of the agency shall consider the capabilities and past 

performance of each member of the joint venture as the 

capabilities and past performance of the joint venture.’’. 

SEC. 868. MODIFICATION TO AND SCORECARD PROGRAM FOR SMALL 

BUSINESS CONTRACTING GOALS. 

(a) AMENDMENT TO GOVERNMENTWIDE GOAL FOR SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.—Section 

15(g)(1)(A)(i) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(A)(i)) 

is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In meeting this 

goal, the Government shall ensure the participation of small business concerns from a wide variety of industries and from a broad 

spectrum of small business concerns within each industry.’’. 

(b) SCORECARD PROGRAM FOR EVALUATING FEDERAL AGENCY

COMPLIANCE WITH SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTING GOALS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 2016, the 

Administrator of the Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Federal agencies, shall— 

(A) develop a methodology for calculating a score to 

be used to evaluate the compliance of each Federal agency 

with meeting the goals established pursuant to section 

15(g)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

644(g)(1)(B)) based on each such goal; and 

(B) develop a scorecard based on such methodology. 

(2) USE OF SCORECARD.—Beginning in fiscal year 2017, 

the Administrator shall establish and carry out a program 

to use the scorecard developed under paragraph (1) to evaluate 

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whether each Federal agency is creating the maximum practicable opportunities for the award of prime contracts and subcontracts to small business concerns, small business concerns 

owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified 

HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns 

owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small business concerns owned and controlled by women, by assigning a score to each Federal agency 

for the previous fiscal year. 

(3) CONTENTS OF SCORECARD.—The scorecard developed 

under paragraph (1) shall include, for each Federal agency, 

the following information: 

(A) A determination of whether the Federal agency 

met each of the prime contract goals established pursuant 

to section 15(g)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

644(g)(1)(B)) with respect to small business concerns, small 

business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled 

veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, 

small business concerns owned and controlled by socially 

and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small 

business concerns owned and controlled by women. 

(B) A determination of whether the Federal agency 

met each of the subcontract goals established pursuant 

to such section with respect to small business concerns, 

small business concerns owned and controlled by servicedisabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by 

socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and 

small business concerns owned and controlled by women. 

(C) The number of small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small 

business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 

economically disadvantaged individuals, and small business 

concerns owned and controlled by women awarded prime 

contracts in each North American Industry Classification 

System code during the fiscal year and a comparison to 

the number of awarded contracts during the prior fiscal 

year, if available. 

(D) The number of small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small 

business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 

economically disadvantaged individuals, and small business 

concerns owned and controlled by women awarded subcontracts in each North American Industry Classification 

System code during the fiscal year and a comparison to 

the number of awarded subcontracts during the prior fiscal 

year, if available. 

(E) Any other factors that the Administrator deems 

important to achieve the maximum practicable utilization 

of small business concerns, small business concerns owned 

and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified 

HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns 

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(4) WEIGHTED FACTORS.—In using the scorecard to evaluate 

and assign a score to a Federal agency, the Administrator 

shall base— 

(A) fifty percent of the score on the dollar value of 

prime contracts described in paragraph (3)(A); and 

(B) fifty percent of the score on the information provided in subparagraphs (B) through (E) of paragraph (3), 

weighted in a manner determined by the Administrator 

to encourage the maximum practicable opportunity for the 

award of prime contracts and subcontracts to small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone 

small business concerns, small business concerns owned 

and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 

individuals, and small business concerns owned and controlled by women. 

(5) PUBLICATION.—The scorecard used by the Administrator 

under this subsection shall be submitted to the President and 

Congress along with the report submitted under section 15(h)(2) 

of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(h)(2)). 

(6) REPORT.—After the Administrator uses the scorecard 

for fiscal year 2018 to assign scores to Federal agencies, but 

not later than March 31, 2019, the Administrator shall submit 

a report to the Committee on Small Business of the House 

of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and 

Entrepreneurship of the Senate. Such report shall include the 

following: 

(A) A description of any increase in the dollar amount 

of prime contracts and subcontracts awarded to small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone 

small business concerns, small business concerns owned 

and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 

individuals, and small business concerns owned and controlled by women. 

(B) A description of any increase in the dollar amount 

of prime contracts and subcontracts, and the total number 

of contracts, awarded to small business concerns, small 

business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled 

veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, 

small business concerns owned and controlled by socially 

and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small 

business concerns owned and controlled by women in each 

North American Industry Classification System code. 

(C) The recommendation of the Administrator on continuing, modifying, expanding, or terminating the program 

established under this subsection. 

(7) GAO REPORT ON SCORECARD METHODOLOGY.—Not later 

than September 30, 2018, the Comptroller General of the 

United States shall submit to the Committee on Small Business 

of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small 

Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a report that— 

(A) evaluates whether the methodology used to calculate a score under this subsection accurately and effectively— 

(i) measures the compliance of each Federal agency 

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15(g)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

644(g)(1)(B)); and 

(ii) encourages Federal agencies to expand 

opportunities for small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled 

veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, 

small business concerns owned and controlled by 

socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, 

and small business concerns owned and controlled by 

women to compete for and be awarded Federal procurement contracts across North American Industry Classification System codes; and 

(B) if warranted, makes recommendations on how to 

improve such methodology to improve its accuracy and 

effectiveness. 

(8) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(A) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means 

the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. 

(B) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal agency’’ has 

the meaning given the term ‘‘agency’’ by section 551(1) 

of title 5, United States Code, but does not include the 

United States Postal Service or the Government Accountability Office. 

(C) SCORECARD.—The term ‘‘scorecard’’ shall mean any 

summary using a rating system to evaluate a Federal 

agency’s efforts to meet goals established under section 

15(g)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

644(g)(1)(B)) that— 

(i) includes the measures described in paragraph 

(3); and 

(ii) assigns a score to each Federal agency evaluated. 

(D) SMALL BUSINESS ACT DEFINITIONS.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘‘small business concern’’, ‘‘small business concern owned and controlled 

by service-disabled veterans’’, ‘‘qualified HUBZone 

small business concern’’, and ‘‘small business concern 

owned and controlled by women’’ have the meanings 

given such terms under section 3 of the Small Business 

Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 

(ii) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS.—The term ‘‘small business concern 

owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals’’ has the meaning given that 

term under section 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business 

Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)). 

SEC. 869. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS 

IN THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; PETITIONS 

FOR RECONSIDERATION OF SIZE STANDARDS. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS

IN THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 5 of the Small Business Act (15 

U.S.C. 634) is amended by adding at the end the following 

new subsection: 

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‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

‘‘(A) OFFICE.—There is established in the Administration an Office of Hearings and Appeals— 

‘‘(i) to impartially decide matters relating to program decisions of the Administrator— 

‘‘(I) for which Congress requires a hearing on 

the record; or 

‘‘(II) that the Administrator designates for 

hearing by regulation; and 

‘‘(ii) which shall contain the office of the Administration that handles requests submitted pursuant to 

sections 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly 

referred to as the ‘Freedom of Information Act’) and 

maintains records pursuant to section 552a of title 

5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 

‘Privacy Act of 1974’). 

‘‘(B) JURISDICTION.—The Office of Hearings and 

Appeals shall only hear appeals of matters as described 

in this Act, the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 

(15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and title 13 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

‘‘(C) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR.—The head of the 

Office of Hearings and Appeals shall be the Chief Hearing 

Officer appointed under section 4(b)(1), who shall be responsible to the Administrator. 

‘‘(2) CHIEF HEARING OFFICER DUTIES.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Hearing Officer shall— 

‘‘(i) be a career appointee in the Senior Executive 

Service and an attorney licensed by a State, commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, 

or the District of Columbia; and 

‘‘(ii) be responsible for the operation and management of the Office of Hearings and Appeals. 

‘‘(B) ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.—The Chief 

Hearing Officer may assign a matter for mediation or other 

means of alternative dispute resolution. 

‘‘(3) HEARING OFFICERS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Hearings and Appeals 

shall appoint Hearing Officers to carry out the duties 

described in paragraph (1)(A)(i). 

‘‘(B) CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.—A Hearing Officer 

appointed under this paragraph— 

‘‘(i) shall serve in the excepted service as an 

employee of the Administration under section 2103 

of title 5, United States Code, and under the supervision of the Chief Hearing Officer; 

‘‘(ii) shall be classified at a position to which section 

5376 of title 5, United States Code, applies; and 

‘‘(iii) shall be compensated at a rate not exceeding 

the maximum rate payable under such section. 

‘‘(C) AUTHORITY; POWERS.—Notwithstanding section 

556(b) of title 5, United States Code— 

‘‘(i) a Hearing Officer may hear cases arising under 

section 554 of such title; 

‘‘(ii) a Hearing Officer shall have the powers 

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‘‘(iii) the relevant provisions of subchapter II of 

chapter 5 of such title (except for section 556(b) of 

such title) shall apply to such Hearing Officer. 

‘‘(D) TREATMENT OF CURRENT PERSONNEL.—An individual serving as a Judge in the Office of Hearings and 

Appeals (as that position and office are designated in section 134.101 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations) on 

the effective date of this subsection shall be considered 

as qualified to be, and redesignated as, a Hearing Officer. 

‘‘(4) HEARING OFFICER DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 

term ‘Hearing Officer’ means an individual appointed or 

redesignated under this subsection who is an attorney licensed 

by a State, commonwealth, territory or possession of the United 

States, or the District of Columbia.’’. 

(2) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR AS CHIEF HEARING OFFICER.— Section 4(b)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 633(b)) is amended by 

adding at the end the following: ‘‘One such Associate Administrator shall be the Chief Hearing Officer, who shall administer 

the Office of Hearings and Appeals established under section 

5(i).’’. 

(3) REPEAL OF REGULATION.—Section 134.102(t) of title 13, 

Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 1, 2015 

(relating to types of hearings within the jurisdiction of the 

Office of Hearings and Appeals), shall have no force or effect. 

(b) PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF SIZE STANDARDS FOR

SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.—Section 3(a) of the Small Business 

Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(9) PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF SIZE STANDARDS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A person may file a petition for 

reconsideration with the Office of Hearings and Appeals 

(as established under section 5(i)) of a size standard 

revised, modified, or established by the Administrator 

pursuant to this subsection. 

‘‘(B) TIME LIMIT.—A person filing a petition for 

reconsideration described in subparagraph (A) shall file 

such petition not later than 30 days after the publication 

in the Federal Register of the notice of final rule to revise, 

modify, or establish size standards described in paragraph 

(6). 

‘‘(C) PROCESS FOR AGENCY REVIEW.—The Office of 

Hearings and Appeals shall use the same process it uses 

to decide challenges to the size of a small business concern 

to decide a petition for review pursuant to this paragraph. 

‘‘(D) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—The publication of a final rule 

in the Federal Register described in subparagraph (B) shall 

be considered final agency action for purposes of seeking 

judicial review. Filing a petition for reconsideration under 

subparagraph (A) shall not be a condition precedent to 

judicial review of any such size standard.’’. 

SEC. 870. ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION. 

Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)) 

is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (15), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

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(2) in paragraph (16)(C), by striking the period at the 

end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by inserting after paragraph (16) the following new 

paragraph: 

‘‘(17) shall, when notified by a small business concern prior 

to the award of a contract that the small business concern 

believes that a solicitation, request for proposal, or request 

for quotation unduly restricts the ability of the small business 

concern to compete for the award— 

‘‘(A) submit the notice of the small business concern 

to the contracting officer and, if necessary, recommend 

ways in which the solicitation, request for proposal, or 

request for quotation may be altered to increase the opportunity for competition; 

‘‘(B) inform the advocate for competition of such agency 

(as established under section 1705 of title 41, United States 

Code, or section 2318 of title 10, United States Code) of 

such notice; and 

‘‘(C) ensure that the small business concern is aware 

of other resources and processes available to address 

unduly restrictive provisions in a solicitation, request for 

proposal, or request for quotation, even if such resources 

and processes are provided by such agency, the Administration, the Comptroller General, or a procurement technical 

assistance program established under chapter 142 of title 

10, United States Code.’’. 

SEC. 871. INCLUDING SUBCONTRACTING GOALS IN AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES. 

Section 1633(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2076; 15 U.S.C. 

631 note) is amended by striking ‘‘assume responsibility for of 

the agency’s success in achieving small business contracting goals 

and percentages’’ and inserting ‘‘assume responsibility for the 

agency’s success in achieving each of the small business prime 

contracting and subcontracting goals and percentages’’. 

SEC. 872. REPORTING RELATED TO FAILURE OF CONTRACTORS TO 

MEET GOALS UNDER NEGOTIATED COMPREHENSIVE 

SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLANS. 

Paragraph (2) of section 834(d) of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (15 U.S.C. 637 

note), as added by section 821(d)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard 

P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3434), is amended by 

striking ‘‘may not negotiate’’ and all that follows through the period 

at the end and inserting ‘‘shall report to Congress on any negotiated 

comprehensive subcontracting plan that the Secretary determines 

did not meet the subcontracting goals negotiated in the plan for 

the prior fiscal year.’’. 

SEC. 873. PILOT PROGRAM FOR STREAMLINING AWARDS FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS. 

(a) EXCEPTION FROM CERTIFIED COST AND PRICING DATA

REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements under section 2306a(a) of title 

10, United States Code, shall not apply to a contract, subcontract, 

or modification of a contract or subcontract valued at less than 

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$7,500,000 awarded to a small business or nontraditional defense 

contractor pursuant to— 

(1) a technical, merit-based selection procedure, such as 

a broad agency announcement, or 

(2) the Small Business Innovation Research Program, 

unless the head of the agency determines that submission of cost 

and pricing data should be required based on past performance 

of the specific small business or nontraditional defense contractor, 

or based on analysis of other information specific to the award. 

(b) EXCEPTION FROM RECORDS EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT.— 

The requirements under subsection (b) of section 2313 of title 10, 

United States Code, shall not apply to a contract valued at less 

than $7,500,000 awarded to a small business or nontraditional 

defense contractor pursuant to— 

(1) a technical, merit-based selection procedure, such as 

a broad agency announcement, or 

(2) the Small Business Innovation Research Program, 

unless the head of the agency determines that auditing of records 

should be required based on past performance of the specific small 

business or nontraditional defense contractor, or based on analysis 

of other information specific to the award. 

(c) SUNSET.—The exceptions under subsections (a) and (b) shall 

terminate on October 1, 2020. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘small business’’ has the 

meaning given the term ‘‘small business concern’’ under section 

3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 

(2) NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTOR.—The term 

‘‘nontraditional defense contractor’’ has the meaning given that 

term in section 2302(9) of title 10, United States Code. 

(e) SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE FEE EXTENSION.—Section 9(mm)(1) of the Small Business 

Act (15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘, for the 3 

fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment of this subsection,’’ and inserting ‘‘and until September 30, 2017,’’. 

SEC. 874. SURETY BOND REQUIREMENTS AND AMOUNT OF GUARANTEE. 

(a) SURETY BOND REQUIREMENTS.—Chapter 93 of subtitle VI 

of title 31, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘§ 9310. Individual sureties 

‘‘If another applicable Federal law or regulation permits the 

acceptance of a bond from a surety that is not subject to sections 

9305 and 9306 and is based on a pledge of assets by the surety, 

the assets pledged by such surety shall— 

‘‘(1) consist of eligible obligations described under section 

9303(a); and 

‘‘(2) be submitted to the official of the Government required 

to approve or accept the bond, who shall deposit the obligations 

as described under section 9303(b).’’; and 

(2) in the table of contents for such chapter, by adding 

at the end the following: 

‘‘9310. Individual sureties.’’. 

31 USC 

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(b) AMOUNT OF SURETY BOND GUARANTEE FROM SMALL BUSI- NESS ADMINISTRATION.—Section 411(c)(1) of the Small Business 

Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 694b(c)(1)) is amended by striking 

‘‘70’’ and inserting ‘‘90’’. 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 

Act. 

SEC. 875. REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT ACCESS TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS. 

(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

enter into a contract with an independent entity with appropriate expertise to conduct a review of— 

(A) Department of Defense regulations, practices, and 

sustainment requirements related to Government access 

to and use of intellectual property rights of private sector 

firms; and 

(B) Department of Defense practices related to the 

procurement, management, and use of intellectual property 

rights to facilitate competition in sustainment of weapon 

systems throughout their life-cycle. 

(2) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—The contract shall require 

that in conducting the review, the independent entity shall 

consult with the National Defense Technology and Industrial 

Base Council (described in section 2502 of title 10, United 

States Code) and each Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence (described in section 2474 of title 10, United States Code). 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the Secretary shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 

findings of the independent entity, along with a description of 

any actions that the Secretary proposes to revise and clarify laws 

or that the Secretary may take to revise or clarify regulations 

related to intellectual property rights. 

SEC. 876. INCLUSION IN ANNUAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL 

CAPABILITY ASSESSMENTS OF A DETERMINATION ABOUT 

DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 

Section 2505(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 

(5) and (6), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraphs (3) and (4): 

‘‘(3) determine the extent to which the requirements associated with defense acquisition programs can be satisfied by 

the present and projected performance capacities of industries 

supporting the sectors or capabilities in the assessment, 

evaluate the reasons for any variance from applicable preceding 

determinations, and identify the extent to which those industries are comprised of only one potential source in the national 

technology and industrial base or have multiple potential 

sources; 

‘‘(4) determine the extent to which the requirements associated with defense acquisition programs can be satisfied by 

the present and projected performance capacities of industries 

that do not actively support Department of Defense acquisition 

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programs and identify the barriers to the participation of those 

industries;’’. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

SEC. 881. CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL PROGRAM COST INCREASES 

AND SCHEDULE DELAYS RESULTING FROM OVERSIGHT OF 

DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 

(a) AVOIDANCE OF UNNECESSARY COST INCREASES AND

SCHEDULE DELAYS.—The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, the Deputy Chief Management Officer, the Director of the 

Defense Contract Management Agency, the Director of the Defense 

Contract Audit Agency, the Inspector General of the Department 

of Defense, and the heads of other defense audit, testing, acquisition, 

and management agencies shall ensure that policies, procedures, 

and activities implemented by their offices and agencies in connection with defense acquisition program oversight do not result in 

unnecessary increases in program costs or cost estimates or delays 

in schedule or schedule estimates. 

(b) CONSIDERATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR BEST PRACTICES.—In 

considering potential cost increases and schedule delays as a result 

of oversight efforts pursuant to subsection (a), the officials described 

in such subsection shall consider private sector best practices with 

respect to oversight implementation. 

SEC. 882. EXAMINATION AND GUIDANCE RELATING TO OVERSIGHT 

AND APPROVAL OF SERVICES CONTRACTS. 

Not later than March 1, 2016, the Under Secretary of Defense 

for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall— 

(1) complete an examination of the decision authority 

related to acquisition of services; and 

(2) develop and issue guidance to improve capabilities and 

processes related to requirements development and source selection for, and oversight and management of, services contracts. 

SEC. 883. STREAMLINING OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO DEFENSE 

BUSINESS SYSTEMS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.— 

(1) REVISION.—Section 2222 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 2222. Defense business systems: business process reengineering; enterprise architecture; management 

‘‘(a) DEFENSE BUSINESS PROCESSES GENERALLY.—The Secretary 

of Defense shall ensure that defense business processes are 

reviewed, and as appropriate revised, through business process 

reengineering to match best commercial practices, to the maximum 

extent practicable, so as to minimize customization of commercial 

business systems. 

‘‘(b) DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEMS GENERALLY.—The Secretary 

of Defense shall ensure that each covered defense business system 

developed, deployed, and operated by the Department of Defense— 

‘‘(1) supports efficient business processes that have been 

reviewed, and as appropriate revised, through business process 

reengineering; 

‘‘(2) is integrated into a comprehensive defense business 

enterprise architecture; 

10 USC 2330 

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10 USC 2302 

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‘‘(3) is managed in a manner that provides visibility into, 

and traceability of, expenditures for the system; and 

‘‘(4) uses an acquisition and sustainment strategy that 

prioritizes the use of commercial software and business practices. 

‘‘(c) ISSUANCE OF GUIDANCE.— ‘‘(1) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GUIDANCE.—The Secretary 

shall issue guidance to provide for the coordination of, and 

decision making for, the planning, programming, and control 

of investments in covered defense business systems. 

‘‘(2) SUPPORTING GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall direct the 

Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of 

Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, the Chief Information Officer, and the 

Chief Management Officer of each of the military departments 

to issue and maintain supporting guidance, as appropriate and 

within their respective areas of responsibility, for the guidance 

of the Secretary issued under paragraph (1). 

‘‘(d) GUIDANCE ELEMENTS.—The guidance issued under subsection (c)(1) shall include the following elements: 

‘‘(1) Policy to ensure that the business processes of the 

Department of Defense are continuously reviewed and revised— 

‘‘(A) to implement the most streamlined and efficient 

business processes practicable; and 

‘‘(B) eliminate or reduce the need to tailor commercial 

off-the-shelf systems to meet or incorporate requirements 

or interfaces that are unique to the Department of Defense. 

‘‘(2) A process to establish requirements for covered defense 

business systems. 

‘‘(3) Mechanisms for the planning and control of investments in covered defense business systems, including a process 

for the collection and review of programming and budgeting 

information for covered defense business systems. 

‘‘(4) Policy requiring the periodic review of covered defense 

business systems that have been fully deployed, by portfolio, 

to ensure that investments in such portfolios are appropriate. 

‘‘(5) Policy to ensure full consideration of sustainability 

and technological refreshment requirements, and the appropriate use of open architectures. 

‘‘(6) Policy to ensure that best acquisition and systems 

engineering practices are used in the procurement and deployment of commercial systems, modified commercial systems, and 

defense-unique systems to meet Department of Defense missions. 

‘‘(e) DEFENSE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE.— 

‘‘(1) BLUEPRINT.—The Secretary, working through the 

Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of 

Defense, shall develop and maintain a blueprint to guide the 

development of integrated business processes within the 

Department of Defense. Such blueprint shall be known as the 

‘defense business enterprise architecture’. 

‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The defense business enterprise architecture shall be sufficiently defined to effectively guide 

implementation of interoperable defense business system solutions and shall be consistent with the policies and procedures 

established by the Director of the Office of Management and 

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‘‘(3) ELEMENTS.—The defense business enterprise architecture shall— 

‘‘(A) include policies, procedures, business data standards, business performance measures, and business 

information requirements that apply uniformly throughout 

the Department of Defense; and 

‘‘(B) enable the Department of Defense to— 

‘‘(i) comply with all applicable law, including Federal accounting, financial management, and reporting 

requirements; 

‘‘(ii) routinely produce verifiable, timely, accurate, 

and reliable business and financial information for 

management purposes; 

‘‘(iii) integrate budget, accounting, and program 

information and systems; and 

‘‘(iv) identify whether each existing business 

system is a part of the business systems environment 

outlined by the defense business enterprise architecture, will become a part of that environment with 

appropriate modifications, or is not a part of that 

environment. 

‘‘(4) INTEGRATION INTO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

ARCHITECTURE.—(A) The defense business enterprise architecture shall be integrated into the information technology enterprise architecture required under subparagraph (B). 

‘‘(B) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of 

Defense shall develop an information technology enterprise 

architecture. The architecture shall describe a plan for 

improving the information technology and computing infrastructure of the Department of Defense, including for each 

of the major business processes conducted by the Department 

of Defense. 

‘‘(f) DEFENSE BUSINESS COUNCIL.— 

‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT FOR COUNCIL.—The Secretary shall 

establish a Defense Business Council to provide advice to the 

Secretary on developing the defense business enterprise 

architecture, reengineering the Department’s business processes, developing and deploying defense business systems, and 

developing requirements for defense business systems. The 

Council shall be chaired by the Deputy Chief Management 

Officer and the Chief Information Officer of the Department 

of Defense. 

‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The membership of the Council shall 

include the following: 

‘‘(A) The Chief Management Officers of the military 

departments, or their designees. 

‘‘(B) The following officials of the Department of 

Defense, or their designees: 

‘‘(i) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 

Technology, and Logistics with respect to acquisition, 

logistics, and installations management processes. 

‘‘(ii) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 

with respect to financial management and planning 

and budgeting processes. 

‘‘(iii) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 

and Readiness with respect to human resources 

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‘‘(g) APPROVALS REQUIRED FOR DEVELOPMENT.— ‘‘(1) INITIAL APPROVAL REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 

ensure that a covered defense business system program cannot 

proceed into development (or, if no development is required, 

into production or fielding) unless the appropriate approval 

official (as specified in paragraph (2)) determines that— 

‘‘(A) the system has been, or is being, reengineered 

to be as streamlined and efficient as practicable, and the 

implementation of the system will maximize the elimination of unique software requirements and unique interfaces; 

‘‘(B) the system and business system portfolio are or 

will be in compliance with the defense business enterprise 

architecture developed pursuant to subsection (e) or will 

be in compliance as a result of modifications planned; 

‘‘(C) the system has valid, achievable requirements 

and a viable plan for implementing those requirements 

(including, as appropriate, market research, business 

process reengineering, and prototyping activities); 

‘‘(D) the system has an acquisition strategy designed 

to eliminate or reduce the need to tailor commercial offthe-shelf systems to meet unique requirements, incorporate 

unique requirements, or incorporate unique interfaces to 

the maximum extent practicable; and 

‘‘(E) is in compliance with the Department’s 

auditability requirements. 

‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE OFFICIAL.—For purposes of paragraph (1), 

the appropriate approval official with respect to a covered 

defense business system is the following: 

‘‘(A) Except as may be provided in subparagraph (C), 

in the case of a priority defense business system, the 

Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of 

Defense. 

‘‘(B) Except as may be provided in subparagraph (C), 

for any defense business system other than a priority 

defense business system— 

‘‘(i) in the case of a system of a military department, the Chief Management Officer of that military 

department; and 

‘‘(ii) in the case of a system of a Defense Agency 

or Department of Defense Field Activity, or a system 

that will support the business process of more than 

one military department or Defense Agency or Department of Defense Field Activity, the Deputy Chief 

Management Officer of the Department of Defense. 

‘‘(C) In the case of any defense business system, such 

official other than the applicable official under subparagraph (A) or (B) as the Secretary designates for such purpose. 

‘‘(3) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—For any fiscal year in which 

funds are expended for development or sustainment pursuant 

to a covered defense business system program, the appropriate 

approval official shall review the system and certify, certify 

with conditions, or decline to certify, as the case may be, 

that it continues to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1). 

If the approval official determines that certification cannot 

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decision authority for the program and provide a recommendation for corrective action. 

‘‘(4) OBLIGATION OF FUNDS IN VIOLATION OF REQUIREMENTS.—The obligation of Department of Defense funds for 

a covered defense business system program that has not been 

certified in accordance with paragraph (3) is a violation of 

section 1341(a)(1)(A) of title 31. 

‘‘(h) RESPONSIBILITY OF MILESTONE DECISION AUTHORITY.—The 

milestone decision authority for a covered defense business system 

program shall be responsible for the acquisition of such system 

and shall ensure that acquisition process approvals are not considered for such system until the relevant certifications and approvals 

have been made under this section. 

‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1)(A) DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM.—The term ‘defense 

business system’ means an information system that is operated 

by, for, or on behalf of the Department of Defense, including 

any of the following: 

‘‘(i) A financial system. 

‘‘(ii) A financial data feeder system. 

‘‘(iii) A contracting system. 

‘‘(iv) A logistics system. 

‘‘(v) A planning and budgeting system. 

‘‘(vi) An installations management system. 

‘‘(vii) A human resources management system. 

‘‘(viii) A training and readiness system. 

‘‘(B) The term does not include— 

‘‘(i) a national security system; or 

‘‘(ii) an information system used exclusively by and 

within the defense commissary system or the exchange 

system or other instrumentality of the Department of 

Defense conducted for the morale, welfare, and recreation 

of members of the armed forces using nonappropriated 

funds. 

‘‘(2) COVERED DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM.—The term ‘covered defense business system’ means a defense business system 

that is expected to have a total amount of budget authority, 

over the period of the current future-years defense program 

submitted to Congress under section 221 of this title, in excess 

of $50,000,000. 

‘‘(3) BUSINESS SYSTEM PORTFOLIO.—The term ‘business 

system portfolio’ means all business systems performing functions closely related to the functions performed or to be performed by a covered defense business system. 

‘‘(4) COVERED DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM PROGRAM.—The 

term ‘covered defense business system program’ means a 

defense acquisition program to develop and field a covered 

defense business system or an increment of a covered defense 

business system. 

‘‘(5) PRIORITY DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM PROGRAM.—The 

term ‘priority defense business system’ means a defense business system that is— 

‘‘(A) expected to have a total amount of budget 

authority over the period of the current future-years 

defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 

of this title in excess of $250,000,000; or 


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‘‘(B) designated by the Deputy Chief Management 

Officer of the Department of Defense as a priority defense 

business system, based on specific program analyses of 

factors including complexity, scope, and technical risk, and 

after notification to Congress of such designation. 

‘‘(6) ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE.—The term ‘enterprise 

architecture’ has the meaning given that term in section 3601(4) 

of title 44. 

‘‘(7) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘information system’ 

has the meaning given that term in section 11101 of title 

40, United States Code. 

‘‘(8) NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM.—The term ‘national security system’ has the meaning given that term in section 

3552(b)(6)(A) of title 44. 

‘‘(9) BUSINESS PROCESS MAPPING.—The term ‘business 

process mapping’ means a procedure in which the steps in 

a business process are clarified and documented in both written 

form and in a flow chart.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 

beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the item 

relating to section 2222 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘2222. Defense business systems: business process reengineering; enterprise architecture; management.’’. 

(b) DEADLINE FOR GUIDANCE.—The guidance required by subsection (c)(1) of section 2222 of title 10, United States Code, as 

amended by subsection (a)(1), shall be issued not later than 

December 31, 2016. 

(c) REPEAL.—Section 811 of the John Warner National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 10 

U.S.C. 2222 note) is repealed. 

(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT.— 

(1) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—In each odd-numbered year, 

the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 

to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the 

extent to which the actions taken by the Department of Defense 

comply with the requirements of section 2222 of title 10, United 

States Code. 

(2) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISION.—Subsection (d) of 

section 332 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 

118 Stat. 1856) is repealed. 

(e) GUIDANCE ON ACQUISITION OF BUSINESS SYSTEMS.—The Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance for major automated information systems acquisition programs to promote the use of best 

acquisition, contracting, requirement development, systems 

engineering, program management, and sustainment practices, 

including— 

(1) ensuring that an acquisition program baseline has been 

established within two years after program initiation; 

(2) ensuring that program requirements have not changed 

in a manner that increases acquisition costs or delays the 

schedule, without sufficient cause and only after maximum 

efforts to reengineer business processes prior to changing 

requirements; 

(3) policies to evaluate commercial off-the-shelf business 

systems for security, resilience, reliability, interoperability, and 

10 USC 2223a 

note. 

10 USC 2222 

note. 

10 USC 2222 

note. 

10 USC 

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integration with existing interrelated systems where such 

system integration and interoperability are essential to Department of Defense operations; 

(4) policies to work with commercial off-the-shelf business 

system developers and owners in adapting systems for Department of Defense use; 

(5) policies to perform Department of Defense legacy system 

audits to determine which systems are related to or rely upon 

the system to be replaced or integrated with commercial offthe-shelf business systems; 

(6) policies to perform full backup of systems that will 

be changed or replaced by the installation of commercial offthe-shelf business systems prior to installation and deployment 

to ensure reconstitution of the system to a functioning state 

should it become necessary; 

(7) policies to engage the research and development activities and laboratories of the Department of Defense to improve 

acquisition outcomes; and 

(8) policies to refine and improve developmental and operational testing of business processes that are supported by 

the major automated information systems. 

SEC. 884. PROCUREMENT OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. 

The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Secretaries 

of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, in procuring an item of personal 

protective equipment or a critical safety item, use source selection 

criteria that is predominately based on technical qualifications of 

the item and not predominately based on price to the maximum 

extent practicable if the level of quality or failure of the item 

could result in death or severe bodily harm to the user, as determined by the Secretaries. 

SEC. 885. AMENDMENTS CONCERNING DETECTION AND AVOIDANCE 

OF COUNTERFEIT ELECTRONIC PARTS. 

(a) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES.— 

Section 818(c)(2)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is 

amended— 

(1) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘electronic’’ after ‘‘avoid 

counterfeit’’; 

(2) in clause (ii)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘covered’’ after ‘‘provided to the’’; and 

(B) by inserting ‘‘or were obtained by the covered contractor in accordance with regulations described in paragraph (3)’’ after ‘‘Regulation’’; and 

(3) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘discovers the counterfeit 

electronic parts or suspect counterfeit electronic parts and’’ 

after ‘‘contractor’’. 

(b) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TRUSTED SUPPLIERS.—Section 

818(c)(3)(D)(iii) of such Act (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 2302 

note) is amended by striking ‘‘review and audit’’ and inserting 

‘‘review, audit, and approval’’. 

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SEC. 886. EXCEPTION FOR ABILITYONE PRODUCTS FROM AUTHORITY 

TO ACQUIRE GOODS AND SERVICES MANUFACTURED IN 

AFGHANISTAN, CENTRAL ASIAN STATES, AND DJIBOUTI. 

(a) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ITEMS NOT MANUFACTURED IN

AFGHANISTAN.—Section 886 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and except as provided 

in subsection (d),’’ after ‘‘subsection (b),’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(d) EXCLUSION OF ITEMS ON THE ABILITYONE PROCUREMENT

CATALOG.—The authority under subsection (a) shall not be available 

for the procurement of any good that is contained in the procurement catalog described in section 8503(a) of title 41, United States 

Code, in Afghanistan if such good can be produced and delivered 

by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or a nonprofit agency 

for other severely disabled in a timely fashion to support mission 

requirements.’’. 

(b) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ITEMS NOT MANUFACTURED IN CENTRAL ASIAN STATES.—Section 801 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 

Stat. 2399) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and except as provided 

in subsection (h),’’ after ‘‘subsection (b),’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(h) EXCLUSION OF ITEMS ON THE ABILITYONE PROCUREMENT

CATALOG.—The authority under subsection (a) shall not be available 

for the procurement of any good that is contained in the procurement catalog described in section 8503(a) of title 41, United States 

Code, if such good can be produced and delivered by a qualified 

nonprofit agency for the blind or a nonprofit agency for other 

severely disabled in a timely fashion to support mission requirements.’’. 

(c) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ITEMS NOT MANUFACTURED IN

DJIBOUTI.—Section 1263 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

(Public Law 113–291) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘and except as provided 

in subsection (g),’’ after ‘‘subsection (c),’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(g) EXCLUSION OF ITEMS ON THE ABILITYONE PROCUREMENT

CATALOG.—The authority under subsection (b) shall not be available 

for the procurement of any good that is contained in the procurement catalog described in section 8503(a) of title 41, United States 

Code, if such good can be produced and delivered by a qualified 

nonprofit agency for the blind or a nonprofit agency for other 

severely disabled in a timely fashion to support mission requirements.’’. 

SEC. 887. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND 

INDUSTRY. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall prescribe 

a regulation making clear that agency acquisition personnel are 

permitted and encouraged to engage in responsible and constructive 

exchanges with industry, so long as those exchanges are consistent 

with existing law and regulation and do not promote an unfair 

competitive advantage to particular firms. 

41 USC 1703 

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SEC. 888. STANDARDS FOR PROCUREMENT OF SECURE INFORMATION 

TECHNOLOGY AND CYBER SECURITY SYSTEMS. 

(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

conduct an assessment of the application of the Open Trusted 

Technology Provider Standard or similar public, open technology 

standards to Department of Defense procurements for information 

technology and cyber security acquisitions and provide a briefing 

to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 

of Representatives not later than one year after the date of the 

enactment of this Act. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment and briefing required by subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) Assessment of the current Open Trusted Technology 

Provider Standard to determine what aspects might be adopted 

by the Department of Defense and where additional development of the standard may be required. 

(2) Identification of the types or classes of programs where 

the standard might be applied most effectively, as well as 

identification of types or classes of programs that should specifically be excluded from consideration. 

(3) Assessment of the impact on current acquisition regulations or policies of the adoption of the standard. 

(4) Recommendations the Secretary may have related to 

the adoption of the standard or improvement in the standard 

to support Department acquisitions. 

(5) Any other matters the Secretary may deem appropriate. 

SEC. 889. UNIFIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. 

(a) BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS.—Not later than one year after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Chief Management 

Officer, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, 

and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 

and Logistics shall jointly complete a business case analysis to 

determine the most effective and efficient way to procure and deploy 

common information technology services. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The business case analysis required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of whether the Department 

of Defense should— 

(1) either— 

(A) acquire a unified set of commercially provided 

common or enterprise information technology services, 

including such services as messaging, collaboration, directory, security, and content delivery; or 

(B) allow the military departments and other components of the Department to acquire such services separately; 

(2) either— 

(A) acquire such services from a single provider that 

bundles all of the services; or 

(B) require that each common service be independently 

defined and use open standards to enable continuous adoption of best commercial technology; and 

(3) enable availability of multiple versions of each type 

of service and application to enable choice and competition 

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SEC. 890. CLOUD STRATEGY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

(a) CLOUD STRATEGY FOR SECRET INTERNET PROTOCOL ROUTER

NETWORK.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Information Officer of the 

Department of Defense shall, in consultation with the Under 

Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, the Vice 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the chief information 

officers of the military departments, develop a cloud strategy 

for the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) 

of the Department. 

(2) MATTERS ADDRESSED.—This strategy required by paragraph (1) shall address the following: 

(A) Security requirements. 

(B) The compatibility of applications currently utilized 

within the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network with 

a cloud computing environment. 

(C) How a Secret Internet Protocol Router Network 

cloud capability should be competitively acquired. 

(D) How a Secret Internet Protocol Router Network 

cloud system for the Department would achieve interoperability with the cloud systems of the intelligence community 

(as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 

1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) operating at the security level Sensitive Compartmented Information. 

(b) PRICING POLICY AND COST RECOVERY PROCESS FOR CERTAIN

CLOUD SERVICES.—The Chief Information Officer shall, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, develop 

a consistent pricing policy and cost recovery process for the use 

by Department of Defense components of the cloud services provided 

through the Intelligence Community Information Technology 

Environment. 

(c) ASSESSMENT OF FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF IMPOSING

MINIMUM STANDARDS.—The Chief Information Officer shall assess 

the feasibility and advisability of imposing a minimum set of open 

standards for cloud infrastructure, middle-ware, metadata, and 

application programming interfaces to promote interoperability, 

information sharing, ease of access to data, and competition across 

all of the cloud computing systems and services utilized by components of the Department of Defense. 

SEC. 891. DEVELOPMENT PERIOD FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS. 

(a) FLEXIBLE LIMITATION ON DEVELOPMENT PERIOD.—Section 

2445b of title 10, United States Code is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: 

‘‘(d) TIME-CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT.—If an adjustment or revision 

under subsection (c) for a major automated information system 

that is not a national security system provides for a period in 

excess of five years from the time of program initiation to the 

time of a full deployment decision, the documents submitted under 

subsection (a) shall include a written determination by the senior 

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(b) REPEAL OF INCONSISTENT REQUIREMENT.—Section 

2445c(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon at the 

end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting 

a period; and 

(3) by striking subparagraph (D). 

SEC. 892. REVISIONS TO PILOT PROGRAM ON ACQUISITION OF MILITARY PURPOSE NONDEVELOPMENTAL ITEMS. 

Section 866 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 2302 

note) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘with nontraditional 

defense contractors’’; and 

(2) in subsection (b)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘awarded using 

competitive procedures in accordance with chapter 137 of 

title 10, United States Code’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and 

inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

SEC. 893. IMPROVED AUDITING OF CONTRACTS. 

(a) PROHIBITION ON PERFORMANCE OF NON-DEFENSE AUDITS

BY DCAA.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date of the enactment 

of this Act, the Defense Contract Audit Agency may not provide 

audit support for non-Defense Agencies unless the Secretary 

of Defense certifies that the backlog for incurred cost audits 

is less than 18 months of incurred cost inventory. 

(2) ADJUSTMENT IN FUNDING FOR REIMBURSEMENTS FROM

NON-DEFENSE AGENCIES.—The amount appropriated and otherwise available to the Defense Contract Audit Agency for a 

fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2016, shall be reduced 

by an amount equivalent to any reimbursements received by 

the Agency from non-Defense Agencies for audit support provided. 

(b) AMENDMENTS TO DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY

ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 2313a(a) of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (2), by amending subparagraph (D) to 

read as follows: 

‘‘(D) the total costs of sustained or recovered costs 

both as a total number and as a percentage of questioned 

costs; and’’; 

(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

a semicolon; 

(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and 

(4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) a description of outreach actions toward industry to 

promote more effective use of audit resources; and’’. 

(c) REVIEW OF ACQUISITION OVERSIGHT AND AUDITS.— 

(1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

review the oversight and audit structure of the Department 

of Defense with the goals of— 

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(A) enhancing the productivity of oversight and program and contract auditing to avoid duplicative audits; 

and 

(B) streamlining of oversight reviews. 

(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Secretary shall ensure 

streamlined oversight reviews and avoidance of duplicative 

audits and make recommendations in the report required under 

paragraph (3) for any necessary changes in law. 

(3) REPORT.— 

(A) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

to the congressional defense committees a report on actions 

taken to avoid duplicative audits and streamline oversight 

reviews. 

(B) The report required under this paragraph shall 

include the following elements: 

(i) A description of actions taken to avoid duplicative audits and streamline oversight reviews based 

on the review conducted under paragraph (1). 

(ii) A comparison of commercial industry 

accounting practices, including requirements under the 

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–204; 15 

U.S.C. 7201 et seq.), with the cost accounting standards 

prescribed under chapter 15 of title 41, United States 

Code, to determine if some portions of cost accounting 

standards compliance can be met through such practices or requirements. 

(iii) A description of standards of materiality used 

by the Defense Contract Audit Agency and the 

Inspector General of the Department of Defense for 

defense contract audits. 

(iv) An estimate of average delay and range of 

delays in contract awards due to the time necessary 

for the Defense Contract Audit Agency to complete 

pre-award audits. 

(v) The total costs of sustained or recovered costs 

both as a total number and as a percentage of questioned costs. 

(d) INCURRED COST INVENTORY DEFINED.—In this section, the 

term ‘‘incurred cost inventory’’ means the level of contractor 

incurred cost proposals in inventory from prior fiscal years that 

are currently being audited by the Defense Contract Audit Agency. 

SEC. 894. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EVALUATION METHOD FOR 

PROCUREMENT OF AUDIT OR AUDIT READINESS SERVICES. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) Given the size, scope, and complexity of the Department 

of Defense, the statutory deadline to establish and maintain 

auditable financial statements, starting with the fiscal year 

2018 financial statement, is one of the more challenging 

management tasks that has ever faced the Department. 

(2) As the military services have never received a clean 

opinion on their consolidated financial statements and only 

recently begun auditing portions of their financial statements, 

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be a complex challenge for companies selected to provide audit 

services. 

(3) The acquisition of services by the Department abides 

by many rules and parameters, one of which is the lowest 

price, technically acceptable (LPTA) evaluation method. LPTA 

is generally appropriate for commercial or noncomplex services 

or supplies where the requirement is clearly definable and 

the risk of unsuccessful contract performance is minimal. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that, 

before using the lowest price, technically acceptable evaluation 

method for the procurement of audit or audit readiness services, 

the Secretary of Defense should establish the values and metrics 

for evaluating companies offering audit services, including financial 

management and audit expertise and experience, personnel qualifications and certifications, past performance, technology, tools, and 

size. 

SEC. 895. MITIGATING POTENTIAL UNFAIR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 

OF TECHNICAL ADVISORS TO ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 

and Logistics shall review, and as necessary revise or issue, policy 

guidance pertaining to the identification, mitigation, and prevention 

of potential unfair competitive advantage conferred to technical 

advisors to acquisition programs. 

SEC. 896. SURVEY ON THE COSTS OF REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. 

(a) SURVEY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a survey 

of contractors with the highest level of reimbursements for cost 

type contracts with the Department of Defense during fiscal year 

2014 to estimate industry’s cost of regulatory compliance (as a 

percentage of total costs) with Government-unique acquisition regulations and requirements in the categories of quality assurance, 

accounting and financial management, contracting and purchasing, 

program management, engineering, logistics, material management, 

property administration, and other unique requirements not 

imposed on contracts for commercial items. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of 

the survey conducted under subsection (a). The data received as 

a result of the survey and included in the report shall be aggregated 

to protect against the public release of proprietary information. 

SEC. 897. TREATMENT OF INTERAGENCY AND STATE AND LOCAL PURCHASES WHEN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTS AS 

CONTRACT INTERMEDIARY FOR THE GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION. 

Contracts executed by the Department of Defense as a result 

of the transfer of contracts from the General Services Administration or for which the Department serves as an item manager for 

products on behalf of the General Services Administration shall 

not be subject to requirements under chapter 148 of title 10, United 

States Code, to the extent such contracts are for purchases of 

products by other Federal agencies or State or local governments. 

10 USC 2500 

note. 

10 USC 2304 

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SEC. 898. COMPETITION FOR RELIGIOUS SERVICES CONTRACTS. 

The Department of Defense may not preclude a non-profit 

organization from competing for a contract for religious related 

services on a United States military installation. 

SEC. 899. PILOT PROGRAM REGARDING RISK-BASED CONTRACTING 

FOR SMALLER CONTRACT ACTIONS UNDER THE TRUTH 

IN NEGOTIATIONS ACT. 

(a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Defense 

may conduct a pilot program to demonstrate the efficacy of using 

risk-based techniques in requiring submission of data on a sampling 

basis for purposes of section 2306a of title 10, United States Code 

(popularly known as the ‘‘Truth in Negotiations Act’’). 

(b) INCREASE IN THRESHOLDS.—For purposes of a pilot program under subsection (a), $5,000,000 shall be the threshold applicable 

to requirements under paragraph (1) of section 2306a(a) of such 

title, as follows: 

(1) The requirement under subparagraph (A) of such paragraph to submit cost or pricing data for a prime contract 

entered into during the pilot program period. 

(2) The requirement under subparagraph (B) of such paragraph to submit cost or pricing data for the change or modification to a prime contract made during the pilot program period. 

(3) The requirement under subparagraph (C) of such paragraph to submit cost or pricing data for a subcontract entered 

into during the pilot program period. 

(4) The requirement under subparagraph (D) of such paragraph to submit cost or pricing data for the change or modification to a subcontract made during the pilot program period. 

(c) RISK-BASED CONTRACTING.— 

(1) AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF COST OR PRICING

DATA ON BELOW-THRESHOLD CONTRACTS.—Subject to paragraph 

(4), when certified cost or pricing data are not required to 

be submitted pursuant to subsection (b) for a contract or subcontract entered into or modified during the pilot program 

period, such data may nevertheless be required to be submitted 

by the head of the procuring activity, if the head of the procuring activity— 

(A) determines that such data are necessary for the 

evaluation by the agency of the reasonableness of the price 

of the contract, subcontract, or modification of a contract 

or subcontract; or 

(B) requires the submission of such data in accordance 

with a risk-based contracting approach established pursuant to paragraph (3). 

(2) WRITTEN DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—In any case in 

which the head of the procuring activity requires certified cost 

or pricing data to be submitted under paragraph (1)(A), the 

head of the procuring activity shall justify in writing the reason 

for such requirement. 

(3) RISK-BASED CONTRACTING.—The head of an agency shall 

establish a risk-based sampling approach under which the 

submission of certified cost or pricing data may be required 

for a risk-based sample of contracts, the price of which is 

expected to exceed $750,000 but not $5,000,000. The authority 

to require certified cost or pricing data under this paragraph 

shall not apply to any contract of an offeror that has not 

10 USC 2306a 

note. 

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been awarded, for at least the one-year period preceding the 

issuance of a solicitation for the contract, any other contract 

in excess of $5,000,000 under which the offeror was required 

to submit certified cost or pricing data under section 2306a 

of title 10, United States Code. 

(4) EXCEPTION.—The head of the procuring activity may 

not require certified cost or pricing data to be submitted under 

this subsection for any contract or subcontract, or modification 

of a contract or subcontract, covered by the exceptions in 

subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 2306a(b)(1) of title 10, United 

States Code. 

(5) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY PROHIBITED.—The head of 

a procuring activity may not delegate functions under this 

subsection. 

(d) REPORTS.—Not later than January 1, 2017, and January 

1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report on activities undertaken under this 

section. 

(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) HEAD OF AN AGENCY.—The term ‘‘head of an agency’’ 

has the meaning given the term in section 2302 of title 10, 

United States Code. 

(2) PILOT PROGRAM PERIOD.—The term ‘‘pilot program 

period’’ means the period beginning on October 1, 2016, and 

ending on September 30, 2019. 

TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 

Sec. 901. Update of statutory specification of functions of the Chairman of the Joint 

Chiefs of Staff relating to joint force development activities. 

Sec. 902. Sense of Congress on the United States Marine Corps. 

SEC. 901. UPDATE OF STATUTORY SPECIFICATION OF FUNCTIONS OF 

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF 

RELATING TO JOINT FORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. 

Section 153(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(F) Advising the Secretary on development of joint command, control, communications, and cyber capability, including 

integration and interoperability of such capability, through 

requirements, integrated architectures, data standards, and 

assessments.’’. 

SEC. 902. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE UNITED STATES MARINE 

CORPS. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) As senior United States statesman Dr. Henry Kissinger 

wrote in testimony submitted to the Committee on Armed 

Services of the Senate on January 29, 2015, ‘‘The United States 

has not faced a more diverse and complex array of crises 

since the end of the Second World War.’’. 

(2) The rise of non-state forces and near peer competitors 

has introduced destabilizing pressures around the globe. 

(3) Advances in information and weapons technology have 

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for and respond to crises against both known and unknown 

threats. 

(4) The importance of the maritime domain cannot be overstated. As acknowledged in the March 2015 Navy, Marine 

Corps, and Coast Guard maritime strategy, ‘‘A Cooperative 

Strategy for 21st Century Seapower: Forward, Engaged, 

Ready’’: ‘‘Oceans are the lifeblood of the interconnected global 

community. . . 90 percent of trade by volume travels across 

the oceans. Approximately 70 percent of the world’s population 

lives within 100 miles of the coastline.’’. 

(5) The United States must be prepared to rapidly respond 

to crises around the world regardless of the nation’s fiscal 

health. 

(6) In this global security environment, it is critical that 

the nation possess a maritime force whose mission and ethos 

is readiness—a fight tonight force, forward deployed, that can 

respond immediately to emergent crises across the full range 

of military operations around the globe either from the sea 

or home station. 

(7) The need for such a force was recognized by the 82nd 

Congress during the Korean War, when it mandated a core 

mission for the nation’s leanest force—the Marine Corps—to 

be most ready when the nation is least ready. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the Marine Corps, within the Department of the Navy, 

remain the Nation’s expeditionary, crisis response force; 

(2) the need for such a force with such a capability has 

never been greater; and 

(3) accordingly, in recognition of this need and the wisdom 

of the 82nd Congress, the 114th Congress reaffirms section 

5063 of title 10, United States Code, which states that the 

Marine Corps— 

(A) shall— 

(i) be organized to include not less than three 

combat divisions and three air wings, and such other 

land combat, aviation, and other services as may be 

organic therein; 

(ii) be organized, trained, and equipped to provide 

fleet marine forces of combined arms, together with 

supporting air components, for service with the fleet 

in the seizure or defense of advanced naval bases and 

for the conduct of such land operations as may be 

essential to the prosecution of a naval campaign; and 

(iii) provide detachments and organizations for 

service on armed vessels of the Navy, provide security 

detachments for the protection of naval property at 

naval stations and bases, and perform such other 

duties as the President may direct; 

but these additional duties may not detract from nor interfere with the operations for which the Marine Corps is 

primarily organized; 

(B) shall develop, in coordination with the Army and 

the Air Force, those phases of amphibious operations that 

pertain to the tactics, techniques, and equipment used by 

landing forces; and 

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components of the Marine Corps to meet the needs of 

war. 

TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—Financial Matters 

Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 

Sec. 1002. Accounting standards to value certain property, plant, and equipment 

items. 

Sec. 1003. Report on auditable financial statements. 

Sec. 1004. Sense of Congress on sequestration. 

Sec. 1005. Annual audit of financial statements of Department of Defense components by independent external auditors. 

Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities 

Sec. 1011. Extension of authority to support unified counterdrug and counterterrorism campaign in Colombia. 

Sec. 1012. Extension and expansion of authority to provide additional support for 

counter-drug activities of certain foreign governments. 

Sec. 1013. Sense of Congress on Central America. 

Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 

Sec. 1021. Additional information supporting long-range plans for construction of 

naval vessels. 

Sec. 1022. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund. 

Sec. 1023. Extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for certain Navy 

mess operations afloat. 

Sec. 1024. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of Ticonderoga class 

cruisers or dock landing ships. 

Sec. 1025. Limitation on the use of funds for removal of ballistic missile defense capabilities from Ticonderoga class cruisers. 

Sec. 1026. Independent assessment of United States Combat Logistic Force requirements. 

Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 

Sec. 1031. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained 

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

States. 

Sec. 1032. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United 

States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, 

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1033. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release to certain countries 

of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 

Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1034. Reenactment and modification of certain prior requirements for certifications relating to transfer of detainees at United States Naval Station, 

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign countries and other foreign entities. 

Sec. 1035. Comprehensive detention strategy. 

Sec. 1036. Prohibition on use of funds for realignment of forces at or closure of 

United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1037. Report on current detainees at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, determined or assessed to be high risk or medium 

risk. 

Sec. 1038. Reports to Congress on contact between terrorists and individuals formerly detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1039. Inclusion in reports to Congress of information about recidivism of individuals formerly detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 

Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1040. Report to Congress on terms of written agreements with foreign countries regarding transfer of detainees at United States Naval Station, 

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 1041. Report on use of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 

and other Department of Defense or Bureau of Prisons prisons or detention or disciplinary facilities in recruitment or other propaganda of terrorist organizations. 

Sec. 1042. Permanent authority to provide rewards through government personnel 

of allied forces and certain other modifications to Department of Defense 

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Sec. 1043. Sunset on exception to congressional notification of sensitive military operations. 

Sec. 1044. Repeal of semiannual reports on obligation and expenditure of funds for 

the combating terrorism program. 

Sec. 1045. Limitation on interrogation techniques. 

Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 

Sec. 1051. Department of Defense excess property program. 

Sec. 1052. Sale or donation of excess personal property for border security activities. 

Sec. 1053. Management of military technicians. 

Sec. 1054. Limitation on transfer of certain AH–64 Apache helicopters from Army 

National Guard to regular Army and related personnel levels. 

Sec. 1055. Authority to provide training and support to personnel of foreign ministries of defense. 

Sec. 1056. Information operations and engagement technology demonstrations. 

Sec. 1057. Prohibition on use of funds for retirement of Helicopter Sea Combat 

Squadron 84 and 85 aircraft. 

Sec. 1058. Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of certain landmines 

and report on department of defense policy and inventory of anti-personnel landmine munitions. 

Sec. 1059. Department of Defense authority to provide assistance to secure the 

southern land border of the United States. 

Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 

Sec. 1060. Provision of defense planning guidance and contingency planning guidance information to Congress. 

Sec. 1061. Expedited meetings of the National Commission on the Future of the 

Army. 

Sec. 1062. Modification of certain reports submitted by Comptroller General of the 

United States. 

Sec. 1063. Report on implementation of the geographically distributed force 

laydown in the area of responsibility of United States Pacific Command. 

Sec. 1064. Independent study of national security strategy formulation process. 

Sec. 1065. Report on the status of detection, identification, and disablement capabilities related to remotely piloted aircraft. 

Sec. 1066. Report on options to accelerate the training of pilots of remotely piloted 

aircraft. 

Sec. 1067. Studies of fleet platform architectures for the Navy. 

Sec. 1068. Report on strategy to protect United States national security interests 

in the Arctic region. 

Sec. 1069. Comptroller General briefing and report on major medical facility 

projects of Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 1070. Submittal to Congress of munitions assessments. 

Sec. 1071. Potential role for United States ground forces in the Western Pacific theater. 

Sec. 1072. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to military personnel issues. 

Sec. 1073. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements relating to readiness. 

Sec. 1074. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to naval vessels and 

Merchant Marine. 

Sec. 1075. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to civilian personnel. 

Sec. 1076. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to nuclear proliferation and related matters. 

Sec. 1077. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to acquisition. 

Sec. 1078. Repeal or revision of miscellaneous reporting requirements. 

Sec. 1079. Repeal of reporting requirements. 

Sec. 1080. Termination of requirement for submittal to Congress of reports required of Department of Defense by statute. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Sec. 1081. Technical and clerical amendments. 

Sec. 1082. Situations involving bombings of places of public use, Government facilities, public transportation systems, and infrastructure facilities. 

Sec. 1083. Executive agent for the oversight and management of alternative compensatory control measures. 

Sec. 1084. Navy support of Ocean Research Advisory Panel. 

Sec. 1085. Level of readiness of Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers. 

Sec. 1086. Reform and improvement of personnel security, insider threat detection 

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Sec. 1087. Transfer of surplus firearms to Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle 

Practice and Firearms Safety. Sec. 1088. Modification of requirements for transferring aircraft within the Air 

Force inventory. Sec. 1089. Reestablishment of Commission to Assess the Threat to the United 

States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack. Sec. 1090. Mine countermeasures master plan and report. 

Sec. 1091. Congressional notification and briefing requirement on ordered evacuations of United States embassies and consulates involving support provided by the Department of Defense. Sec. 1092. Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator. 

Sec. 1093. Sense of Congress on the inadvertent transfer of anthrax from the Department of Defense. Sec. 1094. Modification of certain requirements applicable to major medical facility 

lease for a Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Tulsa, 

Oklahoma. 

Sec. 1095. Authorization of fiscal year 2015 major medical facility projects of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 1096. Designation of construction agent for certain construction projects by Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 1097. Department of Defense strategy for countering unconventional warfare. 

Subtitle A—Financial Matters 

SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 

(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 

(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the Secretary of 

Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, 

the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made 

available to the Department of Defense in this division for 

fiscal year 2016 between any such authorizations for that fiscal 

year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations 

so transferred shall be merged with and be available for the 

same purposes as the authorization to which transferred. 

(2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 

total amount of authorizations that the Secretary may transfer 

under the authority of this section may not exceed 

$4,500,000,000. 

(3) EXCEPTION FOR TRANSFERS BETWEEN MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS.—A transfer of funds between military 

personnel authorizations under title IV shall not be counted 

toward the dollar limitation in paragraph (2). 

(b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by subsection (a) to 

transfer authorizations— 

(1) may only be used to provide authority for items that 

have a higher priority than the items from which authority 

is transferred; and 

(2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that 

has been denied authorization by Congress. 

(c) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A transfer made 

from one account to another under the authority of this section 

shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the account 

to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal to the 

amount transferred. 

(d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall promptly notify 

Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a). 

SEC. 1002. ACCOUNTING STANDARDS TO VALUE CERTAIN PROPERTY, 

PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT ITEMS. 

(a) REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.—The 

Secretary of Defense shall work in coordination with the Federal 

10 USC 2222 

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Accounting Standards Advisory Board to establish accounting standards to value large and unordinary general property, plant, and 

equipment items. 

(b) DEADLINE.—The accounting standards required by subsection (a) shall be established by not later than September 30, 

2017, and be available for use for the full audit on the financial 

statements of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018, 

as required by section 1003(a) of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 842; 10 

U.S.C. 2222 note). 

SEC. 1003. REPORT ON AUDITABLE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 

this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report ranking all military departments and 

Defense Agencies in order of how advanced they are in achieving 

auditable financial statements as required by law. The report should 

not include information otherwise available in other reports to 

Congress. 

SEC. 1004. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SEQUESTRATION. 

It is the sense of the Congress that— 

(1) the fiscal challenges of the Federal Government are 

a top priority for Congress, and sequestration—non-strategic, 

across-the-board budget cuts—remains an unreasonable and 

inadequate budgeting tool to address the deficits and debt 

of the Federal Government; 

(2) budget caps imposed by the Budget Control Act of 

2011 (Public Law 112–25) impose unacceptable limitations on 

the budget and increase risk to the national security of the 

United States; and 

(3) the budget caps imposed by the Budget Control Act 

of 2011 must be modified or eliminated through a bipartisan 

legislative agreement. 

SEC. 1005. ANNUAL AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPONENTS BY INDEPENDENT 

EXTERNAL AUDITORS. 

(a) AUDITS REQUIRED.—For purposes of satisfying the requirement under section 3521(e) of title 31, United States Code, for 

audits of financial statements of Department of Defense components 

identified by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

under section 3515(c) of such title, the Inspector General of the 

Department of Defense shall obtain each year audits of the financial 

statements of each such component by an independent external 

auditor. 

(b) SELECTION OF AUDITORS.—The selection of independent 

external auditors for purposes of subsection (a) shall be based, 

among other appropriate criteria, on their qualifications, independence, and capacity to conduct audits described in subsection (a) 

in accordance with applicable generally accepted government 

auditing standards. The Inspector General shall participate in the 

selection of the independent external auditors. 

(c) MONITORING AUDITS.—The Inspector General shall monitor 

the conduct of all audits by independent external auditors under 

subsection (a). 

(d) REPORTS ON AUDITS.— 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General shall require the 

independent external auditors conducting audits under subsection (a) to submit a report on their audits each year to— 

(A) the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) as 

the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Defense 

for the purposes of chapter 9 of title 31, United States 

Code; 

(B) the Controller of the Office of Federal Financial 

Management in the Office of Management and Budget; 

and 

(C) the appropriate committees of Congress. 

(2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In 

this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 

means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the 

Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

(e) RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING LAW.—The requirements of this 

section— 

(1) shall be implemented in a manner that is consistent 

with the requirements of section 1008 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 

10 U.S.C. 113 note); 

(2) shall not be construed to alter the requirement under 

section 3521(e) of title 31, United States Code, that the financial 

statements of the Department of Defense as a whole be audited 

by the Inspector General or by an independent external auditor, 

as determined by the Inspector General; and 

(3) shall not be construed to limit or alter the authorities 

of the Comptroller General of the United States under section 

3521(g) of title 31, United States Code. 

Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities 

SEC. 1011. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT UNIFIED 

COUNTERDRUG AND COUNTERTERRORISM CAMPAIGN IN 

COLOMBIA. 

(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 1021 of the Ronald 

W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2042), as most recently 

amended by section 1011(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3483), is further amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 

‘‘2017’’; and 

(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 

‘‘2017’’. 

(b) EXTENSION OF ANNUAL NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON ASSISTANCE.—Section 1011(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

is amended by striking ‘‘(as amended by subsection (a)) using funds 

available for fiscal year 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘using funds available 

for any fiscal year’’. 


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SEC. 1012. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE 

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES 

OF CERTAIN FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a)(2) of section 1033 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public 

Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1881), as most recently amended by section 

1013 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 844), is further amended by 

striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 

(b) ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENTS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SUPPORT.—Subsection (b) of such section 1033, as so amended, is further 

amended by adding at the end of the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(40) Government of Kenya. 

‘‘(41) Government of Tanzania.’’. 

(c) REPORT ON USE OF AUTHORITY.— 

(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 

on the authority to provide additional support for counterdrug activities of foreign governments in section 1033 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report shall include, at a minimum, 

the following: 

(A) A description of the use of the authority over time, 

and of the use of the authority as in effect during fiscal 

years 2014 and 2015. 

(B) A description of the impetus for the expansion 

of the countries eligible for assistance under the program. 

(C) A description of the impetus for the increases over 

time in the amounts of fund requested for assistance under 

the program. 

(D) A description of the processes through which priorities are established for countries and regions to be assisted 

under the program. 

(E) An assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of providing assistance under the program on a 

country-by country basis rather than providing such assistance on a global basis. 

(F) A description of the funding challenges, if any, 

associated with providing assistance under the program 

on a country-by country basis and with providing such 

assistance on a global basis. 

(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In 

this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 

means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations 

of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 1013. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CENTRAL AMERICA. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 

(1) The stability and security of Central American nations 

have a direct impact on the stability and security of the United 

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(2) Over the past decade, increased stability and security 

in the Republic of Colombia has displaced illicit trafficking 

to Central America, bringing with it increased violence and 

instability. 

(3) According to the Global Study on Homicide 2013 of 

the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, four of the 

top five countries with the highest homicide rates in the world 

were Central American nations, including Honduras, Belize, 

El Salvador, and Guatemala. 

(4) In 2014, approximately 65,000 unaccompanied alien 

children from Central America entered the United States 

through its southwest border. 

(5) In November 2014, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador announced a Plan for the Alliance for Prosperity of the 

Northern Triangle, which is a comprehensive approach to 

address the ongoing violence and instability facing these three 

nations by stimulating economic opportunities, improving public 

safety and rule of law, and strengthening institutions to 

increase trust in the state. 

(6) The United States Government is supportive of the 

Alliance for Prosperity, and President’s strategy for support 

includes $1,000,000,000 focused on promoting prosperity and 

regional economic integration, enhancing security, and promoting improved governance. 

(7) The Department of Defense continues to build the 

capacity of our partners in the region to address their security 

challenges and confront threats of mutual concern. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the United States should, to the extent practicable, 

prioritize efforts to address the threatening levels of violence, 

instability, illicit trafficking, and transnational organized crime 

that challenge the sovereignty of Central American nations 

and the security of the United States; and 

(2) in order to address such issues, the Department of 

Defense, to the extent practicable, should— 

(A) increase its operations, as the lead agency of the 

United States Government, to detect and monitor aerial 

and maritime illicit trafficking into the United States; 

(B) increase its efforts to support aerial and maritime 

illicit trafficking interdiction operations; 

(C) increase its operations to build the capacity of 

partner nations in Central America to confront their own 

security challenges; 

(D) support interagency programs and activities in 

Central America addressing instability, including development, education, economic, political, and security challenges; and 

(E) promote observance of and respect for human rights 

and fundamental freedoms and respect for civilian control 

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Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 

SEC. 1021. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUPPORTING LONG-RANGE 

PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NAVAL VESSELS. 

Section 231(b)(2)(C) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

by inserting ‘‘by ship class in both graphical and tabular form’’ 

after ‘‘The estimated levels of annual funding’’. 

SEC. 1022. NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETERRENCE FUND. 

(a) ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF NAVY TO

USE NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETERRENCE FUND.—Section 2218a of 

title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 

(i) and (j), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsections: 

‘‘(f) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY

CONTRACTS.—(1) The Secretary of the Navy may use funds deposited in the Fund to enter into contracts known as ‘economic order 

quantity contracts’ with private shipyards and other commercial 

or government entities to achieve economic efficiencies based on 

production economies for major components or subsystems. The 

authority under this subsection extends to the procurement of parts, 

components, and systems (including weapon systems) common with 

and required for other nuclear powered vessels under joint economic 

order quantity contracts. 

‘‘(2) A contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide 

that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under 

the contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for 

that purpose, and that total liability to the Government for termination of any contract entered into shall be limited to the total 

amount of funding obligated at time of termination. 

‘‘(g) AUTHORITY TO BEGIN MANUFACTURING AND FABRICATION

EFFORTS PRIOR TO SHIP AUTHORIZATION.—(1) The Secretary of the 

Navy may use funds deposited into the Fund to enter into contracts 

for advance construction of national sea-based deterrence vessels 

to support achieving cost savings through workload management, 

manufacturing efficiencies, or workforce stability, or to phase fabrication activities within shipyard and manage sub-tier manufacturer capacity. 

‘‘(2) A contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide 

that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under 

the contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for 

that purpose, and that total liability to the Government for termination of any contract entered into shall be limited to the total 

amount of funding obligated at time of termination. 

‘‘(h) AUTHORITY TO USE INCREMENTAL FUNDING TO ENTER INTO

CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN ITEMS.—(1) The Secretary of the Navy 

may use funds deposited into the Fund to enter into incrementally 

funded contracts for advance procurement of high value, long lead 

time items for nuclear powered vessels to better support construction schedules and achieve cost savings through schedule reductions 

and properly phased installment payments. 

‘‘(2) A contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide 

that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under 

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that purpose, and that total liability to the Government for termination of any contract entered into shall be limited to the total 

amount of funding obligated at time of termination.’’. 

(b) MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER

FUNDS.—Section 1022(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3487) 

is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘or 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2016, or 2017’’; 

and 

(2) by striking ‘‘for the Navy for the Ohio Replacement 

Program’’ and inserting ‘‘for the Department of Defense’’. 

SEC. 1023. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF 

EXPENSES FOR CERTAIN NAVY MESS OPERATIONS 

AFLOAT. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (b) of section 1014 of the Duncan 

Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

(Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4585), as amended by section 1021 

of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383, 124 Stat. 4348), is amended by 

striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 

(b) TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (a) 

of such section is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘not 

more that’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Naval vessels’’ and 

inserting ‘‘such vessels’’. 

SEC. 1024. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OR INACTIVATION OF TICONDEROGA CLASS CRUISERS OR DOCK 

LANDING SHIPS. 

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 

or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for 

fiscal year 2016 may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare 

to retire, inactivate, or place in storage a cruiser or dock landing 

ship, except as provided in section 1026(b) of the Carl Levin and 

Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3490). 

SEC. 1025. LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR REMOVAL OF 

BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES FROM TICONDEROGA CLASS CRUISERS. 

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 

or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may 

be used to remove ballistic missile defense capabilities from any 

of the 5 Ticonderoga class cruisers equipped with such capabilities 

until the Secretary of the Navy certifies to the congressional defense 

committees that the Navy has— 

(1) obtained the ballistic missile defense capabilities 

required by the most recent Navy Force Structure Assessment; 

(2) entered into a modernization of such cruisers that will 

provide an equal or improved ballistic missile defense capability; or 

(3) obtained at least 40 large surface combatants with 

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SEC. 1026. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF UNITED STATES COMBAT 

LOGISTIC FORCE REQUIREMENTS. 

(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall seek to 

enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and 

development center with appropriate expertise and analytical 

capability to conduct an assessment of the anticipated future 

demands of the combat logistics force ships of the Navy and 

the challenges such ships may face when conducting and supporting future naval operations in contested maritime environments. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under paragraph (1) shall 

include the following: 

(A) An assessment of the programmed ability of the 

United States Combat Logistic Force to support the Navy 

and the naval forces of allies of the United States that 

are operating in a dispersed manner and not concentrated 

in carrier or expeditionary strike groups, in accordance 

with the concept of distributed lethality of the Navy. 

(B) An assessment of the programmed ability of the 

United States Combat Logistic Force to support the Navy 

and the naval forces of allies of the United States that 

are engaged in major combat operations against an 

adversary possessing maritime anti-access and area-denial 

capabilities, including anti-ship ballistic and cruise missiles, land-based maritime strike aircraft, submarines, and 

sea mines. 

(C) An assessment of the programmed ability of the 

United States Combat Logistic Force to support distributed 

and expeditionary air operations from an expanded set 

of alternative and austere air bases in accordance with 

concepts under development by the Air Force and the 

Marine Corps. 

(D) An assessment of gaps and deficiencies in the capability and capacity of the United States Combat Logistic 

Force to conduct and support operations of the United 

States and allies under the conditions described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C). 

(E) Recommendations for adjustments to the programmed ability of the United States Combat Logistic 

Force to address capability and capacity gaps and deficiencies described in subparagraph (D). 

(F) Any other matters the federally funded research 

and development center considers appropriate. 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report that includes the assessment under subsection (a) and any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. 

(2) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall 

be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 

annex. 

(c) SUPPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide the federally funded research and development center that conducts the 

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information, data, resources, and analyses necessary for the center 

to conduct such assessment thoroughly and independently. 

Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 

SEC. 1031. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR 

RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES 

NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO THE 

UNITED STATES. 

No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 

available for the Department of Defense may be used during the 

period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 

ending on December 31, 2016, to transfer, release, or assist in 

the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, 

or possessions of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee 

who— 

(1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the 

Armed Forces of the United States; and 

(2) is or was held on or after January 20, 2009, at United 

States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 

SEC. 1032. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT OR MODIFY 

FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES TO HOUSE 

DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL 

STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—No amounts authorized to be appropriated 

or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may 

be used during the period beginning on the date of the enactment 

of this Act and ending on December 31, 2016, to construct or 

modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual detained at Guantanamo for the 

purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under 

the control of the Department of Defense unless authorized by 

Congress. 

(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not 

apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

(c) INDIVIDUAL DETAINED AT GUANTANAMO DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘individual detained at Guantanamo’’ has the 

meaning given that term in section 1034(f)(2). 

SEC. 1033. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR 

RELEASE TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES OF INDIVIDUALS 

DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 

No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise available for the Department of Defense may be used during the period 

beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 

on December 31, 2016, to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer 

or release of any individual detained in the custody or under the 

control of the Department of Defense at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of any 

country, or any entity within such country, as follows: 

(1) Libya. 

(2) Somalia. 

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(4) Yemen. 

SEC. 1034. REENACTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN PRIOR 

REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATIONS RELATING TO 

TRANSFER OF DETAINEES AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 

AND OTHER FOREIGN ENTITIES. 

(a) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO TRANSFER.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 

Secretary of Defense may not use any amounts authorized 

to be appropriated or otherwise available to the Department 

of Defense to transfer any individual detained at Guantanamo 

to the custody or control of the individual’s country of origin, 

any other foreign country, or any other foreign entity unless 

the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees of Congress the certification described in subsection (b) not later 

than 30 days before the transfer of the individual. 

(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any action 

taken by the Secretary to transfer any individual detained 

at Guantanamo to effectuate an order affecting the disposition 

of the individual that is issued by a court or competent tribunal 

of the United States having lawful jurisdiction (which the Secretary shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress of 

promptly after issuance). 

(b) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this subsection 

is a written certification made by the Secretary that— 

(1) the transfer concerned is in the national security 

interests of the United States; 

(2) the government of the foreign country or the recognized 

leadership of the foreign entity to which the individual detained 

at Guantanamo concerned is to be transferred— 

(A) is not a designated state sponsor of terrorism or 

a designated foreign terrorist organization; 

(B) maintains control over each detention facility in 

which the individual is to be detained if the individual 

is to be housed in a detention facility; 

(C) has taken or agreed to take appropriate steps to 

substantially mitigate any risk the individual could attempt 

to reengage in terrorist activity or otherwise threaten the 

United States or its allies or interests; and 

(D) has agreed to share with the United States any 

information that is related to the individual; 

(3) if the country to which the individual is to be transferred 

is a country to which the United States transferred an individual who was detained at United States Naval Station, 

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, at any time after September 11, 2001, 

and such transferred individual subsequently engaged in any 

terrorist activity, the Secretary has— 

(A) considered such circumstances; and 

(B) determined that the actions to be taken as 

described in paragraph (2)(C) will substantially mitigate 

the risk of recidivism with regard to the individual to 

be transferred; and 

(4) includes an intelligence assessment, in classified or 

unclassified form, of the capacity, willingness, and past practices (if applicable) of the foreign country or foreign entity 

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concerned in relation to the certification of the Secretary under 

this subsection. 

(c) COORDINATION WITH PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER TO CERTAIN

COUNTRIES.—While the prohibition in section 1033 is in effect, 

no certification may be made under subsection (b) in connection 

with the transfer of an individual detained at Guantanamo to 

a country specified in such section. 

(d) RECORD OF COOPERATION.—In assessing the risk that an 

individual detained at Guantanamo will engage in terrorist activity 

or other actions that could affect the national security of the United 

States if released for the purpose of making a certification under 

subsection (b), the Secretary may give favorable consideration to 

any such individual— 

(1) who has substantially cooperated with United States 

intelligence and law enforcement authorities, pursuant to a 

pre-trial agreement, while in the custody of or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; and 

(2) for whom agreements and effective mechanisms are 

in place, to the extent relevant and necessary, to provide for 

continued cooperation with United States intelligence and law 

enforcement authorities. 

(e) REPORT.—Whenever the Secretary makes a certification 

under subsection (b) with respect to an individual detained at 

Guantanamo, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, together with such certification, a report that 

shall include, at a minimum, the following: 

(1) A detailed statement of the basis for the transfer of 

the individual. 

(2) An explanation why the transfer of the individual is 

in the national security interests of the United States. 

(3) A description of actions taken to mitigate the risks 

of reengagement by the individual as described in subsection 

(b)(2)(C), including any actions taken to address factors relevant 

to an applicable prior case of reengagement described in subsection (b)(3). 

(4) A copy of any Periodic Review Board findings relating 

to the individual. 

(5) A copy of the final recommendation by the Guantanamo 

Detainee Review Task Force established pursuant to Executive 

Order 13492 relating to the individual and, if applicable, 

updated information related to any change to such recommendation. 

(6) An assessment whether, as of the date of the certification, the country to which the individual is to be transferred 

is facing a threat that could substantially affect its ability 

to exercise control over the individual. 

(7) A classified summary of— 

(A) the individual’s record of cooperation, if any, while 

in the custody of or under the effective control of the 

Department of Defense; and 

(B) any agreements and mechanisms in place to provide 

for continuing cooperation. 

(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

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and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 

and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and 

the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

House of Representatives. 

(2) The term ‘‘individual detained at Guantanamo’’ means 

any individual located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of October 1, 2009, who— 

(A) is not a citizen of the United States or a member 

of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 

(B) is— 

(i) in the custody or under the control of the 

Department of Defense; or 

(ii) otherwise under detention at United States 

Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

(3) The term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ means any 

organization so designated by the Secretary of State under 

section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

1189). 

(4) The term ‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ has the meaning 

given that term in section 301(13) of the Comprehensive Iran 

Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 

U.S.C. 8541(13)). 

(g) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS.— 

Section 1035 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 851; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) 

is repealed. 

SEC. 1035. COMPREHENSIVE DETENTION STRATEGY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Director of National 

Intelligence, submit to the congressional defense committees a 

report setting forth the details of a comprehensive strategy for 

the detention of current and future individuals captured and held 

pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public 

Law 107–40) pending the end of hostilities. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 

contain the following: 

(1) The specific facility or facilities that are intended to 

be used, or modified to be used, to hold individuals for purpose 

of trial and incarceration after conviction or detention and 

interrogation pursuant to the law of armed conflict. 

(2) The estimated costs associated with the detention of 

individuals detained for purpose of trial, incarceration after 

conviction, or continued detention under the law of armed conflict, including the costs of— 

(A) improvements, additions, or changes to each facility 

specified pursuant to paragraph (1); 

(B) construction of new facilities, if any; 

(C) maintenance, operation, and sustainment of any 

such facility; 

(D) security; 

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(F) other matters associated with support of detention 

operations. 

(3) A plan for the disposition of such individuals if the 

authority to continue detaining an individual pursuant to the 

law of armed conflict were to expire while such individual 

is being detained, and an assessment of possible actions that 

could be taken to mitigate any adverse implications of such 

a scenario to the national security interests of the United 

States. 

(4) A plan for the disposition of individuals held pursuant 

to the Authorization for Use of Military Force who are currently 

detained at the United States Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, 

Cuba. 

(5) A plan for the disposition of future detainees held 

pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force. 

(6) The additional authorities, if any, necessary to detain 

an individual pursuant to the law of armed conflict as an 

unprivileged enemy belligerent pursuant to the Authorization 

for Use of Military Force pending the end of hostilities or 

a future determination by the Secretary of Defense that such 

individual no longer requires continued detention. 

(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

SEC. 1036. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR REALIGNMENT OF 

FORCES AT OR CLOSURE OF UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 

(a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—No amounts authorized 

to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department 

of Defense for fiscal year 2016 may be used— 

(1) to close or abandon United States Naval Station, 

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; 

(2) to relinquish control of Guantanamo Bay to the Republic 

of Cuba; or 

(3) to implement a material modification to the Treaty 

Between the United States of America and Cuba signed at 

Washington, D.C. on May 29, 1934 that constructively closes 

United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay. 

(b) REPORT.— 

(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

setting forth an assessment of the military implications of 

United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report shall include the following: 

(A) An historical analysis of the use and significance 

of the basing at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 

Bay. 

(B) A description of the personnel, resources, and base 

operations based out of United States Naval Station, 

Guantanamo Bay, as of the date of the enactment of this 

Act. 

(C) An assessment of the role of United States Naval 

Station, Guantanamo Bay, in support of the National Security Strategy, the National Defense Strategy, and the 

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(D) An assessment of the missions and military 

requirements that United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, currently supports. 

(E) A description of the uses of United States Naval 

Station, Guantanamo Bay, by other departments and agencies of the United States Government. 

(F) Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. 

SEC. 1037. REPORT ON CURRENT DETAINEES AT UNITED STATES 

NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, DETERMINED 

OR ASSESSED TO BE HIGH RISK OR MEDIUM RISK. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

to the appropriate committees and members of Congress a report 

setting forth a list of the individuals detained at Guantanamo 

as of the date of the enactment of this Act who have been determined or assessed by Joint Task Force Guantanamo, at any time 

before the date of the report, to be a high-risk or medium-risk 

threat to the United States, its interests, or its allies. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall set forth, 

for each individual covered by the report, the following: 

(1) The name and country of origin. 

(2) The date on which first designated or assessed as a 

high-risk or medium-risk threat to the United States, its 

interests, or its allies, and an assessment of the justification 

for the designation or assessment. 

(3) Whether, as of the date of the report, currently designated or assessed as a high-risk or medium-risk threat to 

the United States, its interests, or its allies. 

(4) If the designation or assessment changed between the 

date specified pursuant to paragraph (2) and the date of the 

report— 

(A) the new designation or assessment to which 

changed; 

(B) the year and month in which the designation or 

assessment changed; and 

(C) information on, and a justification for, the change 

in designation or assessment. 

(5) To the extent practicable, without jeopardizing intelligence sources and methods— 

(A) prior actions in support of terrorism, hostile actions 

against the United States or its allies, gross violations 

of human rights, and other violations of international law; 

and 

(B) any affiliations with al Qaeda, al Qaeda affiliates, 

or other terrorist groups. 

(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted 

in unclassified form to the maximum extent practicable, but may 

include a classified annex. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees and members of Congress’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

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(B) the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of 

the Senate; 

(C) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee 

on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and 

(D) the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 

the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. 

(2) The term ‘‘individual detained at Guantanamo’’ means 

any individual located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of October 1, 2009, who— 

(A) is not a citizen of the United States or a member 

of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 

(B) is— 

(i) in the custody or under the control of the 

Department of Defense; or 

(ii) otherwise under detention at United States 

Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

SEC. 1038. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON CONTACT BETWEEN TERRORISTS AND INDIVIDUALS FORMERLY DETAINED AT UNITED 

STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 319(c) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32; 123 Stat. 1874; 10 U.S.C. 

801 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 

paragraph: 

‘‘(6) A summary of all known contact between any individual formerly detained at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay 

and any individual known or suspected to be associated with 

a foreign terrorist group, which contact included information 

or discussion about planning for or conduct of hostilities against 

the United States or its allies or the organizational, logistical, 

or resource needs or activities of any terrorist group or 

activity.’’. 

(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the amendment made 

by subsection (a) shall be construed to terminate, alter, modify, 

override, or otherwise affect any reporting of information required 

under section 319(c) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 

before the date of the enactment of this section. 

SEC. 1039. INCLUSION IN REPORTS TO CONGRESS OF INFORMATION 

ABOUT RECIDIVISM OF INDIVIDUALS FORMERLY 

DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 

Section 319(c) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 

(Public Law 111–32; 123 Stat. 1874; 10 U.S.C. 801 note), as 

amended by section 1038, is further amended by adding at the 

end the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(7) For each individual described in paragraph (4), the 

date on which such individual was released or transferred 

from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and the date on which 

it is confirmed that such individual is suspected or confirmed 

of reengaging in terrorist activities. 

‘‘(8) The average period of time described in paragraph 

(7) for all the individuals described in paragraph (4).’’. 

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SEC. 1040. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TERMS OF WRITTEN AGREEMENTS WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES REGARDING 

TRANSFER OF DETAINEES AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and 

the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate 

committees of Congress a report describing the terms of any 

written agreement between the United States Government and 

the government of the foreign country concerned regarding 

each individual detained at Guantanamo who was transferred 

to a foreign country pursuant to a negotiated transfer. 

(2) STATEMENT ON LACK OF WRITTEN AGREEMENT.—If an 

individual detained at Guantanamo was transferred to a foreign 

country pursuant to a negotiated transfer and no written agreement exists between the United States Government and the 

government of the foreign country regarding the transfer of 

such individual, the report under paragraph (1) shall include 

an unclassified statement of that fact. 

(3) ARRANGEMENTS WHEN LACK OF WRITTEN AGREEMENT.— 

The report under paragraph (1) shall also provide a description 

of the types and frequency of arrangements or assurances 

applicable to negotiated transfers covered by paragraph (2). 

(4) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form, except as provided in paragraph (2). 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, 

and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 

and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and 

the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

House of Representatives. 

(2) The term ‘‘individual detained at Guantanamo’’ means 

any individual located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of October 1, 2009, who— 

(A) is not a citizen of the United States or a member 

of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 

(B) is— 

(i) in the custody or under the control of the 

Department of Defense; or 

(ii) otherwise under detention at United States 

Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

SEC. 1041. REPORT ON USE OF UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, 

GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, AND OTHER DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE OR BUREAU OF PRISONS PRISONS OR DETENTION OR DISCIPLINARY FACILITIES IN RECRUITMENT OR 

OTHER PROPAGANDA OF TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. 

Not later than six months after the date of the enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with 

the Director of National Intelligence, submit to Congress a report 

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Bay, Cuba, and any other Department of Defense or Bureau of 

Prisons prison or other detention or disciplinary facility for recruitment and other propaganda purposes. The report shall include 

the following: 

(1) a description of the use by terrorist organizations and 

their leaders of images and symbols relating to United States 

Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, and any other Department 

of Defense or Bureau of Prisons prison or other detention 

or disciplinary facility for recruitment or other propaganda 

purposes. 

(2) A description and assessment of— 

(A) the effectiveness of the use of such images and 

symbols for recruitment and other propaganda purposes 

during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and 

ending on the date of the report; and 

(B) the extent to which such images and symbols continue to be used for recruitment or other propaganda purposes. 

(3) A description and assessment of the efforts of the United 

States Government to counter the use of such images and 

symbols for recruitment and other propaganda purposes and 

to disseminate accurate information about such facilities. 

SEC. 1042. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REWARDS THROUGH 

GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL OF ALLIED FORCES AND CERTAIN OTHER MODIFICATIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE REWARDS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c)(3) of section 127b of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (B) 

and (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; and 

(2) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D). 

(b) MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection 

(f)(2) of such section is amended— 

(1) by striking subparagraph (D); 

(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G), as 

subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively; and 

(3) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by paragraph 

(2), by inserting before the period at the end the following: 

‘‘, including in which countries the program is being operated’’. 

(c) REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF COUNTRIES FOR WHICH

REWARDS MAY BE PAID.—Such section is further amended by adding 

at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(h) REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF COUNTRIES FOR WHICH

REWARDS MAY BE PAID.—Not later than 15 days after the date 

on which the Secretary designates a country as a country in which 

an operation or activity of the armed forces is occurring in connection with which rewards may be paid under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the designation. Each report shall include the following: 

‘‘(1) The country so designated. 

‘‘(2) The reason for the designation of the country. 

‘‘(3) A justification for the designation of the country for 

purposes of this section.’’. 

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(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such section is 

amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 127b. Department of Defense rewards program’’. 

(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by striking the 

item relating to section 127b and inserting the following new 

item: 

‘‘127b. Department of Defense rewards program.’’. 

SEC. 1043. SUNSET ON EXCEPTION TO CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION 

OF SENSITIVE MILITARY OPERATIONS. 

Section 130f(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The notification’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) The exception in paragraph (1) shall cease to be in effect 

at the close of December 31, 2017.’’. 

SEC. 1044. REPEAL OF SEMIANNUAL REPORTS ON OBLIGATION AND 

EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR THE COMBATING TERRORISM PROGRAM. 

Section 229 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (d); and 

(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). 

SEC. 1045. LIMITATION ON INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES. 

(a) LIMITATION ON INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES TO THOSE IN

THE ARMY FIELD MANUAL.— 

(1) ARMY FIELD MANUAL 2–22.3 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘Army Field Manual 2–22.3’’ means the Army 

Field Manual 2–22.3 entitled ‘‘Human Intelligence Collector 

Operations’’ in effect on the date of the enactment of this 

Act or any similar successor Army Field Manual. 

(2) RESTRICTION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—An individual described in subparagraph (B) shall not be subjected to any interrogation technique or approach, or any treatment related to interrogation, that is not authorized by and listed in the Army 

Field Manual 2–22.3. 

(B) INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED.—An individual described 

in this subparagraph is an individual who is— 

(i) in the custody or under the effective control 

of an officer, employee, or other agent of the United 

States Government; or 

(ii) detained within a facility owned, operated, or 

controlled by a department or agency of the United 

States, in any armed conflict. 

(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Interrogation techniques, 

approaches, and treatments described in Army Field Manual 

2–22.3 shall be implemented strictly in accord with the principles, processes, conditions, and limitations prescribed by Army 

Field Manual 2–22.3. 

(4) AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 

If a process required by Army Field Manual 2–22.3, such as 

a requirement of approval by a specified Department of Defense 

official, is inapposite to a department or an agency other than 

the Department of Defense, the head of such department or 

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agency shall ensure that a process that is substantially equivalent to the process prescribed by Army Field Manual 2–22.3 

for the Department of Defense is utilized by all officers, 

employees, or other agents of such department or agency. 

(5) INTERROGATION BY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.—The 

limitations in this subsection shall not apply to officers, 

employees, or agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 

the Department of Homeland Security, or other Federal law 

enforcement entities. 

(6) UPDATE OF THE ARMY FIELD MANUAL.— (A) REQUIREMENT TO UPDATE.— (i) IN GENERAL.—Not sooner than three years after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, and once every 

three years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in 

consultation with the Attorney General, the Director 

of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the 

Director of National Intelligence, shall complete a thorough review of Army Field Manual 2–22.3, and revise 

Army Field Manual 2–22.3, as necessary to ensure 

that Army Field Manual 2–22.3 complies with the legal 

obligations of the United States and the practices for 

interrogation described therein do not involve the use 

or threat of force. 

(ii) AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.—Army Field 

Manual 2–22.3 shall remain available to the public 

and any revisions to the Army Field Manual 2–22.3 

adopted by the Secretary of Defense shall be made 

available to the public 30 days prior to the date the 

revisions take effect. 

(B) REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES OF INTERROGATIONS.— 

(i) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.—Not later than 120 

days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

interagency body established pursuant to Executive 

Order 13491 (commonly known as the High-Value 

Detainee Interrogation Group) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, 

the Attorney General, and other appropriate officials 

a report on best practices for interrogation that do 

not involve the use of force. 

(ii) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report required by 

clause (i) may include recommendations for revisions 

to Army Field Manual 2–22.3 based on the body of 

research commissioned by the High-Value Detainee 

Interrogation Group. 

(iii) AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.—Not later than 

30 days after the report required by clause (i) is submitted such report shall be made available to the 

public. 

(b) INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS ACCESS TO

DETAINEES.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—The head of any department or agency 

of the United States Government shall provide the International Committee of the Red Cross with notification of, and 

prompt access to, any individual detained in any armed conflict 

in the custody or under the effective control of an officer, 

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operated, or effectively controlled by a department, agency, 

contractor, or subcontractor of the United States Government, 

consistent with Department of Defense regulations and policies. 

(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection shall be 

construed— 

(A) to create or otherwise imply the authority to detain; 

or 

(B) to limit or otherwise affect any other individual 

rights or state obligations which may arise under United 

States law or international agreements to which the United 

States is a party, including the Geneva Conventions, or 

to state all of the situations under which notification to 

and access for the International Committee of the Red 

Cross is required or allowed. 

Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and 

Limitations 

SEC. 1051. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXCESS PROPERTY PROGRAM. 

(a) WEBSITE REQUIRED.—Section 2576a of title 10, United 

States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

subsection: 

‘‘(e) PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE.—(1) The Secretary shall 

create and maintain a publicly available Internet website that 

provides information on the controlled property transferred under 

this section and the recipients of such property. 

‘‘(2) The contents of the Internet website required under paragraph (1) shall include all publicly accessible unclassified information pertaining to the request, transfer, denial, and repossession 

of controlled property under this section, including— 

‘‘(A) a current inventory of all controlled property transferred to Federal and State agencies under this section, listed 

by the name of the recipient and the year of the transfer; 

‘‘(B) all pending requests for transfers of controlled property 

under this section, including the information submitted by the 

Federal and State agencies requesting such transfers; and 

‘‘(C) all reports required to be submitted to the Secretary 

under this section by Federal and State agencies that receive 

controlled property under this section.’’. 

(b) CONDITIONS FOR TRANSFER.—Subsection (b) of such section 

is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting 

‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(5) the recipient, on an annual basis, and with the 

authorization of the relevant local governing body or authority, 

certifies that it has adopted publicly available protocols for 

the appropriate use of controlled property, the supervision of 

such use, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of such use, 

including auditing and accountability policies; and 

‘‘(6) after the completion of the assessment required by 

section 1051(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2016, the recipient, on an annual basis, certifies 

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maintenance, sustainment, and appropriate use of controlled 

property.’’. 

(c) DEFINITION OF CONTROLLED PROPERTY.—Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(f) CONTROLLED PROPERTY.—In this section, the term ‘controlled property’ means any item assigned a demilitarization code 

of B, C, D, E, G, or Q under Department of Defense Manual 

4160.21–M, ‘Defense Materiel Disposition Manual’, or any successor 

document.’’. 

(d) EXAMINATION OF TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 

of Defense shall enter into an agreement with a federally funded 

research and development center for the conduct of an assessment 

of the Department of Defense excess property program under section 

2576a of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this section. 

Such assessment shall include— 

(1) an evaluation of the policies and controls governing 

the determination of the suitability of recipients of controlled 

property transferred under the program, including specific recommendations relating to the training that Federal and State 

agencies that receive such property should receive, at no cost 

to the Department of Defense, to ensure proficiency in the 

use, maintenance, and sustainment of such property; and 

(2) an analysis of reported statistics on controlled property 

transfers, the incidence of controlled property that is unaccounted for, and the effectiveness of the policies and procedures 

governing the return of controlled property transferred under 

the program to the Department of Defense. 

(e) ONE-YEAR MANDATORY USE POLICY ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement with a federally 

funded research and development center for the conduct of an 

assessment of the Department of Defense excess property program 

under section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, as amended 

by this section, to determine if the requirement that all controlled 

property transferred under the program be used within one year 

of being transferred is achieving its intended effect. Such assessment shall include recommendations on process improvement, 

including legislative proposals. 

(f) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT.—Not later than one 

year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

General of the United States shall conduct an assessment of the 

Department of Defense excess property program under section 

2576a of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this section. 

Such assessment shall include— 

(1) an evaluation of the transfer of controlled property 

under the program, including the manner in which the property 

was used by Federal and State agencies and the effectiveness 

of the Internet website required under subsection (e) of section 

2576a of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 

(a), in providing transparency to the public; and 

(2) a determination of whether the transfer of property 

under the program enhances the ability of Federal and State 

agencies to carry out counter-drug and counter-terrorism activities in accordance with the purposes of the program as set 

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SEC. 1052. SALE OR DONATION OF EXCESS PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR 

BORDER SECURITY ACTIVITIES. 

Section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, as amended 

by section 1051 is further amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘counter-drug and 

counter-terrorism activities’’ and inserting ‘‘counterdrug, 

counterterrorism, and border security activities’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the Attorney General 

and the Director of National Drug Control Policy’’ and 

inserting ‘‘the Attorney General, the Director of National 

Drug Control Policy, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, as appropriate’’; and 

(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘counter-drug or counterterrorism activities’’ and inserting ‘‘counterdrug, counterterrorism, or border security activities’’. 

SEC. 1053. MANAGEMENT OF MILITARY TECHNICIANS. 

(a) CONVERSION OF CERTAIN MILITARY TECHNICIAN (DUAL

STATUS) POSITIONS TO CIVILIAN POSITIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall convert 

not fewer than 20 percent of the positions described in paragraph (2) as of January 1, 2017, from military technician (dual 

status) positions to positions filled by individuals who are 

employed under section 3101 of title 5, United States Code, 

and are not military technicians. 

(2) COVERED POSITIONS.—The positions described in this 

paragraph are military technician (dual status) positions as 

follows: 

(A) Military technician (dual status) positions identified 

as general administration, clerical, finance, and office 

service occupations in the report of the Secretary of Defense 

under section 519 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

1397). 

(B) Such other military technician (dual status) positions as the Secretary shall specify for purposes of this 

subsection. 

(3) TREATMENT OF INCUMBENTS.—In the case of a position 

converted under paragraph (1) for which there is an incumbent 

employee, the Secretary may fill that position, as converted, 

with the incumbent employee without regard to any requirement concerning competition or competitive hiring procedures. 

(b) PHASED-IN TERMINATION OF ARMY RESERVE, AIR FORCE

RESERVE, AND NATIONAL GUARD NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 10217 of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

subsection: 

‘‘(e) PHASED-IN TERMINATION OF POSITIONS.—(1) No individual 

may be newly hired or employed, or rehired or reemployed, as 

a non-dual status technician for the purposes of this section after 

December 31, 2016. 

‘‘(2) Commencing January 1, 2017, the maximum number of 

non-dual status technicians employable by the Army Reserve and 

by the Air Force Reserve shall be reduced from the number otherwise provided by subsection (c)(1) by one for each individual who 

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dual status technician of the Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve, 

as the case may be, after such date until the maximum number 

of non-dual status technicians employable by the Army Reserve 

or the Air Force Reserve, as the case may be, is zero. 

‘‘(3) Commencing January 1, 2017, the maximum number of 

non-dual status technicians employable by the National Guard shall 

be reduced from the number otherwise provided by subsection (c)(2) 

by one for each individual who retires, is separated from, or otherwise ceases service as a non-dual status technician of the National 

Guard after such date until the maximum number of non-dual 

status technicians employable by the National Guard is zero. 

‘‘(4) Any individual newly hired or employed, or rehired or 

employed, to a position required to be filled by reason of the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be an individual employed in 

such position under section 3101 of title 5, and may not be a 

military technician. 

‘‘(5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to terminate 

the status as a non-dual status technician under this section after 

December 31, 2016, of any individual who is a non-dual status 

technician for the purposes of this section on that date.’’. 

(2) REPORT ON PHASED-IN TERMINATIONS.—Not later than 

February 1, 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

Congress a report setting forth a plan for implementing the 

amendment made by paragraph (1). 

SEC. 1054. LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF CERTAIN AH–64 APACHE 

HELICOPTERS FROM ARMY NATIONAL GUARD TO REGULAR ARMY AND RELATED PERSONNEL LEVELS. 

Section 1712 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3668) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and 

inserting ‘‘June 30, 2016’’; and 

(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and 

inserting ‘‘June 30, 2016’’ both places it appears. 

SEC. 1055. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO PERSONNEL OF FOREIGN MINISTRIES OF DEFENSE. 

(a) AUTHORITY.—Section 1081 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 

U.S.C. 168 note), as amended by section 1047 of the Carl Levin 

and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3494), 

is further amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as subsections (c) through (f), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): 

‘‘(b) TRAINING OF PERSONNEL OF FOREIGN MINISTRIES WITH

SECURITY MISSIONS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may, with the 

concurrence of the Secretary of State, carry out a program 

to provide training and associated training support services 

to personnel of foreign ministries of defense (or ministries with 

security force oversight) or regional organizations with security 

missions— 

‘‘(A) for the purpose of— 

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‘‘(ii) establishing responsible defense governance 

and internal controls in order to help build effective, 

transparent, and accountable defense institutions; 

‘‘(iii) assessing organizational weaknesses and 

establishing a roadmap for addressing shortfalls; and 

‘‘(iv) enhancing ministerial, general or joint staff, 

or service level core management competencies; and 

‘‘(B) for such other purposes as the Secretary considers 

appropriate, consistent with the authority in subsection 

(a). 

‘‘(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Each fiscal year quarter, the 

Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees 

of Congress a report on activities under the program under 

paragraph (1) during the preceding fiscal year quarter. Each 

report shall include, for the fiscal year quarter covered by 

such report, the following: 

‘‘(A) A list of activities under the program. 

‘‘(B) A list of any organization described in paragraph 

(1) to which the Secretary assigned employees under the 

program, including the number of such employees so 

assigned, the duration of each assignment, a brief description of each assigned employee’s activities, and a statement 

of the cost of each assignment. 

‘‘(C) A comprehensive justification of any activities conducted pursuant to paragraph (1)(B).’’. 

(b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (c) of such section, 

as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is amended 

in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘of the Secretary of Defense’’ and 

all that follows and inserting ‘‘in this section terminates at the 

close of December 31, 2017.’’. 

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further 

amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘MINISTRY OF DEFENSE

ADVISOR’’ before ‘‘AUTHORITY’’; 

(2) in subsections (d) and (e), as redesignated by subsection 

(a)(1) of this section, by striking ‘‘the Committees on Armed 

Services and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs of the House of 

Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘the appropriate committees of 

Congress’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(g) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ means— 

‘‘(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 

on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

‘‘(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.’’. 

(d) CLERICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO SECTION

HEADING TO REFLECT NAME OF PROGRAM.— 

(1) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such section 

is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘SEC. 1081. DEFENSE INSTITUTION CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 

2(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item relating 

to section 1081 and inserting the following new item: 

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SEC. 1056. INFORMATION OPERATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) military information support operations are a critical 

component of the efforts of the Department of Defense to provide commanders with capabilities to shape the operational 

environment; 

(2) military information support operations are integral 

to armed conflict and therefore the Secretary of Defense has 

broad latitude to conduct military information support operations; 

(3) the Secretary of Defense should develop creative and 

agile concepts, technologies, and strategies across all available 

media to most effectively reach target audiences, to counter 

and degrade the ability of adversaries and potential adversaries 

to persuade, inspire, and recruit inside areas of hostilities or 

in other areas in direct support of the objectives of commanders; 

and 

(4) the Secretary of Defense should request additional funds 

in future budgets to carry out military information support 

operations to support the broader efforts of the Government 

to counter violent extremism. 

(b) TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS REQUIRED.—To support the 

ability of the Department of Defense to provide innovative operational concepts and technologies to shape the informational 

environment, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a series 

of technology demonstrations, subject to the availability of funds 

for such purpose or to a prior approval reprogramming, to assess 

innovative new technologies for information operations and information engagement to support the operational and strategic requirements of the commanders of the geographic and functional combatant commands, including the urgent and emergent operational 

needs and the operational and theater campaign plans of such 

combatant commanders to further the national security objectives 

and strategic communications requirements of the United States. 

(c) PLAN.—By not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 

the congressional defense committees a plan describing how the 

Department of Defense will execute the technology demonstrations 

required under subsection (b). Such plan shall include each of 

the following elements: 

(1) A general timeline for conducting the technology demonstrations. 

(2) Clearly defined goals and endstate objectives for the 

demonstrations, including traceability of such goals to the tactical, operational, or strategic requirements of the combatant 

commanders. 

(3) A process for measuring the performance and effectiveness of the demonstrations. 

(4) A coordination structure to include participation 

between the technology development and the operational 

communities, including potentially joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational partners. 

(5) The identification of potential technologies to support 

the tactical, operational, or strategic needs of the combatant 

commanders. 

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(6) An explanation of how such technologies will support 

and coordinate with elements of joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational partners. 

(d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE.—Upon initiating a technology demonstration under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees written notice of 

the demonstration that includes a detailed description of the demonstration, including its purpose, cost, engagement medium, targeted audience, and any other details the Secretary of Defense 

believes will assist the committees in evaluating the demonstration. 

(e) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out a technology demonstration under this section shall terminate on September 30, 

2022. 

(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to limit or alter any authority under which the Department of Defense supports information operations activities within 

the Department. 

SEC. 1057. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OF HELICOPTER SEA COMBAT SQUADRON 84 AND 85 AIRCRAFT. 

(a) PROHIBITIONS.—Except as provided by subsection (b), none 

of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Navy may be obligated 

or expended to— 

(1) retire, prepare to retire, transfer, or place in storage 

any Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 84 (HSC–84) or Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85 (HSC–85) aircraft; or 

(2) make any changes to manning levels with respect to 

any HSC–84 or HSC–85 aircraft squadron. 

(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Navy may waive subsection 

(a), if the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees 

that the Secretary has— 

(1) conducted a cost-benefit analysis identifying savings 

to Department of the Navy regarding decommissioning or 

deactivation of an HSC–84 or HSC–85 squadron; 

(2) identified a replacement capability that would be available if prioritized and directed by the Secretary of Defense 

and would meet all operational requirements, including special 

operational-peculiar requirements of the combatant commands, 

currently being met by the HSC–84 or HSC–85 squadrons 

and aircraft to be retired, transferred, or placed in storage; 

and 

(3) deployed such capability. 

SEC. 1058. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN LANDMINES AND REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY AND INVENTORY OF ANTIPERSONNEL LANDMINE MUNITIONS. 

(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided under subsection (b), none 

of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Defense 

may be obligated or expended for the destruction of anti-personnel 

landmine munitions before the date on which the Secretary of 

Defense submits the report required by subsection (c). 

(b) EXCEPTION FOR SAFETY.—The limitation under subsection 

(a) shall not apply to any anti-personnel landmine munitions that 

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(c) REPORT REQUIRED.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 

a report that includes each of the following: 

(A) A description of the policy of the Department of 

Defense regarding the use of anti-personnel landmines, 

including methods for commanders to seek waivers to use 

such munitions. 

(B) A 10-year projection of the inventory levels for 

all anti-personnel landmine munitions that takes into 

account future production of anti-personnel landmine munitions, any plans for demilitarization of such munitions, 

the age of the munitions, storage and safety considerations, 

and other factors that will impact the size of the inventory. 

(C) A 10-year projection for the cost to achieve the 

inventory levels projected in subparagraph (B), including 

the cost for potential demilitarization or disposal of such 

munitions. 

(D) A 10-year projection for the cost to develop and 

produce new anti-personnel landmine munitions the Secretary determines are necessary to meet the demands of 

current operational plans. 

(E) An assessment, by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 

of Staff, of the effects of the projected anti-personnel landmine inventory on current operational plans. 

(F) Any other matters that the Secretary determines 

should be included in the report. 

(2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by paragraph 

(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

a classified annex. 

(d) ANTI-PERSONNEL LANDMINE MUNITIONS DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘anti-personnel landmine munitions’’ includes antipersonnel landmines and sub-munitions as defined by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and 

Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction, as determined by the Secretary. 

SEC. 1059. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE 

ASSISTANCE TO SECURE THE SOUTHERN LAND BORDER 

OF THE UNITED STATES. 

(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of 

Defense may provide assistance to United States Customs and 

Border Protection for purposes of increasing ongoing efforts to 

secure the southern land border of the United States. 

(b) CONCURRENCE IN ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under subsection 

(a) shall be provided with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

Homeland Security. 

(c) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The assistance provided under subsection (a) may include the following: 

(1) Deployment of members and units of the regular and 

reserve components of the Armed Forces to the southern land 

border of the United States. 

(2) Deployment of manned aircraft, unmanned aerial 

surveillance systems, and ground-based surveillance systems 

to support continuous surveillance of the southern land border 

of the United States. 

(3) Intelligence analysis support. 

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(d) MATERIEL AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT.—The Secretary of 

Defense is authorized to deploy such materiel and equipment and 

logistics support as is necessary to ensure the effectiveness of assistance provided under subsection (a). 

(e) FUNDING.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 

for the Department of Defense by this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

may use up to $75,000,000 to provide assistance under subsection 

(a). 

(f) REPORTS.—At the end of each three-month period during 

which assistance is provided under subsection (a), the Secretary 

of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, 

and the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs 

of the Senate a report on the provision of such assistance during 

that period. Each report shall include, for the period covered by 

the report, the following: 

(1) A description of the assistance provided. 

(2) A description of the sources and amounts of funds 

used to provide such assistance. 

(3) A description of the amounts obligated to provide such 

assistance. 

(4) An assessment of the efficacy and cost-effectiveness 

of such assistance in support of the Department of Homeland 

Security’s objectives and strategy to address the challenges 

on the southern land border of the United States and recommendations, if any, to enhance the effectiveness of such 

assistance. 

Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 

SEC. 1060. PROVISION OF DEFENSE PLANNING GUIDANCE AND 

CONTINGENCY PLANNING GUIDANCE INFORMATION TO 

CONGRESS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) At the time of the budget submission by the President 

for a fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall include in the 

budget materials submitted to Congress for that year summaries 

of the guidance developed under paragraphs (1) and (2), as well 

as summaries of any plans developed in accordance with the guidance developed under paragraph (2). Such summaries shall be sufficient to allow the congressional defense committees to evaluate 

fully the requirements for military forces, acquisition programs, 

and operation and maintenance funding in the President’s annual 

budget request for the Department of Defense.’’. 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Notwithstanding the requirement 

under paragraph (3) of section 113(g) of title 10, United States 

Code, as added by subsection (a), that the Secretary of Defense 

submit summaries under that paragraph at the time of the President’s annual budget submission, by not later than 120 days after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

to the congressional defense committees a report containing— 

(1) summaries of the guidance developed under paragraphs 

(1) and (2) of subsection (g) of section 113 of title 10, United 

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(2) summaries of any plans developed in accordance with 

the guidance developed under paragraph (2) of such subsection. 

SEC. 1061. EXPEDITED MEETINGS OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON 

THE FUTURE OF THE ARMY. 

Section 1702(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3665) is amended 

by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Section 10 of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I) shall not 

apply to a meeting of the Commission unless the meeting is 

attended by five or more members of the Commission.’’. 

SEC. 1062. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REPORTS SUBMITTED BY 

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES. 

(a) REPORT ON NNSA BUDGET REQUESTS.—Section 3255(a)(2) 

of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 

2455(a)(2)) is amended by inserting before ‘‘, the Comptroller General’’ the following: ‘‘in an even-numbered year, and not later than 

150 days after the date on which the Administrator submits such 

materials in an odd-numbered year’’. 

(b) REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.—Section 3134 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

(Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2713), as amended by section 3134(a) 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 

(Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2193), is further amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a series of three reviews, 

as described in subsections (b), (c), and (d),’’ and inserting 

‘‘reviews as described in subsections (b) and (c)’’; 

(2) by striking subsection (d); and 

(3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). 

SEC. 1063. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GEOGRAPHICALLY 

DISTRIBUTED FORCE LAYDOWN IN THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY OF UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the 

Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Commander of the 

United States Pacific Command, shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report on Department of Defense plans for 

implementing the geographically distributed force laydown in the 

area of responsibility of United States Pacific Command. 

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) A description of the force laydown. 

(2) A discussion of how the force laydown affects the operational and contingency plans in the area of responsibility 

of United States Pacific Command, including a discussion on 

how timeliness, availability of forces, and risk in meeting the 

military objectives contained in those plans are affected. 

(3) A discussion of the specific support asset requirements 

derived from the force laydown, including logistical 

sustainment, pre-positioned stocks, sea and air lift and, command and control. 

(4) A discussion of the specific infrastructure and military 

construction requirements derived from the force laydown. 

(5) A discussion on how Department of Defense plans to 

meet the requirements identified in paragraphs (3) and (4), 

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the United States Combat Logistics Force, and the Armed 

Forces to meet those requirements. 

(6) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines 

to be appropriate. 

(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be 

submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

SEC. 1064. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY 

FORMULATION PROCESS. 

(a) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

enter into a contract with an independent research entity described 

in subsection (c) to carry out a comprehensive study of the role 

of the Department of Defense in the formulation of national security 

strategy. 

(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The study required by subsection (a) 

shall include, at a minimum, the following: 

(1) Several case studies of the role of the Department 

of Defense and its process for the formulation of previous 

national security strategies in place throughout the history 

of the United States, with specific emphasis on the development 

and execution of previous strategies, as well as the factors 

that contributed to the development and execution of successful 

previous strategies with specific emphasis on— 

(A) the frequency of strategy updates; 

(B) the synchronization of timelines and content among 

different strategies; 

(C) the prioritization of objectives; 

(D) the assignment of roles and responsibilities among 

relevant agencies; 

(E) the links between strategy and resourcing; 

(F) the implementation of strategy within the planning 

documents of relevant agencies; 

(G) the value of a competition of ideas; and 

(H) recommendations for the executive and legislative 

branches on the best practices and organizational lessons 

learned for enabling the Department of Defense to formulate long-term defense strategy. 

(2) A complete review and analysis of the current national 

security strategy formulation process, as it relates to the 

Department of Defense, including an analysis of the following: 

(A) All major Government products and documents 

of national security strategy relevant to the Department 

of Defense and how they fit together, including— 

(i) the National Military Strategy prepared by the 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under section 

153(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code; 

(ii) the most recent quadrennial defense review 

conducted by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to 

section 118 of title 10, United States Code; 

(iii) the national security strategy report required 

under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 

(50 U.S.C. 3043); and 

(iv) any other relevant national security strategy 

products and documents. 

(B) The time periods during which the products and 

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(C) The interaction between the White House and the 

agencies that develop such products and documents and 

formulate strategy. 

(D) All the current entities in the Federal Government 

that contribute to the national security strategy formulation process and how they fit together. 

(c) INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ENTITY.—The entity described in 

this subsection is an independent research entity that is a notfor-profit entity or a federally funded research and development 

center with appropriate expertise and analytical capability. 

(d) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the independent research entity shall provide 

to the Secretary a report on the results of the study. Not later 

than 90 days after receipt of the report, the Secretary shall submit 

such report, together with any additional views or recommendations 

of the Secretary, to the congressional defense committees. 

SEC. 1065. REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DETECTION, IDENTIFICATION, 

AND DISABLEMENT CAPABILITIES RELATED TO 

REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT. 

Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 

this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report addressing the suitability of existing 

capabilities to detect, identify, and disable remotely piloted aircraft 

operating within special use and restricted airspace. The report 

shall include the following: 

(1) An assessment of the degree to which existing capabilities to detect, identify, and potentially disable remotely piloted 

aircraft within special use and restricted airspace are able 

to be deployed and combat prevailing threats. 

(2) An assessment of existing gaps in capabilities related 

to the detection, identification, or disablement of remotely 

piloted aircraft within special use and restricted airspace. 

(3) A plan that outlines the extent to which existing 

research and development programs within the Department 

of Defense can be leveraged to fill identified capability gaps 

and/or the need to establish new programs to address such 

gaps as are identified pursuant to paragraph (2). 

SEC. 1066. REPORT ON OPTIONS TO ACCELERATE THE TRAINING OF 

PILOTS OF REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT. 

Not later than February 1, 2016, the Secretary of the Air 

Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

addressing the immediate and critical training and operational 

needs of the remotely piloted aircraft community. The report shall 

include the following: 

(1) An assessment of the viability of using non-rated, 

civilian, contractor, or enlisted pilots to execute remotely piloted 

aircraft missions. 

(2) An assessment of the availability and existing utilization of special use airspace available for remotely piloted aircraft training and a plan for accessing additional special use 

airspace in order to meet anticipated training requirements 

for remotely piloted aircraft. 

(3) A comprehensive training plan aimed at increasing 

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(4) Establishment of an optimum ratio for the mix of 

training airframes to operational airframes in the remotely 

piloted aircraft inventory necessary to achieve manning requirements for pilots and sensor operators and, to the extent practicable, a plan for fielding additional remotely piloted aircraft 

airframes at the formal training units in the active, National 

Guard, and reserve components in accordance with optimum 

ratios for MQ–9 and Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft. 

(5) Establishment of optimum and minimum crew ratios 

to combat air patrols taking into account all tasks remotely 

piloted aircraft units execute and, to the extent practicable, 

a plan for conducting missions in accordance with optimum 

ratios. 

(6) Identification of any resource, legislative, or departmental policy challenges impeding the corrective action needed 

to reach a sustainable remotely piloted aircraft operations 

tempo. 

(7) An assessment, to the extent practicable, of the direct 

and indirect impacts that the integration of remotely piloted 

aircraft into the national airspace system has on the ability 

to generate remotely piloted aircraft crews. 

(8) Any other matters the Secretary determines appropriate. 

SEC. 1067. STUDIES OF FLEET PLATFORM ARCHITECTURES FOR THE 

NAVY. 

(a) INDEPENDENT STUDIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide 

for the performance of three independent studies of alternative 

future fleet platform architectures for the Navy in the 2030 

timeframe. 

(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than April 1, 

2016, the Secretary shall submit the results of each study 

to the congressional defense committees. 

(3) FORM.—Each such study shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex as necessary. 

(b) ENTITIES TO PERFORM STUDIES.—The Secretary of Defense 

shall provide for the studies under subsection (a) to be performed 

as follows: 

(1) One study shall be performed by the Department of 

the Navy and shall include participants from— 

(A) the Office of Net Assessment within the Office 

of the Secretary of Defense; and 

(B) the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. 

(2) The second study shall be performed by a federally 

funded research and development center. 

(3) The final study shall be conducted by an independent, 

non-governmental institute which is described in section 

501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and exempt 

from tax under section 501(a) of such Code, and has recognized 

credentials and expertise in national security and military 

affairs. 

(c) PERFORMANCE OF STUDIES.— 

(1) INDEPENDENT PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary of Defense 

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(2) MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In performing a study 

under this section, the organization performing the study, while 

being aware of the current and projected fleet platform architectures, shall not be limited by the current or projected fleet 

platform architecture and shall consider the following matters: 

(A) The National Security Strategy of the United 

States. 

(B) Potential future threats to the United States and 

to United States naval forces in the 2030 timeframe. 

(C) Traditional roles and missions of United States 

naval forces. 

(D) Alternative roles and missions for United States 

naval forces. 

(E) Other government and non-government analyses 

that would contribute to the study through variations in 

study assumptions or potential scenarios. 

(F) The role of evolving technology on future naval 

forces, including unmanned systems. 

(G) Opportunities for reduced operation and 

sustainment costs. 

(H) Current and projected capabilities of other United 

States armed forces that could affect force structure capability and capacity requirements of United States naval 

forces. 

(d) STUDY RESULTS.—The results of each study under this 

section shall— 

(1) present the alternative fleet platform architectures 

considered, with assumptions and possible scenarios identified 

for each; 

(2) provide for presentation of minority views of study 

participants; and 

(3) for the recommended architecture, provide— 

(A) the numbers, kinds, and sizes of vessels, the numbers and types of associated manned and unmanned 

vehicles, and the basic capabilities of each of those platforms; 

(B) other information needed to understand that 

architecture in basic form and the supporting analysis; 

(C) deviations from the current Annual Long-Range 

Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels required under section 231 of title 10, United States Code; 

(D) options to address ship classes that begin 

decommissioning prior to 2035; and 

(E) implications for naval aviation, including the future 

carrier air wing and land-based aviation platforms. 

SEC. 1068. REPORT ON STRATEGY TO PROTECT UNITED STATES 

NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS IN THE ARCTIC REGION. 

(a) REPORT ON STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 

sets forth an updated military strategy for the protection of United 

States national security interests in the Arctic region. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 

include the following: 

(1) A description of United States military interests in 

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(2) A description of operational plans and military requirements for the protection of United States national security 

interests in the Arctic region, including United States citizens, 

territory, freedom of navigation, and economic and trade 

interests. 

(3) An identification of any operational seams and a plan 

to enhance unity of effort among the combatant commands 

with responsibility for the Arctic region, as well as among 

the Armed Forces. 

(4) A description of the security environment in the Arctic 

region, including the activities of foreign nations operating 

within the Arctic region. 

(5) A description of United States military capabilities 

required to implement the strategy required by subsection (a). 

(6) An identification of any capability gaps and resource 

gaps, including in installations, infrastructure, communications 

and domain awareness, and personnel in the Arctic region, 

that would impact the implementation of the strategy required 

by subsection (a) or the execution of any associated operational 

plan, and a mitigation plan to address such gaps. 

(7) An assessment of military-to-military cooperation with 

partner nations that have mutual security interests in the 

Arctic region, including opportunities for sharing installations 

and maintenance facilities. 

(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

SEC. 1069. COMPTROLLER GENERAL BRIEFING AND REPORT ON 

MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS OF DEPARTMENT 

OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

(a) BRIEFING.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing 

on the administration and oversight by the Department of Veterans 

Affairs of contracts for the design and construction of major medical 

facility projects, as defined in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United 

States Code. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to 

the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the administration and oversight described in subsection (a). 

(c) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required by subsection (a) and 

the report required by subsection (b) shall each include an examination of the following: 

(1) The processes used by the Department for overseeing 

and assuring the performance of construction design and 

construction contracts for major medical facility projects, as 

so defined. 

(2) Any actions taken by the Department to improve the 

administration of such contracts. 

(3) Such opportunities for further improvement of the 

administration of such contracts as the Comptroller General 

considers appropriate. 

(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

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Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the 

Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and 

Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives. 

SEC. 1070. SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS OF MUNITIONS ASSESSMENTS. 

(a) REQUIRED REPORTS.—Not later than March 1, 2016, and 

annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

congressional defense committees each of the following: 

(1) The most current munitions assessments, as defined 

by Department of Defense Instruction Number 3000.04, relating 

to the Department of Defense munitions process. 

(2) The most current sufficiency assessments, as defined 

by such Department of Defense Instruction. 

(3) The most current approved memorandum of the Joint 

Requirements Oversight Council resulting from the munitions 

requirements process. 

(b) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit reports and assessments under this section shall terminate on the date that is two 

years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 1071. POTENTIAL ROLE FOR UNITED STATES GROUND FORCES 

IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC THEATER. 

(a) GENERAL ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly conduct a comprehensive assessment of potential roles for United States 

ground forces in the western Pacific in cooperation with host 

nations to deter and defeat aggression in the western Pacific 

region. 

(2) CAPABILITIES TO BE EXAMINED.—The Secretary and the 

Chairman shall assess the feasibility and potential effectiveness 

of mobile United States ground forces operating jointly to facilitate— 

(A) anti-access and area-denial capabilities in contested 

sea lanes and airspace; 

(B) air defense capabilities; 

(C) electronic countermeasures capabilities; 

(D) command, control, communications, and logistics 

capabilities; 

(E) littoral defenses; and 

(F) any other capabilities the Secretary and Chairman 

determine to be appropriate. 

(b) COMPLETION DATE.—The assessment required by this section shall be completed by not later than one year after the date 

of the enactment of this Act. 

(c) BRIEFING OF CONGRESS.—Upon the completion of the assessments required by this section, the Secretary and the Chairman 

shall provide a briefing on the assessment to the Committees on 

Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives. 

SEC. 1072. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 

RELATED TO MILITARY PERSONNEL ISSUES. 

(a) REPORT ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY INCENTIVE

PAY.—Section 316a of title 37, United States Code, as amended 

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(1) by striking subsection (f); and 

(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f). 

(b) REPORT ON USE OF WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR MILITARY

SERVICE ACADEMY APPOINTMENTS.—Section 553 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 

81; 10 U.S.C. 4346 note) is amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (e); and 

(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e). 

(c) REPORT ON INCREASE IN JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ 

TRAINING CORPS UNITS.—Subsection (e) of section 548 of the Duncan 

Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

(Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4466) is repealed. 

(d) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF YELLOW RIBBON REINTEGRATION PROGRAM.— 

(1) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 582(e) of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 

Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended by striking 

paragraph (4). 

(2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 597 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 

111–84; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is repealed. 

(e) REPORT ON STANDARDS OF FACILITIES.—Section 1648 of the 

Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 

1071 note) is amended by striking subsection (f). 

(f) REPORT ON INSPECTIONS OF FACILITIES.—Section 1662 of 

the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Public Law 110–181; 10 

U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘(a) REQUIRED INSPECTIONS OF FACILITIES.—’’; and 

(2) by striking subsection (b). 

(g) REPORT ON INSPECTIONS OF OTHER FACILITIES.—Section 

3307 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, 

and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110– 

28; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (d); and 

(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). 

(h) REPORT ON LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY ASSISTANCE

RELATED TO DOD ACTIVITIES.—Section 574 of the John Warner 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public 

Law 109–364; 20 U.S.C. 7703b note) is amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (c); and 

(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 

(c) and (d), respectively. 

SEC. 1073. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 

RELATING TO READINESS. 

(a) BIANNUAL REPORTS ON ALLOCATION OF FUNDS WITHIN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET SUBACTIVITIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by striking section 228. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 

beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the item 

relating to section 228. 

(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES.—Section 

7431 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c). 

10 USC 

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10 USC 2031 

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(c) ANNUAL REPORT ON ARMY NATIONAL GUARD COMBAT READI- NESS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1013 of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended by striking section 10542. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 

beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the item 

relating to section 10542. 

(d) GAO REPORT ON IN-KIND PAYMENTS.—Section 2805 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 

Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2149) is repealed. 

(e) INSIDER THREAT DETECTION BUDGET SUBMISSION.—Section 

922 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended by 

striking subsection (f). 

(f) PRICE TREND ANALYSIS.—Section 892 of the Ike Skelton 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public 

Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 2306a) is repealed. 

(g) REPORT ON AUTHORITY FOR AIRLIFT TRANSPORTATION AT

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RATES FOR NON-DEPARTMENT OF

DEFENSE FEDERAL CARGOES.—Section 351 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 

Stat. 2262) is amended by striking subsection (b). 

(h) BIENNIAL REPORT ON PROCUREMENT OF MILITARY WORKING

DOGS.—Section 358 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 

U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (c); and 

(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c). 

(i) REPORT ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY.—Section 958 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 

(Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 297) is repealed. 

(j) REPORT ON ARSENAL SUPPORT PROGRAM INITIATIVE.—Section 

343 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106– 

398; 10 U.S.C. 4551 note) is amended by striking subsection (g). 

(k) GAO REVIEW OF CONTRACTOR-OPERATED CIVIL ENGINEERING

SUPPLY STORES PROGRAM.—Section 345 of the Strom Thurmond 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public 

Law 105–261; 112 Stat. 1978) is amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (d); and 

(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). 

SEC. 1074. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 

RELATED TO NAVAL VESSELS AND MERCHANT MARINE. 

(a) REPORT ON NAMING OF NAVAL VESSELS.—Section 7292 of 

title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection 

(d). 

(b) REPORT ON TRANSFER OF VESSELS STRICKEN FROM NAVAL

VESSEL REGISTER.—Section 7306 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (d); and 

(2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 

(d) and (e), respectively. 

(c) ANNUAL REPORT OF MARITIME ADMINISTRATION.— 

(1) ELIMINATION OF REPORT AND REVISION OF REMAINING

REQUIREMENT.—Section 50111 of title 46, United States Code, 

is amended to read as follows: 

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‘‘§ 50111. Submission of annual MARAD authorization request 

‘‘(a) SUBMISSION OF LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL.—Not later than 

30 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress 

a budget for a fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 

the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committee 

on Armed Services and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the Maritime 

Administration authorization request for that fiscal year. 

‘‘(b) MARITIME ADMINISTRATION REQUEST DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘Maritime Administration authorization request’ 

means a proposal for legislation that, for a fiscal year— 

‘‘(1) recommends authorizations of appropriations for the 

Maritime Administration for that fiscal year, including with 

respect to matters described in subsection 109(j) of title 49 

or authorized in subtitle V of this title; and 

‘‘(2) addresses any other matter with respect to the Maritime Administration that the Secretary determines is appropriate.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 

beginning of chapter 501 of title 46, United States Code, is 

amended by striking the item relating to section 50111 and 

inserting the following new item: 

‘‘50111. Submission of annual MARAD authorization request.’’. 

(d) DISCRETIONARY REPORT NO LONGER NEEDED.—The Secretary of the Navy is not required to submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report, or updates to such a report, on open 

architecture as described in Senate Report 110–077. 

SEC. 1075. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 

RELATED TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. 

(a) REPORT ON PILOT PROGRAM FOR EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL.—Section 1110 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 

Stat. 2493) is amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (i); 

(2) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (i); and 

(3) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) any employee whose assignment is allowed to continue 

by virtue of paragraph (1) shall be taken into account for 

purposes of the numerical limitation under subsection (h).’’. 

(b) REPORT ON EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC AND

TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.—Section 1101 of the Strom Thurmond 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public 

Law 105–261; 112 Stat. 2139) is amended by striking subsection 

(g). 

SEC. 1076. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 

RELATED TO NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION AND RELATED 

MATTERS. 

(a) REPORT ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL.—Section 179 of 

title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection 

(g). 

5 USC 3104 note. 

5 USC 3702 note. 

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(b) REPORT ON PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE.—Section 

1821(b) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 2911(b)) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 

(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3). 

(c) BRIEFINGS ON DIALOGUE BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND RUS- SIAN FEDERATION ON NUCLEAR ARMS.—Section 1282 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 

239; 126 Stat. 2034; 22 U.S.C. 5951 note) is amended— 

(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘BRIEFINGS ON DIA- LOGUE’’ and inserting ‘‘SENSE OF CONGRESS ON AGREEMENTS’’; 

(2) by striking subsection (a); 

(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS

ON CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.—’’; and 

(4) by striking subsection (c). 

(d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT VISION

PRESCRIBED IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY.—Section 1072 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 

(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1592; 50 U.S.C. 3043 note) is 

amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (b); and 

(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). 

SEC. 1077. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 

RELATED TO ACQUISITION. 

(a) REPORT ON COST ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES.—Section 2334 

of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (f); and 

(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f). 

(b) REPORT ON PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS AND ROOT CAUSE

ANALYSES.—Section 2438 of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended by striking subsection (f). 

SEC. 1078. REPEAL OR REVISION OF MISCELLANEOUS REPORTING 

REQUIREMENTS. 

(a) REPORT ON TECHNOLOGICAL MATURITY AND INTEGRATION

RISK OF CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES.—Section 138(b)(8) of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking subparagraph (B); 

(2) by striking ‘‘shall—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘assess 

the technological maturity’’ and inserting ‘‘shall periodically 

review and assess the technological maturity’’; and 

(3) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period. 

(b) REPORT ON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.—Section 139b(d) of title 

10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking paragraph (2); 

(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); 

(3) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated— 

(A) by striking ‘‘or (2)’’; 

(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘systems 

engineering master plans and’’; 

(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘, systems 

engineering master plans,’’; 

(D) in subparagraph (C); by striking ‘‘systems 

engineering, development planning,’’ and inserting 

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(4) by transferring subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 

(4) to the end of paragraph (2), as so redesignated, and redesignating those subparagraphs as subparagraphs (D) and (E), 

respectively; and 

(5) by striking paragraph (4). 

(c) REPORT ON DARPA.— 

(1) REPEAL.—Section 2352 of title 10, United States Code, 

is repealed. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 

beginning of chapter 139 of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended by striking the item relating to section 2352. 

(d) REPORTS ON STATUS OF NAVY NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE NETWORKS PROGRAM.—Section 1034 of the Duncan Hunter 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 

Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4593) is repealed. 

SEC. 1079. REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

(a) ANNUAL REPORT ON PRIZES FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY

ACHIEVEMENTS.—Section 2374a of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (e); and 

(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e). 

(b) ANNUAL IMPACT STATEMENT ON NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN

INTEGRATED DISABILITY EVALUATION SYSTEM ON READINESS

REQUIREMENTS.—Section 528 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1725) 

is repealed. 

(c) REPORT ON TASK FORCE FOR BUSINESS AND STABILITY OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN.—Section 1535(a) of the Ike Skelton 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public 

Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4426) is amended by striking paragraph 

(6). 

(d) REPORTS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 110–417.— 

(1) MITIGATION OF POWER OUTAGE RISKS FOR DEPARTMENT

OF DEFENSE FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES.—Section 335 of the 

Duncan Hunter Nation Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4422; 10 U.S.C. 

2911 note) is amended by striking subsection (c). 

(2) ANNUAL REPORTS ON CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ON TRAUMATIC EXTREMITY INJURIES AND AMPUTATIONS.—Section 723 of 

the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4508) is 

amended by striking (d). 

(e) BIENNIAL UPDATE OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Section 904(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 275) is amended by 

striking paragraph (3). 

(f) ROADMAPS AND REPORTS ON HYPERSONICS DEVELOPMENT.— 

Section 218 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 10 U.S.C. 2358 

note) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (4); and 

(2) by striking subsection (f). 

(g) REPORTS ON ANNUAL REVIEW OF ROLES AND MISSIONS OF

THE RESERVE COMPONENTS.—Section 513(h) of the Ronald W. 

Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 

10 USC 2201 

note prec. 

38 USC 7327 

note. 

10 USC 

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(Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 1882; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is 

amended— 

(1) by striking paragraph (2); and 

(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 

(h) ANNUAL SUBMITTAL OF INFORMATION REGARDING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL ASSETS.—Section 351 of the Bob Stump 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public 

Law 107–314; 10 U.S.C. 221 note) is hereby repealed. 

SEC. 1080. TERMINATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS OF REPORTS REQUIRED OF DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE BY STATUTE. 

(a) TERMINATION.—Effective on the date that is two years after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, each report described in 

subsection (b) that is still required to be submitted to Congress 

as of such effective date shall no longer be required to be submitted 

to Congress. 

(b) COVERED REPORTS.—A report described in this subsection 

is a report that is required to be submitted to Congress by the 

Department of Defense, or by any officer, official, component, or 

element of the Department, by any annual national defense 

authorization Act as of April 1, 2015. 

(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than February 1, 2016, 

the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report that includes each of the following: 

(1) A list of all reports described in subsection (b). 

(2) For each such report, a citation to the provision of 

law under which the report is required to be submitted. 

(3) Draft legislation that would repeal each such report. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

SEC. 1081. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 

(a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 

10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 

(1) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle 

A, and at the beginning of part I of such subtitle, are each 

amended by striking the item relating to chapter 19 and 

inserting the following new item: 

‘‘19. Cyber Matters ............................................................................................. 391’’. 

(2) The heading of section 130e is amended to read as 

follows: 

‘‘§ 130e. Treatment under Freedom of Information Act of certain critical infrastructure security information’’. 

(3) The heading of section 153(a)(5) is amended to read 

as follows: ‘‘JOINT FORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.—’’. 

10 USC 101 prec. 

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(4) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 19 

is amended by striking the item relating to section 391 and 

inserting the following new item: 

‘‘391. Reporting on cyber incidents with respect to networks and information systems of operationally critical contractors and certain other contractors.’’. 

(5) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter 

I of chapter 21 is amended by inserting after the item relating 

to section 429 the following new item: 

‘‘430. Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Executive Agent.’’. 

(6) Section 2006a(a) is amended by striking ‘‘August, 1’’ 

and inserting ‘‘August 1’’. 

(7) Sections 2222(j)(5), 2223(c)(3), and 2315 are each 

amended by striking ‘‘section 3552(b)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

3552(b)(6)’’. 

(8) Section 2229(d)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘certification 

in writing’’ and inserting ‘‘a certification in writing’’. 

(9) Section 2679, as transferred, redesignated, and amended 

by section 351 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3346), is 

amended in subsection (a)(1) by striking ‘‘with’’ before ‘‘, on 

a sole source’’. 

(10) Section 2684(d)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘section 

2023.01 of title 54’’ and inserting ‘‘section 302101 of title 54’’. 

(11) Section 2687a(d)(2) is amended by inserting ‘‘fair 

market’’ before ‘‘value’’. 

(12) Section 2926, as added and amended by section 901(g) 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3464), is amended in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) by striking ‘‘for Installations, 

Energy,’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘for Energy, 

Installations,’’. 

(13) Section 9314a(b) is amended by striking ‘‘only so long 

at’’ and inserting ‘‘only so long as’’. 

(b) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR

2015.—Effective as of December 19, 2014, and as if included therein 

as enacted, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2015 (Public Law 113–291) is amended as follows: 

(1) Section 351(b)(1) (128 Stat. 3346) is amended by striking 

the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; 

and’’. 

(2) Section 901(g)(1)(F) (128 Stat. 3465) is amended by 

inserting ‘‘paragraph (4) of’’ before ‘‘subsection (b) of section 

2926’’. 

(3) Section 1072(a)(2) (128 Stat. 3516) is amended by 

inserting ‘‘in the table of sections’’ before ‘‘at the beginning 

of’’. 

(4) Section 1079(a)(1) (128 Stat. 3521) is amended by 

striking ‘‘section 12102 of title 42, United States Code’’ and 

inserting ‘‘section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act 

of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)’’. 

(5) Section 1104(b)(2) (128 Stat. 3526) is amended by 

striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)’’. 

(6) Section 1208 (128 Stat. 3541) is amended by striking 

‘‘of Fiscal Year’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘for Fiscal 

Year’’. 

5 USC 3104 note. 

38 USC 2101 

note. 

10 USC 111 prec. 

10 USC 2926. 

10 USC 2679. 

10 USC 2679 

note. 

10 USC 421 prec. 

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(7) Section 2803(a) (128 Stat. 3696) is amended in paragraph (2) of the subsection (f) being added by the amendment 

to be made by that section by inserting ‘‘section’’ before ‘‘1105 

of title 31’’. 

(8) Section 2832(c)(3) (128 Stat. 3704) is amended by 

striking ‘‘United State Code’’ and inserting ‘‘United States 

Code’’. 

(c) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR

2009.—Section 943(d)(1) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 

Stat. 4578) by striking the second period at the end of the first 

sentence. 

(d) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR

2005.—Section 1208(f)(2) of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 

Stat. 2086), as amended by section 1202(a) of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 

Stat. 363) and section 1202(c) of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat 2512), 

is further amended— 

(1) by redesignating the paragraphs (1) through (8) added 

by section 1202(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat 2512) as 

subparagraphs (A) through (H), respectively; and 

(2) by moving the margins of such subparagraphs, as so 

redesignated, two ems to the right. 

(e) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS MADE BY THIS

ACT.—For purposes of applying amendments made by provisions 

of this Act other than this section, the amendments made by this 

section shall be treated as having been enacted immediately before 

any such amendments by other provisions of this Act. 

SEC. 1082. SITUATIONS INVOLVING BOMBINGS OF PLACES OF PUBLIC 

USE, GOVERNMENT FACILITIES, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 18 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 383. Situations involving bombings of places of public use, 

Government facilities, public transportation systems, and infrastructure facilities 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the request of the Attorney General, 

the Secretary of Defense may provide assistance in support of 

Department of Justice activities related to the enforcement of section 2332f of title 18 during situations involving bombings of places 

of public use, Government facilities, public transportation systems, 

and infrastructure facilities. 

‘‘(b) RENDERING-SAFE SUPPORT.—Military explosive ordnance 

disposal units providing rendering-safe support to Department of 

Justice activities relating to the enforcement of section 175, 229, 

or 2332a of title 18 in emergency situations involving weapons 

of mass destruction shall provide such support in a manner consistent with the provisions of section 382 of this title. 

‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense and the 

Attorney General shall jointly prescribe regulations concerning the 

types of assistance that may be provided under this section. Such 

regulations shall also describe the actions that Department of 

10 USC 383. 

10 USC 101 note. 

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Defense personnel may take in circumstances incident to the provision of assistance under this section. 

‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the regulations 

prescribed under paragraph (1) may not authorize any of the following actions: 

‘‘(i) Arrest. 

‘‘(ii) Any direct participation in conducting a search for 

or seizure of evidence related to a violation of section 175, 

229, or 2332a of title 18. 

‘‘(iii) Any direct participation in the collection of intelligence 

for law enforcement purposes. 

‘‘(B) Such regulations may authorize an action described in 

subparagraph (A) to be taken under the following conditions: 

‘‘(i) The action is considered necessary for the immediate 

protection of human life, and civilian law enforcement officials 

are not capable of taking the action. 

‘‘(ii) The action is otherwise authorized under subsection 

(a) or under otherwise applicable law. 

‘‘(d) EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEFINED.—The term ‘explosive ordnance’— 

‘‘(1) means— 

‘‘(A) bombs and warheads; 

‘‘(B) guided and ballistic missiles; 

‘‘(C) artillery, mortar, rocket, and small arms ammunition; 

‘‘(D) all mines, torpedoes, and depth charges; 

‘‘(E) grenades demolition charges; 

‘‘(F) pyrotechnics; 

‘‘(G) clusters and dispensers; 

‘‘(H) cartridge- and propellant– actuated devices; 

‘‘(I) electroexplosives devices; 

‘‘(J) clandestine and improvised explosive devices; and 

‘‘(K) all similar or related items or components explosive in nature; and 

‘‘(2) includes all munitions containing explosives, propellants, nuclear fission or fusion materials, and biological and 

chemical agents.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 

new item: 

‘‘383. Situations involving bombings of places of public use, Government facilities, 

public transportation systems, and infrastructure facilities.’’. 

SEC. 1083. EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR THE OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT OF ALTERNATIVE COMPENSATORY CONTROL 

MEASURES. 

(a) EXECUTIVE AGENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 10, 

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

following new section: 

‘‘§ 430a. Executive agent for management and oversight of 

alternative compensatory control measures 

‘‘(a) EXECUTIVE AGENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall designate a senior official from among the personnel of the Department 

of Defense to act as the Department of Defense executive agent 

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for the management and oversight of alternative compensatory 

control measures. 

‘‘(b) ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary shall prescribe the roles, responsibilities, and authorities 

of the executive agent designated under subsection (a). Such roles, 

responsibilities, and authorities shall include the development of 

an annual management and oversight plan for Department-wide 

accountability and reporting to the congressional defense committees.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 

beginning of subchapter I of such chapter is amended by adding 

at the end the following new item: 

‘‘430a. Executive agent for management and oversight of alternative compensatory 

control measures.’’. 

(b) REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days after the close of each 

of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 

oversight and management of alternative compensatory control 

measures. Each such report shall include— 

(1) the annual management and oversight plan required 

under section 430a(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added 

by subsection (a); 

(2) a discussion of the scope and number of alternative 

compensatory control measures in effect; 

(3) a brief description of each alternative compensatory 

control measures program and of the number of individuals 

with access to such program; and 

(4) any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. 

SEC. 1084. NAVY SUPPORT OF OCEAN RESEARCH ADVISORY PANEL. 

Section 7903 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

striking subsection (c). 

SEC. 1085. LEVEL OF READINESS OF CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET CARRIERS. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) The National Airlift Policy states that ‘‘[t]he national 

defense airlift objective is to ensure that military and civil 

airlift resources will be able to meet defense mobilization and 

deployment requirements in support of US defense and foreign 

policies.’’. 

(2) The National Airlift Policy also emphasizes the need 

for ‘‘dialogue and cooperation with our national aviation 

industry,’’ and it states that ‘‘[i]t is of particular importance 

that the aviation industry be apprised by the Department of 

Defense of long-term requirements for airlift in support of 

national defense.’’. 

(3) The National Airlift Policy emphasizes the importance 

of both military and civil airlift resources and their interdependence in the fulfillment of the national defense airlift objective, 

and it states that the ‘‘Department of Defense shall establish 

appropriate levels for peacetime cargo airlift augmentation in 

order to promote the effectiveness of Civil Reserve Air Fleet 

and provide training within the military airlift system.’’. 

(4) Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers continue to be an important component of the military airlift system in support of 

United States defense and foreign policies. 

10 USC 9517 

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(b) LEVEL OF READINESS OF CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET CARRIERS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 931 of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

section: 

‘‘§ 9517. Level of readiness of Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers 

‘‘The Civil Reserve Air Fleet program is an important component of the military airlift system in support of United States 

defense and foreign policies, and it is the policy of the United 

States to maintain the readiness and interoperability of Civil 

Reserve Air Fleet carriers by providing appropriate levels of peacetime airlift augmentation to maintain networks and infrastructure, 

exercise the system, and interface effectively within the military 

airlift system.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 

beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end 

the following new item: 

‘‘9517. Level of Readiness of Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers.’’. 

(3) DEFINITION OF CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET PROGRAM.— 

Section 9511 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(12) The term ‘Civil Reserve Air Fleet program’ means 

the program developed by the Department of Defense through 

which the Department of Defense augments its airlift capability 

by use of civil aircraft.’’. 

(c) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—On the day the President submits 

the budget to Congress for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018, 

the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that 

sets forth, for each fiscal year during the period covered by the 

current future-years defense program under section 221 of title 

10, United States Code, each of the following, expressed separately 

for passenger and cargo airlift services: 

(1) The results (including analytical and justification materials) of an assessment, conducted in consultation with the 

Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers, of the level of commercial 

airlift augmentation necessary to maintain the readiness and 

interoperability of such carriers, maintain networks and infrastructure, exercise the system, and facilitate the regular interfacing between such carriers and the military airlift system, 

which shall include— 

(A) a projection of the number of block hours necessary 

to achieve such levels of commercial airlift augmentation; 

(B) a strategic plan for achieving such level of commercial airlift augmentation; and 

(C) an explanation of any deviation from the previous 

fiscal year’s assessment of the projected number of block 

hours under subparagraph (A). 

(2) A comparison (including analytical and justification 

materials and explanations of any deviations) of the forecasted 

number of block hours for each fiscal year of the period covered 

by the report with the projected number of block hours under 

paragraph (1)(A) for each such fiscal year. 

10 USC 

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SEC. 1086. REFORM AND IMPROVEMENT OF PERSONNEL SECURITY, 

INSIDER THREAT DETECTION AND PREVENTION, AND 

PHYSICAL SECURITY. 

(a) PERSONNEL SECURITY AND INSIDER THREAT PROTECTION IN

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— (1) PLANS AND SCHEDULES.—Consistent with the Memorandum of the Secretary of Defense dated March 18, 2014, 

regarding the recommendations of the reviews of the Washington Navy Yard shooting, the Secretary of Defense shall 

develop plans and schedules— 

(A) to implement a continuous evaluation capability 

for the national security population for which clearance 

adjudications are conducted by the Department of Defense 

Central Adjudication Facility, in coordination with the 

heads of other relevant agencies; 

(B) to produce a Department-wide insider threat 

strategy and implementation plan, which includes— 

(i) resourcing for the Defense Insider Threat 

Management and Analysis Center and component 

insider threat programs, and 

(ii) alignment of insider threat protection programs 

with continuous evaluation capabilities and processes 

for personnel security; 

(C) to centralize the authority, accountability, and programmatic integration responsibilities, including fiscal control, for personnel security and insider threat protection 

under the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; 

(D) to develop a defense security enterprise reform 

investment strategy to ensure a consistent, long-term focus 

on funding to strengthen all of the Department’s security 

and insider threat programs, policies, functions, and 

information technology capabilities, including detecting 

threat behaviors conveyed in the cyber domain, in a manner 

that keeps pace with evolving threats and risks; 

(E) to resource and expedite deployment of the Identity 

Management Enterprise Services Architecture; and 

(F) to implement the recommendations contained in 

the study conducted by the Director of Cost Analysis and 

Program Evaluation required by section 907 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 

Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 1564 note), including, specifically, 

the recommendations to centrally manage and regulate 

Department of Defense requests for personnel security 

background investigations. 

(2) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the plans and schedules required 

under paragraph (1). 

(b) PHYSICAL AND LOGICAL ACCESS.—Not later than 270 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act— 

(1) the Secretary of Defense shall define physical and logical 

access standards, capabilities, and processes applicable to all 

personnel with access to Department of Defense installations 

and information technology systems, including— 

(A) periodic or regularized background or records 

checks appropriate to the type of physical or logical access 

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involved, the security level, the category of individuals 

authorized, and the level of access to be granted; 

(B) standards and methods for verifying the identity 

of individuals seeking access; and 

(C) electronic attribute-based access controls that are 

appropriate for the type of access and facility or information 

technology system involved; 

(2) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

and the Chair of the Performance Accountability Council, in 

coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator 

of General Services, and, when appropriate, the Director of 

National Intelligence, and in consultation with representatives 

from stakeholder organizations, shall design a capability to 

share and apply electronic identity information across the 

Government to enable real-time, risk-managed physical and 

logical access decisions; and 

(3) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 

in conjunction with the Director of the Office of Personnel 

Management and in consultation with representatives from 

stakeholder organizations, shall establish investigative and 

adjudicative standards for the periodic or regularized reevaluation of the eligibility of an individual to retain credentials 

issued pursuant to Homeland Security Presidential Directive 

12 (dated August 27, 2004), as appropriate, but not less frequently than the authorization period of the issued credentials. 

(c) SECURITY ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT.—Not later than 180 

days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 

Office of Management and Budget shall— 

(1) formalize the Security, Suitability, and Credentialing 

Line of Business; and 

(2) submit to the appropriate congressional committee a 

report that describes plans— 

(A) for oversight by the Office of Management and 

Budget of activities of the executive branch of the Government for personnel security, suitability, and credentialing; 

(B) to designate enterprise shared services to optimize 

investments; 

(C) to define and implement data standards to support 

common electronic access to critical Government records; 

and 

(D) to reduce the burden placed on Government data 

providers by centralizing requests for records access and 

ensuring proper sharing of the data with appropriate investigative and adjudicative elements. 

(d) RECIPROCITY MANAGEMENT.—Not later than two years after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chair of the Performance 

Accountability Council shall ensure that— 

(1) a centralized system is available to serve as the reciprocity management system for the Federal Government; and 

(2) the centralized system described in paragraph (1) is 

aligned with, and incorporates results from, continuous evaluation and other enterprise reform initiatives. 

(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later 

than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chair 

of the Performance Accountability Council, in coordination with 

the Security Executive Agent, the Suitability Executive Agent, and 

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(1) implement the Security Executive Agent Directive on 

common, standardized employee and contractor security 

reporting requirements; 

(2) establish and implement uniform reporting requirements for employees and Federal contractors, according to risk, 

relative to the safety of the workforce and protection of the 

most sensitive information of the Government; and 

(3) ensure that reported information is shared appropriately. 

(f) ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS FOR NATIONAL SECU- RITY AND OTHER PURPOSES.— (1) DEFINITION.—Section 9101(a) of title 5, United States 

Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(7) The terms ‘Security Executive Agent’ and ‘Suitability 

Executive Agent’ mean the Security Executive Agent and the 

Suitability Executive Agent, respectively, established under 

Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor 

thereto.’’. 

(2) COVERED AGENCIES.—Section 9101(a)(6) of title 5, 

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

following: 

‘‘(G) The Department of Homeland Security. 

‘‘(H) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence. 

‘‘(I) An Executive agency that— 

‘‘(i) is authorized to conduct background investigations under a Federal statute; or 

‘‘(ii) is delegated authority to conduct background 

investigations in accordance with procedures established by the Security Executive Agent or the Suitability Executive Agent under subsection (b) or (c)(iv) 

of section 2.3 of Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 

38103), or any successor thereto. 

‘‘(J) A contractor that conducts a background investigation on behalf of an agency described in subparagraphs 

(A) through (I).’’. 

(3) APPLICABLE PURPOSES OF INVESTIGATIONS.—Section 

9101(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) 

as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively, and adjusting the 

margins accordingly; 

(B) in the matter preceding clause (i), as redesignated— 

(i) by striking ‘‘the head of’’; 

(ii) by inserting ‘‘all’’ before ‘‘criminal history record 

information’’; and 

(iii) by striking ‘‘for the purpose of determining 

eligibility for any of the following:’’ and inserting ‘‘, 

in accordance with Federal Investigative Standards 

jointly promulgated by the Suitability Executive Agent 

and Security Executive Agent, for the purpose of— 

‘‘(A) determining eligibility for—’’; 

(C) in clause (i), as redesignated— 

(i) by striking ‘‘Access’’ and inserting ‘‘access’’; and 

(ii) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; 

(D) in clause (ii), as redesignated— 

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(ii) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘or positions;’’; 

(E) in clause (iii), as redesignated— 

(i) by striking ‘‘Acceptance’’ and inserting ‘‘acceptance’’; and 

(ii) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

(F) in clause (iv), as redesignated— 

(i) by striking ‘‘Appointment’’ and inserting 

‘‘appointment’’; 

(ii) by striking ‘‘or a critical or sensitive position’’; 

and 

(iii) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

and 

(G) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(B) conducting a basic suitability or fitness assessment 

for Federal or contractor employees, using Federal Investigative 

Standards jointly promulgated by the Security Executive Agent 

and the Suitability Executive Agent in accordance with— 

‘‘(i) Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or 

any successor thereto; and 

‘‘(ii) the Office of Management and Budget Memorandum ‘Assignment of Functions Relating to Coverage 

of Contractor Employee Fitness in the Federal Investigative 

Standards’, dated December 6, 2012; 

‘‘(C) credentialing under the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (dated August 27, 2004); and 

‘‘(D) Federal Aviation Administration checks required 

under— 

‘‘(i) the Federal Aviation Administration Drug Enforcement Assistance Act of 1988 (subtitle E of title VII of 

Public Law 100–690; 102 Stat. 4424) and the amendments 

made by that Act; or 

‘‘(ii) section 44710 of title 49.’’. 

(4) BIOMETRIC AND BIOGRAPHIC SEARCHES.—Section 

9101(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read 

as follows: 

‘‘(2)(A) A State central criminal history record depository shall 

allow a covered agency to conduct both biometric and biographic 

searches of criminal history record information. 

‘‘(B) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to prohibit 

the Federal Bureau of Investigation from requiring a request for 

criminal history record information to be accompanied by the fingerprints of the individual who is the subject of the request.’’. 

(5) USE OF MOST COST-EFFECTIVE SYSTEM.—Section 9101(e) 

of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

end the following: 

‘‘(6) If a criminal justice agency is able to provide the same 

information through more than 1 system described in paragraph 

(1), a covered agency may request information under subsection 

(b) from the criminal justice agency, and require the criminal justice 

agency to provide the information, using the system that is most 

cost-effective for the Federal Government.’’. 

(6) SEALED OR EXPUNGED RECORDS; JUVENILE RECORDS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 9101(a)(2) of title 5, United 

States Code, is amended by striking the third sentence 

and inserting the following: ‘‘The term includes those 

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such records are accessible by State and local criminal 

justice agencies for the purpose of conducting background 

checks.’’. 

(B) REGULATIONS.— (i) DEFINITION.—In this subparagraph, the terms 

‘‘Security Executive Agent’’ and ‘‘Suitability Executive 

Agent’’ mean the Security Executive Agent and the 

Suitability Executive Agent, respectively, established 

under Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), 

or any successor thereto. 

(ii) DEVELOPMENT; PROMULGATION.—The Security 

Executive Agent shall— 

(I) not later than 45 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act, and in conjunction with 

the Suitability Executive Agent and the Attorney 

General, begin developing regulations to implement the amendments made by subparagraph (A); 

and 

(II) not later than 120 days after the date 

of enactment of this Act, promulgate regulations 

to implement the amendments made by subparagraph (A). 

(C) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

that the Federal Government should not uniformly reject 

applicants for employment with the Federal Government 

or Federal contractors based on— 

(i) sealed or expunged criminal records; or 

(ii) juvenile records. 

(7) INTERACTION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES ABROAD.—Section 9101 of title 5, United 

States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(g) Upon request by a covered agency and in accordance with 

the applicable provisions of this section, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Overseas Citizens Services shall make available 

criminal history record information collected by the Deputy Assistant Secretary with respect to an individual who is under investigation by the covered agency regarding any interaction of the individual with a law enforcement agency or intelligence agency of 

a foreign country.’’. 

(8) CLARIFICATION OF SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTORS CONDUCTING BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS.—Section 

9101 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by this subsection, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(h) If a contractor described in subsection (a)(6)(J) uses an 

automated information delivery system to request criminal history 

record information, the contractor shall comply with any necessary 

security requirements for access to that system.’’. 

(9) CLARIFICATION REGARDING ADVERSE ACTIONS.—Section 

7512 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’; 

(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and 

inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(F) a suitability action taken by the Office under regulations prescribed by the Office, subject to the rules prescribed 

by the President under this title for the administration of 

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(10) ANNUAL REPORT BY SUITABILITY AND SECURITY CLEARANCE PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY COUNCIL.—Section 9101 

of title 5, United States Code, as amended by this subsection, 

is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(i) The Suitability and Security Clearance Performance 

Accountability Council established under Executive Order 13467 

(73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor thereto, shall submit to 

the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland 

Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, 

and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Oversight 

and Government Reform, the Committee on Appropriations, and 

the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 

Representatives, an annual report that— 

‘‘(1) describes efforts of the Council to integrate Federal, 

State, and local systems for sharing criminal history record 

information; 

‘‘(2) analyzes the extent and effectiveness of Federal education programs regarding criminal history record information; 

‘‘(3) provides an update on the implementation of best 

practices for sharing criminal history record information, 

including ongoing limitations experienced by investigators 

working for or on behalf of a covered agency with respect 

to access to State and local criminal history record information; 

and 

‘‘(4) provides a description of limitations on the sharing 

of information relevant to a background investigation, other 

than criminal history record information, between— 

‘‘(A) investigators working for or on behalf of a covered 

agency; and 

‘‘(B) State and local law enforcement agencies.’’. 

(11) GAO REPORT ON ENHANCING INTEROPERABILITY AND

REDUCING REDUNDANCY IN FEDERAL CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

PROTECTION ACCESS CONTROL, BACKGROUND CHECK, AND

CREDENTIALING STANDARDS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than\ one year after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

of the United States shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees, the Committee on Homeland Security 

of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 

a report on the background check, access control, and 

credentialing requirements of Federal programs for the 

protection of critical infrastructure and key resources. 

(B) CONTENTS.—The Comptroller General shall include 

in the report required under subparagraph (A)— 

(i) a summary of the major characteristics of each 

such Federal program, including the types of infrastructure and resources covered; 

(ii) a comparison of the requirements, whether 

mandatory or voluntary in nature, for regulated entities under each such program to— 

(I) conduct background checks on employees, 

contractors, and other individuals; 

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set of disqualifying offenses or the consideration 

of minor, non-violent, or juvenile offenses; and 

(III) establish access control systems to deter 

unauthorized access, or provide a security credential for any level of access to a covered facility 

or resource; 

(iii) a review of any efforts that the Screening 

Coordination Office of the Department of Homeland 

Security has undertaken or plans to undertake to harmonize or standardize background check, access control, or credentialing requirements for critical infrastructure and key resource protection programs overseen by the Department; and 

(iv) recommendations, developed in consultation 

with appropriate stakeholders, regarding— 

(I) enhancing the interoperability of security 

credentials across critical infrastructure and key 

resource protection programs; 

(II) eliminating the need for redundant background checks or credentials across existing critical 

infrastructure and key resource protection programs; 

(III) harmonizing, where appropriate, the 

standards for identifying potentially disqualifying 

criminal offenses and the weight assigned to 

minor, nonviolent, or juvenile offenses in adjudicating the results of a completed background 

check; and 

(IV) the development of common, risk-based 

standards with respect to the background check, 

access control, and security credentialing requirements for critical infrastructure and key resource 

protection programs. 

(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

(1) the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(A) the congressional defense committees; 

(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

of the Senate; and 

(C) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 

the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and 

the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and 

(2) the term ‘‘Performance Accountability Council’’ means 

the Suitability and Security Clearance Performance Accountability Council established under Executive Order 13467 (73 

Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor thereto. 

SEC. 1087. TRANSFER OF SURPLUS FIREARMS TO CORPORATION FOR 

THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS 

SAFETY. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSFER OF SURPLUS FIREARMS TO

CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 40728 of title 36, United States 

Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

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‘‘(h) AUTHORIZED TRANSFERS.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 

Secretary may transfer to the corporation, in accordance with the 

procedure prescribed in this subchapter, surplus caliber .45 M1911/ 

M1911A1 pistols and spare parts and related accessories for those 

pistols that, on the date of the enactment of this subsection, are 

under the control of the Secretary and are surplus to the requirements of the Department of the Army, and such material as may 

be recovered by the Secretary pursuant to section 40728A(a) of 

this title. The Secretary shall determine a reasonable schedule 

for the transfer of such surplus pistols. 

‘‘(2) The Secretary may not transfer more than 10,000 surplus 

caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols to the corporation during any 

year and may only transfer such pistols as long as pistols described 

in paragraph (1) remain available for transfer.’’. 

(2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such title 

is further amended— 

(A) in section 40728A— 

(i) by striking ‘‘rifles’’ each place it appears and 

inserting ‘‘surplus firearms’’; and 

(ii) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section 40731(a)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘section 40732(a)’’; 

(B) in section 40729(a)— 

(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 40728(a)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘subsections (a) and (h) of section 40728’’; 

(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘40728(a)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘subsections (a) and (h) of section 40728’’; 

and 

(iii) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and caliber 

.45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols’’ after ‘‘caliber .30 

and caliber .22 rimfire rifles’’; 

(C) in section 40732— 

(i) by striking ‘‘caliber .22 rimfire and caliber .30 

surplus rifles’’ both places it appears and inserting 

‘‘surplus caliber .22 rimfire rifles, caliber .30 surplus 

rifles, and caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols’’; 

and 

(ii) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘is over 18 years 

of age’’ and inserting ‘‘is legally of age’’; and 

(D) in section 40733— 

(i) by striking ‘‘Section 922(a)(1)-(3) and (5)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), section 922(a)(1)-(3) and (5)’’; and 

(ii) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—With respect to firearms other than caliber 

.22 rimfire and caliber .30 rifles, the corporation shall obtain a 

license as a dealer in firearms and abide by all requirements 

imposed on persons licensed under chapter 44 of title 18, including 

maintaining acquisition and disposition records, and conducting 

background checks.’’. 

(b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 

(1) ONE-YEAR AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Army may 

carry out a one-year pilot program under which the Secretary 

may transfer to the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle 

Practice and Firearms Safety not more than 10,000 firearms 

described in paragraph (2). 

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(2) FIREARMS DESCRIBED.—The firearms described in this 

paragraph are surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols and 

spare parts and related accessories for those pistols that, on 

the date of the enactment of this section, are under the control 

of the Secretary and are surplus to the requirements of the 

Department of the Army. 

(3) TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS.—Transfers of surplus caliber 

.45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols from the Army to the Corporation 

under the pilot program shall be made in accordance with 

subchapter II of chapter 407 of title 36, United States Code. 

(4) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 

(A) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 

the Secretary initiates the pilot program under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an interim 

report on the pilot program. 

(B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 15 days after the 

Secretary completes the pilot program under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a final 

report on the pilot program. 

(C) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report required by 

this subsection shall include, for the period covered by 

the report— 

(i) the number of firearms described in subsection 

(a)(2) transferred under the pilot program; and 

(ii) information on any crimes committed using 

firearms transferred under the pilot program. 

(c) LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF SURPLUS CALIBER .45 M1911/ 

M1911A1 PISTOLS.—The Secretary may not transfer firearms 

described in subsection (b)(2) under subchapter II of chapter 407 

of title 36, United States Code, until the date that is 60 days 

after the date of the submittal of the final report required under 

subsection (b)(4)(B). 

SEC. 1088. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFERRING 

AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE AIR FORCE INVENTORY. 

(a) MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS.—Section 345 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public 

Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 8062 note) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) by striking the first sentence and inserting the 

following: ‘‘Before making an aircraft transfer described 

in subsection (c), the Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure 

that a written agreement regarding such transfer has been 

entered into between the Chief of Staff of the Air Force 

and the Director of the Air National Guard or the Chief 

of Air Force Reserve.’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘depot’’; 

(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following 

new subsection: 

‘‘(b) SUBMITTAL OF AGREEMENTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF

DEFENSE AND CONGRESS.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 

not take any action to transfer an aircraft until the Secretary— 

‘‘(1) ensures that the Air Force has complied with Department of Defense regulations applicable to the transfer; and 

‘‘(2) for a transfer described in subsection (c)(1), submits 

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into pursuant to subsection (a) regarding the transfer of the 

aircraft.’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new subsections: 

‘‘(c) COVERED AIRCRAFT TRANSFERS.— ‘‘(1) COVERED TRANSFERS.—An aircraft transfer described 

in this subsection is the transfer (other than as specified in 

paragraph (2)) from a reserve component of the Air Force 

to the regular component of the Air Force of— 

‘‘(A) the permanent assignment of an aircraft that 

terminates a reserve component’s equitable interest in the 

aircraft; or 

‘‘(B) possession of an aircraft for a period in excess 

of 90 days. 

‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not apply to the following: 

‘‘(A) A routine temporary transfer of possession of an 

aircraft from a reserve component that is made solely for 

the benefit of the reserve component for the purpose of 

maintenance, upgrade, conversion, modification, or testing 

and evaluation. 

‘‘(B) A routine permanent transfer of assignment of 

an aircraft that terminates a reserve component’s equitable 

interest in the aircraft if notice of the transfer has previously been provided to the congressional defense committees and the transfer has been approved by the Secretary 

of Defense pursuant to Department of Defense regulations. 

‘‘(C) A transfer described in paragraph (1)(A) when 

there is a reciprocal permanent assignment of an aircraft 

from the regular component of the Air Force to the reserve 

component that does not degrade the capability of, or 

reduce the total number of, aircraft assigned to the reserve 

component. 

‘‘(d) RETURN OF AIRCRAFT AFTER ROUTINE TEMPORARY

TRANSFER.—In the case of an aircraft transferred from a reserve 

component of the Air Force to the regular component of the Air 

Force for which an agreement under subsection (a) is not required 

by reason of subsection (c)(2)(A), possession of the aircraft shall 

be transferred back to the reserve component upon completion 

of the work described in subsection (c)(2)(A).’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 345(a)(7) of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public 

Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 8062 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Commander of the Air Force Reserve Command’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief 

of Air Force Reserve’’. 

(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO DELETE REFERENCES TO AIRCRAFT OWNERSHIP.—Section 345(a) of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 

U.S.C. 8062 note) is amended in paragraphs (2)(A), (2)(C), and 

(3) by striking ‘‘the ownership of’’. 

SEC. 1089. REESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION TO ASSESS THE 

THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES FROM ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE ATTACK. 

(a) REESTABLISHMENT.—The commission established pursuant 

to title XIV of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106– 

398; 114 Stat. 1654A–345), and reestablished pursuant to section 

50 USC 2301 

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1052 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2006 (Public Law 109–163; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note), known as the 

Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack, is hereby reestablished. 

(b) MEMBERSHIP.—Service on the Commission is voluntary, and 

Commissioners may elect to terminate their service on the Commission. If a Commissioner is unwilling or unable to serve on the 

Commission, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 

chairmen and ranking members of the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall appoint 

a new member to fill that vacancy. 

(c) COMMISSION CHARTER DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘Commission charter’’ means title XIV of the Floyd D. Spence 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted 

into law by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–345 et seq.), 

as amended by section 1052 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 50 U.S.C. 2301 

note) and section 1073 of the John Warner National Defense Act 

for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2403). 

(d) EXPANDED PURPOSE.—Section 1401(b) of the Commission 

charter (114 Stat. 1654A–345) is amended by inserting before the 

period at the end the following: ‘‘, from non-nuclear EMP weapons, 

from natural EMP generated by geomagnetic storms, and from 

proposed uses in the military doctrines of potential adversaries 

of using EMP weapons in combination with other attack vectors.’’. 

(e) DUTIES OF COMMISSION.—Section 1402 of the Commission 

charter (114 Stat. 1654A–346) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘SEC. 1402. DUTIES OF COMMISSION. 

‘‘The Commission shall assess the following: 

‘‘(1) The vulnerability of electric-dependent military systems in the United States to a manmade or natural EMP 

event, giving special attention to the progress made by the 

Department of Defense, other Government departments and 

agencies of the United States, and entities of the private sector 

in taking steps to protect such systems from such an event. 

‘‘(2) The evolving current and future threat from state 

and non-state actors of a manmade EMP attack employing 

nuclear or non-nuclear weapons. 

‘‘(3) New technologies, operational procedures, and contingency planning that can protect electronics and military systems from the effects a manmade or natural EMP event. 

‘‘(4) Among the States, if State grids are protected against 

manmade or natural EMP, which States should receive highest 

priority for protecting critical defense assets. 

‘‘(5) The degree to which vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure systems create cascading vulnerabilities for military 

systems.’’. 

(f) REPORT.—Section 1403 of the Commission charter (114 Stat. 

1654A–345) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2007’’ and 

inserting ‘‘June 30, 2017’’. 

(g) TERMINATION.—Section 1049 of the Commission charter (114 

Stat. 1654A–348) is amended by inserting before the period at 

the end the following: ‘‘, as amended by the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016’’. 

SEC. 1090. MINE COUNTERMEASURES MASTER PLAN AND REPORT. 

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(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—At the same time the budget is submitted to Congress for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023, 

the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees a mine countermeasures (in this section 

referred to as ‘‘MCM’’) master plan. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—Each MCM master plan submitted under 

paragraph (1) shall include each of the following: 

(A) An evaluation of the capabilities, capacities, 

requirements, and readiness levels of the defensive 

capabilities of the Navy for MCM, including an assessment 

of— 

(i) the dedicated MCM force; and 

(ii) the capabilities of ships, aircraft, and submarines that are not yet dedicated to MCM but could 

be modified to carry MCM capabilities. 

(B) An evaluation of the ability of commanders— 

(i) to properly command and control air and surface 

MCM forces from the fleet to the unit level; and 

(ii) to provide necessary operational and tactical 

control and awareness of such forces to facilitate mission accomplishment and defense. 

(C) An assessment of— 

(i) technologies having promising potential to 

improve MCM; and 

(ii) programs for transitioning such technologies 

from the testing and evaluation phases to procurement. 

(D) A fiscal plan to support the master plan through 

the Future Years Defense Plan. 

(E) A plan for inspection of each asset with MCM 

responsibilities, requirements, and capabilities, which shall 

include proposed methods to ensure the material readiness 

of each asset and the training level of the force, a general 

summary, and readiness trends. 

(3) FORM OF SUBMISSION.—Each MCM master plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall be in unclassified form, but 

may include a classified annex addressing the capability and 

capacity to meet operational plans and contingency requirements. 

(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

that contains the recommendations of the Secretary— 

(A) regarding MCM force structure; and 

(B) ensuring the operational effectiveness of the surface 

MCM force through 2025 based on current capabilities 

and capacity, replacement schedules, and service life extensions or retirement schedules. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report submitted under paragraph (1) 

shall include the following: 

(A) An assessment of the MCM vessels, including the 

decommissioned MCM–1 and MCM–2 ships and the potential of such ships for reserve operating status. 

(B) An assessment of the Littoral Combat Ship MCM 

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(C) An assessment of other commercially available 

MCM systems that could supplement or supplant Littoral 

Combat Ship MCM mission package systems. 

SEC. 1091. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION AND BRIEFING REQUIREMENT ON ORDERED EVACUATIONS OF UNITED STATES 

EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES INVOLVING SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

(a) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense and 

the Secretary of State shall provide notification to the appropriate 

congressional committees as soon as practicable upon the initiation 

of an ordered evacuation of a United States embassy or consulate 

involving support provided by the Department of Defense. 

(b) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense and 

the Secretary of State shall provide a briefing to the appropriate 

congressional committees not later than 15 days after the initiation 

of an ordered evacuation of a United States embassy or consulate 

involving support provided by the Department of Defense. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 

this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

means— 

(1) the congressional defense committees; and 

(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 1092. INTERAGENCY HOSTAGE RECOVERY COORDINATOR. 

(a) INTERAGENCY HOSTAGE RECOVERY COORDINATOR.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the President shall designate 

an existing Federal official to coordinate efforts to secure the 

release of United States persons who are hostages held abroad. 

For purposes of carrying out the duties described in paragraph 

(2), such official shall have the title of ‘‘Interagency Hostage 

Recovery Coordinator’’. 

(2) DUTIES.—The Coordinator shall have the following 

duties: 

(A) Coordinate activities of the Federal Government 

relating to each hostage situation described in paragraph 

(1) to ensure efforts to secure the release of hostages are 

properly resourced and correct lines of authority are established and maintained. 

(B) Chair a fusion cell consisting of appropriate personnel of the Federal Government with purview over each 

hostage situation described in paragraph (1). 

(C) Ensure sufficient representation of each Federal 

agency and department at each fusion cell established 

under subparagraph (B) and issue procedures for adjudication and appeal. 

(D) Develop processes and procedures to keep family 

members of hostages described in paragraph (1) informed 

of the status of such hostages, inform such family members 

of updates that do not compromise the national security 

of the United States, and coordinate with the Federal 

Government’s family engagement coordinator or other designated senior representative. 

(b) QUARTERLY REPORT AND BRIEFING.— 

(1) REPORT.— 

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(A) IN GENERAL.—On a quarterly basis, the Coordinator 

shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

a report that includes a summary of each hostage situation 

described in subsection (a)(1). 

(B) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report under this subparagraph (A) may be submitted in classified or unclassified 

form. 

(2) BRIEFING.—On a quarterly basis, the Coordinator shall 

provide to the Senators representing the State, and the 

Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the House 

of Representatives representing the district, where a hostage 

described in subsection (a)(1) resides a briefing with respect 

to the status of such hostage. 

(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on the Judiciary, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

of Representatives; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on the Judiciary, the Select Committee on Intelligence, 

and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

SEC. 1093. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE INADVERTENT TRANSFER 

OF ANTHRAX FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the inadvertent transfer of live Bacillus anthracis, also 

known as anthrax, from an Army laboratory to numerous laboratories located in many States and several countries that 

was discovered in May 2015 represents a serious safety lapse; 

(2) the Department of Defense, in cooperation with the 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, should continue 

to investigate the cause of this lapse and determine what 

protective protocols should be strengthened; 

(3) the Department of Defense should reassess all Select 

Agent standards on a regular basis to ensure they are current 

and effective to prevent a reoccurrence; and 

(4) the Department of Defense should keep Congress 

apprised of the investigation, any potential public health or 

safety risk, corrective actions taken, and plans to regularly 

reassess standards. 

SEC. 1094. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE 

TO MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY LEASE FOR A DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OUTPATIENT CLINIC IN 

TULSA, OKLAHOMA. 

Section 601(b) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 128 Stat. 1793) is 

amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘IN TULSA.—’’ and all that follows through 

‘‘In carrying out’’ and inserting ‘‘IN TULSA.—In carrying out’’; 

(2) by striking paragraph (2); 

(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (E) as paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively, and adjusting the indentation of the margin of such paragraphs, as so redesignated, 

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(4) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by striking 

‘‘140,000 gross square feet’’ and inserting ‘‘140,000 net usable 

square feet’’; 

(5) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘not 

more than the average’’ and all that follows and inserting 

‘‘not more than the average of equivalent medical facility leases 

executed by the Department of Veterans Affairs over the last 

five years, plus 20 percent;’’; and 

(6) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘30- 

year life cycle’’ and inserting ‘‘20-year life cycle’’. 

SEC. 1095. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2015 MAJOR MEDICAL 

FACILITY PROJECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

carry out the following major medical facility projects in fiscal 

year 2015, with each project to be carried out in an amount not 

to exceed the amount specified for that project: 

(1) Construction of a community living center, outpatient 

clinic, renovated domiciliary, and renovation of existing 

buildings in Canandaigua, New York, in an amount not to 

exceed $158,980,000. 

(2) Seismic corrections to the mental health and community 

living center in Long Beach, California, in an amount not 

to exceed $126,100,000. 

(3) Seismic correction of 12 buildings in West Los Angeles, 

California, in an amount not to exceed $70,500,000. 

(4) Construction of a spinal cord injury building and seismic 

corrections in San Diego, California, in an amount not to exceed 

$205,840,000. 

(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 

to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal 

year 2015 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the 

Construction, Major Projects, account, a total of $561,420,000 for 

the projects authorized in subsection (a). 

SEC. 1096. DESIGNATION OF CONSTRUCTION AGENT FOR CERTAIN 

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek 

to enter into an agreement subject to subsections (b), (c), and 

(e) of section 1535 of title 31, United States Code, with the Army 

Corps of Engineers or another entity of the Federal Government 

to serve, on a reimbursable basis, as the construction agent for 

the construction, alteration, or acquisition of any medical facility 

of the Department of Veterans Affairs specifically authorized by 

Congress after the date of the enactment of this Act that involves 

a total expenditure of more than $100,000,000, excluding any 

acquisition by exchange. 

(b) AGREEMENT.—Under the agreement entered into under subsection (a), the construction agent shall provide design, procurement, and construction management services for the construction, 

alteration, and acquisition of medical facilities of the Department. 

SEC. 1097. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STRATEGY FOR COUNTERING 

UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE. 

(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall, in 

consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 

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the heads of other appropriate departments and agencies of the 

United States Government, develop a strategy for the Department 

of Defense to counter unconventional warfare threats posed by 

adversarial state and non-state actors. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under subsection (a) 

shall include each of the following: 

(1) An articulation of the activities that constitute 

unconventional warfare threats to the United States and allies. 

(2) A clarification of the roles and responsibilities of the 

Department of Defense in providing indications and warning 

of, and protection against, acts of unconventional warfare. 

(3) An analysis of the adequacy of current authorities and 

command structures necessary for countering unconventional 

warfare. 

(4) An articulation of the goals and objectives of the Department of Defense with respect to countering unconventional 

warfare threats. 

(5) An articulation of related or required interagency 

capabilities and whole-of-Government activities required by the 

Department of Defense to support a counter-unconventional 

warfare strategy. 

(6) Recommendations for improving the counter-unconventional warfare capabilities, authorities, and command structures of the Department of Defense. 

(7) Recommendations for improving interagency coordination and support mechanisms with respect to countering 

unconventional warfare threats. 

(8) Recommendations for the establishment of joint doctrine 

to support counter-unconventional warfare capabilities within 

the Department of Defense. 

(9) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense considers 

appropriate. 

(c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees the strategy 

required by subsection (a). The strategy shall be submitted in 

unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

(d) UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE DEFINED.—In this section, the 

term ‘‘unconventional warfare’’ means activities conducted to enable 

a resistance movement or insurgency to coerce, disrupt, or overthrow a government or occupying power by operating through or 

with an underground, auxiliary, or guerrilla force in a denied area. 

TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 

MATTERS 

Sec. 1101. Procedures for reduction in force of Department of Defense civilian personnel. 

Sec. 1102. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, 

and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone. Sec. 1103. Extension of rate of overtime pay for Department of the Navy employees 

performing work aboard or dockside in support of the nuclear-powered 

aircraft carrier forward deployed in Japan. Sec. 1104. Modification to temporary authorities for certain positions at Department of Defense research and engineering facilities. Sec. 1105. Required probationary period for new employees of the Department of 

Defense. 

Sec. 1106. Delay of periodic step increase for civilian employees of the Department 

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Sec. 1107. United States Cyber Command workforce. 

Sec. 1108. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium 

pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees 

working overseas. 

Sec. 1109. Pilot program on dynamic shaping of the workforce to improve the technical skills and expertise at certain Department of Defense laboratories. 

Sec. 1110. Pilot program on temporary exchange of financial management and acquisition personnel. 

Sec. 1111. Pilot program on enhanced pay authority for certain acquisition and 

technology positions in the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1112. Pilot program on direct hire authority for veteran technical experts into 

the defense acquisition workforce. 

Sec. 1113. Direct hire authority for technical experts into the defense acquisition 

workforce. 

SEC. 1101. PROCEDURES FOR REDUCTION IN FORCE OF DEPARTMENT 

OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. 

(a) PROCEDURES.—Section 1597 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(f) REDUCTIONS BASED PRIMARILY ON PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures to provide that, in 

implementing any reduction in force for civilian positions in the 

Department of Defense in the competitive service or the excepted 

service, the determination of which employees shall be separated 

from employment in the Department shall be made primarily on 

the basis of performance, as determined under any applicable 

performance management system.’’. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 

the Secretary of Defense should proceed with the collaborative 

work with employee representatives on the ‘‘New Beginnings’’ 

performance management and workforce incentive system authorized under section 1113 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 5 U.S.C. 9902 note) 

and begin implementation of the new system at the earliest possible 

date. 

SEC. 1102. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO 

GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND GRATUITIES TO 

CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON OFFICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT 

ZONE. 

Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, 

and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109–234; 120 Stat. 443), 

as added by section 1102 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 

Stat. 4616) and as most recently amended by section 1102 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3525), is further amended by striking 

‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 

SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF RATE OF OVERTIME PAY FOR DEPARTMENT 

OF THE NAVY EMPLOYEES PERFORMING WORK ABOARD 

OR DOCKSIDE IN SUPPORT OF THE NUCLEAR-POWERED 

AIRCRAFT CARRIER FORWARD DEPLOYED IN JAPAN. 

Section 5542(a)(6)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

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SEC. 1104. MODIFICATION TO TEMPORARY AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN 

POSITIONS AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESEARCH 

AND ENGINEERING FACILITIES. 

Section 1107 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 888) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(4) NONCOMPETITIVE CONVERSION TO PERMANENT APPOINTMENT.—With respect to any student appointed by the director 

of an STRL under paragraph (3) to a temporary or term 

appointment, upon graduation from the applicable institution 

of higher education (as defined in such paragraph), the director 

may noncompetitively convert such student to a permanent 

appointment within the STRL without regard to the provisions 

of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code 

(other than sections 3303 and 3328 of such title), provided 

the student meets all eligibility and Office of Personnel Management qualification requirements for the position.’’; 

(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘3 percent’’ and inserting 

‘‘6 percent’’; 

(3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘1 percent’’ and inserting 

‘‘3 percent’’; and 

(4) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘1 percent’’ and inserting 

‘‘2 percent’’. 

SEC. 1105. REQUIRED PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR NEW EMPLOYEES 

OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

(a) REQUIRED PROBATIONARY PERIOD.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 81 of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

section: 

‘‘§ 1599e. Probationary period for employees 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 3321 and 3393(d) 

of title 5, the appointment of a covered employee shall become 

final only after such employee has served a probationary period 

of two years. The Secretary concerned may extend a probationary 

period under this subsection at the discretion of such Secretary. 

‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘covered employee’ means any individual— 

‘‘(A) appointed to a permanent position within the 

competitive service at the Department of Defense; or 

‘‘(B) appointed as a career appointee (as that term 

is defined in section 3132(a)(4) of title 5) within the Senior 

Executive Service at the Department. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘Secretary concerned’ includes the Secretary 

of Defense with respect to employees of the Department of 

Defense who are not employees of a military department. 

‘‘(c) EMPLOYMENT BECOMES FINAL.—Upon the expiration of a 

covered employee’s probationary period under subsection (a), the 

supervisor of the employee shall determine whether the appointment becomes final based on regulations prescribed for such purpose 

by the Secretary of Defense. 

‘‘(d) APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 75 OF TITLE 5 FOR EMPLOYEES

IN THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE.—With respect to any individual 

described in subsection (b)(1)(A) and to whom this section applies, 

section 7501(1) and section 7511(a)(1)(A)(ii) of title 5 shall be applied 

10 USC 1599e. 

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to such individual by substituting ‘completed 2 years’ for ‘completed 

1 year’ in each instance it appears.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 

beginning of chapter 81 of such title is amended by adding 

at the end the following new item: 

‘‘1599e. Probationary period for employees.’’. 

(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 

apply to any covered employee (as that term is defined in section 

1599e of title 10, United States Code, as added by such subsection) 

appointed after the date of the enactment of this section. 

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title 5, United States Code, 

is amended— 

(1) in section 3321(c), by inserting at the end before the 

period the following: ‘‘, or any individual covered by section 

1599e of title 10’’; 

(2) in section 3393(d), by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘The preceding sentence shall not apply to any individual covered by section 1599e of title 10.’’; 

(3) in section 7501(1), by striking ‘‘or who’’ and inserting 

‘‘or, except as provided in section 1599e of title 10, who’’; 

(4) in section 7511(a)(1)(A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘except as provided in section 1599e of title 10,’’ before ‘‘who’’; and 

(5) in section 7541(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘or section 1599e 

of title 10’’ after ‘‘this title’’. 

SEC. 1106. DELAY OF PERIODIC STEP INCREASE FOR CIVILIAN 

EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASED 

UPON UNACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE. 

(a) DELAY.—Under procedures established by the Secretary of 

Defense, upon a determination by the Secretary that the work 

of an employee is not at an acceptable level of competence, the 

period of time during which the work of the employee is not at 

an acceptable level of competence shall not count toward completion 

of the period of service required for purposes of subsection (a) 

of section 5335 of title 5, United States Code, or subsection (e)(1) 

or (e)(2) of section 5343 of such title. 

(b) APPLICABILITY TO PERIODS OF SERVICE.—Subsection (a) shall 

not apply with respect to any period of service performed before 

the date of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 1107. UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND WORKFORCE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, 

as amended by section 1105, is further amended by adding at 

the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 1599f. United States Cyber Command recruitment and 

retention 

‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—(1) The Secretary of Defense may— 

‘‘(A) establish, as positions in the excepted service, such 

qualified positions in the Department of Defense as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the responsibilities 

of the United States Cyber Command, including— 

‘‘(i) positions held by staff of the headquarters of the 

United States Cyber Command; 

5 USC 1599f. 

5 USC 5335 note. 

10 USC 1599e 

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‘‘(ii) positions held by elements of the United States 

Cyber Command enterprise relating to cyberspace operations, including elements assigned to the Joint Task ForceDepartment of Defense Information Networks; and 

‘‘(iii) positions held by elements of the military departments supporting the United States Cyber Command; 

‘‘(B) appoint an individual to a qualified position (after 

taking into consideration the availability of preference eligibles 

for appointment to the position); and 

‘‘(C) subject to the requirements of subsections (b) and 

(c), fix the compensation of an individual for service in a qualified position. 

‘‘(2) The authority of the Secretary under this subsection applies 

without regard to the provisions of any other law relating to the 

appointment, number, classification, or compensation of employees. 

‘‘(b) BASIC PAY.—(1) In accordance with this section, the Secretary shall fix the rates of basic pay for any qualified position 

established under subsection (a)— 

‘‘(A) in relation to the rates of pay provided for employees 

in comparable positions in the Department, in which the 

employee occupying the comparable position performs, manages, or supervises functions that execute the cyber mission 

of the Department; and 

‘‘(B) subject to the same limitations on maximum rates 

of pay established for such employees by law or regulation. 

‘‘(2) The Secretary may— 

‘‘(A) consistent with section 5341 of title 5, adopt such 

provisions of that title to provide for prevailing rate systems 

of basic pay; and 

‘‘(B) apply those provisions to qualified positions for 

employees in or under which the Department may employ 

individuals described by section 5342(a)(2)(A) of such title. 

‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION, INCENTIVES, AND ALLOWANCES.—(1) The Secretary may provide employees in qualified positions compensation (in addition to basic pay), including benefits, 

incentives, and allowances, consistent with, and not in excess of 

the level authorized for, comparable positions authorized by title 

5. 

‘‘(2) An employee in a qualified position whose rate of basic 

pay is fixed under subsection (b)(1) shall be eligible for an allowance 

under section 5941 of title 5 on the same basis and to the same 

extent as if the employee was an employee covered by such section, 

including eligibility conditions, allowance rates, and all other terms 

and conditions in law or regulation. 

‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REQUIRED.—The authority granted 

in subsection (a) shall become effective 30 days after the date 

on which the Secretary of Defense provides to the congressional 

defense committees a plan for implementation of such authority. 

The plan shall include the following: 

‘‘(1) An assessment of the current scope of the positions 

covered by the authority. 

‘‘(2) A plan for the use of the authority. 

‘‘(3) An assessment of the anticipated workforce needs of 

the United States Cyber Command across the future-years 

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‘‘(e) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.—Nothing in subsection (a) may be construed to impair the continued effectiveness 

of a collective bargaining agreement with respect to an office, component, subcomponent, or equivalent of the Department that is a 

successor to an office, component, subcomponent, or equivalent of 

the Department covered by the agreement before the succession. 

‘‘(f) REQUIRED REGULATIONS.—The Secretary, in coordination 

with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall 

prescribe regulations for the administration of this section. 

‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) Not later than one year after the 

date of the enactment of this section and not less frequently than 

once each year thereafter until the date that is five years after 

the date of the enactment of this section, the Director of the Office 

of Personnel Management, in coordination with the Secretary, shall 

submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a detailed report 

on the administration of this section during the most recent oneyear period. 

‘‘(2) Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include, 

for the period covered by the report, the following: 

‘‘(A) A discussion of the process used in accepting applications, assessing candidates, ensuring adherence to veterans’ 

preference, and selecting applicants for vacancies to be filled 

by an individual for a qualified position. 

‘‘(B) A description of the following: 

‘‘(i) How the Secretary plans to fulfill the critical need 

of the Department to recruit and retain employees in qualified positions. 

‘‘(ii) The measures that will be used to measure 

progress. 

‘‘(iii) Any actions taken during the reporting period 

to fulfill such critical need. 

‘‘(C) A discussion of how the planning and actions taken 

under subparagraph (B) are integrated into the strategic 

workforce planning of the Department. 

‘‘(D) The metrics on actions occurring during the reporting 

period, including the following: 

‘‘(i) The number of employees in qualified positions 

hired, disaggregated by occupation, grade, and level or 

pay band. 

‘‘(ii) The placement of employees in qualified positions, 

disaggregated by military department, Defense Agency, or 

other component within the Department. 

‘‘(iii) The total number of veterans hired. 

‘‘(iv) The number of separations of employees in qualified positions, disaggregated by occupation and grade and 

level or pay band. 

‘‘(v) The number of retirements of employees in qualified positions, disaggregated by occupation, grade, and level 

or pay band. 

‘‘(vi) The number and amounts of recruitment, relocation, and retention incentives paid to employees in qualified 

positions, disaggregated by occupation, grade, and level 

or pay band. 

‘‘(E) A description of the training provided to supervisors 

of employees in qualified positions at the Department on the 

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‘‘(h) THREE-YEAR PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—The probationary 

period for all employees hired under the authority established in 

this section shall be three years. 

‘‘(i) INCUMBENTS OF EXISTING COMPETITIVE SERVICE POSI- TIONS.—(1) An individual occupying a position on the date of the 

enactment of this section that is selected to be converted to a 

position in the excepted service under this section shall have the 

right to refuse such conversion. 

‘‘(2) After the date on which an individual who refuses a conversion under paragraph (1) stops serving in the position selected 

to be converted, the position may be converted to a position in 

the excepted service. 

‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ means— 

‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the 

Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘collective bargaining agreement’ has the 

meaning given that term in section 7103(a)(8) of title 5. 

‘‘(3) The term ‘excepted service’ has the meaning given 

that term in section 2103 of title 5. 

‘‘(4) The term ‘preference eligible’ has the meaning given 

that term in section 2108(3) of title 5. 

‘‘(5) The term ‘qualified position’ means a position, designated by the Secretary for the purpose of this section, in 

which the individual occupying such position performs, manages, or supervises functions that execute the responsibilities 

of the United States Cyber Command relating to cyber operations. 

‘‘(6) The term ‘Senior Executive Service’ has the meaning 

given that term in section 2101a of title 5.’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3132(a)(2) of title 5, 

United States Code, is amended in the matter following subparagraph (E)— 

(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

(2) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; 

and 

(3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause: 

‘‘(iv) any position established as a qualified position in 

the excepted service by the Secretary of Defense under section 

1599f of title 10;’’. 

(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, as amended 

by section 1105, is further amended by adding at the end the 

following new item: 

‘‘1599f. United States Cyber Command recruitment and retention.’’. 

SEC. 1108. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE ANNUAL 

LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 

WORKING OVERSEAS. 

Effective January 1, 2016, section 1101(a) of the Duncan Hunter 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 

Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most recently amended by section 

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1101 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 

291), is further amended by striking ‘‘through 2015’’ and inserting 

‘‘through 2016’’. 

SEC. 1109. PILOT PROGRAM ON DYNAMIC SHAPING OF THE 

WORKFORCE TO IMPROVE THE TECHNICAL SKILLS AND 

EXPERTISE AT CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES. 

(a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

establish a pilot program to utilize the authorities specified in 

subsection (b) at the Department of Defense laboratories specified 

in subsection (c) to provide the directors of such laboratories the 

authority to dynamically shape the mix of technical skills and 

expertise in the workforces of such laboratories in order to achieve 

one or more of the following: 

(1) To meet organizational and Department-designated missions in the most cost-effective and efficient manner. 

(2) To upgrade and enhance the scientific quality of the 

workforces of such laboratories. 

(3) To shape such workforces to better respond to such 

missions. 

(4) To reduce the average unit cost of such workforces. 

(b) WORKFORCE SHAPING AUTHORITIES.—The authorities that 

shall be available for use by the director of a Department of Defense 

laboratory under the pilot program are the following: 

(1) FLEXIBLE LENGTH AND RENEWABLE TERM TECHNICAL

APPOINTMENTS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, authority otherwise available to the director by law 

(and within the available budgetary resources of the laboratory) to appoint qualified scientific and technical personnel 

who are not currently Department of Defense civilian 

employees into any scientific or technical position in the 

laboratory for a period of more than one year but not 

more than six years. 

(B) BENEFITS.—Personnel appointed under this paragraph shall be provided with benefits comparable to those 

provided to similar employees at the laboratory concerned, 

including professional development opportunities, eligibility 

for all laboratory awards programs, and designation as 

‘‘status applicants’’ for the purposes of eligibility for positions in the Federal service. 

(C) EXTENSION OF APPOINTMENTS.—The appointment 

of any individual under this paragraph may be extended 

without limit in up to six year increments at any time 

during any term of service under such conditions as the 

director concerned shall establish for purposes of this paragraph. 

(D) CONSTRUCTION WITH CERTAIN LIMITATION.—For 

purposes of determining the workforce size of a laboratory 

in connection with compliance with section 955 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 

(Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1896; 10 U.S.C. 129a note), 

any individual serving in an appointment under this paragraph shall be treated as a fractional employee of the 

laboratory, which fraction is— 

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(i) the current term of appointment of the individual under this paragraph; divided by 

(ii) the average length of tenure of a career 

employee at the laboratory, as calculated at the end 

of the last fiscal year ending before the date of the 

most recent appointment or extension of the individual 

under this paragraph. 

(2) REEMPLOYMENT OF ANNUITANTS.—Authorities to 

authorize the director of any science and technology reinvention 

laboratory (in this section referred to as ‘‘STRL’’) to reemploy 

annuitants in accordance with section 9902(g) of title 5, United 

States Code, except that as a condition for reemployment the 

director may authorize the deduction from the pay of any 

annuitant so reemployed of an amount up to the amount of 

the annuity otherwise payable to such annuitant allocable to 

the period of actual employment of such annuitant, which 

amount shall be determined in a manner specified by the 

director for purposes of this paragraph to ensure the most 

cost effective execution of designated missions by the laboratory 

while retaining critical technical skills. 

(3) EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVES.—Authorities to 

authorize the director of any STRL to authorize voluntary 

early retirement of employees in accordance with section 8336 

of title 5, United States Code, without regard to section 

8336(d)(2)(D) or 3522 of such title, and with employees so 

separated voluntarily from service. 

(4) SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAY.—Authorities to authorize 

the director of any STRL to pay voluntary separation pay 

to employees in accordance with section 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 

5, United States Code, without regard to clause (iv) or (v) 

of such section or section 3522 of such title, and with— 

(A) employees so separated voluntarily from service 

under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense 

for purposes of the pilot program; and 

(B) payments to employees so separated authorized 

under section 3523 of such title without regard to— 

(i) the plan otherwise required by section 3522 

of such title; and 

(ii) paragraph (1) or (3) of section 3523(b) of such 

title. 

(c) LABORATORIES.—The Department of Defense laboratories 

specified in this subsection are the laboratories specified in section 

1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2486; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note). 

(d) EXPIRATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority in this section shall expire 

on December 31, 2023. 

(2) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITIES EXERCISED BEFORE

TERMINATION.—The expiration in paragraph (1) shall not be 

construed to effect the continuation after the date specified 

in paragraph (1) of any term of employment or other benefit 

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SEC. 1110. PILOT PROGRAM ON TEMPORARY EXCHANGE OF FINANCIAL 

MANAGEMENT AND ACQUISITION PERSONNEL. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may carry out a 

pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of the temporary assignment of covered employees of the Department of 

Defense to nontraditional defense contractors and of covered 

employees of such contractors to the Department. 

(b) COVERED EMPLOYEES; NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRAC- TORS.— (1) COVERED EMPLOYEES.—An employee of the Department 

of Defense or a nontraditional Defense contractor is a covered 

employee for purposes of this section if the employee— 

(A) works in the field of financial management or in 

the acquisition field; 

(B) is considered by the Secretary of Defense to be 

an exceptional employee; and 

(C) is compensated at not less than the GS–11 level 

(or the equivalent). 

(2) NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.—For purposes 

of this section, the term ‘‘nontraditional defense contractor’’ 

has the meaning given that term in section 2302(9) of title 

10, United States Code. 

(c) AGREEMENTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide 

for a written agreement among the Department of Defense, 

the nontraditional defense contractor concerned, and the 

employee concerned regarding the terms and conditions of the 

employee’s assignment under this section. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—An agreement under this subsection— 

(A) shall require, in the case of an employee of the 

Department, that upon completion of the assignment, the 

employee will serve in the civil service for a period at 

least equal to three times the length of the assignment, 

unless the employee is sooner involuntarily separated from 

the service of the employee’s agency; and 

(B) shall provide that if the employee of the Department or of the contractor (as the case may be) fails to 

carry out the agreement, or if the employee is voluntarily 

separated from the service of the employee’s agency before 

the end of the period stated in the agreement, the employee 

shall be liable to the United States for payment of all 

expenses of the assignment unless that failure or voluntary 

separation was for good and sufficient reason, as determined by the Secretary. 

(3) DEBT TO THE UNITED STATES.—An amount for which 

an employee is liable under paragraph (2)(B) shall be treated 

as a debt due the United States. The Secretary may waive, 

in whole or in part, collection of such a debt based on a 

determination that the collection would be against equity and 

good conscience and not in the best interests of the United 

States. 

(d) TERMINATION.—An assignment under this section may, at 

any time and for any reason, be terminated by the Department 

of Defense or the nontraditional defense contractor concerned. 

(e) DURATION.—An assignment under this section shall be for 

a period of not less than three months and not more than one 

year. 

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(f) STATUS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO CONTRACTORS.—An employee of the Department of Defense who is assigned 

to a nontraditional defense contractor under this section shall be 

considered, during the period of assignment, to be on detail to 

a regular work assignment in the Department for all purposes. 

The written agreement established under subsection (c) shall 

address the specific terms and conditions related to the employee’s 

continued status as a Federal employee. 

(g) TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES.— 

An employee of a nontraditional defense contractor who is assigned 

to a Department of Defense organization under this section— 

(1) shall continue to receive pay and benefits from the 

contractor from which such employee is assigned; 

(2) shall be deemed to be an employee of the Department 

of Defense for the purposes of— 

(A) chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code; 

(B) sections 201, 203, 205, 207, 208, 209, 603, 606, 

607, 643, 654, 1905, and 1913 of title 18, United States 

Code, and any other conflict of interest statute; 

(C) sections 1343, 1344, and 1349(b) of title 31, United 

States Code; 

(D) chapter 171 and section 1346(b) of title 28, United 

States Code (popularly known as the Federal Tort Claims 

Act), and any other Federal tort liability statute; 

(E) the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

App. 101 et seq.); 

(F) chapter 21 of title 41, United States Code; and 

(G) subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States 

Code, relating to compensation for work-related injuries; 

and 

(3) may not have access, while the employee is assigned 

to a Department organization, to any trade secrets or to any 

other nonpublic information which is of commercial value to 

the contractor from which such employee is assigned. 

(h) PROHIBITION AGAINST CHARGING CERTAIN COSTS TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—A nontraditional defense contractor may not 

charge the Department of Defense or any other agency of the 

Federal Government, as direct or indirect costs under a Federal 

contract, the costs of pay or benefits paid by the contractor to 

an employee assigned to a Department organization under this 

section for the period of the assignment. 

(i) CONSIDERATION.—In providing for assignments of employees 

under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall take into consideration the question of how assignments might best be used to help 

meet the needs of the Department of Defense with respect to the 

training of employees in financial management or in acquisition. 

(j) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.— 

(1) DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.—The number of employees 

of the Department of Defense who may be assigned to nontraditional defense contractors under this section at any given time 

may not exceed the following: 

(A) Five employees in the field of financial management. 

(B) Five employees in the acquisition field. 

(2) NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES.— 

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employees who may be assigned to the Department under this 

section at any given time may not exceed 10 such employees. 

(k) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY FOR ASSIGNMENTS.—No assignment of an employee may commence under this section after September 30, 2019. 

SEC. 1111. PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCED PAY AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN ACQUISITION AND TECHNOLOGY POSITIONS IN THE 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

(a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Defense 

may carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using the pay authority specified in subsection (d) to 

fix the rate of basic pay for positions described in subsection (c) 

in order to assist the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the 

military departments in attracting and retaining high-quality 

acquisition and technology experts in positions responsible for managing and developing complex, high-cost, technological acquisition 

efforts of the Department of Defense. 

(b) APPROVAL REQUIRED.—The pilot program may be carried 

out only with approval as follows: 

(1) Approval of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, in the case of positions in 

the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 

(2) Approval of the Service Acquisition Executive of the 

military department concerned, in the case of positions in a 

military department. 

(c) POSITIONS.—The positions described in this subsection are 

positions that— 

(1) require expertise of an extremely high level in a scientific, technical, professional, or acquisition management field; 

and 

(2) are critical to the successful accomplishment of an 

important acquisition or technology development mission. 

(d) RATE OF BASIC PAY.—The pay authority specified in this 

subsection is authority as follows: 

(1) Authority to fix the rate of basic pay for a position 

at a rate not to exceed 150 percent of the rate of basic pay 

payable for level I of the Executive Schedule, upon the approval 

of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 

and Logistics or the Service Acquisition Executive concerned, 

as applicable. 

(2) Authority to fix the rate of basic pay for a position 

at a rate in excess of 150 percent of the rate of basic pay 

payable for level I of the Executive Schedule, upon the approval 

of the Secretary of Defense. 

(e) LIMITATIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority in subsection (a) may be 

used only to the extent necessary to competitively recruit or 

retain individuals exceptionally well qualified for positions 

described in subsection (c). 

(2) NUMBER OF POSITIONS.—The authority in subsection 

(a) may not be used with respect to more than five positions 

in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and more than five 

positions in each military department at any one time. 

(3) TERM OF POSITIONS.—The authority in subsection (a) 

may be used only for positions having terms less than five 

years. 

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(f) TERMINATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to fix rates of basic pay 

for a position under this section shall terminate on October 

1, 2020. 

(2) CONTINUATION OF PAY.—Nothing in paragraph (1) shall 

be construed to prohibit the payment after October 1, 2020, 

of basic pay at rates fixed under this section before that date 

for positions whose terms continue after that date. 

SEC. 1112. PILOT PROGRAM ON DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR VETERAN TECHNICAL EXPERTS INTO THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE. 

(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense may carry out 

a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of 

appointing qualified veteran candidates to positions described in 

subsection (b) in the defense acquisition workforce of the military 

departments without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of 

chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code. The Secretary shall 

carry out the pilot program in each military department through 

the service acquisition executive of such military department. 

(b) POSITIONS.—The positions described in this subsection are 

scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematics positions, 

including technicians, within the defense acquisition workforce. 

(c) LIMITATION.—Authority under subsection (a) may not, in 

any calendar year and with respect to any military department, 

be exercised with respect to a number of candidates greater than 

the number equal to 1 percent of the total number of positions 

in the acquisition workforce of that military department that are 

filled as of the close of the fiscal year last ending before the 

start of such calendar year. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘employee’’ has the meaning given that term 

in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code. 

(2) The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given that term 

in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. 

(e) TERMINATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to appoint candidates to 

positions under the pilot program shall expire on the date 

that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(2) EFFECT ON EXISTING APPOINTMENTS.—The termination 

by paragraph (1) of the authority in subsection (a) shall not 

affect any appointment made under that authority before the 

termination date specified in paragraph (1) in accordance with 

the terms of such appointment. 

SEC. 1113. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR TECHNICAL EXPERTS INTO 

THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE. 

(a) AUTHORITY.—Each Secretary of a military department may 

appoint qualified candidates possessing a scientific or engineering 

degree to positions described in subsection (b) for that military 

department without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of 

chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code. 

(b) APPLICABILITY.—Positions described in this subsection are 

scientific and engineering positions within the defense acquisition 

workforce. 

(c) LIMITATION.—Authority under this section may not, in any 

calendar year and with respect to any military department, be 

exercised with respect to a number of candidates greater than 

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the number equal to 5 percent of the total number of scientific 

and engineering positions within the acquisition workforce of that 

military department that are filled as of the close of the fiscal 

year last ending before the start of such calendar year. 

(d) NATURE OF APPOINTMENT.—Any appointment under this 

section shall be treated as an appointment on a full-time equivalent 

basis, unless such appointment is made on a term or temporary 

basis. 

(e) EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘employee’’ 

has the meaning given that term in section 2105 of title 5, United 

States Code. 

(f) TERMINATION.—The authority to make appointments under 

this section shall not be available after December 31, 2020. 

TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO 

FOREIGN NATIONS 

Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 

Sec. 1201. One-year extension of logistical support for coalition forces supporting 

certain United States military operations. 

Sec. 1202. Strategic framework for Department of Defense security cooperation. 

Sec. 1203. Redesignation, modification, and extension of National Guard State 

Partnership Program. 

Sec. 1204. Extension of authority for non-reciprocal exchanges of defense personnel 

between the United States and foreign countries. 

Sec. 1205. Monitoring and evaluation of overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic 

aid programs of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1206. One-year extension of funding limitations for authority to build the capacity of foreign security forces. 

Sec. 1207. Authority to provide support to national military forces of allied countries for counterterrorism operations in Africa. 

Sec. 1208. Reports on training of foreign military intelligence units provided by the 

Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1209. Prohibition on security assistance to entities in Yemen controlled by the 

Houthi movement. 

Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 

Sec. 1211. Extension and modification of Commanders’ Emergency Response Program. 

Sec. 1212. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations. 

Sec. 1213. Additional matter in semiannual report on enhancing security and stability in Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1214. Extension of authority to acquire products and services produced in 

countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1215. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and provide defense 

services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1216. Modification of protection for Afghan allies. 

Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria and Iraq 

Sec. 1221. Extension of authority to support operations and activities of the Office 

of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 

Sec. 1222. Strategy for the Middle East and to counter violent extremism. 

Sec. 1223. Modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic 

State of Iraq and the Levant. 

Sec. 1224. Reports on United States Armed Forces deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. 

Sec. 1225. Matters relating to support for the vetted Syrian opposition. 

Sec. 1226. Support to the Government of Jordan and the Government of Lebanon 

for border security operations. 

Sec. 1227. Sense of Congress on the security and protection of Iranian dissidents 

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Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Iran 

Sec. 1231. Modification and extension of annual report on the military power of 

Iran. 

Sec. 1232. Sense of Congress on the Government of Iran’s malign activities. 

Sec. 1233. Report on military-to-military engagements with Iran. 

Sec. 1234. Security guarantees to countries in the Middle East. 

Sec. 1235. Rule of construction. 

Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the Russian Federation 

Sec. 1241. Notifications relating to testing, production, deployment, and sale or 

transfer to other states or non-state actors of the Club-K cruise missile 

system by the Russian Federation. 

Sec. 1242. Notifications of deployment of nuclear weapons by Russian Federation 

to territory of Ukraine or Russian territory of Kaliningrad. 

Sec. 1243. Measures in response to non-compliance by the Russian Federation with 

its obligations under the INF Treaty. 

Sec. 1244. Modification of notification and assessment of proposal to modify or introduce new aircraft or sensors for flight by the Russian Federation 

under the Open Skies Treaty. 

Sec. 1245. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian 

Federation over Crimea. 

Sec. 1246. Limitation on military cooperation between the United States and the 

Russian Federation. 

Sec. 1247. Report on implementation of the New START Treaty. 

Sec. 1248. Additional matters in annual report on military and security developments involving the Russian Federation. 

Sec. 1249. Report on alternative capabilities to procure and sustain nonstandard 

rotary wing aircraft historically procured through Rosoboronexport. 

Sec. 1250. Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. 

Sec. 1251. Training for Eastern European national military forces in the course of 

multilateral exercises. 

Subtitle F—Matters Relating to the Asia-Pacific Region 

Sec. 1261. Strategy to promote United States interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 

Sec. 1262. Requirement to submit Department of Defense policy regarding foreign 

disclosure or technology release of Aegis Ashore capability to Japan. 

Sec. 1263. South China Sea Initiative. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Sec. 1271. Two-year extension and modification of authorization for non-conventional assisted recovery capabilities. 

Sec. 1272. Amendment to the annual report under Arms Control and Disarmament 

Act. 

Sec. 1273. Extension of authorization to conduct activities to enhance the capability 

of foreign countries to respond to incidents involving weapons of mass 

destruction. 

Sec. 1274. Modification of authority for support of special operations to combat terrorism. 

Sec. 1275. Limitation on availability of funds to implement the Arms Trade Treaty. 

Sec. 1276. Report on the security relationship between the United States and the 

Republic of Cyprus. 

Sec. 1277. Sense of Congress on European defense and the North Atlantic Treaty 

Organization. 

Sec. 1278. Briefing on the sale of certain fighter aircraft to Qatar. 

Sec. 1279. United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation. 

Sec. 1280. NATO Special Operations Headquarters. 

Sec. 1281. Increased presence of United States ground forces in Eastern Europe to 

deter aggression on the border of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 

SEC. 1201. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR COALITION FORCES SUPPORTING CERTAIN UNITED STATES 

MILITARY OPERATIONS. 

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recently amended by section 1223(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard 

P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3548), is further 

amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ and 

inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’; 

(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘during the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on December 31, 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘during the period beginning on October 1, 2015, 

and ending on December 31, 2016’’; and 

(3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

SEC. 1202. STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

SECURITY COOPERATION. 

(a) STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 

with the Secretary of State, shall develop and issue to the 

Department of Defense a strategic framework for Department 

of Defense security cooperation to guide prioritization of 

resources and activities. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategic framework required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

(A) Discussion of the strategic goals of Department 

of Defense security cooperation programs, overall and by 

combatant command, and the extent to which these programs— 

(i) support broader strategic priorities of the 

Department of Defense; and 

(ii) complement and are coordinated with Department of State security assistance programs to achieve 

United States Government goals globally, regionally, 

and, if appropriate, within specific programs. 

(B) Identification of the primary objectives, priorities, 

and desired end-states of Department of Defense security 

cooperation programs. 

(C) Identification of challenges to achieving the primary objectives, priorities, and desired end-states identified 

under subparagraph (B), including— 

(i) constraints on Department of Defense resources, 

authorities, and personnel; 

(ii) partner nation variables and conditions, such 

as political will, absorptive capacity, corruption, and 

instability risk, that impact the likelihood of a security 

cooperation program achieving its primary objectives, 

priorities, and desired end-states; 

(iii) constraints or limitations due to bureaucratic 

impediments, interagency processes, or congressional 

requirements; 

(iv) validation of requirements; and 

(v) assessment, monitoring, and evaluation. 

(D) A methodology for assessing the effectiveness of 

Department of Defense security cooperation programs in 

making progress toward achieving the primary objectives, 

priorities, and desired end-states identified under subparagraph (B), including an identification of key benchmarks 

for such progress. 

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(E) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. 

(3) FREQUENCY.—The Secretary of Defense shall, at a minimum, update the strategic framework required by paragraph 

(1) on a biennial basis and shall update or supplement the 

strategic framework as appropriate to address emerging priorities. 

(b) REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, and on a biennial basis thereafter, 

the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 

of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the strategic framework required by subsection 

(a). 

(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 

submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified 

annex. 

(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 

congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the congressional defense committees; and 

(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

Representatives. 

(c) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to be effective on the 

date that is 6 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 1203. REDESIGNATION, MODIFICATION, AND EXTENSION OF 

NATIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 

(a) REDESIGNATION.—The heading of section 1205 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 

Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 897; 32 U.S.C. 107 note) is amended to 

read as follows: 

‘‘SEC. 1205. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.’’. 

(b) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of such section is 

amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a program of exchanges’’ 

and all that follows and inserting ‘‘a program of activities 

described in paragraph (2), to support the security cooperation 

objectives of the United States, between members of the 

National Guard of a State or territory and any of the following: 

‘‘(A) The military forces of a foreign country. 

‘‘(B) The security forces of a foreign country. 

‘‘(C) Governmental organizations of a foreign country 

whose primary functions include disaster response or emergency response.’’; and 

(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following 

new paragraph (2): 

‘‘(2) STATE PARTNERSHIP.—Each program established under 

this subsection shall be known as a ‘State Partnership’.’’. 

(c) LIMITATION.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended by 

striking ‘‘activity under a program’’ and all that follows through 

‘‘State or territory,’’ and inserting ‘‘activity with forces referred 

to in subsection (a)(1)(B) or organizations described in subsection 

(a)(1)(C) under a program established under subsection (a)’’. 

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(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (g) as subsections (d) through (h), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): 

‘‘(c) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Chief of the National 

Guard Bureau shall designate a director for each State and territory 

to be responsible for the coordination of activities under a program 

established under subsection (a) for such State or territory and 

reporting on activities under the program.’’. 

(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Paragraph (2)(B) of subsection (f) of such 

section, as redesignated by subsection (d)(1) of this section, is 

amended— 

(1) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘or other government 

organizations’’ after ‘‘and security forces’’; 

(2) in clause (iv), by adding before the period at the the 

following: ‘‘and country’’; 

(3) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘training’’ and inserting ‘‘activities’’; and 

(4) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(vi) An assessment of the extent to which the 

activities conducted during the previous year met the 

objectives described in clause (v).’’. 

(f) STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FUND.— 

(1) ASSESSMENT OF ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—Not later 

than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall jointly submit to the 

congressional defense committees a report setting forth a joint 

assessment of the feasibility and advisability of establishing 

a central fund to manage funds for programs and activities 

under the Department of Defense State Partnership Program 

under section 1205 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2014, as amended by this section. 

(2) RECOMMENDATION FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION.—If the 

report under paragraph (1) concludes that the establishment 

of a fund as described in that paragraph is feasible and advisable, the Secretary of Defense shall include with the materials 

submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the President 

for fiscal year 2017 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United 

States Code, a recommendation for such legislation as the Secretary considers appropriate to establish the fund. 

(g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Paragraph (2)(A) of subsection 

(f) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (d)(1) of this 

section, is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘a program’’ and inserting ‘‘each program’’; 

and 

(2) by striking ‘‘the program’’ and inserting ‘‘such program’’. 

(h) RECIPIENTS OF REPORTS AND NOTIFICATIONS.—Paragraph 

(1) of subsection (h) of such section, as redesignated by subsection 

(d)(1) of this section, is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) 

and (B) and inserting the following new subparagraphs (A) and 

(B): 

‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations 

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‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives.’’. 

(i) FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION.—Subsection (i) of such section is 

amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2021’’. 

SEC. 1204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR NON-RECIPROCAL 

EXCHANGES OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL BETWEEN THE 

UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 

Section 1207(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2514; 10 U.S.C. 

168 note), as amended by section 1202 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 

Stat. 1980), is further amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2021’’. 

SEC. 1205. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID PROGRAMS OF THE 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act for Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid, 

the Secretary of Defense is authorized to use up to 5 percent 

of such amounts to conduct monitoring and evaluation of programs 

that are funded using such amounts during fiscal year 2016. 

(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a 

briefing to the appropriate congressional committees on mechanisms 

to evaluate the programs conducted pursuant to the authorities 

listed in subsection (a). 

(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the following: 

(1) The congressional defense committees. 

(2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 1206. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF FUNDING LIMITATIONS FOR 

AUTHORITY TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES. 

Section 1205(d) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3536) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2015’’ and all that follows 

through ‘‘section 4301’’ and inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2015 

or 2016 for the Department of Defense for operation and 

maintenance’’; and 

(B) by inserting ‘‘, in such fiscal year’’ before the period; 

and 

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘for a fiscal year specified in that paragraph’’. 


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SEC. 1207. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NATIONAL MILITARY 

FORCES OF ALLIED COUNTRIES FOR COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATIONS IN AFRICA. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is authorized, in 

coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide, on a nonreimbursable basis, logistic support, supplies, and services to the 

national military forces of an allied country conducting counterterrorism operations in Africa if the Secretary of Defense determines 

that the provision of such logistic support, supplies, and services, 

on a nonreimbursable basis, is— 

(1) in the national security interests of the United States; 

and 

(2) critical to the timely and effective participation of such 

national military forces in such operations. 

(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON SUPPORT PROVIDED.—Not later 

than 15 days after providing logistic support, supplies, or services 

under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees a notice setting forth the 

following: 

(1) The determination of the Secretary specified in subsection (a). 

(2) The type of logistic support, supplies, or services provided. 

(3) The national military forces supported. 

(4) The purpose of the operations for which such support 

was provided, and the objectives of such support. 

(5) The estimated cost of such support. 

(6) The intended duration of such support. 

(c) LIMITATIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may not use 

the authority in subsection (a) to provide any type of support 

that is otherwise prohibited by any other provision of law. 

(2) AMOUNT.—The aggregate amount of logistic support, 

supplies, and services provided under subsection (a) in any 

fiscal year may not exceed $100,000,000. 

(d) REPORTS.—Not later than six months after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, and every six months thereafter through 

the expiration date in subsection (f) of the authority provided by 

this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth a description of 

the use of the authority provided by this section during the sixmonth period ending on the date of such report. Each report shall 

include the following: 

(1) An assessment of the extent to which the support provided under this section during the period covered by such 

report facilitated the national military forces of allied countries 

so supported in conducting counterterrorism operations in 

Africa. 

(2) A description of any efforts by countries that received 

such support to address, as practicable, the requirements of 

their forces for logistics support, supplies, or services for conducting counterterrorism operations in Africa, including under 

acquisition and cross-servicing agreements. 

(e) LOGISTIC SUPPORT, SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES DEFINED.—In 

this section, the term ‘‘logistic support, supplies, and services’’ has 

the meaning given that term in section 2350(1) of title 10, United 

States Code. 

10 USC 2282 

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(f) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided by this section may 

not be exercised after September 30, 2018. 

SEC. 1208. REPORTS ON TRAINING OF FOREIGN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE UNITS PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE. 

(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after each 

calendar half-year beginning on or after the date of the enactment 

of this Act and ending with the second calendar half-year of 2017, 

the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence shall submit to 

the Committees of Armed Services of the Senate and the House 

of Representatives a report setting forth the following: 

(1) All the training of foreign military intelligence units 

provided by the Department during the calendar half-year covered by such report. 

(2) The authority or authorities under which the training 

described in paragraph (1) was provided. 

(b) FORM.—Each report under subsection (a) should be submitted in classified form. 

SEC. 1209. PROHIBITION ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO ENTITIES IN 

YEMEN CONTROLLED BY THE HOUTHI MOVEMENT. 

(a) PROHIBITION.—No amounts authorized to be appropriated 

for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Defense by this Act 

may be used to provide security assistance to an entity in Yemen 

that is controlled by members of the Houthi movement. 

(b) NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition in subsection (a) shall 

not apply if the Secretary of Defense determines, with the 

concurrence of the Secretary of State, that the provision of 

security assistance as described in that subsection is important 

to the national security interests of the United States. 

(2) NOTICE AND WAIT.—If security assistance as described 

in subsection (a) is provided pursuant to an exception under 

paragraph (1), not later than 15 days before such assistance 

is so provided, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 

of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees 

of Congress a notice on the provision of such assistance, 

together with an assessment by the Director of National Intelligence on whether any entity controlled by members of the 

Houthi movement to be provided such assistance is also 

receiving direct assistance from the Government of Iran. 

(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In 

this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 

means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations 

of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives. 


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Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 

Afghanistan and Pakistan 

SEC. 1211. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF COMMANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM. 

(a) ONE-YEAR EXTENSION.—Section 1201 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 

81; 125 Stat. 1619), as most recently amended by section 1221 

of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 

Stat. 3546), is further amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ in 

subsections (a), (b), and (f) and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 

(b) RESTRICTION ON AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—Subsection (e) of 

such section 1201, as so amended, is further amended by striking 

‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’. 

(c) SUBMITTAL OF REVISED GUIDANCE.—Not later than 15 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a copy of 

the guidance issued by the Secretary to the Armed Forces concerning the Commanders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan as revised to take into account the amendments made by 

this section. 

(d) AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO REDRESS INJURY

AND LOSS IN IRAQ.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal year 2016, amounts available pursuant to section 1201 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, as amended by this 

section, shall also be available for ex gratia payments for damage, personal injury, or death that is incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces in Iraq. 

(2) NOTICE AND WAIT.—The authority in this subsection 

may not be used until 30 days after the date on which the 

Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 

committees a report setting forth the following: 

(A) The amount that will be used for payments pursuant to this subsection. 

(B) The manner in which claims for payments shall 

be verified. 

(C) The officers or officials who shall be authorized 

to approve claims for payments. 

(D) The manner in which payments shall be made. 

(3) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE.—The total amount 

of payments made pursuant to this subsection in fiscal year 

2016 may not exceed $5,000,000. 

(4) AUTHORITIES APPLICABLE TO PAYMENT.—Any payment 

made pursuant to this subsection shall be made in accordance 

with the authorities and limitations in section 8121 of the 

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 (division C 

of Public Law 113–235), other than subsection (h) of such 

section. 

(5) CONSTRUCTION WITH RESTRICTION ON AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—For purposes of the application of subsection (e) of 

such section 1201, as so amended, to any payment pursuant 

to this subsection, such payment shall be deemed to be a 

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SEC. 1212. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR 

REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR 

SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1233 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 

181; 122 Stat. 393), as most recently amended by section 1222 

of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 

Stat. 3547), is further amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ and 

inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 

(b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS AVAILABLE.—Subsection (d)(1) of 

such section, as so amended, is further amended— 

(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘during fiscal year 

2015 may not exceed $1,200,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘during 

fiscal year 2016 may not exceed $1,160,000,000’’; and 

(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘during fiscal year 

2015 may not exceed $1,000,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘during 

fiscal year 2016 may not exceed $900,000,000’’. 

(c) EXTENSION OF NOTICE REQUIREMENT RELATING TO

REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED BY PAKISTAN.—Section 1232(b)(6) of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (122 Stat. 393), as most recently amended 

by section 1222(d) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (128 Stat. 

3548), is further amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and 

inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 

(d) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN

PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKISTAN.—Section 1227(d)(1) of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 

Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2001), as most recently amended by section 

1222(e) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (128 Stat. 3548), 

is further amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ and inserting 

‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 

(e) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN

PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKISTAN.—Of the total amount of 

reimbursements and support authorized for Pakistan during fiscal 

year 2016 pursuant to the third sentence of section 1233(d)(1) 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 

(as amended by subsection (b)(2)), $350,000,000 shall not be eligible 

for the waiver under section 1227(d)(2) of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (126 Stat. 2001) unless 

the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense 

committees that— 

(1) Pakistan continues to conduct military operations in 

North Waziristan that are contributing to significantly disrupting the safe haven and freedom of movement of the 

Haqqani Network in Pakistan; 

(2) Pakistan has taken steps to demonstrate its commitment to prevent the Haqqani Network from using North 

Waziristan as a safe haven; and 

(3) the Government of Pakistan actively coordinates with 

the Government of Afghanistan to restrict the movement of 

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(f) AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR STABILITY ACTIVITIES

IN FATA.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the total amount of 

reimbursements and support authorized for Pakistan during 

fiscal year 2016 pursuant to the third sentence of section 

1233(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2008 (as so amended), of the total amount of funds made 

available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 

for overseas contingency operations for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide activities, $100,000,000 may be available 

for stability activities undertaken by Pakistan in the Federally 

Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), including the provision of 

funds to the Pakistan military and the Pakistan Frontier Corps 

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for activities undertaken in support of 

the following: 

(A) Building and maintaining border outposts. 

(B) Strengthening cooperative efforts between the Pakistan military and the Afghan National Defense Security 

Forces in activities that include— 

(i) bilateral meetings to enhance border security 

coordination; 

(ii) sustaining critical infrastructure within the 

Federally Administered Tribal Areas, such as 

maintaining key ground lines of communication; 

(iii) increasing training for the Pakistan Frontier 

Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; and 

(iv) training to improve interoperability between 

the Pakistan military and the Pakistan Frontier Corps 

Khyber Pakhtunkwha. 

(2) LIMITATION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Funds available under paragraph 

(1) may not be obligated or expended until the Secretary 

of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees 

that the conditions described in subparagraphs (A) and 

(B) of section 1227(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (126 Stat. 2001), as amended 

by subsection (d), have been met. 

(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the 

limitation in subparagraph (A) if the Secretary certifies 

to the congressional defense committees in writing that 

the waiver is in the national security interests of the United 

States and includes with such certification a justification 

for the waiver. 

(3) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2017, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

committees a report on the expenditure of funds available under 

paragraph (1), including a description of the following: 

(A) The purpose for which such funds were expended. 

(B) Each organization on whose behalf such funds were 

expended, including the amount expended on such 

organization and the number of members of such organization trained with such amount. 

(C) Any limitation imposed on the expenditure of funds 

under that paragraph, including on any recipient of funds 

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(4) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 

In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 1233(g) of 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. 

SEC. 1213. ADDITIONAL MATTER IN SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON 

ENHANCING SECURITY AND STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN. 

Section 1225(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3550) is amended by adding at 

the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(7) ASSESSMENT OF RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH DRAWDOWN

OF UNITED STATES FORCES.—An assessment of the risks to 

the mission in Afghanistan associated with any drawdown of 

United States forces that occurred during the period covered 

by such report.’’. 

SEC. 1214. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PRODUCTS AND 

SERVICES PRODUCED IN COUNTRIES ALONG A MAJOR 

ROUTE OF SUPPLY TO AFGHANISTAN. 

Section 801(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2399), as most 

recently amended by section 832(a) of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 

Stat. 814), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

SEC. 1215. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER DEFENSE ARTICLES AND PROVIDE DEFENSE SERVICES TO THE MILITARY AND SECURITY FORCES OF AFGHANISTAN. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (h) of section 1222 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 

239; 126 Stat. 1992), as amended by section 1231 of the Carl 

Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3556), 

is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting 

‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Subsection (f)(1) of such section, as 

so amended, is further amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ 

and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2017’’. 

(c) EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Subsection (i)(2) of such section, as so amended, is further amended by striking ‘‘and 2015’’ 

each place it appears and inserting ‘‘, 2015, and 2016’’. 

SEC. 1216. MODIFICATION OF PROTECTION FOR AFGHAN ALLIES. 

(a) COVERED AFGHANS.— 

(1) TERM OF EMPLOYMENT.—Clause (ii) of section 

602(b)(2)(A) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 

U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘year—’’ and inserting 

‘‘year, or, if submitting a petition after September 30, 2015, 

for a period of not less than 2 years—’’. 

(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

(A) SUCCESSOR NAME FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

ASSISTANCE FORCE.—Subclause (II) of section 

602(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 

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(i) in the matter preceding item (aa), by striking 

‘‘Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Force (or any successor name 

for such Force)’’; 

(ii) in item (aa), by striking ‘‘Force,’’ and inserting 

‘‘Force (or any successor name for such Force),’’; and 

(iii) in item (bb), by striking ‘‘Force;’’ and inserting 

‘‘Force (or any successor name for such Force);’’. 

(B) SHORT TITLE.—Section 601 of the Afghan Allies 

Protection Act of 2009 is amended by striking ‘‘This Act’’ 

and inserting ‘‘This title’’. 

(C) EXECUTIVE AGENCY REFERENCE.—Section 602(c)(4) 

of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 is amended 

by striking ‘‘section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement 

Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 133 of 

title 41, United States Code’’. 

(b) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—Subparagraph (F) of section 

602(b)(3) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 

1101 note) is amended— 

(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2015 AND 2016’’ and 

inserting ‘‘2015, 2016, AND 2017’’; 

(2) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘and ending on September 30, 2016’’, 

and inserting ‘‘until such time that available special 

immigrant visas under subparagraphs (D) and (E) and 

this subparagraph are exhausted,’’ and 

(B) by striking ‘‘4,000.’’ and inserting ‘‘7,000.’’; 

(3) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015;’’ and 

inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016;’’; 

(4) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015;’’ and 

inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016;’’; and 

(5) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘March 31, 2017.’’ and 

inserting ‘‘the date such visas are exhausted.’’. 

(c) REPORTS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Section 602(b) of the 

Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(15) REPORTS INFORMING THE CONCLUSION OF THE AFGHAN

SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM.—Not later than June 1, 

2016, and every six months thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, 

in conjunction with the Secretary of State, shall submit to 

the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on the 

Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services 

and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report that contains— 

‘‘(A) a description of the United States force presence 

in Afghanistan during the previous 6 months; 

‘‘(B) a description of the projected United States force 

presence in Afghanistan; 

‘‘(C) the number of citizens or nationals of Afghanistan 

who were employed by or on behalf of the entities described 

in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) during the previous 6 months; and 

‘‘(D) the projected number of such citizens or nationals 

who will be employed by or on behalf of such entities. 

‘‘(16) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

that the necessity of providing special immigrant status under 

this subsection should be assessed at regular intervals by the 

Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 

on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, taking 

8 USC 1101 note. 

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into account the scope of the current and planned presence 

of United States troops in Afghanistan, the current and prospective numbers of citizens and nationals of Afghanistan employed 

by or on behalf of the entities described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), 

and the security climate in Afghanistan.’’. 

Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria and 

Iraq 

SEC. 1221. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND 

ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION 

IN IRAQ. 

(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (f)(1) of section 1215 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 

(10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 

(b) AMOUNT AVAILABLE.—Such section is further amended— 

(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ and 

all that follows and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016 may not exceed 

$80,000,000.’’; and 

(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ and 

inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 

(c) SUPERSEDING REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection (g) of 

such section is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(g) REPORTS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 2015, and 

every 180 days thereafter until the authority in this section 

expires, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with 

the Secretary of State, submit to the appropriate committees 

of Congress a report on the activities of the Office of Security 

Cooperation in Iraq. 

‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under this subsection shall 

include the following: 

‘‘(A) A current description of capability gaps in the 

security forces of Iraq, including capability gaps relating 

to intelligence matters, protection of Iraq airspace, and 

logistics and maintenance, and a current description of 

the extent, if any, to which the Government of Iraq has 

requested assistance in addressing such capability gaps. 

‘‘(B) A current description of the activities of the Office 

of Security Cooperation in Iraq and the extent, if any, 

to which the programs conducted by the Office in conjunction with other United States programs (such as the Foreign Military Financing program, the Foreign Military 

Sales program, and the assistance provided pursuant to 

section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ 

McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2015 (Public Law 113–291)) will address the capability 

gaps described pursuant to subparagraph (A). 

‘‘(C) A current description of how the activities of the 

Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq are coordinated with, 

and complement and enhance, the assistance provided 

pursuant to section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard 

P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

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‘‘(D) A current description of end use monitoring programs, and any other programs or procedures, used to 

improve accountability for equipment provided to the 

Government of Iraq. 

‘‘(E) A current description of the measures of effectiveness used to evaluate the activities of the Office of the 

Security Cooperation in Iraq, and an analysis of any determinations to expand, alter, or terminate specific activities 

of the Office based on such evaluations. 

‘‘(F) A current evaluation of the effectiveness of the 

training described in subsection (f)(2) in promoting respect 

for human rights, military professionalism, and respect 

for legitimate civilian authority in Iraq. 

‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In 

this subsection, the term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ 

means— 

‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations 

of the Senate; and 

‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives.’’. 

SEC. 1222. STRATEGY FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND TO COUNTER VIOLENT EXTREMISM. 

(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than February 15, 2016, 

the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly 

submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a strategy for 

the Middle East and to counter violent extremism. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection (a) shall 

include the following: 

(1) A description of the objectives and end state for the 

United States in the Middle East and with respect to violent 

extremism. 

(2) A description of the roles and responsibilities of the 

Department of State in the strategy. 

(3) A description of the roles and responsibilities of the 

Department of Defense in the strategy. 

(4) A description of actions to prevent the weakening and 

failing of states in the Middle East. 

(5) A description of actions to counter violent extremism. 

(6) A description of the resources required by the Department of Defense to counter ISIL’s illicit oil revenues. 

(7) A list of the state and non-state actors that must 

be engaged to counter violent extremism. 

(8) A description of the coalition required to carry out 

the strategy, and the expected lines of effort of such a coalition. 

(9) An assessment of United States efforts to disrupt and 

prevent foreign fighters traveling to Syria and Iraq and to 

disrupt and prevent foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq traveling 

to the United States. 

(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In the 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of 

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(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives. 

SEC. 1223. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE 

TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE 

LEVANT. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Congress that— 

(1) the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) poses 

an acute threat to the people and territorial integrity of Iraq, 

including the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Iraqi Sunni communities, 

and Iraq’s religious and ethnic minorities, and to the security 

and stability of the Middle East and beyond the region; 

(2) defeating ISIL is critical to maintaining a unified Iraq 

in which all faiths, sects, and ethnicities are afforded equal 

protection and full integration into the Government and society 

of Iraq; and 

(3) the United States should, in coordination with coalition 

partners, provide, in an expeditious and responsive manner 

and without undue delay, the military and other security forces 

of or associated with the Government of Iraq, including Kurdish 

and tribal security forces and other local security forces, with 

a national security mission, with defense articles, defense services, and related training to more effectively partner with the 

United States and other international coalition members to 

defeat ISIL. 

(b) QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 1236 of the 

Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 

128 Stat. 3559) is amended— 

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 

‘‘30 days’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(11) A list of the forces or elements of forces that are 

restricted from receiving assistance under subsection (a), other 

than the forces or elements of forces with respect to which 

the Secretary of Defense has exercised the waiver authority 

under subsection (j), as a result of vetting required by subsection (e) or section 2249e of title 10, United States Code, 

and a detailed description of the reasons for such restriction, 

including for each force or element, as applicable, the following: 

‘‘(A) Information relating to gross violation of human 

rights committed by such force or element, including the 

time-frame of the alleged violation. 

‘‘(B) The source of the information described in 

subparagraph (A) and an assessment of the veracity of 

the information. 

‘‘(C) The association of such force or element with 

terrorist groups or groups associated with the Government 

of Iran. 

‘‘(D) The amount and type of any assistance provided 

to such force or element by the Government of Iran.’’. 

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by paragraph 

(1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 

and shall apply with respect to reports required to be submitted 

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and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2015, as so amended, on or after such 

date of enactment. 

(c) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of such section is amended by 

striking the first sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘Of the 

amounts authorized to be appropriated in the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 for Overseas Contingency 

Operations in title XV for fiscal year 2016, there are authorized 

to be appropriated $715,000,000 to carry out this section.’’. 

(d) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Subsection (j) of such section is 

amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking by striking 

‘‘Sections 40 and 40A’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 40A’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the provision 

of assistance described in subsection (l)(2), the Secretary of Defense may waive any provision of law 

described in clause (ii) if the Secretary satisfies the 

requirements described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 

subparagraph (A) with respect to such waiver. 

‘‘(ii) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provisions of law 

described in this clause are the following: 

‘‘(I) Any provision of law described in subparagraph (B). 

‘‘(II) Any eligibility requirement under section 

3 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753). 

‘‘(III) Any eligibility requirement under 

chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 

of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.).’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘For purposes’’ and all 

that follows through ‘‘described in paragraph (1)(B)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘The President may waive any provision of law other 

than a provision of law described in paragraph (1)(B) for purposes of the provision of assistance pursuant to subsection 

(a) and any provision of law other than a provision of law 

described in subsection (1)(C) for purposes of the provision 

of assistance described in subsection (l)(2)’’. 

(e) ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORITY TO ASSIST DIRECTLY CERTAIN

COVERED GROUPS.—Such section, as so amended, is further 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(l) ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORITY TO ASSIST DIRECTLY CERTAIN

COVERED GROUPS.— 

‘‘(1) ASSESSMENT.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, the Secretary of Defense 

and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment of the 

extent to which the Government of Iraq is increasing political inclusiveness, addressing the grievances of ethnic and 

sectarian minorities, and enhancing minority integration 

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‘‘(B) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN MAKING ASSESSMENT.—In making the assessment described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 

of State shall consider the following factors: 

‘‘(i) The extent to which the Government of Iraq 

is taking steps to reduce support among the Iraqi 

people for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 

(ISIL) and improve stability in Iraq. 

‘‘(ii) The progress of efforts to enact legislation 

establishing the Iraqi National Guard, particularly in 

predominantly Sunni regions. 

‘‘(iii) The extent to which the Government of Iraq 

is expanding the representation of minorities in adequate numbers in government security organizations 

and providing for the training and equipping of such 

forces. 

‘‘(iv) Whether the Government of Iraq is ending 

support for Shia militias under the command and control of, or associated with, the Government of Iran, 

and stopping abuses of elements of the Iraqi population 

by such militias. 

‘‘(v) Whether the Government of Iraq is ensuring 

that supplies, equipment, and weaponry supplied by 

the United States are appropriately distributed to security forces with a national security mission in Iraq, 

including the Kurdish Peshmerga, Sunni tribal security 

forces and local security forces with a national security 

mission, and, once established, the Iraqi Sunni 

National Guard. 

‘‘(vi) Whether the Government of Iraq is addressing 

grievances regarding the arrest and detention without 

trial of ethnic and sectarian minorities or is taking 

steps to prosecute such individuals that are detained 

in a fair, transparent, and prompt manner. 

‘‘(vii) Such other factors as the Secretaries consider 

appropriate. 

‘‘(C) UPDATE.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an update of the assessment required 

under subparagraph (A) not later than 180 days after the 

date on which the assessment is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees under subparagraph (A). 

‘‘(D) SUBMISSION.—The assessment required under 

subparagraph (A) and the update of the assessment authorized under subparagraph (C) may be submitted as part 

of the quarterly report required under subsection (d). 

‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO CERTAIN COVERED GROUPS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the President, taking into account 

the results of the assessment required under paragraph 

(1)(A) or the update required under paragraph (1)(C), determines and notifies the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Iraq has failed to take substantial action to increase political inclusiveness, address the 

grievances of ethnic and sectarian minorities, and enhance 

minority integration in the political and military structures 

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the Secretary of State, is authorized to provide, in coordination to the extent practicable with the Government of Iraq, 

assistance under the authority of subsection (a) directly 

to the groups described in subparagraph (D) for the purpose 

of supporting international coalition efforts against ISIL. 

‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—In carrying out 

subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Defense may— 

‘‘(i) re-allocate the amount of assistance authorized 

under subsection (a) to increase the share of such 

assistance provided to the groups described in subparagraph (D); and 

‘‘(ii) exercise the waiver authority provided in subsection (j)(1)(C) with respect to providing assistance 

to the groups described in subparagraph (D). 

‘‘(C) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT INAPPLICABLE.—The 

cost-sharing requirement of subsection (k) shall not apply 

with respect to funds that are obligated or expended under 

this subsection for assistance provided directly to the 

groups described in subparagraph (D). 

‘‘(D) COVERED GROUPS.—The groups described in this 

subparagraph are— 

‘‘(i) the Kurdish Peshmerga; and 

‘‘(ii) Sunni tribal security forces, or other local 

security forces, with a national security mission.’’. 

(f) PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE AND REPORT ON EQUIPMENT

OR SUPPLIES TRANSFERRED TO OR ACQUIRED BY VIOLENT EXTREMIST

ORGANIZATIONS.— 

(1) PROHIBITION.—Assistance authorized under section 

1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 

113–291; 128 Stat. 3558), as so amended, may not be provided 

to the Government of Iraq after the date that is 90 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act unless the Secretary 

of Defense certifies to the appropriate congressional committees, 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, that the Government 

of Iraq has taken such actions as may be reasonably necessary 

to safeguard against such assistance being transferred to or 

acquired by violent extremist organizations. 

(2) REPORT.— 

(A) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after 

the date on which the Secretary of Defense makes any 

determination that equipment or supplies provided pursuant to section 1236(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3558), 

as so amended, have been transferred to or acquired by 

a violent extremist organization, the Secretary shall submit 

to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 

contains a description of the determination of the Secretary 

and the transfer to or acquisition by the violent extremist 

organization. 

(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph (1) shall 

include, with respect to the transfer covered by the report, 

the following: 

(i) An assessment of the type and quantity of 

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(ii) A description of the criteria used to determine 

that the organization is a violent extremist organization. 

(iii) A description, if known, of how the equipment 

or supplies were transferred to or acquired by the 

violent extremist organization. 

(iv) If the equipment or supplies are determined 

to remain under the current control of the violent 

extremist organization, a description of the organization, including its relationship, if any, to the security 

forces of the Government of Iraq. 

(v) A description of the end use monitoring or 

other policies and procedures in place in order to prevent equipment or supplies to be transferred to or 

acquired by violent extremist organizations. 

(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(A) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The 

term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(i) the congressional defense committees; and 

(ii) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

House of Representatives. 

(B) VIOLENT EXTREMIST ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘violent extremist organization’’ means an organization that— 

(i) is a foreign terrorist organization designated 

by the Secretary of State under section 219 of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or 

is associated with a foreign terrorist organization; or 

(ii) is known to be under the command and control 

of, or is associated with, the Government of Iran. 

SEC. 1224. REPORTS ON UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED 

IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE. 

(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the 

Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report on United States Armed Forces deployed in 

support of Operation Inherent Resolve. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) shall include 

the following: 

(1) The total number of members of the United States 

Armed Forces deployed in support of Operation Inherent 

Resolve for the most recent month for which data is available, 

delineated by Armed Force and component (including whether 

regular, National Guard, or Reserve). 

(2) An estimate for the three-month period following the 

date on which the report is submitted of the total number 

of members of the United States Armed Forces expected to 

be deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, delineated by Armed Force and component (including whether regular, National Guard, or Reserve). 

(3) A description of the authorities and limitations on the 

number of United States Armed Forces deployed in support 

of Operation Inherent Resolve. 

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(5) Any changes to the authorities and limitations described 

in paragraph (3) and the rationale for such changes. 

(6) Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. 

(c) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit reports under this 

section shall terminate on the earlier of— 

(1) the date on which Operation Inherent Resolve terminates; or 

(2) the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 1225. MATTERS RELATING TO SUPPORT FOR THE VETTED SYRIAN 

OPPOSITION. 

(a) REPORT ON POTENTIAL SUPPORT REQUIRED.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

setting forth a description of the military support the Secretary 

considers necessary to provide to recipients of assistance under 

section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541) upon their return to Syria to 

ensure their ability to meet the intended purposes of such 

assistance. 

(2) COVERED POTENTIAL SUPPORT.—The support the Secretary may consider necessary to provide for purposes of the 

report required by paragraph (1) is the following: 

(A) Logistical support. 

(B) Defensive supportive fire. 

(C) Intelligence. 

(D) Medical support. 

(E) Any other support the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of the report. 

(3) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 

include the following: 

(A) For each type of support the Secretary considers 

necessary to provide as described in paragraph (1), a 

description of the actions to be taken by the Secretary 

to ensure that such support would not benefit any of the 

following: 

(i) The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), 

the Jabhat Al-Nusra Front, al-Qaeda, the Khorasan 

Group, or any other violent extremist organization 

(ii) The Syrian Arab Army or any group or 

organization supporting President Bashir Assad. 

(B) An estimate of the cost of providing such support. 

(b) STRATEGY FOR SYRIA.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, 

in coordination with the Secretary of State, submit to the 

appropriate congressional committees a strategy for Syria. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by paragraph (1) 

shall include the following: 

(A) A description of the means by which assistance 

provided to appropriately vetted elements of the Syrian 

opposition and other appropriately vetted Syrian groups 

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(B) A description of the political and military objectives 

and end states for Syria. 

(C) A description of means by which the assistance 

will support the political and military objectives and end 

states for Syria. 

(D) An explanation of the manner in which the military 

campaign in Syria and Iraq is integrated. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 

subsections (a) and (b), the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 1209(e)(2) of 

the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 

(d) ADDITIONAL MATTERS FOR QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORTS

ON ASSISTANCE TO THE VETTED OPPOSITION.— 

(1) ADDITIONAL MATTERS.—Subsection (d) of section 1209 

of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 is amended— 

(A) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(B) in paragraph (11) by striking the period at the 

end and inserting a semicolon; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(12) a description of support, if any, provided to appropriately vetted recipients pursuant to subsection (a) while those 

forces are located in Syria, including— 

‘‘(A) logistics support; 

‘‘(B) defense supporting fire; 

‘‘(C) intelligence; and 

‘‘(D) medical support; and 

‘‘(13) a description of the number of appropriately vetted 

recipients located in Syria, the approximate locations in which 

they are operating, and the number of known casualties among 

such recipients.’’. 

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by paragraph 

(1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 

and shall apply with respect to quarterly reports submitted 

under subsection (d) of section 1209 of the Carl Levin and 

Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2015 after that date. 

(e) INFORMATION ACCOMPANYING REPROGRAMMING REQUESTS.— 

Subsection (f) of such section is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’ and inserting 

the following: 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) INFORMATION ACCOMPANYING REPROGRAMMING

REQUESTS.—Each request under paragraph (1) shall include 

the following: 

‘‘(A) The amount, type, and purpose of assistance to 

be funded pursuant to such request. 

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SEC. 1226. SUPPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF JORDAN AND THE 

GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON FOR BORDER SECURITY 

OPERATIONS. 

(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, with the 

concurrence of the Secretary of State, is authorized to provide 

support on a reimbursement basis to the Government of Jordan 

and the Government of Lebanon for purposes of supporting 

and enhancing efforts of the armed forces of Jordan and the 

armed forces of Lebanon to increase security and sustain 

increased security along the border of Jordan and the border 

of Lebanon with Syria and Iraq, as applicable. 

(2) FREQUENCY.—Support may be provided under this subsection on a quarterly basis. 

(b) FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR SUPPORT.—The following amounts 

made be used to provide support under the authority of subsection 

(a): 

(1) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2016 and available for reimbursement of certain coalition 

nations for support provided to United States military operations pursuant to section 1233 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for fiscal year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 

122 Stat. 393). 

(2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2016 for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund pursuant 

to section 1534 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 

National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015 (Public 

Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3616). 

(c) LIMITATIONS.— 

(1) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The total amount of support 

provided under the authority of subsection (a) may not exceed 

$150,000,000 for any country specified in subsection (a) in 

any fiscal year. 

(2) SUPPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON.—Support 

provided under the authority of subsection (a) to the Government of Lebanon may be used only for the armed forces of 

Lebanon, and may not be used for or to reimburse Hezbollah 

or any forces other than the armed forces of Lebanon. 

(3) PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense may not enter into any contractual obligation 

to provide support under the authority of subsection (a). 

(4) DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 

may not provide support to a country specified in subsection 

(a) if the Secretary determines that the government of such 

country fails to increase security and sustain increased security 

along the border of Jordan and the border of Lebanon with 

Syria and Iraq, as applicable. 

(d) NOTICE BEFORE EXERCISE.—Not later than 15 days before 

providing support under the authority of subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the specified congressional committees a report setting forth a full description of the support to 

be provided, including the amount of support to be provided, and 

the timeline for the provision of such support. 

(e) SPECIFIED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In the section, 

the term ‘‘specified congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the congressional defense committees; and 

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(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

(f) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—No support may be provided 

under the authority of subsection (a) after December 31, 2018. 

SEC. 1227. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE SECURITY AND PROTECTION 

OF IRANIAN DISSIDENTS LIVING IN CAMP LIBERTY, IRAQ. 

It is the sense of Congress that the United States should— 

(1) take prompt and appropriate steps in accordance with 

international agreements to promote the physical security and 

protection of residents of Camp Liberty, Iraq; 

(2) urge the Government of Iraq to uphold its commitments 

to the United States to ensure the safety and well-being of 

those living in Camp Liberty; 

(3) urge the Government of Iraq to ensure continued and 

reliable access to food, clean water, medical assistance, electricity and other energy needs, and any other equipment and 

supplies necessary to sustain the residents during periods of 

attack or siege by external forces; 

(4) oppose the extradition of Camp Liberty residents to 

Iran; 

(5) assist the international community in implementing 

a plan to provide for the safe, secure, and permanent relocation 

of Camp Liberty residents, including a detailed outline of steps 

that would need to be taken by recipient countries, the United 

States, the Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 

and the Camp residents to relocate residents to other countries; 

(6) encourage continued close cooperation between the residents of Camp Liberty and the authorities in the relocation 

process; and 

(7) assist the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in expediting the ongoing resettlement of all residents 

of Camp Liberty to safe locations outside Iraq. 

Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Iran 

SEC. 1231. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON 

THE MILITARY POWER OF IRAN. 

(a) ELEMENT ON CYBER CAPABILITIES IN DESCRIPTION OF

STRATEGY.—Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of section 1245 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public 

Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2542) is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the 

end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(D) Iranian strategy regarding offensive cyber 

capabilities and defensive cyber capabilities.’’. 

(b) ELEMENTS ON CYBER CAPABILITIES IN ASSESSMENTS OF

UNCONVENTIONAL FORCES.—Paragraph (3) of such subsection, as 

amended by section 1232(a) of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 920), is 

further amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the 

end and inserting a semicolon; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 

‘‘(F) offensive cyber capabilities and defensive cyber 

capabilities; and 

‘‘(G) Iranian ability to manipulate the information 

environment both domestically and against the interests 

of the United States and its allies.’’. 

(c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Such subsection is further 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(5) An assessment of transfers to Iran of military equipment, technology, and training from non-Iranian sources.’’. 

(d) TERMINATION.—Subsection (d) of such section 1245, as 

amended by section 1277 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3592), is further amended by 

striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

shall apply with respect to reports required to be submitted under 

section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2010, as so amended, after that date. 

SEC. 1232. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN’S 

MALIGN ACTIVITIES. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) Iran continues to conduct a range of malign military 

and intelligence activities in the region and around the globe 

which constitute a significant threat to regional stability and 

the national security interests of the United States and our 

allies and partners; 

(2) Iran continues funding its conventional and unconventional military development, including its ballistic missile 

development programs, and its acquisition of destabilizing 

conventional weapons, which requires the United States to 

continue to support and build the collective capacity of our 

allies and partners in the region to address threats; 

(3) the sale of advanced weaponry, including advance air 

defense systems, to the Government of Iran increases the risk 

of further destabilizing the region; 

(4) Iran’s malign activities, continued state sponsorship 

of terrorism, and the violation of the human rights of the 

Iranian people justify continued pressure by the United States; 

and 

(5) the United States should continue to enhance the 

region’s security architecture, build our partners’ capacity to 

respond to external aggression, increase the interoperability 

of our respective military forces, and continue to better 

integrate their advanced capabilities. 

SEC. 1233. REPORT ON MILITARY-TO-MILITARY ENGAGEMENTS WITH 

IRAN. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 2 years, 

the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on— 

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(1) any military-to-military engagements conducted by the 

Armed Forces or Department of Defense civilians with representatives of the military or paramilitary forces (including 

the IRGC Quds Force) of the Islamic Republic of Iran during 

the one-year period ending on the date of the submission of 

the report; and 

(2) any policy changes to such military-to-military engagements with the armed forces of Iran. 

(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this section, 

the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the congressional defense committees; and 

(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 1234. SECURITY GUARANTEES TO COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE 

EAST. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

committees a report that summarizes any agreement, in effect 

as of the date that is 15 days before the date of the submittal 

of the report, that provides security commitments by the United 

States to any country in the Middle East, including the member 

countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. 

(b) ANALYSIS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

shall provide the Secretary of Defense with an analysis of the 

United States military force structure and posture required to meet 

any current agreement that provides security commitments in the 

Middle East, including to member countries of the Gulf Cooperation 

Council. The Secretary shall include such analysis, without revision, 

in the report required by subsection (a), together with such additional views as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 

this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 

on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 1235. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the use 

of force against Iran. 

Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the 

Russian Federation 

SEC. 1241. NOTIFICATIONS RELATING TO TESTING, PRODUCTION, 

DEPLOYMENT, AND SALE OR TRANSFER TO OTHER 

STATES OR NON-STATE ACTORS OF THE CLUB-K CRUISE 

MISSILE SYSTEM BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

(a) NOTIFICATIONS.—Not later than seven days after the Secretary determines that there is reasonable grounds to believe that 

the Russian Federation has tested, initially deployed, or sold or 

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transferred to another state or non-state actor the Club-K cruise 

missile system, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 

committees of Congress a notification of such determination. 

(b) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PLANNING.—The Chairman of 

the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall include in military planning options 

for responding to the military threat posed by the Russian Federation testing, deployment, or sale or transfer to other states or 

non-state actors the Club-K cruise missile system. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—The term 

‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(A) the congressional defense committees; and 

(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

Representatives. 

(2) CLUB-K CRUISE MISSILE SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Club-K 

cruise missile system’’ means the Club-K cruise missile ‘‘container launcher’’ weapons system. 

(d) SUNSET.—The provisions of this section shall not be in 

effect on and after the date that is 5 years after the date of 

the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 1242. NOTIFICATIONS OF DEPLOYMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS 

BY RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO TERRITORY OF UKRAINE 

OR RUSSIAN TERRITORY OF KALININGRAD. 

(a) NOTIFICATIONS.— 

(1) UPON DEPLOYMENT.—Not later than seven days after 

the Secretary of Defense determines that there is reasonable 

grounds to believe that the Russian Federation has deployed 

covered weapons systems onto the territory of the Ukraine, 

or has deployed covered weapons systems onto the Russian 

territory of Kaliningrad, the Secretary shall submit to the 

appropriate congressional committees a notification of such 

determination. 

(2) FORM.—A notification required under paragraph (1) 

shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a 

classified annex if necessary. 

(b) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PLANNING.—The Chairman of 

the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall include in military planning options 

for responding to the military threat posed by the Russian Federation deploying covered weapons systems onto the territory of the 

Ukraine, or deploying covered weapons system onto the Russian 

territory of Kaliningrad, including opportunities for allied cooperation in developing such responses based on consultation with such 

allies. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the congressional defense committees; and 

(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

Representatives. 

(2) COVERED WEAPONS SYSTEMS.—The term ‘‘covered 

weapons systems’’ means weapons systems that can perform 

both conventional and nuclear missions, nuclear weapon 

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(d) SUNSET.—The provisions of this section shall not be in 

effect on and after the date that is 5 years after the date of 

the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 1243. MEASURES IN RESPONSE TO NON-COMPLIANCE BY THE 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION WITH ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER 

THE INF TREATY. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the development and deployment of a nuclear groundlaunched cruise missile by the Russian Federation is in violation of the INF Treaty, and the Russian Federation should 

return to compliance with the INF Treaty; 

(2) the increasing role for nuclear weapons in the Russian 

Federation’s military strategy, and the continuing violation of 

the INF Treaty threatens the viability of the INF Treaty; 

(3) efforts taken by the President to compel the Russian 

Federation to return to compliance with the INF Treaty, 

including by developing military and nonmilitary options, must 

be persistent and are in the best interests of the United States, 

but cannot be open-ended; 

(4) not only should the Russian Federation end its cheating 

with respect to the INF Treaty, but also its illegal occupation 

of the sovereign territory of another nation, its plans for stationing nuclear weapons on that nation’s territory, and its 

cheating and violation of as many as eight of its 12 arms 

control obligations and agreements; and 

(5) there are several United States military requirements 

that would be addressed by the development and deployment 

of systems currently prohibited by the INF Treaty. 

(b) NOTIFICATIONS OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION VIOLATIONS OF INF 

TREATY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notification of— 

(A) whether the Russian Federation has flight-tested, 

deployed, or possesses a military system that has achieved 

an initial operating capability that is either a groundlaunched ballistic missile or ground-launched cruise missile 

with a flight-tested range of between 500 and 5,500 kilometers; and 

(B) whether the Russian Federation has begun steps 

to return to full compliance with the INF Treaty, including 

by agreeing to inspections and verification measures necessary to achieve high confidence that any missile described 

in subparagraph (A) will be eliminated, as required by 

the INF Treaty upon its entry into force. 

(2) DEADLINE.—The notification required under paragraph 

(1) shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act and not later than 30 days after 

the date on which the Russian Federation meets any of the 

conditions described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 

(1). 

(3) FORM.—The notification required under paragraph (1) 

shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 

classified annex. 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date 

of the enactment, and every 120-day period thereafter for a 

period of 5 years, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman 

of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly, in coordination with 

the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, 

submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notification on the status and content of updates provided to the 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and allies of the 

United States in East Asia, on the Russian Federation’s flight 

testing, operating capability and deployment of ground 

launched ballistic missiles or ground-launched cruise missiles 

with a flight-tested range of between 500 and 5,500 kilometers, 

including updates on the status and a description of efforts 

with such allies to develop collective responses (including economic and military responses) to arms control violations of 

the Russian Federation (including violations of the INF Treaty). 

(2) FORM.—The notification required under paragraph (1) 

shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 

classified annex. 

(d) MILITARY RESPONSE OPTIONS TO RUSSIAN FEDERATION VIOLATION OF INF TREATY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—If, as of the date of the enactment of 

this Act, the Russian Federation has not begun taking measures 

to return to full compliance with the INF Treaty, including 

by agreeing to verification measures necessary to achieve high 

confidence that any ground-launched ballistic missile or groundlaunched cruise missile with a flight-tested range of between 

500 and 5,500 kilometers will be eliminated, the Secretary 

of Defense shall, not later than 120 days after that date, submit 

to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for the 

development of the following military capabilities: 

(A) Counterforce capabilities to prevent intermediaterange ground-launched ballistic missile and cruise missile 

attacks, whether or not such capabilities are in compliance 

with the INF Treaty and including capabilities that may 

be acquired from allies of the United States. 

(B) Countervailing strike capabilities to enhance the 

forces of the United States or allies of the United States, 

whether or not such capabilities are in compliance with 

the INF Treaty and including capabilities that may be 

acquired from allies of the United States. 

(C) Active defenses to defend against intermediaterange ground-launched cruise missile attacks. 

(2) COST AND SCHEDULE ESTIMATES.—The Secretary of 

Defense shall include in the plan required by paragraph (1), 

with respect to each military capability described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of that paragraph, an estimate of 

cost and the approximate time for achieving a Milestone A 

decision, if such a decision is required. 

(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Using amounts authorized 

to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 by section 201 and 

available for research, development, test, and evaluation, 

Defense-wide, or otherwise made available, the Secretary of 

Defense shall carry out the development of capabilities pursuant to paragraph (1) that are recommended by the Chairman 

of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to meet military requirements 

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in paragraph (1). In making such a recommendation, the Chairman shall give priority to such capabilities that the Chairman 

determines could be tested and fielded most expediently, with 

the most priority given to capabilities that the Chairman determines could be fielded in two years. 

(4) OTHER RESPONSE OPTIONS.—The Secretary of Defense 

shall also include in the plan required by paragraph (1) such 

other options as the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary 

of State consider useful to encourage the Russian Federation 

to return to full compliance with the INF Treaty or necessary 

to respond to the failure of the Russian Federation to return 

to full compliance with the INF Treaty. 

(5) REPORTS ON DEVELOPMENT.— (A) IN GENERAL.—During each 180-day period beginning on the date on which funds are first obligated to 

develop capabilities under paragraph (1), the Chairman 

of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit to the appropriate 

congressional committees a report on such capabilities, 

including the costs of development (and estimated total 

costs of each system if pursued to deployment) and the 

time for development flight testing and deployment. 

(B) SUNSET.—The provisions of subparagraph (A) shall 

not be in effect after the date on which the President 

certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 

the INF Treaty is no longer in force or the Russian Federation has fully returned to compliance with its obligations 

under the INF Treaty. 

(6) REPORT ON DEPLOYMENT.—Not later than 180 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

of Defense shall, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 

submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

on the following: 

(A) Potential deployment locations of the military 

capabilities described in paragraph (1) in East Asia and 

Eastern Europe, including any potential basing agreements 

that may be required to facilitate such deployments. 

(B) Any required safety and security measures, estimates of potential costs of deployments described in 

subparagraph (A) and an assessment of whether or not 

such deployments in Eastern Europe may require a decision 

of the North Atlantic Council. 

(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, 

and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 

and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and 

the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

House of Representatives. 

(2) INF TREATY.—The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ means the Treaty 

Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet 

Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their IntermediateRange and Shorter-Range Missiles, commonly referred to as 

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at Washington, December 8, 1987, and entered into force June 

1, 1988. 

SEC. 1244. MODIFICATION OF NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF 

PROPOSAL TO MODIFY OR INTRODUCE NEW AIRCRAFT 

OR SENSORS FOR FLIGHT BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 

UNDER THE OPEN SKIES TREATY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1242(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard 

P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3563) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘30 days’’ and inserting 

‘‘90 days’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (2)— 

(A) in the paragraph caption, by striking ‘‘ELEMENT’’ 

and inserting ‘‘ELEMENTS’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 

‘‘The assessment shall also include an assessment of the 

proposal by the commander of each combatant command 

potentially affected by the proposal, including an assessment of the potential effects of the proposal on operations 

and any potential vulnerabilities raised by the proposal.’’. 

(b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Not more than 

75 percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for research, 

development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for arms control 

implementation (PE 0305145F) may be obligated or expended until 

the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 

State, submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 

on the following: 

(1) A description of any meetings of the Open Skies Consultative Commission during the prior year. 

(2) A description of any agreements entered into during 

such meetings of the Open Skies Consultative Commission. 

(3) A description of any future year proposals for modifications to the aircraft or sensors of any State Party to the Open 

Skies Treaty that will be subject to the Open Skies Treaty. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations 

of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives. 

(2) The term ‘‘Open Skies Treaty’’ means the Treaty on 

Open Skies, done at Helsinki March 24, 1992, and entered 

into force January 1, 2002. 

SEC. 1245. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING TO 

SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER 

CRIMEA. 

(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 

2016 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended 

to implement any activity that recognizes the sovereignty of the 

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(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the restriction on the obligation or expenditure of funds required by subsection 

(a) if the Secretary— 

(1) determines that to do so is in the national interest 

of the United States; and 

(2) submits to the Committee on Armed Services of the 

Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 

of Representatives a notification of the waiver at the time 

the waiver is invoked. 

SEC. 1246. LIMITATION ON MILITARY COOPERATION BETWEEN THE 

UNITED STATES AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Defense may 

be used for any bilateral military-to-military cooperation between 

the Governments of the United States and the Russian Federation 

until the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 

of State, certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that— 

(1) the Russian Federation has ceased its occupation of 

Ukrainian territory and its aggressive activities that threaten 

the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and 

(2) the Russian Federation is abiding by the terms of 

and taking steps in support of the Minsk Protocols regarding 

a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. 

(b) NONAPPLICABILITY.—The limitation in subsection (a) shall 

not apply to— 

(1) any activities necessary to ensure the compliance of 

the United States with its obligations or the exercise of rights 

of the United States under any bilateral or multilateral arms 

control or nonproliferation agreement or any other treaty obligation of the United States; and 

(2) any activities required to provide logistical or other 

support to the conduct of United States or North Atlantic 

Treaty Organization military operations in Afghanistan or the 

withdrawal from Afghanistan. 

(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation 

in subsection (a) if the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 

the Secretary of State— 

(1) determines that the waiver is in the national security 

interest of the United States; and 

(2) submits to the appropriate congressional committees— 

(A) a notification that the waiver is in the national 

security interest of the United States and a description 

of the national security interest covered by the waiver; 

and 

(B) a report explaining why the Secretary of Defense 

cannot make the certification under subsection (a). 

(d) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN MILITARY BASES.—The certification 

requirement specified in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) shall not 

apply to military bases of the Russian Federation in Ukraine’s 

Crimean peninsula operating in accordance with its 1997 agreement 

on the Status and Conditions of the Black Sea Fleet Stationing 

on the Territory of Ukraine. 

(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 

this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

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(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 

on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 1247. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW START TREATY. 

(a) REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—During each year described in paragraph 

(2), the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report explaining the reasons that the 

continued implementation of the New START Treaty is in 

the national security interests of the United States. 

(2) YEAR DESCRIBED.—A year described in this paragraph 

is a year in which the President implements the New START 

Treaty and determines that any of the following circumstances 

apply: 

(A) The Russian Federation illegally occupies 

Ukrainian territory. 

(B) The Russian Federation is not respecting the sovereignty of all Ukrainian territory. 

(C) The Russian Federation is not in full compliance 

with the INF treaty. 

(D) The Russian Federation is not in compliance with 

the CFE Treaty and has not lifted its suspension of Russian 

observance of its treaty obligations. 

(E) The Russian Federation is not reducing its deployed 

strategic delivery vehicles. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

(2) CFE TREATY.—The term ‘‘CFE Treaty’’ means the Treaty 

on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, signed at Paris 

November 19, 1990, and entered into force July 17, 1992. 

(3) INF TREATY.—The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ means the Treaty 

Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet 

Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their IntermediateRange and Shorter-Range Missiles, commonly referred to as 

the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed 

at Washington December 8, 1987, and entered into force June 

1, 1988. 

(4) NEW START TREATY.—The term ‘‘New START Treaty’’ 

means the Treaty between the United States of America and 

the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction 

and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed on April 

8, 2010, and entered into force on February 5, 2011. 

SEC. 1248. ADDITIONAL MATTERS IN ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY 

AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

(a) ADDITIONAL MATTERS.—Subsection (b) of section 1245 of 

the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 

Stat. 3566) is amended— 

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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (15) as paragraphs (7) through (18), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraphs (4), (5), and (6): 

‘‘(4) An assessment of the force structure and capabilities 

of Russian military forces stationed in each of the Arctic, 

Kaliningrad, and Crimea, including a description of any changes 

to such force structure or capabilities during the one-year period 

ending on the date of such report and with a particular 

emphasis on the anti-access and area denial capabilities of 

such forces. 

‘‘(5) An assessment of Russian military strategy and objectives for the Arctic region. 

‘‘(6) A description of the status of testing, production, 

deployment, and sale or transfer to other states or non-state 

actors of the Club-K cruise missile system by the Russian 

Federation.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 

(a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 

and shall apply with respect to reports submitted under section 

1245 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 after that date. 

SEC. 1249. REPORT ON ALTERNATIVE CAPABILITIES TO PROCURE AND 

SUSTAIN NONSTANDARD ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT 

HISTORICALLY PROCURED THROUGH 

ROSOBORONEXPORT. 

(a) REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATIVE CAPABILITIES.— 

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 

and Logistics shall, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint 

Chiefs of Staff, submit to the congressional defense committees 

a report setting forth an assessment, obtained by the Under Secretary for purposes of the report, of the feasibility and advisability 

of using alternative industrial base capabilities to procure and 

sustain, with parts and service, nonstandard rotary wing aircraft 

historically acquired through Rosoboronexport, or nonstandard 

rotary wing aircraft that are in whole or in part reliant upon 

Rosoboronexport for continued sustainment, in order to benefit 

United States national security interests. 

(b) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.—The assessment obtained for 

purposes of subsection (a) shall be conducted by a federally funded 

research and development center (FFRDC), or another appropriate 

independent entity with expertise in the procurement and 

sustainment of complex weapon systems, selected by the Under 

Secretary for purposes of the assessment. 

(c) ELEMENTS.—The assessment obtained for purposes of subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) An identification and assessment of international industrial base capabilities, other than Rosoboronexport, to provide 

one or more of the following: 

(A) Means of procuring nonstandard rotary wing aircraft historically procured through Rosoboronexport. 

(B) Reliable and timely supply of required and appropriate parts, spares, and consumables of such aircraft. 

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(D) Access to required reference data on such aircraft, 

including technical manuals and service bulletins. 

(E) Credible certification of airworthiness of such aircraft through physical inspection, notwithstanding any current administrative requirements to the contrary. 

(2) An assessment (including an assessment of associated 

costs and risks) of alterations to administrative processes of 

the United States Government that may be required to procure 

any of the capabilities specified in paragraph (1), including 

waivers to Department of Defense or Department of State 

requirements applicable to foreign military sales or alterations 

to procedures for approval of airworthiness certificates. 

(3) An assessment of the potential economic impact to 

Rosoboronexport of procuring nonstandard rotary wing aircraft 

described in paragraph (1)(A) through entities other than 

Rosoboronexport. 

(4) An assessment of the risks and benefits of using the 

entities identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) to procure aircraft described in that paragraph. 

(5) Such other matters as the Under Secretary considers 

appropriate. 

(d) USE OF PREVIOUS STUDIES.—The entity conducting the 

assessment for purposes of subsection (a) may use and incorporate 

information from previous studies on matters appropriate to the 

assessment. 

(e) FORM OF REPORT.—The report under subsection (a) shall 

be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 

annex. 

SEC. 1250. UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE. 

(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—Of the amounts 

authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 by title XV 

and available for overseas contingency operations as specified in 

the funding tables in division D, $300,000,000 shall be available 

to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 

of State, to provide appropriate security assistance and intelligence 

support, including training, equipment, and logistics support, supplies and services, to military and other security forces of the 

Government of Ukraine for the purposes as follows: 

(1) To enhance the capabilities of the military and other 

security forces of the Government of Ukraine to defend against 

further aggression. 

(2) To assist Ukraine in developing the combat capability 

to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity. 

(3) To support the Government of Ukraine in defending 

itself against actions by Russia and Russian-backed separatists 

that violate the ceasefire agreements of September 4, 2014, 

and February 11, 2015. 

(b) APPROPRIATE SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT.—For purposes of subsection (a), appropriate security assistance and intelligence support includes the following: 

(1) Real time or near real time actionable intelligence, 

including by lease of such capabilities from United States 

commercial entities. 

(2) Lethal assistance such as anti-armor weapon systems, 

mortars, crew-served weapons and ammunition, grenade 

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(3) Counter-artillery radars, including medium-range and 

long-range counter-artillery radars that can detect and locate 

long-range artillery. 

(4) Unmanned aerial tactical surveillance systems. 

(5) Cyber capabilities. 

(6) Counter-electronic warfare capabilities such as secure 

communications equipment and other electronic protection systems. 

(7) Other electronic warfare capabilities. 

(8) Training required to maintain and employ systems and 

capabilities described in paragraphs (1) through (7). 

(9) Training for critical combat operations such as planning, 

command and control, small unit tactics, counter-artillery tactics, logistics, countering improvised explosive devices, battlefield first aid, post-combat treatment, and medical evacuation. 

(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— (1) TRAINING.—Up to 20 percent of the amount available 

pursuant to subsection (a) may be used to support training 

pursuant to section 1207 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note), relating to 

the Global Security Contingency Fund. 

(2) DEFENSIVE LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Subject to paragraph 

(3), of the amount available pursuant to subsection (a), 

$50,000,000 shall be available only for lethal assistance 

described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b). 

(3) OTHER PURPOSES.—The amount described in paragraph 

(2) shall be available for purposes other than lethal assistance 

referred to in that paragraph commencing on the date that 

is six months after the date of the enactment of this Act 

if the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, certifies to the congressional defense committees 

that the use of such amount for purposes of such lethal assistance is not in the national security interests of the United 

States. The purposes for which the amount may be used pursuant to this paragraph include the following: 

(A) Assistance or support to national-level security 

forces of other Partnership for Peace nations that the Secretary of Defense determines to be appropriate to assist 

in preserving their sovereignty and territorial integrity 

against Russian aggression. 

(B) Exercises and training support of national-level 

security forces of Partnership for Peace nations or the 

Government of Ukraine that the Secretary of Defense determines to be appropriate to assist in preserving their sovereignty and territorial integrity against Russian aggression. 

(d) UNITED STATES INVENTORY AND OTHER SOURCES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any assistance provided 

pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense is authorized, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to make 

available to the Government of Ukraine weapons and other 

defense articles, from the United States inventory and other 

sources, and defense services, in such quantity as the Secretary 

of Defense determines to be appropriate to achieve the purposes 

specified in subsection (a). 

(2) REPLACEMENT.—Amounts for the replacement of any 

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paragraph (1) shall be derived from the amount available pursuant to subsection (a) or amounts authorized to be appropriated 

for the Department of Defense for overseas contingency operations for weapons procurement. 

(e) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—Nothing in this section 

shall be construed to constitute a specific statutory authorization 

for the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities 

or into situations wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by the 

circumstances. 

(f) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Assistance may not be provided under the authority in this section after December 31, 2017. 

(g) EXTENSION OF REPORTS ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO

UKRAINE.—Section 1275(e) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3592) is amended by striking 

‘‘January 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 

SEC. 1251. TRAINING FOR EASTERN EUROPEAN NATIONAL MILITARY 

FORCES IN THE COURSE OF MULTILATERAL EXERCISES. 

(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may provide the 

training specified in subsection (b), and pay the incremental 

expenses incurred by a country as the direct result of participation 

in such training, for the national military forces provided for under 

subsection (c). 

(b) TYPES OF TRAINING.—The training provided to the national 

military forces of a country under subsection (a) shall be limited 

to training that is— 

(1) provided in the course of the conduct of a multilateral 

exercise in which the United States Armed Forces are a participant; 

(2) comparable to or complimentary of the types of training 

the United States Armed Forces receive in the course of such 

multilateral exercise; and 

(3) for any purpose as follows: 

(A) To enhance and increase the interoperability of 

the military forces to be trained to increase their ability 

to participate in coalition efforts led by the United States 

or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 

(B) To increase the capacity of such military forces 

to respond to external threats. 

(C) To increase the capacity of such military forces 

to respond to hybrid warfare. 

(D) To increase the capacity of such military forces 

to respond to calls for collective action within the North 

Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

(c) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Training may be provided under subsection (a) to the national military forces of the countries determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of 

the Secretary of State, to be appropriate recipients of such 

training from among the countries as follows: 

(A) Countries that are a signatory to the Partnership 

for Peace Framework Documents, but not a member of 

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

(B) Countries that became a member of the North 

Atlantic Treaty Organization after January 1, 1999. 

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(2) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.—Before providing training under 

subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination 

with the Secretary of State, submit to the Committees on 

Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

a list of the countries determined pursuant to paragraph (1) 

to be eligible for the provision of training under subsection 

(a). 

(d) FUNDING OF INCREMENTAL EXPENSES.— 

(1) ANNUAL FUNDING.—Of the amounts specified in paragraph (2) for a fiscal year, up to a total of $28,000,000 may 

be used to pay incremental expenses under subsection (a) in 

that fiscal year. 

(2) AMOUNTS.—The amounts specified in this paragraph 

are as follows: 

(A) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal 

year for operation and maintenance, Army, and available 

for the Combatant Commands Direct Support Program for 

that fiscal year. 

(B) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal 

year for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, and 

available for the Wales Initiative Fund for that fiscal year. 

(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ACTIVITIES ACROSS FISCAL

YEARS.—Amounts available in a fiscal year pursuant to this 

subsection may be used for incremental expenses of training 

that begins in that fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal 

year. 

(e) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS ON USE OF AUTHORITY.—Not later 

that 90 days after the end of each fiscal year in which the authority 

in subsection (a) is used, the Secretary shall brief the Committees 

on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

on the use of the authority during such fiscal year, including each 

country with which training under the authority was conducted 

and the types of training provided. 

(f) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority provided in 

subsection (a) is in addition to any other authority provided by 

law authorizing the provision of training for the national military 

forces of a foreign country, including section 2282 of title 10, United 

States Code. 

(g) INCREMENTAL EXPENSES DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘incremental expenses’’ means the reasonable and proper cost of 

the goods and services that are consumed by a country as a direct 

result of that country’s participation in training under the authority 

of this section, including rations, fuel, training ammunition, and 

transportation. Such term does not include pay, allowances, and 

other normal costs of a country’s personnel. 

(h) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2017. Any activity under 

this section initiated before that date may be completed, but only 

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Subtitle F—Matters Relating to the AsiaPacific Region 

SEC. 1261. STRATEGY TO PROMOTE UNITED STATES INTERESTS IN 

THE INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. 

(a) STRATEGY.—Not later than March 1, 2017, the President 

shall develop an overall strategy to promote United States interests 

in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Such strategy shall be informed 

by, but not limited to, the following: 

(1) The national security strategy of the United States 

for 2015 set forth in the national security strategy report 

required under section 108(a)(3) of the National Security Act 

of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 5043(a)(3)), as such strategy relates to United 

States interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 

(2) The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review, as it relates 

to United States interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 

(3) The 2015 Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development 

Review, as it relates to United States interests in the IndoAsia-Pacific region. 

(4) The strategy to prioritize United States defense 

interests in the Asia-Pacific region as contained in the report 

required by section 1251(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291). 

(5) The integrated, multi-year planning and budget strategy 

for a rebalancing of United States policy in Asia submitted 

to Congress pursuant to section 7043(a) of the Department 

of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of the Consolidated Appropriations 

Act, 2014 (Public Law 113–76)). 

(b) PRESIDENTIAL POLICY DIRECTIVE.—The President shall issue 

a Presidential Policy Directive to appropriate departments and 

agencies of the United States Government that contains the strategy 

developed under subsection (a) and includes implementing guidance 

to such departments and agencies. 

(c) RELATION TO AGENCY PRIORITY GOALS AND ANNUAL

BUDGET.— 

(1) AGENCY PRIORITY GOALS.—In identifying agency priority 

goals under section 1120(b) of title 31, United States Code, 

for each appropriate department and agency of the United 

States Government, the head of such department or agency, 

or as otherwise determined by the Director of the Office of 

Management and Budget, shall take into consideration the 

strategy developed under subsection (a) and the Presidential 

Policy Directive issued under subsection (b). 

(2) ANNUAL BUDGET.—The President, acting through the 

Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall ensure 

that the annual budget submitted to Congress under section 

1105 of title 31, United States Code, includes a separate section 

that clearly highlights programs and projects that are being 

funded in the annual budget that relate to the strategy developed under subsection (a) and the Presidential Policy Directive 

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SEC. 1262. REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

POLICY REGARDING FOREIGN DISCLOSURE OR TECHNOLOGY RELEASE OF AEGIS ASHORE CAPABILITY TO 

JAPAN. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 

a decision by the Government of Japan to purchase Aegis Ashore 

for its self-defense, given that it already possesses sea-based Aegis 

weapons system-equipped naval vessels, could create a significant 

opportunity for promoting interoperability and integration of airand missile defense capability, could provide for force multiplication 

benefits, and could potentially alleviate force posture requirements 

on multi-mission assets. 

(b) REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT POLICY.—Not later than 30 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a copy 

of the Department of Defense policy regarding foreign disclosure 

or technology release of Aegis Ashore capability to Japan. 

(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the congressional defense committees; and 

(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 1263. SOUTH CHINA SEA INITIATIVE. 

(a) ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is authorized, 

with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, for the purpose 

of increasing maritime security and maritime domain awareness of foreign countries along the South China Sea— 

(A) to provide assistance to national military or other 

security forces of such countries that have among their 

functional responsibilities maritime security missions; and 

(B) to provide training to ministry, agency, and headquarters level organizations for such forces. 

(2) DESIGNATION OF ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.—The provision of assistance and training under this section may be 

referred to as the ‘‘South China Sea Initiative’’. 

(b) RECIPIENT COUNTRIES.—The foreign countries that may be 

provided assistance and training under subsection (a) are the following: 

(1) Indonesia. 

(2) Malaysia, 

(3) The Philippines. 

(4) Thailand. 

(5) Vietnam. 

(c) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.— 

(1) AUTHORIZED ELEMENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided under subsection (a)(1)(A) may include the provision of 

equipment, supplies, training, and small-scale military 

construction. 

(2) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.— 

Assistance and training provided under subsection (a) shall 

include elements that promote the following: 

(A) Observance of and respect for human rights and 

fundamental freedoms. 

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(B) Respect for legitimate civilian authority within the 

country to which the assistance is provided. 

(d) PRIORITIES FOR ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.—In developing 

programs for assistance or training to be provided under subsection 

(a), the Secretary of Defense shall accord a priority to assistance, 

training, or both that will enhance the maritime capabilities of 

the recipient foreign country, or a regional organization of which 

the recipient country is a member, to respond to emerging threats 

to maritime security. 

(e) INCREMENTAL EXPENSES OF PERSONNEL OF CERTAIN OTHER

COUNTRIES FOR TRAINING.— (1) AUTHORITY FOR PAYMENT.—If the Secretary of Defense 

determines that the payment of incremental expenses in connection with training described in subsection (a)(1)(B) will facilitate 

the participation in such training of organization personnel 

of foreign countries specified in paragraph (2), the Secretary 

may use amounts available under subsection (f) for assistance 

and training under subsection (a) for the payment of such 

incremental expenses. 

(2) COVERED COUNTRIES.—The foreign countries specified 

in this paragraph are the following: 

(A) Brunei. 

(B) Singapore. 

(C) Taiwan. 

(f) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Defense, 

$50,000,000 may be available for the provision of assistance 

and training under subsection (a). 

(2) NOTICE ON SOURCE OF FUNDS.—If the Secretary of 

Defense uses funds available to the Department pursuant to 

paragraph (1) to provide assistance and training under subsection (a) during a fiscal half-year of fiscal year 2016, not 

later than 30 days after the end of such fiscal half-year, the 

Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

a notice on the account or accounts providing such funds. 

(g) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days before exercising 

the authority under subsection (a) or (e) with respect to a 

recipient foreign country, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

to the appropriate committees of Congress a notification containing the following: 

(A) The recipient foreign country. 

(B) A detailed justification of the program for the provision of the assistance or training concerned, and its relationship to United States security interests. 

(C) The budget for the program, including a timetable 

of planned expenditures of funds to implement the program, 

an implementation timeline for the program with milestones (including anticipated delivery schedules for any 

assistance under the program), the military department 

or component responsible for management of the program, 

and the anticipated completion date for the program. 

(D) A description of the arrangements, if any, to support host nation sustainment of any capability developed 

pursuant to the program, and the source of funds to support 

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achieved under the program beyond its completion date, 

if applicable. 

(E) A description of the program objectives and an 

assessment framework to be used to develop capability 

and performance metrics associated with operational outcomes for the recipient force. 

(F) Such other matters as the Secretary considers 

appropriate. 

(2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In 

this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 

means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations 

of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives. 

(h) EXPIRATION.—Assistance and training may not be provided 

under this section after September 30, 2020. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

SEC. 1271. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR NON-CONVENTIONAL ASSISTED RECOVERY 

CAPABILITIES. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (h) of section 943 of the Duncan 

Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

(Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4579), as most recently amended 

by section 1261(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

Law 113–291), is further amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 

‘‘2018’’. 

(b) REVISION TO ANNUAL LIMITATION ON FUNDS.—Subsection 

(a) of such section 943 is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘Upon’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘an amount’’ and all that follows through 

‘‘may be’’ and inserting ‘‘amounts appropriated or otherwise 

made available for the Department of Defense for operation 

and maintenance may be’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) ANNUAL LIMIT.—The total amount made available for 

support of non-conventional assisted recovery activities under 

this subsection in any fiscal year may not exceed $25,000,000.’’. 

(c) OVERSIGHT.—Subsection (b) of such section 943 is 

amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘(b) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary’’ and 

inserting the following: 

‘‘(b) PROCEDURES AND OVERSIGHT.— 

‘‘(1) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) PROGRAMMATIC AND POLICY OVERSIGHT.—The Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity 

Conflict shall have primary programmatic and policy oversight 

of non-conventional assisted recovery activities authorized by 

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SEC. 1272. AMENDMENT TO THE ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT ACT. 

Subsection (e) of section 403 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 15 of each year 

described in paragraph (2), the Director of National Intelligence 

shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

report that contains a detailed assessment, consistent with 

the provision of classified information and intelligence sources 

and methods, of the adherence of other nations to obligations 

undertaken in all arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements or commitments to which the United 

States is a party, including information of cases in which any 

such nation has behaved inconsistently with respect to its 

obligations undertaken in such agreements or commitments. 

‘‘(2) COVERED YEAR.—A year described in this paragraph 

is a year in which the President fails to submit the report 

required by subsection (a) by not later than April 15 of such 

year. 

‘‘(3) FORM.—The report required by this subsection shall 

be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 

annex if necessary.’’. 

SEC. 1273. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES 

TO ENHANCE THE CAPABILITY OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES 

TO RESPOND TO INCIDENTS INVOLVING WEAPONS OF 

MASS DESTRUCTION. 

Section 1204(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 897; 10 U.S.C. 

401 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and 

inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 

SEC. 1274. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR SUPPORT OF SPECIAL 

OPERATIONS TO COMBAT TERRORISM. 

(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1208 of the Ronald 

W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2086), as most recently 

amended by section 1208(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541), is further amended 

by striking ‘‘$75,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$85,000,000’’. 

(b) NOTIFICATION.—Subsection (c)(1) of such section 1208, as 

most recently amended by section 1202(b) of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 

Stat. 2511), is further amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘Upon using’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 

15 days before exercising’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘for support’’ and inserting ‘‘to initiate support’’; 

(3) by inserting after ‘‘for such an operation,’’ the following: 

‘‘or not later than 48 hours after exercising such authority 

provided in subsection (a) if the Secretary of Defense determines 

that extraordinary circumstances that impact the national security of the United States exist,’’; and 

(4) by striking ‘‘expeditiously, and in any event within 

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(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsection (f)(1) of such section 1208, 

as most recently amended by section 1202(c) of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 

Stat. 2512), is further amended by striking ‘‘Not later than 120 

days after the close of each fiscal year during which subsection 

(a) is in effect’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2016, and every 180 days thereafter’’. 

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

(a) and (b) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 

and apply with respect to each fiscal year that begins on or after 

such date of enactment. 

SEC. 1275. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT 

THE ARMS TRADE TREATY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 

2016 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended 

to implement the Arms Trade Treaty, or to make any change 

to existing programs, projects, or activities as approved by Congress 

in furtherance of, pursuant to, or otherwise to implement the Arms 

Trade Treaty, unless the Arms Trade Treaty has received the 

advice and consent of the Senate and has been the subject of 

implementing legislation, as required, by Congress. 

(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to preclude the Department of Defense from assisting 

foreign countries in bringing their laws and regulations up to United 

States standards. 

SEC. 1276. REPORT ON THE SECURITY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE 

UNITED STATES AND THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional 

committees a report on the security relationship between the United 

States and the Republic of Cyprus. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 

include the following elements: 

(1) A description of ongoing military and security cooperation between the United States and the Republic of Cyprus. 

(2) A discussion of potential steps for enhancing the 

bilateral security relationship between the United States and 

Cyprus, including steps to enhance the military and security 

capabilities of the Republic of Cyprus. 

(3) An analysis of the effect on the bilateral security relationship of the United States policy to deny applications for 

licenses and other approvals for the export of defense articles 

and defense services to the armed forces of Cyprus. 

(4) An analysis of the extent to which such United States 

policy is consistent with overall United States security and 

policy objectives in the region. 

(5) An assessment of the potential impact of lifting such 

United States policy. 

(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

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(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 1277. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EUROPEAN DEFENSE AND THE 

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) it is in the national security and fiscal interests of 

the United States that prompt efforts should be undertaken 

by North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies to meet defense 

budget commitments made in Declaration 14 of the Wales 

Summit Declaration of September 2014; 

(2) thoughtful and coordinated defense investments by 

European allies in military capabilities would add deterrence 

value to the posture of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

against Russian aggression and terrorist organizations and 

more appropriately balance the share of Atlantic defense 

spending; 

(3) the United States Government should continue to support the open-door policy of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, declared at the 2014 Summit in Wales that ‘‘NATO’s 

open-door will remain open to all European democracies which 

share the values of our Alliance, which are willing and able 

to assume the responsibilities and obligations of membership, 

which are in a position to further the principles of the Treaty, 

and whose inclusion will contribute to the security of the North 

Atlantic area’’; and 

(4) the United States Government should— 

(A) continue to work with aspirant countries to prepare 

such countries for entry into the North Atlantic Treaty 

Organization; 

(B) work with the Republic of Kosovo to prepare the 

country for entrance into the Partnership for Peace (PfP) 

program; 

(C) continue supporting a Membership Action Plan 

(MAP) for Georgia; 

(D) encourage leaders of Macedonia and Greece to find 

a mutually agreeable solution to the name dispute between 

the two countries; and 

(E) support North Atlantic Treaty Organization membership for Montenegro. 

SEC. 1278. BRIEFING ON THE SALE OF CERTAIN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT 

TO QATAR. 

(a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, shall, 

in consultation with the Secretary of State, provide the appropriate 

committees of Congress a briefing on the risks and benefits of 

the sale of fighter aircraft to Qatar pursuant to the July 2013 

Letter of Request from the Government of Qatar. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required by subsection (a) shall 

include the following elements: 

(1) A description of the assumptions regarding the increase 

to Qatar air force capabilities as a result of the sale described 

in subsection (a). 

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(3) An estimated timeline for final adjudication of the decision to approve the sale. 

(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 

on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 1279. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ANTI-TUNNEL COOPERATION. 

(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH ANTI-TUNNEL CAPABILITIES PRO- GRAM WITH ISRAEL.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, upon request 

of the Ministry of Defense of Israel and in consultation with 

the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, 

is authorized to carry out research, development, test, and 

evaluation, on a joint basis with Israel, to establish anti-tunnel 

capabilities to detect, map, and neutralize underground tunnels 

that threaten the United States or Israel. Any activities carried 

out pursuant to such authority shall be conducted in a manner 

that appropriately protects sensitive information and United 

States and Israel national security interests. 

(2) REPORT.—The activities described in paragraph (1) and 

subsection (b) may be carried out after the Secretary of Defense 

submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 

setting forth the following: 

(A) A memorandum of agreement between the United 

States and Israel regarding sharing of research and 

development costs for the capabilities described in paragraph (1), and any supporting documents. 

(B) A certification that the memorandum of agreement— 

(i) requires sharing of costs of projects, including 

in-kind support, between the United States and Israel; 

(ii) establishes a framework to negotiate the rights 

to any intellectual property developed under the memorandum of agreement; and 

(iii) requires the United States Government to 

receive semiannual reports on expenditure of funds, 

if any, by the Government of Israel, including a description of what the funds have been used for, when funds 

were expended, and an identification of entities that 

expended the funds. 

(b) SUPPORT IN CONNECTION WITH PROGRAM.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is authorized 

to provide maintenance and sustainment support to Israel for 

the anti-tunnel capabilities research, development, test, and 

evaluation activities authorized in subsection (a)(1). Such 

authority includes authority to install equipment necessary 

to carry out such research, development, test, and evaluation. 

(2) REPORT.—Support may not be provided under paragraph (1) until 15 days after the Secretary submits to the 

appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth a 

detailed description of the support to be provided. 

(3) MATCHING CONTRIBUTION.—Support may not be provided under this subsection unless the Government of Israel 

contributes an amount not less than the amount of support 

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to be so provided to the program, project, or activity for which 

the support is to be so provided. 

(4) ANNUAL LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The amount of support provided under this subsection in any year may not exceed 

$25,000,000. 

(c) LEAD AGENCY.—The Secretary of Defense shall designate 

an appropriate research and development entity of a military 

department as the lead agency of the Department of Defense in 

carrying out this section. 

(d) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

submit to the appropriate committees of Congress on a semiannual 

basis a report that contains a copy of the most recent semiannual 

report provided by the Government of Israel to the Department 

of Defense pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(B)(iii). 

(e) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Foreign Relations, the Committee on Homeland Security, the 

Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on 

Intelligence of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee 

on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 

(f) SUNSET.—The authority in this section to carry out activities 

described in subsection (a), and to provide support described in 

subsection (b), shall expire on December 31, 2018. 

SEC. 1280. NATO SPECIAL OPERATIONS HEADQUARTERS. 

Section 1244(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2541), as most 

recently amended by section 1272(a) of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 

Stat. 2023), is further amended by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 

2013, 2014, and 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 

through 2020’’. 

SEC. 1281. INCREASED PRESENCE OF UNITED STATES GROUND 

FORCES IN EASTERN EUROPE TO DETER AGGRESSION 

ON THE BORDER OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY 

ORGANIZATION. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation 

with the Secretary of State, submit to the appropriate committees 

of Congress a report setting forth an assessment of options for 

expanding the presence of United States ground forces of the size 

of a Brigade Combat Team in Eastern Europe to respond, along 

with European allies and partners, to the security challenges posed 

by Russia and increase the combat capability of forces able to 

respond to unconventional or hybrid warfare tactics such as those 

used by the Russian Federation in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under this section shall include 

the following: 

(1) An evaluation of the optimal location or locations of 

the enhanced ground force presence described in subsection 

(a) that considers such factors as— 

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(B) transportation capabilities; 

(C) availability of facilities, including for potential 

equipment storage and prepositioning; 

(D) ability to conduct multinational training and exercises; 

(E) a site or sites for prepositioning of equipment, 

a rotational presence or permanent presence of troops, 

or a combination of options; and 

(F) costs. 

(2) A description of any initiatives by other members of 

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or other European 

allies and partners, for enhancing force presence on a permanent or rotational basis in Eastern Europe to match or exceed 

the potential increased presence of United States ground forces 

in the region. 

(c) ADDITIONAL ELEMENT ON REDUCTION IN TROOP LEVELS OR

MATERIEL.—In addition to the matters specified in subsection (b), 

the report under this section shall also include an assessment 

of any impacts on United States national security interests in 

Europe of any proposed Brigade-sized or other significant reduction 

in United States troop levels or materiel in Europe. 

(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of 

the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives. 

TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT 

REDUCTION 

Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds. 

Sec. 1302. Funding allocations. 

SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 

FUNDS. 

(a) FISCAL YEAR 2016 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS

DEFINED.—In this title, the term ‘‘fiscal year 2016 Cooperative 

Threat Reduction funds’’ means the funds appropriated pursuant 

to the authorization of appropriations in section 301 and made 

available by the funding table in section 4301 for the Department 

of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program established 

under section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative 

Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711). 

(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated pursuant to 

the authorization of appropriations in section 301 and made available by the funding table in section 4301 for the Department 

of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program shall be available 

for obligation for fiscal years 2016, 2017, and 2018. 

SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 

Of the $358,496,000 authorized to be appropriated to the 

Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 in section 301 and 

made available by the funding table in section 4301 for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program established 


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under section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative 

Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the following amounts may 

be obligated for the purposes specified: (1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, $1,289,000. 

(2) For chemical weapons destruction, $942,000. 

(3) For global nuclear security, $20,555,000. 

(4) For cooperative biological engagement, $264,618,000. 

(5) For proliferation prevention, $38,945,000. 

(6) For threat reduction engagement, $2,827,000. 

(7) For activities designated as Other Assessments/ 

Administrative Costs, $29,320,000. 

TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

Subtitle A—Military Programs 

Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 

Sec. 1402. National Defense Sealift Fund. 

Sec. 1403. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense. 

Sec. 1404. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 

Sec. 1405. Defense Inspector General. 

Sec. 1406. Defense Health Program. 

Sec. 1407. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund. 

Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile 

Sec. 1411. Extension of date for completion of destruction of existing stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions. 

Subtitle C—Working-Capital Funds 

Sec. 1421. Limitation on cessation or suspension of distribution of funds from Department of Defense working-capital funds. 

Sec. 1422. Working-capital fund reserve account for petroleum market price fluctuations. 

Subtitle D—Other Matters 

Sec. 1431. 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. 1432. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. 

Subtitle A—Military Programs 

SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 

agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital for 

working capital and revolving funds, as specified in the funding 

table in section 4501. 

SEC. 1402. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2016 for the National Defense Sealift Fund, as specified in the 

funding table in section 4501. 

SEC. 1403. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, 

DEFENSE. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 

authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for 

fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense, as specified in 

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(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized for— 

(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions 

in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense 

Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and 

(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the 

United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such 

Act. 

SEC. 1404. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 

DEFENSE-WIDE. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not otherwise 

provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, 

Defense-wide, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 

SEC. 1405. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not otherwise 

provided for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 

SEC. 1406. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2016 for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the funding 

table in section 4501, for use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense in providing for 

the health of eligible beneficiaries. 

SEC. 1407. NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETERRENCE FUND. 

There are authorized to be appropriated to the National SeaBased Deterrence Fund such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 

year 2017. 

Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile 

SEC. 1411. EXTENSION OF DATE FOR COMPLETION OF DESTRUCTION 

OF EXISTING STOCKPILE OF LETHAL CHEMICAL AGENTS 

AND MUNITIONS. 

Section 1412(b)(3) of the Department of Defense Authorization 

Act, 1986 (Public Law 99–145; 50 U.S.C. 1521) is amended by 

striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

Subtitle C—Working-Capital Funds 

SEC. 1421. LIMITATION ON CESSATION OR SUSPENSION OF DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

WORKING-CAPITAL FUNDS. 

Section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(s) LIMITATION ON CESSATION OR SUSPENSION OF DISTRIBUTION

OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN WORKLOAD.—(1) Except as provided in 

paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department is not authorized— 

‘‘(A) to suspend the employment of indirectly funded 

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paid for out of working-capital funds by ceasing or suspending 

the distribution of such funds; or 

‘‘(B) to cease or suspend the distribution of funds from 

a working-capital fund for a current project undertaken to 

carry out the functions or activities of the Department. 

‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a workingcapital fund if— 

‘‘(A) the working-capital fund is insolvent; or 

‘‘(B) there are insufficient funds in the working-capital 

fund to pay labor costs for the current project concerned. 

‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military 

department may waive the limitation in paragraph (1) if such 

Secretary determines that the waiver is in the national security 

interests of the United States. 

‘‘(4) This subsection shall not be construed to provide for the 

exclusion of any particular category of employees of the Department 

of Defense from furlough due to absence of or inadequate funding.’’. 

SEC. 1422. WORKING-CAPITAL FUND RESERVE ACCOUNT FOR PETROLEUM MARKET PRICE FLUCTUATIONS. 

Section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 

section 1421, is further amended by adding at the end the following 

new subsection: 

‘‘(t) MARKET FLUCTUATION ACCOUNT.—(1) From amounts available for Working Capital Fund, Defense, the Secretary shall reserve 

up to $1,000,000,000, to remain available without fiscal year limitation, for petroleum market price fluctuations. Such amounts may 

only be disbursed if the Secretary determines such a disbursement 

is necessary to absorb volatile market changes in fuel prices without 

affecting the standard price charged for fuel. 

‘‘(2) A budget request for the anticipated costs of fuel may 

not take into account the availability of funds reserved under paragraph (1).’’. 

Subtitle D—Other Matters 

SEC. 1431. 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. 

(a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for section 1406 and available for the 

Defense Health Program for operation and maintenance, 

$120,387,000 may be transferred by the Secretary of Defense to 

the Joint Department of Defense–Department of Veterans Affairs 

Medical Facility Demonstration Fund established by subsection 

(a)(1) of section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). For 

purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, any funds so 

transferred shall be treated as amounts authorized and appropriated specifically for the purpose of such a transfer. 

(b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the purposes of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility operations for which funds 

transferred under subsection (a) may be used are operations of 

the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting 

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Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as 

a combined Federal medical facility under an operational agreement 

covered by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 

Stat. 4500). 

SEC. 1432. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ARMED FORCES 

RETIREMENT HOME. 

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2016 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the 

sum of $64,300,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. 

TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 1501. Purpose and treatment of certain authorizations of appropriations. 

Sec. 1502. Procurement. 

Sec. 1503. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 

Sec. 1504. Operation and maintenance. 

Sec. 1505. Military personnel. 

Sec. 1506. Working capital funds. 

Sec. 1507. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 

Sec. 1508. Defense Inspector General. 

Sec. 1509. Defense Health program. 

Sec. 1510. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 

Subtitle B—Financial Matters 

Sec. 1521. Treatment as additional authorizations. 

Sec. 1522. Special transfer authority. 

Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters 

Sec. 1531. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 

Sec. 1532. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. 

Sec. 1533. Availability of Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund for training of foreign security forces to defeat improvised explosive devices. Sec. 1534. Comptroller General report on use of certain funds provided for operation and maintenance. 

Subtitle A—Authorization of 

Appropriations 

SEC. 1501. PURPOSE AND TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZATIONS 

OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subtitle is to authorize appropriations for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 to 

provide additional funds— 

(1) for overseas contingency operations being carried out 

by the Armed Forces, in such amounts as may be designated 

as provided in section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; and 

(2) pursuant to section 1504, for expenses, not otherwise 

provided for, for operation and maintenance, as specified in 

the funding table in section 4303. 

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of base budget requirements as requested by the President 

for fiscal year 2016 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, 

United States Code. 

(2) APPORTIONMENT.—The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall apportion the funds identified in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) to the Department of Defense without 

restriction, limitation, or constraint on the execution of such 

funds in support of base requirements, including any restriction, 

limitation, or constraint imposed by, or described in, the document entitled ‘‘Criteria for War/Overseas Contingency Operations Funding Requests’’ transmitted by the Director to the 

Department of Defense on September 9, 2010, or any successor 

or related guidance. 

(3) EXECUTION AND USE.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

apportion, use, and execute the funds apportioned by the 

Director of the Office of Management and Budget as described 

in paragraph (2) of this subsection without restriction, limitation, or constraint on the execution of such funds in support 

of base requirements, including any restriction, limitation, or 

constraint specifically described in paragraph (2) of this subsection. 

SEC. 1502. PROCUREMENT. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2016 for procurement accounts for the Army, the Navy and the 

Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 4102. 

SEC. 1503. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2016 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in 

section 4202. 

SEC. 1504. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 

agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise 

provided for, for operation and maintenance, as specified in— 

(1) the funding table in section 4302, or 

(2) the funding table in section 4303. 

SEC. 1505. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 

agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise 

provided for, for military personnel, as specified in the funding 

table in section 4402. 

SEC. 1506. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 

agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital for 

working capital and revolving funds, as specified in the funding 

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SEC. 1507. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 

DEFENSE-WIDE. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not otherwise 

provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, 

Defense-wide, as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 

SEC. 1508. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not otherwise 

provided for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 

SEC. 1509. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not otherwise 

provided for, for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the 

funding table in section 4502. 

SEC. 1510. COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 

authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for 

fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the 

Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund, as specified in the funding 

table in section 4502. 

(b) DURATION OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall 

remain available for obligation through September 30, 2017. 

Subtitle B—Financial Matters 

SEC. 1521. TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. 

The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this title are 

in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act. 

SEC. 1522. SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 

(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 

(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the Secretary of 

Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, 

the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made 

available to the Department of Defense in this title for fiscal 

year 2016 between any such authorizations for that fiscal year 

(or any subdivisions thereof). 

(2) EFFECT OF TRANSFER.—Amounts of authorizations 

transferred under this subsection shall be merged with and 

be available for the same purposes as the authorization to 

which transferred. 

(3) LIMITATIONS.—The total amount of authorizations that 

the Secretary may transfer under the authority of this subsection may not exceed $3,500,000,000. 

(4) EXCEPTION.—In the case of the authorization of appropriations contained in section 1504 that is provided for the 

purpose specified in section 1501(a)(2), the transfer authority 

provided under section 1001, rather than the transfer authority 

provided by this subsection, shall apply to any transfer of 

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(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Transfers under this section shall 

be subject to the same terms and conditions as transfers under 

section 1001. 

(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer authority provided 

by this section is in addition to the transfer authority provided 

under section 1001. 

Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, and 

Other Matters 

SEC. 1531. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. 

(a) CONTINUATION OF PRIOR AUTHORITIES AND NOTICE AND

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Funds available to the Department 

of Defense for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund for fiscal 

year 2016 shall be subject to the conditions contained in subsections 

(b) through (g) of section 1513 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 428), 

as amended by section 1531(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 

Stat. 4424). 

(b) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.— (1) ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may accept equipment that 

is procured using amounts in the Afghanistan Security Forces 

Fund authorized under this Act and is intended for transfer 

to the security forces of Afghanistan, but is not accepted by 

such security forces. 

(2) CONDITIONS ON ACCEPTANCE OF EQUIPMENT.—Before 

accepting any equipment under the authority provided by paragraph (1), the Commander of United States forces in Afghanistan shall make a determination that the equipment was procured for the purpose of meeting requirements of the security 

forces of Afghanistan, as agreed to by both the Government 

of Afghanistan and the United States, but is no longer required 

by such security forces or was damaged before transfer to 

such security forces. 

(3) ELEMENTS OF DETERMINATION.—In making a determination under paragraph (2) regarding equipment, the Commander 

of United States forces in Afghanistan shall consider alternatives to Secretary of Defense acceptance of the equipment. 

An explanation of each determination, including the basis for 

the determination and the alternatives considered, shall be 

included in the relevant quarterly report required under paragraph (5). 

(4) TREATMENT AS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STOCKS.— Equipment accepted under the authority provided by paragraph 

(1) may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense 

upon notification to the congressional defense committees of 

such treatment. 

(5) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.—Not 

later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act and every 90-day period thereafter during which the 

authority provided by paragraph (1) is exercised, the Secretary 

of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

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Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 938; 

10 U.S.C. 2302 note), and section 1532(b) of the Carl Levin 

and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3612) 

during the period covered by the report. Each report shall 

include a list of all equipment that was accepted during the 

period covered by the report and treated as stocks of the Department and copies of the determinations made under paragraph 

(2), as required by paragraph (3). 

(c) PLAN TO PROMOTE SECURITY OF AFGHAN WOMEN.— (1) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, 

with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall include 

in the report required under section 1225 of the Carl Levin 

and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3550)— 

(A) an assessment of the security of Afghan women 

and girls, including information regarding efforts to 

increase the recruitment and retention of women in the 

Afghan National Security Forces; and 

(B) an assessment of the implementation of the plans 

for the recruitment, integration, retention, training, treatment, and provision of appropriate facilities and transportation for women in the Afghan National Security Forces, 

including the challenges associated with such implementation and the steps being taken to address those challenges. 

(2) PLAN REQUIRED.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, with the 

concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall support, to 

the extent practicable, the efforts of the Government of 

Afghanistan to promote the security of Afghan women and 

girls during and after the security transition process 

through the development and implementation by the 

Government of Afghanistan of an Afghan-led plan that 

should include the elements described in this paragraph. 

(B) TRAINING.—The Secretary of Defense, with the 

concurrence of the Secretary of State and working with 

the NATO-led Resolute Support mission, should encourage 

the Government of Afghanistan to develop— 

(i) measures for the evaluation of the effectiveness 

of existing training for Afghan National Security Forces 

on this issue; 

(ii) a plan to increase the number of female security officers specifically trained to address cases of 

gender-based violence, including ensuring the Afghan 

National Police’s Family Response Units have the necessary resources and are available to women across 

Afghanistan; 

(iii) mechanisms to enhance the capacity for units 

of National Police’s Family Response Units to fulfill 

their mandate as well as indicators measuring the 

operational effectiveness of these units; 

(iv) a plan to address the development of accountability mechanisms for Afghanistan National Army and 

Afghanistan National Police personnel who violate 

codes of conduct related to the human rights of women 

and girls, including female members of the Afghan 

National Security Forces; and 

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(v) a plan to develop training for the Afghanistan 

National Army and the Afghanistan National Police 

to increase awareness and responsiveness among 

Afghanistan National Army and Afghanistan National 

Police personnel regarding the unique security challenges women confront when serving in those forces. 

(C) ENROLLMENT AND TREATMENT.—The Secretary of 

Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State 

and in cooperation with the Afghan Ministries of Defense 

and Interior, shall seek to assist the Government of 

Afghanistan in including as part of the plan developed 

under subparagraph (A) the development and implementation of a plan to increase the number of female members 

of the Afghanistan National Army and the Afghanistan 

National Police and to promote their equal treatment, 

including through such steps as providing appropriate 

equipment, modifying facilities, and ensuring literacy and 

gender awareness training for recruits. 

(D) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds available to the 

Department of Defense for the Afghan Security Forces 

Fund for fiscal year 2016, it is the goal that 

$25,000,000, but in no event less than $10,000,000, 

shall be used for— 

(I) the recruitment, integration, retention, 

training, and treatment of women in the Afghan 

National Security Forces; and 

(II) the recruitment, training, and contracting 

of female security personnel for future elections. 

(ii) TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.—Such 

programs and activities may include— 

(I) efforts to recruit women into the Afghan 

National Security Forces, including the special 

operations forces; 

(II) programs and activities of the Afghan Ministry of Defense Directorate of Human Rights and 

Gender Integration and the Afghan Ministry of 

Interior Office of Human Rights, Gender and Child 

Rights; 

(III) development and dissemination of gender 

and human rights educational and training materials and programs within the Afghan Ministry 

of Defense and the Afghan Ministry of Interior; 

(IV) efforts to address harassment and 

violence against women within the Afghan 

National Security Forces; 

(V) improvements to infrastructure that 

address the requirements of women serving in the 

Afghan National Security Forces, including appropriate equipment for female security and police 

forces, and transportation for policewomen to their 

station; 

(VI) support for Afghanistan National Police 

Family Response Units; and 

(VII) security provisions for high-profile female 

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SEC. 1532. JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND. 

(a) USE AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Subsections (b) and (c) 

of section 1514 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2439), 

as in effect before the amendments made by section 1503 of the 

Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4649), shall apply to the 

funds made available for fiscal year 2016 to the Department of 

Defense for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. 

(b) EXTENSION OF INTERDICTION OF IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE

DEVICE PRECURSOR CHEMICALS AUTHORITY.—Section 1532(c) of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 

Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2057) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and for fiscal year 2016,’’ 

after ‘‘fiscal year 2013’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (4), as most recently amended by section 

1533(c) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3615), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

(c) PLAN FOR TRANSITION.—Not later than January 31, 2016, 

the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a plan and timeline for each of the following: 

(1) The full and complete transition of the activities, functions, and resources of the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat 

Agency to an office under the authority, direction, and control 

of a military department or a Defense Agency in existence 

as of October 1, 2015. 

(2) The transition of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device 

Defeat Fund to a successor fund that provides for the continuation of current flexibility in funding the activities supported 

and enabled by the Fund. 

(3) The transition of the Counter-Improvised Explosive 

Device Operations/Intelligence Integration Center of the Joint 

Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency to an element of a military 

department or a Defense Agency in existence as of October 

1, 2015. 

(4) The transition of the research, development, and 

acquisition activities of the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat 

Agency to an element of a military department or a Defense 

Agency in existence as of October 1, 2015. 

(d) FINAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND TIMELINE.— 

(1) PLAN AND TIMELINE REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 

days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

a plan and timeline that— 

(A) incorporates the plans and timelines required by 

paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (c); and 

(B) provides for the completion of the implementation 

of such plans by not later than September 30, 2016. 

(2) SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF NECESSARY ACTIONS.—In 

submitting the plan and timeline required by this subsection, 

the Secretary shall also submit a summary description of the 

actions to be taken by the Department of Defense to complete 

implementation of the plans and timelines required by paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (c) by September 30, 2016. 

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(A) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Except 

as provided in subparagraph (B), if the Secretary does 

not submit the plan and timeline required by paragraph 

(1) before the deadline specified in that paragraph, or does 

not complete implementation of such plan before the deadline specified in subparagraph (B) of that paragraph, none 

of the funds available to the Department of Defense for 

the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund may 

be obligated after September 30, 2016. 

(B) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 

the obligation of funds referred to in such subparagraph 

after September 30, 2016, for operations or operational 

support activities determined by the Secretary to be critical 

to force protection in overseas contingency operations. 

(e) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF

COMBAT SUPPORT AGENCY DETERMINATION.— 

(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be 

appropriated for the Department of Defense may be obligated 

or expended to implement administrative, organizational, 

facility, or non-operational changes necessary to carry out the 

Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency transition and consolidation. 

(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in paragraph (1) 

shall be construed to mean that ongoing activities directly 

supporting overseas contingency operations must be halted. 

SEC. 1533. AVAILABILITY OF JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE 

DEFEAT FUND FOR TRAINING OF FOREIGN SECURITY 

FORCES TO DEFEAT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES. 

(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for the Joint Improvised Explosive 

Device Defeat Fund, or a successor fund, up to $30,000,000 

may be available to the Secretary of Defense to provide training 

to foreign security forces to defeat improvised explosive devices 

under authority provided the Department of Defense under 

any other provision of law. 

(2) APPLICABILITY OF CONTINGENT LIMITATION.—The availability of funds under this subsection is subject to the contingent limitation on the availability of amounts in the Joint 

Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund after September 30, 

2016, in section 1532(g). 

(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The availability 

of funds under subsection (a) shall not be construed as authority 

in and of itself for the provision of training as described in that 

subsection. 

(c) GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATION.—Training may be provided using 

funds available under subsection (a) only— 

(1) in locations in which the Department is conducting 

a named operation; or 

(2) in geographic areas in which the Secretary of Defense 

has determined that a foreign security force is facing a significant threat from improvised explosive devices. 

(d) COORDINATION WITH GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMANDS.—The Secretary of Defense shall, to the extent practicable, 

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subsection (a) with requests received from the commanders of the 

geographic combatant commands. 

(e) EXPIRATION.—The authority to use funds described in subsection (a) in accordance with this section shall expire on September 

30, 2018. 

SEC. 1534. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON USE OF CERTAIN 

FUNDS PROVIDED FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 

The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 

to Congress a report specifying how all funds made available pursuant to section 1504 for operation and maintenance, as specified 

in the funding table in section 4303, are ultimately used. 

TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, 

CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Space Activities 

Sec. 1601. Major force program and budget for national security space programs. 

Sec. 1602. Principal advisor on space control. 

Sec. 1603. Council on Oversight of the Department of Defense Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Enterprise. 

Sec. 1604. Modification to development of space science and technology strategy. 

Sec. 1605. Delegation of authority regarding purchase of Global Positioning System 

user equipment. 

Sec. 1606. Rocket propulsion system development program. 

Sec. 1607. Exception to the prohibition on contracting with Russian suppliers of 

rocket engines for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 

Sec. 1608. Acquisition strategy for evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 

Sec. 1609. Allocation of funding for evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 

Sec. 1610. Consolidation of acquisition of wideband satellite communications. 

Sec. 1611. Analysis of alternatives for wide-band communications. 

Sec. 1612. Expansion of goals and modification of pilot program for acquisition of 

commercial satellite communication services. 

Sec. 1613. Integrated policy to deter adversaries in space. 

Sec. 1614. Prohibition on reliance on China and Russia for space-based weather 

data. 

Sec. 1615. Limitation on availability of funds for weather satellite follow-on system. 

Sec. 1616. Limitations on availability of funds for the Defense Meteorological Satellite program. 

Sec. 1617. Streamline of commercial space launch activities. 

Sec. 1618. Plan on full integration and exploitation of overhead persistent infrared 

capability. 

Sec. 1619. Options for rapid space reconstitution. 

Sec. 1620. Evaluation of exploitation of space-based infrared system against additional threats. 

Sec. 1621. Quarterly reports on Global Positioning System III space segment, Global Positioning System operational control segment, and Military Global 

Positioning System user equipment acquisition programs. 

Sec. 1622. Sense of Congress on missile defense sensors in space. 

Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 

Sec. 1631. Executive agent for open-source intelligence tools. 

Sec. 1632. Waiver and congressional notification requirements related to facilities 

for intelligence collection or for special operations abroad. 

Sec. 1633. Prohibition on National Intelligence Program consolidation. 

Sec. 1634. Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Intelligence. 

Sec. 1635. Department of Defense intelligence needs. 

Sec. 1636. Report on management of certain programs of Defense intelligence elements. 

Sec. 1637. Report on Air National Guard contributions to the RQ–4 Global Hawk 

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Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related Matters 

Sec. 1641. Codification and addition of liability protections relating to reporting on 

cyber incidents or penetrations of networks and information systems of 

certain contractors. 

Sec. 1642. Authorization of military cyber operations. 

Sec. 1643. Limitation on availability of funds pending the submission of integrated 

policy to deter adversaries in cyberspace. 

Sec. 1644. Authorization for procurement of relocatable Sensitive Compartmented 

Information Facility. 

Sec. 1645. Designation of military department entity responsible for acquisition of 

critical cyber capabilities. 

Sec. 1646. Assessment of capabilities of United States Cyber Command to defend 

the United States from cyber attacks. 

Sec. 1647. Evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of major weapon systems of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1648. Comprehensive plan and biennial exercises on responding to cyber attacks. 

Sec. 1649. Sense of Congress on reviewing and considering findings and recommendations of Council of Governors on cyber capabilities of the 

Armed Forces. 

Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 

Sec. 1651. Assessment of threats to National Leadership Command, Control, and 

Communications System. 

Sec. 1652. Organization of nuclear deterrence functions of the Air Force. 

Sec. 1653. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic missile fuzes. 

Sec. 1654. Prohibition on availability of funds for de-alerting intercontinental ballistic missiles. 

Sec. 1655. Assessment of global nuclear environment. 

Sec. 1656. Annual briefing on the costs of forward-deploying nuclear weapons in 

Europe. 

Sec. 1657. Report on the number of planned long-range standoff weapons. 

Sec. 1658. Review of Comptroller General of the United States on recommendations 

relating to nuclear enterprise of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1659. Sense of Congress on organization of Navy for nuclear deterrence mission. 

Sec. 1660. Sense of Congress on the nuclear force improvement program of the Air 

Force. 

Sec. 1661. Senses of Congress on importance of cooperation and collaboration between United States and United Kingdom on nuclear issues and on 60th 

anniversary of Fleet Ballistic Missile Program. 

Sec. 1662. Sense of Congress on plan for implementation of Nuclear Enterprise Reviews. 

Sec. 1663. Sense of Congress and report on milestone A decision on long-range 

standoff weapon. 

Sec. 1664. Sense of Congress on policy on the nuclear triad. 

Sec. 1665. Report relating to the costs associated with extending the life of the 

Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. 

Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs and Other Matters 

Sec. 1671. Prohibitions on providing certain missile defense information to Russian 

Federation. 

Sec. 1672. Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of Russian Federation into missile defense systems of United States. 

Sec. 1673. Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of China into missile defense systems of United States. 

Sec. 1674. Limitations on availability of funds for Patriot lower tier air and missile 

defense capability of the Army. 

Sec. 1675. Integration and interoperability of air and missile defense capabilities of 

the United States. 

Sec. 1676. Integration and interoperability of allied missile defense capabilities. 

Sec. 1677. Missile defense capability in Europe. 

Sec. 1678. Availability of funds for Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system. 

Sec. 1679. Israeli cooperative missile defense program codevelopment and coproduction. 

Sec. 1680. Boost phase defense system. 

Sec. 1681. Development and deployment of multiple-object kill vehicle for missile 

defense of the United States homeland. 

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Sec. 1683. Designation of preferred location of additional missile defense site in the 

United States and plan for expediting deployment time of such site. Sec. 1684. Additional missile defense sensor coverage for protection of United 

States homeland. 

Sec. 1685. Concept development of space-based missile defense layer. 

Sec. 1686. Aegis Ashore capability development. 

Sec. 1687. Development of requirements to support integrated air and missile defense capabilities. Sec. 1688. Extension of requirement for Comptroller General of the United States 

review and assessment of missile defense acquisition programs. Sec. 1689. Report on medium range ballistic missile defense sensor alternatives for 

enhanced defense of Hawaii. 

Sec. 1690. Sense of Congress and report on validated military requirement and 

Milestone A decision on prompt global strike weapon system. 

Subtitle A—Space Activities 

SEC. 1601. MAJOR FORCE PROGRAM AND BUDGET FOR NATIONAL 

SECURITY SPACE PROGRAMS. 

(a) BUDGET MATTERS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 239. National security space programs: major force program and budget assessment 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF MAJOR FORCE PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a unified major force program 

for national security space programs pursuant to section 222(b) 

of this title to prioritize national security space activities in accordance with the requirements of the Department of Defense and 

national security. 

‘‘(b) BUDGET ASSESSMENT.—(1) The Secretary shall include with 

the defense budget materials for each of fiscal years 2017 through 

2020 a report on the budget for national security space programs 

of the Department of Defense. 

‘‘(2) Each report on the budget for national security space 

programs of the Department of Defense under paragraph (1) shall 

include the following: 

‘‘(A) An overview of the budget, including— 

‘‘(i) a comparison between that budget, the previous 

budget, the most recent and prior future-years defense 

program submitted to Congress under section 221 of this 

title, and the amounts appropriated for such programs 

during the previous fiscal year; and 

‘‘(ii) the specific identification, as a budgetary line item, 

for the funding under such programs. 

‘‘(B) An assessment of the budget, including significant 

changes, priorities, challenges, and risks. 

‘‘(C) Any additional matters the Secretary determines 

appropriate. 

‘‘(3) Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in 

unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘budget’, with respect to a fiscal year, means 

the budget for that fiscal year that is submitted to Congress 

by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘defense budget materials’, with respect to 

a fiscal year, means the materials submitted to Congress by 

the Secretary of Defense in support of the budget for that 

fiscal year.’’. 

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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 

beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 

item relating to section 238 the following new item: 

‘‘239. National security space programs: major force program and budget assessment.’’. 

(b) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

congressional defense committees a plan to carry out the unified 

major force program designation required by section 239(a) of title 

10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), including 

any recommendations for legislative action the Secretary determines 

appropriate. 

SEC. 1602. PRINCIPAL ADVISOR ON SPACE CONTROL. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 135 of title 10, United States Code 

is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 2279a. Principal Advisor on Space Control 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall designate 

a senior official of the Department of Defense or a military department to serve as the Principal Space Control Advisor, who, in 

addition to the other duties of such senior official, shall act as 

the principal advisor to the Secretary on space control activities. 

‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Principal Space Control Advisor 

shall be responsible for the following: 

‘‘(1) Supervision of space control activities related to the 

development, procurement, and employment of, and strategy 

relating to, space control capabilities. 

‘‘(2) Oversight of policy, resources, personnel, and acquisition and technology relating to space control activities. 

‘‘(c) CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM.—The Principal Space Control 

Advisor shall integrate the space control expertise and perspectives 

of appropriate organizational entities of the Office of the Secretary 

of Defense, the Joint Staff, the military departments, the Defense 

Agencies, and the combatant commands, by establishing and 

maintaining a cross-functional team of subject-matter experts who 

are otherwise assigned or detailed to those entities.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 

to section 2279 the following new item: 

‘‘2279a. Principal Advisor on Space Control.’’. 

SEC. 1603. COUNCIL ON OVERSIGHT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING 

ENTERPRISE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 135 of title 10, United States Code, 

as amended by section 1602, is further amended by adding at 

the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 2279b. Council on Oversight of the Department of Defense 

Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Enterprise 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is within the Department of 

Defense a council to be known as the ‘Council on Oversight of 

the Department of Defense Positioning, Navigation, and Timing 

Enterprise’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Council’). 

10 USC 2279b. 

10 USC 

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10 USC 2279a. 

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‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of the Council shall be as 

follows: 

‘‘(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. 

‘‘(2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. 

‘‘(3) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

‘‘(4) The Commander of the United States Strategic Command. 

‘‘(5) The Commander of the United States Northern Command. 

‘‘(6) The Commander of United States Cyber Command. 

‘‘(7) The Director of the National Security Agency. 

‘‘(8) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of 

Defense. 

‘‘(9) The Secretaries of the military departments, who shall 

be ex officio members. 

‘‘(10) Such other officers of the Department of Defense 

as the Secretary may designate. 

‘‘(c) CO-CHAIR.—The Council shall be co-chaired by the Under 

Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and 

the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—(1) The Council shall be responsible 

for oversight of the Department of Defense positioning, navigation, 

and timing enterprise, including positioning, navigation, and timing 

services provided to civil, commercial, scientific, and international 

users. 

‘‘(2) In carrying out the responsibility for oversight of the 

Department of Defense positioning, navigation, and timing enterprise as specified in paragraph (1), the Council shall be responsible 

for the following: 

‘‘(A) Oversight of performance assessments (including interoperability). 

‘‘(B) Vulnerability identification and mitigation. 

‘‘(C) Architecture development. 

‘‘(D) Resource prioritization. 

‘‘(E) Such other responsibilities as the Secretary of Defense 

shall specify for purposes of this section. 

‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—At the same time each year that the 

budget of the President is submitted to Congress under section 

1105(a) of title 31, the Council shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report on the activities of the Council. Each 

report shall include the following: 

‘‘(1) A description and assessment of the activities of the 

Council during the previous fiscal year. 

‘‘(2) A description of the activities proposed to be undertaken by the Council during the period covered by the current 

future-years defense program under section 221 of this title. 

‘‘(3) Any changes to the requirements of the Department 

of Defense positioning, navigation, and timing enterprise made 

during the previous year, along with an explanation for why 

the changes were made and a description of the effects of 

the changes to the capability of such enterprise. 

‘‘(4) A breakdown of each program element in such budget 

that relates to the Department of Defense positioning, navigation, and timing enterprise, including how such program element relates to the operation and sustainment, research and 

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‘‘(f) BUDGET AND FUNDING MATTERS.—(1) Not later than 30 

days after the President submits to Congress the budget for a 

fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, the Commander of 

the United States Strategic Command shall submit to the Chairman 

of the Joint Chiefs of Staff an assessment of— 

‘‘(A) whether such budget allows the Federal Government 

to meet the required capabilities of the Department of Defense 

positioning, navigation, and timing enterprise during the fiscal 

year covered by the budget and the four subsequent fiscal 

years; and 

‘‘(B) if the Commander determines that such budget does 

not allow the Federal Government to meet such required 

capabilities, a description of the steps being taken to meet 

such required capabilities. 

‘‘(2) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff receives the assessment of the 

Commander of the United States Strategic Command under paragraph (1), the Chairman shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees— 

‘‘(A) such assessment as it was submitted to the Chairman; 

and 

‘‘(B) any comments of the Chairman. 

‘‘(3) If a House of Congress adopts a bill authorizing or appropriating funds for the activities of the Department of Defense positioning, navigation, and timing enterprise that, as determined by 

the Council, provides insufficient funds for such activities for the 

period covered by such bill, the Council shall notify the congressional defense committees of the determination. 

‘‘(g) NOTIFICATION OF ANOMALIES.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees written 

notification of an anomaly in the Department of Defense positioning, 

navigation, and timing enterprise that is reported to the Secretary 

or the Council by not later than 14 days after the date on which 

the Secretary or the Council learns of such anomaly, as the case 

may be. 

‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘anomaly’ means any 

unplanned, irregular, or abnormal event, whether unexplained or 

caused intentionally or unintentionally by a person or a system. 

‘‘(h) TERMINATION.—The Council shall terminate on the date 

that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter, as amended by section 1602, is further 

amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2279a the 

following new item: 

‘‘2279b. Council on Oversight of the Department of Defense Positioning, Navigation, 

and Timing Enterprise.’’. 

SEC. 1604. MODIFICATION TO DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE SCIENCE AND 

TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY. 

Section 2272 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 

read as follows: 

‘‘§ 2272. Space science and technology strategy: coordination 

‘‘The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly develop and implement a space science and 

technology strategy and shall review and, as appropriate, revise 

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the strategy biennially. Functions of the Secretary under this section shall be carried out jointly by the Assistant Secretary of 

Defense for Research and Engineering and the official of the Department of Defense designated as the Department of Defense Executive 

Agent for Space.’’. 

SEC. 1605. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY REGARDING PURCHASE OF 

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM USER EQUIPMENT. 

Section 913 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (10 U.S.C. 2281 note) is amended by 

adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The 

Secretary of Defense may not delegate the authority to make a 

waiver under subsection (c) to an official below the level of the 

Secretaries of the military departments or the Under Secretary 

of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.’’. 

SEC. 1606. ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 

(a) STREAMLINED ACQUISITION.—Section 1604 of the Carl Levin 

and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3623; 

10 U.S.C. 2273 note) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: 

‘‘(c) STREAMLINED ACQUISITION.—In developing the rocket 

propulsion system required under subsection (a), the Secretary 

shall— 

‘‘(1) use a streamlined acquisition approach, including tailored documentation and review processes, that enables the 

effective, efficient, and expedient transition from the use of 

non-allied space launch engines to a domestic alternative for 

national security space launches; and 

‘‘(2) prior to establishing such acquisition approach, establish well-defined requirements with a clear acquisition 

strategy.’’. 

(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with paragraph (2), of the 

funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

made available for fiscal year 2016 for the rocket propulsion 

system required by section 1604 of the Carl Levin and Howard 

P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2015, the Secretary of Defense may obligate or 

expend such funds only for the development of such system, 

and the necessary interfaces to, or integration of, the launch 

vehicle, to replace non-allied space launch engines by 2019 

as required by such section. 

(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The funds specified in paragraph (1)— 

(A) may be used for the integration of the rocket 

propulsion system covered by such paragraph with an 

existing or new launch vehicle; and 

(B) may not be used to develop or procure a new 

launch vehicle or related infrastructure. 

(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 

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(1) the streamlined acquisition approach, requirements, and 

acquisition strategy required under subsection (c) of section 

1604 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, as added by 

subsection (a); and 

(2) the plan for the development and fielding of a fullup rocket propulsion system pursuant to such section 1604. 

SEC. 1607. EXCEPTION TO THE PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH 

RUSSIAN SUPPLIERS OF ROCKET ENGINES FOR THE 

EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM. 

Paragraph (1) of section 1608(c) of the Carl Levin and Howard 

P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3626; 10 U.S.C. 2271 

note) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition in subsection (a) shall 

not apply to any of the following: 

‘‘(A) The placement of orders or the exercise of options 

under the contract numbered FA8811–13–C–0003 and 

awarded on December 18, 2013. 

‘‘(B) Subject to paragraph (2), contracts awarded for 

the procurement of property or services for space launch 

activities that include the use of not more than a total 

of five rocket engines designed or manufactured in the 

Russian Federation that prior to February 1, 2014, were 

either fully paid for by the contractor or covered by a 

legally binding commitment of the contractor to fully pay 

for such rocket engines. 

‘‘(C) Contracts not covered under subparagraph (A) 

or (B) that are awarded for the procurement of property 

or services for space launch activities that include the 

use of not more than a total of four additional rocket 

engines designed or manufactured in the Russian Federation.’’. 

SEC. 1608. ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR EVOLVED EXPENDABLE 

LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM. 

(a) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ARRANGEMENT.— 

(1) DISCONTINUATION.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall 

discontinue the evolved expendable launch vehicle launch capability arrangement, as structured as of the date of the enactment of this Act, for— 

(A) existing contracts using rocket engines designed 

or manufactured in the Russian Federation by not later 

than December 31, 2019; and 

(B) existing contracts using domestic rocket engines 

by not later than December 31, 2020. 

(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive paragraph (1) if 

the Secretary— 

(A) determines that such waiver is necessary for the 

national security interests of the United States; 

(B) notifies the congressional defense committees of 

such waiver; and 

(C) a period of 90 days has elapsed following the date 

of such notification. 

(b) CONSISTENT STANDARDS.—In accordance with section 2306a 

of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary shall— 

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(1) apply consistent and appropriate standards to certified 

evolved expendable launch vehicle providers with respect to 

certified cost and pricing data; and 

(2) conduct the appropriate audits. 

(c) ACQUISITION STRATEGY.—In accordance with subsections (a) 

and (b) and section 2273 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary shall develop and carry out a 10-year phased acquisition 

strategy, including near and long term, for the evolved expendable 

launch vehicle program. 

(d) ELEMENTS.—The acquisition strategy under subsection (c) 

for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program shall— 

(1) provide the necessary— 

(A) stability in budgeting and acquisition of capabilities; 

(B) flexibility to the Federal Government; and 

(C) procedures for fair competition; and 

(2) specifically take into account, as appropriate per competition, the effect of— 

(A) contracts or agreements for launch services or 

launch capability entered into by the Department of 

Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration with certified evolved expendable launch vehicle 

providers; 

(B) the requirements of the Department of Defense, 

including with respect to launch capabilities and pricing 

data, that are met by such providers; 

(C) the cost of integrating a satellite onto a launch 

vehicle; and 

(D) any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. 

(e) COMPETITION.—In awarding any contract for launch services 

in a national security space mission pursuant to a competitive 

acquisition, the evaluation shall account for the value of the evolved 

expendable launch vehicle launch capability arrangement per contract line item numbers in the bid price of the offeror as appropriate 

per launch. 

(f) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Permanent Select Committee on 

Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report on the acquisition 

strategy developed under subsection (c). 

SEC. 1609. ALLOCATION OF FUNDING FOR EVOLVED EXPENDABLE 

LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM. 

(a) CERTIFICATION AND JUSTIFICATION.—Together with the 

budget of the President submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) 

of title 31, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2017, 2018, 

and 2019, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees— 

(1) a certification that the cost share between the Air 

Force and the National Reconnaissance Office for the evolved 

expendable launch vehicle launch capability program equitably 

reflects the appropriate allocation of funding for the Air Force 

and the National Reconnaissance Office, respectively, based 

on the launch schedule and national mission forecast; and 

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(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 

this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

means— 

(1) the congressional defense committees; 

(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

House of Representatives; and 

(3) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

SEC. 1610. CONSOLIDATION OF ACQUISITION OF WIDEBAND SATELLITE 

COMMUNICATIONS. 

(a) PLAN.— 

(1) CONSOLIDATION.—Not later than one year after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan 

for the consolidation, during the one-year period beginning 

on the date on which the plan is submitted, of the acquisition 

of wideband satellite communications necessary to meet the 

requirements of the Department of Defense for such communications, including with respect to military and commercial 

satellite communications. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan under paragraph (1) shall 

include— 

(A) an assessment of the management and overhead 

costs relating to the acquisition of commercial satellite 

communications services across the Department of Defense; 

(B) an estimate of— 

(i) the costs of implementing the consolidation of 

the acquisition of such services described in paragraph 

(1); and 

(ii) the projected savings of the consolidation; 

(C) the identification and designation of a single 

acquisition agent pursuant to paragraph (3)(A); and 

(D) the roles and responsibilities of officials of the 

Department, including pursuant to paragraph (3). 

(3) SINGLE ACQUISITION AGENT.— 

(A) Except as provided by subparagraph (B), under 

the plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense 

shall identify and designate a single senior official of the 

Department of Defense to procure wideband satellite 

communications necessary to meet the requirements of the 

Department of Defense for such communications, including 

with respect to military and commercial satellite communications. 

(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), under the plan 

under paragraph (1), an official described in subparagraph 

(C) may carry out the procurement of commercial wideband 

satellite communications if the official determines that such 

procurement is required to meet an urgent need. 

(C) An official described in this subparagraph is any 

of the following: 

(i) A Secretary of a military department. 

(ii) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 

Technology, and Logistics. 

(iii) The Chief Information Office of the Department of Defense. 

(iv) A commander of a combatant command. 

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(4) VALIDATION.—The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall validate the assessment required by 

subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) and the estimates required 

by subparagraph (B) of such paragraph. 

(b) IMPLEMENTATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by paragraph (2), 

the Secretary of Defense shall complete the implementation 

of the plan under subsection (a) by not later than one year 

after the date on which the Secretary submits the plan under 

such paragraph. 

(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the implementation 

of the plan under subsection (a) if the Secretary— 

(A) determines that— 

(i) such implementation will require significant 

additional funding; or 

(ii) such waiver is in the interests of national security; and 

(B) submits to the congressional defense committees 

notice of such waiver and the justifications for such waiver. 

SEC. 1611. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES FOR WIDE-BAND COMMUNICATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an 

analysis of alternatives for a follow-on wide-band communications 

system to the Wideband Global SATCOM System that includes 

space, air, and ground layer communications capabilities of the 

Department of Defense. 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 31, 2017, the 

Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

a report on the analysis conducted under subsection (a). 

SEC. 1612. EXPANSION OF GOALS AND MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL SATELLITE 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES. 

(a) CARRYING OUT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Subsection (a) of section 1605 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 

291; 128 Stat. 3623; 10 U.S.C. 2208 note) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may develop’’ and all 

that follows through ‘‘funds by the Secretary’’ and inserting 

‘‘shall develop and carry out a pilot program’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) METHODS.—In carrying out the pilot program under 

paragraph (1), the Secretary may use a variety of methods 

authorized by law to effectively and efficiently acquire commercial satellite communications services, including by carrying 

out multiple pathfinder activities under the pilot program.’’. 

(b) GOALS.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

a semicolon; 

(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(5) demonstrates the potential to achieve order-of-magnitude improvements in satellite communications capability.’’. 

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(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘REPORTS.—’’ and inserting 

‘‘REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS.—’’; 

(2) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 

striking ‘‘90 days’’ and inserting ‘‘270 days’’; 

(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting 

‘‘; and’’; and 

(C) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: 

‘‘(B) a description of the appropriate metrics established by the Secretary to meet the goals of the pilot 

program.’’; 

(3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); 

(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): 

‘‘(2) BRIEFING.—At the same time as the President submits 

to Congress the budget pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 

for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020, the Secretary shall 

provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on 

the pilot program.’’; and 

(5) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by paragraph (3) 

of this subsection)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘expanding the 

use of working capital funds to effectively and efficiently 

acquire’’ and inserting ‘‘the pilot program and whether 

the pilot program effectively and efficiently acquires’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘working capital 

funds as described in subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

pilot program’’. 

SEC. 1613. INTEGRATED POLICY TO DETER ADVERSARIES IN SPACE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish an interagency 

process to provide for the development of a policy to deter adversaries in space— 

(1) with the objectives of— 

(A) reducing risks to the United States and allies of 

the United States in space; and 

(B) protecting and preserving the rights, access, 

capabilities, use, and freedom of action of the United States 

in space and the right of the United States to respond 

to an attack in space and, if necessary, deny adversaries 

the use of space capabilities hostile to the national interests 

of the United States; and 

(2) that integrates the interests and responsibilities of the 

agencies participating in the process. 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 

the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

House of Representatives a report setting forth the policy developed pursuant to subsection (a). 

(2) FUNDING RESTRICTION.—If the President has not submitted the policy developed under subsection (a) and the 

answers to Enclosure 1, regarding space control policy, of the 

classified annex to this Act, to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives by the 

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available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 

to provide support services to the Executive Office of the President shall be withheld from obligation or expenditure until 

the policy and such answers are submitted to such Committees. 

(3) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by paragraph 

(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

a classified annex. 

SEC. 1614. PROHIBITION ON RELIANCE ON CHINA AND RUSSIA FOR 

SPACE-BASED WEATHER DATA. 

(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 

the Department of Defense does not rely on, or in the future 

plan to rely on, space-based weather data provided by the Government of the People’s Republic of China, the Government of the 

Russian Federation, or an entity owned or controlled by either 

such government for national security purposes. 

(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a certification that the Secretary is in 

compliance with the prohibition under subsection (a). 

SEC. 1615. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR WEATHER 

SATELLITE FOLLOW-ON SYSTEM. 

(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for 

research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for the 

weather satellite follow-on system, not more than 50 percent may 

be obligated or expended until the date on which— 

(1) the Secretary of Defense provides to the congressional 

defense committees a briefing on the plan developed under 

subsection (b); and 

(2) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff certifies to 

the congressional defense committees that such plan will— 

(A) meet the requirements of the Department of 

Defense for cloud characterization and theater weather 

imagery; and 

(B) not negatively affect the commanders of the combatant commands. 

(b) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall develop a plan to 

address the requirements of the Department of Defense for cloud 

characterization and theater weather imagery. 

SEC. 1616. LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE 

DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE PROGRAM. 

(a) LIMITATION.— 

(1) FISCAL YEAR 2016 FUNDS.—None of the funds authorized 

to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

for fiscal year 2016 for the Defense Meteorological Satellite 

program or for the launch of Defense Meteorological Satellite 

program satellite #20 (in this section referred to as ‘‘DMSP20’’) 

may be obligated or expended until the date on which the 

Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 

of Staff jointly submit to the congressional defense committees 

the certification described in subsection (b). 

(2) REMAINING FISCAL YEAR 2015 FUNDS.—Of the funds 

authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for 

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fiscal year 2015 for the Defense Meteorological Satellite program or the launch of DMSP20 that remain available for obligation as of the date of the enactment of this Act, not more 

than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the date 

on which the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the 

Joint Chiefs of Staff jointly submit to the congressional defense 

committees the certification described in subsection (b). 

(b) CERTIFICATION.—The certification described in this subsection is a certification that— 

(1) the Joint Requirements Oversight Council has conducted a recent review and certification of the space-based 

environmental monitoring requirements while taking into 

consideration the changes in international allied plans and 

the feedback of the military departments and Defense Agencies 

(as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code); 

(2) relying on civil and international contributions to meet 

space-based environmental monitoring requirements is insufficient or is a risk to national security and launching DMSP20 

will meet those requirements; 

(3) launching DMSP20 is the most affordable solution to 

meeting requirements validated by the Joint Requirements 

Oversight Council; and 

(4) nonmaterial solutions within the Department of 

Defense, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are 

incapable of meeting the cloud characterization and theater 

weather requirements validated by the Joint Requirements 

Oversight Council. 

(c) COMPARATIVE COST AND CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT.—If the 

Secretary and the Chairman determine that a material solution 

is required to meet the cloud characterization and theater weather 

requirements validated by the Joint Requirements Oversight 

Council, the Secretary and the Chairman shall jointly submit to 

the congressional defense committees a cost and capability assessment that compares the cost of meeting those requirements with 

DMSP20 and with an alternate material solution that includes 

electro-optical infrared weather imaging or other comparable solutions. 

SEC. 1617. STREAMLINE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH ACTIVITIES. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 

eliminating duplicative requirements and approvals for commercial 

launch and reentry operations will promote and encourage the 

development of the commercial space sector. 

(b) REAFFIRMATION OF POLICY.—Congress reaffirms that the 

Secretary of Transportation, in overseeing and coordinating 

commercial launch and reentry operations, should— 

(1) promote commercial space launches and reentries by 

the private sector; 

(2) facilitate Government, State, and private sector involvement in enhancing United States launch sites and facilities; 

(3) protect public health and safety, safety of property, 

national security interests, and foreign policy interests of the 

United States; and 

(4) consult with the head of another executive agency, 

including the Secretary of Defense or the Administrator of 

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the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as necessary to provide consistent application of licensing requirements under chapter 509 of title 51, United States Code. 

(c) REQUIREMENTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation under 

section 50918 of title 51, United States Code, and subject to 

section 50905(b)(2)(C) of that title, shall consult with the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the heads of other 

executive agencies, as appropriate— 

(A) to identify all requirements that are imposed to 

protect the public health and safety, safety of property, 

national security interests, and foreign policy interests of 

the United States relevant to any commercial launch of 

a launch vehicle or commercial reentry of a reentry vehicle; 

and 

(B) to evaluate the requirements identified in subparagraph (A) and, in coordination with the licensee or transferee and the heads of the relevant executive agencies— 

(i) determine whether the satisfaction of a requirement of one agency could result in the satisfaction 

of a requirement of another agency; and 

(ii) resolve any inconsistencies and remove any 

outmoded or duplicative requirements or approvals of 

the Federal Government relevant to any commercial 

launch of a launch vehicle or commercial reentry of 

a reentry vehicle. 

(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the Secretary of Transportation determines no outmoded or duplicative 

requirements or approvals of the Federal Government exist, 

the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the commercial space sector, 

and the heads of other executive agencies, as appropriate, shall 

submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

that includes the following: 

(A) A description of the process for the application 

for and approval of a permit or license under chapter 

509 of title 51, United States Code, for the commercial 

launch of a launch vehicle or commercial reentry of a 

reentry vehicle, including the identification of— 

(i) any unique requirements for operating on a 

United States Government launch site, reentry site, 

or launch property; and 

(ii) any inconsistent, outmoded, or duplicative 

requirements or approvals. 

(B) A description of current efforts, if any, to coordinate 

and work across executive agencies to define interagency 

processes and procedures for sharing information, avoiding 

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(i) streamline requirements in order to improve 

efficiency, reduce unnecessary costs, resolve inconsistencies, remove duplication, and minimize unwarranted 

constraints; and 

(ii) consolidate or modify requirements across 

affected agencies into a single application set that 

satisfies the requirements identified in paragraph 

(1)(A). 

(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection— 

(A) any applicable definitions set forth in section 50902 

of title 51, United States Code, shall apply; 

(B) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

means— 

(i) the congressional defense committees; 

(ii) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation of the Senate; 

(iii) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives; and 

(iv) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; 

(C) the terms ‘‘launch’’, ‘‘reenter’’, and ‘‘reentry’’ include 

landing of a launch vehicle or reentry vehicle; and 

(D) the terms ‘‘United States Government launch site’’ 

and ‘‘United States Government reentry site’’ include any 

necessary facility, at that location, that is commercially 

operated on United States Government property. 

SEC. 1618. PLAN ON FULL INTEGRATION AND EXPLOITATION OF OVERHEAD PERSISTENT INFRARED CAPABILITY. 

(a) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United States Strategic 

Command and the Director of Cost Assessment and Program 

Evaluation, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional 

committees a plan for the integration of overhead persistent infrared 

capabilities to support the missions specified in subsection (b)(1). 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall— 

(1) ensure that all overhead persistent infrared capabilities 

of the United States, including such capabilities that are 

planned to be developed, are integrated to allow for such 

capabilities to be exploited to support the requirements of the 

missions of the Department of Defense relating to— 

(A) strategic and theater missile warning; 

(B) ballistic and cruise missile defense, including with 

respect to missile tracking, fire control, and kill assessment; 

(C) technical intelligence supporting missile warning; 

(D) battlespace awareness; 

(E) other technical intelligence; 

(F) civil and environmental missions, including with 

respect to the collection of weather data; and 

(G) battle damage assessments; and 

(2) establish clear benchmarks by which to establish 

acquisition plans, manning, and budget requirements. 

(c) ANNUAL DETERMINATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

include, together with, or not later than 30 days after, the budget 

justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the 

budget of the Department of Defense for a fiscal year (as submitted 

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with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 

31, United States Code), a written determination of how the plan 

under subsection (a) is being implemented. 

(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 

this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

means— 

(1) the congressional defense committees; and 

(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

SEC. 1619. OPTIONS FOR RAPID SPACE RECONSTITUTION. 

(a) EVALUATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall evaluate 

options for the use of current assets of the Department of Defense 

for the purpose of rapid reconstitution of critical space-based 

warfighter enabling capabilities. 

(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 31, 2016, the Secretary 

shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing 

on the evaluation conducted under subsection (a), including development timelines, a test plan, and technology readiness levels of 

key systems and technologies. 

SEC. 1620. EVALUATION OF EXPLOITATION OF SPACE-BASED 

INFRARED SYSTEM AGAINST ADDITIONAL THREATS. 

(a) EVALUATION.—The Commander of the United States Strategic Command, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Navy, 

the Secretary of the Air Force, the Director of National Intelligence, 

and the Commander of the United States Northern Command, 

shall conduct an evaluation of space-based infrared systems to 

detect, track, and target, or to develop the capability to detect, 

track, and target, the full range of threats to the United States, 

deployed members of the Armed Forces, and allies of the United 

States. 

(b) SUBMISSION.—Not later than December 31, 2016, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the 

Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate the evaluation under 

subsection (a). 

SEC. 1621. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM 

III SPACE SEGMENT, GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM 

OPERATIONAL CONTROL SEGMENT, AND MILITARY 

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM USER EQUIPMENT 

ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 

(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the 

Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Comptroller General 

of the United States a report and supporting documentation on 

the Global Positioning System III space segment, the Global Positioning System operational control segment, and the Military Global 

Positioning System user equipment acquisition programs. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection (a) shall 

include, with respect to an acquisition program specified in that 

subsection, the following: 

(1) A statement of the status of the program with respect 

to cost, schedule, and performance. 

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(2) A description of any changes to the requirements of 

the program. 

(3) A description of any technical risks impacting the cost, 

schedule, and performance of the program. 

(4) An assessment of how such risks are to be addressed 

and the costs associated with such risks. 

(5) An assessment of the extent to which the segments 

of the program are synchronized. 

(c) BRIEFINGS BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—The Comptroller 

General shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 

briefing on a report submitted under subsection (a)— 

(1) in the case of the first such report, not later than 

30 days after receiving that report; and 

(2) as the Comptroller General considers appropriate thereafter. 

(d) TERMINATION.—The requirement under subsection (a) shall 

terminate with respect to an acquisition program specified in that 

subsection on the date on which that program reaches initial operational capability. 

SEC. 1622. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS IN 

SPACE. 

It is the sense of Congress that a robust multi-mission space 

sensor network will be vital to ensuring a strong missile defense 

system. 

Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and 

Intelligence-Related Activities 

SEC. 1631. EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE 

TOOLS. 

(a) EXECUTIVE AGENT.—Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 

10, United States Code, as amended by section 1083, is further 

amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 430b. Executive agent for open-source intelligence tools 

‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than April 1, 2016, the Secretary 

of Defense shall designate a senior official of the Department of 

Defense to serve as the executive agent for the Department for 

open-source intelligence tools. 

‘‘(b) ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORITIES.— (1) Not later 

than July 1, 2016, in accordance with Directive 5101.1, the Secretary shall prescribe the roles, responsibilities, and authorities 

of the executive agent designated under subsection (a). 

‘‘(2) The roles and responsibilities of the executive agent designated under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

‘‘(A) Developing and maintaining a comprehensive list of 

open-source intelligence tools and technical standards. 

‘‘(B) Establishing priorities for the development, acquisition, and integration of open-source intelligence tools into the 

intelligence enterprise, and other command and control systems 

as needed. 

‘‘(C) Certifying all open-source intelligence tools with 

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Technology Enterprise, the Defense Intelligence Information 

Enterprise, and the Joint Information Environment. 

‘‘(D) Assessing and making recommendations regarding the 

protection of privacy in the acquisition, analysis, and dissemination of open-source information available around the world. 

‘‘(E) Performing such other assessments or analyses as 

the Secretary considers appropriate. 

‘‘(c) SUPPORT WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—In accordance 

with Directive 5101.1, the Secretary shall ensure that the military 

departments, the Defense Agencies, and other elements of the 

Department of Defense provide the executive agent designated 

under subsection (a) with the appropriate support and resources 

needed to perform the roles, responsibilities, and authorities of 

the executive agent. 

‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘Directive 5101.1’ means Department of 

Defense Directive 5101.1, or any successor directive relating 

to the responsibilities of an executive agent of the Department 

of Defense. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘executive agent’ has the meaning given 

the term ‘DoD Executive Agent’ in Directive 5101.1. 

‘‘(3) The term ‘open-source intelligence tools’ means tools 

for the systematic collection, processing, and analysis of publicly 

available information for known or anticipated intelligence 

requirements.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item 

relating to section 430a, as added by section 1083, the following 

new item: 

‘‘430b. Executive agent for open-source intelligence tools.’’. 

SEC. 1632. WAIVER AND CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO FACILITIES FOR INTELLIGENCE 

COLLECTION OR FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS ABROAD. 

(a) ADDITION OF CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIRE- MENT.—Section 2682(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’; 

and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(2) Not later than 48 hours after using the waiver authority 

under paragraph (1) for any facility for intelligence collection conducted under the authorities of the Department of Defense or special 

operations activity, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

appropriate congressional committees written notification of the 

use of the authority, including the justification for the waiver and 

the estimated cost of the project for which the waiver applies. 

‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘appropriate congressional 

committees’ means the following: 

‘‘(A) With respect to a waiver regarding special operations 

activities, the congressional defense committees. 

‘‘(B) With respect to a waiver regarding intelligence collection conducted under the authorities of the Department of 

Defense— 

‘‘(i) the congressional defense committees; and 

‘‘(ii) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 

and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 

the House of Representatives.’’. 

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(b) CODIFICATION OF SUNSET PROVISION.— (1) CODIFICATION.—Section 2682(c) of title 10, United 

States Code, is further amended by inserting after paragraph 

(3), as added by subsection (a)(2), the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) The waiver authority provided by paragraph (1) expires 

December 31, 2020.’’. 

(2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Subsection (b) of section 926 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 

(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1541; 10 U.S.C. 2682 note) 

is repealed. 

SEC. 1633. PROHIBITION ON NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM 

CONSOLIDATION. 

(a) PROHIBITION.—No amounts authorized to be appropriated 

or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense may 

be used during the period beginning on the date of the enactment 

of this Act and ending on December 31, 2016, to execute— 

(1) the separation of the National Intelligence Program 

budget from the Department of Defense budget; 

(2) the consolidation of the National Intelligence Program 

budget within the Department of Defense budget; or 

(3) the establishment of a new appropriations account or 

appropriations account structure for the National Intelligence 

Program budget. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘National 

Intelligence Program’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 

(2) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM BUDGET.—The term 

‘‘National Intelligence Program budget’’ means the portions of 

the Department of Defense budget designated as part of the 

National Intelligence Program. 

SEC. 1634. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR OFFICE OF 

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR INTELLIGENCE. 

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Department 

of Defense for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 

Intelligence, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended 

for such Office until the Secretary of Defense identifies the intelligence gaps and establishes the written policy required by section 

922 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 828). 

SEC. 1635. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE NEEDS. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees and the congressional intelligence committees a report on how the Director ensures 

that the National Intelligence Program budgets for the elements 

of the intelligence community that are within the Department of 

Defense are adequate to satisfy the national intelligence needs 

of the Department as required under section 102A(p) of the National 

Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(p)). Such report shall include 

a description of how the Director incorporates the needs of the 

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evaluate the performance of the elements of the intelligence community that are within the Department of Defense in conducting 

intelligence activities funded under the National Intelligence Program. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘congressional 

intelligence committees’’, ‘‘intelligence community’’, and ‘‘National 

Intelligence Program’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 

SEC. 1636. REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS OF 

DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ELEMENTS. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

a report on the management of science and technology research 

and development programs and foreign materiel exploitation programs of Defense intelligence elements. 

(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under subsection (a) shall 

include the following: 

(1) An assessment of the management of each Defense 

intelligence element that is responsible for work relating to 

the programs described in subsection (a), including with respect 

to the policies, procedures, and organizational structures of 

such element relating to the management and coordination 

of such work across such elements. 

(2) Recommendations to improve the coordination and 

organization of such elements. 

(3) Identification of options for realigning such elements 

within the Department of Defense to better meet the needs 

of the Department and reduce unnecessary overhead. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

means— 

(A) the congressional defense committees; 

(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 

of the House of Representatives; and 

(C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

(2) The term ‘‘Defense intelligence element’’ has the 

meaning given that term in section 429(e) of title 10, United 

States Code. 

SEC. 1637. REPORT ON AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONTRIBUTIONS TO 

THE RQ–4 GLOBAL HAWK MISSION. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in 

coordination with the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Chief 

of the National Guard Bureau, shall submit to Congress a report 

on the feasibility of using the Air National Guard in association 

with the active duty Air Force to operate and maintain the RQ– 

4 Global Hawk. 

(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 

include the following: 

(1) An assessment of the costs, training requirements, and 

personnel required to create an association for the Global Hawk 

mission consisting of members of the Air Force serving on 

active duty and members of the Air National Guard. 

(2) The capacity of the Air National Guard to support 

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SEC. 1638. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW OF INTELLIGENCE INPUT TO THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROCESS. 

(a) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the United States 

shall carry out a comprehensive review of the processes and procedures for the integration of intelligence into the defense acquisition 

process, consistent with the provision of classified information, and 

intelligence sources and methods. 

(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The review required by subsection (a) 

shall— 

(1) identify processes and procedures for the integration 

of intelligence into the decision process, including with respect 

to the staffing and training of Defense intelligence personnel 

assigned to program offices, for the acquisition of weapon systems from initial requirements through the milestones process 

and upon final delivery; and 

(2) include a review of processes and procedures for— 

(A) the integration of intelligence on foreign capabilities into the acquisition process from initial requirement 

through deployment; 

(B) identifying opportunities for weapons systems to 

collect intelligence, without regard to whether that is the 

primary mission of such systems, and the plans for 

exploiting the collection of such intelligence; and 

(C) assessing the requirements weapon systems will 

place on the Defense Intelligence Enterprise once the 

weapons systems are deployed. 

(c) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees, the Select Committee on 

Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee 

on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a report containing 

the results of the review required by subsection (a). 

Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related Matters 

SEC. 1641. CODIFICATION AND ADDITION OF LIABILITY PROTECTIONS 

RELATING TO REPORTING ON CYBER INCIDENTS OR 

PENETRATIONS OF NETWORKS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS OF CERTAIN CONTRACTORS. 

(a) CODIFICATION AND AMENDMENT.—Section 941 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 

Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1889; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is transferred 

to chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code, inserted so as to 

appear after section 392, redesignated as section 393, and 

amended— 

(1) by amending the section heading to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 393. Reporting on penetrations of networks and information systems of certain contractors’’; 

(2) by striking paragraph (3) of subsection (c) and inserting 

the following new paragraph (3): 

‘‘(3) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The procedures 

established pursuant to subsection (a) shall limit the dissemination of information obtained or derived through such procedures 

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‘‘(A) with missions that may be affected by such 

information; 

‘‘(B) that may be called upon to assist in the diagnosis, 

detection, or mitigation of cyber incidents; 

‘‘(C) that conduct counterintelligence or law enforcement investigations; or 

‘‘(D) for national security purposes, including cyber 

situational awareness and defense purposes.’’; and 

(3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following 

new subsection (d): 

‘‘(d) PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY OF CLEARED DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.—(1) No cause of action shall lie or be maintained in 

any court against any cleared defense contractor, and such action 

shall be promptly dismissed, for compliance with this section that 

is conducted in accordance with the procedures established pursuant 

to subsection (a). 

‘‘(2)(A) Nothing in this section shall be construed— 

‘‘(i) to require dismissal of a cause of action against a 

cleared defense contractor that has engaged in willful misconduct in the course of complying with the procedures established pursuant to subsection (a); or 

‘‘(ii) to undermine or limit the availability of otherwise 

applicable common law or statutory defenses. 

‘‘(B) In any action claiming that paragraph (1) does not apply 

due to willful misconduct described in subparagraph (A), the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence the willful misconduct by each cleared defense contractor 

subject to such claim and that such willful misconduct proximately 

caused injury to the plaintiff. 

‘‘(C) In this subsection, the term ‘willful misconduct’ means 

an act or omission that is taken— 

‘‘(i) intentionally to achieve a wrongful purpose; 

‘‘(ii) knowingly without legal or factual justification; and 

‘‘(iii) in disregard of a known or obvious risk that is so 

great as to make it highly probable that the harm will outweigh 

the benefit.’’. 

(b) ADDITION OF LIABILITY PROTECTIONS FOR REPORTING ON

CYBER INCIDENTS.—Section 391 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): 

‘‘(d) PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY OF OPERATIONALLY CRITICAL

CONTRACTORS.—(1) No cause of action shall lie or be maintained 

in any court against any operationally critical contractor, and such 

action shall be promptly dismissed, for compliance with this section 

that is conducted in accordance with procedures established pursuant to subsection (b). 

‘‘(2)(A) Nothing in this section shall be construed— 

‘‘(i) to require dismissal of a cause of action against an 

operationally critical contractor that has engaged in willful 

misconduct in the course of complying with the procedures 

established pursuant to subsection (b); or 

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‘‘(B) In any action claiming that paragraph (1) does not apply 

due to willful misconduct described in subparagraph (A), the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence the willful misconduct by each operationally critical contractor 

subject to such claim and that such willful misconduct proximately 

caused injury to the plaintiff. 

‘‘(C) In this subsection, the term ‘willful misconduct’ means 

an act or omission that is taken— 

‘‘(i) intentionally to achieve a wrongful purpose; 

‘‘(ii) knowingly without legal or factual justification; and 

‘‘(iii) in disregard of a known or obvious risk that is so 

great as to make it highly probable that the harm will outweigh 

the benefit.’’. 

(c) CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— (1) Section 391 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘and with section 941 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 

U.S.C. 2224 note)’’ and inserting ‘‘and section 393 of this title’’. 

(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 19 

of such title is amended— 

(A) by amending the item relating to section 391 to 

read as follows: 

‘‘391. Reporting on cyber incidents with respect to networks and information systems of operationally critical contractors and certain other contractors.’’; 

and 

(B) by adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘393. Reporting on penetrations of networks and information systems of certain contractors.’’. 

SEC. 1642. AUTHORIZATION OF MILITARY CYBER OPERATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 130g. Authorities concerning military cyber operations 

‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall develop, prepare, and coordinate; make ready all armed forces for purposes of; and, when 

appropriately authorized to do so, conduct, a military cyber operation in response to malicious cyber activity carried out against 

the United States or a United States person by a foreign power 

(as such terms are defined in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence 

Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801)).’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by adding at the end 

the following new item: 

‘‘130g. Authorities concerning military cyber operations.’’. 

SEC. 1643. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING THE 

SUBMISSION OF INTEGRATED POLICY TO DETER ADVERSARIES IN CYBERSPACE. 

Until the President submits to the congressional defense 

committees the report required by section 941 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113– 

66; 127 Stat. 837), $10,000,000 of the unobligated balance of the 

amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense to provide support services to the Executive Office 

of the President may not be obligated or expended. 

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SEC. 1644. AUTHORIZATION FOR PROCUREMENT OF RELOCATABLE 

SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITY. 

Of the unobligated amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

available in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 for procurement for the 

Army, not more than $10,600,000 may be used for the procurement 

of a relocatable Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility for 

the Cyber Center of Excellence at Fort Gordon, Georgia, as 

described in the reprogramming action prior approval request submitted by the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to Congress 

on February 6, 2015. 

SEC. 1645. DESIGNATION OF MILITARY DEPARTMENT ENTITY RESPONSIBLE FOR ACQUISITION OF CRITICAL CYBER CAPABILITIES. 

(a) DESIGNATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

designate an entity within a military department to be responsible for the acquisition of each critical cyber capability 

described in paragraph (2). 

(2) CRITICAL CYBER CAPABILITIES DESCRIBED.—The critical 

cyber capabilities described in this paragraph are the cyber 

capabilities that the Secretary considers critical to the mission 

of the Department of Defense, including the following: 

(A) The Unified Platform described in the Department 

of Defense document titled ‘‘The Department of Defense 

Cyber Strategy’’ dated April 15, 2015. 

(B) A persistent cyber training environment. 

(C) A cyber situational awareness and battle management system. 

(b) REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees a report containing the 

information described in paragraph (2). 

(2) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 

include the following with respect to the critical cyber capabilities described in subsection (a)(2): 

(A) Identification of each critical cyber capability and 

the entity of a military department responsible for the 

acquisition of the capability. 

(B) Estimates of the funding requirements and acquisition timelines for each critical cyber capability. 

(C) An explanation of whether critical cyber capabilities 

could be acquired more quickly with changes to acquisition 

authorities. 

(D) Such recommendations as the Secretary may have 

for legislation or administrative action to improve the 

acquisition of, or to acquire more quickly, the critical cyber 

capabilities for which designations are made under subsection (a). 

SEC. 1646. ASSESSMENT OF CAPABILITIES OF UNITED STATES CYBER 

COMMAND TO DEFEND THE UNITED STATES FROM CYBER 

ATTACKS. 

(a) WAR GAMES.—The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 

in consultation with the Principal Cyber Advisor, shall conduct 

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a series of war games through the warfighting analysis division 

of the Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment Directorate to 

assess the strategy, assumptions, and capabilities of the United 

States Cyber Command to prevent large-scale cyber attacks, by 

foreign powers with cyber attack capabilities comparable to the 

capabilities that China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia are expected 

to achieve in the years 2020 and 2025, from reaching United States 

targets. 

(b) FINDINGS.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

shall convey to the congressional defense committees the findings 

of the Chairman with respect to the war games conducted under 

subsection (a). 

(c) FOREIGN POWER DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘foreign 

power’’ has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the 

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801). 

SEC. 1647. EVALUATION OF CYBER VULNERABILITIES OF MAJOR 

WEAPON SYSTEMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

(a) EVALUATION REQUIRED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall, in accordance with the plan under subsection (b), complete an evaluation 

of the cyber vulnerabilities of each major weapon system of 

the Department of Defense by not later than December 31, 

2019. 

(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may waive the requirement 

of paragraph (1) with respect to a weapon system or complete 

the evaluation of a weapon system required by such paragraph 

after the date specified in such paragraph if the Secretary 

certifies to the congressional defense committees before that 

date that all known cyber vulnerabilities in the weapon system 

have minimal consequences for the capability of the weapon 

system to meet operational requirements or otherwise satisfy 

mission requirements. 

(b) PLAN FOR EVALUATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees the plan of the Secretary 

for the evaluations of major weapon systems under subsection 

(a), including an identification of each of the weapon systems 

to be evaluated and an estimate of the funding required to 

conduct the evaluations. 

(2) PRIORITY IN EVALUATIONS.—The plan under paragraph 

(1) shall accord a priority among evaluations based on the 

criticality of major weapon systems, as determined by the 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff based on an assessment 

of employment of forces and threats. 

(3) INTEGRATION WITH OTHER EFFORTS.—The plan under 

paragraph (1) shall build upon existing efforts regarding the 

identification and mitigation of cyber vulnerabilities of major 

weapon systems, and shall not duplicate similar ongoing efforts 

such as Task Force Cyber Awakening of the Navy or Task 

Force Cyber Secure of the Air Force. 

(c) STATUS ON PROGRESS.—The Secretary shall inform the 

congressional defense committees of the activities undertaken in 

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part of the quarterly cyber operations briefings under section 484 

of title 10, United States Code. 

(d) RISK MITIGATION STRATEGIES.—As part of the evaluation 

of cyber vulnerabilities of major weapon systems of the Department 

under this section, the Secretary shall develop strategies for mitigating the risks of cyber vulnerabilities identified in the course 

of such evaluations. 

(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

for fiscal year 2016 for research, development, test, and evaluation, 

Defense-wide, not more than $200,000,000 shall be available to 

the Secretary to conduct the evaluations under subsection (a)(1). 

SEC. 1648. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND BIENNIAL EXERCISES ON 

RESPONDING TO CYBER ATTACKS. 

(a) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO SUPPORT CIVIL AUTHORITIES IN RESPONSE TO CYBER ATTACKS BY FOREIGN POWERS.— 

(1) PLAN REQUIRED.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

shall develop a comprehensive plan for the United States 

Cyber Command to support civil authorities in responding 

to cyber attacks by foreign powers (as defined in section 

101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 

(50 U.S.C. 1801)) against the United States or a United 

States person. 

(B) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subparagraph 

(A) shall include the following: 

(i) A plan for internal Department of Defense 

collective training activities that are integrated with 

exercises conducted with other agencies and State and 

local governments. 

(ii) Plans for coordination with the heads of other 

Federal agencies and State and local governments 

pursuant to the exercises required under clause (i). 

(iii) A list of any other exercises previously conducted that are used in the formulation of the plan 

required by subparagraph (A), such as Operation Noble 

Eagle. 

(iv) Descriptions of the roles, responsibilities, and 

expectations of Federal, State, and local authorities 

as the Secretary understands them. 

(v) Descriptions of the roles, responsibilities, and 

expectations of the active components and reserve 

components of the Armed Forces. 

(vi) A description of such legislative and administrative action as may be necessary to carry out the 

plan required by subparagraph (A). 

(2) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REVIEW

OF PLAN.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall 

review the plan developed under paragraph (1)(A). 

(b) BIENNIAL EXERCISES ON RESPONDING TO CYBER ATTACKS

AGAINST CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

(1) BIENNIAL EXERCISES REQUIRED.—Not less frequently 

than once every two years until the date that is six years 

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of Defense shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director 

of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the heads of the 

critical infrastructure sector-specific agencies designated under 

Presidential Policy Directive-21 (titled ‘‘Critical Infrastructure 

Security Resilience’’ and dated February 12, 2013) and in consultation with Governors of the States and the owners and 

operators of critical infrastructure, organize and execute one 

or more exercises based on scenarios in which— 

(A) critical infrastructure of the United States is 

attacked through cyberspace; and 

(B) the President directs the Secretary of Defense to— 

(i) defend the United States; and 

(ii) provide support to civil authorities in 

responding to and recovering from cyber attacks, while 

exercising any guidance derived from the plan developed under subsection (a) or any subsequent updates 

to that plan. 

(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the exercises required by 

paragraph (1) are as follows: 

(A) To exercise command and control, coordination, 

communications, and information sharing capabilities 

under the stressing conditions of an ongoing cyber attack. 

(B) To identify gaps and problems that require new 

enhanced training, capabilities, procedures, or authorities. 

(C) To identify— 

(i) interdependencies; 

(ii) strengths that should be leveraged; and 

(iii) weaknesses that need to be mitigated. 

(3) REQUIREMENT FOR VARIATION OF ASSUMPTIONS AND

CONDITIONS.—In conducting the exercises required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that there is an appropriate degree of variation from exercise to exercise of the following: 

(A) The size, scope, duration, and sophistication of 

the cyber attacks. 

(B) The degree of warning and knowledge that is available to the Department of Defense about the attack, the 

means used in the attack, and the degree of delegation 

of authority from the President to react, including with 

pre-planned responses. 

(C) The effectiveness of the National Mission Force 

of the United States Cyber Command in preempting and 

defeating the attack. 

(D) The effectiveness of the attacks on critical infrastructure in general and particularly in specific industry 

sectors. 

(E) The effectiveness of resilience and recovery mechanisms. 

(4) COST-SHARING AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary shall 

coordinate with those with whom the Secretary is required 

to coordinate under paragraph (1) to develop equitable costsharing agreements to defray the expenses of the exercises 

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SEC. 1649. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REVIEWING AND CONSIDERING 

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS ON CYBER CAPABILITIES OF THE ARMED 

FORCES. 

It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should 

review and consider any findings and recommendations of the 

Council of Governors established under section 1822 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 

500; 32 U.S.C. 104 note) pertaining to cyber mission force requirements and any proposed reductions in and synchronization of the 

cyber capabilities of active or reserve components of the Armed 

Forces. 

Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 

SEC. 1651. ASSESSMENT OF THREATS TO NATIONAL LEADERSHIP COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. 

Section 171a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h), as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively; 

(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f): 

‘‘(f) COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS ON CERTAIN THREATS.—The 

Council shall collect and assess (consistent with the provision of 

classified information and intelligence sources and methods) all 

reports and assessments otherwise conducted by the intelligence 

community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security 

Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)) regarding foreign threats, including 

cyber threats, to the command, control, and communications system 

for the national leadership of the United States and the 

vulnerabilities of such system to such threats.’’; and 

(3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following 

new paragraph: 

‘‘(5) An assessment of the threats and vulnerabilities 

described in the reports and assessments collected under subsection (f) during the previous year, including any plans to 

address such threats and vulnerabilities.’’. 

SEC. 1652. ORGANIZATION OF NUCLEAR DETERRENCE FUNCTIONS OF 

THE AIR FORCE. 

(a) OVERSIGHT OF NUCLEAR DETERRENCE MISSION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 805 of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

section: 

‘‘§ 8040. Oversight of nuclear deterrence mission 

‘‘(a) OVERSIGHT OF NUCLEAR DETERRENCE MISSION.—Subject 

to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the 

Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force shall be responsible 

for overseeing the safety, security, reliability, effectiveness, and 

credibility of the nuclear deterrence mission of the Air Force. 

‘‘(b) DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF.—Not later than March 1, 2016, 

the Chief of Staff shall designate a Deputy Chief of Staff to carry 

out the following duties: 

‘‘(1) Provide direction, guidance, integration, and advocacy 

regarding the nuclear deterrence mission of the Air Force. 

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‘‘(2) Conduct monitoring and oversight activities regarding 

the safety, security, reliability, effectiveness, and credibility 

of the nuclear deterrence mission of the Air Force. 

‘‘(3) Conduct periodic comprehensive assessments of all 

aspects of the nuclear deterrence mission of the Air Force 

and provide such assessments to the Secretary of the Air Force 

and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 

beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the 

item relating to section 8039 the following new item: 

‘‘8040. Oversight of nuclear deterrence mission.’’. 

(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 8033(d)(5) of such 

title is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: 

‘‘, including pursuant to section 8040 of this title’’. 

(d) CONSOLIDATION.— 

(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 

the Secretary of the Air Force should— 

(A) consolidate, to the extent the Secretary determines 

appropriate, under a major command commanded by a 

single general officer the responsibility, authority, accountability, and resources for carrying out all aspects of the 

nuclear deterrence mission of the Air Force, including with 

respect to nuclear weapons, nuclear weapon delivery systems, and the nuclear command, control, and communications system; and 

(B) issue, including through the Chief of Staff of the 

Air Force and other elements of the Air Force, guidance, 

directives, and orders to carry out such consolidation. 

(2) REPORT.—Not later than February 28, 2016, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report on any actions taken or planned to be 

taken by the Secretary to reorganize, streamline, and clarify 

the responsibilities, authorities, accountabilities, and resources 

for carrying out the nuclear deterrence mission of the Air 

Force. Such report shall include the following: 

(A) How elements of the Air Force will coordinate 

and integrate to carry out such mission. 

(B) What guidance, directives, and orders have been 

or will be issued by the Secretary, the Chief of Staff of 

the Air Force, or other elements of the Air Force to ensure 

roles, responsibilities, authorities, and accountabilities are 

clear and institutionalized with respect to such mission. 

SEC. 1653. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PARTS OF INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE FUZES. 

(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding section 1502(a) 

of title 31, United States Code, of the amount authorized to be 

appropriated for fiscal year 2016 by section 101 and available 

for Missile Procurement, Air Force, as specified in the funding 

table in section 4101, $13,700,000 shall be available for the procurement of covered parts pursuant to contracts entered into under 

section 1645(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ Mckeon 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3651). 

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(b) COVERED PARTS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered parts’’ means commercially available off-the-shelf items as 

defined in section 104 of title 41, United States Code. 

SEC. 1654. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DEALERTING INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES. 

(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by subsection (b), none 

of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Defense 

may be obligated or expended to reduce, or prepare to reduce, 

the responsiveness or alert level of the intercontinental ballistic 

missiles of the United States. 

(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not 

apply to any of the following activities: 

(1) The maintenance or sustainment of intercontinental 

ballistic missiles. 

(2) Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability of intercontinental ballistic missiles. 

(3) Reductions in the number of deployed intercontinental 

ballistic missiles that are carried out in compliance with— 

(A) the limitations of the New START Treaty (as 

defined in section 494(a)(2)(D) of title 10, United States 

Code); and 

(B) section 1644 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

‘‘Buck’’ Mckeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3651; 

10 U.S.C. 494 note). 

SEC. 1655. ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT. 

(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Director of Net Assessment 

of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the Commander 

of the United States Strategic Command, shall conduct an assessment of the global environment with respect to nuclear weapons 

and the role of the nuclear forces, policy, and strategy of the 

United States in that environment. 

(b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the assessment required by 

subsection (a) are to inform the long-term planning of the Department of Defense and policies relating to regional nuclear crises 

and operations that may involve the escalation of nuclear competition among countries. 

(c) REQUIREMENTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—In conducting the assessment required 

by subsection (a), the Director shall develop and analyze a 

range of contingencies and scenarios, including crises that may 

emerge from nuclear competition during the 10- to 20-year 

period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act 

that involve the following: 

(A) The United States and one other country that 

possesses a nuclear weapon. 

(B) The United States and multiple such countries. 

(C) Two other such countries. 

(D) Three or more other such countries. 

(E) Regional and cross-regional geography, including 

contingencies and scenarios in Europe, the Middle East, 

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(F) The long-term geopolitical and military-technical 

competition as it relates to nuclear weapons and strategic 

warfare. 

(2) ANALYSIS OF COMPETITIVE DISCONTINUITIES.—In analyzing the long-term geopolitical and military-technical competition as it relates to nuclear weapons and strategic warfare 

under paragraph (1)(F), the Director shall identify— 

(A) prospective discontinuities in that competition; and 

(B) strategies and capabilities the United States could 

adopt to improve its competitive position following such 

discontinuities. 

(d) STAFFING.—In conducting the assessment required by subsection (a), the Director shall engage the best talent available, 

with particular emphasis on engaging individuals and independent 

entities with demonstrated expertise in strategy and net assessment 

methodology. 

(e) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than November 15, 2016, 

the Director shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

a report on the assessment required by subsection (a). 

SEC. 1656. ANNUAL BRIEFING ON THE COSTS OF FORWARD-DEPLOYING 

NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN EUROPE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date on 

which the President submits to Congress the budget for each of 

fiscal years 2017 through 2021 under section 1105 of title 31, 

United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 

congressional defense committees a briefing on the costs of forwarddeploying nuclear weapons in Europe (not including costs relating 

to the life extension program for the B61 nuclear bomb). 

(b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing required under paragraph (1) 

shall include the following: 

(1) The contributions of the United States, including with 

respect to sustainment (operations and maintenance) and manpower, to support forward-deployed nuclear weapons in Europe, 

but not costs that are attributed to non-nuclear missions, during 

the fiscal year following the date of the briefing and the period 

covered by the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, for 

that fiscal year. 

(2) Contributions made by the North Atlantic Treaty 

Organization (NATO) or member states of NATO relating to 

the extended deterrence mission. 

(3) Recent or planned contributions of the United States 

for security enhancements (site-by-site) relating to support for 

such forward-deployed nuclear weapons and any other contributions, including burden-share costs by the United States, for 

other security enhancements and upgrades relating to such 

forward-deployed nuclear weapons, including infrastructure 

upgrades at weapons storage sites in Europe. 

SEC. 1657. REPORT ON THE NUMBER OF PLANNED LONG-RANGE 

STANDOFF WEAPONS. 

Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 

this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report on the justification of the number 

of planned nuclear-armed cruise missiles, known as the long-range 

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(1) the rationale for procuring such planned number of 

cruise missiles; 

(2) how such planned number of cruise missiles aligns 

with the nuclear employment strategy of the United States; 

(3) an estimate of the annual and total cost for research, 

development, test, and evaluation and procurement for such 

planned number of cruise missiles; and 

(4) an estimate of the proportional annual cost of such 

cruise missiles as compared to the annual cost of the nuclear 

triad and annual defense spending. 

SEC. 1658. REVIEW OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED 

STATES ON RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO NUCLEAR 

ENTERPRISE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—During each of fiscal years 2016 through 

2021, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct 

a review of the process of the Department of Defense for addressing 

the recommendations of the Department of Defense Internal 

Nuclear Enterprise Review, the Independent Review of the Department of Defense Nuclear Enterprise, and the Nuclear Deterrence 

Enterprise Review Group that are evaluated by the Director of 

Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. 

(b) BRIEFING.—After conducting each review under subsection 

(a), the Comptroller General shall provide to the congressional 

defense committees a briefing on the review. 

SEC. 1659. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ORGANIZATION OF NAVY FOR 

NUCLEAR DETERRENCE MISSION. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) The safety, security, reliability, and credibility of the 

nuclear deterrent of the United States is a vital national security priority. 

(2) Nuclear weapons require special consideration because 

of the political and military importance of the weapons, the 

destructive power of the weapons, and the potential consequences of an accident or unauthorized act involving the 

weapons. 

(3) The assured safety, security, and control of nuclear 

weapons and related systems are of paramount importance. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the Navy has repeatedly demonstrated the commitment 

and prioritization of the Navy to the nuclear deterrence mission 

of the Navy; 

(2) the emphasis of the Navy on ensuring a safe, secure, 

reliable, and credible sea-based nuclear deterrent force has 

been matched by an equal emphasis on ensuring the assured 

safety, security, and control of nuclear weapons and related 

systems ashore; and 

(3) the Navy is commended for the actions the Navy has 

taken subsequent to the 2014 Nuclear Enterprise Review to 

ensure continued focus on the nuclear deterrent mission by 

all ranks within the Navy, including the clarification and 

assignment of specific responsibilities and authorities within 

the Navy contained in OPNAV Instruction 8120.1 and SECNAV 

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SEC. 1660. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE NUCLEAR FORCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM OF THE AIR FORCE. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) On February 6, 2014, Air Force Global Strike Command 

initiated a force improvement program for the intercontinental 

ballistic missile force designed to improve mission effectiveness, 

strengthen culture and morale, and identify areas in need 

of investment by soliciting input from airmen performing intercontinental ballistic missile operations. 

(2) The intercontinental ballistic missile force improvement 

program generated more than 300 recommendations to 

strengthen intercontinental ballistic missile operations and 

served as a model for subsequent force improvement programs 

in other mission areas, such as bomber operations and 

sustainment. 

(3) On May 28, 2014, as part of the nuclear force improvement program, the Air Force announced it would make immediate improvements in the nuclear mission of the Air Force, 

including enhancing career opportunities for airmen in the 

nuclear career field, ensuring training activities focused on 

performing the mission in the field, reforming the personnel 

reliability program, establishing special pay rates for positions 

in the nuclear career field, and creating a new service medal 

for nuclear deterrence operations. 

(4) Chief of Staff of the Air Force Mark Welsh has said 

that, as part of the nuclear force improvement program, the 

Air Force will increase nuclear-manning levels and strengthen 

professional development for the members of the Air Force 

supporting the nuclear mission of the Air Force in order ‘‘to 

address shortfalls and offer our airmen more stable work 

schedule and better quality of life’’. 

(5) Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, in recognition of the importance of the nuclear mission of the Air 

Force, proposed elevating the grade of the commander of the 

Air Force Global Strike Command from lieutenant general to 

general, and on March 30, 2015, the Senate confirmed a general 

as commander of that command. 

(6) The Air Force redirected more than $160,000,000 in 

fiscal year 2014 to alleviate urgent, near-term shortfalls within 

the nuclear mission of the Air Force as part of the nuclear 

force improvement program. 

(7) The Air Force plans to spend more than $200,000,000 

on the nuclear force improvement program in fiscal year 2015, 

and requested more than $130,000,000 for the program for 

fiscal year 2016. 

(8) Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said on November 

14, 2014, that ‘‘[t]he nuclear mission plays a critical role in 

ensuring the Nation’s safety. No other enterprise we have is 

more important’’. 

(9) Secretary Hagel also said that the budget for the nuclear 

mission of the Air Force should increase by 10 percent over 

a five-year period. 

(10) Section 1652 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3654; 10 U.S.C. 491 note) 

declares it the policy of the United States ‘‘to ensure that 

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deterrent of the United States have the training, resources, 

and national support required to execute the critical national 

security mission of the members’’. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the nuclear mission of the Air Force should be a top 

priority for the Department of the Air Force and for Congress; 

(2) the members of the Air Force who operate and maintain 

the nuclear deterrent of the United States perform work that 

is vital to the security of the United States; 

(3) the nuclear force improvement program of the Air Force 

has made significant near-term improvements for the members 

of the Air Force in the nuclear career field of the Air Force; 

(4) Congress should support long-term investments in the 

Air Force nuclear enterprise that sustain the progress made 

under the nuclear force improvement program; 

(5) the Air Force should— 

(A) regularly inform Congress on the progress being 

made under the nuclear force improvement program and 

its efforts to strengthen the nuclear enterprise; and 

(B) make Congress aware of any additional actions 

that should be taken to optimize performance of the nuclear 

mission of the Air Force and maximize the strength of 

the strategic deterrent of the United States; and 

(6) future budgets for the Air Force should reflect the 

importance of the nuclear mission of the Air Force and the 

need to provide members of the Air Force assigned to the 

nuclear mission the best possible support and quality of life. 

SEC. 1661. SENSES OF CONGRESS ON IMPORTANCE OF COOPERATION 

AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND 

UNITED KINGDOM ON NUCLEAR ISSUES AND ON 60TH 

ANNIVERSARY OF FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM. 

(a) COLLABORATION BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND UNITED

KINGDOM.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) cooperation and collaboration under the 1958 Mutual 

Defense Agreement and the 1963 Polaris Sales Agreement are 

fundamental elements of the security of the United States 

and the United Kingdom as well as international stability; 

(2) the recent renewal of the Mutual Defense Agreement 

and the continued work under the Polaris Sales Agreement 

underscore the enduring and long-term value of the agreements 

to both countries; and 

(3) the vital efforts performed under the purview of both 

the Mutual Defense Agreement and the Polaris Sales Agreement are critical to sustaining and enhancing the capabilities 

and knowledge base of both countries regarding nuclear deterrence, nuclear nonproliferation and counterproliferation, and 

naval nuclear propulsion. 

(b) 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) November 2015 marks the 60th anniversary of the 

Fleet Ballistic Missile Program of the Navy, which evolved 

from the Special Project Office established under President 

Dwight D. Eisenhower, and has provided credible, reliable, 

and affordable strategic deterrence solutions to the warfighter 

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(2) The current Trident II D5 missile system has provided 

a reliable deterrent for nearly 25 years onboard Ohio-class 

ballistic missile submarines and has demonstrated reliability 

that is second-to-none as evidenced by more than two decades 

of annual, operationally representative flight testing; 

(3) Congress congratulates the men and women of Strategic 

Systems Programs, their industry partners, and the Marines, 

Sailors, and Coast Guardsmen who stand watch ensuring the 

safety, security, and credibility of the strategic weapons of 

the United States; and 

(4) Strategic Systems Programs, and the strategic weapon 

system the programs provide, are a vital and esteemed cornerstone of the security and defense of the United States and 

will remain so well into the future. 

SEC. 1662. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF 

NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE REVIEWS. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the Secretary of Defense should develop a plan 

regarding how the Secretary plans to implement the recommendations of the two nuclear enterprise reviews, one of 

which was led by Assistant Secretary of Defense Madelyn 

Creedon and Rear Admiral Peter Fanta and one of which was 

led by General Larry Welch (retired) and Admiral John Harvey, 

Jr. (retired); and 

(2) such plan should include a timeline for when each 

recommendation will be implemented and how any additional 

manpower resulting from such recommendations will be allocated. 

SEC. 1663. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT ON MILESTONE A DECISION ON LONG-RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of Congress that, 

to support the nuclear deterrence requirements of the United States 

Strategic Command and ensure the credibility and reliability of 

the nuclear-capable air launched cruise missiles of the United 

States, Congress supports efforts by the Secretary of Defense to 

validate military requirements and make a Milestone A decision 

on the long-range standoff weapon. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than May 31, 2016, the Secretary of 

Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 

report on the outcome of Milestone A decision for the long-range 

standoff weapon. 

SEC. 1664. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON POLICY ON THE NUCLEAR TRIAD. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the triad of strategic nuclear delivery systems plays 

a critical role in ensuring the national security of the United 

States; and 

(2) retaining all three legs of the nuclear triad is among 

the highest priorities of the Department of Defense and will 

best maintain strategic stability at a reasonable cost, while 

hedging against potential technical problems and 

vulnerabilities. 

(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the United 

States— 

(1) to operate, sustain, and modernize or replace the triad 

of strategic nuclear delivery systems consisting of— 

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(A) heavy bombers equipped with nuclear gravity 

bombs and air-launched nuclear cruise missiles; 

(B) land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles 

equipped with nuclear warheads that are capable of carrying multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles; 

and 

(C) ballistic missile submarines equipped with submarine launched ballistic missiles and multiple nuclear 

warheads; 

(2) to operate, sustain, and modernize or replace a capability to forward-deploy nuclear weapons and dual-capable 

fighter-bomber aircraft; 

(3) to deter potential adversaries and assure allies and 

partners of the United States through strong and long-term 

commitment to the nuclear deterrent of the United States and 

the personnel, systems, and infrastructure that comprise such 

deterrent; 

(4) to ensure that the members of the Armed Forces who 

operate the nuclear deterrent of the United States have the 

training, resources, and national support required to execute 

the critical national security mission of the members; and 

(5) to achieve a modern and responsive nuclear infrastructure to support the full spectrum of deterrence requirements. 

SEC. 1665. REPORT RELATING TO THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH 

EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE MINUTEMAN III INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE. 

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 

this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report examining the costs associated 

with extending the life of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile compared to the costs associated with procuring a 

new ground-based strategic deterrent. 

Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs and 

Other Matters 

SEC. 1671. PROHIBITIONS ON PROVIDING CERTAIN MISSILE DEFENSE 

INFORMATION TO RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

(a) PROHIBITIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, 

as amended by section 1642, is further amended by adding 

at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 130h. Prohibitions on providing certain missile defense 

information to Russian Federation 

‘‘(a) CERTAIN ‘HIT-TO-KILL’ TECHNOLOGY AND TELEMETRY

DATA.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of 

Defense may be used to provide the Russian Federation with ‘hitto-kill’ technology and telemetry data for missile defense interceptors or target vehicles. 

‘‘(b) OTHER SENSITIVE MISSILE DEFENSE INFORMATION.—None 

of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be 

used to provide the Russian Federation with— 

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‘‘(1) information relating to velocity at burnout of missile 

defense interceptors or targets of the United States; or 

‘‘(2) classified or otherwise controlled missile defense 

information. 

‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—The prohibitions in subsection (a) and (b) 

shall not apply to the United States providing to the Russian 

Federation information regarding ballistic missile early warning. 

‘‘(d) SUNSET.—The prohibitions in subsection (a) and (b) shall 

expire on January 1, 2017.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 

beginning of such chapter, as amended by section 1642, is 

further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

130g the following new item: 

‘‘130h. Prohibitions on providing certain missile defense information to Russian Federation.’’. 

(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1246 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 

Stat. 922), as amended by section 1243 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 

Stat. 3568), is further amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (c); and 

(2) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AND LIMITATIONS’’ and 

all that follows through ‘‘FEDERATION’’. 

SEC. 1672. PROHIBITION ON INTEGRATION OF MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION INTO MISSILE DEFENSE 

SYSTEMS OF UNITED STATES. 

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 

or otherwise made available for fiscal years 2016 or 2017 for the 

Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to integrate 

a missile defense system of the Russian Federation into any missile 

defense system of the United States. 

SEC. 1673. PROHIBITION ON INTEGRATION OF MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS OF CHINA INTO MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS OF 

UNITED STATES. 

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 

or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Department 

of Defense may be obligated or expended to integrate a missile 

defense system of the People’s Republic of China into any missile 

defense system of the United States. 

SEC. 1674. LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PATRIOT 

LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITY OF 

THE ARMY. 

(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided by subsection (c), none 

of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

made available for fiscal year 2016 for any program described 

in subsection (b) may be obligated or expended unless— 

(1) the Secretary of the Army certifies to the congressional 

defense committees that the analysis of alternatives regarding 

the Patriot lower tier air and missile defense capability of 

the Army has been submitted to such committees; 

(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date 

on which the Secretary makes the certification under paragraph 

(1); and 

22 USC 5951 

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(3) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics certifies to such committees that such 

obligation or expenditure of funds on such programs is consistent with the findings of the analysis of alternatives 

described in paragraph (1) to modernize the Patriot lower tier 

air and missile defense capability of the Army. 

(b) PROGRAM DESCRIBED.—A program described in this subsection are the following components and capabilities of the Patriot 

air and missile defense system: 

(1) Radar capability development, radar improvements, the 

digital sidelobe canceller, or the radar digital processor of the 

lower tier air and missile defense program of the Army. 

(2) The enhanced launcher electronic system. 

(c) WAIVER.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 

Technology, and Logistics may waive the limitations in subsection 

(a) if the Under Secretary— 

(1) determines that such waiver— 

(A) is caused by the delay of the analysis of alternatives 

described in paragraph (1) of such subsection; and 

(B) is necessary to avoid an unacceptable risk to mission performance; 

(2) notifies the congressional defense committees of such 

waiver; and 

(3) pursuant to such waiver, obligates or expends funds 

only in amounts necessary to avoid such unacceptable risk 

to mission performance. 

SEC. 1675. INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY OF AIR AND MISSILE 

DEFENSE CAPABILITIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 

(a) INTEROPERABILITY OF MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS.—The 

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acting 

through the Missile Defense Executive Board, shall ensure the 

interoperability and integration of the covered air and missile 

defense capabilities of the United States, including by carrying 

out operational testing. 

(b) ANNUAL DEMONSTRATION.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided by paragraph (2), 

the Director of the Missile Defense Agency and the Secretary 

of the Army shall jointly ensure that not less than one intercept 

or flight test is carried out each year that demonstrates interoperability and integration among the covered air and missile 

defense capabilities of the United States. 

(2) WAIVER.—The Director and the Secretary may waive 

the requirement in paragraph (1) with respect to an intercept 

or flight test carried out during the year covered by the waiver 

if the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 

and Logistics— 

(A) determines that such waiver is necessary for such 

year; and 

(B) submits to the congressional defense committees 

notification of such waiver, including an explanation for 

how such waiver will not negatively affect demonstrating 

the interoperability and integration among the covered air 

and missile defense capabilities of the United States. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered air and 

missile defense capabilities’’ means Patriot air and missile defense 

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batteries and associated interceptors and systems, Aegis ships and 

associated ballistic missile interceptors (including Aegis Ashore 

capability), AN/TPY–2 radars, or terminal high altitude area 

defense batteries and interceptors. 

SEC. 1676. INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY OF ALLIED MISSILE 

DEFENSE CAPABILITIES. 

(a) ASSESSMENTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, each covered commander shall 

submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the 

Joint Chiefs of Staff an assessment on opportunities for the 

integration and interoperability of covered air and missile 

defense capabilities of the United States with such capabilities 

of allies of the United States located in the area of responsibility 

of the commander, particularly with respect to such allies who 

acquired such capabilities through foreign military sales by 

the United States. Each assessment shall include an assessment of the key technology, security, command and control, 

and policy requirements necessary to achieve such an 

integrated and interoperable air and missile defense capability 

in a manner that ensures burden sharing and furthers the 

force multiplication goals of the United States. 

(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

on which a covered commander submits to the Secretary and 

the Chairman an assessment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

a report containing such assessment, without change. 

(b) INTEGRATION, INTEROPERABILITY, AND COMMAND-AND-CONTROL.—The Secretary and the Chairman, in coordination with the 

Secretary of the Army, the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Secretary 

of the Navy, and the Chief of Naval Operations, shall carry out 

the planning, risk assessments, policy development, and concepts 

of operations necessary for each covered commander to ensure that 

the integration (to the extent that specific integration arrangements 

are agreeable to the partner nation or among the partner nations 

involved in such arrangements), interoperability, and commandand-control of air and missile defense capabilities described in subsection (a)(1) occur by not later than December 31, 2017. 

(c) REPORTS.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until December 

31, 2017, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint 

Chiefs of Staff shall jointly submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report that describes the progress made by the Secretary, the Chairman, and the covered commanders with respect 

to carrying out subsection (b), including an identification of each 

required action that has not been taken as of the date of the 

report. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘covered air and missile defense capabilities’’ 

means Patriot air and missile defense batteries and associated 

interceptors and systems, Aegis ships and associated ballistic 

missile interceptors (including Aegis Ashore capability), AN/ 

TPY–2 radars, or terminal high altitude area defense batteries 

and interceptors. 

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(A) The Commander of the United States European 

Command. 

(B) The Commander of the United States Central Command. 

(C) The Commander of the United States Pacific Command. 

SEC. 1677. MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITY IN EUROPE. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 

the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the relevant combatant command, should ensure that arrangements are in place, 

including support from other members of the North Atlantic Treaty 

Organization (NATO) and the host nations, to provide anti-air 

defense capability at the Aegis Ashore sites in Romania and Poland 

by not later than June 1, 2019. 

(b) REQUEST TO NATO.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 

coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to NATO 

a request for NATO Security Investment Programme support 

for an air defense capability at the Aegis Ashore sites in 

Romania and Poland. 

(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than April 1, 2016, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional committees 

as to whether NATO has agreed in principle to providing the 

support described in paragraph (1). 

(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this 

subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

means— 

(A) the congressional defense committees; and 

(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 

of the Senate. 

(c) REPORT ON AIR DEFENSE CAPABILITY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees a report describing— 

(A) the plan and budget profile to provide the air 

defense capability described in subsection (b)(1); 

(B) an assessment of any changes to the hosting agreements between the respective host nations and the United 

States; 

(C) an evaluation of the feasibility, benefit, and cost 

of using the evolved sea sparrow missile, the standard 

missile 2, or other options as determined by the Secretary 

to provide such air defense capability; and 

(D) an assessment of the air and ballistic missile threat 

to the military installations of the United States in Europe, 

including the Naval Shore Facility in Devesulu, Romania, 

and the planned facility in Redzikowo, Poland. 

(2) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

(d) CAPABILITIES IN EUROPEAN COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.— 

(1) ROTATIONAL DEPLOYMENT.—Not later than 180 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

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defense battery is available for rotational deployment to the 

area of responsibility of the United States European Command 

unless the Secretary notifies the congressional defense committees that such battery is needed in the area of responsibility 

of another combatant command. 

(2) PRE-POSITIONING SITES.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

examine potential sites in the area of responsibility of the 

United States European Command to pre-position a terminal 

high altitude area defense battery. 

(3) STUDIES.— (A) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct studies 

to evaluate— 

(i) not fewer than three sites in the area of responsibility of the United States European Command for 

the deployment of a terminal high altitude area defense 

battery in the event that the deployment of such a 

battery is determined to be necessary; and 

(ii) not fewer than three sites in such area for 

the deployment of a Patriot air and missile defense 

battery in the event that such a deployment is determined to be necessary. 

(B) In evaluating sites under clauses (i) and (ii) of 

subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall determine which 

sites are best for defending— 

(i) the Armed Forces of the United States; and 

(ii) the member states of the North Atlantic Treaty 

Organization. 

(4) AGREEMENTS.—If the Secretary of Defense determines 

that a deployment described in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph 

(3)(A) is necessary and the appropriate host nation requests 

such a deployment, the President shall seek to enter into the 

necessary agreements with the host nation to carry out such 

deployment. 

(e) IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN DIRECTION.—The Secretary 

shall implement the direction relating to this section contained 

in the classified annex accompanying this Act. 

SEC. 1678. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR IRON DOME SHORT-RANGE 

ROCKET DEFENSE SYSTEM. 

(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds authorized to be 

appropriated by section 101 for procurement, Defense-wide, and 

available for the Missile Defense Agency, not more than $41,400,000 

may be provided to the Government of Israel to procure radars 

for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system as specified 

in the funding table in section 4101, including for coproduction 

of such radars in the United States by industry of the United 

States. 

(b) CONDITIONS.— 

(1) AGREEMENT.—Funds described in subsection (a) to 

produce the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense program 

shall be available subject to the terms and conditions in the 

Agreement Between the Department of Defense of the United 

States of America and the Ministry of Defense of the State 

of Israel Concerning Iron Dome Defense System Procurement, 

signed on March 5, 2014, subject to an amended agreement 

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Missile Defense Agency and the Missile Defense Organization 

of the Government of Israel regarding such production, the 

goal of the United States is to maximize opportunities for 

coproduction of the radars described in subsection (a) in the 

United States by industry of the United States. 

(2) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days prior to the 

initial obligation of funds described in subsection (a), the 

Director of the Missile Defense Agency and the Under Secretary 

of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall 

jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees— 

(A) a certification that the agreement specified in paragraph (1) is being implemented as provided in such agreement; and 

(B) an assessment detailing any risks relating to the 

implementation of such agreement. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 

this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 

the following: 

(1) The congressional defense committees. 

(2) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

the Senate. 

SEC. 1679. ISRAELI COOPERATIVE MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM 

CODEVELOPMENT AND COPRODUCTION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), of the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for procurement, 

Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency— 

(1) not more than $150,000,000 may be provided to the 

Government of Israel to procure the David’s Sling Weapon 

System, including for coproduction of parts and components 

in the United States by United States industry; and 

(2) not more than $15,000,000 may be provided to the 

Government of Israel for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor 

Program, including for coproduction of parts and components 

in the United States by United States industry. 

(b) CERTIFICATION.— 

(1) CRITERIA.—Except as provided by subsection (c), the 

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 

Logistics shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a certification that— 

(A) the Government of Israel has demonstrated the 

successful completion of the knowledge points, technical 

milestones, and production readiness reviews required by 

the research, development, and technology agreements for 

the David’s Sling Weapon System and the Arrow 3 Upper 

Tier Development Program, respectively; 

(B) such funds will be provided on the basis of a 

one-for-one cash match made by Israel for such respective 

systems or in another matching amount that otherwise 

meets best efforts (as mutually agreed to by the United 

States and Israel); 

(C) the United States has entered into a bilateral 

agreement with Israel that establishes— 

(i) in accordance with subparagraph (D), the terms 

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coproduction of parts, components, and all-up rounds 

(if appropriate) by United States industry and minimizes nonrecurring engineering and facilitization 

expenses; 

(ii) complete transparency on the requirement of 

Israel for the number of interceptors and batteries 

of such respective systems that will be procured, 

including with respect to the procurement plans, 

acquisition strategy, and funding profiles of Israel; 

(iii) technical milestones for coproduction of parts 

and components and procurement of such respective 

systems; and 

(iv) joint approval processes for third-party sales 

of such respective systems and the components of such 

respective systems; and 

(D) the level of coproduction described in subparagraph 

(C)(i) for the David’s Sling Weapon System is equal to 

or greater than 50 percent. 

(2) NUMBER.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Under 

Secretary may submit— 

(A) one certification covering both the David’s Sling 

Weapon System and the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor 

Program; or 

(B) separate certifications for each such respective 

system. 

(3) TIMING.—The Under Secretary shall submit to the 

congressional defense committees the certification under paragraph (1) by not later than 60 days before the funds specified 

in subsection (a) for the respective system covered by the certification are provided to the Government of Israel. 

(c) WAIVER.—The Under Secretary may waive the certification 

required by subsection (b) if the Under Secretary certifies to the 

appropriate congressional committees that the Under Secretary has 

received sufficient data from the Government of Israel to demonstrate— 

(1) the funds specified in paragraph (1) and (2) of subsection 

(a) are provided to Israel solely for funding the procurement 

of long-lead components in accordance with a production plan, 

including a funding profile detailing Israeli contributions for 

production, including long-lead production, of either David’s 

Sling Weapon System or the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor 

Program; 

(2) such long-lead components have successfully completed 

knowledge points, technical milestones, and production readiness reviews; and 

(3) the long-lead procurement will be conducted in a 

manner that maximizes coproduction in the United States without incurring additional nonrecurring engineering activity or 

cost. 

(d) PLAN ON COPRODUCTION OF DAVID’S SLING WEAPON

SYSTEM.—At the same time that the President submits to Congress 

the budget for fiscal year 2017 under section 1105(a) of title 31, 

United States Code, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency 

and the Under Secretary shall jointly submit to the appropriate 

congressional committees a plan to achieve a rate of coproduction 

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Sling Weapon System at a level that is not less than 50 percent. 

Such plan shall include— 

(1) a timeline for achieving such a level of coproduction; 

(2) any nonrecurring engineering or facilitization costs 

related to such coproduction, costs for additional testing and 

training, and other additional associated costs; 

(3) a recommendation for whether carrying out such plan 

is in the national interest of the United States; and 

(4) any other matter the Director and Under Secretary 

consider appropriate. 

(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 

this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 

the following: 

(1) The congressional defense committees. 

(2) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

the Senate. 

SEC. 1680. BOOST PHASE DEFENSE SYSTEM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 

(1) prioritize technology investments in the Department 

of Defense to support feasible and cost-effective efforts by the 

Missile Defense Agency to develop and field an airborne boost 

phase defense system by not later than fiscal year 2025; 

(2) ensure that development and fielding of a boost phase 

missile defense layer to the ballistic missile defense system 

supports multiple warfighter missile defense requirements, 

including, specifically, protection of the United States homeland 

and allies of the United States against ballistic missiles, 

particularly in the boost phase; 

(3) continue development and fielding of high-energy lasers, 

electromagnetic and other railgun technology, high-power 

microwave systems, and other advanced technologies as part 

of a layered architecture to defend ships and theater bases 

against air and cruise missile strikes; 

(4) encourage collaboration among the military departments and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 

with respect to high energy laser efforts carried out in support 

of the Missile Defense Agency; and 

(5) ensure cooperation and coordination between the Missile 

Defense Agency with respect to the plans of the Missile Defense 

Agency to develop an airborne laser and the requirements 

of the Air Force for unmanned aerial vehicles. 

(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 

the efforts of the Department of Defense to develop and deploy 

an airborne or other boost phase defense system for missile 

defense by fiscal year 2025. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 

include the following: 

(A) Such schedules, costs, warfighter requirements, 

operational concept, constraints, potential alternative boost 

phase approaches, and other information regarding the 

efforts described in paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers 

appropriate. 

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(B) Analyses of the efforts described in paragraph (1) 

with respect to the following cases: 

(i) A case in which the Department is under no 

funding constraints with respect to such efforts and 

progress is based on the state of the technology. 

(ii) A case in which the Department is under 

funding constraints and the efforts are carried out 

in accordance with a moderately aggressive schedule 

and are subject to moderate technical risk. 

(iii) A case in which the Department is under 

funding constraints and the efforts are carried out 

in accordance with a less aggressive schedule and are 

subject to less technical risk. 

(C) An update on related efforts of the Department 

to develop high energy lasers, electromagnetic and other 

railguns, high power microwave systems, and other 

advanced technologies to defend ships and theater bases 

against air and cruise missile strikes and to protect the 

homeland of the United States and protect allies of the 

United States. 

(D) An evaluation of recommendations, including a 

listing of the recommendations, from industry on emerging 

technologies that could be applied for boost phase missile 

defense. 

(E) Such recommendations as the Secretary may have 

for legislative or administrative action to enable more rapid 

fielding of a directed-energy based missile defense system. 

(3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 

submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 

annex. 

SEC. 1681. DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF MULTIPLE-OBJECT 

KILL VEHICLE FOR MISSILE DEFENSE OF THE UNITED 

STATES HOMELAND. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the defense of the United States homeland against 

the threat of limited ballistic missile attack (whether accidental, 

unauthorized, or deliberate) is the highest priority of the Missile 

Defense Agency; 

(2) the Missile Defense Agency is appropriately prioritizing 

the design, development, and deployment of the redesigned 

kill vehicle; and 

(3) the multiple-object kill vehicle could contribute critical 

capabilities to the future of the ballistic missile defense of 

the United States homeland. 

(b) MULTIPLE-OBJECT KILL VEHICLE.— 

(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Director of the Missile Defense 

Agency shall develop a highly reliable multiple-object kill 

vehicle for the ground-based midcourse defense system using 

sound acquisition practices. 

(2) DEPLOYMENT.—The Director shall— 

(A) conduct rigorous flight testing of the multiple-object 

kill vehicle developed under paragraph (1) by not later 

than 2020; and 

(B) recognizing the primacy of developing the 

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object kill vehicle as early as practicable after the date 

on which the Director carries out subparagraph (A). 

(c) CAPABILITIES AND CRITERIA.—The Director shall ensure that 

the multiple-object kill vehicle developed under subsection (b)(1) 

meets, at a minimum, the following capabilities and criteria: 

(1) Vehicle-to-vehicle communications. 

(2) Vehicle-to-ground communications. 

(3) Kill assessment capability. 

(4) The ability to counter advanced counter measures, 

decoys, and penetration aids. 

(5) Producibility and manufacturability. 

(6) Use of technology involving high technology readiness 

levels. 

(7) Options to be integrated onto other missile defense 

interceptor vehicles other than the ground-based interceptors 

of the ground-based midcourse defense system. 

(8) Sound acquisition processes. 

(d) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.—The management of the multipleobject kill vehicle program under subsection (b) shall report directly 

to the Deputy Director of the Missile Defense Agency. 

(e) REPORT ON FUNDING PROFILE.—The Director shall include 

with the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in 

support of the budget of the Department of Defense for fiscal 

year 2017 (as submitted with the budget of the President under 

section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) a report on the 

funding profile necessary for the multiple-object kill vehicle program 

to meet the objectives under subsection (b). 

SEC. 1682. REQUIREMENT TO REPLACE CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENT 

I EXOATMOSPHERIC KILL VEHICLES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Director of 

the Missile Defense Agency shall ensure, to the maximum extent 

practicable, that all remaining ground-based interceptors of the 

ground-based midcourse defense system that are armed with the 

capability enhancement I exoatmospheric kill vehicle are replaced 

with the redesigned exoatmospheric kill vehicle before September 

30, 2022. 

(b) CONDITION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Director 

determines that flight and intercept testing of the redesigned 

exoatmospheric kill vehicle is not successful. 

SEC. 1683. DESIGNATION OF PREFERRED LOCATION OF ADDITIONAL 

MISSILE DEFENSE SITE IN THE UNITED STATES AND PLAN 

FOR EXPEDITING DEPLOYMENT TIME OF SUCH SITE. 

(a) SITE DESIGNATION.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

on which the Secretary of Defense publishes the draft environmental 

impact statement pursuant to subsection (b) of section 227 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 

Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1678), the Director of the Missile Defense 

Agency, in consultation with the Commander of the United States 

Northern Command, shall designate, from among the sites evaluated under subsection (a) of such section 227, the preferred site 

in the United States for the future deployment of an interceptor 

capable of protecting the homeland, as informed by— 

(1) such environmental impact statement; and 

(2) the operational effectiveness and cost effectiveness of 

such evaluated sites. 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

on which the Secretary of Defense makes the congressional 

notification of the finalization of the environmental impact 

statement prepared pursuant to section 227(b) of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, the Secretary 

shall— 

(A) develop a plan for expediting the deployment time 

for the site designated under subsection (a) by at least 

two years, if the decision is made to proceed with such 

deployment; and 

(B) submit to the congressional defense committees 

such plan and any update, as may be necessary, to the 

designation made under subsection (a). 

(2) REPORT ELEMENTS.—The plan under paragraph (1)(A) 

shall include the following: 

(A) Estimates of the costs of carrying out the plan 

and a schedule for carrying out the plan. 

(B) An assessment of any risks associated with 

decreasing the deployment time of the site designated 

under subsection (a), including with respect to cost and 

the operational effectiveness and reliability of interceptors. 

(C) Identification of any deviation in the plan from 

sound acquisition processes, including with respect to 

testing prior to full operational capability designation. 

(D) A description of such legislative or administrative 

action as may be necessary to carry out the plan. 

(c) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 

2016 for military construction for the East Coast missile site planning and design, as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary 

of Defense publishes the final environmental impact statement 

pursuant to section 227(b) of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2013. 

(d) ASSESSMENT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED

STATES.—Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the plan under subsection (b)(1)(B),the Comptroller 

General of the United States shall— 

(1) complete a review of the plan; and 

(2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

on such review that includes the findings and recommendations 

of the Comptroller General. 

SEC. 1684. ADDITIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR COVERAGE FOR 

PROTECTION OF UNITED STATES HOMELAND. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 

additional missile defense sensor discrimination capabilities are 

needed to enhance the protection of the United States homeland 

against potential long-range ballistic missiles from Iran that, 

according to the Department of Defense, could soon be obtained 

by Iran as a result of its active space launch program. 

(b) STUDIES AND EVALUATIONS ON HOMEPORT OF SEA-BASED

X-BAND RADAR.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency 

shall commence any siting studies, environmental impact assessments or statements required pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) that have not 

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otherwise been prepared, homeport agreements for sea-based Xband radar support, evaluations of any needed pier modifications, 

and evaluations of any communications capabilities or other requirements to carry out the reassignment of the homeport of the seabased X-band radar to a homeport on the East Coast of the United 

States. 

(c) POTENTIAL FUTURE MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR SITES.— 

(1) EVALUATION.—Not later than March 31, 2016, the 

Director shall commence a study to evaluate at least three 

possible additional locations (in or outside the United States), 

selected by the Director, that would be best suited for future 

deployment of an advanced missile defense sensor site optimized against threats from Iran. 

(2) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.—Except as provided by paragraph (3), the evaluation under paragraph (1) 

shall include an environmental impact statement or other analysis in accordance with the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for each location included 

in the evaluation. 

(3) EXCEPTION.—If an environmental impact statement or 

other analysis described in paragraph (2) has already been 

prepared, or is not required by law, for a location included 

in the evaluation under paragraph (1), the Director shall not 

be required to carry out paragraph (2) with respect to such 

location. 

(d) DEPLOYMENT OF ADDITIONAL COVERAGE.— 

(1) DEPLOYMENT.—Not later than December 31, 2020, the 

Director, in cooperation with the relevant combatant command, 

shall deploy a long-range discrimination radar or other appropriate sensor capability in a location optimized to support the 

defense of the homeland of the United States from emerging 

long-range ballistic missile threats from Iran. 

(2) SEA-BASED X-BAND RADAR.—If the Director carries out 

paragraph (1) by reassigning the homeport of the sea-based 

X-band radar, the Director and the Secretary of the Navy 

may not carry out such reassignment until the date on which 

the Director certifies to the congressional defense committees 

that Hawaii will have adequate missile defense coverage prior 

to such reassignment. 

(e) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.— 

(1) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2018, the 

Director shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

a report containing the following: 

(A) The findings of the study conducted under paragraph (1) of subsection (c), including any environmental 

impact statements or analyses required by paragraph (2) 

of such subsection. 

(B) Notification of the manner in which Hawaii is 

being provided ballistic missile defense coverage. 

(2) PLAN.—In the budget justification materials submitted 

to Congress in support of the budget for each of fiscal years 

2017 through 2020 submitted by the President to Congress 

under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Director 

shall include— 

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(B) an update on the progress of the Director in implementing subsections (b) and (c). 

SEC. 1685. CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE-BASED MISSILE 

DEFENSE LAYER. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Missile Defense 

Agency, in coordination with the Secretary of the Air Force and 

the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, 

shall commence the concept definition of a space-based ballistic 

missile intercept layer to the ballistic missile defense system that 

provides— 

(1) a boost-phase layer for missile defense; or 

(2) additional defensive options against direct ascent antisatellite weapons, hypersonic glide vehicles, and maneuvering 

reentry vehicles. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The activities carried out under subsection (a) 

shall include, at a minimum, the following: 

(1) Draft operation concepts for how a space-based ballistic 

missile intercept layer would function in the context of a multilayer missile defense architecture. 

(2) An assessment of how such a space-based ballistic missile intercept layer could contribute to the defense of the United 

States against intercontinental ballistic missiles with varying 

degrees of effectiveness. 

(3) An assessment of the required architecture and components (including hardware, software, and related command and 

control systems) and the maturity of critical technologies necessary to make such a space-based ballistic missile intercept 

layer operational. 

(4) An assessment of how such a space-based ballistic missile intercept layer could protect the satellites of the United 

States against adversary anti-satellite weapons. 

(5) An assessment of the effort required to integrate and 

make interoperable such a space-based ballistic missile intercept layer with the ground-based missile defense system. 

(6) Any other matters the Director of the Missile Defense 

Agency considers appropriate. 

(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report that includes— 

(1) the findings of the concept development required by 

subsection (a); 

(2) a plan for developing one or more programs of record 

for a space-based ballistic missile intercept layer, including 

estimates of the appropriate identifiable costs of each such 

potential program of record; and 

(3) the views of the Director regarding such findings and 

plan. 

SEC. 1686. AEGIS ASHORE CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT. 

(a) EVALUATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Missile Defense 

Agency, in coordination with the Chief of Naval Operations 

and the Chief of Staff of the Army, shall evaluate the role, 

feasibility, cost, cost benefit, and operational effectiveness of 

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current Aegis ships, Aegis Ashore sites, and Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense capability and to meet the 

requirements of the combatant commanders. 

(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 120 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and 

the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall— 

(A) review the evaluation conducted under paragraph 

(1); and 

(B) submit to the congressional defense committees 

such evaluation and the results of such review, including 

recommendations for potential future locations of Aegis 

Ashore sites. 

(b) IDENTIFICATION OF FMS OBSTACLES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy 

and the Secretary of State shall jointly identify any obstacles 

to foreign military sales of Aegis Ashore or cofinancing of additional Aegis Ashore sites. Such evaluation shall include, with 

coordination with other agencies and departments of the Federal Government as appropriate, the feasibility of host nation 

manning or dual manning with the United States and such 

host nation. 

(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one year after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall submit 

to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the 

identification of obstacles under paragraph (1). 

SEC. 1687. DEVELOPMENT OF REQUIREMENTS TO SUPPORT 

INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the memorandum of the 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of January 27, 2014, regarding 

joint integrated air and missile defense, the Vice Chairman of 

the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall oversee the development of warfighter 

requirements for persistent and survivable capabilities to detect, 

identify, determine the status, track, and support engagement of 

strategically important mobile or relocatable assets in all phases 

of conflict in order to achieve the objective of preventing the effective 

employment of such assets, including through offensive actions 

against such assets prior to their use. 

(b) PURPOSE OF REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements developed 

pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used and updated, as appropriate, for the purpose of informing applicable acquisition programs 

and systems-of-systems architecture planning that are funded 

through the Military Intelligence Program, the National Intelligence 

Program, and non-intelligence programs. 

(c) SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES.—The Vice Chairman shall also 

oversee the development of the enabling framework for intelligence 

support for integrated air and missile defense, including concepts 

for the integrated operation of multiple systems, and, as appropriate, the development of requirements for capabilities to be 

acquired to achieve such integrated operations. 

(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 

new acquisition programs for applicable major systems or capabilities, or for upgrades to existing systems, should not be undertaken 

until the applicable requirements described in subsections (a) and 

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(c) have been developed and incorporated into programmatic decision-making. 

SEC. 1688. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT 

OF MISSILE DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 

Section 232(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1339) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘through 2015’’ and 

inserting ‘‘through 2020’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (2), in the first sentence, by striking 

‘‘through 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2021’’. 

SEC. 1689. REPORT ON MEDIUM RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 

SENSOR ALTERNATIVES FOR ENHANCED DEFENSE OF 

HAWAII. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) expanding persistent midcourse and terminal ballistic 

missile defense system discrimination capability is critically 

important to the defense of the United States; 

(2) such discrimination capability is needed to respond 

to emerging ballistic missile threats involving countermeasures 

and decoys; and 

(3) the Department of Defense should take all appropriate 

steps to ensure Hawaii has adequate missile defense coverage. 

(b) EVALUATION AND REPORT.— 

(1) EVALUATION.—The Director of the Missile Defense 

Agency shall conduct an evaluation of potential options for 

fielding a medium range ballistic missile defense sensor for 

the defense of Hawaii, including— 

(A) the use of the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test 

Complex land-based system at the Pacific Missile Range 

Facility in Hawaii; 

(B) the use of existing sensor assets in the region; 

and 

(C) other options the Director determines appropriate. 

(2) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit 

to the congressional defense committees a report on the options 

for augmenting the missile defense of Hawaii, including— 

(A) a summary of the findings and recommendations 

of the evaluation conducted under paragraph (1); 

(B) estimated acquisition and operating costs for each 

sensor option; and 

(C) estimated timelines for the deployment of each 

sensor option. 

SEC. 1690. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT ON VALIDATED MILITARY REQUIREMENT AND MILESTONE A DECISION ON 

PROMPT GLOBAL STRIKE WEAPON SYSTEM. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Congress that 

the United States must continue to develop the conventional prompt 

global strike capability to strike high-value, time-sensitive, and 

defended targets from ranges outside of current conventional technology while addressing and preventing any risk of ambiguity. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2020, the Secretary 

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and Milestone A decision for at least one conventional prompt 

global strike weapons system. 

DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

AUTHORIZATIONS 

SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. 

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016’’. 

SEC. 2002. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND AMOUNTS 

REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIED BY LAW. 

(a) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AFTER THREE YEARS.— 

Except as provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained 

in titles XXI through XXVII for military construction projects, land 

acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and contributions 

to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 

Program (and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall expire 

on the later of— 

(1) October 1, 2018; or 

(2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

for military construction for fiscal year 2019. 

(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to authorizations 

for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing 

projects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic 

Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (and authorizations of appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have 

been obligated before the later of— 

(1) October 1, 2018; or 

(2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

for fiscal year 2019 for military construction projects, land 

acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program. 

SEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

Titles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the later of— 

(1) October 1, 2015; or 

(2) the date of the enactment of this Act. 

TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY 

CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2102. Family housing. 

Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. 

Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. 

Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2013 project. 

Sec. 2106. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 

Sec. 2107. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 

Sec. 2108. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2016 project. 

SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a) 

and available for military construction projects inside the United 

Military 

Construction 

Authorization 

Act for Fiscal 

Year 2016. 


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States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military 

construction projects for the installations or locations inside the 

United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

Army: Inside the United States 

State Installation or Location Amount 

Alaska .............. Fort Greely ......................................... $7,800,000 

California ........ Concord ............................................... $98,000,000 

Colorado .......... Fort Carson ......................................... $5,800,000 

Georgia ............ Fort Gordon ........................................ $90,000,000 

Maryland ......... Fort Meade ......................................... $34,500,000 

New York ........ Fort Drum ........................................... $19,000,000 

United States Military Academy ...... $70,000,000 

Oklahoma ........ Fort Sill ............................................... $69,400,000 

Texas ............... Corpus Christi .................................... $85,000,000 

Virginia ........... Arlington National Cemetery ............ $30,000,000 

Fort Lee .............................................. $33,000,000 

(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a) 

and available for military construction projects outside the United 

States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out the 

military construction project for the installation or location outside 

the United States, and in the amount, set forth in the following 

table: 

Army: Outside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Germany ...... Grafenwoehr ........................................... $51,000,000 

SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING. 

(a) CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION.—Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 

2104(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

Army may construct or acquire family housing units (including 

land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the installations or 

locations, in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth 

in the following table: 

Army: Family Housing 

State/Country Installation or Location Units Amount 

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Army: Family Housing—Continued 

State/Country Installation or Location Units Amount 

Illinois ....... Rock Island ................... Family Housing New Construction $29,000,000 

Korea ......... Camp Walker ................ Family Housing New Construction $61,000,000 

(b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a) 

and available for military family housing functions as specified 

in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army 

may carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in an amount not to exceed $7,195,000. 

SEC. 2103. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS. 

Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and 

using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2104(a) and available for military family housing 

functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the 

Secretary of the Army may improve existing military family housing 

units in an amount not to exceed $3,500,000. 

SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 

authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2015, for military construction, land acquisition, and 

military family housing functions of the Department of the Army 

as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 

(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.— 

Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 

of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 

2101 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to 

be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 

table in section 4601. 

SEC. 2105. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 

FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECT. 

In the case of the authorization contained in the table in 

section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 

2119) for the United States Military Academy, New York, for 

construction of a Cadet barracks building at the installation, the 

Secretary of the Army may install mechanical equipment and distribution lines sufficient to provide chilled water for air conditioning 

the nine existing historical Cadet barracks which are being renovated through the Cadet Barracks Upgrade Program. 

SEC. 2106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 

2012 PROJECTS. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B 


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of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1660), the authorizations set forth 

in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 of that 

Act (125 Stat. 1661) and extended by section 2107 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B 

of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3673), shall remain in effect 

until October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an Act 

authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2017, 

whichever is later. 

(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 

Army: Extension of 2012 Project Authorizations 

State Installation or 

Location Project Amount 

Georgia ............... Fort Benning ..... Land Acquisition $5,100,000 

Fort Benning ..... Land Acquisition $25,000,000 

Virginia ............... Fort Belvoir ....... Road and Infrastructure Improvements .... $25,000,000 

SEC. 2107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 

2013 PROJECTS. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B 

of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2118), the authorizations set 

forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 

of that Act (126 Stat. 2119) shall remain in effect until October 

1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

for military construction for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later. 

(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 

Army: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations 

State or Country Installation or 

Location Project Amount 

District of Columbia ........ Fort McNair Vehicle Storage 

Building, Installation ........................ $7,191,000 

Kansas ........... Fort Riley ..... Unmanned Aerial 

Vehicle Complex ... $12,184,000 

North Carolina ............. Fort Bragg .... Aerial Gunnery 

Range .................... $41,945,000 

Texas .............. Joint Base 

San Antonio .............. Barracks ................... $20,971,000 

Virginia .......... Fort Belvoir .. Secure Admin/Operations Facility ....... $93,876,000 

Italy ................ Camp Ederle Barracks ................... $35,952,000 

Japan ............. Sagami .......... Vehicle Maintenance 

Shop ....................... $17,976,000 


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SEC. 2108. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL 

YEAR 2016 PROJECT. 

(a) PROJECT AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of the Army may 

carry out a military construction project to construct a vehicle 

bridge and traffic circle to facilitate traffic flow to and from the 

Medical Center at Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Germany, in the 

amount of $12,400,000. 

(b) USE OF HOST-NATION PAYMENT-IN-KIND FUNDS.—The Secretary may use available host-nation payment-in-kind funding for 

the project described in subsection (a). 

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. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 

Sec. 2206. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 

SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) 

and available for military construction projects inside the United 

States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 

construction projects for the installations or locations inside the 

United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

Navy: Inside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Arizona .................... Yuma .......................................................... $50,635,000 

California ................. Camp Pendleton ........................................ $44,540,000 

Coronado .................................................... $4,856,000 

Lemoore ..................................................... $71,830,000 

Miramar ..................................................... $11,200,000 

Point Mugu ................................................ $22,427,000 

San Diego .................................................. $37,366,000 

Twentynine Palms .................................... $9,160,000 

Florida ...................... Jacksonville ............................................... $16,751,000 

Mayport ..................................................... $16,159,000 

Pensacola ................................................... $18,347,000 

Whiting Field ............................................ $10,421,000 

Georgia ..................... Albany ........................................................ $7,851,000 

Kings Bay .................................................. $8,099,000 

Townsend ................................................... $43,279,000 

Guam ........................ Joint Region Marianas ............................. $181,768,000 

Hawaii ...................... Barking Sands ........................................... $30,623,000 

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam ............ $14,881,000 

Kaneohe Bay ............................................. $106,618,000 

Marine Corps Base Hawaii ...................... $12,800,000 

Maryland .................. Patuxent River .......................................... $40,935,000 

North Carolina ........ Camp Lejeune ........................................... $54,849,000 

Cherry Point .............................................. $57,726,000 


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Navy: Inside the United States—Continued 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

New River .................................................. $8,230,000 

South Carolina ......... Parris Island ............................................. $27,075,000 

Virginia .................... Dam Neck .................................................. $23,066,000 

Norfolk ....................................................... $126,677,000 

Portsmouth ................................................ $45,513,000 

Quantico .................................................... $58,199,000 

Washington .............. Bangor ....................................................... $34,177,000 

Bremerton .................................................. $22,680,000 

Indian Island ............................................. $4,472,000 

(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) 

and available for military construction projects outside the United 

States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 

construction projects for the installations or locations outside the 

United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

Navy: Outside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Bahrain Island ....... Southwest Asia ......................................... $89,791,000 

Italy ......................... Sigonella ................................................... $102,943,000 

Japan ....................... Camp Butler ............................................. $11,697,000 

Iwakuni ..................................................... $17,923,000 

Kadena Air Base ...................................... $23,310,000 

Yokosuka ................................................... $13,846,000 

Poland ..................... RedziKowo Base ....................................... $51,270,000 

SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING. 

(a) CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION.—Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 

2204(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

Navy may construct or acquire family housing units (including 

land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the installation or 

location, in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth 

in the following table: 

Navy: Family Housing 

State Installation or Location Units Amount 

Virginia ..... Wallops Island .............. Family Housing New Construction $438,000 

(b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) 

and available for military family housing functions as specified 

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may carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in an amount not to exceed $4,588,000. 

SEC. 2203. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS. 

Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and 

using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2204(a) and available for military family housing 

functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the 

Secretary of the Navy may improve existing military family housing 

units in an amount not to exceed $11,515,000. 

SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 

authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2015, for military construction, land acquisition, and 

military family housing functions of the Department of the Navy, 

as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 

(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.— 

Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 

of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 

2201 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to 

be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 

table in section 4601. 

SEC. 2205. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 

2012 PROJECTS. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B 

of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1660), the authorizations set forth 

in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2201 of that 

Act (125 Stat. 1666) and extended by section 2208 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B 

of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3678), shall remain in effect 

until October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an Act 

authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2017, 

whichever is later. 

(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 

Navy: Extension of 2012 Project Authorizations 

State Installation or 

Location Project Amount 

California ... Camp Pendleton Infantry Squad 

Defense Range $29,187,000 

Florida ........ Jacksonville ........ P–8A Hangar 

Upgrades ........ $6,085,000 

Georgia ....... Kings Bay ........... Crab Island Security Enclave $52,913,000 

SEC. 2206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 

2013 PROJECTS. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B 

of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2118), the authorizations set 


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forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2201 

of that Act (126 Stat. 2122), shall remain in effect until October 

1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

for military construction for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later. 

(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 

Navy: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations 

State/Country Installation or 

Location Project Amount 

California ........ Camp Pendleton Comm. Information Systems 

Ops Complex .. $78,897,000 

Coronado ........... Bachelor Quarters .................. $76,063,000 

Twentynine 

Palms ............ Land Expansion 

Phase 2 ........... $47,270,000 

Greece .............. Souda Bay ........ Intermodal Access Road ........ $4,630,000 

South Carolina Beaufort ............ Recycling/Hazardous Waste 

Facility ............ $3,743,000 

Virginia ............ Quantico ........... Infrastructure— 

Widen Russell 

Road ................ $14,826,000 

Worldwide Unspecified ........ Various Worldwide Locations ............... BAMS Operational Facilities ................... $34,048,000 

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. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2010 project. 

Sec. 2306. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 project. 

Sec. 2307. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2015 project. 

Sec. 2308. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2012 project. 

Sec. 2309. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2013 project. 

Sec. 2310. Certification of optimal location for Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex 

and plan for rotation of forces at Lajes Field, Azores. 

SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 

ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a) 

and available for military construction projects inside the United 

States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out 

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the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 

table: 

Air Force: Inside the United States 

State Installation or Location Amount 

Alaska ................ Eielson Air Force Base .................. $71,400,000 

Arizona ................ Davis-Monthan Air Force Base ..... $16,900,000 

Luke Air Force Base ...................... $77,700,000 

Colorado .............. Air Force Academy ......................... $10,000,000 

Florida ................. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station $21,000,000 

Eglin Air Force Base ...................... $8,700,000 

Hurlburt Field ................................ $14,200,000 

Guam ................... Joint Region Marianas .................. $50,800,000 

Hawaii ................. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam $46,000,000 

Kansas ................ McConnell Air Force Base ............. $4,300,000 

Missouri ............... Whiteman Air Force Base ............. $29,500,000 

Montana .............. Malstrom Air Force Base .............. $19,700,000 

Nebraska ............. Offutt Air Force Base .................... $21,000,000 

Nevada ................ Nellis Air Force Base ..................... $68,950,000 

New Mexico ......... Cannon Air Force Base .................. $7,800,000 

Holloman Air Force Base .............. $3,000,000 

Kirtland Air Force Base ................ $12,800,000 

North Carolina .... Seymour Johnson Air Force Base $17,100,000 

Oklahoma ............ Altus Air Force Base ...................... $28,400,000 

Tinker Air Force Base ................... $49,900,000 

South Dakota ...... Ellsworth Air Force Base .............. $23,000,000 

Texas ................... Joint Base San Antonio ................. $106,000,000 

Utah ..................... Hill Air Force Base ........................ $38,400,000 

Wyoming ............. F.E. Warren Air Force Base .......... $95,000,000 

CONUS Classified.Classified Location ......................... $77,130,000 

(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a) 

and available for military construction projects outside the United 

States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out 

the military construction projects for the installations or locations 

outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the 

following table: 

Air Force: Outside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Greenland ............ Thule Air Base ................................. $41,965,000 

Japan ................... Kadena Air Base .............................. $3,000,000 

Yokota Air Base ............................... $8,461,000 

Niger .................... Agadez .............................................. $50,000,000 

Oman ................... Al Musannah Air Base .................... $25,000,000 

United Kingdom .. Croughton Royal Air Force ............. $130,615,000 


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SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING. 

Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 

appropriations in section 2304(a) and available for military family 

housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out architectural and 

engineering services and construction design activities with respect 

to the construction or improvement of family housing units in 

an amount not to exceed $9,849,000. 

SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS. 

Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and 

using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a) and available for military family housing 

functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the 

Secretary of the Air Force may improve existing military family 

housing units in an amount not to exceed $150,649,000. 

SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 

authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2015, for military construction, land acquisition, and 

military family housing functions of the Department of the Air 

Force, as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 

(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.— 

Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 

of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 

2301 of this Act may not exceed the sum of the following: 

(1) The total amount authorized to be appropriated under 

subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 

4601. 

(2) $21,000,000 (the balance of the amount authorized 

under section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Act for Fiscal 

Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 992) 

for the CYBERCOM Joint Operations Center at Fort Meade, 

Maryland). 

SEC. 2305. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 

FISCAL YEAR 2010 PROJECT. 

In the case of the authorization contained in the table in 

section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2010 (division B of Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2636), 

for Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, for construction of a ground 

control tower at the installation, the Secretary of the Air Force 

may install communications cabling. 

SEC. 2306. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 

FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECT. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION.—In the case of the authorization contained 

in the table in section 2301(b) of the Military Construction 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 

113–66; 127 Stat. 993) for Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United 

Kingdom, for construction of a Guardian Angel Operations Facility 

at the installation, the Secretary of the Air Force may construct 

the facility at an unspecified location within the United States 

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(b) NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENT.—Before the Secretary of 

the Air Force commences construction of the Guardian Angel Operations Facility at an alternative location, as authorized by subsection (a)— 

(1) the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report containing a description of the project, 

including the rationale for selection of the project location; 

and 

(2) a period of 14 days has expired following the date 

on which the report is received by the committees or, if over 

sooner, a period of 7 days has expired following the date on 

which a copy of the report is provided in an electronic medium 

pursuant to section 480 of title 10, United States Code. 

SEC. 2307. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 

FISCAL YEAR 2015 PROJECT. 

In the case of the authorization contained in the table in 

section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

3679) for McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, for construction of 

a KC–46A Alter Composite Maintenance Shop at the installation, 

the Secretary of the Air Force may construct a 696 square meter 

(7,500 square foot) facility consistent with Air Force guidelines 

for composite maintenance shops. 

SEC. 2308. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 

2012 PROJECT. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B 

of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1660), the authorization set forth 

in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2301 of that 

Act (125 Stat. 1670) and extended by section 2305 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B 

of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3680), shall remain in effect 

until October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an Act 

authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2017, 

whichever is later. 

(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 

Air Force: Extension of 2012 Project Authorization 

Country Installation Project Amount 

Italy .................... Sigonella Naval 

Air Station ..... UAS SATCOM 

Relay Pads 

and Facility ... $15,000,000 

SEC. 2309. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 

2013 PROJECT. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B 

of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2118), the authorization set forth 

in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2301 of that 

Act (126 Stat. 2126), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2016, 

or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

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(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 

Air Force: Extension of 2013 Project Authorization 

Country Installation or 

Location Project Amount 

Portugal ........ Lajes Field ......... Sanitary Sewer 

Lift/Pump Station .................... $2,000,000 

SEC. 2310. CERTIFICATION OF OPTIMAL LOCATION FOR JOINT INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS COMPLEX AND PLAN FOR ROTATION 

OF FORCES AT LAJES FIELD, AZORES. 

(a) JOINT INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS COMPLEX CERTIFICATION.— 

No amounts may be expended for the construction of the Joint 

Intelligence Analysis Complex Consolidation, Phase 2, at Royal 

Air Force Croughton, United Kingdom, as authorized by section 

2301(b), until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional 

defense committees that the Secretary has determined, based on 

an analysis of United States operational requirements, that Royal 

Air Force Croughton, United Kingdom, remains the optimal location 

for recapitalization of the Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex. The 

certification shall include an explanation of the basis for the certification. 

(b) LAJES FIELD UTILIZATION.— 

(1) DETERMINATION.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the 

Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a determination of the operational viability of the 

use of Lajes Field, Azores, for— 

(A) Department of Defense intelligence functions; or 

(B) the rotational presence of— 

(i) fighter aircraft for air-to-air training; or 

(ii) naval forces. 

(2) BASIS OF DETERMINATION.—The submission to the 

congressional defense committees under paragraph (1) shall 

include an explanation of the basis for the determination. 

(3) PLAN.—If the Secretary of Defense determines that 

Lajes Field is a viable option for one or more of the uses 

specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the 

congressional defense committees, not later than April 1, 2016, 

a plan for such uses that includes the following: 

(A) The types and number of naval forces or air-toair training fighter aircraft considered for rotational assignment at Lajes Field or a description of the Department 

of Defense intelligence functions to be assigned, as 

applicable. 

(B) The duration and frequency of such assignment. 

(C) Any additional infrastructure investment required 

to support such assignment. 

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TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2402. Authorized energy conservation projects. 

Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. 

Sec. 2404. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2012 project. 

Sec. 2405. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 

Sec. 2406. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 

Sec. 2407. Modification and extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 

2014 project. 

Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2015 project. 

SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND 

LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) 

and available for military construction projects inside the United 

States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military 

construction projects for the installations or locations inside the 

United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

Defense Agencies: Inside the United States 

State Installation or Location Amount 

Alabama ............. Fort Rucker ....................................... $46,787,000 

Maxwell Air Force Base ................... $32,968,000 

Arizona .............. Fort Huachuca .................................. $3,884,000 

California ........... Camp Pendleton ................................ $20,552,000 

Coronado ............................................ $47,218,000 

Fresno Yosemite IAP ANG .............. $10,700,000 

Colorado ............ Fort Carson ....................................... $8,243,000 

CONUS Classified .................. Classified Location ............................ $20,065,000 

Delaware ............ Dover Air Force Base ........................ $21,600,000 

Florida ................ Hurlburt Field ................................... $17,989,000 

MacDill Air Force Base .................... $39,142,000 

Georgia ............... Moody Air Force Base ...................... $10,900,000 

Hawaii ................ Kaneohe Bay ..................................... $122,071,000 

Schofield Barracks ............................ $123,838,000 

Kentucky ........... Fort Campbell ................................... $12,553,000 

Fort Knox ........................................... $23,279,000 

Maryland ........... Fort Meade ........................................ $816,077,000 

Nevada ................ Nellis Air Force Base ........................ $39,900,000 

New Mexico ....... Cannon Air Force Base .................... $45,111,000 

New York ........... West Point ......................................... $55,778,000 

North Carolina Camp Lejeune ................................... $69,006,000 

Fort Bragg ......................................... $168,811,000 

Ohio .................... Wright-Patterson Air Force Base .... $6,623,000 

Oregon ................ Klamath Falls IAP ............................ $2,500,000 

Pennsylvania ...... Philadelphia ...................................... $49,700,000 

South Carolina .. Fort Jackson ...................................... $26,157,000 

Texas .................. Joint Base San Antonio .................... $61,776,000 

Virginia ............. Fort Belvoir ....................................... $9,500,000 

Joint Base Langley-Eustis ............... $28,000,000 


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Defense Agencies: Inside the United States—Continued 

State Installation or Location Amount 

Joint Expeditionary Base Little 

Creek-Story.

$23,916,000 

(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) 

and available for military construction projects outside the United 

States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military 

construction projects for the installations or locations outside the 

United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following: 

Defense Agencies: Outside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Djibouti ......... Camp Lemonier ............................... $43,700,000 

Germany ........ Garmisch .......................................... $14,676,000 

Grafenwoehr ..................................... $38,138,000 

Spangdahlem Air Base .................... $39,571,000 

Stuttgart-Patch Barracks ................ $49,413,000 

Japan ............ Kadena Air Base .............................. $37,485,000 

Poland ............ RedziKowo Base ............................... $169,153,000 

Spain .............. Rota ................................................... $13,737,000 

SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZED ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS. 

(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) 

and available for energy conservation projects inside the United 

States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under 

chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, for the installations 

or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set 

forth in the following table: 

Energy Conservation Projects: Inside the United States 

State Installation or Location Amount 

American Samoa Wake Island ...................................... $5,331,000 

California ........... Edwards Air Force Base ................... $4,550,000 

Fort Hunter Liggett .......................... $22,000,000 

Colorado ............ Schriever Air Force Base .................. $4,400,000 

District of Columbia ............. NSA Washington/Naval Research 

Lab.

$10,990,000 

Guam ................. Naval Base Guam ............................. $5,330,000 

Hawaii ................ Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam .... $13,780,000 

Marine Corps Recruiting Command 

Kaneohe Bay .................................. $5,740,000 

Idaho ................... Mountain Home Air Force Base ...... $6,471,000 

Montana ............. Malmstrom Air Force Base .............. $4,260,000 


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Energy Conservation Projects: Inside the United States— 

Continued 

State Installation or Location Amount 

Virginia ............... Pentagon ............................................ $4,528,000 

Washington ........ Joint Base Lewis-McChord .............. $14,770,000 

Various locations Various locations ............................... $25,809,000 

(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) 

and available for energy conservation projects outside the United 

States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under 

chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, for the installations 

or locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set 

forth in the following table: 

Energy Conservation Projects: Outside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Bahamas ....... Ascension Aux Airfield St. Helena $5,500,000 

Japan ............. Yokoska ............................................ $12,940,000 

Various locations ............ Various locations .............................. $3,600,000 

SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 

authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2015, for military construction, land acquisition, and 

military family housing functions of the Department of Defense 

(other than the military departments), as specified in the funding 

table in section 4601. 

(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.— 

Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 

of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under section 

2401 of this Act may not exceed the sum of the following: 

(1) The total amount authorized to be appropriated under 

subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 

4601. 

(2) $747,435,000 (the balance of the amount authorized 

under section 2401(a) of this Act for an operations facility 

at Fort Meade, Maryland). 

(3) $441,134,000 (the balance of the amount authorized 

under section 2401(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112– 

81; 125 Stat. 1673) for a hospital at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Germany). 

(4) $91,441,000 (the balance of the amount authorized 

under section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (division B of Public Law 111– 

84; 123 Stat. 2640) for a hospital at Fort Bliss, Texas). 


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SEC. 2404. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 

FISCAL YEAR 2012 PROJECT. 

In the case of the authorization in the table in section 2401(a) 

of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 

(division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1672), as amended 

by section 2404(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 

2131), for Fort Meade, Maryland, for construction of the High 

Performance Computing Center at the installation, the Secretary 

of Defense may construct a generator plant capable of producing 

up to 60 megawatts of back-up electrical power in support of the 

60 megawatt technical load. 

SEC. 2405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 

2012 PROJECTS. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B 

of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1660), the authorization set forth 

in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2401 of that 

Act (125 Stat. 1672) and as amended by section 2405 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B 

of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3685), shall remain in effect 

until October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an Act 

authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2017, 

whichever is later. 

(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 

Defense Agencies: Extension of 2012 Project Authorizations 

State Installation or 

Location Project Amount 

California .. Naval Base Coronado .................. SOF Support Activity Operations 

Facility ................ $38,800,000 

Virginia ..... Pentagon Reservation .................... Heliport Control 

Tower and Fire 

Station ................ $6,457,000 

Pedestrian Plaza .... $2,285,000 

SEC. 2406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 

2013 PROJECTS. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B 

of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2118), the authorizations set 

forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2401 

of that Act (126 Stat. 2127), shall remain in effect until October 

1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

for military construction for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later. 

(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 


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Defense Agencies: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations 

State/Country Installation or 

Location Project Amount 

California ... Naval Base Coronado .................. SOF Mobile Communications Detachment Support Facility ....... $9,327,000 

Colorado ..... Pikes Peak ........... High Altitude Medical Research 

Center ................ $3,600,000 

Germany .... Ramstein AB ....... Replace Vogelweh 

Elementary 

School ................. $61,415,000 

Hawaii ........ Joint Base Pearl 

Harbor-Hickam SOF SDVT–1 Waterfront Operations Facility .... $22,384,000 

Japan ......... CFAS Sasebo ....... Replace Sasebo Elementary School $35,733,000 

Camp Zama ......... Renovate Zama 

High School ........ $13,273,000 

Pennsylvania ....... DEF Distribution 

Depot New 

Cumberland ..... Replace reservoir .. $4,300,000 

United 

Kingdom RAF Feltwell ....... Feltwell Elementary School Addition ..................... $30,811,000 

SEC. 2407. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY 

OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECT. 

In the case of the authorization contained in the table in 

section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 995) 

for Fort Knox, Kentucky, for construction of an Ambulatory Care 

Center at that location, subsequently cancelled by the Department 

of Defense, substitute authorization is provided for a 102,000-square 

foot Medical Clinic Replacement at that location in the amount 

of $80,000,000, using appropriations available for the original 

project pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 

2403 of such Act (127 Stat. 997). This substitute authorization 

shall remain in effect until October 1, 2018, or the date of the 

enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction 

for fiscal year 2019. 

SEC. 2408. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 

FISCAL YEAR 2015 PROJECT. 

In the case of the authorization contained in section 2401(b) 

of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 

113–291; 128 Stat. 3682), for Brussels, Belgium, for construction 

of an elementary/high school, the Secretary of Defense may acquire 

approximately 7.4 acres of land adjacent to the existing Sterrebeek 


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Dependent School site and construct a multi-sport athletic field, 

track, perimeter road, parking, and fencing. 

TITLE XXV—NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY 

ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 

Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. 

SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the North 

Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, in an amount 

not to exceed the sum of the amount authorized to be appropriated 

for this purpose in section 2502 and the amount collected from 

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of construction 

previously financed by the United States. 

SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

beginning after September 30, 2015, for contributions by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, United States 

Code, for the share of the United States of the cost of projects 

for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 

Program authorized by section 2501 as specified in the funding 

table in section 4601. 

TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE 

FORCES FACILITIES 

Subtitle A—Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition 

projects. Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and 

land acquisition projects. Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 

projects. Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. 

Subtitle B—Other Matters 

Sec. 2611. Modification and extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 

2013 project. Sec. 2612. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2015 projects. 

Sec. 2613. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 

Sec. 2614. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 

Subtitle A—Project Authorizations and 

Authorization of Appropriations 

SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND 

LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 

appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard 


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and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry 

out military construction projects for the Army National Guard 

locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth 

in the following table: 

Army National Guard 

State Location Amount 

Alabama .......... Camp Foley ......................................... $4,500,000 

Connecticut ..... Camp Hartell ...................................... $11,000,000 

Florida ............. Palm Coast ......................................... $18,000,000 

Georgia ............ Fort Stewart ....................................... $6,800,000 

Illinois ............. Sparta .................................................. $1,900,000 

Kansas ............. Salina .................................................. $6,700,000 

Maryland ......... Easton ................................................. $13,800,000 

Mississippi ...... Gulfport ............................................... $40,000,000 

Nevada ............ Reno .................................................... $8,000,000 

Ohio ................. Camp Ravenna ................................... $3,300,000 

Oregon ............. Salem .................................................. $16,500,000 

Pennsylvania .. Fort Indiantown Gap ......................... $16,000,000 

Vermont .......... North Hyde Park ................................ $7,900,000 

Virginia ........... Richmond ............................................ $29,000,000 

SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZED ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 

ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 

and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified 

in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army 

may acquire real property and carry out military construction 

projects for the Army Reserve locations inside the United States, 

and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

Army Reserve: Inside the United States 

State Location Amount 

California ............. Miramar .......................................... $24,000,000 

Florida ................. MacDill Air Force Base ................. $55,000,000 

New York ............. Orangeburg .................................... $4,200,000 

Pennsylvania ....... Conneaut Lake ............................... $5,000,000 

Virginia ................ A.P. Hill .......................................... $24,000,000 

(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts appropriated 

pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 

and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified 

in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army 

may acquire real property and carry out a military construction 

project for the Army Reserve location outside the United States, 

and in the amount, set forth in the following table: 


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Army Reserve: Outside the United States 

Country Location Amount 

Puerto Rico .......... Fort Buchanan ............................... $10,200,000 

SEC. 2603. AUTHORIZED NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE 

CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 

appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard 

and Reserve as specified in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction 

projects for the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve locations 

inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the 

following table: 

Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve 

State Location Amount 

Nevada .................... Fallon ....................................................... $11,480,000 

New York ............... Brooklyn .................................................. $2,479,000 

Virginia ................... Dam Neck ................................................ $18,443,000 

SEC. 2604. AUTHORIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND 

LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 

appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard 

and Reserve as specified in section 4601, the Secretary of the 

Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Air National Guard locations inside the United 

States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

Air National Guard 

State Location Amount 

Alabama ................. Dannelly Field ......................................... $7,600,000 

California ............... Moffett Field ............................................ $6,500,000 

Colorado ................. Buckley Air Force Base .......................... $5,100,000 

Florida .................... Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ........ $6,100,000 

Georgia ................... Savannah/Hilton Head International 

Airport.

$9,000,000 

Iowa ........................ Des Moines Municipal Airport ............... $6,700,000 

Kansas .................... Smokey Hill Range ................................. $2,900,000 

Louisiana ................ New Orleans ............................................ $10,000,000 

Maine ...................... Bangor International Airport ................ $7,200,000 

New Hampshire ..... Pease International Trade Port ............. $2,800,000 

New Jersey ............. Atlantic City International Airport ....... $10,200,000 

New York ............... Niagara Falls International Airport ..... $7,700,000 

North Carolina ....... Charlotte/Douglas International Airport.$9,000,000 

North Dakota ......... Hector International Airport ................. $7,300,000 

Oklahoma ............... Will Rogers World Airport ..................... $7,600,000 

Oregon .................... Klamath Falls International Airport .... $7,200,000 

West Virginia ......... Yeager Airport ........................................ $3,900,000 


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SEC. 2605. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND 

LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 

appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard 

and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and 

carry out military construction projects for the Air Force Reserve 

locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth 

in the following table: 

Air Force Reserve 

State Location Amount 

California ........... March Air Force Base ................... $4,600,000 

Florida ................. Patrick Air Force Base .................. $3,400,000 

Georgia ................ Dobbins Air Reserve Base ............. $10,400,000 

Ohio ...................... Youngstown .................................... $9,400,000 

Texas .................... Joint Base San Antonio ................. $9,900,000 

SEC. 2606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATIONAL GUARD 

AND RESERVE. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

beginning after September 30, 2015, for the costs of acquisition, 

architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities 

for the Guard and Reserve Forces, and for contributions therefor, 

under chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code (including the 

cost of acquisition of land for those facilities), as specified in the 

funding table in section 4601. 

Subtitle B—Other Matters 

SEC. 2611. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY 

OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECT. 

(a) MODIFICATION.—In the case of the authorization contained 

in the table in section 2602 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 

126 Stat. 2135) for Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, for 

construction of an Army Reserve Center at that location, the Secretary of the Army may construct a new facility in the vicinity 

of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. 

(b) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 2002 

of the Military Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division 

B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2118), the authorization set 

forth in subsection (a) shall remain in effect until October 1, 2016, 

or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

construction for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later. 

SEC. 2612. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 

FISCAL YEAR 2015 PROJECTS. 

(a) DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE.—In the case of the 

authorization contained in the table in section 2605 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B 

of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3689) for Davis-Monthan Air 

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construct a new 5,913 square meter (63,647 square foot) facility 

in the amount of $18,200,000. 

(b) FORT SMITH.—In the case of the authorization contained 

in the table in section 2604 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113–291; 

128 Stat. 3689) for Fort Smith Municipal Airport, Arkansas, for 

construction of a consolidated Secure Compartmented Information 

Facility at that location, the Secretary of the Air Force may construct a new facility in the amount of $15,200,000. 

SEC. 2613. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 

2012 PROJECTS. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B 

of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1660), the authorizations set forth 

in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2602 of that 

Act (125 Stat. 1678), and extended by section 2611 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B 

of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3690), shall remain in effect 

until October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an Act 

authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2017, 

whichever is later. 

(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: 

Extension of 2012 Army Reserve Project Authorizations 

State Location Project Amount 

Kansas ................ Kansas City ...... Army Reserve 

Center ............ $13,000,000 

Massachusetts .... Attleboro ........... Army Reserve 

Center ............ $22,000,000 

SEC. 2614. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 

2013 PROJECTS. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B 

of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2118), the authorizations set 

forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2601, 

2602, and 2603 of that Act (126 Stat. 2134, 2135) shall remain 

in effect until October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of 

an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 

2017, whichever is later. 

(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is a follows: 

Extension of 2013 National Guard and Reserve Project 

Authorizations 

State Installation or 

Location Project Amount 

Arizona ............... Yuma ................. Reserve Training Facility .... $5,379,000 

California ............ Tustin ................ Army Reserve 

Center ............ $27,000,000 

Iowa .................... Fort Des Moines Joint Reserve 

Center ............ $19,162,000 


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Extension of 2013 National Guard and Reserve Project 

Authorizations—Continued 

State Installation or 

Location Project Amount 

Louisiana ............ New Orleans ..... Transient Quarters ................. $7,187,000 

New York ............ Camp Smith 

(Stormville) .... Combined Support Maintenance Shop 

Phase 1 .......... $24,000,000 

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. 

Sec. 2702. Prohibition on conducting additional Base Realignment and Closure 

(BRAC) round. 

SEC. 2701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES FUNDED THROUGH 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 

beginning after September 30, 2015, for base realignment and closure activities, including real property acquisition and military 

construction projects, as authorized by the Defense Base Closure 

and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 

101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department 

of Defense Base Closure Account established by section 2906 of 

such Act (as amended by section 2711 of the Military Construction 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 

112–239; 126 Stat. 2140)), as specified in the funding table in 

section 4601. 

SEC. 2702. PROHIBITION ON CONDUCTING ADDITIONAL BASE 

REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) ROUND. 

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an additional 

Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. 

TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY 

CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes 

Sec. 2801. Revision of congressional notification thresholds for reserve facility expenditures and contributions to reflect congressional notification thresholds for minor construction and repair projects. 

Sec. 2802. Extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and maintenance funds for construction projects outside the United States. 

Sec. 2803. Defense laboratory modernization pilot program. 

Sec. 2804. Temporary authority for acceptance and use of contributions for certain 

construction, maintenance, and repair projects mutually beneficial to 

the Department of Defense and Kuwait military forces. 

Sec. 2805. Conveyance to Indian tribes of relocatable military housing units at military installations in the United States. 


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Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration 

Sec. 2811. Protection of Department of Defense installations. 

Sec. 2812. Enhancement of authority to accept conditional gifts of real property on 

behalf of military service academies. 

Sec. 2813. Utility system conveyance authority. 

Sec. 2814. Leasing of non-excess property of military departments and Defense 

Agencies; treatment of value provided by local education agencies and 

elementary and secondary schools. 

Sec. 2815. Force-structure plan and infrastructure inventory and assessment of infrastructure necessary to support the force structure. 

Sec. 2816. Temporary reporting requirements related to main operating bases, forward operating sites, and cooperative security locations. 

Sec. 2817. Exemption of Army off-site use and off-site removal only non-mobile 

properties from certain excess property disposal requirements. 

Subtitle C—Provisions Related to Asia-Pacific Military Realignment 

Sec. 2821. Limited exception to restriction on development of public infrastructure 

in connection with realignment of Marine Corps forces in Asia-Pacific 

region. 

Sec. 2822. Annual report on Government of Japan contributions toward realignment of Marine Corps forces in Asia-Pacific region. 

Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 

Sec. 2831. Release of reversionary interest retained as part of conveyance to the 

Economic Development Alliance of Jefferson County, Arkansas. 

Sec. 2832. Land exchange authority, Mare Island Army Reserve Center, Vallejo, 

California. 

Sec. 2833. Land exchange, Navy Outlying Landing Field, Naval Air Station, Whiting Field, Florida. 

Sec. 2834. Release of property interests retained in connection with land conveyance, Camp Villere, Louisiana. 

Sec. 2835. Release of property interests retained in connection with land conveyance, Fort Bliss Military Reservation, Texas. 

Subtitle E—Military Land Withdrawals 

Sec. 2841. Additional withdrawal and reservation of public land, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters 

Sec. 2851. Modification of Department of Defense guidance on use of airfield pavement markings. 

Sec. 2852. Extension of authority for establishment of commemorative work in 

honor of Brigadier General Francis Marion. 

Subtitle A—Military Construction Program 

and Military Family Housing Changes 

SEC. 2801. REVISION OF CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION THRESHOLDS 

FOR RESERVE FACILITY EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO REFLECT CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION 

THRESHOLDS FOR MINOR CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR 

PROJECTS. 

Section 18233a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘in an amount in excess 

of $750,000’’ and inserting ‘‘in excess of the amount specified 

in section 2805(b)(1) of this title’’; and 

(2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘section 2811(e) of this 

title) that costs less than $7,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

(e) of section 2811 of this title) that costs less than the amount 

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SEC. 2802. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY, LIMITED AUTHORITY TO USE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 

(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (h) of section 2808 

of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 

(division B of Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 1723), as most recently 

amended by section 2806 of the Military Construction Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113–291; 128 

Stat. 3699), is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and 

inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’ and 

inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’. 

(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (c)(1) of 

such section is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘October 

1, 2015’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting 

‘‘December 31, 2016’’; and 

(3) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 

2017’’. 

(c) ELIMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Such section 

is further amended by striking subsection (d). 

SEC. 2803. DEFENSE LABORATORY MODERNIZATION PILOT PROGRAM. 

(a) AUTHORITY TO USE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND

EVALUATION FUNDS.—Using amounts appropriated or otherwise 

made available to the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation, the Secretary of Defense may fund 

a military construction project described in subsection (d) at any 

of the following: 

(1) A Department of Defense Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory (as designated by section 1105(a) of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public 

Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note). 

(2) A Department of Defense Federally Funded Research 

and Development Center that functions primarily as a research 

laboratory. 

(3) A Department of Defense facility in support of a technology development program that is consistent with the fielding 

of offset technologies as described in section 218 of this Act. 

(b) CONDITION ON AND SCOPE OF PROJECT AUTHORITY.—Subject 

to the condition that a military construction project under this 

section be authorized in a Military Construction Authorization Act, 

the authority to carry out the military construction project includes 

authority for— 

(1) surveys, site preparation, and advanced planning and 

design; 

(2) acquisition, conversion, rehabilitation, and installation 

of facilities; 

(3) acquisition and installation of equipment and appurtenances integral to the project; acquisition and installation 

of supporting facilities (including utilities) and appurtenances 

incident to the project; and 

(4) planning, supervision, administration, and overhead 

expenses incident to the project. 

(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

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(1) SUBMISSION OF PROJECT REQUESTS.—The Secretary of 

Defense shall include military construction projects proposed 

to be carried out under this section in the budget justification 

documents for the Department of Defense submitted to Congress in connection with the budget for a fiscal year submitted 

under 1105 of title 31, United States Code. 

(2) NOTIFICATION OF IMPLEMENTATION.—Not less than 14 

days prior to the first obligation of funds described in subsection 

(a) for a military construction project to be carried out under 

this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a notification 

to the congressional defense committees providing an updated 

construction description, cost, and schedule for the project and 

any other matters regarding the project as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

(d) AUTHORIZED PROJECTS DESCRIBED.—The authority provided 

by this section to fund military construction projects using amounts 

appropriated or otherwise made available for research, development, 

test, and evaluation is limited to military construction projects 

that the Secretary of Defense, in the budget justification documents 

exhibits submitted pursuant to subsection (c)(1), determines— 

(1) will support research and development activities at 

laboratories described in subsection (a); 

(2) will establish facilities that will have significant potential for use by entities outside the Department of Defense, 

including universities, industrial partners, and other Federal 

agencies; 

(3) are endorsed for funding by more than one military 

department or Defense Agency; and 

(4) cannot be fully funded within the thresholds specified 

in section 2805 of title 10, United States Code. 

(e) FUNDING LIMITATION.—The maximum amount of funds 

appropriated or otherwise made available for research, development, 

test, and evaluation that may be obligated in any fiscal year for 

military construction projects under this section is $150,000,000. 

(f) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority provided by 

this section to fund military construction projects using funds appropriated or otherwise made available for research, development, 

test, and evaluation shall terminate on October 1, 2020. 

SEC. 2804. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF 

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR PROJECTS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL 

TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND KUWAIT MILITARY FORCES. 

(a) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary of 

Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State, may accept 

cash contributions from the government of Kuwait for the purpose 

of paying for the costs of construction (including military construction not otherwise authorized by law), maintenance, and repair 

projects mutually beneficial to the Department of Defense and 

Kuwait military forces. 

(b) ACCOUNTING.—Contributions accepted under subsection (a) 

shall be placed in an account established by the Secretary of Defense 

and shall remain available until expended as provided in such 

subsection. 

(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO OFFSET BURDEN

SHARING CONTRIBUTIONS.—Contributions accepted under subsection 

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(a) may not be used to offset any burden sharing contributions 

made by the government of Kuwait. 

(d) NOTICE.—When a decision is made to carry out a project 

using contributions accepted under subsection (a) and the estimated 

cost of the project will exceed the thresholds prescribed by section 

2805 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives written notice 

of decision, the justification for the project, and the estimated 

cost of the project. 

(e) MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL DEFINED.—A project described in 

subsection (a) shall be considered to be ‘‘mutually beneficial’’ if— 

(1) the project is in support of a bilateral defense cooperation agreement between the United States and the government 

of Kuwait; or 

(2) the Secretary of Defense determines that the United 

States may derive a benefit from the project, including— 

(A) access to and use of facilities of the Kuwait military 

forces; 

(B) ability or capacity for future force posture; and 

(C) increased interoperability between the Department 

of Defense and Kuwait military forces. 

(f) EXPIRATION OF PROJECT AUTHORITY.—The authority to carry 

out projects under this section expires on September 30, 2020. 

The expiration of the authority does not prevent the continuation 

of any project commenced before that date. 

SEC. 2805. CONVEYANCE TO INDIAN TRIBES OF RELOCATABLE MILITARY HOUSING UNITS AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN 

THE UNITED STATES. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Executive Director’’ 

means the Executive Director of Walking Shield, Inc. 

(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ means any 

Indian tribe included on the list published by the Secretary 

of the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized 

Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a–1). 

(b) REQUESTS FOR CONVEYANCE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Executive Director may submit to 

the Secretary of the military department concerned, on behalf 

of any Indian tribe, a request for conveyance of any relocatable 

military housing unit located at a military installation in the 

United States. 

(2) CONFLICTS.—The Executive Director shall resolve any 

conflict among requests of Indian tribes for housing units 

described in paragraph (1) before submitting a request to the 

Secretary of the military department concerned under this subsection. 

(c) CONVEYANCE BY A SECRETARY.—Notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, on receipt of a request under subsection (b)(1), 

the Secretary of the military department concerned may convey 

to the Indian tribe that is the subject of the request, at no cost 

to such military department and without consideration, any 

relocatable military housing unit described in subsection (b)(1) that, 

as determined by such Secretary, is in excess of the needs of 

the military. 

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Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities 

Administration 

SEC. 2811. PROTECTION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS. 

(a) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RESPONSIBILITY.—Chapter 159 of 

title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 

2671 the following new section: 

‘‘§ 2672. Protection of buildings, grounds, property, and persons 

‘‘(a) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RESPONSIBILITY.—The Secretary 

of Defense shall protect the buildings, grounds, and property that 

are under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Department 

of Defense and the persons on that property. 

‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS AND AGENTS.—(1) The Secretary 

of Defense may designate military or civilian personnel of the 

Department of Defense as officers and agents to perform the functions of the Secretary under subsection (a), including, with regard 

to civilian officers and agents, duty in areas outside the property 

specified in that subsection to the extent necessary to protect that 

property and persons on that property. 

‘‘(2) A designation under paragraph (1) may be made by individual, by position, by installation, or by such other category of 

personnel as the Secretary determines appropriate. 

‘‘(3) In making a designation under paragraph (1) with respect 

to any category of personnel, the Secretary shall specify each of 

the following: 

‘‘(A) The personnel or positions to be included in the category. 

‘‘(B) The authorities provided for in subsection (c) that 

may be exercised by personnel in that category. 

‘‘(C) In the case of civilian personnel in that category— 

‘‘(i) the authorities provided for in subsection (c), if 

any, that are authorized to be exercised outside the property specified in subsection (a); and 

‘‘(ii) with respect to the exercise of any such authorities 

outside the property specified in subsection (a), the circumstances under which coordination with law enforcement 

officials outside of the Department of Defense should be 

sought in advance. 

‘‘(4) The Secretary may make a designation under paragraph 

(1) only if the Secretary determines, with respect to the category 

of personnel to be covered by that designation, that— 

‘‘(A) the exercise of each specific authority provided for 

in subsection (c) to be delegated to that category of personnel 

is necessary for the performance of the duties of the personnel 

in that category and such duties cannot be performed as effectively without such authorities; and 

‘‘(B) the necessary and proper training for the authorities 

to be exercised is available to the personnel in that category. 

‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Subject to subsection (i) and to 

the extent specifically authorized by the Secretary of Defense, while 

engaged in the performance of official duties pursuant to this section, an officer or agent designated under subsection (b) may— 

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‘‘(1) enforce Federal laws and regulations for the protection 

of persons and property; 

‘‘(2) carry firearms; 

‘‘(3) make arrests— 

‘‘(A) without a warrant for any offense against the 

United States committed in the presence of the officer 

or agent; or 

‘‘(B) for any felony cognizable under the laws of the 

United States if the officer or agent has reasonable grounds 

to believe that the person to be arrested has committed 

or is committing a felony; 

‘‘(4) serve warrants and subpoenas issued under the 

authority of the United States; and 

‘‘(5) conduct investigations, on and off the property in question, of offenses that may have been committed against property 

under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Department 

of Defense or persons on such property. 

‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense may prescribe 

regulations, including traffic regulations, necessary for the protection and administration of property under the jurisdiction, custody, 

or control of the Department of Defense and persons on that property. The regulations may include reasonable penalties, within the 

limits prescribed in paragraph (2), for violations of the regulations. 

The regulations shall be posted and remain posted in a conspicuous 

place on the property to which they apply. 

‘‘(2) A person violating a regulation prescribed under this subsection shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more 

than 30 days, or both. 

‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority 

of the Secretary of Defense under subsections (b), (c), and (d) 

may be exercised only by the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary 

of Defense. 

‘‘(f) DISPOSITION OF PERSONS ARRESTED.—A person who is 

arrested pursuant to authority exercised under subsection (b) may 

not be held in a military confinement facility, other than in the 

case of a person who is subject to chapter 47 of this title (the 

Uniform Code of Military Justice). 

‘‘(g) FACILITIES AND SERVICES OF OTHER AGENCIES.—In implementing this section, when the Secretary of Defense determines 

it to be economical and in the public interest, the Secretary may 

utilize the facilities and services of Federal, State, Indian tribal, 

and local law enforcement agencies, with the consent of those agencies, and may reimburse those agencies for the use of their facilities 

and services. Such services of State, Indian tribal, and local law 

enforcement, including application of their powers of law enforcement, may be provided notwithstanding that the property is subject 

to the legislative jurisdiction of the United States. 

‘‘(h) AUTHORITY OUTSIDE FEDERAL PROPERTY.—For the protection of property under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the 

Department of Defense and persons on that property, the Secretary 

of Defense may enter into agreements with Federal agencies and 

with State, Indian tribal, and local governments to obtain authority 

for civilian officers and agents designated under this section to 

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‘‘(i) ATTORNEY GENERAL APPROVAL.—The powers granted pursuant to subsection (c) to officers and agents designated under subsection (b) shall be exercised in accordance with guidelines approved 

by the Attorney General. Such guidelines may include specification 

of the geographical extent of property outside of the property specified in subsection (a) within which those powers may be exercised. 

‘‘(j) LIMITATION WITH REGARD TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.— Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the authority 

of the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for the protection 

of facilities (including the buildings, grounds, and properties of 

the General Services Administration) that are under the jurisdiction, custody, or control, in whole or in part, of a Federal agency 

other than the Department of Defense and that are located off 

of a military installation. 

‘‘(k) COOPERATION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN- CIES.—Before authorizing civilian officers and agents to perform 

duty in areas outside the property specified in subsection (a), the 

Secretary of Defense shall consult with, and is encouraged to enter 

into agreements with, local law enforcement agencies exercising 

jurisdiction over such areas for the purposes of avoiding conflicts 

of jurisdiction, promoting notification of planned law enforcement 

actions, and otherwise facilitating productive working relationships. 

‘‘(l) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

section shall be construed— 

‘‘(1) to preclude or limit the authority of any Federal law 

enforcement agency; 

‘‘(2) to restrict the authority of the Secretary of Homeland 

Security under the Homeland Security Act of 2002 or of the 

Administrator of General Services, including the authority to 

promulgate regulations affecting property under the custody 

and control of that Secretary or the Administrator, respectively; 

‘‘(3) to expand or limit section 21 of the Internal Security 

Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 797); 

‘‘(4) to affect chapter 47 of this title; 

‘‘(5) to restrict any other authority of the Secretary of 

Defense or the Secretary of a military department; or 

‘‘(6) to restrict the authority of the Director of the National 

Security Agency under section 11 of the National Security 

Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 3609).’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 159 of such title is amended by inserting after 

the item relating to section 2671 the following new item: 

‘‘2672. Protection of buildings, grounds, property, and persons.’’. 

SEC. 2812. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CONDITIONAL 

GIFTS OF REAL PROPERTY ON BEHALF OF MILITARY 

SERVICE ACADEMIES. 

Section 2601 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i) 

as subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e): 

‘‘(e) ACCEPTANCE OF REAL PROPERTY GIFTS; NAMING RIGHTS.— 

(1) The Secretary concerned may accept a gift under subsection 

(a) or (b) consisting of the provision, acquisition, enhancement, 

or construction of real property offered to the United States Military 

Academy, the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy, or the Coast 

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Guard Academy even though the gift will be subject to the condition 

that the real property, or a portion thereof, bear a specified name. 

‘‘(2) The authority conferred by this subsection may be delegated 

by the Secretary concerned only to a civilian official appointed 

by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 

‘‘(3) A gift may not be accepted under paragraph (1) if— 

‘‘(A) the acceptance of the gift or the imposition of the 

naming-rights condition would reflect unfavorably upon the 

United States, as provided in subsection (d)(2); or 

‘‘(B) the real property to be subject to the condition, or 

portion thereof, has been named by an act of Congress. 

‘‘(4) The Secretaries concerned shall issue uniform regulations 

governing the circumstances under which gifts conditioned on 

naming rights may be accepted, appropriate naming conventions, 

and suitable display standards.’’. 

SEC. 2813. UTILITY SYSTEM CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY. 

Section 2688(j) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘CONSTRUCTION

OF’’ and inserting ‘‘CONVEYANCE OF ADDITIONAL’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (C); 

(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (A) and, in such subparagraph, by striking ‘‘utility 

system;’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘utility system or 

operation of the additional utility infrastructure by the 

utility or entity would be in the best interest of the Government; and’’; and 

(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (B) and, in such subparagraph, by striking ‘‘amount 

equal to the fair market value of’’ and inserting ‘‘amount 

for’’. 

SEC. 2814. LEASING OF NON-EXCESS PROPERTY OF MILITARY DEPARTMENTS AND DEFENSE AGENCIES; TREATMENT OF VALUE 

PROVIDED BY LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES AND 

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. 

Section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(k) LEASES FOR EDUCATION.—Notwithstanding subsection 

(b)(4), the Secretary concerned may accept consideration in an 

amount that is less than the fair market value of the lease, if 

the lease is to a local education agency or an elementary or secondary school (as those terms are defined in section 9101 of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

7801)).’’. 

SEC. 2815. FORCE-STRUCTURE PLAN AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE FORCE STRUCTURE. 

(a) PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF FORCE-STRUCTURE PLANS

AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVENTORY.—Not later than the date on 

which the budget of the President for fiscal year 2017 is submitted 

to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, Unites States 

Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees the following: 

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(A) an assessment by the Secretary of Defense of the 

probable threats to United States national security; and 

(B) end-strength levels and major military force units 

(including land force divisions, carrier and other major 

combatant vessels, air wings, and other comparable units) 

authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81). 

(2) A categorical inventory of world-wide military installations for each military department, including the number and 

type of facilities for the regular and reserve forces of each 

military department. 

(b) RELATIONSHIP OF PLANS AND INVENTORY.—Using the forcestructure plans and categorical infrastructure inventory prepared 

under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall prepare (and 

include as part of the submission of such plans and inventory) 

the following: 

(1) A description of the infrastructure necessary to support 

the force structure described in each force-structure plan. 

(2) A discussion of categories of excess infrastructure and 

infrastructure capacity. 

(3) An assessment of the value of retaining certain excess 

infrastructure to accommodate contingency, mobilization, or 

surge requirements. 

(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL EVALUATION.—Not later than 60 

days after the date of the submission of the force-structure plans 

and the categorical infrastructure inventory under subsection (a), 

the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 

congressional defense committees an evaluation of the force-structure plans and the categorical infrastructure inventory, including 

an evaluation of the accuracy and analytical sufficiency of the 

plans and inventory. 

SEC. 2816. TEMPORARY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO 

MAIN OPERATING BASES, FORWARD OPERATING SITES, 

AND COOPERATIVE SECURITY LOCATIONS. 

(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than the date on which 

the report required by section 2687a of title 10, United States 

Code, is submitted for each of the fiscal years 2016 through 2020, 

the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 

and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report specifying each location that was newly designated, 

or had a change in its designation, as a main operating base, 

forward operating site, or cooperative security location during the 

preceding fiscal year. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection (a) shall 

include, at a minimum, the following: 

(1) The strategic goal and operational requirements supported by the main operating base, forward operating site, 

or cooperative security location. 

(2) The basis for and cost of any anticipated infrastructure 

improvements to the base, site, or location. 

(3) A summary of the terms of agreements with the host 

nation regarding the base, site, or location, including access 

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(c) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by subsection (a) 

shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 

annex as necessary. 

SEC. 2817. EXEMPTION OF ARMY OFF-SITE USE AND OFF-SITE 

REMOVAL ONLY NON-MOBILE PROPERTIES FROM CERTAIN EXCESS PROPERTY DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Excess or unutilized or underutilized nonmobile property of the Army that is situated on non-excess land 

shall be exempt from the requirements of title V of the McKinneyVento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411 et seq.) upon 

a determination by the Secretary of the Army that— 

(1) the property is not feasible to relocate; 

(2) the property is located in an area to which the general 

public is denied access in the interest of national security; 

and 

(3) the exemption would facilitate the efficient disposal 

of excess property or result in more efficient real property 

management. 

(b) CONSULTATION.—Before making an initial determination 

under the authority provided under subsection (a), and periodically 

thereafter, the Secretary of the Army shall consult with the Executive Director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness on types of non-mobile properties that may be feasible for 

relocation and suitable to assist the homeless. 

(c) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary of the Army to 

make a determination under subsection (a) expires on September 

30, 2017. 

Subtitle C—Provisions Related to AsiaPacific Military Realignment 

SEC. 2821. LIMITED EXCEPTION TO RESTRICTION ON DEVELOPMENT 

OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN CONNECTION WITH 

REALIGNMENT OF MARINE CORPS FORCES IN ASIAPACIFIC REGION. 

Notwithstanding section 2821(b) of the Military Construction 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 

113–291; 128 Stat. 3701), the Secretary of Defense may proceed 

with a public infrastructure project intended to improve water 

and wastewater systems on Guam if— 

(1) the project was identified in the report prepared by 

the Secretary of Defense under section 2822(d)(2) of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division 

B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 1017); and 

(2) amounts have been appropriated or made available 

to be expended by the Department of Defense for the project. 

SEC. 2822. ANNUAL REPORT ON GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD REALIGNMENT OF MARINE CORPS 

FORCES IN ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than the date of the submission of the budget of the President for each of fiscal years 2017 

through 2026 under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, 

the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report that specifies each of the following: 

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(1) The total amount contributed by the Government of 

Japan during the most recently concluded Japanese fiscal year 

under section 2350k of title 10, United States Code, for deposit 

in the Support for United States Relocation to Guam Account. 

(2) The anticipated contributions to be made by the Government of Japan under such section during the current and 

next Japanese fiscal years. 

(3) The projects carried out on Guam or the Commonwealth 

of the Northern Mariana Islands during the previous fiscal 

year using amounts in the Support for United States Relocation 

to Guam Account. 

(4) The anticipated projects that will be carried out on 

Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 

during the fiscal year covered by the budget submission using 

amounts in such Account. 

(b) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by subsection (a) 

shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 

annex as necessary. 

(c) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Subsection (e) of section 2824 of the Military Construction Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (division B of Public Law 110–417; 10 

U.S.C. 2687 note) is repealed. 

Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 

SEC. 2831. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST RETAINED AS PART 

OF CONVEYANCE TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

ALLIANCE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS. 

(a) RELEASE OF CONDITIONS AND RETAINED INTERESTS.—With 

respect to a parcel of real property in Jefferson County, Arkansas, 

consisting of approximately 1,447 acres and conveyed by deed to 

the Economic Development Alliance of Jefferson County, Arkansas 

(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Economic Development Alliance’’) 

by the United States for use as the facility known as the ‘‘Bioplex’’ 

and related activities pursuant to section 2827 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104– 

201), the Secretary of the Army may release subject to the conditions 

of subsections (b) and (d) below, the conditions of conveyance of 

subsection (c) of such section 2827 and the reversionary interest 

retained by the United States under subsection (e) of such section. 

(b) CONSIDERATION.— 

(1) EFFECT OF RECONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding subsection (d) of such section 2827, the release authorized by 

subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to the condition 

that, if the Economic Development Alliance reconveys all or 

any part of the conveyed property during the 25-year period 

referred to in subsection (c)(2) of such section, the Economic 

Development Alliance shall pay to the United States, upon 

reconveyance, an amount equal to the fair market value of 

the reconveyed property as of the time of the reconveyance, 

excluding the value of any improvements made to the property 

by the Economic Development Alliance. 

(2) DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The Secretary 

of the Army shall determine fair market value in accordance 

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(3) TREATMENT OF LEASES.—The Secretary of the Army 

may treat a lease of the property within such 25-year period 

as a reconveyance if the Secretary determines that the lease 

is being used to avoid application of paragraph (1). 

(4) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary of the Army 

shall deposit any proceeds received under this subsection in 

the special account established pursuant to section 572(b) of 

title 40, United States Code. 

(c) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE.—The Secretary of the Army may 

execute and file in the appropriate office a deed of release, amended 

deed, or other appropriate instrument reflecting the release of conditions and retained interests under subsection (a). 

(d) PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Army shall 

require the Economic Development Alliance to cover costs to 

be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary 

for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the release 

of conditions and retained interests under subsection (a), 

including survey costs, costs related to environmental documentation, and other administrative costs related to the release. 

If amounts paid to the Secretary in advance exceed the costs 

actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the release, 

the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the Economic 

Development Alliance. 

(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 

under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by 

the Secretary to carry out the release under subsection (a) 

shall be credited to the fund or account that was used to 

cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the 

release. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts 

in such fund or account and shall be available for the same 

purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, 

as amounts in such fund or account. 

(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of the 

Army may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the release of conditions and retained interests under 

subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 

the interests of the United States, including provisions that the 

Secretary determines are necessary to preclude any use of the 

property that would interfere with activities at Pine Bluff Arsenal. 

SEC. 2832. LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORITY, MARE ISLAND ARMY 

RESERVE CENTER, VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA. 

(a) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Army may carry out a real property exchange with 

Touro University California (in this section referred to as the 

‘‘University’’), under which the Secretary will convey all right, title, 

and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, 

including any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 

3.42 acres of the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard on Azuar 

Drive in the City of Vallejo, California, and administered by the 

Secretary as part of the 63rd Regional Support Command, for 

the purpose of permitting the University to use the parcel for 

educational and administrative purposes. 

(b) CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY CONDITIONAL.—The conveyance 

authority provided by subsection (a) shall take effect only if the 

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Army in a notice of availability (DACW05–8–15–512) issued on 

January 28, 2015, and involving the real property described in 

subsection (a) is terminated unsuccessfully. 

(c) CONVEYANCE PROCESS.—The Secretary shall carry out the 

real property exchange authorized by subsection (a) using the 

authority available to the Secretary under section 18240 of title 

10, United States Code. 

(d) FACILITIES TO BE ACQUIRED.—In exchange for the conveyance of the real property under subsection (a), the Secretary of 

the Army shall acquire, consistent with subsections (c) and (d) 

of section 18240 of title 10, United States Code, a facility, or 

addition to an existing facility, needed to rectify the parking shortage for the Mare Island Army Reserve Center. 

(e) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Army shall 

require the University to cover costs (except costs for environmental remediation of the property) to be incurred by the 

Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs incurred 

by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection 

(a), including survey costs, costs for environmental documentation related to the conveyance, and any other administrative 

costs related to the conveyance. If amounts are collected from 

the University in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual 

costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually 

incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the 

Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the University. 

(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 

as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to 

the fund or account that was used to cover those costs incurred 

by the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance or, if the 

period of availability for obligations for that appropriation has 

expired, to the appropriations or fund that is currently available 

to the Secretary for the same purpose. Amounts so credited 

shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account, and 

shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the 

same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or 

account. 

(f) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal 

description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) 

and acquired under subsection (d) shall be determined by a survey 

satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army. 

SEC. 2833. LAND EXCHANGE, NAVY OUTLYING LANDING FIELD, NAVAL 

AIR STATION, WHITING FIELD, FLORIDA. 

(a) LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Navy 

may convey to Escambia County, Florida (in this section referred 

to as the ‘‘County’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 

States in and to a parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon, containing Navy Outlying Landing Field Site 8 

in Escambia County associated with Naval Air Station, Whiting 

Field, Milton, Florida. 

(b) LAND TO BE ACQUIRED.—In exchange for the property 

described in subsection (a), the County shall convey to the Secretary 

of the Navy land and improvements thereon in Santa Rosa County, 

Florida, that is acceptable to the Secretary and suitable for use 

as a Navy outlying landing field to replace Navy Outlying Landing 

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(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 

(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Navy shall 

require the County to cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs incurred 

by the Secretary, to carry out the land exchange under this 

section, including survey costs, costs for environmental documentation, other administrative costs related to the land 

exchange, and all costs associated with relocation of activities 

and facilities from Navy Outlying Landing Field Site 8 to 

the replacement location. If amounts are collected from the 

County in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, 

and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred 

by the Secretary to carry out the land exchange, the Secretary 

shall refund the excess amount to the County. 

(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 

as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to 

the fund or account that was used to cover those costs incurred 

by the Secretary in carrying out the land exchange. Amounts 

so credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or 

account, and shall be available for the same purposes, and 

subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts 

in such fund or account. 

(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal 

description of the property to be exchanged under this section 

shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary of 

the Navy. 

(e) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—The exchange of real property 

under this section shall be accomplished using a quit claim deed 

or other legal instrument and upon terms and conditions mutually 

satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy and the County, including 

such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary considers 

appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 

SEC. 2834. RELEASE OF PROPERTY INTERESTS RETAINED IN CONNECTION WITH LAND CONVEYANCE, CAMP VILLERE, LOUISIANA. 

(a) RELEASE OF RETAINED INTERESTS.—With respect to a parcel 

of real property at Camp Villere, Louisiana, consisting of approximately 48.04 acres and conveyed by quit-claim deed for National 

Guard purposes by the United States to the State of Louisiana 

pursuant to section 616 of the Military Construction Authorization 

Act, 1975 (titles I through VI of Public Law 93–552; 88 Stat. 

1768), the Secretary of the Army may release the terms and conditions imposed by the United States under subsection (b) of such 

section and the reversionary interest retained by the United States 

under subsection (c) of such section. The release of such terms 

and conditions and retained interests with respect to any portion 

of that parcel shall not be construed to alter the rights or interests 

retained by the United States with respect to the remainder of 

the real property conveyed to the State under such section. 

(b) CONDITION OF RELEASE.—The release authorized by subsection (a) of terms and conditions and retained interests shall 

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(1) transfer the parcel of real property described in such 

subsection from the Louisiana Military Department to the Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority for the purpose of permitting the Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority to use the 

parcel for any purposes allowed by State law; and 

(2) make available to the Louisiana Military Department 

real property to replace the transferred parcel that is suitable 

for use for National Guard training and operational support 

for emergency management and homeland defense activities. 

(c) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE AND DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.— The Secretary of the Army may execute and file in the appropriate 

office a deed of release, amended deed, or other appropriate 

instrument reflecting the release of terms and conditions and 

retained interests under subsection (a). The exact acreage and 

legal description of the property described in such subsection shall 

be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the 

Army. 

(d) PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 

(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Army may 

require the State of Louisiana to cover costs to be incurred 

by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs 

incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the release of retained 

interests under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs 

related to environmental documentation, and other administrative costs related to the conveyance. If amounts paid to the 

Secretary in advance exceed the costs actually incurred by 

the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall 

refund the excess amount to the State. 

(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 

under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by 

the Secretary to carry out the release of retained interests 

under subsection (a) shall be credited to the fund or account 

that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary 

in carrying out the release of retained interests. Amounts so 

credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account 

and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to 

the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund 

or account. 

(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of the 

Army may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the release of retained interests under subsection (a) 

as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 

the United States. 

SEC. 2835. RELEASE OF PROPERTY INTERESTS RETAINED IN CONNECTION WITH LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT BLISS MILITARY 

RESERVATION, TEXAS. 

(a) RELEASE OF RETAINED INTERESTS.—With respect to a parcel 

of real property in El Paso, Texas, consisting of approximately 

20 acres and conveyed by deed for National Guard and military 

purposes by the United States to the State of Texas pursuant 

to section 708 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1972 

(Public Law 92–145; 85 Stat. 412), the Secretary of the Army 

may release the rights reserved by the United States under subsections (d) and (e)(2) of such section and the reversionary interest 

retained by the United States under subsection (e)(1) of such section. 

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to any portion of that parcel shall not be construed to alter the 

rights or interests retained by the United States with respect to 

the remainder of the real property conveyed to the State under 

such section. 

(b) CONDITION OF RELEASE.—The release authorized by subsection (a) of rights and retained interests shall be subject to the 

condition that— 

(1) the State of Texas sell the parcel of real property 

covered by the release for fair market value; and 

(2) all proceeds from the sale shall be used to fund improvements or repairs for National Guard and military purposes 

on the remainder of the property conveyed under section 708 

of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1972 (Public 

Law 92–145; 85 Stat. 412) and retained by the State. 

(c) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE AND DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.— 

The Secretary of the Army may execute and file in the appropriate 

office a deed of release, amended deed, or other appropriate 

instrument reflecting the release of rights and retained interests 

under subsection (a). The exact acreage and legal description of 

the property for which rights and retained interests are released 

under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 

to the Secretary of the Army. 

(d) PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 

(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Army may 

require the State of Texas to cover costs to be incurred by 

the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred 

by the Secretary, to carry out the release of retained interests 

under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs related to 

environmental documentation, and other administrative costs 

related to the conveyance. If amounts paid to the Secretary 

in advance exceed the costs actually incurred by the Secretary 

to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the 

excess amount to the State. 

(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 

under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by 

the Secretary to carry out the release of retained interests 

under subsection (a) shall be credited to the fund or account 

that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary 

in carrying out the release of retained interests. Amounts so 

credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account 

and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to 

the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund 

or account. 

(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of the 

Army may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the release of retained interests under subsection (a) 

as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 

the United States, to include necessary munitions response actions 

by the State of Texas in accordance with subsection (e)(3) of section 

708 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1972 (Public 

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Subtitle E—Military Land Withdrawals 

SEC. 2841. ADDITIONAL WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF PUBLIC 

LAND, NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION CHINA LAKE, CALIFORNIA. 

Section 2971(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 

1044) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘The public land’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(1) INITIAL WITHDRAWAL.—The public land’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL WITHDRAWAL.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B), the public land (including interests in land) referred 

to in subsection (a) also includes the approximately 21,060 

acres of public land in San Bernardino County, California, 

identified as ‘Proposed Navy Land’ on the map entitled 

‘Proposed Navy Withdrawal’, dated March 10, 2015, and 

filed in accordance with section 2912. 

‘‘(B) EXCLUDED LANDS.—The withdrawal area referred 

to in subparagraph (A) specifically excludes section 36, 

township 29 south, range 43 east, San Bernardino 

meridian. 

‘‘(C) EXISTING RIGHTS AND ACCESS.—The withdrawal 

and reservation of public land pursuant to subparagraph 

(A) is subject to valid existing rights. The Secretary of 

the Navy shall ensure that the owners of the excluded 

private land identified in subparagraph (B) continue to 

have reasonable access to such land.’’. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters 

SEC. 2851. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GUIDANCE 

ON USE OF AIRFIELD PAVEMENT MARKINGS. 

The Secretary of Defense shall require such modifications of 

Unified Facilities Guide Specifications for pavement markings 

(UFGS 32 17 23.00 20 Pavement Markings, UFGS 32 17 24.00 

10 Pavement Markings), Air Force Engineering Technical Letter 

ETL 97–18 (Guide Specification for Airfield and Roadway Marking), 

and any other Department of Defense guidance on airfield pavement 

markings as may be necessary to permit the use of Type III category 

of retro-reflective beads to reflectorize airfield markings. The Secretary shall develop appropriate policy to ensure that the determination of the category of retro-reflective beads used on an airfield 

is determined on an installation-by-installation basis, taking into 

consideration local conditions and the life-cycle maintenance costs 

of the pavement markings. 

SEC. 2852. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF 

COMMEMORATIVE WORK IN HONOR OF BRIGADIER GENERAL FRANCIS MARION. 

Notwithstanding section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, 

the authority provided by section 331 of the Consolidated Natural 

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Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–229; 122 Stat. 781; 40 

U.S.C. 8903 note) shall continue to apply through May 8, 2018. 

DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

Subtitle A—National Security Programs Authorizations 

Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 

Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 

Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 

Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. 

Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 

Sec. 3111. Improvement to accountability of Department of Energy employees and 

projects. 

Sec. 3112. Stockpile responsiveness program. 

Sec. 3113. Notification of cost overruns and Selected Acquisition Reports for major 

alteration projects. 

Sec. 3114. Root cause analyses for certain cost overruns. 

Sec. 3115. Funding of laboratory-directed research and development programs. 

Sec. 3116. Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant contract oversight. 

Sec. 3117. Use of best practices for capital asset projects and nuclear weapon life 

extension programs. 

Sec. 3118. Research and development of advanced naval nuclear fuel system based 

on low-enriched uranium. 

Sec. 3119. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium. 

Sec. 3120. Establishment of microlab pilot program. 

Sec. 3121. Prohibition on availability of funds for provision of defense nuclear nonproliferation assistance to Russian Federation. 

Sec. 3122. Prohibition on availability of funds for new fixed site radiological portal 

monitors in foreign countries. 

Sec. 3123. Limitation on availability of funds for certain arms control and nonproliferation technologies. 

Sec. 3124. Limitation on availability of funds for nuclear weapons dismantlement. 

Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 

Sec. 3131. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for 

unencumbered uranium. 

Sec. 3132. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan and reports. 

Sec. 3133. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational defense nuclear facilities. 

Sec. 3134. Assessment of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear facilities. 

Sec. 3135. Modifications to cost-benefit analyses for competition of management 

and operating contracts. 

Sec. 3136. Interagency review of applications for the transfer of United States civil 

nuclear technology. 

Sec. 3137. Governance and management of nuclear security enterprise. 

Sec. 3138. Annual report on number of full-time equivalent employees and contractor employees. 

Sec. 3139. Development of strategy on risks to nonproliferation caused by additive 

manufacturing. 

Sec. 3140. Plutonium pit production capacity. 

Sec. 3141. Assessments on nuclear proliferation risks and nuclear nonproliferation 

opportunities. 

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Subtitle A—National Security Programs 

Authorizations 

SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 

authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for 

fiscal year 2016 for the activities of the National Nuclear Security 

Administration in carrying out programs as specified in the funding 

table in section 4701. 

(b) AUTHORIZATION OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.—From funds 

referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out 

plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out the following 

new plant project for the National Nuclear Security Administration: 

Project 16–D–621, Substation Replacement at Technical 

Area 3, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 

Mexico, $25,000,000. 

SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for defense environmental 

cleanup activities in carrying out programs as specified in the 

funding table in section 4701. 

SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for other defense activities 

in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 

4701. 

SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for nuclear energy as specified 

in the funding table in section 4701. 

Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, 

Restrictions, and Limitations 

SEC. 3111. IMPROVEMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF 

ENERGY EMPLOYEES AND PROJECTS. 

(a) NOTIFICATIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441 et seq.) is amended 

by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 3245. NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE PRACTICES AFFECTING 

NATIONAL SECURITY. 

‘‘(a) ANNUAL NOTIFICATION.—At or about the time that the 

President’s budget is submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) 

of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Energy and the 

Administrator shall jointly notify the appropriate congressional 

committees of— 

‘‘(1) the number of covered employees whose security clearance was revoked during the year prior to the year in which 

the notification is made; and 

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‘‘(2) for each employee counted under paragraph (1), the 

length of time such employee has been employed at the Department or the Administration, as the case may be, since such 

revocation. 

‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—Whenever 

the Secretary or the Administrator terminates the employment 

of a covered employee or removes and reassigns a covered employee 

for cause, the Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may 

be, shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such 

termination or reassignment by not later than 30 days after the 

date of such termination or reassignment. 

‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ 

means— 

‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; and 

‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 

House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 

and Natural Resources of the Senate. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘covered employee’ means— 

‘‘(A) an employee of the Administration; or 

‘‘(B) an employee of an element of the Department 

of Energy (other than the Administration) involved in 

nuclear security.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such 

Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

3244 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 3245. Notification of employee practices affecting national security.’’. 

(3) ONE-TIME CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 

and the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall jointly submit 

to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on 

Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and 

the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 

written certification that the Secretary and the Administrator 

possess the authorities needed to terminate the employment 

of an employee for cause relating to improper program management, as described in section 3246(a) of the National Nuclear 

Security Administration Act (as added by subsection (b)(1)). 

(b) LIMITATION ON BONUSES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Such subtitle, as amended by subsection 

(a)(1), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘SEC. 3246. LIMITATION ON BONUSES FOR EMPLOYEES WHO ENGAGE 

IN IMPROPER PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. 

‘‘(a) LIMITATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy or the Administrator may not pay to a covered employee a bonus during 

the one-year period beginning on the date on which the Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may be, determines 

that the covered employee engaged in improper program 

management that resulted in a notification under section 4713 

of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753) or significantly and detrimentally affected the cost, scope, or schedule 

associated with the approval of critical decision 3 in the acquisition process for a project (as defined in Department of Energy 

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Order 413.3B (relating to program management and project 

management for the acquisition of capital assets)). 

‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE.—Not later than one year 

after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 

shall issue guidance for the implementation of paragraph (1). 

‘‘(b) GUIDANCE PROHIBITING BONUSES FOR ADDITIONAL

EMPLOYEES.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary and the Administrator shall 

each issue guidance prohibiting the payment of a bonus to a covered 

employee during the one-year period beginning on the date on 

which the Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may be, 

determines that the covered employee engaged in improper program 

management— 

‘‘(1) that jeopardized the health, safety, or security of 

employees or facilities of the Administration or another element 

of the Department of Energy involved in nuclear security; or 

‘‘(2) in carrying out defense nuclear nonproliferation activities. 

‘‘(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary or the Administrator, as the case 

may be, may waive the limitation on the payment of a bonus 

under subsection (a) or (b) on a case-by-case basis if— 

‘‘(1) the Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may 

be, notifies the appropriate congressional committees of such 

waiver; and 

‘‘(2) a period of 60 days elapses following such notification. 

‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ 

means— 

‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; and 

‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 

House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 

and Natural Resources of the Senate. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘bonus’ means a bonus or award paid under 

title 5, United States Code, including under chapters 45 or 

53 of such title, or any other provision of law. 

‘‘(3) The term ‘covered employee’ has the meaning given 

that term in section 3245.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such 

Act, as amended by subsection (a)(2), is further amended by 

inserting after the item relating to section 3245 the following 

new item: 

‘‘Sec. 3246. Limitation on bonuses for employees who engage in improper program 

management.’’. 

(c) TREATMENT OF CONTACTOR EMPLOYEES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Such subtitle, as amended by subsections 

(a)(1) and (b)(1), is further amended by adding at the end 

the following: 

‘‘SEC. 3247. TREATMENT OF CONTRACTORS WHO ENGAGE IN 

IMPROPER PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection (b), if 

the Secretary of Energy or the Administrator determines that a 

covered contractor engaged in improper program management that 

resulted in a notification under section 4713 of the Atomic Energy 

Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753) or significantly and detrimentally 

affected the cost, scope, or schedule associated with the approval 

of critical decision 3 in the acquisition process for a project (as 

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defined in Department of Energy Order 413.3B (relating to program 

management and project management for the acquisition of capital 

assets)), the Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may be, 

shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees— 

‘‘(1) an explanation as to whether termination of the contract is an appropriate remedy; 

‘‘(2) a description of the terms of the contract regarding 

award fees and performance; and 

‘‘(3) a description of how the Secretary or the Administrator, 

as the case may be, plans to exercise options under the contract. 

‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary or the Administrator, as the 

case may be, is not able to submit the information described in 

paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a) by reason of a contract 

enforcement action, the Secretary or the Administrator, as the 

case may be, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notification of such contract enforcement action and the 

date on which the Secretary or the Administrator, as the case 

may be, plans to submit the information described in such paragraphs. 

‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ 

means— 

‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; and 

‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 

House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 

and Natural Resources of the Senate. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘covered contractor’ means— 

‘‘(A) a contractor of the Administration; or 

‘‘(B) a contractor of an element of the Department 

of Energy (other than the Administration) involved in 

nuclear security.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such 

Act, as amended by subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2), is further 

amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3246 

the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 3247. Treatment of contractors who engage in improper program management.’’. 

SEC. 3112. STOCKPILE RESPONSIVENESS PROGRAM. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) a modern and responsive nuclear weapons infrastructure is only one component of a nuclear posture that is agile, 

flexible, and responsive to change; and 

(2) to ensure the nuclear deterrent of the United States 

remains safe, secure, reliable, credible, and responsive, the 

United States must continually exercise all capabilities required 

to conceptualize, study, design, develop, engineer, certify, 

produce, and deploy nuclear weapons. 

(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLII of the Atomic 

Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.) is amended by 

adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 4220. STOCKPILE RESPONSIVENESS PROGRAM. 

‘‘(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the United 

States to identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and continually exercise all capabilities required to conceptualize, study, design, develop, 

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engineer, certify, produce, and deploy nuclear weapons to ensure 

the nuclear deterrent of the United States remains safe, secure, 

reliable, credible, and responsive. 

‘‘(b) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Energy, acting 

through the Administrator and in consultation with the Secretary 

of Defense, shall carry out a stockpile responsiveness program, 

along with the stockpile stewardship program under section 4201 

and the stockpile management program under section 4204, to 

identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and continually exercise all 

capabilities required to conceptualize, study, design, develop, engineer, certify, produce, and deploy nuclear weapons. 

‘‘(c) OBJECTIVES.—The program under subsection (b) shall have 

the following objectives: 

‘‘(1) Identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and continually 

exercise all of the capabilities, infrastructure, tools, and technologies across the science, engineering, design, certification, 

and manufacturing cycle required to carry out all phases of 

the joint nuclear weapons life cycle process, with respect to 

both the nuclear security enterprise and relevant elements 

of the Department of Defense. 

‘‘(2) Identify, enhance, and transfer knowledge, skills, and 

direct experience with respect to all phases of the joint nuclear 

weapons life cycle process from one generation of nuclear 

weapon designers and engineers to the following generation. 

‘‘(3) Periodically demonstrate stockpile responsiveness 

throughout the range of capabilities required, including prototypes, flight testing, and development of plans for certification 

without the need for nuclear explosive testing. 

‘‘(4) Shorten design, certification, and manufacturing cycles 

and timelines to minimize the amount of time and costs leading 

to an engineering prototype and production. 

‘‘(5) Continually exercise processes for the integration and 

coordination of all relevant elements and processes of the 

Administration and the Department of Defense required to 

ensure stockpile responsiveness. 

‘‘(d) JOINT NUCLEAR WEAPONS LIFE CYCLE PROCESS DEFINED.— 

In this section, the term ‘joint nuclear weapons life cycle process’ 

means the process developed and maintained by the Secretary 

of Defense and the Secretary of Energy for the development, production, maintenance, and retirement of nuclear weapons.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such 

Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

4219 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 4220. Stockpile responsiveness program.’’. 

(c) INCLUSION IN STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND

INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4203 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2523) 

is amended— 

(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘INFRASTRUCTURE’’ and inserting ‘‘RESPONSIVENESS’’; 

(B) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘stockpile responsiveness,’’ after ‘‘stockpile management,’’; 

(C) in subsection (c)— 

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(ii) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following 

new paragraph (5): 

‘‘(5) A summary of the status, plans, and budgets for carrying out the stockpile responsiveness program under section 

4220.’’; 

(D) in subsection (d)(1)— 

(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 

striking ‘‘stewardship and management’’ and inserting 

‘‘stewardship, stockpile management, and stockpile 

responsiveness’’; 

(ii) in subparagraph (K), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

inserting a semicolon; 

(iii) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period 

and inserting a semicolon; and 

(iv) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 

‘‘(M) the status, plans, activities, budgets, and schedules for carrying out the stockpile responsiveness program 

under section 4220; and 

‘‘(N) for each of the five fiscal years following the 

fiscal year in which the report is submitted, an identification of the funds needed to carry out the program required 

under section 4220.’’; and 

(E) in subsection (e)(1)(A)— 

(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

a semicolon; 

(ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period and 

inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(iii) by adding at the end the following new clause: 

‘‘(iii) whether the plan supports the stockpile 

responsiveness program under section 4220 in a 

manner that meets the objectives of such program 

and an identification of any improvements that may 

be made to the plan to better carry out such program.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such 

Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 4203 

and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 4203. Nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and responsiveness plan.’’. 

(d) REPORT BY STRATCOM.—Section 4205(e)(4) of such Act 

(50 U.S.C. 2525(e)(4)) is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

a semicolon; 

(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 

inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(C) the views of the Commander on the stockpile 

responsiveness program under section 4220, the activities 

conducted under such program, and any suggestions to 

improve such program.’’. 

SEC. 3113. NOTIFICATION OF COST OVERRUNS AND SELECTED 

ACQUISITION REPORTS FOR MAJOR ALTERATION 

PROJECTS. 

(a) NOTIFICATION OF COST OVERRUNS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4713(a) of the Atomic Energy 

Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753(a)) is amended— 


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(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 

(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 

paragraph (2): 

‘‘(2) MAJOR ALTERATION PROJECTS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall establish 

a cost and schedule baseline for each major alteration 

project. 

‘‘(B) PER UNIT COST.—The cost baseline developed 

under subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to each 

major alteration project, an estimated cost for each warhead in the project. 

‘‘(C) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE

COMMITTEES.—Not later than 30 days after establishing 

a cost and schedule baseline under subparagraph (A), the 

Administrator shall submit the cost and schedule baseline 

to the congressional defense committees. 

‘‘(D) MAJOR ALTERATION PROJECT DEFINED.—In this 

paragraph, the term ‘major alteration project’ means a 

nuclear weapon system alteration project of the Administration the cost of which exceeds $750,000,000.’’. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 4713 of such Act 

is further amended— 

(A) in subsection (b)— 

(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or (3)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘(3), or (4)’’; and 

(ii) in paragraph (2)— 

(I) by inserting ‘‘or a major alteration project 

referred to in subsection (a)(2)’’ after ‘‘subsection 

(a)(1)’’; and 

(II) by inserting ‘‘or (a)(2)(B), as applicable,’’; 

and 

(B) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘or a major 

alteration project referred to in subsection (a)(2)’’ after 

‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’. 

(b) INCLUSION OF MAJOR ALTERATION PROJECTS IN SELECTED

ACQUISITION REPORTS AND INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4217 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2537) 

is amended— 

(A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘or a major alteration project (as defined in section 4713(a)(2))’’ after ‘‘life 

extension’’; and 

(B) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by adding at the end the 

following new clause: 

‘‘(iv) Each nuclear weapons system undergoing a 

major alteration project (as defined in section 

4713(a)(2)).’’. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

(A) The section heading for section 4217 of such Act 

is amended by striking ‘‘LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAMS AND

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(B) The table of contents for such Act is amended 

by striking the item relating to section 4217 and inserting 

the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 4217. Selected Acquisition Reports and independent cost estimates and reviews of certain programs and facilities.’’. 

SEC. 3114. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSES FOR CERTAIN COST OVERRUNS. 

Section 4713(c) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 

2753(c)), as amended by section 3113, is further amended— 

(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘AND ROOT

CAUSE ANALYSES’’ after ‘‘PROJECTS’’; 

(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

(3) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(4) by adding at the end the following paragraph: 

‘‘(3) submit to the congressional defense committees an 

assessment of the root cause or causes of the growth in the 

total cost of the project, including the contribution of any shortcomings in cost, schedule, or performance of the program, 

including the role, if any, of— 

‘‘(A) unrealistic performance expectations; 

‘‘(B) unrealistic baseline estimates for cost or schedule; 

‘‘(C) immature technologies or excessive manufacturing 

or integration risk; 

‘‘(D) unanticipated design, engineering, manufacturing, 

or technology integration issues arising during program 

performance; 

‘‘(E) changes in procurement quantities; 

‘‘(F) inadequate program funding or funding instability; 

‘‘(G) poor performance by personnel of the Federal 

Government or contractor personnel responsible for program management; or 

‘‘(H) any other matters.’’. 

SEC. 3115. FUNDING OF LABORATORY-DIRECTED RESEARCH AND 

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4811(c) of the Atomic Energy Defense 

Act (50 U.S.C. 2791(c)) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘to such laboratories’’ and inserting ‘‘to 

a national security laboratory’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘not to exceed 6 percent’’ and inserting 

‘‘of not less than 5 percent and not more than 7 percent’’; 

and 

(3) by striking ‘‘by such laboratories’’ and inserting ‘‘by 

the laboratory’’. 

(b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than February 28, 2016, 

the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall provide a briefing 

to the congressional defense committees on— 

(1) all recent or ongoing reviews of the laboratory-directed 

research and development program, including such reviews 

initiated by the Secretary of Energy; 

(2) costs and accounting practices associated with laboratory-directed research and development; and 

(3) how laboratory-directed research and development 

projects support the mission of the National Nuclear Security 

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SEC. 3116. HANFORD WASTE TREATMENT AND IMMOBILIZATION PLANT 

CONTRACT OVERSIGHT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title XLIV of the Atomic Energy 

Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2621 et seq.) is amended by adding at 

the end the following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 4446. HANFORD WASTE TREATMENT AND IMMOBILIZATION 

PLANT CONTRACT OVERSIGHT. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2016, the Secretary of Energy shall arrange to have an owner’s 

agent advise the Secretary in carrying out the oversight responsibilities of the Secretary with respect to the contract described in 

subsection (b). 

‘‘(b) CONTRACT DESCRIBED.—The contract described in this subsection is the contract between the Office of River Protection of 

the Department of Energy and Bechtel National, Inc., or its successor relating to the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization 

Plant (contract number DE–AC27–01RV14136). 

‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the owner’s agent under subsection 

(a) shall include advising the Secretary with respect to the following: 

‘‘(1) Performing design, construction, nuclear safety, and 

operability oversight of each facility covered by the contract 

described in subsection (b). 

‘‘(2) Beginning not later than one year after the date of 

the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2016, ensuring that the preliminary documented 

safety analyses for all facilities covered by the contract meet 

the requirements of all applicable Department of Energy regulations and guidance, including section 830.206 of title 10, Code 

of Federal Regulations, and the Department of Energy Standard 

on the Integration of Safety into the Design Process (DOE– 

STD–1189–2008). 

‘‘(3) Ensuring that, until the Secretary approves the documented safety analysis for each facility covered by the contract, 

the contractor ensures that each preliminary documented safety 

analysis is current. 

‘‘(4) Ensuring that the contractor acts to promptly resolve 

any unreviewed safety questions. 

‘‘(d) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF OWNER’S AGENT.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 

of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2016, and every 180 days thereafter, the owner’s 

agent specified in subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary 

a report on the advice provided by the owner’s agent to the 

Secretary under that subsection with respect to oversight of 

the contract described in subsection (b). 

‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 

include the following: 

‘‘(A) Information on the status of, and the plan for 

resolving, each unreviewed safety question at each facility 

covered by the contract described in subsection (b). 

‘‘(B) An identification of each instance of disagreement 

between the owner’s agent and the contractor with respect 

to whether an unreviewed safety question exists and the 

plan for resolution of the disagreement. 

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‘‘(C) An identification of each aspect of each preliminary 

documented safety analysis that is not current, the plan 

for making that aspect current, and the status of the corrective efforts. 

‘‘(D) Information on the status of, and the plan for 

resolving, each unresolved technical issue at each facility 

covered by the contract, and the status of corrective efforts. 

‘‘(3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 

transmit to the congressional defense committees the report 

required by paragraph (1) and any views of the Secretary 

with respect to the report. 

‘‘(e) REPORT ON SELECTION OF THE OWNER’S AGENT.—Not later 

than 30 days after the selection of the owner’s agent under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report on the process used to select the owner’s 

agent to ensure that the owner’s agent does not have a conflict 

of interest. 

‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘contractor’ means Bechtel National, Inc. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘current’, with respect to a documented safety 

analysis, means that the documented safety analysis includes 

any design changes approved by the contractor and any safety 

evaluation reports issued by the Secretary with respect to the 

facility covered by the analysis before the date that is 60 

days before the date of the analysis. 

‘‘(3) The terms ‘documented safety analysis’, ‘safety evaluation report’, and ‘unreviewed safety question’ have the meanings 

given those terms in section 830.3 of title 10, Code of Federal 

Regulations (or any corresponding similar ruling or regulation). 

‘‘(4) The term ‘owner’s agent’ means a private third-party 

entity with nuclear safety management expertise.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such Act 

is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4445 

the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 4446. Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant contract oversight.’’. 

SEC. 3117. USE OF BEST PRACTICES FOR CAPITAL ASSET PROJECTS 

AND NUCLEAR WEAPON LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAMS. 

(a) ANALYSES OF ALTERNATIVES.—Not later than 30 days after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, 

in coordination with the Administrator for Nuclear Security, shall 

ensure that analyses of alternatives are conducted (including 

through contractors, as appropriate) in accordance with best practices for capital asset projects and life extension programs of the 

National Nuclear Security Administration and capital asset projects 

relating to defense environmental management. 

(b) COST ESTIMATES.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with 

the Administrator, shall develop cost estimates in accordance with 

cost estimating best practices for capital asset projects and life 

extension programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration 

and capital asset projects relating to defense environmental 

management. 

(c) REVISIONS TO DEPARTMENTAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT ORDER

AND NUCLEAR WEAPON LIFE EXTENSION REQUIREMENTS.—As soon 

as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, but 

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not later than two years after such date of enactment, the Secretary 

shall revise— 

(1) the capital asset project management order of the 

Department of Energy to require the use of best practices 

for preparing cost estimates and for conducting analyses of 

alternatives for National Nuclear Security Administration and 

defense environmental management capital asset projects; and 

(2) the nuclear weapon life extension program procedures 

of the Department to require the use of use of best practices 

for preparing cost estimates and conducting analyses of alternatives for National Nuclear Security Administration life extension programs. 

SEC. 3118. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED NAVAL 

NUCLEAR FUEL SYSTEM BASED ON LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM. 

(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds authorized to be 

appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

year 2016 for defense nuclear nonproliferation for material management and minimization, as specified in the funding table in section 

4701, not more than $5,000,000 shall be made available to the 

Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors for initial planning and 

early research and development of an advanced naval nuclear fuel 

system based on low-enriched uranium. 

(b) CONCEPTUAL PROGRAM PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Administrator 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a conceptual 

plan for a program for research and development of an advanced 

naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium to meet 

military requirements. Such plan shall include the following: 

(1) Timelines. 

(2) Costs (including an analysis of the cost of such research 

and development as compared to the cost of maintaining current 

naval nuclear reactor technology). 

(3) Milestones, including an identification of decision points 

in which the Deputy Administrator shall determine whether 

further research and development of a low-enriched uranium 

naval nuclear fuel system is warranted. 

(4) Identification of any benefits or risks for nuclear nonproliferation of such research and development and eventual 

deployment. 

(5) Identification of any military benefits or risks of such 

research and development and eventual deployment. 

(6) A discussion of potential security cost savings from 

using low-enriched uranium in future naval nuclear fuels, 

including for transporting and using low-enriched uranium fuel, 

and how such cost savings relate to the cost of fuel fabrication. 

(7) The distinguishment between requirements for aircraft 

carriers from submarines. 

(8) Any other matters the Deputy Administrator determines 

appropriate. 

(c) DETERMINATION OF CONTINUED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 

(1) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

on which the Deputy Administrator submits the conceptual 

plan to the congressional defense committees under subsection 

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shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees 

the determination of the Secretaries as to whether the United 

States should continue to pursue research and development 

of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched 

uranium. 

(2) BUDGET REQUEST.—If the Secretaries determine under 

paragraph (1) that research and development of an advanced 

naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium 

should continue, the Secretaries shall ensure that the budget 

of the President for fiscal year 2018 (and for fiscal year 2017, 

if feasible) submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of 

title 31, United States Code, includes in the budget line item 

for the ‘‘Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation’’ account for material 

management and minimization amounts necessary to carry out 

the conceptual plan under subsection (b). 

(d) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—If the Secretaries 

determine under subsection (c)(1) that research and development 

of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched 

uranium should continue, not later than 60 days after such determination, the Deputy Administrator shall enter into a memorandum 

of understanding with the Deputy Administrator for Defense 

Nuclear Nonproliferation regarding such research and development, 

including with respect to how funding for such research and development will be requested for the ‘‘Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation’’ 

account for material management and minimization and provided 

to the ‘‘Naval Reactors’’ account to carry out the program. 

SEC. 3119. DISPOSITION OF WEAPONS-USABLE PLUTONIUM. 

(a) MIXED-OXIDE FUEL FABRICATION FACILITY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Using funds described in paragraph (3), 

the Secretary of Energy shall carry out construction and project 

support activities relating to the MOX facility. 

(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), not more 

than $5,000,000 of the funds described in paragraph (3) may 

be obligated or expended to conduct an analysis of alternative 

options for carrying out the plutonium disposition program. 

(3) FUNDS DESCRIBED.—The funds described in this paragraph are the following: 

(A) Funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 

or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the 

National Nuclear Security Administration for the MOX 

facility for construction and project support activities. 

(B) Funds authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal 

year prior to fiscal year 2016 for the National Nuclear 

Security Administration for the MOX facility for construction and project support activities that are unobligated 

as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(b) UPDATED PERFORMANCE BASELINE.—The Secretary shall 

include in the budget justification materials submitted to Congress 

in support of the Department of Energy budget (as submitted with 

the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 

States Code) for fiscal year 2017 an updated performance baseline 

for construction and project support activities relating to the MOX 

facility conducted in accordance with Department of Energy Order 

413.3B (relating to program and project management for the 

acquisition of capital assets). 

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(1) MOX FACILITY.—The term ‘‘MOX facility’’ means the 

mixed-oxide fuel fabrication facility at the Savannah River 

Site, Aiken, South Carolina. 

(2) PROJECT SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘‘project support activities’’ means activities that support the design, longlead equipment procurement, and site preparation of the MOX 

facility. 

SEC. 3120. ESTABLISHMENT OF MICROLAB PILOT PROGRAM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with 

the directors of the national security laboratories, may establish 

a microlab pilot program under which the Secretary establishes 

a microlab for the purposes of— 

(1) enhancing collaboration with regional research groups, 

such as institutions of higher education and industry groups; 

(2) accelerating technology transfer from national security 

laboratories to the marketplace; and 

(3) promoting regional workforce development through 

science, technology, engineering, and mathematics instruction 

and training. 

(b) CRITERIA.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—In determining the placement of a 

microlab under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider— 

(A) the interest of a national security laboratory in 

establishing a microlab; 

(B) the existence of an available facility that has the 

capability to house a microlab; 

(C) whether employees of a national security laboratory 

and persons from academia, industry, and government are 

available to be assigned to the microlab; and 

(D) cost-sharing or in-kind contributions from State 

and local governments and private industry. 

(2) COST-SHARING.—The Secretary shall, to the extent feasible, require cost-sharing or in-kind contributions described 

in paragraph (1)(D) to cover the full cost of the microlab under 

subsection (a). 

(c) TIMING.—If the Secretary, in consultation with the directors 

of the national security laboratories, elects to establish a microlab 

pilot program under this section, the Secretary, in collaboration 

with such directors, shall— 

(1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

of this Act, begin the process of determining the placement 

of the microlab under subsection (a); and 

(2) not later than one year after such date of enactment, 

implement the microlab pilot program under this section. 

(d) REPORTS REQUIRED.—If the Secretary, in consultation with 

the directors of the national security laboratories, elects to establish 

a microlab pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall 

submit to the appropriate congressional committees— 

(1) not later than 120 days after the date of the 

implementation of the program, a report that provides an 

update on the implementation of the program; and 

(2) not later than one year after the date of the implementation of the program, a report on the program, including findings 

and recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the program. 

(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; 

and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee 

on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. 

(2) MICROLAB.—The term ‘‘microlab’’ means a facility that 

is— 

(A) in close proximity to, but outside the perimeter 

of, a national security laboratory; 

(B) an extension of or affiliated with a national security 

laboratory; and 

(C) accessible to the public. 

(3) NATIONAL SECURITY LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘national 

security laboratory’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

3281 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 

U.S.C. 2471). 

SEC. 3121. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PROVISION 

OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION ASSISTANCE 

TO RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 

2016 for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities may be obligated 

or expended to enter into a contract with, or otherwise provide 

assistance to, the Russian Federation. 

(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Energy, without delegation, may 

waive the prohibition in subsection (a) if the Secretary— 

(1) submits to the appropriate congressional committees 

a report containing— 

(A) notification that such a waiver is in the national 

security interest of the United States; and 

(B) justification for such a waiver; and 

(2) a period of 15 days elapses following the date on which 

the Secretary submits such report. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 

this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 

the following: 

(1) The congressional defense committees. 

(2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 3122. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR NEW FIXED 

SITE RADIOLOGICAL PORTAL MONITORS IN FOREIGN 

COUNTRIES. 

(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 

2016 for the National Nuclear Security Administration may be 

obligated or expended for the installation, on or after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, of fixed site radiological portal monitors 

or equipment in foreign countries until the date on which the 

Director of National Intelligence submits to the Administrator for 

Nuclear Security and the appropriate congressional committees, 

consistent with the provision of classified information and protection 

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(1) whether and the extent to which fixed site and mobile 

radiological monitors address nuclear nonproliferation and 

smuggling threats; 

(2) the contribution of other threat reduction programs 

and how well such programs address nuclear nonproliferation 

and smuggling threats; 

(3) which programs have the greatest impact and costbenefit for addressing nuclear nonproliferation and smuggling 

threats; and 

(4) such other matters as the Director considers appropriate. 

(b) PLAN REQUIRED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the 

Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

committees a plan for transitioning fixed site radiological portal 

monitors installed in foreign countries before or after the date 

of the enactment of this Act to being sustained, to the greatest 

extent possible, by the countries in which such monitors are 

located. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by paragraph (1) shall 

include— 

(A) timelines for the transition of the radiological portal 

monitors described in paragraph (1) to being sustained 

by the countries in which such monitors are located; and 

(B) an estimate of the costs expected to be incurred 

by the United States before the transition is complete. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 

this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

means— 

(1) the congressional defense committees; 

(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 

and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

House of Representatives; and 

(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 3123. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN 

ARMS CONTROL AND NONPROLIFERATION TECHNOLOGIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 

2016 for the Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the 

National Nuclear Security Administration may be obligated or 

expended to test and validate arms control and nonproliferation 

vertification and monitoring technologies designed to be used to 

verify and monitor obligations under arms control treaties or other 

international agreements to which the United States is not a signatory until the Administrator for Nuclear Security submits to the 

congressional defense committees a comprehensive review of all 

arms control and nonproliferation vertification and monitoring technologies that are in research and development or production as 

of the date of the enactment of this Act under the defense nuclear 

nonproliferation programs of the Administration. 

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vertification and monitoring technology covered by the review, a 

statement of— 

(1) the technology readiness level of the technology; 

(2) the obligation under a treaty or other international 

agreement supported by the technology; and 

(3) the purpose for which the technology is being developed 

or produced. 

SEC. 3124. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR NUCLEAR 

WEAPONS DISMANTLEMENT. 

(a) LIMITATION ON MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR DISMANTLEMENT.— 

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

made available for fiscal year 2016 for the National Nuclear Security Administration, not more than $50,000,000 may be obligated 

or expended to carry out the nuclear weapons dismantlement and 

disposition activities of the Administration. 

(b) LIMITATION ON DISMANTLEMENT OF CERTAIN CRUISE MISSILE

WARHEADS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by paragraph (2), 

none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 

or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the National 

Nuclear Security Administration may be obligated or expended 

to dismantle or dispose of a W84 nuclear weapon. 

(2) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in paragraph (1) shall not 

apply to activities necessary to conduct maintenance or surveillance of the nuclear weapons stockpile or activities to ensure 

the safety or reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile. 

Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 

SEC. 3131. LONG-TERM PLAN FOR MEETING NATIONAL SECURITY 

REQUIREMENTS FOR UNENCUMBERED URANIUM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLII of the Atomic Energy 

Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.), as amended by section 3112, 

is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 4221. LONG-TERM PLAN FOR MEETING NATIONAL SECURITY 

REQUIREMENTS FOR UNENCUMBERED URANIUM. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Concurrent with the submission to Congress 

of the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 

United States Code, in each even-numbered year beginning in 2016 

and ending in 2026, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the 

congressional defense committees a plan for meeting national security requirements for unencumbered uranium through 2065. 

‘‘(b) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The plan required by subsection 

(a) shall include the following: 

‘‘(1) An inventory of unencumbered uranium (other than 

depleted uranium), by program source and enrichment level, 

that, as of the date of the plan, is allocated to national security 

requirements. 

‘‘(2) An inventory of unencumbered uranium (other than 

depleted uranium), by program source and enrichment level, 

that, as of the date of the plan, is not allocated to national 

security requirements but could be allocated to such requirements. 

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‘‘(3) An identification of national security requirements for 

unencumbered uranium, by program source and enrichment 

level. 

‘‘(4) A description of any shortfall in obtaining 

unencumbered uranium to meet national security requirements 

and an assessment of whether that shortfall could be mitigated 

through the blending down of uranium that is of a higher 

enrichment level. 

‘‘(5) An inventory of unencumbered depleted uranium, an 

assessment of the portion of that uranium that could be allocated to national security requirements through re-enrichment, 

and an estimate of the costs of re-enriching that uranium. 

‘‘(6) A description of the swap and barter agreements 

involving unencumbered uranium needed to meet national security requirements that are in effect on the date of the plan. 

‘‘(7) An assessment of whether additional enrichment of 

uranium will be required to meet national security requirements and an estimate of the time for production operations 

and the cost for each type of enrichment being considered. 

‘‘(8) A description of changes in policy that would mitigate 

any shortfall in obtaining unencumbered uranium to meet 

national security requirements and the implications of those 

changes. 

‘‘(c) FORM OF PLAN.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall 

be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 

annex. 

‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘depleted’, with respect to uranium, means 

that the uranium is depleted in uranium-235 compared with 

natural uranium. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘unencumbered’, with respect to uranium, 

means that the United States has no obligation to foreign 

governments to use the uranium for only peaceful purposes.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such Act, 

as amended by section 3112, is further amended by inserting after 

the item relating to section 4220 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 4221. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for 

unencumbered uranium.’’. 

SEC. 3132. DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION MANAGEMENT 

PLAN AND REPORTS. 

(a) DEFENSE NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Title XLIII of the Atomic Energy Defense 

Act (50 U.S.C. 2563 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 

end the following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 4309. DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION MANAGEMENT 

PLAN. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Concurrent with the submission to Congress 

of the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 

United States Code, in each fiscal year, the Administrator shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees a five-year management plan for activities associated with the defense nuclear nonproliferation programs of the Administration to prevent and counter 

the proliferation of materials, technology, equipment, and expertise 

related to nuclear and radiological weapons in order to minimize 

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and address the risk of nuclear terrorism and the proliferation 

of such weapons. 

‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall 

include, with respect to each defense nuclear nonproliferation program of the Administration, the following: 

‘‘(1) A description of the policy context in which the program 

operates, including— 

‘‘(A) a list of relevant laws, policy directives issued 

by the President, and international agreements; and 

‘‘(B) nuclear nonproliferation activities carried out by 

other Federal agencies. 

‘‘(2) A description of the objectives and priorities of the 

program during the year preceding the submission of the plan 

required by subsection (a). 

‘‘(3) A description of the activities carried out under the 

program during that year. 

‘‘(4) A description of the accomplishments and challenges 

of the program during that year, based on an assessment of 

metrics and objectives previously established to determine the 

effectiveness of the program. 

‘‘(5) A description of any gaps that remain that were not 

or could not be addressed by the program during that year. 

‘‘(6) An identification and explanation of uncommitted or 

uncosted balances for the program, as of the date of the submission of the plan required by subsection (a), that are greater 

than the acceptable carryover thresholds, as determined by 

the Secretary of Energy. 

‘‘(7) An identification of funds for the program received 

through contributions from or cost-sharing agreements with 

foreign governments consistent section 3132(f) of the Ronald 

W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2005 (50 U.S.C. 2569(f)) during the year preceding the submission of the plan required by subsection (a) and an explanation 

of such contributions and agreements. 

‘‘(8) A description and assessment of activities carried out 

under the program during that year that were coordinated 

with other elements of the Department of Energy, with the 

Department of Defense, and with other Federal agencies, to 

maximize efficiency and avoid redundancies. 

‘‘(9) Plans for activities of the program during the fiveyear period beginning on the date on which the plan required 

by subsection (a) is submitted, including activities with respect 

to the following: 

‘‘(A) Preventing nuclear and radiological proliferation 

and terrorism, including through— 

‘‘(i) material management and minimization, 

particularly with respect to removing or minimizing 

the use of highly enriched uranium, plutonium, and 

radiological materials worldwide (and identifying the 

countries in which such materials are located), efforts 

to dispose of surplus material, converting reactors from 

highly enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium (and 

identifying the countries in which such reactors are 

located); 

‘‘(ii) global nuclear material security, including 

securing highly enriched uranium, plutonium, and 

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countries in which such materials are located), and 

providing radiation detection capabilities at foreign 

ports and borders; 

‘‘(iii) nonproliferation and arms control, including 

nuclear verification and safeguards; 

‘‘(iv) defense nuclear research and development, 

including a description of activities related to developing and improving technology to detect the proliferation and detonation of nuclear weapons, verifying 

compliance of foreign countries with commitments 

under treaties and agreements relating to nuclear 

weapons, and detecting the diversion of nuclear materials (including safeguards technology); and 

‘‘(v) nonproliferation construction programs, 

including activities associated Department of Energy 

Order 413.1 (relating to program management controls). 

‘‘(B) Countering nuclear and radiological proliferation 

and terrorism. 

‘‘(C) Responding to nuclear and radiological proliferation and terrorism, including through— 

‘‘(i) crisis operations; 

‘‘(ii) consequences management; and 

‘‘(iii) emergency management, including international capacity building. 

‘‘(10) A threat assessment, carried out by the intelligence 

community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security 

Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))), with respect to the risk of 

nuclear and radiological proliferation and terrorism and a 

description of how each activity carried out under the program 

will counter the threat during the five-year period beginning 

on the date on which the plan required by subsection (a) is 

submitted and, as appropriate, in the longer term. 

‘‘(11) A plan for funding the program during that fiveyear period. 

‘‘(12) An identification of metrics and objectives for determining the effectiveness of each activity carried out under 

the program during that five-year period. 

‘‘(13) A description of the activities to be carried out under 

the program during that five-year period and a description 

of how the program will be prioritized relative to other defense 

nuclear nonproliferation programs of the Administration during 

that five-year period to address the highest priority risks and 

requirements, as informed by the threat assessment carried 

out under paragraph (10). 

‘‘(14) A description of funds for the program expected to 

be received during that five-year period through contributions 

from or cost-sharing agreements with foreign governments consistent section 3132(f) of the Ronald W. Reagan National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (50 U.S.C. 

2569(f)). 

‘‘(15) A description and assessment of activities to be carried out under the program during that five-year period that 

will be coordinated with other elements of the Department 

of Energy, with the Department of Defense, and with other 

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‘‘(16) Such other matters as the Administrator considers 

appropriate. 

‘‘(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The plan required by subsection (a) 

shall be submitted to the congressional defense committees in 

unclassified form, but may include a classified annex if necessary.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such 

Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

4308 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 4309. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan.’’. 

(b) EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN ANNUAL REPORTS

ON NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION.—Section 3122 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 

81; 125 Stat. 1710) is amended— 

(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b); 

(2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively; 

(3) in subsection (a), as redesignated by paragraph (2)— 

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 

‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’; 

(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ‘‘world,’’ the 

following: ‘‘including an identification of such uranium that 

is obligated by the United States,’’; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) A list, by country and site, reflecting the total amount 

of separated plutonium around the world, including an identification of such plutonium that is obligated by the United 

States, and an assessment of the vulnerability of the plutonium 

to theft or diversion.’’; and 

(4) in paragraph (2) of subsection (b), as so redesignated, 

by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2) or 

(3) of subsection (a)’’. 

(c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 3145 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 

Stat. 2197) is repealed. 

SEC. 3133. PLAN FOR DEACTIVATION AND DECOMMISSIONING OF NONOPERATIONAL DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title XLIV of the Atomic Energy 

Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2602 et seq.) is amended by adding at 

the end the following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 4423. PLAN FOR DEACTIVATION AND DECOMMISSIONING OF 

NONOPERATIONAL DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall, during each 

even-numbered year beginning in 2016, develop and subsequently 

carry out a plan for the activities of the Department of Energy 

relating to the deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational 

defense nuclear facilities. 

‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall 

include the following: 

‘‘(1) A list of nonoperational defense nuclear facilities, 

prioritized for deactivation and decommissioning based on the 

potential to reduce risks to human health, property, or the 

environment and to maximize cost savings. 

‘‘(2) An assessment of the life cycle costs of each nonoperational defense nuclear facility during the period beginning 

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on the date on which the plan is submitted under subsection 

(d) and ending on the earlier of— 

‘‘(A) the date that is 25 years after the date on which 

the plan is submitted; or 

‘‘(B) the estimated date for deactivation and decommissioning of the facility. 

‘‘(3) An estimate of the cost and time needed to deactivate 

and decommission each nonoperational defense nuclear facility. 

‘‘(4) A schedule for when the Office of Environmental 

Management will accept each nonoperational defense nuclear 

facility for deactivation and decommissioning. 

‘‘(5) An estimate of costs that could be avoided by— 

‘‘(A) accelerating the cleanup of nonoperational defense 

nuclear facilities; or 

‘‘(B) other means, such as reusing such facilities for 

another purpose. 

‘‘(c) PLAN FOR TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR CERTAIN

FACILITIES.—The Secretary shall, during 2016, develop and subsequently carry out a plan under which the Administrator shall 

transfer, by March 31, 2019, to the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management the responsibility for decontaminating and 

decommissioning facilities of the Administration that the Secretary 

determines— 

‘‘(1) are nonoperational as of September 30, 2015; and 

‘‘(2) meet the requirements of the Office of Environmental 

Management for such transfer. 

‘‘(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than March 31 of 

each even-numbered year beginning in 2016, the Secretary shall 

submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 

includes— 

‘‘(1) the plan required by subsection (a); 

‘‘(2) a description of the deactivation and decommissioning 

actions expected to be taken during the following fiscal year 

pursuant to the plan; 

‘‘(3) in the case of the report submitting during 2016, 

the plan required by subsection (c); and 

‘‘(4) in the case of a report submitted during 2018 or 

any year thereafter, a description of the deactivation and 

decommissioning actions taken at each nonoperational defense 

nuclear facility during the preceding fiscal year. 

‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this section shall 

terminate after the submission to the appropriate congressional 

committees of the report required by subsection (d) to be submitted 

not later than March 31, 2026. 

‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ 

means— 

‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; and 

‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

of the House of Representatives. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘life cycle costs’, with respect to a facility, 

means— 

‘‘(A) the present and future costs of all resources and 

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‘‘(B) the present and future costs to deactivate, 

decommission, and deconstruct the facility. 

‘‘(3) The term ‘nonoperational defense nuclear facility’ 

means a production facility or utilization facility (as those terms 

are defined in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 

(42 U.S.C. 2014)) under the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy and operated for national security purposes 

that is no longer needed for the mission of the Department 

of Energy, including the National Nuclear Security Administration.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such Act 

is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4422 

the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 4423. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational defense 

nuclear facilities.’’. 

SEC. 3134. ASSESSMENT OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OF DEFENSE 

NUCLEAR FACILITIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLVIII of the Atomic 

Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2781 et seq.) is amended by inserting 

after section 4802 the following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 4802A. ASSESSMENTS OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OF 

DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES. 

‘‘The Secretary of Energy shall include, in each award-fee 

evaluation conducted under section 16.401 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, of a management and operating contract for a 

Department of Energy defense nuclear facility in 2016 or any evennumbered year thereafter, an assessment of the adequacy of the 

emergency preparedness of that facility, including an assessment 

of the seniority level of management and operating contractor 

employees that participate in emergency preparedness exercises 

at that facility.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such Act 

is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4802 

the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 4802A. Assessments of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear facilities.’’. 

SEC. 3135. MODIFICATIONS TO COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES FOR COMPETITION OF MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING CONTRACTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3121 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 

Stat. 2175), as amended by section 3124 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 

Stat. 1062), is further amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); 

(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the 

following new subsections: 

‘‘(b) REPORT DESCRIBED.—A report described in this subsection 

is a report on a contract described by subsection (a) that includes— 

‘‘(1) a clear and complete description of the cost savings 

the Administrator expects to result from the competition for 

the contract over the life of the contract, including associated 

analyses, assumptions, and information sources used to determine such expected cost savings; 

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‘‘(2) a description of any key limitations or uncertainties 

that could affect such costs savings, including costs savings 

that are anticipated but not fully known; 

‘‘(3) the costs of the competition for the contract, including 

the immediate costs of conducting the competition and any 

increased costs over the life of the contract; 

‘‘(4) a description of any disruptions or delays in mission 

activities or deliverables resulting from the competition for 

the contract; 

‘‘(5) a clear and complete description of the benefits 

expected by the Administrator with respect to mission performance or operations resulting from the competition; 

‘‘(6) how the competition for the contract complied with 

the Federal Acquisition Regulation regarding federally funded 

research and development centers, if applicable; 

‘‘(7) the factors considered and processes used by the 

Administrator to determine— 

‘‘(A) whether to compete or extend the contract; and 

‘‘(B) which activities at the facility should be covered 

under the contract rather than under a different contract; 

‘‘(8) with respect to the matters included under paragraphs 

(1) through (7), a detailed description of the analyses conducted 

by the Administrator to reach the conclusions presented in 

the report, including any assumptions, limitations, and 

uncertainties relating to such conclusions; and 

‘‘(9) any other matters the Administrator considers appropriate. 

‘‘(c) INFORMATION QUALITY.—A report required by subsection 

(a) shall be prepared in accordance with— 

‘‘(1) the information quality guidelines of the Department 

of Energy that are relevant to the clear and complete presentation of information on each matter required to be included 

in the report under subsection (b); and 

‘‘(2) best practices of the Government Accountability Office 

and relevant industries for cost estimating, if appropriate. 

‘‘(d) REVIEW BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED

STATES.— 

‘‘(1) INITIAL REVIEW.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), 

the Comptroller General of the United States shall provide 

a briefing to the congressional defense committees that includes 

a review of each report required by subsection (a) not later 

than 180 days after the report is submitted to such committees. 

‘‘(2) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a review of each report required 

by subsection (a) with respect to a contract not later than 

3 years after the report is submitted to such committees that 

includes an assessment, based on the most current information 

available, of the following: 

‘‘(A) The actual cost savings achieved compared to cost 

savings estimated under subsection (b)(1), and any 

increased costs incurred under the contract that were unexpected or uncertain at the time the contract was awarded. 

‘‘(B) Any disruptions or delays in mission activities 

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‘‘(C) Whether expected benefits of the competition with 

respect to mission performance or operations have been 

achieved. 

‘‘(D) Such other matters as the Comptroller General 

considers appropriate. 

‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—The Comptroller General may not conduct 

a review under paragraph (1) or (2) of a report relating to 

a contract to manage and operate a facility of the National 

Nuclear Security Administration while a protest described in 

subsection (a)(2) is pending with respect to that contract.’’; 

and 

(3) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (1)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting 

‘‘2020’’; 

(B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and 

(C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph 

(B), by striking ‘‘and (d)(2)’’. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) in the past decade, competition of the management 

and operating contracts for the national security laboratories 

has resulted in significant increases in fees paid to the contractors—funding that otherwise could be used to support program 

and mission activities of the National Nuclear Security 

Administration; 

(2) competition of the management and operating contracts 

of the nuclear security enterprise is an important mechanism 

to help realize cost savings, seek efficiencies, improve performance, and hold contractors accountable; 

(3) when the Administrator for Nuclear Security considers 

it appropriate to achieve those goals, the Administrator should 

conduct competition of such contracts while recognizing the 

unique nature of federally funded research and development 

centers; and 

(4) the Administrator should ensure that fixed fees and 

performance-based fees contained in management and operating contracts are as low as possible to maintain a focus 

on national service while attracting high-quality contractors 

and achieving the goals of the competition. 

SEC. 3136. INTERAGENCY REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE 

TRANSFER OF UNITED STATES CIVIL NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY. 

(a) REPORT ON TRANSFERS TO COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRIES.— 

Not less frequently than every 90 days, the Secretary of Energy 

shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

that includes— 

(1) a description of the authorizations under section 57 

b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2077(b)) to 

transfer United States civil nuclear technology to a covered 

foreign country during the preceding 90 days; and 

(2) a statement of whether any agency required to be 

consulted under that section or pursuant to regulation objected 

to or sought conditions on each such transfer. 

(b) DETERMINATION OF TECHNOLOGIES TO BE PROTECTED.— 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, and every five years thereafter, 

the Secretary of Energy shall— 

(A) in consultation with the Secretary of State, the 

Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the 

Director of National Intelligence, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, determine the critical United States 

civil nuclear technologies that should be protected from 

diversion to a military program of a covered foreign 

country, including with respect to a naval propulsion or 

weapons program; and 

(B) notify the appropriate congressional committees 

with respect to the determination and the technologies 

covered by the determination. 

(2) NOTIFICATION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B), not later than 14 days before making an authorization 

under section 57 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 

(42 U.S.C. 2077(b)) for the transfer of a technology covered 

by a determination under paragraph (1) to a covered foreign 

country, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes— 

(i) a notification of the intention of the Secretary 

to make the authorization for the transfer of such 

technology; and 

(ii) a statement of whether any agency required 

to be consulted under such section 57 b. or pursuant 

to regulation objected to or sought conditions on the 

transfer. 

(B) WAIVER OF DEADLINE.—The Secretary may waive 

the requirement under subparagraph (A) to submit the 

report required by that subparagraph not later than 14 

days before making an authorization for the transfer of 

a technology covered by a determination under paragraph 

(1) to a covered foreign country if the Secretary— 

(i) determines that an imminent radiological 

hazard exists; and 

(ii) not later than 7 days after determining that 

such hazard exists, submits to the appropriate congressional committees— 

(I) a certification that the hazard exists; 

(II) a justification for the waiver; and 

(III) the notification required by clause (i) of 

subparagraph (A) and the statement required by 

clause (ii) of that subparagraph. 

(c) CONSULTATIONS WITH INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall expeditiously revise part 810 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, 

to ensure that the Director of National Intelligence— 

(A) is consulted with respect to the views of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the 

National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))) with 

respect to each authorization issued under section 57 b. 

of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2077(b)) for 

the transfer of United States civil nuclear technology to 

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approve or disapprove the request for the authorization; 

and 

(B) is provided with an opportunity to present the 

views of the Director and the intelligence community on 

the national security risks of the transfer, if any. 

(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of Energy, 

jointly with the Director of National Intelligence, shall include 

the results of consultations conducted under paragraph (1) in 

each report under subsection (a) and each notification under 

subsection (b)(2). 

(d) REPORT ON COMPLIANCE OF COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRIES

AND END-USERS.—Not less frequently than annually, the Secretary 

of Energy shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

a report that includes— 

(1) an assessment of whether each covered foreign country 

is in compliance with its obligations under any authorization 

for the transfer of United States civil nuclear technology under 

section 57 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 

2077(b)); 

(2) with respect to any covered foreign country that is 

not in compliance with such obligations— 

(A) a description the efforts of the United States to 

bring the country into compliance; 

(B) an evaluation of the result of such efforts; and 

(C) an assessment of the options available to the Secretary as a result of the country not being in compliance; 

(3) an assessment of whether each end-user to which 

United States civil nuclear technology is transferred pursuant 

to an authorization under such section 57 b. is in compliance 

with the obligations of the end-user under that authorization; 

and 

(4) a description of any consequences for the end-user or 

the exporter of the technology if the end-user is not in compliance with such obligations. 

(e) REPORT ON TRANSFERS TO ALL FOREIGN COUNTRIES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Concurrent with the submission to Congress of the budget of the President for a fiscal year under 

section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary 

of Energy shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the activities of the Department of Energy 

associated with the review of applications for authorization 

under section 57 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 

U.S.C. 2077(b)) to transfer United States civil nuclear technology to any foreign country. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 

include— 

(A) the number of applications for authorization under 

section 57 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 

2077(b)) to transfer United States civil nuclear technology 

to a foreign country submitted during the year preceding 

the submission of the report; 

(B) the length of time each such application was under 

review; 

(C) the number of such applications that were granted; 

and 

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and diversion potential of end-users in the country to which 

United States civil nuclear technology would be transferred 

pursuant to such applications. 

(f) NOTIFICATIONS OF POTENTIAL DIVERSIONS.—The Director of 

National Intelligence shall notify the Department of Energy and 

the appropriate congressional committees not later than 30 days 

after the date on which the Director determines that there is 

credible intelligence that United States civil nuclear technology 

is being or has been diverted— 

(1) to a military program in a foreign country to which 

the transfer of the technology was authorized under section 

57 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2077(b)); 

or 

(2) to a foreign country to which the transfer of the technology was not so authorized. 

(g) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 60 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall issue 

guidance with respect to the use of the clear and intended authority 

of the Secretary under section 234 of the Atomic Energy Act of 

1954 (42 U.S.C. 2282) to impose civil penalties, including fines 

and debarment, and to make referrals to the Attorney General 

for prosecution, for violations of the terms of authorizations for 

the transfer of United States civil nuclear technology issued under 

section 57 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2077(b)). 

(h) REPORT ON TRANSFER OF SENSITIVE ITEMS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 

President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report— 

(A) describing the efforts of covered foreign countries 

to prevent the transfer of sensitive items, including efforts 

to improve the prevention of the transfer of such items; 

and 

(B) assessing the adequacy of such efforts. 

(2) SENSITIVE ITEMS DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term 

‘‘sensitive items’’ means goods, services, and technologies 

described in section 2(a) of the Iran, North Korea, and Syria 

Nonproliferation Act (Public Law 106–178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 

note). 

(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the congressional defense committees; 

(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 

the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

(C) the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 

(2) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘covered foreign 

country’’ means a foreign country that is a nuclear-weapon 

state, as defined by Article IX(3) of the Treaty on the NonProliferation of Nuclear Weapons, signed at Washington, 

London, and Moscow July 1, 1968, but does not include the 

United States, the United Kingdom, or France. 


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SEC. 3137. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF NUCLEAR SECURITY 

ENTERPRISE. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) correcting the longstanding problems with the governance and management of the nuclear security enterprise will 

require robust, personal, and long-term engagement by the 

President, the Secretary of Energy, the Administrator for 

Nuclear Security, and leaders from the appropriate congressional committees; 

(2) recent and past studies of the governance and management of the nuclear security enterprise have provided a list 

of reasonable, practical, and actionable steps that the Secretary 

and the Administrator should take to make the nuclear security 

enterprise more efficient and more effective; and 

(3) lasting and effective change to the nuclear security 

enterprise will require personal engagement by senior leaders, 

a clear plan, and mechanisms for ensuring follow-through and 

accountability. 

(b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 

(1) IMPLEMENTATION ACTION TEAM.—(A) The Secretary and 

the Administrator shall jointly establish a team of senior officials from the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear 

Security Administration to develop and carry out an 

implementation plan to reform the governance and management of the nuclear security enterprise to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the nuclear security enterprise. Such 

plan shall be developed and implemented in accordance with 

the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 

2401 et seq.), the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 

et seq.), and any other provision of law. 

(B) The team established under paragraph (1) shall be 

co-chaired by the Deputy Secretary of Energy and the Administrator. 

(C) In developing and carrying out the implementation 

plan, the team shall consult with the implementation assessment panel established under subsection (c)(1). 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The implementation plan developed under 

paragraph (1)(A) shall address all recommendations contained 

in the covered study (except such recommendations that require 

legislative action to carry out) by identifying specific actions, 

milestones, timelines, and responsible personnel to implement 

such plan. 

(3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than March 31, 2016, the Secretary and the Administrator shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees the implementation plan developed under paragraph (1)(A). 

(c) IMPLEMENTATION ASSESSMENT PANEL.— 

(1) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall seek 

to enter into a joint agreement with the National Academy 

of Sciences and the National Academy of Public Administration 

to establish a panel of external, independent experts to evaluate 

the implementation plan developed under subsection (b)(1)(A) 

and the implementation of such plan. 

(2) DUTIES.—The panel established under paragraph (1) 

shall— 

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(A) provide guidance to the Secretary and the Administrator with respect to the implementation plan developed 

under subsection (b)(1)(A), including how such plan compares or contrasts with the covered study; 

(B) track the implementation of such plan; and 

(C) assess the effectiveness of such plan. 

(3) REPORTS.—(A) Not later than July 1, 2016, the panel 

established under paragraph (1) shall submit to the appropriate 

congressional committees, the Secretary, and the Administrator 

an initial assessment of the implementation plan developed 

under subsection (b)(1)(A), including with respect to the 

completeness of the plan, how the plan aligns with the intent 

and recommendations made by the covered study, and the 

prospects for success for the plan. 

(B) Beginning February 28, 2017, and semiannually thereafter through 2020, the panel established under paragraph 

(1) shall brief the appropriate congressional committees, the 

Secretary, and the Administrator on the efforts of the Secretary 

and the Administrator to implement the implementation plan 

developed under subsection (b)(1)(A). 

(C) Not later than September 30, 2020, the panel established under paragraph (1) shall submit to the appropriate 

congressional committees, the Secretary, and the Administrator 

a final report on the efforts of the Secretary and the Administrator to implement the implementation plan developed under 

subsection (b)(1)(A), including an assessment of the effectiveness of the reform efforts under such plan and whether further 

action is needed. 

(4) COOPERATION.—The Secretary and the Administrator 

shall provide to the panel established under paragraph (1) 

full and timely access to all information, personnel, and systems 

of the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security 

Administration that the panel determines necessary to carry 

out this subsection. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. 

(2) COVERED STUDY.—The term ‘‘covered study’’ means the 

following: 

(A) The final report of the Congressional Advisory 

Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise 

established by section 3166 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 

239; 126 Stat. 2208). 

(B) Any other study not conducted by the Secretary 

or the Administrator that the Secretary determines appropriate for purposes of this section. 

(3) NUCLEAR SECURITY ENTERPRISE.—The term ‘‘nuclear 

security enterprise’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

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(e) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 

be construed to authorize any action— 

(1) in contravention of section 3220 of the National Nuclear 

Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2410); or 

(2) that would undermine or weaken health, safety, or 

security. 

SEC. 3138. ANNUAL REPORT ON NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT 

EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES. 

Section 3241A of the National Nuclear Security Administration 

Act (50 U.S.C. 2441a) is amended by adding at the end the following 

new subsection: 

‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Administrator shall include in the 

budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support 

of the budget of the Administration for each fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) 

of title 31, United States Code) a report containing the following 

information as of the date of the report: 

‘‘(1) The number of full-time equivalent employees of the 

Office of the Administrator, as counted under subsection (a). 

‘‘(2) The number of service support contracts of the 

Administration and whether such contracts are funded using 

program or program direction funds. 

‘‘(3) The number of full-time equivalent contractor 

employees working under each contract identified under paragraph (2). 

‘‘(4) The number of full-time equivalent contractor 

employees described in paragraph (3) that have been employed 

under such a contract for a period greater than two years.’’. 

SEC. 3139. DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY ON RISKS TO NONPROLIFERATION CAUSED BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING. 

(a) STRATEGY.—The President shall develop and pursue a 

strategy to address the risks to the goals and policies of the United 

States regarding nuclear nonproliferation that are caused by the 

increased use of additive manufacture technology (commonly 

referred to as ‘‘3D printing’’), including such technology that does 

not originate in the United States. 

(b) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than March 31, 2016, and the end 

of each 120-day period thereafter through January 1, 2019, the 

President shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees 

a briefing on the strategy developed under subsection (a). 

(c) PURSUIT OF STRATEGY.—The President shall pursue the 

strategy developed under subsection (a) at the Nuclear Security 

Summit in Chicago, Illinois, in 2016. 

(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 

this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 

the following: 

(1) The congressional defense committees. 

(2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 

the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on 

Intelligence of the Senate. 

(3) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

the Senate. 

SEC. 3140. PLUTONIUM PIT PRODUCTION CAPACITY. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

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(1) the requirement to create a modern, responsive nuclear 

infrastructure that includes the capability and capacity to 

produce, at minimum, 50 to 80 pits per year, is a national 

security priority; 

(2) delaying creation of a modern, responsive nuclear infrastructure until the 2030s is an unacceptable risk to the nuclear 

deterrent and the national security of the United States; and 

(3) timelines for creating certain capacities for production 

of plutonium pits and other nuclear weapons components must 

be driven by the requirement to hedge against technical and 

geopolitical risk and not solely by the needs of life extension 

programs. 

(b) BRIEFING.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council established under section 

179 of title 10, United States Code, in consultation with the 

Administrator for Nuclear Security and the Commander of 

the United States Strategic Command, shall provide to the 

congressional defense committees a briefing on the annual 

plutonium pit production capacity of the nuclear security enterprise (as defined in section 4002(6) of the Atomic Energy 

Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501(6))). 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The briefing under paragraph (1) shall 

describe the following: 

(A) The pit production capacity requirement, including 

the numbers of pits produced that are needed for nuclear 

weapons life extension programs. 

(B) The annual pit production requirement, including 

the numbers of pits produced, to support a responsive 

nuclear weapons infrastructure to hedge against technical 

and geopolitical risk. 

SEC. 3141. ASSESSMENTS ON NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION RISKS AND 

NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION OPPORTUNITIES. 

(a) REPORTS.—Not later than March 1, 2016, and each year 

thereafter through 2020, the Director of National Intelligence shall 

submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, consistent with the provision of classified information and intelligence 

sources and methods, containing— 

(1) an assessment and prioritization of international 

nuclear proliferation risks and nuclear nonproliferation 

opportunities; and 

(2) an assessment of the effectiveness of various means 

and programs for addressing such risks and opportunities. 

(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 

this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

means— 

(1) the congressional defense committees; 

(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

Senate; and 

(3) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

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SEC. 3142. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES FOR MOBILE GUARDIAN 

TRANSPORTER PROGRAM. 

(a) SUBMISSION OF ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES.—Not later than 

60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report containing a full and comprehensive analysis 

of alternatives conducted by the Administrator for the Mobile 

Guardian Transporter program. 

(b) IDENTIFICATION IN BUDGET MATERIALS.—The Secretary of 

Energy shall include in the budget justification materials submitted 

to Congress in support of the Department of Energy budget (as 

submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) 

of title 31, United States Code) for any fiscal year in which the 

Mobile Guardian Transporter program is carried out a separate, 

dedicated program element for such program. 

TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR 

FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 

Sec. 3201. Authorization. 

Sec. 3202. Administration of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. 

SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. 

There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016, $29,150,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities 

Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 

(42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.). 

SEC. 3202. ADMINISTRATION OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES 

SAFETY BOARD. 

(a) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO BOARD MEMBERS.—Section 

311(c) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286(c)) is 

amended— 

(1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 

(A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (5), 

(6), and (7)’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(6) In carrying out paragraph (5)(B), the Chairman may not 

withhold from any member of the Board any information that 

is made available to the Chairman regarding the Board’s functions, 

powers, and mission (including with respect to the management 

and evaluation of employees of the Board).’’. 

(b) SENIOR EMPLOYEES.— (1) APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL.—Such section 311(c), as 

amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at 

the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(7)(A) The Chairman, subject to the approval of the Board, 

shall appoint the senior employees described in subparagraph (C). 

‘‘(B) The Chairman, subject to the approval of the Board, may 

remove a senior employee described in subparagraph (C). 

‘‘(C) The senior employees described in this subparagraph are 

the following senior employees of the Board: 

‘‘(i) The senior employee responsible for budgetary and 

general administration matters. 

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(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 313(b)(1)(A) of such 

Act (42 U.S.C. 2286b(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘hire’’ and 

inserting ‘‘in accordance with section 311(c)(7), hire’’. 

TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM 

RESERVES 

Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 

SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

(a) AMOUNT.—There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy $17,500,000 for fiscal year 2016 for 

the purpose of carrying out activities under chapter 641 of title 

10, United States Code, relating to the naval petroleum reserves. 

(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated pursuant to 

the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall remain 

available until expended. 

TITLE XXXV—MARITIME 

ADMINISTRATION 

Sec. 3501. Authorization of the Maritime Administration. 

Sec. 3502. Sense of Congress regarding Maritime Security Fleet program. 

Sec. 3503. Update of references to the Secretary of Transportation regarding unemployment insurance and vessel operators. 

Sec. 3504. Payment for Maritime Security Fleet vessels. 

Sec. 3505. Melville Hall of United States Merchant Marine Academy. 

Sec. 3506. Cadet commitment agreements. 

Sec. 3507. Student incentive payment agreements. 

Sec. 3508. Short sea transportation defined. 

SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION. 

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

2016, to be available without fiscal year limitation if so provided 

in appropriations Acts, for the use of the Department of Transportation for Maritime Administration programs associated with 

maintaining national security aspects of the merchant marine, as 

follows: 

(1) For expenses necessary for operations of the United 

States Merchant Marine Academy, $96,028,000, of which— 

(A) $71,306,000 shall remain available until expended 

for Academy operations; and 

(B) $24,722,000 shall remain available until expended 

for capital asset management at the Academy. 

(2) For expenses necessary to support the State maritime 

academies, $34,550,000, of which— 

(A) $2,400,000 shall remain available until expended 

for student incentive payments; 

(B) $3,000,000 shall remain available until expended 

for direct payments to such academies; 

(C) $1,800,000 shall remain available until expended 

for training ship fuel assistance payments; 

(D) $22,000,000 shall remain available until expended 

for maintenance and repair of State maritime academy 

training vessels; 

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(F) $350,000 shall remain available until expended 

for improving the monitoring of graduates’ service obligation. 

(3) For expenses necessary to support Maritime Administration operations and programs, $54,059,000. 

(4) For expenses necessary to dispose of vessels in the 

National Defense Reserve Fleet, $8,000,000, to remain available 

until expended. 

(5) For expenses to maintain and preserve a United Statesflag merchant marine to serve the national security needs 

of the United States under chapter 531 of title 46, United 

States Code, $210,000,000. 

(6) For the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal 

Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5))) of loan guarantees 

under the program authorized by chapter 537 of title 46, United 

States Code, $3,135,000, of which $3,135,000 shall remain available until expended for administrative expenses of the program. 

SEC. 3502. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MARITIME SECURITY 

FLEET PROGRAM. 

It is the sense of Congress that dedicated and enhanced support 

is necessary to stabilize and preserve the Maritime Security Fleet 

program, a program that provides the Department of Defense with 

on-demand access to world class, economical commercial sealift 

capacity, assures a United States-flag presence in international 

commerce, supports a pool of qualified United States merchant 

mariners needed to crew United States-flag vessels during times 

of war or national emergency, and serves as a critical component 

of our national security infrastructure. 

SEC. 3503. UPDATE OF REFERENCES TO THE SECRETARY OF 

TRANSPORTATION REGARDING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND VESSEL OPERATORS. 

Sections 3305 and 3306(n) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

1986 are each amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of Commerce’’ each 

place that it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’. 

SEC. 3504. PAYMENT FOR MARITIME SECURITY FLEET VESSELS. 

(a) PER-VESSEL AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding section 

53106(a)(1)(C) of title 46, United States Code, and subject to the 

availability of appropriations, there is authorized to be paid to 

each contractor for an operating agreement (as those terms are 

used in that section) for fiscal year 2016, $3,500,000 for each 

vessel that is covered by the operating agreement. 

(b) REPEAL OF OTHER AUTHORIZATION.—Section 53111(3) of title 

46, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2016,’’. 

SEC. 3505. MELVILLE HALL OF UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE 

ACADEMY. 

(a) GIFT TO THE MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY.—The Maritime 

Administrator may accept a gift of money described in subsection 

(b) from the Foundation under section 51315 of title 46, United 

States Code, for the purpose of renovating Melville Hall on the 

campus of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. 

(b) COVERED GIFT.—A gift described in this subsection is a 

gift under subsection (a) that the Maritime Administrator determines exceeds the sum of— 

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(1) the minimum amount that is sufficient to ensure the 

renovation of Melville Hall in accordance with the capital 

improvement plan of the United States Merchant Marine 

Academy that was in effect on the date of enactment of this 

Act; and 

(2) 25 percent of the amount described in paragraph (1). 

(c) OPERATION CONTRACTS.—Subject to subsection (d), in the 

case that the Maritime Administrator accepts a gift of money 

described in subsection (b), the Maritime Administrator may enter 

into a contract with the Foundation for the operation of Melville 

Hall to make available facilities for, among other possible uses, 

official academy functions, third-party catering functions, and 

industry events and conferences. 

(d) CONTRACT TERMS.—The contract described in subsection 

(c) shall be for such period and on such terms as the Maritime 

Administrator considers appropriate, including a provision, mutually agreeable to the Maritime Administrator and the Foundation, 

that— 

(1) requires the Foundation— 

(A) at the expense solely of the Foundation through 

the term of the contract to maintain Melville Hall in a 

condition that is as good as or better than the condition 

Melville Hall was in on the later of— 

(i) the date that the renovation of Melville Hall 

was completed; or 

(ii) the date that the Foundation accepted Melville 

Hall after it was tendered to the Foundation by the 

Maritime Administrator; and 

(B) to deposit all proceeds from the operation of Melville Hall, after expenses necessary for the operation and 

maintenance of Melville Hall, into the account of the Regimental Affairs Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality or 

successor entity, to be used solely for the morale and welfare of the cadets of the United States Merchant Marine 

Academy; and 

(2) prohibits the use of Melville Hall as lodging or an 

office by any person for more than 4 days in any calendar 

year other than— 

(A) by the United States; or 

(B) for the administration and operation of Melville 

Hall. 

(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘contract’’ includes any modification, extension, or renewal of the contract. 

(2) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ means the 

United States Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association 

and Foundation, Inc. 

(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be 

construed under section 3105 of title 41, United States Code, as 

requiring the Maritime Administrator to award a contract for the 

operation of Melville Hall to the Foundation. 

SEC. 3506. CADET COMMITMENT AGREEMENTS. 

Section 51306(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 

‘‘must’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 

(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 


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‘‘(2) obtain a merchant mariner license, unlimited as to 

horsepower or tonnage, issued by the Coast Guard as an officer 

in the merchant marine of the United States, accompanied 

by the appropriate national and international endorsements 

and certifications required by the Coast Guard for service 

aboard vessels on domestic and international voyages, without 

limitation, before graduation from the Academy;’’; 

(3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: 

‘‘(3) for at least 6 years after graduation from the Academy, 

maintain— 

‘‘(A) a valid merchant mariner license, unlimited as 

to horsepower or tonnage, issued by the Coast Guard as 

an officer in the merchant marine of the United States, 

accompanied by the appropriate national and international 

endorsements and certifications required by the Coast 

Guard for service aboard vessels on domestic and international voyages, without limitation; 

‘‘(B) a valid transportation worker identification 

credential; and 

‘‘(C) a Coast Guard medical certificate;’’; and 

(4) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows: 

‘‘(4) apply for, and accept if tendered, an appointment as 

a commissioned officer in the Navy Reserve (including the 

Strategic Sealift Officer Program, Navy Reserve), the Coast 

Guard Reserve, or any other reserve component of an armed 

force of the United States, and, if tendered the appointment, 

to serve, meet the participation requirements, and maintain 

active status in good standing, as determined by the program 

manager of the appropriate military service, for at least 8 

years after the date of commissioning;’’. 

SEC. 3507. STUDENT INCENTIVE PAYMENT AGREEMENTS. 

Section 51509 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZED USES.—’’ before the 

last sentence and indenting accordingly; 

(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (3), by striking 

‘‘Payments’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), payments’’ and indenting accordingly; and 

(C) by inserting after paragraph (1), the following: 

‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may modify the payments 

made to an individual under paragraph (1), but the total 

amount of payments to that individual may not exceed 

$32,000.’’; 

(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Merchant Marine Reserve’’ 

and inserting ‘‘Strategic Sealift Officer Program’’; 

(3) in subsection (d)— 

(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 

‘‘(2) obtain a merchant mariner license, without limitation 

as to tonnage or horsepower, from the Coast Guard as an 

officer in the merchant marine of the United States, accompanied by the appropriate national and international endorsements and certification required by the Coast Guard for service 

aboard vessels on domestic and international voyages, without 

limitation, within three months of completion of the course 

of instruction at the academy the individual is attending;’’; 


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(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: 

‘‘(3) for at least 6 years after graduation from the academy, 

maintain— 

‘‘(A) a valid merchant mariner license, unlimited as 

to horsepower or tonnage, issued by the Coast Guard as 

an officer in the merchant marine of the United States, 

accompanied by the appropriate national and international 

endorsements and certifications required by the Coast 

Guard for service aboard vessels on domestic and international voyages, without limitation; 

‘‘(B) a valid transportation worker identification 

credential; and 

‘‘(C) a Coast Guard medical certificate;’’; and 

(C) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows: 

‘‘(4) apply for, and accept, if tendered, an appointment 

as a commissioned officer in the Navy Reserve (including the 

Strategic Sealift Officer Program, Navy Reserve), the Coast 

Guard Reserve, or any other reserve component of an armed 

force of the United States, and, if tendered the appointment, 

to serve and meet the participation requirements and to maintain active status in good standing, as determined by the program manager of the appropriate military service, for at least 

8 years after the date of commissioning;’’; 

(4) by amending subsection (e)(1) to read as follows: 

‘‘(1) ACTIVE DUTY.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may order 

an individual to serve on active duty in the armed forces 

of the United States for a period of not more than 2 

years if— 

‘‘(i) the individual has attended an academy under 

this section for more than 2 academic years, but less 

than 3 academic years; 

‘‘(ii) the individual has accepted the payments 

described in subsection (b) in an amount totaling at 

least $8,000; and 

‘‘(iii) the Secretary of Transportation has determined that the individual has failed to fulfill the part 

of the agreement described in subsection (d)(1). 

‘‘(B) 3 OR MORE YEARS.—The Secretary of Defense may 

order an individual to serve on active duty in the armed 

forces of the United States for a period of not more than 

3 years if— 

‘‘(i) the individual has attended an academy under 

this section for 3 or more academic years; 

‘‘(ii) the individual has accepted the payments 

described in subsection (b) in an amount totaling at 

least $16,000; and 

‘‘(iii) the Secretary of Transportation has determined that the individual has failed to fulfill the part 

of the agreement described in subsection (d)(1). 

‘‘(C) HARDSHIP WAIVER.—In cases of hardship as determined by the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary 

of Transportation may waive this paragraph in whole or 

in part.’’; and 

(5) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(h) ALTERNATIVE SERVICE.— 


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‘‘(1) SERVICE AS COMMISSIONED OFFICER.—An individual 

who, for the 5-year period following graduation from an 

academy, serves as a commissioned officer on active duty in 

an armed force of the United States or as a commissioned 

officer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

or the Public Health Service shall be excused from the requirements of paragraphs (3) through (5) of subsection (d). 

‘‘(2) MODIFICATION OR WAIVER.—The Secretary may modify 

or waive any of the terms and conditions set forth in subsection 

(d) through the imposition of alternative service requirements.’’. 

SEC. 3508. SHORT SEA TRANSPORTATION DEFINED. 

Paragraph (1) of section 55605 of title 46, United States Code, 

is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’; 

(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(C) shipped in discrete units or packages that are 

handled individually, palletized, or unitized for purposes 

of transportation; or 

‘‘(D) freight vehicles carried aboard commuter ferry 

boats; and’’. 

DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 

Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 

Sec. 4002. Clarification of applicability of undistributed reductions of certain operation and maintenance funding among all operation and maintenance 

funding. 

TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 

Sec. 4101. Procurement. 

Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 

Sec. 4202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. 

Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations. 

Sec. 4303. Operation and maintenance base requirements. 

TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 

Sec. 4401. Military personnel. 

Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. 

Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. 

TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs. 

SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TABLES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever a funding table in this division 

specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, program, or 


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activity, the obligation and expenditure of the specified dollar 

amount for the project, program, or activity is hereby authorized, 

subject to the availability of appropriations. 

(b) MERIT-BASED DECISIONS.—A decision to commit, obligate, 

or expend funds with or to a specific entity on the basis of a 

dollar amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall— 

(1) be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of 

title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; 

and 

(2) comply with other applicable provisions of law. 

(c) RELATIONSHIP TO TRANSFER AND PROGRAMMING

AUTHORITY.—An amount specified in the funding tables in this 

division may be transferred or reprogrammed under a transfer 

or reprogramming authority provided by another provision of this 

Act or by other law. The transfer or reprogramming of an amount 

specified in such funding tables shall not count against a ceiling 

on such transfers or reprogrammings under section 1001 or section 

1522 of this Act or any other provision of law, unless such transfer 

or reprogramming would move funds between appropriation 

accounts. 

(d) APPLICABILITY TO CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—This section applies 

to any classified annex that accompanies this Act. 

(e) ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.—No oral or written 

communication concerning any amount specified in the funding 

tables in this division shall supersede the requirements of this 

section. 

SEC. 4002. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF UNDISTRIBUTED 

REDUCTIONS OF CERTAIN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING AMONG ALL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING. 

Any undistributed reduction in funding available for fiscal year 

2016 for the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance, 

as specified in the funding table in section 4301, that is attributable 

to savings in connection with foreign currency fluctuations or bulk 

fuel purchases, may be applied against any funds available for 

that fiscal year for the Department for operation and maintenance, 

regardless of whether available as specified in the funding table 

in section 4301 or available as specified in the funding table in 

section 4303. 

TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 

SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT. 

SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

FIXED WING 

002 UTILITY F/W AIRCRAFT ................................................................. 879 879 

004 MQ–1 UAV .......................................................................................... 260,436 277,436 

Extended Range Modifications ................................................... [17,000 ] 

ROTARY 

006 HELICOPTER, LIGHT UTILITY (LUH) .......................................... 187,177 187,177 

007 AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN ........................................... 1,168,461 1,168,461 

008 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 209,930 209,930 


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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

011 UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) ........................................ 1,435,945 1,563,945 

Additional 8 rotorcraft for Army National Guard .................... [128,000 ] 

012 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 127,079 127,079 

013 UH–60 BLACK HAWK A AND L MODELS .................................... 46,641 46,641 

014 CH–47 HELICOPTER ........................................................................ 1,024,587 1,024,587 

015 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 99,344 99,344 

MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 

016 MQ–1 PAYLOAD (MIP) ..................................................................... 97,543 97,543 

019 MULTI SENSOR ABN RECON (MIP) ............................................. 95,725 95,725 

020 AH–64 MODS ..................................................................................... 116,153 116,153 

021 CH–47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS (MYP) ................................. 86,330 86,330 

022 GRCS SEMA MODS (MIP) ................................................................ 4,019 4,019 

023 ARL SEMA MODS (MIP) ................................................................... 16,302 16,302 

024 EMARSS SEMA MODS (MIP) .......................................................... 13,669 13,669 

025 UTILITY/CARGO AIRPLANE MODS .............................................. 16,166 16,166 

026 UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS ....................................................... 13,793 13,793 

028 NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN ................................................... 112,807 112,807 

029 COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE ...................................................... 82,904 82,904 

030 GATM ROLLUP .................................................................................. 33,890 33,890 

031 RQ–7 UAV MODS .............................................................................. 81,444 81,444 

GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS 

032 AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT .................................. 56,215 56,215 

033 SURVIVABILITY CM ........................................................................ 8,917 8,917 

034 CMWS .................................................................................................. 78,348 104,348 

Apache Survivability Enhancements—Army Unfunded Requirement.[26,000 ] 

OTHER SUPPORT 

035 AVIONICS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................... 6,937 6,937 

036 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT ................................................. 64,867 64,867 

037 AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS .............................................. 44,085 44,085 

038 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ................................................................. 94,545 94,545 

039 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ............................................................... 1,207 1,207 

040 LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET .............................................................. 3,012 3,012 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY ................ 5,689,357 5,860,357 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM 

001 LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) ................... 115,075 115,075 

002 MSE MISSILE .................................................................................... 414,946 514,946 

Army UPL for Patriot PAC 3 for improved ballistic missile ... [100,000 ] 

AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM 

003 HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY ............................................................. 27,975 27,975 

004 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 27,738 27,738 

ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS 

005 JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM SUMMARY .................................... 77,163 168,163 

Program increase to support Unfunded Requirements ............ [91,000 ] 

006 TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY ............................................................ 87,525 87,525 

008 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) ................................................ 251,060 251,060 

009 MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE ROCKETS (RRPR) .......... 17,428 17,428 

MODIFICATIONS 

011 PATRIOT MODS ................................................................................ 241,883 241,883 

012 ATACMS MODS ................................................................................. 30,119 15,119 

Early to need ................................................................................ [–15,000 ] 

013 GMLRS MOD ...................................................................................... 18,221 18,221 

014 STINGER MODS ................................................................................ 2,216 2,216 

015 AVENGER MODS .............................................................................. 6,171 6,171 

016 ITAS/TOW MODS ............................................................................... 19,576 19,576 

017 MLRS MODS ...................................................................................... 35,970 35,970 

018 HIMARS MODIFICATIONS .............................................................. 3,148 3,148 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

019 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................ 33,778 33,778 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

020 AIR DEFENSE TARGETS ................................................................. 3,717 3,717 

021 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (MISSILES) ......................................... 1,544 1,544 

022 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT ...................................................... 4,704 4,704 

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY .................... 1,419,957 1,595,957 


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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY 

TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 

001 STRYKER VEHICLE ......................................................................... 181,245 181,245 

MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 

002 STRYKER (MOD) ............................................................................... 74,085 388,085 

Lethality Upgrades ...................................................................... [314,000 ] 

003 STRYKER UPGRADE ........................................................................ 305,743 305,743 

005 BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD) .......................................................... 225,042 225,042 

006 HOWITZER, MED SP FT 155MM M109A6 (MOD) ........................ 60,079 60,079 

007 PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM) .......................... 273,850 273,850 

008 IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE (M88A2 HERCULES) ........... 123,629 195,629 

Additional Vehicles – Army Unfunded Requirement ............... [72,000 ] 

009 ASSAULT BRIDGE (MOD) ............................................................... 2,461 2,461 

010 ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE ................................................... 2,975 2,975 

011 M88 FOV MODS ................................................................................. 14,878 14,878 

012 JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE ............................................................... 33,455 33,455 

013 M1 ABRAMS TANK (MOD) .............................................................. 367,939 407,939 

Program Increase ........................................................................ [40,000 ] 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

015 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (TCV-WTCV) .............................. 6,479 6,479 

WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES 

016 MORTAR SYSTEMS .......................................................................... 4,991 4,991 

017 XM320 GRENADE LAUNCHER MODULE (GLM) ........................ 26,294 26,294 

018 PRECISION SNIPER RIFLE ............................................................ 1,984 0 

Army request – schedule delay .................................................. [–1,984 ] 

019 COMPACT SEMI-AUTOMATIC SNIPER SYSTEM ....................... 1,488 0 

Army request – schedule delay .................................................. [–1,488 ] 

020 CARBINE ............................................................................................ 34,460 34,460 

021 COMMON REMOTELY OPERATED WEAPONS STATION ......... 8,367 14,750 

Army requested adjustment ....................................................... [6,383 ] 

022 HANDGUN .......................................................................................... 5,417 0 

Army request – early to need and schedule delay .................... [–5,417 ] 

MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEH 

023 MK–19 GRENADE MACHINE GUN MODS ................................... 2,777 2,777 

024 M777 MODS ........................................................................................ 10,070 10,070 

025 M4 CARBINE MODS ......................................................................... 27,566 27,566 

026 M2 50 CAL MACHINE GUN MODS ................................................ 44,004 44,004 

027 M249 SAW MACHINE GUN MODS ................................................ 1,190 1,190 

028 M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN MODS ........................................ 1,424 1,424 

029 SNIPER RIFLES MODIFICATIONS ................................................ 2,431 980 

Army request – schedule delay .................................................. [–1,451 ] 

030 M119 MODIFICATIONS .................................................................... 20,599 20,599 

032 MORTAR MODIFICATION ............................................................... 6,300 6,300 

033 MODIFICATIONS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV) ................ 3,737 3,737 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

034 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV) ................................... 391 2,848 

Army requested adjustment ....................................................... [2,457 ] 

035 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (WOCV-WTCV) .......................... 9,027 9,027 

036 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ...................................................... 304 304 

037 SMALL ARMS EQUIPMENT (SOLDIER ENH PROG) .................. 2,392 2,392 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY ............... 1,887,073 2,311,573 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 

SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION 

001 CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES ............................................................... 43,489 43,489 

002 CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES ............................................................... 40,715 40,715 

003 CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES ......................................................... 7,753 6,801 

Army request – program reduction ............................................ [–952 ] 

004 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES ............................................................... 24,728 24,728 

005 CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES .................................................................. 8,305 8,305 

006 CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES .................................................................. 34,330 34,330 

007 CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES .................................................................. 79,972 69,972 

Early to need ................................................................................ [–10,000 ] 

MORTAR AMMUNITION 

008 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES .......................................................... 42,898 42,898 

009 81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES .......................................................... 43,500 43,500 

010 120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ........................................................ 64,372 64,372 


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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

TANK AMMUNITION 

011 CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM AND 120MM, ALL TYPES .......... 105,541 105,541 

ARTILLERY AMMUNITION 

012 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM & 105MM, ALL TYPES ........ 57,756 57,756 

013 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES ......................... 77,995 77,995 

014 PROJ 155MM EXTENDED RANGE M982 ...................................... 45,518 45,518 

015 ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL ....... 78,024 78,024 

ROCKETS 

016 SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES .................. 7,500 7,500 

017 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES .................................................. 33,653 33,653 

OTHER AMMUNITION 

018 CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES ...................................................................... 5,639 5,639 

019 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ...................................... 9,751 9,751 

020 GRENADES, ALL TYPES ................................................................. 19,993 19,993 

021 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES ...................................................................... 9,761 9,761 

022 SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES ............................................................. 9,749 9,749 

MISCELLANEOUS 

023 AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL TYPES .............................................. 3,521 3,521 

024 NON-LETHAL AMMUNITION, ALL TYPES .................................. 1,700 1,700 

025 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION (AMMO) ................................... 6,181 6,181 

026 AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT ...................................... 17,811 17,811 

027 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION (AMMO) .................. 14,695 14,695 

PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT 

029 PROVISION OF INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .................................. 221,703 221,703 

030 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION ................ 113,250 113,250 

031 ARMS INITIATIVE ............................................................................ 3,575 3,575 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY .. 1,233,378 1,222,426 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

TACTICAL VEHICLES 

001 TACTICAL TRAILERS/DOLLY SETS .............................................. 12,855 12,855 

002 SEMITRAILERS, FLATBED: ............................................................ 53 53 

004 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE .............................................. 308,336 308,336 

005 FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV) .......................... 90,040 90,040 

006 FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED FIREFIGHTING EQUIP ............ 8,444 8,444 

007 FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES (FHTV) ................... 27,549 27,549 

008 PLS ESP .............................................................................................. 127,102 127,102 

010 TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROTECTION KITS ............... 48,292 48,292 

011 MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP .............................................. 130,993 120,993 

Program reduction ....................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

012 MINE-RESISTANT AMBUSH-PROTECTED (MRAP) MODS ....... 19,146 19,146 

NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES 

014 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ............................................ 1,248 1,248 

015 NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, OTHER ............................................. 9,614 9,614 

COMM—JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 

016 WIN-T—GROUND FORCES TACTICAL NETWORK .................... 783,116 643,370 

Unobligated balances .................................................................. [–139,746 ] 

017 SIGNAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ........................................ 49,898 49,898 

018 JOINT INCIDENT SITE COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY ...... 4,062 4,062 

019 JCSE EQUIPMENT (USREDCOM) .................................................. 5,008 5,008 

COMM—SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 

020 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE WIDEBAND SATCOM SYSTEMS ....... 196,306 196,306 

021 TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL COMMAND COMMUNICATIONS.44,998 29,998 

Program Reduction ...................................................................... [–15,000 ] 

022 SHF TERM .......................................................................................... 7,629 7,629 

023 NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (SPACE) ............... 14,027 14,027 

024 SMART-T (SPACE) ............................................................................. 13,453 13,453 

025 GLOBAL BRDCST SVC—GBS .......................................................... 6,265 6,265 

026 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (TAC SAT) ............................................... 1,042 1,042 

027 ENROUTE MISSION COMMAND (EMC) ....................................... 7,116 7,116 

COMM—C3 SYSTEM 

028 ARMY GLOBAL CMD & CONTROL SYS (AGCCS) ....................... 10,137 10,137 

COMM—COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS 

029 JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM ................................................ 64,640 54,640 

Unobligated balances .................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

030 MID-TIER NETWORKING VEHICULAR RADIO (MNVR) ........... 27,762 21,868 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Excess Program Management Costs .......................................... [–5,894 ] 

031 RADIO TERMINAL SET, MIDS LVT(2) .......................................... 9,422 9,422 

032 AMC CRITICAL ITEMS—OPA2 ....................................................... 26,020 26,020 

033 TRACTOR DESK ................................................................................ 4,073 4,073 

034 SPIDER APLA REMOTE CONTROL UNIT .................................... 1,403 1,403 

035 SPIDER FAMILY OF NETWORKED MUNITIONS INCR ............ 9,199 9,199 

036 SOLDIER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM COMM/ELECTRONICS 349 349 

037 TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS AND PROTECTIVE SYSTEM 25,597 25,597 

038 UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE .......................................................... 21,854 21,854 

040 FAMILY OF MED COMM FOR COMBAT CASUALTY CARE ..... 24,388 24,388 

COMM—INTELLIGENCE COMM 

042 CI AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE .............................................. 1,349 1,349 

043 ARMY CA/MISO GPF EQUIPMENT ................................................ 3,695 3,695 

INFORMATION SECURITY 

045 INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY PROGRAM-ISSP .............. 19,920 19,920 

046 COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY (COMSEC) ................................ 72,257 72,257 

COMM—LONG HAUL COMMUNICATIONS 

047 BASE SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS ........................................... 16,082 16,082 

COMM—BASE COMMUNICATIONS 

048 INFORMATION SYSTEMS ............................................................... 86,037 86,037 

050 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MODERNIZATION PROGRAM 8,550 8,550 

051 INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM ... 73,496 73,496 

ELECT EQUIP—TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA) 

054 JTT/CIBS-M ........................................................................................ 881 881 

055 PROPHET GROUND ......................................................................... 63,650 48,650 

Program reduction ....................................................................... [–15,000 ] 

057 DCGS-A (MIP) .................................................................................... 260,268 240,268 

Program reduction ....................................................................... [–20,000 ] 

058 JOINT TACTICAL GROUND STATION (JTAGS) .......................... 3,906 3,906 

059 TROJAN (MIP) ................................................................................... 13,929 13,929 

060 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT) (MIP) ................................ 3,978 3,978 

061 CI HUMINT AUTO REPRTING AND COLL(CHARCS) ................ 7,542 7,542 

062 CLOSE ACCESS TARGET RECONNAISSANCE (CATR) ............. 8,010 8,010 

063 MACHINE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION SYSTEM-M 8,125 8,125 

ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 

064 LIGHTWEIGHT COUNTER MORTAR RADAR .............................. 63,472 63,472 

065 EW PLANNING & MANAGEMENT TOOLS (EWPMT) ................ 2,556 2,556 

066 AIR VIGILANCE (AV) ....................................................................... 8,224 8,224 

067 CREW .................................................................................................. 2,960 2,960 

068 FAMILY OF PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIE ...... 1,722 1,722 

069 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES 447 447 

070 CI MODERNIZATION ....................................................................... 228 228 

ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL SURV. (TAC SURV) 

071 SENTINEL MODS ............................................................................. 43,285 43,285 

072 NIGHT VISION DEVICES ................................................................ 124,216 124,216 

074 SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF ............. 23,216 23,216 

076 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION FAMILY OF SYSTEMS ............. 60,679 60,679 

077 FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS (FWS) ........................................... 53,453 53,453 

078 ARTILLERY ACCURACY EQUIP .................................................... 3,338 3,338 

079 PROFILER .......................................................................................... 4,057 4,057 

081 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND—PLATFORM (JBC-P) ..................... 133,339 133,339 

082 JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING SYSTEM (JETS) .......................... 47,212 47,212 

083 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (LLDR) ..................................................... 22,314 22,314 

084 COMPUTER BALLISTICS: LHMBC XM32 ..................................... 12,131 12,131 

085 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM .............................................. 10,075 10,075 

086 COUNTERFIRE RADARS ................................................................. 217,379 142,379 

Unobligated balances .................................................................. [–75,000 ] 

ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS 

087 FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY ............................................................ 1,190 1,190 

090 AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING & CONTROL SYS ................ 28,176 28,176 

091 IAMD BATTLE COMMAND SYSTEM ............................................. 20,917 15,917 

Program Reduction ...................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

092 LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE SUPPORT (LCSS) ................................ 5,850 5,850 

093 NETWORK MANAGEMENT INITIALIZATION AND SERVICE 12,738 12,738 

094 MANEUVER CONTROL SYSTEM (MCS) ....................................... 145,405 135,405 

Unjustified increase ..................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

095 GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM-ARMY (GCSS-A) ........... 162,654 146,654 


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Program growth ........................................................................... [–16,000 ] 

096 INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPP .... 4,446 4,446 

098 RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEYING INSTRUMENT SET ..... 16,218 16,218 

099 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (ENFIRE) ..................................... 1,138 1,138 

ELECT EQUIP—AUTOMATION 

100 ARMY TRAINING MODERNIZATION ............................................ 12,089 12,089 

101 AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING EQUIP .................................. 105,775 93,775 

Reduce IT procurement ............................................................... [–12,000 ] 

102 GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEMS FAM .... 18,995 18,995 

103 HIGH PERF COMPUTING MOD PGM (HPCMP) .......................... 62,319 62,319 

104 RESERVE COMPONENT AUTOMATION SYS (RCAS) ................ 17,894 17,894 

ELECT EQUIP—AUDIO VISUAL SYS (A/V) 

106 ITEMS LESS THAN $5M (SURVEYING EQUIPMENT) ............... 4,242 4,242 

ELECT EQUIP—SUPPORT 

107 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (C-E) ............................................ 425 425 

108 BCT EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ................................................ 7,438 7,438 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

108A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................ 6,467 6,467 

CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT 

109 PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS .................................................................. 248 248 

110 FAMILY OF NON-LETHAL EQUIPMENT (FNLE) ....................... 1,487 1,487 

112 CBRN DEFENSE ............................................................................... 26,302 26,302 

BRIDGING EQUIPMENT 

113 TACTICAL BRIDGING ...................................................................... 9,822 9,822 

114 TACTICAL BRIDGE, FLOAT-RIBBON ........................................... 21,516 21,516 

115 BRIDGE SUPPLEMENTAL SET ...................................................... 4,959 4,959 

116 COMMON BRIDGE TRANSPORTER (CBT) RECAP ..................... 52,546 52,546 

ENGINEER (NON-CONSTRUCTION) EQUIPMENT 

117 GRND STANDOFF MINE DETECTN SYSM (GSTAMIDS) .......... 58,682 58,682 

118 HUSKY MOUNTED DETECTION SYSTEM (HMDS) ................... 13,565 13,565 

119 ROBOTIC COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM (RCSS) .......................... 2,136 2,136 

120 EOD ROBOTICS SYSTEMS RECAPITALIZATION ....................... 6,960 6,960 

121 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQPMT (EOD EQPMT) ... 17,424 17,424 

122 REMOTE DEMOLITION SYSTEMS ................................................ 8,284 8,284 

123 <$5M, COUNTERMINE EQUIPMENT ............................................ 5,459 5,459 

124 FAMILY OF BOATS AND MOTORS ............................................... 8,429 8,429 

COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

125 HEATERS AND ECU’S ...................................................................... 18,876 18,876 

127 SOLDIER ENHANCEMENT ............................................................. 2,287 2,287 

128 PERSONNEL RECOVERY SUPPORT SYSTEM (PRSS) ............... 7,733 7,733 

129 GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM .......................................................... 49,798 49,798 

130 MOBILE SOLDIER POWER ............................................................. 43,639 43,639 

132 FIELD FEEDING EQUIPMENT ...................................................... 13,118 13,118 

133 CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM 28,278 28,278 

135 FAMILY OF ENGR COMBAT AND CONSTRUCTION SETS ...... 34,544 34,544 

136 ITEMS LESS THAN $5M (ENG SPT) .............................................. 595 595 

PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT 

137 QUALITY SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT .................................... 5,368 5,368 

138 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, PETROLEUM & WATER ................. 35,381 35,381 

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 

139 COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL ....................................................... 73,828 73,828 

MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT 

140 MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS .................... 25,270 25,270 

141 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (MAINT EQ) ........................................ 2,760 2,760 

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 

142 GRADER, ROAD MTZD, HVY, 6X4 (CCE) ...................................... 5,903 5,903 

143 SCRAPERS, EARTHMOVING .......................................................... 26,125 26,125 

146 TRACTOR, FULL TRACKED ............................................................ 27,156 27,156 

147 ALL TERRAIN CRANES ................................................................... 16,750 16,750 

148 PLANT, ASPHALT MIXING ............................................................. 984 984 

149 HIGH MOBILITY ENGINEER EXCAVATOR (HMEE) .................. 2,656 2,656 

150 ENHANCED RAPID AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION CAPAP ......... 2,531 2,531 

151 FAMILY OF DIVER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................... 446 446 

152 CONST EQUIP ESP ........................................................................... 19,640 19,640 

153 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (CONST EQUIP) ................................. 5,087 5,087 

RAIL FLOAT CONTAINERIZATION EQUIPMENT 

154 ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP .............................................................. 39,772 39,772 


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155 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (FLOAT/RAIL) ..................................... 5,835 5,835 

GENERATORS 

156 GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP ................................... 166,356 166,356 

157 TACTICAL ELECTRIC POWER RECAPITALIZATION ................ 11,505 11,505 

MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

159 FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS .................................................................. 17,496 17,496 

TRAINING EQUIPMENT 

160 COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS SUPPORT ................................... 74,916 74,916 

161 TRAINING DEVICES, NONSYSTEM .............................................. 303,236 278,236 

Program reduction ....................................................................... [–25,000 ] 

162 CLOSE COMBAT TACTICAL TRAINER ......................................... 45,210 45,210 

163 AVIATION COMBINED ARMS TACTICAL TRAINER .................. 30,068 30,068 

164 GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF ARMY TRAINING .. 9,793 9,793 

TEST MEASURE AND DIG EQUIPMENT (TMD) 

165 CALIBRATION SETS EQUIPMENT ................................................ 4,650 4,650 

166 INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST EQUIPMENT (IFTE) .............. 34,487 34,487 

167 TEST EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION (TEMOD) ....................... 11,083 11,083 

OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

169 RAPID EQUIPPING SOLDIER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............. 17,937 17,937 

170 PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (OPA3) ..................................... 52,040 52,040 

171 BASE LEVEL COMMON EQUIPMENT .......................................... 1,568 1,568 

172 MODIFICATION OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (OPA–3) .................... 64,219 64,219 

173 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (OTH) .......................................... 1,525 1,525 

174 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR USER TESTING .............................. 3,268 3,268 

176 TRACTOR YARD ................................................................................ 7,191 7,191 

OPA2 

177 INITIAL SPARES—C&E ................................................................... 48,511 48,511 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY ...................... 5,899,028 5,540,388 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

COMBAT AIRCRAFT 

002 F/A–18E/F (FIGHTER) HORNET ..................................................... 978,750 

Additional 12 Aircraft—Navy Unfunded Requirement ............ [978,750 ] 

003 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV .......................................................... 897,542 873,042 

Anticipated contract savings ...................................................... [–7,700 ] 

Cost growth for support equipment ........................................... [–16,800 ] 

004 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 48,630 48,630 

005 JSF STOVL ......................................................................................... 1,483,414 2,329,414 

Additional 6 Aircraft—Marine Corps Unfunded Requirement [846,000 ] 

006 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 203,060 203,060 

007 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 41,300 41,300 

008 V–22 (MEDIUM LIFT) ....................................................................... 1,436,355 1,421,355 

Support funding carryover .......................................................... [–15,000 ] 

009 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 43,853 43,853 

010 H–1 UPGRADES (UH–1Y/AH–1Z) ................................................... 800,057 795,057 

Program reduction ....................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

011 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 56,168 56,168 

012 MH–60S (MYP) ................................................................................... 28,232 28,232 

014 MH–60R (MYP) ................................................................................... 969,991 964,991 

Poor justification of production line shutdown funds ............... [–5,000 ] 

016 P–8A POSEIDON ............................................................................... 3,008,928 3,008,928 

017 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 269,568 250,568 

Advance procurement cost growth ............................................. [–19,000 ] 

018 E–2D ADV HAWKEYE ...................................................................... 857,654 857,654 

019 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 195,336 195,336 

TRAINER AIRCRAFT 

020 JPATS .................................................................................................. 8,914 8,914 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

021 KC–130J .............................................................................................. 192,214 192,214 

022 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 24,451 24,451 

023 MQ–4 TRITON .................................................................................... 494,259 559,259 

Additional Air Vehicle ................................................................. [65,000 ] 

024 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 54,577 54,577 

025 MQ–8 UAV .......................................................................................... 120,020 156,020 

MQ–8 UAV-Additional three air vehicles .................................. [36,000 ] 

026 STUASL0 UAV ................................................................................... 3,450 3,450 

MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 


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028 EA–6 SERIES ..................................................................................... 9,799 9,799 

029 AEA SYSTEMS ................................................................................... 23,151 38,151 

Additional Low Band Transmitter Modifications ..................... [15,000 ] 

030 AV–8 SERIES ..................................................................................... 41,890 45,190 

AV–8B Link 16 upgrades, unfunded requirement .................... [3,300 ] 

031 ADVERSARY ...................................................................................... 5,816 5,816 

032 F–18 SERIES ...................................................................................... 978,756 958,456 

Unjustified request ...................................................................... [–20,300 ] 

034 H–53 SERIES ...................................................................................... 46,887 46,887 

035 SH–60 SERIES ................................................................................... 107,728 107,728 

036 H–1 SERIES ........................................................................................ 42,315 40,565 

Unjustified growth—installation funding .................................. [–1,750 ] 

037 EP–3 SERIES ...................................................................................... 41,784 41,784 

038 P–3 SERIES ........................................................................................ 3,067 3,067 

039 E–2 SERIES ........................................................................................ 20,741 20,741 

040 TRAINER A/C SERIES ...................................................................... 27,980 27,980 

041 C–2A .................................................................................................... 8,157 8,157 

042 C–130 SERIES .................................................................................... 70,335 69,041 

Unjustified growth—installation funding .................................. [–1,294 ] 

043 FEWSG ................................................................................................ 633 633 

044 CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C SERIES .................................................. 8,916 8,916 

045 E–6 SERIES ........................................................................................ 185,253 185,253 

046 EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS SERIES ............................................ 76,138 72,338 

Unjustified growth—installation funding .................................. [–3,800 ] 

047 SPECIAL PROJECT AIRCRAFT ...................................................... 23,702 23,702 

048 T–45 SERIES ...................................................................................... 105,439 105,439 

049 POWER PLANT CHANGES .............................................................. 9,917 9,917 

050 JPATS SERIES ................................................................................... 13,537 13,537 

051 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT ......................................................... 131,732 131,732 

052 COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES .................................................... 202,745 182,745 

Cost growth .................................................................................. [–20,000 ] 

053 COMMON DEFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEM ................................. 3,062 3,062 

054 ID SYSTEMS ...................................................................................... 48,206 48,206 

055 P–8 SERIES ........................................................................................ 28,492 28,492 

056 MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION ............................................................ 7,680 7,680 

057 MQ–8 SERIES .................................................................................... 22,464 22,464 

058 RQ–7 SERIES ..................................................................................... 3,773 3,773 

059 V–22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) OSPREY ............................................... 121,208 144,208 

MV–22 Ballistic Protection ......................................................... [8,000 ] 

MV–22 integrated aircraft survivability—MC UFR ................. [15,000 ] 

060 F–35 STOVL SERIES ........................................................................ 256,106 256,106 

061 F–35 CV SERIES ................................................................................ 68,527 68,527 

062 QRC ..................................................................................................... 6,885 6,885 

AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

063 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................ 1,563,515 1,478,515 

Program decrease ........................................................................ [–85,000 ] 

AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP & FACILITIES 

064 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT ................................................. 450,959 435,959 

Contract delays ............................................................................ [–15,000 ] 

065 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .......................................... 24,010 24,010 

066 WAR CONSUMABLES ...................................................................... 42,012 42,012 

067 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES .................................................. 2,455 2,455 

068 SPECIAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................. 50,859 50,859 

069 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION .................................. 1,801 1,801 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY ................. 16,126,405 17,877,811 

WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 

001 TRIDENT II MODS ............................................................................ 1,099,064 1,089,064 

Unjustified program growth ....................................................... [–10,000 ] 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

002 MISSILE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .............................................. 7,748 7,748 

STRATEGIC MISSILES 

003 TOMAHAWK ...................................................................................... 184,814 214,814 

Minimum Sustaining Rate Increase .......................................... [30,000 ] 

TACTICAL MISSILES 

004 AMRAAM ............................................................................................ 192,873 207,873 


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Additional captive air training missiles .................................... [15,000 ] 

005 SIDEWINDER .................................................................................... 96,427 96,427 

006 JSOW ................................................................................................... 21,419 21,419 

007 STANDARD MISSILE ....................................................................... 435,352 435,352 

008 RAM ..................................................................................................... 80,826 80,826 

011 STAND OFF PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS (SOPGM) ........ 4,265 4,265 

012 AERIAL TARGETS ............................................................................ 40,792 40,792 

013 OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT ............................................................ 3,335 3,335 

MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 

014 ESSM ................................................................................................... 44,440 44,440 

015 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 54,462 54,462 

016 HARM MODS ..................................................................................... 122,298 122,298 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

017 WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .......................................... 2,397 2,397 

018 FLEET SATELLITE COMM FOLLOW-ON ..................................... 39,932 34,232 

Excess storage .............................................................................. [–5,700 ] 

ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

019 ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................ 57,641 61,309 

Classified Program ...................................................................... [3,668 ] 

TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 

020 SSTD .................................................................................................... 7,380 7,380 

021 MK–48 TORPEDO .............................................................................. 65,611 65,611 

022 ASW TARGETS .................................................................................. 6,912 6,912 

MOD OF TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 

023 MK–54 TORPEDO MODS ................................................................. 113,219 113,219 

024 MK–48 TORPEDO ADCAP MODS ................................................... 63,317 63,317 

025 QUICKSTRIKE MINE ....................................................................... 13,254 13,254 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

026 TORPEDO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................... 67,701 67,701 

027 ASW RANGE SUPPORT ................................................................... 3,699 3,699 

DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION 

028 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION .................................. 3,342 3,342 

GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 

029 SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS ....................................................... 11,937 11,937 

MODIFICATION OF GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 

030 CIWS MODS ....................................................................................... 53,147 53,147 

031 COAST GUARD WEAPONS .............................................................. 19,022 19,022 

032 GUN MOUNT MODS ......................................................................... 67,980 67,980 

033 AIRBORNE MINE NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEMS ....................... 19,823 19,823 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

035 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................ 149,725 149,725 

TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY ................. 3,154,154 3,187,122 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC 

NAVY AMMUNITION 

001 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ......................................................... 101,238 101,238 

002 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES ............................................... 67,289 67,289 

003 MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION ...................................................... 20,340 20,340 

004 PRACTICE BOMBS ........................................................................... 40,365 40,365 

005 CARTRIDGES & CART ACTUATED DEVICES ............................. 49,377 49,377 

006 AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES .................................. 59,651 59,651 

007 JATOS ................................................................................................. 2,806 2,806 

008 LRLAP 6′′ LONG RANGE ATTACK PROJECTILE ........................ 11,596 11,596 

009 5 INCH/54 GUN AMMUNITION ...................................................... 35,994 35,994 

010 INTERMEDIATE CALIBER GUN AMMUNITION ........................ 36,715 36,715 

011 OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION ................................................ 45,483 45,483 

012 SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO .................................. 52,080 52,080 

013 PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION .............................................. 10,809 10,809 

014 AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................... 4,469 4,469 

MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION 

015 SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION ......................................................... 46,848 46,848 

016 LINEAR CHARGES, ALL TYPES .................................................... 350 350 

017 40 MM, ALL TYPES ........................................................................... 500 500 

018 60MM, ALL TYPES ............................................................................ 1,849 1,849 

019 81MM, ALL TYPES ............................................................................ 1,000 1,000 

020 120MM, ALL TYPES .......................................................................... 13,867 13,867 

022 GRENADES, ALL TYPES ................................................................. 1,390 1,390 


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023 ROCKETS, ALL TYPES .................................................................... 14,967 14,967 

024 ARTILLERY, ALL TYPES ................................................................. 45,219 45,219 

026 FUZE, ALL TYPES ............................................................................ 29,335 29,335 

027 NON LETHALS .................................................................................. 3,868 3,868 

028 AMMO MODERNIZATION ............................................................... 15,117 15,117 

029 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 11,219 11,219 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC ...... 723,741 723,741 

SHIPBUILDING & CONVERSION, NAVY 

OTHER WARSHIPS 

001 CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM ...................................... 1,634,701 1,634,701 

002 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 874,658 874,658 

003 VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE ...................................................... 3,346,370 3,346,370 

004 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 1,993,740 1,993,740 

005 CVN REFUELING OVERHAULS .................................................... 678,274 678,274 

006 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 14,951 14,951 

007 DDG 1000 ............................................................................................ 433,404 433,404 

008 DDG–51 ............................................................................................... 3,149,703 3,399,703 

Incremental funding for one DDG–51 ....................................... [250,000 ] 

010 LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP ............................................................... 1,356,991 1,356,991 

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS 

012 LPD–17 ................................................................................................ 550,000 550,000 

013 AFLOAT FORWARD STAGING BASE ............................................ 97,000 

Accelerate shipbuilding funding ................................................. [97,000 ] 

014A LX(R) ADVANCE PROCURMENT (CY) .......................................... 250,000 

LX(R) Acceleration ....................................................................... [250,000 ] 

015 LHA REPLACEMENT ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ........... 277,543 476,543 

Accelerate LHA–8 advanced procurement ................................ [199,000 ] 

016A LCU Replacement ............................................................................... 34,000 

Accelerate LCU replacement ...................................................... [34,000 ] 

AUXILIARIES, CRAFT AND PRIOR YR PROGRAM COST 

017 TAO FLEET OILER ........................................................................... 674,190 674,190 

019 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 138,200 138,200 

020 OUTFITTING ...................................................................................... 697,207 644,300 

Program decrease ........................................................................ [–52,907 ] 

021 SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR ...................................................... 255,630 255,630 

022 SERVICE CRAFT ............................................................................... 30,014 30,014 

023 LCAC SLEP ........................................................................................ 80,738 80,738 

024 YP CRAFT MAINTENANCE/ROH/SLEP ........................................ 21,838 21,838 

025 COMPLETION OF PY SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS ................... 389,305 389,305 

025A T-ATS(X) Fleet Tug ............................................................................ 75,000 

Accelerate T-ATS(X) .................................................................... [75,000 ] 

TOTAL SHIPBUILDING & CONVERSION, NAVY ........ 16,597,457 17,449,550 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

SHIP PROPULSION EQUIPMENT 

001 LM–2500 GAS TURBINE .................................................................. 4,881 4,881 

002 ALLISON 501K GAS TURBINE ....................................................... 5,814 5,814 

003 HYBRID ELECTRIC DRIVE (HED) ................................................. 32,906 32,906 

GENERATORS 

004 SURFACE COMBATANT HM&E ..................................................... 36,860 36,860 

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT 

005 OTHER NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT .............................................. 87,481 87,481 

PERISCOPES 

006 SUB PERISCOPES & IMAGING EQUIP ........................................ 63,109 63,109 

OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT 

007 DDG MOD ........................................................................................... 364,157 424,157 

Additional DDG Modification-Unfunded Requirement ............ [60,000 ] 

008 FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT ........................................................ 16,089 16,089 

009 COMMAND AND CONTROL SWITCHBOARD .............................. 2,255 2,255 

010 LHA/LHD MIDLIFE ........................................................................... 28,571 28,571 

011 LCC 19/20 EXTENDED SERVICE LIFE PROGRAM ..................... 12,313 12,313 

012 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT ........................................... 16,609 16,609 

013 SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .......................................... 10,498 10,498 

014 VIRGINIA CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................... 35,747 35,747 

015 LCS CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................. 48,399 48,399 

016 SUBMARINE BATTERIES ............................................................... 23,072 23,072 


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017 LPD CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................. 55,283 55,283 

018 STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP ................................. 18,563 18,563 

019 DSSP EQUIPMENT ........................................................................... 7,376 7,376 

021 LCAC ................................................................................................... 20,965 20,965 

022 UNDERWATER EOD PROGRAMS .................................................. 51,652 51,652 

023 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 102,498 102,498 

024 CHEMICAL WARFARE DETECTORS ............................................ 3,027 3,027 

025 SUBMARINE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM ........................................ 7,399 7,399 

REACTOR PLANT EQUIPMENT 

027 REACTOR COMPONENTS ............................................................... 296,095 296,095 

OCEAN ENGINEERING 

028 DIVING AND SALVAGE EQUIPMENT .......................................... 15,982 15,982 

SMALL BOATS 

029 STANDARD BOATS ........................................................................... 29,982 29,982 

TRAINING EQUIPMENT 

030 OTHER SHIPS TRAINING EQUIPMENT ...................................... 66,538 66,538 

PRODUCTION FACILITIES EQUIPMENT 

031 OPERATING FORCES IPE ............................................................... 71,138 71,138 

OTHER SHIP SUPPORT 

032 NUCLEAR ALTERATIONS ............................................................... 132,625 132,625 

033 LCS COMMON MISSION MODULES EQUIPMENT .................... 23,500 23,500 

034 LCS MCM MISSION MODULES ..................................................... 85,151 85,151 

035 LCS SUW MISSION MODULES ...................................................... 35,228 35,228 

036 REMOTE MINEHUNTING SYSTEM (RMS) ................................... 87,627 53,077 

Procurement in excess of need ahead of satisfactory testing .. [–34,550 ] 

LOGISTIC SUPPORT 

037 LSD MIDLIFE .................................................................................... 2,774 2,774 

SHIP SONARS 

038 SPQ–9B RADAR ................................................................................. 20,551 20,551 

039 AN/SQQ–89 SURF ASW COMBAT SYSTEM .................................. 103,241 103,241 

040 SSN ACOUSTICS ............................................................................... 214,835 234,835 

Submarine Towed Array-Unfunded Requirement .................... [20,000 ] 

041 UNDERSEA WARFARE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................ 7,331 7,331 

042 SONAR SWITCHES AND TRANSDUCERS .................................... 11,781 11,781 

ASW ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

044 SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE SYSTEM ............................ 21,119 21,119 

045 SSTD .................................................................................................... 8,396 8,396 

046 FIXED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM .................................................. 146,968 146,968 

047 SURTASS ............................................................................................ 12,953 12,953 

048 MARITIME PATROL AND RECONNSAISANCE FORCE ............ 13,725 13,725 

ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT 

049 AN/SLQ–32 .......................................................................................... 324,726 324,726 

RECONNAISSANCE EQUIPMENT 

050 SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT ............................................................... 148,221 148,221 

051 AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS) ......................... 152 152 

SUBMARINE SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT 

052 SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT PROG ............................... 79,954 79,954 

OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

053 COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY ............................. 25,695 25,695 

054 TRUSTED INFORMATION SYSTEM (TIS) .................................... 284 284 

055 NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT SYSTEM (NTCSS) ... 14,416 14,416 

056 ATDLS ................................................................................................. 23,069 23,069 

057 NAVY COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NCCS) ................. 4,054 4,054 

058 MINESWEEPING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT ................................ 21,014 21,014 

059 SHALLOW WATER MCM ................................................................. 18,077 18,077 

060 NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS (SPACE) ............................................ 12,359 12,359 

061 AMERICAN FORCES RADIO AND TV SERVICE ......................... 4,240 4,240 

062 STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP ................................. 17,440 17,440 

TRAINING EQUIPMENT 

063 OTHER TRAINING EQUIPMENT ................................................... 41,314 41,314 

AVIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

064 MATCALS ........................................................................................... 10,011 10,011 

065 SHIPBOARD AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL .......................................... 9,346 9,346 

066 AUTOMATIC CARRIER LANDING SYSTEM ................................ 21,281 21,281 

067 NATIONAL AIR SPACE SYSTEM ................................................... 25,621 25,621 

068 FLEET AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS ................................. 8,249 8,249 

069 LANDING SYSTEMS ......................................................................... 14,715 14,715 


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070 ID SYSTEMS ...................................................................................... 29,676 29,676 

071 NAVAL MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS ...................................... 13,737 13,737 

OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

072 DEPLOYABLE JOINT COMMAND & CONTROL ......................... 1,314 1,314 

074 TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I SYSTEMS ................................................ 13,600 13,600 

075 DCGS-N ............................................................................................... 31,809 31,809 

076 CANES ................................................................................................. 278,991 278,991 

077 RADIAC ............................................................................................... 8,294 8,294 

078 CANES-INTELL ................................................................................. 28,695 28,695 

079 GPETE ................................................................................................. 6,962 6,962 

080 MASF ................................................................................................... 290 290 

081 INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM TEST FACILITY ................................. 14,419 14,419 

082 EMI CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION ........................................... 4,175 4,175 

083 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 44,176 44,176 

SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS 

084 SHIPBOARD TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS ............................. 8,722 8,722 

085 SHIP COMMUNICATIONS AUTOMATION ................................... 108,477 108,477 

086 COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS UNDER $5M .................................... 16,613 16,613 

SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS 

087 SUBMARINE BROADCAST SUPPORT ........................................... 20,691 20,691 

088 SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT .......................... 60,945 60,945 

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 

089 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ................................ 30,892 30,892 

090 NAVY MULTIBAND TERMINAL (NMT) ........................................ 118,113 118,113 

SHORE COMMUNICATIONS 

091 JCS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ........................................ 4,591 4,591 

092 ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS ................................................... 1,403 1,403 

CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT 

093 INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP) ............................ 135,687 135,687 

094 MIO INTEL EXPLOITATION TEAM ............................................... 970 970 

CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT 

095 CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP ............................... 11,433 11,433 

OTHER ELECTRONIC SUPPORT 

096 COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT ......................................................... 2,529 2,529 

SONOBUOYS 

097 SONOBUOYS—ALL TYPES ............................................................. 168,763 168,763 

AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

098 WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................ 46,979 46,979 

100 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................... 123,884 123,884 

103 METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT ................................................. 15,090 15,090 

104 DCRS/DPL ........................................................................................... 638 638 

106 AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES .................................... 14,098 14,098 

111 AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................... 49,773 49,773 

SHIP GUN SYSTEM EQUIPMENT 

112 SHIP GUN SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT ............................................... 5,300 5,300 

SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT 

115 SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................ 298,738 298,738 

120 TOMAHAWK SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................... 71,245 71,245 

FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

123 STRATEGIC MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIP ...................................... 240,694 240,694 

ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

124 SSN COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEMS .............................................. 96,040 96,040 

125 ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ......................................................... 30,189 30,189 

OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

129 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQUIP ............................... 22,623 22,623 

130 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 9,906 9,906 

OTHER EXPENDABLE ORDNANCE 

134 TRAINING DEVICE MODS .............................................................. 99,707 99,707 

CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

135 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ............................................ 2,252 2,252 

136 GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS ....................................................... 2,191 2,191 

137 CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE EQUIP ............................... 2,164 2,164 

138 FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT ....................................................... 14,705 14,705 

139 TACTICAL VEHICLES ...................................................................... 2,497 2,497 

140 AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT ............................................................ 12,517 12,517 

141 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT ........................................... 3,018 3,018 

142 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION ........................................................... 14,403 14,403 


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143 PHYSICAL SECURITY VEHICLES ................................................. 1,186 1,186 

SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

144 MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT ........................................ 18,805 18,805 

145 OTHER SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................... 10,469 10,469 

146 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION .................................. 5,720 5,720 

147 SPECIAL PURPOSE SUPPLY SYSTEMS ....................................... 211,714 211,714 

TRAINING DEVICES 

148 TRAINING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................... 7,468 7,468 

COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

149 COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................. 36,433 36,433 

150 EDUCATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................... 3,180 3,180 

151 MEDICAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................ 4,790 4,790 

153 NAVAL MIP SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................ 4,608 4,608 

154 OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................... 5,655 5,655 

155 C4ISR EQUIPMENT .......................................................................... 9,929 9,929 

156 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................ 26,795 26,795 

157 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT ............................................. 88,453 88,453 

159 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ............................ 99,094 99,094 

OTHER 

160 NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE SERVICE ............................. 99,014 99,014 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

160A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................ 21,439 21,439 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

161 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................ 328,043 318,043 

Excess carryover .......................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY ....................... 6,614,715 6,650,165 

PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 

TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 

001 AAV7A1 PIP ........................................................................................ 26,744 26,744 

002 LAV PIP .............................................................................................. 54,879 54,879 

ARTILLERY AND OTHER WEAPONS 

003 EXPEDITIONARY FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM ................................ 2,652 2,652 

004 155MM LIGHTWEIGHT TOWED HOWITZER ............................... 7,482 7,482 

005 HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM ....................... 17,181 17,181 

006 WEAPONS AND COMBAT VEHICLES UNDER $5 MILLION .... 8,224 8,224 

OTHER SUPPORT 

007 MODIFICATION KITS ...................................................................... 14,467 14,467 

008 WEAPONS ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ...................................... 488 488 

GUIDED MISSILES 

009 GROUND BASED AIR DEFENSE ................................................... 7,565 7,565 

010 JAVELIN ............................................................................................. 1,091 51,091 

Program increase to support Unfunded Requirements ............ [50,000 ] 

011 FOLLOW ON TO SMAW ................................................................... 4,872 4,872 

012 ANTI-ARMOR WEAPONS SYSTEM-HEAVY (AAWS-H) ............... 668 668 

OTHER SUPPORT 

013 MODIFICATION KITS ...................................................................... 12,495 152,495 

Additional missiles ...................................................................... [140,000 ] 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS 

014 UNIT OPERATIONS CENTER ......................................................... 13,109 13,109 

015 COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (C 35,147 32,956 

Procurement early to need .......................................................... [–2,191 ] 

REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT 

016 REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT .................................................. 21,210 21,210 

OTHER SUPPORT (TEL) 

017 COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM ......................................................... 792 792 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-TEL) 

019 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & ELEC) ............................ 3,642 3,642 

020 AIR OPERATIONS C2 SYSTEMS .................................................... 3,520 3,520 

RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

021 RADAR SYSTEMS ............................................................................. 35,118 35,118 

022 GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) .................... 130,661 98,546 

Delay in IOTE .............................................................................. [–32,115 ] 

023 RQ–21 UAS ......................................................................................... 84,916 84,916 

INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

024 FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM ................................................................. 9,136 9,136 

025 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ..................................... 29,936 29,936 


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028 DCGS-MC ............................................................................................ 1,947 1,947 

OTHER COMM/ELEC EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

031 NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT ......................................................... 2,018 2,018 

OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL) 

032 NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE NETWORK (NGEN) ........... 67,295 67,295 

033 COMMON COMPUTER RESOURCES ............................................ 43,101 33,101 

Marine Corps common hardware suite contract delay ............. [–10,000 ] 

034 COMMAND POST SYSTEMS ........................................................... 29,255 29,255 

035 RADIO SYSTEMS .............................................................................. 80,584 80,584 

036 COMM SWITCHING & CONTROL SYSTEMS ............................... 66,123 66,123 

037 COMM & ELEC INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT .......................... 79,486 79,486 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

037A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................ 2,803 2,803 

ADMINISTRATIVE VEHICLES 

038 COMMERCIAL PASSENGER VEHICLES ...................................... 3,538 3,538 

039 COMMERCIAL CARGO VEHICLES ................................................ 22,806 22,806 

TACTICAL VEHICLES 

041 MOTOR TRANSPORT MODIFICATIONS ....................................... 7,743 7,743 

043 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE .............................................. 79,429 79,429 

044 FAMILY OF TACTICAL TRAILERS ................................................ 3,157 3,157 

OTHER SUPPORT 

045 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 6,938 6,938 

ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT 

046 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL EQUIP ASSORT .......................... 94 94 

047 BULK LIQUID EQUIPMENT ........................................................... 896 896 

048 TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS ............................................................ 136 136 

049 POWER EQUIPMENT ASSORTED ................................................. 10,792 10,792 

050 AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ......................................... 3,235 3,235 

051 EOD SYSTEMS .................................................................................. 7,666 7,666 

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

052 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT ............................................. 33,145 33,145 

053 GARRISON MOBILE ENGINEER EQUIPMENT (GMEE) ............ 1,419 1,419 

GENERAL PROPERTY 

057 TRAINING DEVICES ........................................................................ 24,163 24,163 

058 CONTAINER FAMILY ....................................................................... 962 962 

059 FAMILY OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ................................ 6,545 6,545 

060 FAMILY OF INTERNALLY TRANSPORTABLE VEH (ITV) ........ 7,533 7,533 

OTHER SUPPORT 

062 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 4,322 4,322 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

063 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................ 8,292 8,292 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS .................. 1,131,418 1,277,112 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

TACTICAL FORCES 

001 F–35 ..................................................................................................... 5,260,212 5,161,112 

Efficiencies and excess cost growth ............................................ [–99,100 ] 

002 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 460,260 460,260 

TACTICAL AIRLIFT 

003 KC–46A TANKER .............................................................................. 2,350,601 2,326,601 

Program Decrease ........................................................................ [–24,000 ] 

OTHER AIRLIFT 

004 C–130J ................................................................................................. 889,154 848,354 

Unit cost growth and contract delays ........................................ [–40,800 ] 

005 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 50,000 50,000 

006 HC–130J .............................................................................................. 463,934 444,434 

Unit cost growth .......................................................................... [–19,500 ] 

007 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 30,000 30,000 

008 MC–130J ............................................................................................. 828,472 790,872 

Program efficiencies .................................................................... [–37,600 ] 

009 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 60,000 60,000 

MISSION SUPPORT AIRCRAFT 

011 CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C ................................................................... 2,617 2,617 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

012 TARGET DRONES ............................................................................. 132,028 132,028 

014 RQ–4 .................................................................................................... 37,800 37,800 

015 MQ–9 ................................................................................................... 552,528 622,528 


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Accelerating procurement schedule to meet CCDR demand ... [80,000 ] 

Restrain growth in government costs ........................................ [–10,000 ] 

STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT 

017 B–2A .................................................................................................... 32,458 32,458 

018 B–1B .................................................................................................... 114,119 114,119 

019 B–52 ..................................................................................................... 148,987 148,987 

020 LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES .............. 84,335 84,335 

022 F–15 ..................................................................................................... 464,367 682,071 

F–15 MIDS JTRS transfer to RDT&E ....................................... [–12,796 ] 

F–15C AESA radars .................................................................... [48,000 ] 

F–15D AESA radars .................................................................... [192,500 ] 

Milestone C delay ........................................................................ [–10,000 ] 

023 F–16 ..................................................................................................... 17,134 17,134 

024 F–22A .................................................................................................. 126,152 126,152 

025 F–35 MODIFICATIONS ..................................................................... 70,167 70,167 

026 INCREMENT 3.2B ............................................................................. 69,325 69,325 

AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT 

028 C–5 ....................................................................................................... 5,604 5,604 

030 C–17A .................................................................................................. 46,997 46,997 

031 C–21 ..................................................................................................... 10,162 10,162 

032 C–32A .................................................................................................. 44,464 44,464 

033 C–37A .................................................................................................. 10,861 10,861 

TRAINER AIRCRAFT 

034 GLIDER MODS .................................................................................. 134 134 

035 T–6 ....................................................................................................... 17,968 17,968 

036 T–1 ....................................................................................................... 23,706 23,706 

037 T–38 ..................................................................................................... 30,604 30,604 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

038 U–2 MODS .......................................................................................... 22,095 22,095 

039 KC–10A (ATCA) .................................................................................. 5,611 5,611 

040 C–12 ..................................................................................................... 1,980 1,980 

042 VC–25A MOD ...................................................................................... 98,231 98,231 

043 C–40 ..................................................................................................... 13,171 13,171 

044 C–130 ................................................................................................... 7,048 146,248 

C–130 AMP increase ................................................................... [75,000 ] 

C–130H Electronic Prop Control System – UPL ...................... [13,500 ] 

C–130H In-flight Prop Balancing System – UPL ..................... [1,500 ] 

Eight-Bladed Propeller ................................................................ [16,000 ] 

T–56 3.5 Engine Mod .................................................................. [33,200 ] 

045 C–130J MODS .................................................................................... 29,713 29,713 

046 C–135 ................................................................................................... 49,043 49,043 

047 COMPASS CALL MODS .................................................................... 68,415 97,115 

EC–130H Force Structure Restoration ...................................... [28,700 ] 

048 RC–135 ................................................................................................ 156,165 156,165 

049 E–3 ....................................................................................................... 13,178 13,178 

050 E–4 ....................................................................................................... 23,937 19,937 

AEHF-PNVC ahead of need ....................................................... [–4,000 ] 

051 E–8 ....................................................................................................... 18,001 18,001 

052 AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM ....................... 183,308 183,308 

053 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT TERMINALS ................. 44,163 44,163 

054 H–1 ....................................................................................................... 6,291 6,291 

055 UH–1N REPLACEMENT .................................................................. 2,456 2,456 

056 H–60 ..................................................................................................... 45,731 45,731 

057 RQ–4 MODS ........................................................................................ 50,022 50,022 

058 HC/MC–130 MODIFICATIONS ........................................................ 21,660 21,660 

059 OTHER AIRCRAFT ............................................................................ 117,767 115,521 

C2ISR TDL transfer to COMSEC equipment ........................... [–2,246 ] 

060 MQ–1 MODS ....................................................................................... 3,173 3,173 

061 MQ–9 MODS ....................................................................................... 115,226 115,226 

063 CV–22 MODS ...................................................................................... 58,828 58,828 

AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

064 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS .................................................. 656,242 636,242 

Excess carryover .......................................................................... [–20,000 ] 

COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

065 AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT SUPPORT EQUIP ............................ 33,716 33,716 

POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT 

067 B–2A .................................................................................................... 38,837 38,837 


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068 B–52 ..................................................................................................... 5,911 5,911 

069 C–17A .................................................................................................. 30,108 30,108 

070 CV–22 POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT ......................................... 3,353 3,353 

071 C–135 ................................................................................................... 4,490 4,490 

072 F–15 ..................................................................................................... 3,225 3,225 

073 F–16 ..................................................................................................... 14,969 8,969 

Unobligated balances .................................................................. [–6,000 ] 

074 F–22A .................................................................................................. 971 971 

076 MQ–9 ................................................................................................... 5,000 5,000 

INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS 

077 INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIVENESS .................................................. 18,802 18,802 

WAR CONSUMABLES 

078 WAR CONSUMABLES ...................................................................... 156,465 156,465 

OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES 

079 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES .................................................. 1,052,814 1,111,900 

Transfer from RDT&E for NATO AWACS ................................ [59,086 ] 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

079A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................ 42,503 42,503 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ..... 15,657,769 15,919,213 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT—BALLISTIC 

001 MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQ-BALLISTIC ................................... 94,040 94,040 

TACTICAL 

003 JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE ................................ 440,578 420,578 

Unit cost efficiencies .................................................................... [–20,000 ] 

004 SIDEWINDER (AIM–9X) ................................................................... 200,777 200,777 

005 AMRAAM ............................................................................................ 390,112 380,028 

Joint program unit cost variance ............................................... [–10,084 ] 

006 PREDATOR HELLFIRE MISSILE ................................................... 423,016 423,016 

007 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB .............................................................. 133,697 133,697 

INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 

008 INDUSTR’L PREPAREDNS/POL PREVENTION ........................... 397 397 

CLASS IV 

009 MM III MODIFICATIONS ................................................................. 50,517 50,517 

010 AGM–65D MAVERICK ...................................................................... 9,639 9,639 

011 AGM–88A HARM ............................................................................... 197 197 

012 AIR LAUNCH CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) ...................................... 25,019 25,019 

MISSILE SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

014 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS .................................................. 48,523 48,523 

SPECIAL PROGRAMS 

028 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAMS ...................................................... 276,562 276,562 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

028A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................ 893,971 893,971 

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ......... 2,987,045 2,956,961 

SPACE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

SPACE PROGRAMS 

001 ADVANCED EHF ............................................................................... 333,366 327,366 

Unjustified support growth ......................................................... [–6,000 ] 

002 WIDEBAND GAPFILLER SATELLITES(SPACE) .......................... 53,476 74,476 

SATCOM pathfinder ................................................................... [26,000 ] 

Unjustified support growth ......................................................... [–5,000 ] 

003 GPS III SPACE SEGMENT ............................................................... 199,218 199,218 

004 SPACEBORNE EQUIP (COMSEC) .................................................. 18,362 18,362 

005 GLOBAL POSITIONING (SPACE) ................................................... 66,135 64,135 

Unjustified support growth ......................................................... [–2,000 ] 

006 DEF METEOROLOGICAL SAT PROG(SPACE) ............................. 89,351 40,000 

Minimum sustainment of DMSP–20 program .......................... [–49,351 ] 

007 EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH CAPABILITY ...................... 571,276 571,276 

008 EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEH(SPACE) ...................... 800,201 800,201 

009 SBIR HIGH (SPACE) ......................................................................... 452,676 452,676 

TOTAL SPACE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ............. 2,584,061 2,547,710 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 

ROCKETS 

001 ROCKETS ........................................................................................... 23,788 23,788 


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CARTRIDGES 

002 CARTRIDGES ..................................................................................... 131,102 169,602 

Increase to match size of A–10 fleet .......................................... [38,500 ] 

BOMBS 

003 PRACTICE BOMBS ........................................................................... 89,759 89,759 

004 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ......................................................... 637,181 637,181 

005 MASSIVE ORDNANCE PENETRATOR (MOP) .............................. 39,690 39,690 

006 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION ............................................ 374,688 354,688 

Program reduction ....................................................................... [–20,000 ] 

OTHER ITEMS 

007 CAD/PAD ............................................................................................. 58,266 58,266 

008 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) ................................. 5,612 5,612 

009 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................ 103 103 

010 MODIFICATIONS .............................................................................. 1,102 1,102 

011 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 3,044 3,044 

FLARES 

012 FLARES ............................................................................................... 120,935 120,935 

FUZES 

013 FUZES ................................................................................................. 213,476 213,476 

SMALL ARMS 

014 SMALL ARMS .................................................................................... 60,097 60,097 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR 

FORCE.

1,758,843 1,777,343 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES 

001 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ............................................ 8,834 8,834 

CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES 

002 MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE ...................................................... 58,160 58,160 

003 CAP VEHICLES ................................................................................. 977 977 

004 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 12,483 12,483 

SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 

005 SECURITY AND TACTICAL VEHICLES ........................................ 4,728 4,728 

006 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 4,662 4,662 

FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT 

007 FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH RESCUE VEHICLES ............................ 10,419 10,419 

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

008 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 23,320 23,320 

BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 

009 RUNWAY SNOW REMOV & CLEANING EQUIP ......................... 6,215 6,215 

010 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 87,781 87,781 

COMM SECURITY EQUIPMENT(COMSEC) 

011 COMSEC EQUIPMENT ..................................................................... 136,998 139,244 

Transfer for Link 16 Upgrades ................................................... [2,246 ] 

012 MODIFICATIONS (COMSEC) .......................................................... 677 677 

INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS 

013 INTELLIGENCE TRAINING EQUIPMENT ................................... 4,041 4,041 

014 INTELLIGENCE COMM EQUIPMENT .......................................... 22,573 22,573 

015 MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS .................................................... 14,456 14,456 

ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS 

016 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & LANDING SYS .................................. 31,823 31,823 

017 NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM .................................................... 5,833 5,833 

018 BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM—FIXED ........................................... 1,687 1,687 

019 THEATER AIR CONTROL SYS IMPROVEMENTS ....................... 22,710 22,710 

020 WEATHER OBSERVATION FORECAST ........................................ 21,561 21,561 

021 STRATEGIC COMMAND AND CONTROL ..................................... 286,980 286,980 

022 CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN COMPLEX ............................................. 36,186 36,186 

024 INTEGRATED STRAT PLAN & ANALY NETWORK (ISPAN) ..... 9,597 9,597 

SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS 

025 GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY .................................. 27,403 27,403 

026 AF GLOBAL COMMAND & CONTROL SYS .................................. 7,212 7,212 

027 MOBILITY COMMAND AND CONTROL ....................................... 11,062 30,962 

Additional battlefield air operations kits to meet need ............ [19,900 ] 

028 AIR FORCE PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM ............................... 131,269 131,269 

029 COMBAT TRAINING RANGES ........................................................ 33,606 33,606 

030 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMM N ........................ 5,232 5,232 

031 C3 COUNTERMEASURES ................................................................ 7,453 7,453 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

032 INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM ......................... 3,976 3,976 

033 GCSS-AF FOS ..................................................................................... 25,515 15,015 

LOGIT—prioritize FIAR projects ............................................... [–10,500 ] 

034 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACCOUNTING AND MGMT SYSTEM 9,255 9,255 

035 THEATER BATTLE MGT C2 SYSTEM ........................................... 7,523 7,523 

036 AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CTR-WPN SYS ................................ 12,043 12,043 

037 AIR OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC) 10.2 ........................................ 24,246 14,846 

Fielding funds ahead of need ..................................................... [–9,400 ] 

AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS 

038 INFORMATION TRANSPORT SYSTEMS ....................................... 74,621 74,621 

039 AFNET ................................................................................................. 103,748 98,748 

Restructure program ................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

041 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE) ........ 5,199 5,199 

042 USCENTCOM ..................................................................................... 15,780 15,780 

SPACE PROGRAMS 

043 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT TERMINALS ................. 79,592 54,592 

Ahead of need .............................................................................. [–25,000 ] 

044 SPACE BASED IR SENSOR PGM SPACE ...................................... 90,190 90,190 

045 NAVSTAR GPS SPACE ..................................................................... 2,029 2,029 

046 NUDET DETECTION SYS SPACE .................................................. 5,095 5,095 

047 AF SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK SPACE ............................ 76,673 76,673 

048 SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM SPACE ........................................... 113,275 108,275 

Prior year carryover .................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

049 MILSATCOM SPACE ......................................................................... 35,495 35,495 

050 SPACE MODS SPACE ....................................................................... 23,435 23,435 

051 COUNTERSPACE SYSTEM .............................................................. 43,065 43,065 

ORGANIZATION AND BASE 

052 TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT .......................................................... 77,538 133,438 

Battlefield Airmen Kits Unfunded Requirement ...................... [19,900 ] 

Joint Terminal Control Training Simulation Unfunded Requirement.[36,000 ] 

054 RADIO EQUIPMENT ......................................................................... 8,400 8,400 

055 CCTV/AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT ............................................... 6,144 6,144 

056 BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................. 77,010 77,010 

MODIFICATIONS 

057 COMM ELECT MODS ....................................................................... 71,800 71,800 

PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP 

058 NIGHT VISION GOGGLES ............................................................... 2,370 2,370 

059 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 79,623 79,623 

DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS HANDLING EQ 

060 MECHANIZED MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIP ........................... 7,249 7,249 

BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

061 BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT .................................................... 9,095 9,095 

062 ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT ...................................... 17,866 17,866 

064 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 61,850 61,850 

065 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 30,477 30,477 

SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS 

067 DARP RC135 ....................................................................................... 25,072 25,072 

068 DCGS-AF ............................................................................................. 183,021 183,021 

070 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAM ........................................................ 629,371 629,371 

071 DEFENSE SPACE RECONNAISSANCE PROG. ............................ 100,663 100,663 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

071A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................ 15,038,333 15,038,333 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

073 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ........................................................ 59,863 59,863 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ............ 18,272,438 18,295,584 

PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCAA 

001 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 1,488 1,488 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCMA 

002 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ....................................................................... 2,494 2,494 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA 

003 PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION ................................................... 9,341 9,341 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA 

007 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY .......................................... 8,080 11,580 

SHARKSEER ............................................................................... [3,500 ] 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

008 TELEPORT PROGRAM ..................................................................... 62,789 62,789 

009 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 9,399 9,399 

010 NET CENTRIC ENTERPRISE SERVICES (NCES) ....................... 1,819 1,819 

011 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM NETWORK ......................... 141,298 141,298 

012 CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE ..................................................... 12,732 12,732 

013 WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATION AGENCY ............................. 64,098 64,098 

014 SENIOR LEADERSHIP ENTERPRISE ........................................... 617,910 617,910 

015 JOINT INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT ...................................... 84,400 84,400 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA 

016 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ....................................................................... 5,644 5,644 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DMACT 

017 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ....................................................................... 11,208 11,208 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DODEA 

018 AUTOMATION/EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT & LOGISTICS ......... 1,298 1,298 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DSS 

020 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ....................................................................... 1,048 1,048 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION 

AGENCY 

021 VEHICLES .......................................................................................... 100 100 

022 OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT ......................................................... 5,474 5,474 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY 

023 THAAD ................................................................................................ 464,067 414,067 

Program reduction ....................................................................... [–50,000 ] 

024 AEGIS BMD ........................................................................................ 558,916 649,361 

Increase SM–3 Block IB canisters ............................................. [2,565 ] 

Increase SM–3 Block IB purchase ............................................. [117,880 ] 

Program reduction ....................................................................... [–30,000 ] 

025 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................... 147,765 0 

SM–3 Block IB ............................................................................. [–147,765 ] 

026 BMDS AN/TPY–2 RADARS ............................................................... 78,634 78,634 

027 AEGIS ASHORE PHASE III ............................................................. 30,587 30,587 

028 IRON DOME ....................................................................................... 55,000 41,400 

Request excess of requirement ................................................... [–13,600 ] 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, NSA 

035 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP) .......... 37,177 37,177 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD 

036 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD ............................................................. 46,939 31,939 

Mentor Prote ́ge ́ Program ............................................................ [–15,000 ] 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS 

038 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS ............................................................... 13,027 13,027 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS 

040 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS ............................................................ 27,859 27,859 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY 

028A DAVID SLING .................................................................................... 150,000 

David’s Sling Weapon System Procurement—Subject to Title 

XVI.

[150,000 ] 

028B ARROW 3 ............................................................................................ 15,000 

Arrow 3 Upper Tier Procurement—Subject to Title XVI ......... [15,000 ] 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

040A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................ 617,757 617,757 

AVIATION PROGRAMS 

041 MC–12 .................................................................................................. 63,170 0 

SOCOM requested realignment ................................................. [–63,170 ] 

042 ROTARY WING UPGRADES AND SUSTAINMENT ..................... 135,985 135,985 

044 NON-STANDARD AVIATION ........................................................... 61,275 61,275 

045 U–28 ..................................................................................................... 63,170 

SOCOM requested realignment ................................................. [63,170 ] 

047 RQ–11 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ........................................ 20,087 20,087 

048 CV–22 MODIFICATION .................................................................... 18,832 18,832 

049 MQ–1 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ......................................... 1,934 1,934 

050 MQ–9 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ......................................... 11,726 21,726 

MQ–9 capability enhancements ................................................. [10,000 ] 

051 STUASL0 ............................................................................................. 1,514 1,514 

052 PRECISION STRIKE PACKAGE ..................................................... 204,105 204,105 

053 AC/MC–130J ....................................................................................... 61,368 61,368 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

054 C–130 MODIFICATIONS .................................................................. 66,861 31,361 

C–130 TF/TA adjustments .......................................................... [–35,500 ] 

SHIPBUILDING 

055 UNDERWATER SYSTEMS ............................................................... 32,521 32,521 

AMMUNITION PROGRAMS 

056 ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M ................................................................ 174,734 174,734 

OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS 

057 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS ............................................................. 93,009 93,009 

058 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ........ 14,964 14,964 

059 OTHER ITEMS <$5M ........................................................................ 79,149 79,149 

060 COMBATANT CRAFT SYSTEMS .................................................... 33,362 33,362 

061 SPECIAL PROGRAMS ....................................................................... 143,533 143,533 

062 TACTICAL VEHICLES ...................................................................... 73,520 73,520 

063 WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M .............................................................. 186,009 186,009 

064 COMBAT MISSION REQUIREMENTS ........................................... 19,693 19,693 

065 GLOBAL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES .......................... 3,967 3,967 

066 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE ................. 19,225 19,225 

068 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ................................................ 213,252 213,252 

CBDP 

074 CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS ........... 141,223 141,223 

075 CB PROTECTION & HAZARD MITIGATION ................................ 137,487 137,487 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE ................... 5,130,853 5,137,933 

JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND 

JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND 

001 JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND ......................... 99,701 0 

Program reduction ....................................................................... [–99,701 ] 

TOTAL JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS 

FUND.

99,701 0 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT .................................................... 106,967,393 110,330,946 

SEC. 4102. PROCUREMENT FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 

SEC. 4102. PROCUREMENT FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

FIXED WING 

003 AERIAL COMMON SENSOR (ACS) (MIP) ...................................... 99,500 99,500 

004 MQ–1 UAV .......................................................................................... 16,537 16,537 

MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 

016 MQ–1 PAYLOAD (MIP) ..................................................................... 8,700 8,700 

023 ARL SEMA MODS (MIP) ................................................................... 32,000 32,000 

031 RQ–7 UAV MODS .............................................................................. 8,250 8,250 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY ................ 164,987 164,987 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM 

003 HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY ............................................................. 37,260 37,260 

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY .................... 37,260 37,260 

PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY 

WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES 

016 MORTAR SYSTEMS .......................................................................... 7,030 7,030 

021 COMMON REMOTELY OPERATED WEAPONS STATION ......... 19,000 19,000 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY ............... 26,030 26,030 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 

SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION 

004 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES ............................................................... 4,000 4,000 

MORTAR AMMUNITION 

008 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES .......................................................... 11,700 11,700 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

009 81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES .......................................................... 4,000 4,000 

010 120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ........................................................ 7,000 7,000 

ARTILLERY AMMUNITION 

012 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM & 105MM, ALL TYPES ........ 5,000 5,000 

013 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES ......................... 10,000 10,000 

015 ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL ....... 2,000 2,000 

ROCKETS 

017 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES .................................................. 136,340 136,340 

OTHER AMMUNITION 

019 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ...................................... 4,000 4,000 

021 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES ...................................................................... 8,000 8,000 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY .. 192,040 192,040 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

TACTICAL VEHICLES 

005 FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV) .......................... 243,998 243,998 

009 HVY EXPANDED MOBILE TACTICAL TRUCK EXT SERV ........ 223,276 223,276 

011 MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP .............................................. 130,000 130,000 

012 MINE-RESISTANT AMBUSH-PROTECTED (MRAP) MODS ....... 393,100 393,100 

COMM—SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 

021 TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL COMMAND COMMUNICATIONS.5,724 5,724 

COMM—BASE COMMUNICATIONS 

051 INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM ... 29,500 29,500 

ELECT EQUIP—TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA) 

057 DCGS-A (MIP) .................................................................................... 54,140 54,140 

059 TROJAN (MIP) ................................................................................... 6,542 6,542 

061 CI HUMINT AUTO REPRTING AND COLL(CHARCS) ................ 3,860 3,860 

ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 

068 FAMILY OF PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIE ...... 14,847 14,847 

069 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES 19,535 19,535 

ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL SURV. (TAC SURV) 

084 COMPUTER BALLISTICS: LHMBC XM32 ..................................... 2,601 2,601 

ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS 

087 FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY ............................................................ 48 48 

094 MANEUVER CONTROL SYSTEM (MCS) ....................................... 252 252 

ELECT EQUIP—AUTOMATION 

101 AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING EQUIP .................................. 652 652 

CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT 

111 BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS (BDS) .................................................. 4,035 4,035 

COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

131 FORCE PROVIDER ........................................................................... 53,800 53,800 

133 CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM 700 700 

MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

159 FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS .................................................................. 10,486 10,486 

OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

169 RAPID EQUIPPING SOLDIER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............. 8,500 8,500 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY ...................... 1,205,596 1,205,596 

JOINT IMPR EXPLOSIVE DEV DEFEAT FUND 

NETWORK ATTACK 

001 ATTACK THE NETWORK ................................................................ 219,550 204,550 

Adjustment due to low execution in prior years ....................... [–15,000 ] 

JIEDDO DEVICE DEFEAT 

002 DEFEAT THE DEVICE ..................................................................... 77,600 77,600 

FORCE TRAINING 

003 TRAIN THE FORCE .......................................................................... 7,850 7,850 

STAFF AND INFRASTRUCTURE 

004 OPERATIONS ..................................................................................... 188,271 138,271 

Program Reduction ...................................................................... [–50,000 ] 

TOTAL JOINT IMPR EXPLOSIVE DEV DEFEAT 

FUND.

493,271 428,271 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

026 STUASL0 UAV ................................................................................... 55,000 55,000 

MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

030 AV–8 SERIES ..................................................................................... 41,365 41,365 

032 F–18 SERIES ...................................................................................... 8,000 8,000 

037 EP–3 SERIES ...................................................................................... 6,300 6,300 

047 SPECIAL PROJECT AIRCRAFT ...................................................... 14,198 14,198 

051 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT ......................................................... 72,700 72,700 

052 COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES .................................................... 13,988 13,988 

059 V–22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) OSPREY ............................................... 4,900 4,900 

AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP & FACILITIES 

065 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .......................................... 943 943 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY ................. 217,394 217,394 

WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

TACTICAL MISSILES 

010 LASER MAVERICK ........................................................................... 3,344 3,344 

TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY ................. 3,344 3,344 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC 

NAVY AMMUNITION 

001 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ......................................................... 9,715 9,715 

002 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES ............................................... 11,108 11,108 

003 MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION ...................................................... 3,603 3,603 

006 AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES .................................. 11,982 11,982 

011 OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION ................................................ 4,674 4,674 

012 SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO .................................. 3,456 3,456 

013 PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION .............................................. 1,989 1,989 

014 AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................... 4,674 4,674 

MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION 

020 120MM, ALL TYPES .......................................................................... 10,719 10,719 

023 ROCKETS, ALL TYPES .................................................................... 3,993 3,993 

024 ARTILLERY, ALL TYPES ................................................................. 67,200 67,200 

025 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ...................................... 518 518 

026 FUZE, ALL TYPES ............................................................................ 3,299 3,299 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC ...... 136,930 136,930 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

135 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ............................................ 186 186 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

160A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................ 12,000 12,000 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY ....................... 12,186 12,186 

PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 

GUIDED MISSILES 

010 JAVELIN ............................................................................................. 7,679 7,679 

OTHER SUPPORT 

013 MODIFICATION KITS ...................................................................... 10,311 10,311 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS 

014 UNIT OPERATIONS CENTER ......................................................... 8,221 8,221 

OTHER SUPPORT (TEL) 

018 MODIFICATION KITS ...................................................................... 3,600 3,600 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-TEL) 

019 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & ELEC) ............................ 8,693 8,693 

INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

027 RQ–11 UAV ......................................................................................... 3,430 3,430 

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

052 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT ............................................. 7,000 7,000 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS .................. 48,934 48,934 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

015 MQ–9 ................................................................................................... 13,500 13,500 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

044 C–130 ................................................................................................... 1,410 1,410 

056 H–60 ..................................................................................................... 39,300 39,300 

058 HC/MC–130 MODIFICATIONS ........................................................ 5,690 5,690 

061 MQ–9 MODS ....................................................................................... 69,000 69,000 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ..... 128,900 128,900 


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Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

TACTICAL 

006 PREDATOR HELLFIRE MISSILE ................................................... 280,902 280,902 

007 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB .............................................................. 2,520 2,520 

CLASS IV 

010 AGM–65D MAVERICK ...................................................................... 5,720 5,720 

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ......... 289,142 289,142 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 

CARTRIDGES 

002 CARTRIDGES ..................................................................................... 8,371 8,371 

BOMBS 

004 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ......................................................... 17,031 17,031 

006 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION ............................................ 184,412 184,412 

FLARES 

012 FLARES ............................................................................................... 11,064 11,064 

FUZES 

013 FUZES ................................................................................................. 7,996 7,996 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR 

FORCE.

228,874 228,874 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS 

025 GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY .................................. 3,953 3,953 

027 MOBILITY COMMAND AND CONTROL ....................................... 2,000 2,000 

AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS 

042 USCENTCOM ..................................................................................... 10,000 10,000 

ORGANIZATION AND BASE 

052 TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT .......................................................... 4,065 4,065 

056 BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................. 15,400 15,400 

PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP 

058 NIGHT VISION GOGGLES ............................................................... 3,580 3,580 

059 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 3,407 3,407 

BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

062 ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT ...................................... 46,790 46,790 

064 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 400 400 

065 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ................................................... 9,800 9,800 

SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS 

071 DEFENSE SPACE RECONNAISSANCE PROG. ............................ 28,070 28,070 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

071A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................ 3,732,499 3,732,499 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ............ 3,859,964 3,859,964 

PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA 

008 TELEPORT PROGRAM ..................................................................... 1,940 1,940 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

040A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................ 35,482 35,482 

AVIATION PROGRAMS 

041 MC–12 .................................................................................................. 5,000 5,000 

AMMUNITION PROGRAMS 

056 ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M ................................................................ 35,299 35,299 

OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS 

061 SPECIAL PROGRAMS ....................................................................... 15,160 15,160 

063 WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M .............................................................. 15,000 15,000 

068 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ................................................ 104,537 104,537 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE ................... 212,418 212,418 

NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

007 MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT .................................................... 250,000 

NGREA Program Increase .......................................................... [250,000 ] 

TOTAL NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT.250,000 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT .................................................... 7,257,270 7,442,270 


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TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION. 

SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, 

ARMY 

BASIC RESEARCH 

001 0601101A IN-HOUSE LABORATORY INDEPENDENT RESEARCH.13,018 13,018 

002 0601102A DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ............................... 239,118 259,118 

Basic research program increase .............................. [20,000] 

003 0601103A UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES ..................... 72,603 72,603 

004 0601104A UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH CENTERS.100,340 100,340 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH .............................. 425,079 445,079 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

005 0602105A MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY .......................................... 28,314 28,314 

006 0602120A SENSORS AND ELECTRONIC SURVIVABILITY ........ 38,374 38,374 

007 0602122A TRACTOR HIP .................................................................. 6,879 6,879 

008 0602211A AVIATION TECHNOLOGY ............................................. 56,884 56,884 

009 0602270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY ................... 19,243 19,243 

010 0602303A MISSILE TECHNOLOGY ................................................ 45,053 53,053 

A2/AD Anti-Ship Missile Study ................................ [8,000] 

011 0602307A ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ...................... 29,428 29,428 

012 0602308A ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND SIMULATION ............. 27,862 27,862 

013 0602601A COMBAT VEHICLE AND AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY.68,839 68,839 

014 0602618A BALLISTICS TECHNOLOGY .......................................... 92,801 92,801 

015 0602622A CHEMICAL, SMOKE AND EQUIPMENT DEFEATING TECHNOLOGY.3,866 3,866 

016 0602623A JOINT SERVICE SMALL ARMS PROGRAM ................ 5,487 5,487 

017 0602624A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY ............ 48,340 48,340 

018 0602705A ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES ........... 55,301 55,301 

019 0602709A NIGHT VISION TECHNOLOGY ..................................... 33,807 33,807 

020 0602712A COUNTERMINE SYSTEMS ............................................ 25,068 25,068 

021 0602716A HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY 23,681 23,681 

022 0602720A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY ........... 20,850 20,850 

023 0602782A COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY.36,160 36,160 

024 0602783A COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY .......... 12,656 12,656 

025 0602784A MILITARY ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY ................ 63,409 63,409 

026 0602785A MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING TECHNOLOGY.24,735 24,735 

027 0602786A WARFIGHTER TECHNOLOGY ...................................... 35,795 35,795 

028 0602787A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY .............................................. 76,853 76,853 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ........................ 879,685 887,685 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

029 0603001A WARFIGHTER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ............... 46,973 46,973 

030 0603002A MEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ....................... 69,584 69,584 

031 0603003A AVIATION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ...................... 89,736 89,736 

032 0603004A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.

57,663 57,663 

033 0603005A COMBAT VEHICLE AND AUTOMOTIVE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.113,071 113,071 

034 0603006A SPACE APPLICATION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .. 5,554 5,554 

035 0603007A MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.12,636 12,636 

037 0603009A TRACTOR HIKE ............................................................... 7,502 7,502 

038 0603015A NEXT GENERATION TRAINING & SIMULATION 

SYSTEMS.

17,425 17,425 

039 0603020A TRACTOR ROSE ............................................................... 11,912 11,912 


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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

040 0603125A COMBATING TERRORISM—TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.27,520 27,520 

041 0603130A TRACTOR NAIL ................................................................ 2,381 2,381 

042 0603131A TRACTOR EGGS .............................................................. 2,431 2,431 

043 0603270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY ................... 26,874 26,874 

044 0603313A MISSILE AND ROCKET ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 49,449 49,449 

045 0603322A TRACTOR CAGE .............................................................. 10,999 10,999 

046 0603461A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.177,159 177,159 

047 0603606A LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER ADVANCED 

TECHNOLOGY.

13,993 13,993 

048 0603607A JOINT SERVICE SMALL ARMS PROGRAM ................ 5,105 5,105 

049 0603710A NIGHT VISION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .............. 40,929 40,929 

050 0603728A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS.10,727 10,727 

051 0603734A MILITARY ENGINEERING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.20,145 20,145 

052 0603772A ADVANCED TACTICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE AND 

SENSOR TECHNOLOGY.

38,163 38,163 

053 0603794A C3 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ..................................... 37,816 37,816 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.895,747 895,747 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & 

PROTOTYPES 

054 0603305A ARMY MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION 10,347 10,347 

055 0603308A ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION .................... 25,061 25,061 

056 0603619A LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER—ADV DEV .. 49,636 49,636 

057 0603627A SMOKE, OBSCURANT AND TARGET DEFEATING 

SYS-ADV DEV.

13,426 13,426 

058 0603639A TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION ........ 46,749 46,749 

060 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY ................ 6,258 6,258 

061 0603766A TACTICAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM—ADV DEV.13,472 13,472 

062 0603774A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.7,292 7,292 

063 0603779A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY— 

DEM/VAL.

8,813 8,813 

065 0603790A NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ................... 6,075 6,075 

067 0603804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ADV 

DEV.

21,233 21,233 

068 0603807A MEDICAL SYSTEMS—ADV DEV ................................... 31,962 31,962 

069 0603827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT 22,194 22,194 

071 0604100A ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES .................................... 9,805 9,805 

072 0604115A TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES ............. 40,917 40,917 

073 0604120A ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING (PNT).30,058 30,058 

074 0604319A INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INCREMENT 2–INTERCEPT (IFPC2).155,361 155,361 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES.498,659 498,659 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION 

076 0604201A AIRCRAFT AVIONICS ..................................................... 12,939 12,939 

078 0604270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ................ 18,843 18,843 

079 0604280A JOINT TACTICAL RADIO ............................................... 9,861 9,861 

080 0604290A MID-TIER NETWORKING VEHICULAR RADIO 

(MNVR).

8,763 8,763 

081 0604321A ALL SOURCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM ............................... 4,309 4,309 

082 0604328A TRACTOR CAGE .............................................................. 15,138 15,138 

083 0604601A INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS ................................. 74,128 80,628 

Army requested realignment .................................... [1,500] 

Soldier Enhancement Program ................................. [5,000] 

085 0604611A JAVELIN ............................................................................ 3,945 3,945 

087 0604633A AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ................................................ 10,076 10,076 

088 0604641A TACTICAL UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE 

(TUGV).

40,374 40,374 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

089 0604710A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS—ENG DEV ......................... 67,582 67,582 

090 0604713A COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND EQUIPMENT 1,763 1,763 

091 0604715A NON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES—ENG DEV ....... 27,155 27,155 

092 0604741A AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND INTELLIGENCE—ENG DEV.24,569 24,569 

093 0604742A CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.23,364 23,364 

094 0604746A AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT ... 8,960 8,960 

095 0604760A DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS 

(DIS)—ENG DEV.

9,138 9,138 

096 0604780A COMBINED ARMS TACTICAL TRAINER (CATT) 

CORE.

21,622 21,622 

097 0604798A BRIGADE ANALYSIS, INTEGRATION AND EVALUATION.99,242 99,242 

098 0604802A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS—ENG DEV ................... 21,379 21,379 

099 0604804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ENG 

DEV.

48,339 48,339 

100 0604805A COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS—ENG DEV.2,726 2,726 

101 0604807A MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV.45,412 45,412 

102 0604808A LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER—ENG DEV ............ 55,215 55,215 

104 0604818A ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & CONTROL HARDWARE & SOFTWARE.163,643 163,643 

105 0604820A RADAR DEVELOPMENT ................................................ 12,309 12,309 

106 0604822A GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEM 

(GFEBS).

15,700 15,700 

107 0604823A FIREFINDER .................................................................... 6,243 6,243 

108 0604827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS—WARRIOR DEM/VAL ................ 18,776 18,776 

109 0604854A ARTILLERY SYSTEMS—EMD ....................................... 1,953 1,953 

110 0605013A INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ...... 67,358 67,358 

111 0605018A INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEMARMY (IPPS-A).136,011 121,011 

Restructure program .................................................. [–15,000] 

112 0605028A ARMORED MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLE (AMPV) ....... 230,210 230,210 

113 0605030A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER (JTNC) ......... 13,357 13,357 

114 0605031A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN) ............................ 18,055 18,055 

115 0605032A TRACTOR TIRE ................................................................ 5,677 5,677 

116 0605035A COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES 

(CIRCM).

77,570 101,570 

Apache Survivability Enhancements—Army Unfunded Requirement.[24,000] 

117 0605051A AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT ........... 18,112 78,112 

Apache Survivability Enhancements—Army Unfunded Requirement.[60,000] 

118 0605350A WIN-T INCREMENT 3—FULL NETWORKING ........... 39,700 39,700 

119 0605380A AMF JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM (JTRS) ........ 12,987 12,987 

120 0605450A JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) ................. 88,866 74,966 

EMD contract delays .................................................. [–13,900] 

121 0605456A PAC–3/MSE MISSILE ...................................................... 2,272 2,272 

122 0605457A ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE 

(AIAMD).

214,099 214,099 

123 0605625A MANNED GROUND VEHICLE ...................................... 49,247 39,247 

Funding ahead of need .............................................. [–10,000] 

124 0605626A AERIAL COMMON SENSOR .......................................... 2 2 

125 0605766A NATIONAL CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION (MIP) ..... 10,599 10,599 

126 0605812A JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT PH.

32,486 32,486 

127 0605830A AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........... 8,880 8,880 

128 0210609A PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM) ........ 152,288 152,288 

129 0303032A TROJAN—RH12 ................................................................ 5,022 5,022 

130 0304270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ................ 12,686 12,686 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION.2,068,950 2,120,550 

RDT&E MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

131 0604256A THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT ...................... 20,035 20,035 

132 0604258A TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ........................... 16,684 16,684 

133 0604759A MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT ........................................... 62,580 62,580 

134 0605103A RAND ARROYO CENTER ............................................... 20,853 20,853 

135 0605301A ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL ........................................... 205,145 205,145 

136 0605326A CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM ............ 19,430 19,430 

138 0605601A ARMY TEST RANGES AND FACILITIES ..................... 277,646 277,646 

139 0605602A ARMY TECHNICAL TEST INSTRUMENTATION 

AND TARGETS.

51,550 51,550 

140 0605604A SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY ANALYSIS ................... 33,246 33,246 

141 0605606A AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION ......................................... 4,760 4,760 

142 0605702A METEOROLOGICAL SUPPORT TO RDT&E ACTIVITIES.8,303 8,303 

143 0605706A MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ................................. 20,403 20,403 

144 0605709A EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN ITEMS ......................... 10,396 10,396 

145 0605712A SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL TESTING ..................... 49,337 49,337 

146 0605716A ARMY EVALUATION CENTER ...................................... 52,694 52,694 

147 0605718A ARMY MODELING & SIM X-CMD COLLABORATION 

& INTEG.

938 938 

148 0605801A PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES ....................................... 60,319 60,319 

149 0605803A TECHNICAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES ................. 28,478 28,478 

150 0605805A MUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION, EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY.32,604 24,604 

Program reduction ..................................................... [–8,000] 

151 0605857A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY MGMT 

SUPPORT.

3,186 3,186 

152 0605898A MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D ............................................. 48,955 48,955 

SUBTOTAL RDT&E MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 1,027,542 1,019,542 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 

154 0603778A MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ........... 18,397 18,397 

155 0603813A TRACTOR PULL ............................................................... 9,461 9,461 

156 0607131A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.4,945 4,945 

157 0607133A TRACTOR SMOKE ........................................................... 7,569 7,569 

158 0607135A APACHE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ...... 69,862 69,862 

159 0607136A BLACKHAWK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.66,653 66,653 

160 0607137A CHINOOK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ... 37,407 37,407 

161 0607138A FIXED WING PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.1,151 1,151 

162 0607139A IMPROVED TURBINE ENGINE PROGRAM ................ 51,164 51,164 

163 0607140A EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FROM NIE .................. 2,481 2,481 

164 0607141A LOGISTICS AUTOMATION ............................................ 1,673 1,673 

166 0607665A FAMILY OF BIOMETRICS .............................................. 13,237 13,237 

167 0607865A PATRIOT PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT ......................... 105,816 105,816 

169 0202429A AEROSTAT JOINT PROJECT—COCOM EXERCISE .. 40,565 40,565 

171 0203728A JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP OPERATION COORDINATION SYSTEM (JADOCS).35,719 35,719 

172 0203735A COMBAT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS .... 257,167 354,167 

Stryker Lethality Upgrades ...................................... [97,000] 

173 0203740A MANEUVER CONTROL SYSTEM ................................. 15,445 15,445 

175 0203752A AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT 

PROGRAM.

364 364 

176 0203758A DIGITIZATION ................................................................. 4,361 4,361 

177 0203801A MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT 

PROGRAM.

3,154 3,154 

178 0203802A OTHER MISSILE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.35,951 35,951 

179 0203808A TRACTOR CARD .............................................................. 34,686 34,686 

180 0205402A INTEGRATED BASE DEFENSE—OPERATIONAL 

SYSTEM DEV.

10,750 10,750 

181 0205410A MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT ....................... 402 402 

183 0205456A LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) 

SYSTEM.

64,159 64,159 

184 0205778A GUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM 

(GMLRS).

17,527 17,527 


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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

185 0208053A JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM .......................... 20,515 20,515 

187 0303028A SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES .......... 12,368 12,368 

188 0303140A INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM .... 31,154 31,154 

189 0303141A GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM ....................... 12,274 12,274 

190 0303142A SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT (SPACE) ........... 9,355 9,355 

191 0303150A WWMCCS/GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL 

SYSTEM.

7,053 7,053 

193 0305179A INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) ............... 750 750 

194 0305204A TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES ............. 13,225 13,225 

195 0305206A AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS ................ 22,870 22,870 

196 0305208A DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS.25,592 25,592 

199 0305233A RQ–7 UAV ......................................................................... 7,297 7,297 

201 0310349A WIN-T INCREMENT 2—INITIAL NETWORKING ...... 3,800 3,800 

202 0708045A END ITEM INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES.48,442 48,442 

202A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................... 4,536 4,536 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.1,129,297 1,226,297 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 

TEST & EVAL, ARMY.

6,924,959 7,093,559 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, 

NAVY 

BASIC RESEARCH 

001 0601103N UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES ..................... 116,196 125,196 

Defense University Research Instumentation Program increase.[9,000] 

002 0601152N IN-HOUSE LABORATORY INDEPENDENT RESEARCH.19,126 19,126 

003 0601153N DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ............................... 451,606 479,106 

Basic research program increase .............................. [27,500] 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH .............................. 586,928 623,428 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

004 0602114N POWER PROJECTION APPLIED RESEARCH ............ 68,723 68,723 

005 0602123N FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED RESEARCH ............. 154,963 154,963 

006 0602131M MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE TECHNOLOGY 49,001 49,001 

007 0602235N COMMON PICTURE APPLIED RESEARCH ................ 42,551 42,551 

008 0602236N WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT APPLIED RESEARCH.45,056 45,056 

009 0602271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS APPLIED RESEARCH.115,051 115,051 

010 0602435N OCEAN WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT APPLIED 

RESEARCH.

42,252 62,252 

Service Life Extension for the AGOR Ship .............. [20,000] 

011 0602651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS APPLIED RESEARCH.

6,119 6,119 

012 0602747N UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH ........... 123,750 142,350 

Accelerate undersea warfare research ..................... [18,600] 

013 0602750N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH.179,686 179,686 

014 0602782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE APPLIED 

RESEARCH.

37,418 37,418 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ........................ 864,570 903,170 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

015 0603114N POWER PROJECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .. 37,093 37,093 

016 0603123N FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .. 38,044 38,044 

017 0603271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.34,899 34,899 

018 0603640M USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION (ATD).137,562 137,562 

019 0603651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY 

DEVELOPMENT.

12,745 12,745 


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Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

020 0603673N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES ADVANCED 

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.

258,860 258,860 

021 0603680N MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ......... 57,074 57,074 

022 0603729N WARFIGHTER PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.4,807 4,807 

023 0603747N UNDERSEA WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 13,748 13,748 

024 0603758N NAVY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS.66,041 66,041 

025 0603782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.1,991 1,991 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.662,864 662,864 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & 

PROTOTYPES 

026 0603207N AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL APPLICATIONS ..................... 41,832 41,832 

027 0603216N AVIATION SURVIVABILITY .......................................... 5,404 5,404 

028 0603237N DEPLOYABLE JOINT COMMAND AND CONTROL ... 3,086 3,086 

029 0603251N AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ...................................................... 11,643 11,643 

030 0603254N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .................................. 5,555 5,555 

031 0603261N TACTICAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE ............... 3,087 3,087 

032 0603382N ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY ...... 1,636 1,636 

033 0603502N SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER MINE COUNTERMEASURES.118,588 113,588 

LDUUV development growth .................................... [–5,000] 

034 0603506N SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE ......................... 77,385 77,385 

035 0603512N CARRIER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ......................... 8,348 8,348 

036 0603525N PILOT FISH ...................................................................... 123,246 123,246 

037 0603527N RETRACT LARCH ............................................................ 28,819 28,819 

038 0603536N RETRACT JUNIPER ........................................................ 112,678 112,678 

039 0603542N RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL ........................................... 710 710 

040 0603553N SURFACE ASW ................................................................. 1,096 1,096 

041 0603561N ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 87,160 93,360 

Accelerate unmanned underwater vehicle development.[10,000] 

Universal launch and recovery module unfunded 

outyear tail.

[–3,800] 

042 0603562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEMS ......... 10,371 10,371 

043 0603563N SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED DESIGN ......................... 11,888 11,888 

044 0603564N SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN & FEASIBILITY 

STUDIES.

4,332 4,332 

045 0603570N ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS ................. 482,040 482,040 

046 0603573N ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY SYSTEMS ........ 25,904 25,904 

047 0603576N CHALK EAGLE ................................................................. 511,802 511,802 

048 0603581N LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) .................................. 118,416 118,416 

049 0603582N COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION ............................... 35,901 35,901 

050 0603595N OHIO REPLACEMENT .................................................... 971,393 971,393 

051 0603596N LCS MISSION MODULES ............................................... 206,149 206,149 

052 0603597N AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST (ATRT) ................ 8,000 8,000 

053 0603609N CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS ..................................... 7,678 7,678 

054 0603611M MARINE CORPS ASSAULT VEHICLES ....................... 219,082 219,082 

055 0603635M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORT SYSTEM.623 623 

056 0603654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT.18,260 18,260 

057 0603658N COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT .................................... 76,247 76,247 

058 0603713N OCEAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.4,520 4,520 

059 0603721N ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ................................ 20,711 20,711 

060 0603724N NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM ............................................ 47,761 47,761 

061 0603725N FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT ........................................ 5,226 5,226 

062 0603734N CHALK CORAL ................................................................. 182,771 182,771 

063 0603739N NAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY ................................ 3,866 3,866 

064 0603746N RETRACT MAPLE ............................................................ 360,065 360,065 

065 0603748N LINK PLUMERIA ............................................................. 237,416 237,416 

066 0603751N RETRACT ELM ................................................................. 37,944 37,944 

067 0603764N LINK EVERGREEN ......................................................... 47,312 47,312 


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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

068 0603787N SPECIAL PROCESSES .................................................... 17,408 17,408 

069 0603790N NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ................... 9,359 9,359 

070 0603795N LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY ..................................... 887 887 

071 0603851M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TESTING ................ 29,448 29,448 

072 0603860N JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING 

SYSTEMS—DEM/VAL.

91,479 91,479 

073 0603925N DIRECTED ENERGY AND ELECTRIC WEAPON 

SYSTEMS.

67,360 67,360 

074 0604112N GERALD R. FORD CLASS NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT 

CARRIER (CVN 78—80).

48,105 127,205 

Full ship shock trials for CVN–78 ............................ [79,100] 

075 0604122N REMOTE MINEHUNTING SYSTEM (RMS) ................. 20,089 20,089 

076 0604272N TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (TADIRCM).18,969 18,969 

077 0604279N ASE SELF-PROTECTION OPTIMIZATION .................. 7,874 7,874 

078 0604292N MH-XX ............................................................................... 5,298 5,298 

079 0604454N LX (R) ................................................................................. 46,486 75,486 

LX(R) Acceleration ..................................................... [29,000] 

080 0604653N JOINT COUNTER RADIO CONTROLLED IED ELECTRONIC WARFARE (JCREW).3,817 3,817 

081 0604659N PRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT 

PROGRAM.

9,595 9,595 

082 0604707N SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING SUPPORT.29,581 25,246 

Maritime concept generation and development 

growth.

[–4,335] 

083 0604786N OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE WEAPON 

DEVELOPMENT.

285,849 285,849 

084 0605812M JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT PH.

36,656 36,656 

085 0303354N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT—MIP ....................... 9,835 9,835 

086 0304270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT—MIP ..... 580 580 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES.5,024,626 5,129,591 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION 

087 0603208N TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT .................................... 21,708 21,708 

088 0604212N OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT .................................... 11,101 11,101 

089 0604214N AV–8B AIRCRAFT—ENG DEV ....................................... 39,878 39,878 

090 0604215N STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ...................................... 53,059 53,059 

091 0604216N MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER UPGRADE DEVELOPMENT.21,358 21,358 

092 0604218N AIR/OCEAN EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING ................. 4,515 4,515 

093 0604221N P–3 MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ............................... 1,514 1,514 

094 0604230N WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM ...................................... 5,875 5,875 

095 0604231N TACTICAL COMMAND SYSTEM ................................... 81,553 81,553 

096 0604234N ADVANCED HAWKEYE .................................................. 272,149 264,149 

Cost growth ................................................................. [–8,000] 

097 0604245N H–1 UPGRADES ............................................................... 27,235 27,235 

098 0604261N ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS ..................................... 35,763 35,763 

099 0604262N V–22A ................................................................................. 87,918 87,918 

100 0604264N AIR CREW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ....................... 12,679 12,679 

101 0604269N EA–18 ................................................................................. 56,921 56,921 

102 0604270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ................ 23,685 23,685 

103 0604273N EXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT ........................... 507,093 507,093 

104 0604274N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) .......................... 411,767 403,767 

Contract delays ........................................................... [–8,000] 

105 0604280N JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM—NAVY (JTRSNAVY).25,071 25,071 

106 0604307N SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT SYSTEM ENGINEERING.443,433 421,133 

Aegis development support growth .......................... [–22,300] 

107 0604311N LPD–17 CLASS SYSTEMS INTEGRATION .................. 747 747 

108 0604329N SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB) .................................. 97,002 84,644 

F–18 integration contract delay ................................ [–12,358] 

109 0604366N STANDARD MISSILE IMPROVEMENTS ..................... 129,649 129,649 


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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

110 0604373N AIRBORNE MCM ............................................................. 11,647 11,647 

111 0604376M MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE (MAGTF) 

ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) FOR AVIATION.

2,778 2,778 

112 0604378N NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE CONTROL—COUNTER 

AIR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.

23,695 23,695 

113 0604404N UNMANNED CARRIER LAUNCHED AIRBORNE 

SURVEILLANCE AND STRIKE (UCLASS) SYSTEM.

134,708 484,708 

Competitive air vehicle risk reduction activities ..... [300,000] 

Government and industry source selection preparation.[50,000] 

114 0604501N ADVANCED ABOVE WATER SENSORS ...................... 43,914 43,914 

115 0604503N SSN–688 AND TRIDENT MODERNIZATION ............... 109,908 109,908 

116 0604504N AIR CONTROL .................................................................. 57,928 57,928 

117 0604512N SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS ............................... 120,217 120,217 

118 0604522N AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR (AMDR) SYSTEM.241,754 241,754 

119 0604558N NEW DESIGN SSN .......................................................... 122,556 122,556 

120 0604562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEM ............ 48,213 60,213 

Accelerate submarine combat and weapon system 

modernization.

[12,000] 

121 0604567N SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/ LIVE FIRE T&E .............. 49,712 49,712 

122 0604574N NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER RESOURCES .............. 4,096 4,096 

123 0604580N VIRGINIA PAYLOAD MODULE (VPM) ......................... 167,719 167,719 

124 0604601N MINE DEVELOPMENT ................................................... 15,122 15,122 

125 0604610N LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO DEVELOPMENT .............. 33,738 33,738 

126 0604654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT.8,123 8,123 

127 0604703N PERSONNEL, TRAINING, SIMULATION, AND 

HUMAN FACTORS.

7,686 7,686 

128 0604727N JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON SYSTEMS ...................... 405 405 

129 0604755N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT & CONTROL) .......... 153,836 153,836 

130 0604756N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: HARD KILL) ......... 99,619 99,619 

131 0604757N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: SOFT KILL/EW) ... 116,798 116,798 

132 0604761N INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING .................................. 4,353 4,353 

133 0604771N MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ............................................ 9,443 9,443 

134 0604777N NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM .............................................. 32,469 32,469 

135 0604800M JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER (JSF)—EMD ........................ 537,901 537,901 

136 0604800N JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER (JSF)—EMD ........................ 504,736 504,736 

137 0604810M JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER FOLLOW ON DEVELOPMENT—MARINE CORPS.59,265 20,800 

Program delay ............................................................ [–38,465] 

138 0604810N JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER FOLLOW ON DEVELOPMENT—NAVY.47,579 21,244 

Program delay ............................................................ [–26,335] 

139 0605013M INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ...... 5,914 5,914 

140 0605013N INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ...... 89,711 89,711 

141 0605212N CH–53K RDTE .................................................................. 632,092 632,092 

142 0605220N SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR (SSC) .......................... 7,778 7,778 

143 0605450N JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) ................. 25,898 25,898 

144 0605500N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT (MMA) ....... 247,929 247,929 

145 0204202N DDG–1000 .......................................................................... 103,199 103,199 

146 0304231N TACTICAL COMMAND SYSTEM—MIP ........................ 998 998 

147 0304785N TACTICAL CRYPTOLOGIC SYSTEMS .......................... 17,785 17,785 

148 0305124N SPECIAL APPLICATIONS PROGRAM .......................... 35,905 35,905 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION.6,308,800 6,555,342 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

149 0604256N THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT ...................... 30,769 30,769 

150 0604258N TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ........................... 112,606 112,606 

151 0604759N MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT ........................................... 61,234 61,234 

152 0605126N JOINT THEATER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION.6,995 6,995 

153 0605152N STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT—NAVY ............ 4,011 4,011 

154 0605154N CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ................................ 48,563 48,563 

155 0605285N NEXT GENERATION FIGHTER .................................... 5,000 5,000 

157 0605804N TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES .................... 925 925 


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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

158 0605853N MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & INTERNATIONAL 

SUPPORT.

78,143 78,143 

159 0605856N STRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT ............................ 3,258 3,258 

160 0605861N RDT&E SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT.76,948 76,948 

161 0605863N RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT SUPPORT ................... 132,122 132,122 

162 0605864N TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT ........................... 351,912 351,912 

163 0605865N OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION CAPABILITY.17,985 17,985 

164 0605866N NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) 

SUPPORT.

5,316 5,316 

165 0605867N SEW SURVEILLANCE/RECONNAISSANCE SUPPORT.6,519 6,519 

166 0605873M MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE SUPPORT ............ 13,649 13,649 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............... 955,955 955,955 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 

174 0101221N STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS SYSTEM SUPPORT 107,039 107,039 

175 0101224N SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ............. 46,506 46,506 

176 0101226N SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT.3,900 4,700 

Accelerate combat rapid attack weapon ................... [800] 

177 0101402N NAVY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ..................... 16,569 16,569 

178 0203761N RAPID TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION (RTT) ................ 18,632 11,132 

TIPS program growth ................................................ [–7,500] 

179 0204136N F/A–18 SQUADRONS ....................................................... 133,265 133,265 

181 0204163N FLEET TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TACTICAL) ......... 62,867 51,067 

Joint aerial layer network growth ............................ [–11,800] 

182 0204228N SURFACE SUPPORT ....................................................... 36,045 36,045 

183 0204229N TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK MISSION PLANNING CENTER (TMPC).25,228 25,228 

184 0204311N INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ................... 54,218 54,218 

185 0204413N AMPHIBIOUS TACTICAL SUPPORT UNITS (DISPLACEMENT CRAFT).11,335 11,335 

186 0204460M GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) ... 80,129 65,629 

Block II test assets early to need .............................. [–14,500] 

187 0204571N CONSOLIDATED TRAINING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.39,087 39,087 

188 0204574N CRYPTOLOGIC DIRECT SUPPORT .............................. 1,915 1,915 

189 0204575N ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) READINESS SUPPORT.46,609 46,609 

190 0205601N HARM IMPROVEMENT .................................................. 52,708 16,164 

AARGM extended range program growth ................ [–36,544] 

191 0205604N TACTICAL DATA LINKS ................................................ 149,997 149,997 

192 0205620N SURFACE ASW COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION .. 24,460 24,460 

193 0205632N MK–48 ADCAP .................................................................. 42,206 47,706 

Accelerate torpedo upgrades ..................................... [5,500] 

194 0205633N AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS ......................................... 117,759 117,759 

195 0205675N OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS ........... 101,323 101,323 

196 0206313M MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ...... 67,763 67,763 

197 0206335M COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL 

SYSTEM (CAC2S).

13,431 13,431 

198 0206623M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING 

ARMS SYSTEMS.

56,769 48,669 

Project delays ............................................................. [–8,100] 

199 0206624M MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICES SUPPORT ...... 20,729 20,729 

200 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC WARFARE 

SYSTEMS (MIP).

13,152 13,152 

201 0206629M AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLE .............................. 48,535 48,535 

202 0207161N TACTICAL AIM MISSILES ............................................. 76,016 76,016 

203 0207163N ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE 

(AMRAAM).

32,172 32,172 

208 0303109N SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (SPACE) ................. 53,239 53,239 

209 0303138N CONSOLIDATED AFLOAT NETWORK ENTERPRISE 

SERVICES (CANES).

21,677 21,677 

210 0303140N INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM .... 28,102 28,102 


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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

211 0303150M WWMCCS/GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL 

SYSTEM.

294 294 

213 0305160N NAVY METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEAN SENSORSSPACE (METOC).599 599 

214 0305192N MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM (MIP) ACTIVITIES.6,207 6,207 

215 0305204N TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES ............. 8,550 8,550 

216 0305205N UAS INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY ........ 41,831 41,831 

217 0305208M DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS.1,105 1,105 

218 0305208N DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS.33,149 33,149 

219 0305220N RQ–4 UAV ......................................................................... 227,188 227,188 

220 0305231N MQ–8 UAV ......................................................................... 52,770 52,770 

221 0305232M RQ–11 UAV ....................................................................... 635 635 

222 0305233N RQ–7 UAV ......................................................................... 688 688 

223 0305234N SMALL (LEVEL 0) TACTICAL UAS (STUASL0) .......... 4,647 4,647 

224 0305239M RQ–21A .............................................................................. 6,435 6,435 

225 0305241N MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR DEVELOPMENT .. 49,145 49,145 

226 0305242M UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) PAYLOADS 

(MIP).

9,246 9,246 

227 0305421N RQ–4 MODERNIZATION ................................................. 150,854 150,854 

228 0308601N MODELING AND SIMULATION SUPPORT ................. 4,757 4,757 

229 0702207N DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF) ................................ 24,185 24,185 

231 0708730N MARITIME TECHNOLOGY (MARITECH) .................... 4,321 4,321 

231A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................... 1,252,185 1,252,185 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.3,482,173 3,410,029 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 

TEST & EVAL, NAVY.

17,885,916 18,240,379 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, AF 

BASIC RESEARCH 

001 0601102F DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ............................... 329,721 352,221 

Basic research program increase .............................. [22,500] 

002 0601103F UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES ..................... 141,754 141,754 

003 0601108F HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVES .... 13,778 13,778 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH .............................. 485,253 507,753 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

004 0602102F MATERIALS ...................................................................... 125,234 125,234 

005 0602201F AEROSPACE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES ................... 123,438 123,438 

006 0602202F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED RESEARCH .... 100,530 100,530 

007 0602203F AEROSPACE PROPULSION ........................................... 182,326 182,326 

008 0602204F AEROSPACE SENSORS .................................................. 147,291 147,291 

009 0602601F SPACE TECHNOLOGY .................................................... 116,122 116,122 

010 0602602F CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS ..................................... 99,851 99,851 

011 0602605F DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ........................... 115,604 115,604 

012 0602788F DOMINANT INFORMATION SCIENCES AND 

METHODS.

164,909 164,909 

013 0602890F HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH ............................. 42,037 42,037 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ........................ 1,217,342 1,217,342 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

014 0603112F ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR WEAPON SYSTEMS 37,665 47,665 

Metals Affordability Initiative .................................. [10,000] 

015 0603199F SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 

(S&T).

18,378 18,378 

016 0603203F ADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS ........................... 42,183 42,183 

017 0603211F AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/DEMO ................... 100,733 100,733 

018 0603216F AEROSPACE PROPULSION AND POWER TECHNOLOGY.168,821 168,821 

019 0603270F ELECTRONIC COMBAT TECHNOLOGY ..................... 47,032 47,032 

020 0603401F ADVANCED SPACECRAFT TECHNOLOGY ................ 54,897 54,897 

021 0603444F MAUI SPACE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (MSSS) ...... 12,853 12,853 


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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

022 0603456F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.25,448 25,448 

023 0603601F CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ............. 48,536 48,536 

024 0603605F ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ...................... 30,195 30,195 

025 0603680F MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ......... 42,630 52,630 

Maturation of advanced manufacturing for low-cost 

sustainment.

[10,000] 

026 0603788F BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT 

AND DEMONSTRATION.

46,414 46,414 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.675,785 695,785 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & 

PROTOTYPES 

027 0603260F INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT .......... 5,032 5,032 

029 0603438F SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY ................................ 4,070 4,070 

030 0603742F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY .............. 21,790 21,790 

031 0603790F NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ................... 4,736 4,736 

033 0603830F SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM .......... 30,771 30,771 

034 0603851F INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE—DEM/ 

VAL.

39,765 39,765 

036 0604015F LONG RANGE STRIKE ................................................... 1,246,228 556,228 

Delayed EMD contract award ................................... [–690,000] 

037 0604317F TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ............................................ 3,512 8,512 

Technology transfer program increase ..................... [5,000] 

038 0604327F HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET DEFEAT 

SYSTEM (HDBTDS) PROGRAM.

54,637 54,637 

040 0604422F WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON ................................ 76,108 51,108 

Unjustified increase and analysis of alternatives ... [–25,000] 

044 0604857F OPERATIONALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE .................... 6,457 19,957 

SSA, Weather, or Launch Activities ......................... [13,500] 

045 0604858F TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM .................................... 246,514 246,514 

046 0605230F GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT .............. 75,166 75,166 

049 0207110F NEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE ...................... 8,830 8,830 

050 0207455F THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG-RANGE RADAR 

(3DELRR).

14,939 14,939 

051 0305164F NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (USER 

EQUIPMENT) (SPACE).

142,288 142,288 

052 0306250F CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.81,732 96,732 

Increase USCC Cyber Operations Technology Development.[15,000] 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES.2,062,575 1,381,075 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION 

055 0604270F ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT ................ 929 929 

056 0604281F TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE ............. 60,256 60,256 

057 0604287F PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT ............................ 5,973 5,973 

058 0604329F SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB)—EMD ..................... 32,624 32,624 

059 0604421F COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS .......................................... 24,208 24,208 

060 0604425F SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS ............. 32,374 32,374 

061 0604426F SPACE FENCE ................................................................. 243,909 243,909 

062 0604429F AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC ATTACK ............................. 8,358 8,358 

063 0604441F SPACE BASED INFRARED SYSTEM (SBIRS) HIGH 

EMD.

292,235 292,235 

064 0604602F ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT ................ 40,154 40,154 

065 0604604F SUBMUNITIONS .............................................................. 2,506 2,506 

066 0604617F AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT ............................................ 57,678 57,678 

067 0604706F LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS ............................................. 8,187 8,187 

068 0604735F COMBAT TRAINING RANGES ...................................... 15,795 15,795 

069 0604800F F–35—EMD ....................................................................... 589,441 589,441 

071 0604853F EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM (SPACE)—EMD.84,438 184,438 

EELV Program—Rocket Propulsion System Development.[100,000] 

072 0604932F LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON ........................... 36,643 16,143 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Contract delay ............................................................ [–20,500] 

073 0604933F ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION ..................................... 142,551 142,551 

074 0605213F F–22 MODERNIZATION INCREMENT 3.2B ................ 140,640 140,640 

075 0605214F GROUND ATTACK WEAPONS FUZE DEVELOPMENT.3,598 3,598 

076 0605221F KC–46 ................................................................................. 602,364 402,364 

Program decrease ....................................................... [–200,000] 

077 0605223F ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING ...................................... 11,395 11,395 

078 0605229F CSAR HH–60 RECAPITALIZATION .............................. 156,085 156,085 

080 0605431F ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE) ..................... 228,230 228,230 

081 0605432F POLAR MILSATCOM (SPACE) ....................................... 72,084 72,084 

082 0605433F WIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM (SPACE) ..................... 56,343 52,343 

Excess to need ............................................................ [–4,000] 

083 0605458F AIR & SPACE OPS CENTER 10.2 RDT&E ................... 47,629 47,629 

084 0605931F B–2 DEFENSIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ................ 271,961 271,961 

085 0101125F NUCLEAR WEAPONS MODERNIZATION ................... 212,121 212,121 

086 0207171F F–15 EPAWSS ................................................................... 186,481 186,481 

087 0207701F FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING .......................... 18,082 18,082 

088 0305176F COMBAT SURVIVOR EVADER LOCATOR .................. 993 993 

089 0307581F NEXTGEN JSTARS .......................................................... 44,343 44,343 

091 0401319F PRESIDENTIAL AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT (PAR) .. 102,620 102,620 

092 0701212F AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS ...................................... 14,563 14,563 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION.3,847,791 3,723,291 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

093 0604256F THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT ...................... 23,844 23,844 

094 0604759F MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT ........................................... 68,302 73,302 

Airborne Sensor Data Correlation Project ............... [5,000] 

095 0605101F RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE ......................................... 34,918 34,918 

097 0605712F INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVALUATION ....... 10,476 10,476 

098 0605807F TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT ........................... 673,908 673,908 

099 0605860F ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE) ... 21,858 21,858 

100 0605864F SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP) ...................................... 28,228 28,228 

101 0605976F FACILITIES RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION—TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT.40,518 40,518 

102 0605978F FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT—TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT.27,895 27,895 

103 0606017F REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND MATURATION .... 16,507 16,507 

104 0606116F SPACE TEST AND TRAINING RANGE DEVELOPMENT.18,997 18,997 

106 0606392F SPACE AND MISSILE CENTER (SMC) CIVILIAN 

WORKFORCE.

185,305 176,727 

Excess to need ............................................................ [–8,578] 

107 0308602F ENTEPRISE INFORMATION SERVICES (EIS) ........... 4,841 4,841 

108 0702806F ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ........ 15,357 15,357 

109 0804731F GENERAL SKILL TRAINING ......................................... 1,315 1,315 

111 1001004F INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES ..................................... 2,315 2,315 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............... 1,174,584 1,171,006 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 

112 0603423F GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III—OPERATIONAL CONTROL SEGMENT.350,232 350,232 

113 0604233F SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE FLIGHT TRAINING.10,465 10,465 

114 0604445F WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE ....................................... 24,577 24,577 

117 0605018F AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM 

(AF-IPPS).

69,694 10,694 

Forward financing, excluding funding for audit 

readiness.

[–59,000] 

118 0605024F ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE AGENCY.26,718 26,718 

119 0605278F HC/MC–130 RECAP RDT&E ........................................... 10,807 10,807 

121 0101113F B–52 SQUADRONS .......................................................... 74,520 74,520 

122 0101122F AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) ............... 451 451 

123 0101126F B–1B SQUADRONS .......................................................... 2,245 2,245 

124 0101127F B–2 SQUADRONS ............................................................ 108,183 108,183 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

125 0101213F MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS .......................................... 178,929 178,929 

126 0101313F STRAT WAR PLANNING SYSTEM—USSTRATCOM .. 28,481 28,481 

127 0101314F NIGHT FIST—USSTRATCOM ........................................ 87 87 

128 0101316F WORLDWIDE JOINT STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS.5,315 5,315 

131 0105921F SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM—SPACE ACTIVITIES.8,090 8,090 

132 0205219F MQ–9 UAV ......................................................................... 123,439 123,439 

134 0207131F A–10 SQUADRONS .......................................................... 16,200 

A–10 restoration: operational flight program development.[16,200] 

135 0207133F F–16 SQUADRONS ........................................................... 148,297 198,297 

AESA Radar Integration ........................................... [50,000] 

136 0207134F F–15E SQUADRONS ........................................................ 179,283 192,079 

Transfer from procurement ....................................... [12,796] 

137 0207136F MANNED DESTRUCTIVE SUPPRESSION .................. 14,860 14,860 

138 0207138F F–22A SQUADRONS ........................................................ 262,552 262,552 

139 0207142F F–35 SQUADRONS ........................................................... 115,395 53,921 

Program delay ............................................................ [–61,474] 

140 0207161F TACTICAL AIM MISSILES ............................................. 43,360 43,360 

141 0207163F ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE 

(AMRAAM).

46,160 46,160 

143 0207224F COMBAT RESCUE AND RECOVERY ........................... 412 412 

144 0207227F COMBAT RESCUE—PARARESCUE .............................. 657 657 

145 0207247F AF TENCAP ...................................................................... 31,428 31,428 

146 0207249F PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS PROCUREMENT .... 1,105 1,105 

147 0207253F COMPASS CALL ............................................................... 14,249 14,249 

148 0207268F AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT 

PROGRAM.

103,942 103,942 

149 0207325F JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE 

(JASSM).

12,793 12,793 

150 0207410F AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC) ............. 21,193 21,193 

151 0207412F CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC) ............ 559 559 

152 0207417F AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM 

(AWACS).

161,812 161,812 

153 0207418F TACTICAL AIRBORNE CONTROL SYSTEMS ............. 6,001 6,001 

155 0207431F COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM ACTIVITIES.7,793 7,793 

156 0207444F TACTICAL AIR CONTROL PARTY-MOD ...................... 12,465 12,465 

157 0207448F C2ISR TACTICAL DATA LINK ....................................... 1,681 1,681 

159 0207452F DCAPES ............................................................................. 16,796 16,796 

161 0207590F SEEK EAGLE .................................................................... 21,564 21,564 

162 0207601F USAF MODELING AND SIMULATION ........................ 24,994 24,994 

163 0207605F WARGAMING AND SIMULATION CENTERS ............. 6,035 6,035 

164 0207697F DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND EXERCISES ............. 4,358 4,358 

165 0208006F MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS ................................... 55,835 55,835 

167 0208087F AF OFFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ........... 12,874 12,874 

168 0208088F AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ........... 7,681 7,681 

171 0301017F GLOBAL SENSOR INTEGRATED ON NETWORK 

(GSIN).

5,974 5,974 

177 0301400F SPACE SUPERIORITY INTELLIGENCE ...................... 13,815 13,815 

178 0302015F E–4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER (NAOC).80,360 80,360 

179 0303001F FAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS TERMINALS (FAB-T) 3,907 3,907 

180 0303131F MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).75,062 75,062 

181 0303140F INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM .... 46,599 46,599 

183 0303142F GLOBAL FORCE MANAGEMENT—DATA INITIATIVE.2,470 2,470 

186 0304260F AIRBORNE SIGINT ENTERPRISE ................................ 112,775 112,775 

189 0305099F GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (GATM) ....... 4,235 4,235 

192 0305110F SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK (SPACE) .............. 7,879 5,879 

Unjustified increase in systems engineering ........... [–2,000] 

193 0305111F WEATHER SERVICE ....................................................... 29,955 29,955 

194 0305114F AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, APPROACH, AND LANDING SYSTEM (ATCALS).21,485 21,485 

195 0305116F AERIAL TARGETS ........................................................... 2,515 2,515 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

198 0305128F SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES ......... 472 472 

199 0305145F ARMS CONTROL IMPLEMENTATION ......................... 12,137 12,137 

200 0305146F DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.361 361 

203 0305173F SPACE AND MISSILE TEST AND EVALUATION 

CENTER.

3,162 3,162 

204 0305174F SPACE INNOVATION, INTEGRATION AND RAPID 

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.

1,543 1,543 

205 0305179F INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) ............... 7,860 7,860 

206 0305182F SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM (SPACE) ........................ 6,902 6,902 

207 0305202F DRAGON U–2 ................................................................... 34,471 34,471 

209 0305206F AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS ................ 50,154 60,154 

Wide Area Surveillance Capability ........................... [10,000] 

210 0305207F MANNED RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS ................... 13,245 13,245 

211 0305208F DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS.22,784 22,784 

212 0305219F MQ–1 PREDATOR A UAV ............................................... 716 716 

213 0305220F RQ–4 UAV ......................................................................... 208,053 203,053 

Program delays ........................................................... [–5,000] 

214 0305221F NETWORK-CENTRIC COLLABORATIVE TARGETING.21,587 21,587 

215 0305236F COMMON DATA LINK EXECUTIVE AGENT (CDL 

EA).

43,986 43,986 

216 0305238F NATO AGS ......................................................................... 197,486 138,400 

Transfer to Procurement for NATO AWACS ........... [–59,086] 

217 0305240F SUPPORT TO DCGS ENTERPRISE ............................... 28,434 28,434 

218 0305265F GPS III SPACE SEGMENT ............................................. 180,902 180,902 

220 0305614F JSPOC MISSION SYSTEM .............................................. 81,911 81,911 

221 0305881F RAPID CYBER ACQUISITION ....................................... 3,149 3,149 

222 0305913F NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM (SPACE) ...................... 14,447 14,447 

223 0305940F SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS OPERATIONS ...... 20,077 20,077 

225 0308699F SHARED EARLY WARNING (SEW) .............................. 853 853 

226 0401115F C–130 AIRLIFT SQUADRON .......................................... 33,962 33,962 

227 0401119F C–5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS (IF) .................................... 42,864 22,864 

Forward financing ...................................................... [–20,000] 

228 0401130F C–17 AIRCRAFT (IF) ........................................................ 54,807 54,807 

229 0401132F C–130J PROGRAM ........................................................... 31,010 31,010 

230 0401134F LARGE AIRCRAFT IR COUNTERMEASURES 

(LAIRCM).

6,802 6,802 

231 0401219F KC–10S .............................................................................. 1,799 1,799 

232 0401314F OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AIRLIFT ............................. 48,453 48,453 

233 0401318F CV–22 ................................................................................. 36,576 36,576 

235 0408011F SPECIAL TACTICS / COMBAT CONTROL ................... 7,963 7,963 

236 0702207F DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF) ................................ 1,525 1,525 

237 0708610F LOGISTICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (LOGIT) 112,676 68,400 

Program growth ......................................................... [–44,276] 

238 0708611F SUPPORT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ......................... 12,657 12,657 

239 0804743F OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING ........................................... 1,836 1,836 

240 0808716F OTHER PERSONNEL ACTIVITIES ............................... 121 121 

241 0901202F JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY AGENCY ................ 5,911 5,911 

242 0901218F CIVILIAN COMPENSATION PROGRAM ...................... 3,604 3,604 

243 0901220F PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION ................................. 4,598 4,598 

244 0901226F AIR FORCE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS AGENCY ...... 1,103 1,103 

246 0901538F FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.101,840 101,840 

246A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................... 12,780,142 12,780,142 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.17,010,339 16,848,499 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 

TEST & EVAL, AF.

26,473,669 25,544,751 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, DW 

BASIC RESEARCH 

001 0601000BR DTRA BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE ........................ 38,436 38,436 

002 0601101E DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES ............................... 333,119 333,119 

003 0601110D8Z BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES .................................. 42,022 42,022 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

004 0601117E BASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH 

SCIENCE.

56,544 56,544 

005 0601120D8Z NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM ........ 49,453 54,453 

STEM program increase ............................................ [5,000] 

006 0601228D8Z HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES/MINORITY INSTITUTIONS.25,834 35,834 

Program increase ....................................................... [10,000] 

007 0601384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM.46,261 46,261 

SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH .............................. 591,669 606,669 

APPLIED RESEARCH 

008 0602000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY ............................. 19,352 19,352 

009 0602115E BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ....................................... 114,262 114,262 

010 0602234D8Z LINCOLN LABORATORY RESEARCH PROGRAM ..... 51,026 51,026 

011 0602251D8Z APPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE ADVANCEMENT 

OF S&T PRIORITIES.

48,226 48,226 

012 0602303E INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY.356,358 356,358 

014 0602383E BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE ............................. 29,265 29,265 

015 0602384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM.208,111 208,111 

016 0602668D8Z CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH ..................................... 13,727 13,727 

018 0602702E TACTICAL TECHNOLOGY ............................................. 314,582 309,582 

Multi-azimuth defense fast intercept round engagement system.[–5,000] 

019 0602715E MATERIALS AND BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY ....... 220,115 201,721 

Program decrease ....................................................... [–18,394] 

020 0602716E ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY ..................................... 174,798 174,798 

021 0602718BR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION DEFEAT 

TECHNOLOGIES.

155,415 155,415 

022 0602751D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (SEI) APPLIED RESEARCH.8,824 8,824 

023 1160401BB SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT .......................... 37,517 37,517 

SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH ........................ 1,751,578 1,728,184 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 

024 0603000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ...... 25,915 25,915 

026 0603122D8Z COMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT.71,171 111,171 

Program increase ....................................................... [40,000] 

027 0603133D8Z FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING ........................... 21,782 21,782 

028 0603160BR COUNTERPROLIFERATION INITIATIVES—PROLIFERATION PREVENTION AND DEFEAT.290,654 290,654 

030 0603176C ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT.12,139 12,139 

031 0603177C DISCRIMINATION SENSOR TECHNOLOGY .............. 28,200 28,200 

032 0603178C WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY ............................................. 45,389 7,367 

High Power Directed Energy—Missile Destruct ..... [–26,055] 

Move to support Multiple Object Kill Vehicle ......... [–11,967] 

033 0603179C ADVANCED C4ISR .......................................................... 9,876 9,876 

034 0603180C ADVANCED RESEARCH ................................................. 17,364 17,364 

035 0603225D8Z JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.18,802 18,802 

036 0603264S AGILE TRANSPORTATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY (AT21)—THEATER CAPABILITY.2,679 2,679 

037 0603274C SPECIAL PROGRAM—MDA TECHNOLOGY ............... 64,708 51,458 

Unjustified growth ..................................................... [–13,250] 

038 0603286E ADVANCED AEROSPACE SYSTEMS ........................... 185,043 185,043 

039 0603287E SPACE PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY ................... 126,692 126,692 

040 0603288D8Z ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS ............................................ 14,645 14,645 

041 0603289D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND CONCEPTS.59,830 49,830 

Program decrease ....................................................... [–10,000] 

042 0603294C COMMON KILL VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY ................. 46,753 7,195 

MOKV Concept Development .................................... [–39,558] 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

043 0603384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.140,094 140,094 

044 0603527D8Z RETRACT LARCH ............................................................ 118,666 108,666 

Program decrease ....................................................... [–10,000] 

045 0603618D8Z JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY .... 43,966 23,966 

Program decrease ....................................................... [–20,000] 

046 0603648D8Z JOINT CAPABILITY TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS.141,540 116,540 

Program decrease ....................................................... [–25,000] 

047 0603662D8Z NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES 6,980 6,980 

050 0603680D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND 

TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

157,056 142,056 

Unjustified growth ..................................................... [–15,000] 

051 0603699D8Z EMERGING CAPABILITIES TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.33,515 41,015 

Efforts to counter-ISIL and Russian aggression ..... [7,500] 

052 0603712S GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS.16,543 16,543 

053 0603713S DEPLOYMENT AND DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE 

TECHNOLOGY.

29,888 29,888 

054 0603716D8Z STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM.65,836 65,836 

055 0603720S MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT.79,037 89,037 

Trusted Source Implementation for Field Programmable Gate Arrays Study.[10,000] 

056 0603727D8Z JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM ............................... 9,626 5,000 

Program decrease ....................................................... [–4,626] 

057 0603739E ADVANCED ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES .......... 79,021 79,021 

058 0603760E COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS 

SYSTEMS.

201,335 201,335 

059 0603766E NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY ...... 452,861 432,861 

Excessive program growth ........................................ [–20,000] 

060 0603767E SENSOR TECHNOLOGY ................................................. 257,127 257,127 

061 0603769SE DISTRIBUTED LEARNING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.10,771 10,771 

062 0603781D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE .................... 15,202 15,202 

063 0603826D8Z QUICK REACTION SPECIAL PROJECTS .................... 90,500 65,500 

Unjustified growth ..................................................... [–25,000] 

066 0603833D8Z ENGINEERING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY .............. 18,377 18,377 

067 0603941D8Z TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 82,589 82,589 

068 0604055D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT.37,420 37,420 

069 0303310D8Z CWMD SYSTEMS ............................................................. 42,488 42,488 

070 1160402BB SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ... 57,741 57,741 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.3,229,821 3,066,865 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND 

PROTOTYPES 

071 0603161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E ADC&P.31,710 31,710 

073 0603600D8Z WALKOFF ......................................................................... 90,567 90,567 

074 0603714D8Z ADVANCED SENSORS APPLICATION PROGRAM .... 15,900 15,900 

075 0603851D8Z ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.52,758 52,758 

076 0603881C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT.228,021 228,021 

077 0603882C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT.1,284,891 1,284,891 

077A 0603XXXX MULTIPLE-OBJECT KILL VEHICLE ........................... 81,525 

Divert attitude control systems technology to support Multi-Object Kill Vehicle.[10,000] 

Establish MOKV Program of Record ........................ [71,525] 

078 0603884BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—DEM/VAL.172,754 172,754 

079 0603884C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS ................. 233,588 233,588 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

080 0603890C BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS ....................................... 409,088 409,088 

080A 0603XXXC WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY—HIGH POWER DE ......... 26,055 

High Power Directed Energy—Missile Destruct ..... [26,055] 

081 0603891C SPECIAL PROGRAMS—MDA ......................................... 400,387 400,387 

082 0603892C AEGIS BMD ...................................................................... 843,355 843,355 

083 0603893C SPACE TRACKING & SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ...... 31,632 31,632 

084 0603895C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM SPACE 

PROGRAMS.

23,289 23,289 

085 0603896C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND AND 

CONTROL, BATTLE MANAGEMENT AND 

COMMUNICATI.

450,085 437,785 

Future Spirals concurrency with multiple ongoing 

efforts and excess growth.

[–12,300] 

086 0603898C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE JOINT 

WARFIGHTER SUPPORT.

49,570 49,570 

087 0603904C MISSILE DEFENSE INTEGRATION & OPERATIONS 

CENTER (MDIOC).

49,211 49,211 

088 0603906C REGARDING TRENCH .................................................... 9,583 9,583 

089 0603907C SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR (SBX) ............................. 72,866 72,866 

090 0603913C ISRAELI COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS ......................... 102,795 267,595 

Arrow 3 ....................................................................... [19,500] 

Arrow System Improvement Program ...................... [45,500] 

David’s Sling ............................................................... [99,800] 

091 0603914C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST ......................... 274,323 274,323 

092 0603915C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS ................. 513,256 513,256 

093 0603920D8Z HUMANITARIAN DEMINING ........................................ 10,129 10,129 

094 0603923D8Z COALITION WARFARE ................................................... 10,350 10,350 

095 0604016D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORROSION PROGRAM.1,518 11,518 

Program Increase ....................................................... [10,000] 

096 0604115C TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES ............. 96,300 96,300 

097 0604250D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES ............. 469,798 469,798 

098 0604400D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) UNMANNED 

AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (UAS) COMMON DEVELOPMENT.

3,129 3,129 

103 0604826J JOINT C5 CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY ASSESSMENTS.25,200 25,200 

105 0604873C LONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION RADAR (LRDR) .... 137,564 137,564 

106 0604874C IMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE INTERCEPTORS.278,944 298,944 

Redesigned kill vehicle development ........................ [20,000] 

107 0604876C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT TEST.26,225 26,225 

108 0604878C AEGIS BMD TEST ............................................................ 55,148 55,148 

109 0604879C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR TEST ........ 86,764 86,764 

110 0604880C LAND-BASED SM–3 (LBSM3) ........................................ 34,970 34,970 

111 0604881C AEGIS SM–3 BLOCK IIA CO-DEVELOPMENT ........... 172,645 172,645 

112 0604887C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE SEGMENT TEST.64,618 64,618 

114 0303191D8Z JOINT ELECTROMAGNETIC TECHNOLOGY (JET) 

PROGRAM.

2,660 2,660 

115 0305103C CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE .................................... 963 963 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.6,816,554 7,106,634 

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION 

116 0604161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E SDD.8,800 8,800 

117 0604165D8Z PROMPT GLOBAL STRIKE CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT.78,817 88,817 

Concept development by the Army of a CPGS option.[5,000] 

Concept development by the Navy of a CPGS option.[5,000] 

118 0604384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—EMD.303,647 303,647 


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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

119 0604764K ADVANCED IT SERVICES JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE (AITS-JPO).23,424 23,424 

120 0604771D8Z JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION 

SYSTEM (JTIDS).

14,285 14,285 

121 0605000BR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION DEFEAT CAPABILITIES.7,156 7,156 

122 0605013BL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ...... 12,542 42 

DCMA program decrease ........................................... [–12,500] 

123 0605021SE HOMELAND PERSONNEL SECURITY INITIATIVE .. 191 191 

124 0605022D8Z DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY PROGRAM ...................... 3,273 3,273 

125 0605027D8Z OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES ................ 5,962 5,962 

126 0605070S DOD ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND 

DEMONSTRATION.

13,412 13,412 

127 0605075D8Z DCMO POLICY AND INTEGRATION ........................... 2,223 2,223 

128 0605080S DEFENSE AGENCY INTIATIVES (DAI)—FINANCIAL SYSTEM.31,660 31,660 

129 0605090S DEFENSE RETIRED AND ANNUITANT PAY SYSTEM (DRAS).13,085 13,085 

130 0605210D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT 

CAPABILITIES.

7,209 7,209 

131 0303141K GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM ....................... 15,158 13,794 

Early to need .............................................................. [–1,364] 

132 0305304D8Z DOD ENTERPRISE ENERGY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (EEIM).4,414 4,414 

SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND 

DEMONSTRATION.

545,258 541,394 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

133 0604774D8Z DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM 

(DRRS).

5,581 5,581 

134 0604875D8Z JOINT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT 3,081 3,081 

135 0604940D8Z CENTRAL TEST AND EVALUATION INVESTMENT 

DEVELOPMENT (CTEIP).

229,125 229,125 

136 0604942D8Z ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS .......................... 28,674 21,674 

Program decrease ....................................................... [–7,000] 

138 0605100D8Z JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT TEST CAPABILITY (JMETC).45,235 45,235 

139 0605104D8Z TECHNICAL STUDIES, SUPPORT AND ANALYSIS .. 24,936 24,936 

141 0605126J JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE 

ORGANIZATION (JIAMDO).

35,471 35,471 

144 0605142D8Z SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ............................................. 37,655 37,655 

145 0605151D8Z STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT—OSD ............... 3,015 3,015 

146 0605161D8Z NUCLEAR MATTERS-PHYSICAL SECURITY ............. 5,287 5,287 

147 0605170D8Z SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND INFORMATION INTEGRATION.5,289 5,289 

148 0605200D8Z GENERAL SUPPORT TO USD (INTELLIGENCE) ...... 2,120 2,120 

149 0605384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM.102,264 102,264 

158 0605790D8Z SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH 

(SBIR)/ SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY 

TRANSFER.

2,169 2,169 

159 0605798D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS .......................... 13,960 13,960 

160 0605801KA DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER 

(DTIC).

51,775 51,775 

161 0605803SE R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD ENLISTMENT, TESTING AND EVALUATION.9,533 9,533 

162 0605804D8Z DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION ................ 17,371 21,371 

Program increase ....................................................... [4,000] 

163 0605898E MANAGEMENT HQ—R&D ............................................. 71,571 71,571 

164 0606100D8Z BUDGET AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS ................. 4,123 4,123 

165 0203345D8Z DEFENSE OPERATIONS SECURITY INITIATIVE 

(DOSI).

1,946 1,946 

166 0204571J JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL SUPPORT ....................... 7,673 7,673 

169 0303166J SUPPORT TO INFORMATION OPERATIONS (IO) 

CAPABILITIES.

10,413 10,413 

170 0303260D8Z DEFENSE MILITARY DECEPTION PROGRAM OFFICE (DMDPO).971 971 


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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

171 0305193D8Z CYBER INTELLIGENCE ................................................. 6,579 6,579 

173 0804767D8Z COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING 

TRANSFORMATION (CE2T2)—MHA.

43,811 43,811 

174 0901598C MANAGEMENT HQ—MDA ............................................ 35,871 35,871 

176 0903230D8W WHS—MISSION OPERATIONS SUPPORT—IT ........... 1,072 1,072 

177A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................... 49,500 49,500 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............... 856,071 853,071 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 

178 0604130V ENTERPRISE SECURITY SYSTEM (ESS) .................... 7,929 7,929 

179 0605127T REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH (RIO) 

AND PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE INFORMATION 

MANA.

1,750 1,750 

180 0605147T OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 

SHARED INFORMATION SYSTEM (OHASIS).

294 294 

181 0607210D8Z INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND 

SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT.

22,576 22,576 

182 0607310D8Z CWMD SYSTEMS: OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.1,901 1,901 

183 0607327T GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY COOPERATION 

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GTSCMIS).

8,474 8,474 

184 0607384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE (OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT).33,561 33,561 

186 0208043J PLANNING AND DECISION AID SYSTEM (PDAS) .... 3,061 3,061 

187 0208045K C4I INTEROPERABILITY ............................................... 64,921 64,921 

189 0301144K JOINT/ALLIED COALITION INFORMATION SHARING.3,645 3,645 

193 0302016K NATIONAL MILITARY COMMAND SYSTEM-WIDE 

SUPPORT.

963 963 

194 0302019K DEFENSE INFO INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION.10,186 10,186 

195 0303126K LONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS—DCS .................... 36,883 36,883 

196 0303131K MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).13,735 13,735 

197 0303135G PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE (PKI) ...................... 6,101 6,101 

198 0303136G KEY MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE (KMI) ....... 43,867 43,867 

199 0303140D8Z INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM .... 8,957 8,957 

200 0303140G INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM .... 146,890 146,890 

201 0303150K GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM ......... 21,503 21,503 

202 0303153K DEFENSE SPECTRUM ORGANIZATION ..................... 20,342 20,342 

203 0303170K NET-CENTRIC ENTERPRISE SERVICES (NCES) ...... 444 444 

205 0303610K TELEPORT PROGRAM .................................................... 1,736 1,736 

206 0304210BB SPECIAL APPLICATIONS FOR CONTINGENCIES .... 65,060 65,060 

210 0305103K CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE .................................... 2,976 2,976 

215 0305186D8Z POLICY R&D PROGRAMS .............................................. 4,182 4,182 

216 0305199D8Z NET CENTRICITY ........................................................... 18,130 18,130 

218 0305208BB DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS.5,302 5,302 

221 0305208K DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS.3,239 3,239 

225 0305327V INSIDER THREAT ........................................................... 11,733 11,733 

226 0305387D8Z HOMELAND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 

PROGRAM.

2,119 2,119 

234 0708011S INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS .................................... 24,605 19,245 

DLA Uniform Research ............................................. [–5,360] 

235 0708012S LOGISTICS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES .............................. 1,770 1,770 

236 0902298J MANAGEMENT HQ—OJCS ............................................ 2,978 2,978 

237 1105219BB MQ–9 UAV ......................................................................... 18,151 23,151 

Medium Altitude Long Endurance Tactical 

(MALET) MQ–9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.

[5,000] 

238 1105232BB RQ–11 UAV ....................................................................... 758 758 

240 1160403BB AVIATION SYSTEMS ...................................................... 173,934 189,134 

MC–130 Terrain Following/Terrain Avoidance 

Radar Program.

[15,200] 

241 1160405BB INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ............. 6,866 6,866 

242 1160408BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS .............................. 63,008 63,008 


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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

243 1160431BB WARRIOR SYSTEMS ....................................................... 25,342 25,342 

244 1160432BB SPECIAL PROGRAMS ..................................................... 3,401 3,401 

245 1160480BB SOF TACTICAL VEHICLES ............................................ 3,212 3,212 

246 1160483BB MARITIME SYSTEMS ..................................................... 63,597 63,597 

247 1160489BB GLOBAL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES ......... 3,933 3,933 

248 1160490BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE 10,623 10,623 

248A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................... 3,564,272 3,564,272 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.4,538,910 4,553,750 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

249 XXXXXXX DEFENSE WIDE CYBER VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT.200,000 

Assess all major weapon systems for cyber vulnerability.[200,000] 

251 XXXXXXX TECHNOLOGY OFFSET INITIATIVE ........................... 300,000 

Supports innovative technology development .......... [300,000] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ............................... 500,000 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 

TEST & EVAL, DW.

18,329,861 18,956,567 

OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DEFENSE 

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 

001 0605118OTE OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION .................. 76,838 76,838 

002 0605131OTE LIVE FIRE TEST AND EVALUATION .......................... 46,882 46,882 

003 0605814OTE OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSES 46,838 46,838 

SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ............... 170,558 170,558 

TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DEFENSE.170,558 170,558 

TOTAL RDT&E .................................................... 69,784,963 70,005,814 

SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR 

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 

SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & 

PROTOTYPES 

060 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY .................... 1,500 1,500 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES.1,500 1,500 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 

& EVAL, ARMY.

1,500 1,500 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 

231A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................... 35,747 35,747 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.35,747 35,747 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 

& EVAL, NAVY.

35,747 35,747 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 

133 0205671F JOINT COUNTER RCIED ELECTRONIC WARFARE ..... 300 300 

246A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................... 16,800 16,800 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.17,100 17,100 


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SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 

& EVAL, AF.

17,100 17,100 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 

248A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................... 137,087 137,087 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.137,087 137,087 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 

& EVAL, DW.

137,087 137,087 

TOTAL RDT&E ........................................................ 191,434 191,434 

TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND 

MAINTENANCE 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MANEUVER UNITS ....................................................... 1,094,429 1,344,429 

Force Readiness Restoration—Operations Tempo [250,000 ] 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ............................... 68,873 68,873 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE .................................... 508,008 508,008 

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS .......................................... 763,300 763,300 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT .................. 1,054,322 1,054,322 

060 AVIATION ASSETS ........................................................ 1,546,129 1,546,129 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ......... 3,158,606 3,158,606 

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ..................... 438,909 438,909 

090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................. 1,214,116 1,291,316 

Readiness funding increase ..................................... [77,200 ] 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ................................... 7,616,008 7,626,508 

Readiness funding increase ..................................... [10,500 ] 

110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 

MODERNIZATION ..................................................... 2,617,169 2,789,369 

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ............................... [172,200 ] 

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS .................................................................. 421,269 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–421,269 ] 

130 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS 164,743 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–164,743 ] 

170 COMBATANT COMMANDS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT ............................................................................ 448,633 448,633 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................. 21,114,514 21,038,402 

MOBILIZATION 

180 STRATEGIC MOBILITY ................................................ 401,638 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–401,638 ] 

190 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS .............................. 261,683 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–261,683 ] 

200 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS .................................. 6,532 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–6,532 ] 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ............................. 669,853 0 


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SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

210 OFFICER ACQUISITION .............................................. 131,536 131,536 

220 RECRUIT TRAINING .................................................... 47,843 47,843 

230 ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING ................................ 42,565 42,565 

240 SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS .. 490,378 490,378 

250 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ................................ 981,000 989,200 

Readiness funding increase ..................................... [33,200 ] 

Unjustified program growth .................................... [–25,000 ] 

260 FLIGHT TRAINING ....................................................... 940,872 940,872 

270 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION ..... 230,324 227,324 

Advanced Civil Schooling – Civilian Graduate 

School 10 Percent Reduction ............................... [–3,000 ] 

280 TRAINING SUPPORT .................................................... 603,519 603,519 

290 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................ 491,922 491,922 

300 EXAMINING ................................................................... 194,079 194,079 

310 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ............ 227,951 227,951 

320 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING .................. 161,048 161,048 

330 JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS .... 170,118 170,118 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING .. 4,713,155 4,718,355 

ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES 

350 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ........................... 485,778 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–485,778 ] 

360 CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES ................................. 813,881 813,881 

370 LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES .............................. 714,781 687,781 

Unjustified program growth .................................... [–27,000 ] 

380 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT .................................. 322,127 322,127 

390 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 384,813 376,313 

Unjustified Growth in Public Affairs ..................... [–8,500 ] 

400 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ......................... 1,781,350 1,748,350 

DISN subscription services pricing requested as 

program growth .................................................... [–33,000 ] 

410 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ...................................... 292,532 292,532 

420 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ................................. 375,122 375,122 

430 OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT ........................................ 1,119,848 1,115,348 

Spirit of America program growth .......................... [–4,500 ] 

440 ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES ........................................ 225,358 225,358 

450 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT .................................. 239,755 239,755 

460 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS ............................................................................ 223,319 223,319 

470 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS ..... 469,865 469,865 

480 MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS ..................... 40,521 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–40,521 ] 

530 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................. 1,120,974 1,140,974 

Additional SOUTHCOM ISR and intel support .... [20,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES ...................................................................... 8,610,024 8,030,725 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

540 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................... –1,229,500 

Civilian and services contract reductions to 

streamline management HQ ............................... [–245,000 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................ [–141,000 ] 

Foreign Currency adjustments ............................... [–431,000 ] 

Overestimation of Civilian FTE Targets ................ [–262,500 ] 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND CARRYOVER 

ABOVE ALLOWABLE CEILING ....................... [–150,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................... –1,229,500 


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SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

ARMY ................................................................ 35,107,546 32,557,982 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES 

OPERATING FORCES 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ............................... 16,612 16,612 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE .................................... 486,531 486,531 

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS .......................................... 105,446 105,446 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT .................. 516,791 516,791 

060 AVIATION ASSETS ........................................................ 87,587 87,587 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ......... 348,601 348,601 

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ..................... 81,350 81,350 

090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................. 59,574 91,974 

Readiness funding increase ..................................... [32,400 ] 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ................................... 570,852 557,852 

Unjustified program growth .................................... [–13,000 ] 

110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 

MODERNIZATION ..................................................... 245,686 259,286 

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ............................... [13,600 ] 

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS .................................................................. 40,962 40,962 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................. 2,559,992 2,592,992 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

130 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ........................... 10,665 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–10,665 ] 

140 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 18,390 18,390 

150 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ......................... 14,976 14,976 

160 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ...................................... 8,841 8,841 

170 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................ 52,928 52,928 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 105,800 95,135 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

190 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................... –19,200 

Civilian and services contract reductions to 

streamline management HQ ............................... [–6,200 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................ [–13,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................... –19,200 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

ARMY RES ....................................................... 2,665,792 2,668,927 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MANEUVER UNITS ....................................................... 709,433 901,933 

Increased Operations Tempo to Meet Readiness 

Objectives .............................................................. [192,500 ] 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES ............................... 167,324 167,324 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE .................................... 741,327 741,327 

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS .......................................... 88,775 96,475 

ARNG border security enhancement ...................... [7,700 ] 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT .................. 32,130 32,130 

060 AVIATION ASSETS ........................................................ 943,609 996,209 

ARNG border security enhancement ...................... [13,000 ] 

Readiness funding increase ..................................... [39,600 ] 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ......... 703,137 703,137 

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ..................... 84,066 84,066 

090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................. 166,848 189,348 


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129 STAT. 1270 PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Readiness funding increase ..................................... [22,500 ] 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ................................... 1,022,970 998,970 

Justification does not match summary of price 

and program changes ........................................... [–14,000 ] 

Unjustified growth ................................................... [–10,000 ] 

110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 

MODERNIZATION ..................................................... 673,680 708,880 

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ............................... [35,200 ] 

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS .................................................................. 954,574 954,574 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................. 6,287,873 6,574,373 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

130 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ........................... 6,570 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–6,570 ] 

140 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 59,629 58,719 

National Guard State Partnership Program increase ..................................................................... [500 ] 

NGB Heritage Painting Program ........................... [–1,410 ] 

150 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ......................... 68,452 68,452 

160 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ...................................... 8,841 8,841 

170 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ................................. 283,670 272,170 

Army Marketing Program unjustified program 

growth ................................................................... [–11,500 ] 

180 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT .................................. 2,942 2,942 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 430,104 411,124 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

200 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................... –70,400 

Civilian and services contract reductions to 

streamline management HQ ............................... [–27,400 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................ [–43,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................... –70,400 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

ARNG ................................................................ 6,717,977 6,915,097 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS ........ 4,940,365 4,940,365 

020 FLEET AIR TRAINING ................................................. 1,830,611 1,830,611 

030 AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & ENGINEERING 

SERVICES ................................................................... 37,225 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–37,225 ] 

040 AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT ............. 103,456 103,456 

050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT ............................................. 376,844 390,744 

Aviation Readiness Restoration—AV–8B Program 

Related Logistics ................................................... [4,000 ] 

Aviation Readiness Restoration—CH–53 Program 

Related Logisitics ................................................. [1,900 ] 

Aviation Readiness Restoration—MV–22 Program 

Related Logisitics ................................................. [1,200 ] 

MV–22 Fleet Engineering Support Unfunded Requirement .............................................................. [6,800 ] 

060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE .......................... 897,536 912,536 

Program increase ..................................................... [15,000 ] 

070 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............ 33,201 33,201 

080 AVIATION LOGISTICS .................................................. 544,056 549,356 


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SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Aviation Readiness Restoration—MV–22 Aviation 

Logisitics ............................................................... [5,300 ] 

090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS ............. 4,287,658 4,287,658 

100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING ........... 787,446 787,446 

110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................... 5,960,951 5,960,951 

120 SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...................... 1,554,863 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–1,554,863 ] 

130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS .................................... 704,415 684,815 

DISA/DISN price growth requested as program 

growth .................................................................... [–19,600 ] 

140 ELECTRONIC WARFARE ............................................. 96,916 96,916 

150 SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE .................. 192,198 192,198 

160 WARFARE TACTICS ...................................................... 453,942 453,942 

170 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY ......................................................................... 351,871 348,803 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................... [–3,068 ] 

180 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ...................................... 1,186,847 1,154,487 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................... [–17,360 ] 

Unjustified program growth .................................... [–15,000 ] 

190 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE .................................... 123,948 123,948 

200 DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ................................ 2,443 2,443 

210 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS 98,914 98,914 

220 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION 

SUPPORT ..................................................................... 73,110 73,110 

230 CRUISE MISSILE ........................................................... 110,734 110,734 

240 FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE ....................................... 1,206,736 1,206,736 

250 IN-SERVICE WEAPONS SYSTEMS SUPPORT ......... 141,664 141,664 

260 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE ......................................... 523,122 535,122 

Ship Self-Defense Systems Maintenance Backlog 

Reduction .............................................................. [12,000 ] 

270 OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT ..................... 371,872 371,335 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................... [–537 ] 

280 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION ..................................... 896,061 889,449 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................... [–6,612 ] 

290 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION .............................................................. 2,220,423 2,245,723 

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ............................... [25,300 ] 

300 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ..................................... 4,472,468 4,468,940 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................... [–3,528 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................. 34,581,896 32,995,603 

MOBILIZATION 

310 SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE ...................... 422,846 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–422,846 ] 

320 AIRCRAFT ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS ............ 6,464 6,964 

Aviation Readiness Restoration—F–18 Aircraft 

Activations/Inactivations ..................................... [500 ] 

330 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS ...................... 361,764 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–361,764 ] 

340 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS .. 69,530 69,050 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................... [–480 ] 

350 INDUSTRIAL READINESS ........................................... 2,237 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–2,237 ] 

360 COAST GUARD SUPPORT ........................................... 21,823 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–21,823 ] 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ............................. 884,664 76,014 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

370 OFFICER ACQUISITION .............................................. 149,375 148,514 


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129 STAT. 1272 PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................... [–861 ] 

380 RECRUIT TRAINING .................................................... 9,035 8,816 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................... [–219 ] 

390 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS .................. 156,290 156,290 

400 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ................................ 653,728 653,728 

410 FLIGHT TRAINING ....................................................... 8,171 8,171 

420 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION ..... 168,471 161,561 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................... [–910 ] 

Civilian Institutions Graduate Education Program ....................................................................... [–6,000 ] 

430 TRAINING SUPPORT .................................................... 196,048 196,048 

440 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................ 234,233 234,363 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................... [–370 ] 

Naval Sea Cadet Corps ............................................ [500 ] 

450 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ............ 137,855 137,855 

460 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING .................. 77,257 69,961 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................... [–7,296 ] 

470 JUNIOR ROTC ................................................................ 47,653 47,653 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING .. 1,838,116 1,822,960 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

480 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 923,771 912,767 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................... [–6,004 ] 

Navy Fleet Band National Tours ............................ [–5,000 ] 

490 EXTERNAL RELATIONS .............................................. 13,967 13,967 

500 CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ................................................................... 120,812 115,752 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................... [–5,060 ] 

510 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ................................................................... 350,983 340,017 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................... [–6,966 ] 

Unjustified growth ................................................... [–4,000 ] 

520 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ................................. 265,948 255,491 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................... [–5,457 ] 

Navy Fleet Band National Tour ............................. [–5,000 ] 

530 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ......................... 335,482 334,817 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................... [–665 ] 

550 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ........................... 197,724 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–197,724 ] 

570 PLANNING, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN .............. 274,936 274,936 

580 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ..... 1,122,178 1,121,290 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................... [–888 ] 

590 HULL, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SUPPORT ............................................................................ 48,587 48,587 

600 COMBAT/WEAPONS SYSTEMS ................................... 25,599 25,599 

610 SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS ... 72,768 72,768 

620 NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE ............................ 577,803 577,803 

680 INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS AND AGENCIES ............................................................................. 4,768 4,768 

710 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................. 560,754 560,754 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 4,896,080 4,659,316 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

720 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................... –1,303,600 

Civilian and services contract reductions to 

streamline management HQ ............................... [–215,600 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................ [–1,001,000 ] 

Foreign Currency adjustments ............................... [–87,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................... –1,303,600 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 129 STAT. 1273 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

NAVY ................................................................. 42,200,756 38,250,293 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE 

CORPS 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 OPERATIONAL FORCES .............................................. 931,079 931,079 

020 FIELD LOGISTICS ......................................................... 931,757 931,757 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................... 227,583 227,583 

040 MARITIME PREPOSITIONING .................................... 86,259 86,259 

050 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ............................................................................. 746,237 775,037 

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ............................... [28,800 ] 

060 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ..................................... 2,057,362 2,057,362 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................. 4,980,277 5,009,077 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

070 RECRUIT TRAINING .................................................... 16,460 16,460 

080 OFFICER ACQUISITION .............................................. 977 977 

090 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ................................ 97,325 97,325 

100 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION ..... 40,786 40,786 

110 TRAINING SUPPORT .................................................... 347,476 347,476 

120 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................ 164,806 164,806 

130 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ............ 39,963 39,963 

140 JUNIOR ROTC ................................................................ 23,397 23,397 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING .. 731,190 731,190 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ........................... 37,386 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–37,386 ] 

160 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 358,395 351,695 

Unjustified Growth Marine Corps Heritage Center .......................................................................... [–6,700 ] 

180 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ..... 76,105 76,105 

200 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................. 45,429 45,429 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 517,315 473,229 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

210 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................... –112,500 

Civilian and services contract reductions to 

streamline management HQ ............................... [–33,500 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................ [–41,000 ] 

Foreign Currency adjustments ............................... [–28,000 ] 

Working Capital Fund carry over above allowable 

ceiling .................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................... –112,500 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

MARINE CORPS ............................................ 6,228,782 6,100,996 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS ........ 563,722 563,722 

020 INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE .............................. 6,218 6,218 

030 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE .......................... 82,712 82,712 

040 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............ 326 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–326 ] 

050 AVIATION LOGISTICS .................................................. 13,436 13,436 


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129 STAT. 1274 PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

070 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING ........... 557 557 

090 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS .................................... 14,499 14,499 

100 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ...................................... 117,601 117,601 

120 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION ..................................... 29,382 29,382 

130 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION .............................................................. 48,513 49,213 

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ............................... [700 ] 

140 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ..................................... 102,858 102,858 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................. 979,824 980,198 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

150 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 1,505 1,505 

160 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ................................................................... 13,782 13,782 

170 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ......................... 3,437 3,437 

180 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ..... 3,210 3,210 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 21,934 21,934 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

210 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................... –68,500 

Civilian and services contract reductions to 

streamline management HQ ............................... [–1,500 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................ [–67,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................... –68,500 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

NAVY RES ....................................................... 1,001,758 933,632 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 OPERATING FORCES ................................................... 97,631 97,631 

020 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................... 18,254 18,254 

030 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION .............................................................. 28,653 30,053 

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ............................... [1,400 ] 

040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ..................................... 111,923 111,923 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................. 256,461 257,861 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

050 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ........................... 924 924 

060 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 10,866 10,866 

070 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................ 8,785 8,785 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 20,575 20,575 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

080 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................... –3,500 

Civilian and services contract reductions to 

streamline management HQ ............................... [–1,500 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................ [–2,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................... –3,500 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

MC RESERVE ................................................. 277,036 274,936 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ...................................... 3,336,868 3,597,368 

A–10 restoration: Force Structure Restoration ..... [235,300 ] 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................... [–2,100 ] 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 129 STAT. 1275 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

EC–130H Force Structure Restoration .................. [27,300 ] 

020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES ......................... 1,897,315 1,901,015 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................... [–14,000 ] 

Increase Range Use Support Unfunded Requirement ....................................................................... [37,700 ] 

Unjustified growth ................................................... [–20,000 ] 

030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN 

SKILLS) ........................................................................ 1,797,549 1,690,349 

A–10 to F–15E Training Transition ....................... [–78,200 ] 

Unjustified growth ................................................... [–29,000 ] 

040 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................... 6,537,127 6,497,127 

Remove FY 15 contractor logistics support costs .. [–40,000 ] 

050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 

MODERNIZATION ..................................................... 1,997,712 2,132,812 

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ............................... [135,100 ] 

060 BASE SUPPORT ............................................................. 2,841,948 2,841,948 

070 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING ........................ 930,341 930,341 

080 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS ................... 924,845 924,845 

100 LAUNCH FACILITIES ................................................... 271,177 271,177 

110 SPACE CONTROL SYSTEMS ....................................... 382,824 382,824 

120 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION 

SUPPORT ..................................................................... 900,965 889,965 

Unjustified growth ................................................... [–11,000 ] 

130 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS 205,078 164,078 

Joint Enabling Capabilities Command .................. [–41,000 ] 

135 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................. 907,496 904,296 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................... [–3,200 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................. 22,931,245 23,128,145 

MOBILIZATION 

140 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS ................................................. 2,229,196 2,152,196 

Excess to need .......................................................... [–77,000 ] 

150 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS .............................. 148,318 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–148,318 ] 

160 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................... 1,617,571 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–1,617,571 ] 

170 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 

MODERNIZATION ..................................................... 259,956 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–259,956 ] 

180 BASE SUPPORT ............................................................. 708,799 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–708,799 ] 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ............................. 4,963,840 2,152,196 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

190 OFFICER ACQUISITION .............................................. 92,191 92,191 

200 RECRUIT TRAINING .................................................... 21,871 21,871 

210 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) .... 77,527 77,527 

220 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 

MODERNIZATION ..................................................... 228,500 228,500 

230 BASE SUPPORT ............................................................. 772,870 772,870 

240 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ................................ 359,304 379,304 

Remotely Piloted Aircraft Flight Training Acceleration ................................................................... [20,000 ] 

250 FLIGHT TRAINING ....................................................... 710,553 726,553 

Consolidation of Air Battle Manager Resources 

not properly documented ..................................... [–4,000 ] 

Unmanned Aerial Surveillance (UAS) Training .... [20,000 ] 

260 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION ..... 228,252 227,322 

Air Force Civilian Graduate Education Program 

Unjustified Growth ............................................... [–930 ] 


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129 STAT. 1276 PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

270 TRAINING SUPPORT .................................................... 76,464 76,464 

280 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................... 375,513 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–375,513 ] 

290 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................ 79,690 79,690 

300 EXAMINING ................................................................... 3,803 3,803 

310 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ............ 180,807 180,807 

320 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING .................. 167,478 167,478 

330 JUNIOR ROTC ................................................................ 59,263 59,263 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING .. 3,434,086 3,093,643 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

340 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS ............................................ 1,141,491 1,124,491 

O&M and IT budget justification inconsistencies [–17,000 ] 

350 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES ......................... 862,022 832,022 

Acquisition Management Adjustment .................... [–10,000 ] 

Unjustified growth ................................................... [–20,000 ] 

360 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................... 61,745 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–61,745 ] 

370 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 

MODERNIZATION ..................................................... 298,759 298,759 

380 BASE SUPPORT ............................................................. 1,108,220 1,108,220 

390 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 689,797 669,097 

DEAMS reduction-Funding ahead of need ............ [–20,700 ] 

400 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ......................... 498,053 461,153 

DISN subscription services pricing requested as 

program growth .................................................... [–36,900 ] 

410 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ......................... 900,253 900,253 

420 CIVIL AIR PATROL ....................................................... 25,411 26,561 

Civil Air Patrol ......................................................... [1,150 ] 

450 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ....................................... 89,148 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–89,148 ] 

460 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................. 1,187,859 1,182,959 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................... [–4,900 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 6,862,758 6,603,515 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

470 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................... –1,452,800 

Civilian and services contract reductions to 

streamline management HQ ............................... [–283,800 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................ [–952,000 ] 

Foreign Currency adjustments ............................... [–217,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................... –1,452,800 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

AIR FORCE ..................................................... 38,191,929 33,524,699 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ...................................... 1,779,378 1,781,878 

A–10 restoration: Force Structure Restoration ..... [2,500 ] 

020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ............................ 226,243 220,243 

Justification does not match summary of price 

and program changes for civilian pay ................. [–6,000 ] 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................... 487,036 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–487,036 ] 

040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 

MODERNIZATION ..................................................... 109,342 109,642 

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ............................... [300 ] 

050 BASE SUPPORT ............................................................. 373,707 370,707 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 129 STAT. 1277 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Air Force Support Standard Correction—transfer 

to SAG 11G not properly accounted .................... [–3,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................. 2,975,706 2,482,470 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES 

060 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 53,921 53,921 

070 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................ 14,359 14,359 

080 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS MGMT (ARPC) 13,665 13,665 

090 OTHER PERS SUPPORT (DISABILITY COMP) ......... 6,606 6,606 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND 

SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES .......................... 88,551 88,551 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

110 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................... –175,700 

Civilian and services contract reductions to 

streamline management HQ ............................... [–4,700 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................ [–171,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................... –175,700 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

AF RESERVE .................................................. 3,064,257 2,395,321 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS ............................................. 3,526,471 3,567,371 

A–10 restoration: Force Structure Restoration ..... [42,200 ] 

DISN pricing requested as program growth .......... [–1,300 ] 

020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ............................ 740,779 743,379 

ARNG border security enhancement ...................... [2,600 ] 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................................... 1,763,859 1,763,859 

040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 

MODERNIZATION ..................................................... 288,786 307,586 

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ............................... [18,800 ] 

050 BASE SUPPORT ............................................................. 582,037 582,037 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................. 6,901,932 6,964,232 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

060 ADMINISTRATION ........................................................ 23,626 23,626 

070 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................ 30,652 30,652 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES ................................... 54,278 54,278 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

080 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................... –309,100 

Civilian and services contract reductions to 

streamline management HQ ............................... [–3,100 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................ [–276,000 ] 

Unjustified growth ................................................... [–30,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................... –309,100 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

ANG ................................................................... 6,956,210 6,709,410 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSEWIDE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ........................................... 485,888 505,888 


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129 STAT. 1278 PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Middle East Assurance Initiative ........................... [20,000 ] 

020 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE .......... 534,795 534,795 

030 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/OPERATING 

FORCES ....................................................................... 4,862,368 4,841,168 

Overestimation of civilian FTE ............................... [–21,200 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .................. 5,883,051 5,881,851 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

040 DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY .................... 142,659 142,659 

050 NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY .......................... 78,416 78,416 

060 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/TRAINING 

AND RECRUITING ..................................................... 354,372 354,372 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING .. 575,447 575,447 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES 

070 CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS ..................................... 160,320 170,320 

STARBASE ............................................................... [10,000 ] 

090 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY ................... 570,177 570,177 

100 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY ... 1,374,536 1,374,536 

110 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY ............ 642,551 642,551 

120 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY ....... 1,282,755 1,285,255 

SHARKSEER ............................................................ [2,500 ] 

140 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY .................... 26,073 26,073 

150 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ................................. 366,429 366,429 

160 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY ....................................... 192,625 192,625 

180 DEFENSE PERSONNEL ACCOUNTING AGENCY ... 115,372 115,372 

190 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY ..... 524,723 495,523 

Global Security Contingency Fund ......................... [–22,200 ] 

Reduction to Combating Terrorism Fellowship ..... [–7,000 ] 

200 DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE ................................. 508,396 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–508,396 ] 

230 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 33,577 33,577 

240 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY ............. 415,696 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................. [–415,696 ] 

260 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY ................................................................................ 2,753,771 2,784,021 

Impact Aid ................................................................ [30,000 ] 

School lunches for territories .................................. [250 ] 

270 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY ...................................... 432,068 432,068 

290 OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ................... 110,612 110,612 

300 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE .......... 1,388,285 1,393,535 

Commission to Assess the Threat to the U.S. from 

Electromagnetic Pulse Attack ............................. [2,000 ] 

OSD fleet architecture study .................................. [1,000 ] 

OUSD (Policy) unjustified growth .......................... [–2,000 ] 

OUSD AT&L Congressional Mandate (BRAC 

Support) ................................................................. [–10,500 ] 

Readiness environmental protection initiative— 

program increase .................................................. [14,750 ] 

310 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/ADMIN & 

SVC-WIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................ 83,263 83,263 

320 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES .......... 621,688 621,688 

330 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................. 14,379,428 14,276,828 

Classified program adjustment ............................... [–102,600 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND 

SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES .......................... 25,982,345 24,974,453 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 129 STAT. 1279 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

340 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................... –1,053,100 

Civilian and services contract reductions to 

streamline management HQ ............................... [–908,700 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................ [–61,000 ] 

Foreign Currency adjustments ............................... [–78,400 ] 

Program decrease ..................................................... [–5,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .......................... –1,053,100 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

DEFENSE-WIDE ............................................ 32,440,843 30,378,651 

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS 

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS 

010 US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED 

FORCES, DEFENSE ................................................... 14,078 14,078 

020 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER AND 

CIVIC AID .................................................................... 100,266 100,266 

030 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ..................... 358,496 358,496 

040 ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD ......................................... 84,140 84,140 

050 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY .............. 234,829 234,829 

060 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY .............. 292,453 292,453 

070 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE .... 368,131 368,131 

080 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE ....... 8,232 8,232 

090 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY 

USED SITES ................................................................ 203,717 203,717 

SUBTOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS ................................................................... 1,664,342 1,664,342 

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS ............................................................... 1,664,342 1,664,342 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE .... 176,517,228 162,374,286 

SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 

SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MANEUVER UNITS ............................................................ 257,900 257,900 

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ................................................ 1,110,836 1,110,836 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ....................... 261,943 261,943 

060 AVIATION ASSETS ............................................................. 22,160 22,160 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT .............. 1,119,201 1,119,201 

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS .......................... 117,881 117,881 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ........................................ 50,000 50,000 

140 ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES ................................................ 4,500,666 4,526,466 

Army expenses related to Syria Train and Equip 

program ...................................................................... [25,800 ] 

150 COMMANDERS EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM 10,000 5,000 

Program decrease .......................................................... [–5,000 ] 

160 RESET ................................................................................... 1,834,777 1,834,777 

170 COMBATANT COMMANDS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT ................................................................................. 100,000 


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129 STAT. 1280 PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 

SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

AFRICOM Intelligence, Surveilance, and 

Reconnissance ............................................................ [100,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................... 9,285,364 9,406,164 

MOBILIZATION 

190 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS ................................... 40,000 40,000 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ................................... 40,000 40,000 

ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES 

350 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ................................ 529,891 529,891 

380 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT ....................................... 5,033 5,033 

420 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ...................................... 100,480 100,480 

450 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT ....................................... 154,350 154,350 

530 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................. 1,267,632 1,267,632 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES .. 2,057,386 2,057,386 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

ARMY ..................................................................... 11,382,750 11,503,550 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES 

OPERATING FORCES 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ......................................... 2,442 2,442 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ....................... 813 813 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT .............. 779 779 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ........................................ 20,525 20,525 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................... 24,559 24,559 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

ARMY RES ............................................................ 24,559 24,559 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MANEUVER UNITS ............................................................ 1,984 1,984 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ......................................... 4,671 4,671 

060 AVIATION ASSETS ............................................................. 15,980 15,980 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT .............. 12,867 12,867 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ........................................ 23,134 23,134 

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ....................................................................... 1,426 1,426 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................... 60,062 60,062 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

150 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS .............................. 783 783 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ....... 783 783 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

ARNG ..................................................................... 60,845 60,845 

AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND 

MINISTRY OF DEFENSE 

010 SUSTAINMENT ................................................................... 2,214,899 2,136,899 

Fuel savings ................................................................... [–78,000 ] 

030 EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION .......................... 182,751 182,751 

040 TRAINING AND OPERATIONS ........................................ 281,555 281,555 

SUBTOTAL MINISTRY OF DEFENSE .................. 2,679,205 2,601,205 

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR 

060 SUSTAINMENT ................................................................... 901,137 869,137 

Fuel savings ................................................................... [–32,000 ] 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 129 STAT. 1281 

SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

080 EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION .......................... 116,573 116,573 

090 TRAINING AND OPERATIONS ........................................ 65,342 65,342 

SUBTOTAL MINISTRY OF INTERIOR ................ 1,083,052 1,051,052 

TOTAL AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES 

FUND ..................................................................... 3,762,257 3,652,257 

IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 

IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 

010 IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND ..................................... 715,000 715,000 

SUBTOTAL IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND .... 715,000 715,000 

TOTAL IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND ........ 715,000 715,000 

SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 

SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 

010 SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND ................................... 600,000 406,450 

Change in scope of program ......................................... [–125,000 ] 

Realignment to Air Force ............................................. [–42,750 ] 

Realignment to Army .................................................... [–25,800 ] 

SUBTOTAL SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND .. 600,000 406,450 

TOTAL SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND ...... 600,000 406,450 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS ............. 358,417 361,717 

Readiness funding increase .......................................... [3,300 ] 

030 AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & ENGINEERING 

SERVICES ......................................................................... 110 110 

040 AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT .................. 4,513 4,513 

050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT ................................................... 126,501 126,501 

060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................... 75,897 92,897 

Readiness funding increase .......................................... [17,000 ] 

070 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ................. 2,770 2,770 

080 AVIATION LOGISTICS ....................................................... 34,101 34,101 

090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS .................. 1,184,878 1,184,878 

100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING ................ 16,663 16,663 

110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE .......................................... 1,922,829 1,922,829 

130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS ......................................... 33,577 33,577 

160 WARFARE TACTICS ........................................................... 26,454 26,454 

170 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY .............................................................................. 22,305 22,305 

180 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ........................................... 513,969 513,969 

190 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE ......................................... 10,007 10,007 

250 IN-SERVICE WEAPONS SYSTEMS SUPPORT ............... 60,865 60,865 

260 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE .............................................. 275,231 275,231 

290 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION .................................................................................. 7,819 7,819 

300 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .......................................... 61,422 61,422 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................... 4,738,328 4,758,628 

MOBILIZATION 

340 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS ....... 5,307 5,307 

360 COAST GUARD SUPPORT ................................................. 160,002 160,002 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ................................... 165,309 165,309 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

400 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ..................................... 44,845 44,845 


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129 STAT. 1282 PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 

SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ....... 44,845 44,845 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

480 ADMINISTRATION ............................................................. 2,513 2,513 

490 EXTERNAL RELATIONS ................................................... 500 500 

510 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ................................................................................ 5,309 5,309 

520 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ...................................... 1,469 1,469 

550 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ................................ 156,671 156,671 

580 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT .......... 8,834 8,834 

620 NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE ................................. 1,490 1,490 

710 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................. 6,320 6,320 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ....... 183,106 183,106 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

NAVY ...................................................................... 5,131,588 5,151,888 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 OPERATIONAL FORCES ................................................... 353,133 353,133 

020 FIELD LOGISTICS .............................................................. 259,676 259,676 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................... 240,000 240,000 

060 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .......................................... 16,026 16,026 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................... 868,835 868,835 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

110 TRAINING SUPPORT ......................................................... 37,862 37,862 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ....... 37,862 37,862 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ................................ 43,767 43,767 

200 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................. 2,070 2,070 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ....... 45,837 45,837 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS ....................................................... 952,534 952,534 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS ............. 4,033 4,033 

020 INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE ................................... 60 60 

030 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ............................... 20,300 20,300 

100 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ........................................... 7,250 7,250 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................... 31,643 31,643 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

NAVY RES ............................................................ 31,643 31,643 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 OPERATING FORCES ........................................................ 2,500 2,500 

040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .......................................... 955 955 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................... 3,455 3,455 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC 

RESERVE .............................................................. 3,455 3,455 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 

OPERATING FORCES 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 129 STAT. 1283 

SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ............................................ 1,505,738 1,546,388 

Air Force expenses related to Syria Train and Equip 

program ...................................................................... [42,750 ] 

Unjustified Increase ...................................................... [–2,100 ] 

020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES ............................... 914,973 905,273 

Readiness funding increase .......................................... [4,300 ] 

Unjustified Increase ...................................................... [–14,000 ] 

030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN 

SKILLS) ............................................................................. 31,978 31,978 

040 DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................... 1,192,765 1,192,765 

050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .................................................................... 85,625 85,625 

060 BASE SUPPORT .................................................................. 917,269 917,269 

070 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING ............................. 30,219 30,219 

080 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS ......................... 174,734 174,734 

100 LAUNCH FACILITIES ........................................................ 869 869 

110 SPACE CONTROL SYSTEMS ............................................ 5,008 5,008 

120 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT ................................................................................. 100,190 100,190 

135 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................. 22,893 22,893 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................... 4,982,261 5,013,211 

MOBILIZATION 

140 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS ...................................................... 2,995,703 2,995,703 

150 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS ................................... 108,163 108,163 

160 DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................... 511,059 511,059 

180 BASE SUPPORT .................................................................. 4,642 4,642 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ................................... 3,619,567 3,619,567 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

190 OFFICER ACQUISITION ................................................... 92 92 

240 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING ..................................... 11,986 11,986 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ....... 12,078 12,078 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

340 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS ................................................. 86,716 86,716 

380 BASE SUPPORT .................................................................. 3,836 3,836 

400 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS .............................. 165,348 165,348 

410 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES .............................. 204,683 141,683 

Reduction to the Office of Security Cooperation in 

Iraq ............................................................................. [–63,000 ] 

450 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ............................................ 61 61 

460 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................. 15,463 15,463 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ....... 476,107 413,107 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR 

FORCE ................................................................... 9,090,013 9,057,963 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................... 51,086 51,086 

050 BASE SUPPORT .................................................................. 7,020 7,020 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................... 58,106 58,106 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF 

RESERVE .............................................................. 58,106 58,106 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG 

OPERATING FORCES 


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129 STAT. 1284 PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 

SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS .................................. 19,900 19,900 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................... 19,900 19,900 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG 19,900 19,900 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ................................................ 9,900 9,900 

030 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/OPERATING 

FORCES ............................................................................ 2,345,835 2,345,835 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................... 2,355,735 2,355,735 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES 

090 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY ........................ 18,474 18,474 

120 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY ............ 29,579 29,579 

140 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY .......................... 110,000 110,000 

160 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY ............................................ 5,960 5,960 

190 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY .......... 1,677,000 1,477,000 

Reduction from Coalition Support Funds .................... [–200,000 ] 

260 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY 73,000 73,000 

300 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ................ 106,709 106,709 

320 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES ............... 2,102 2,102 

330 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................. 1,427,074 1,427,074 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND 

SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ............................... 3,449,898 3,249,898 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE ....................................................... 5,805,633 5,605,633 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ......... 37,638,283 37,243,783 

SEC. 4303. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BASE REQUIREMENTS. 

SEC. 4303. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BASE REQUIREMENTS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY 

OPERATING FORCES 

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ....................................................................... 421,269 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [421,269 ] 

130 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS .... 164,743 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [164,743 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................... 586,012 

MOBILIZATION 

180 STRATEGIC MOBILITY ..................................................... 401,638 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [401,638 ] 

190 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS ................................... 261,683 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [261,683 ] 

200 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ....................................... 6,532 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [6,532 ] 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ................................... 669,853 

ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES 

350 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ................................ 485,778 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [485,778 ] 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 129 STAT. 1285 

SEC. 4303. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BASE REQUIREMENTS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

480 MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS .......................... 40,521 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [40,521 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES .. 526,299 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

ARMY ..................................................................... 1,782,164 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

130 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ................................ 10,665 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [10,665 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ....... 10,665 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

ARMY RES ............................................................ 10,665 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

130 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ................................ 6,570 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [6,570 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ....... 6,570 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

ARNG ..................................................................... 6,570 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY 

OPERATING FORCES 

030 AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & ENGINEERING 

SERVICES ......................................................................... 37,225 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [37,225 ] 

120 SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ........................... 1,554,863 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [1,554,863 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................... 1,592,088 

MOBILIZATION 

310 SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE ............................ 422,846 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [422,846 ] 

330 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS ........................... 361,764 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [361,764 ] 

350 INDUSTRIAL READINESS ................................................ 2,237 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [2,237 ] 

360 COAST GUARD SUPPORT ................................................. 21,823 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [21,823 ] 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ................................... 808,670 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

550 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ................................ 197,724 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [197,724 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ....... 197,724 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

NAVY ...................................................................... 2,598,482 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ................................ 37,386 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [37,386 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ....... 37,386 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS ....................................................... 37,386 


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129 STAT. 1286 PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 

SEC. 4303. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BASE REQUIREMENTS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES 

OPERATING FORCES 

040 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ................. 326 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [326 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................... 326 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, 

NAVY RES ............................................................ 326 

MOBILIZATION 

150 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS ................................... 148,318 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [148,318 ] 

160 DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................... 1,617,571 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [1,617,571 ] 

170 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION .................................................................... 259,956 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [259,956 ] 

180 BASE SUPPORT .................................................................. 708,799 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [708,799 ] 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ................................... 2,734,644 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

280 DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................... 375,513 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [375,513 ] 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ....... 375,513 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

360 DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................... 61,745 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [61,745 ] 

450 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ............................................ 89,148 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [89,148 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ....... 150,893 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR 

FORCE ................................................................... 3,261,050 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................... 487,036 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [487,036 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ....................... 487,036 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF 

RESERVE .............................................................. 487,036 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES 

200 DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE ...................................... 508,396 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [508,396 ] 

240 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY ................... 415,696 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ................... [415,696 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND 

SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ............................... 924,092 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE ....................................................... 924,092 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ......... 9,107,771 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 129 STAT. 1287 

TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 

SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 

SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Military Personnel Appropriations ....................................... 130,491,227 129,316,488 

Additional support for the National Guard’s Operation Phalanx ............................................................................................. [21,700 ] 

Basic Housing Allowance .............................................................. [300,000 ] 

Financial Literacy Training .......................................................... [85,000 ] 

Foreign Currency adjustments ..................................................... [–480,500 ] 

National Guard State Partnership Program increase ................ [2,100 ] 

Projected understrength ................................................................ [–115,839 ] 

Unobligated balances .................................................................... [–987,200 ] 

Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contributions .... 6,243,449 6,243,449 

Total, Military Personnel .................................................. 136,734,676 135,559,937 

SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 

OPERATIONS. 

SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Military Personnel Appropriations ............................................... 3,204,758 3,204,758 

Total, Military Personnel Appropriations .................... 3,204,758 3,204,758 

TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS. 

SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program Title FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY 

INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS 

SUPPLY MANAGEMENT—ARMY ............................................. 50,432 50,432 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY ................ 50,432 50,432 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE 

SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS ..................................................... 62,898 62,898 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE ..... 62,898 62,898 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE 

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT—DEF 

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA) .................................... 45,084 45,084 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSEWIDE ................................................................................... 45,084 45,084 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA 

COMMISSARY RESALE STOCKS 

COMMISSARY OPERATIONS .................................................... 1,154,154 1,435,354 


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SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program Title FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Restoration of Proposed Efficiencies ............................. [142,200 ] 

Restoration of Savings from Legislative Proposals ..... [139,000 ] 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA ................ 1,154,154 1,435,354 

NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND 

MPF MLP 

POST DELIVERY AND OUTFITTING ....................................... 15,456 15,456 

NATIONAL DEF SEALIFT VESSEL 

LG MED SPD RO/RO MAINTENANCE ..................................... 124,493 124,493 

DOD MOBILIZATION ALTERATIONS ...................................... 8,243 8,243 

TAH MAINTENANCE .................................................................. 27,784 27,784 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ........................................... 25,197 25,197 

READY RESERVE FORCE .......................................................... 272,991 272,991 

TOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND ........ 474,164 474,164 

CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ............................................... 139,098 139,098 

RDT&E ........................................................................................... 579,342 579,342 

PROCUREMENT .......................................................................... 2,281 2,281 

TOTAL CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION ................................................................................... 720,721 720,721 

DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF 

DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE ........................................................................ 739,009 761,009 

SOUTHCOM Operational Support for Central America .................................................................................. [30,000 ] 

Transfer to Demand Reduction Program ..................... [–8,000 ] 

DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM .............................. 111,589 119,589 

Expanded drug testing .................................................. [8,000 ] 

TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF ................................................................. 850,598 880,598 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE .......................................... 310,459 310,459 

RDT&E ........................................................................................... 4,700 2,100 

Funding ahead of need .................................................. [–2,600 ] 

PROCUREMENT .......................................................................... 1,000 0 

Program decrease ........................................................... [–1,000 ] 

TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL .... 316,159 312,559 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 

IN-HOUSE CARE .......................................................................... 9,082,298 8,962,926 

Consolidated health plan unauthorized ....................... [–29,719 ] 

Pharmacy benefit reform unauthorized ....................... [–30,528 ] 

Removal of one-time fiscal year 2016 increases .......... [–59,125 ] 

PRIVATE SECTOR CARE ............................................................ 14,892,683 14,886,930 

Access to TRICARE Prime for certain beneficiaties ... [4,000 ] 

TRICARE consolidation not authorized ....................... [–9,753 ] 

CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT ...................................... 2,415,658 2,289,874 

Reduction of funds related to Combating Antibiotic 

Resistant Bacteria (CARB) project ............................. [–10,290 ] 

Removal of one-time fiscal year 2016 increases .......... [–115,494 ] 

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ............................................... 1,677,827 1,654,814 

Removal of one-time fiscal year 2016 increases .......... [–23,013 ] 

MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ..................................................... 327,967 325,908 

Removal of one-time fiscal year 2016 increases .......... [–2,059 ] 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING ................................................... 750,614 750,614 

BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS ............................... 1,742,893 1,741,690 


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SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program Title FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Removal of one-time fiscal year 2016 increase ............ [–1,203 ] 

RESEARCH ................................................................................... 10,996 10,996 

EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT ................................................ 59,473 56,323 

Reduction of funds related to Combating Antibiotic 

Resistant Bacteria (CARB) project ............................. [–3,150 ] 

ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT .................................................... 231,356 228,256 

Reduction of funds related to Combating Antibiotic 

Resistant Bacteria (CARB) project ............................. [–3,100 ] 

DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION ............................................. 103,443 103,443 

ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT .............................................. 515,910 515,910 

MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT ................................................ 41,567 41,567 

CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT .............................................. 17,356 17,356 

INITIAL OUTFITTING ................................................................ 33,392 33,392 

REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION ..................................... 330,504 330,504 

THEATER MEDICAL INFORMATION PROGRAM .................. 1,494 1,494 

IEHR ............................................................................................... 7,897 7,897 

UNDISTRIBUTED ........................................................................ –433,300 

Foreign Currency adjustments ..................................... [–54,700 ] 

Unobligated balances ..................................................... [–378,600 ] 

TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM ...................... 32,243,328 31,526,594 

TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS ............................. 35,917,538 35,508,404 

SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 

OPERATIONS. 

SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program Title FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE 

SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS 

TRANSPORTATION OF FALLEN HEROES ............................. 2,500 2,500 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE ..... 2,500 2,500 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE 

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT—DEF 

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA) .................................... 86,350 86,350 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSEWIDE ................................................................................... 86,350 86,350 

DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF 

DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE ........................................................................ 186,000 186,000 

TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF ................................................................. 186,000 186,000 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE .......................................... 10,262 10,262 

TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL .... 10,262 10,262 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 

IN-HOUSE CARE .......................................................................... 65,149 65,149 

PRIVATE SECTOR CARE ............................................................ 192,210 192,210 

CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT ...................................... 9,460 9,460 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING ................................................... 5,885 5,885 

TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM ...................... 272,704 272,704 

UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE 


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SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program Title FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE ......................................... 300,000 

Provides assistance to Ukraine ..................................... [300,000 ] 

TOTAL UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE .............. 300,000 

COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND 

COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND .................... 2,100,000 750,000 

Program decrease ........................................................... [–1,350,000 ] 

TOTAL COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS 

FUND .................................................................................. 2,100,000 750,000 

TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS ............................. 2,657,816 1,607,816 

TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. 

SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Alaska 

Army Fort Greely Physical Readiness Training Facility ...... 7,800 7,800 

California 

Army Concord Pier ............................................................. 98,000 98,000 

Colorado 

Army Fort Carson Rotary Wing Taxiway ............................... 5,800 5,800 

Cuba 

Army Guantanamo Bay Unaccompanied Personnel Housing ........ 0 0 

Georgia 

Army Fort Gordon Command and Control Facility ............... 90,000 90,000 

Germany 

Army Grafenwoehr Vehicle Maintenance Shop ....................... 51,000 51,000 

Maryland 

Army Fort Meade Access Control Point—Mapes Road ......... 0 15,000 

Army Fort Meade Access Control Point—Reece Road .......... 0 19,500 

New York 

Army Fort Drum NCO Academy Complex ........................... 19,000 19,000 

Army U.S. Military 

Academy 

Waste Water Treatment Plant ................ 70,000 70,000 

Oklahoma 

Army Fort Sill Reception Barracks Complex Ph2 ........... 56,000 56,000 

Army Fort Sill Training Support Facility ......................... 13,400 13,400 

Texas 

Army Corpus Christi Powertrain Facility (Infrastructure/ 

Metal).

85,000 85,000 

Army Joint Base San 

Antonio 

Homeland Defense Operations Center .... 43,000 0 

Virginia 

Army Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Cemetery Southern Expansion 

(DAR).

0 30,000 

Army Fort Lee Training Support Facility ......................... 33,000 33,000 

Army Joint Base MyerHenderson Instruction Building ................................. 37,000 0 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Host Nation Support ................................. 36,000 36,000 

Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Minor Construction ................................... 25,000 25,000 


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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Planning and Design ................................ 73,245 73,245 

Military Construction, Army Total .............................................................. 743,245 727,745 

Arizona 

Navy Yuma Aircraft Maint. Facilities & Apron (So. 

CALA).

50,635 50,635 

Bahrain Island 

Navy SW Asia Mina Salman Pier Replacement .............. 37,700 37,700 

Navy SW Asia Ship Maintenance Support Facility ......... 52,091 52,091 

California 

Navy Camp Pendleton Pendleton Ops Center ............................... 0 0 

Navy Camp Pendleton Raw Water Pipeline Pendleton to 

Fallbrook.

44,540 44,540 

Navy Coronado Coastal Campus Utilities ......................... 4,856 4,856 

Navy Lemoore F–35C Hangar Modernization and Addition.56,497 56,497 

Navy Lemoore F–35C Training Facilities ........................ 8,187 8,187 

Navy Lemoore RTO and Mission Debrief Facility ........... 7,146 7,146 

Navy Miramar KC–130J Enlisted Air Crew Trainer ....... 0 11,200 

Navy Point Mugu E–2C/D Hangar Additions and Renovations.19,453 19,453 

Navy Point Mugu Triton Avionics and Fuel Systems Trainer.2,974 2,974 

Navy San Diego LCS Support Facility ................................ 37,366 37,366 

Navy Twentynine 

Palms 

Microgrid Expansion ................................. 9,160 9,160 

Florida 

Navy Jacksonville Fleet Support Facility Addition ............... 8,455 8,455 

Navy Jacksonville Triton Mission Control Facility ............... 8,296 8,296 

Navy Mayport LCS Mission Module Readiness Center .. 16,159 16,159 

Navy Pensacola A-School Unaccompanied Housing 

(Corry Station).

18,347 18,347 

Navy Whiting Field T–6B JPATS Training Operations Facility.10,421 10,421 

Georgia 

Navy Albany Ground Source Heat Pumps .................... 7,851 7,851 

Navy Kings Bay Industrial Control System Infrastructure 8,099 8,099 

Navy Townsend Townsend Bombing Range Expansion 

Phase 2.

48,279 43,279 

Guam 

Navy Joint Region Marianas Live-Fire Training Range Complex (NW 

Field).

125,677 125,677 

Navy Joint Region Marianas Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Closure 10,777 10,777 

Navy Joint Region Marianas Sanitary Sewer System Recapitalization 45,314 45,314 

Hawaii 

Navy Barking Sands PMRF Power Grid Consolidation ............ 30,623 30,623 

Navy Joint Base Pearl 

Harbor-Hickam 

UEM Interconnect Sta C to Hickam ....... 6,335 6,335 

Navy Joint Base Pearl 

Harbor-Hickam 

Welding School Shop Consolidation ........ 8,546 8,546 

Navy Kaneohe Bay Airfield Lighting Modernization .............. 26,097 26,097 

Navy Kaneohe Bay Bachelor Enlisted Quarters ..................... 68,092 68,092 

Navy Kaneohe Bay P–8A Detachment Support Facilities ...... 12,429 12,429 

Navy MCB Hawaii LHD Pad Conversions MV–22 Landing 

Pads.

0 0 

Italy 

Navy Sigonella P–8A Hangar and Fleet Support Facility 62,302 62,302 

Navy Sigonella Triton Hangar and Operation Facility .... 40,641 40,641 

Japan 

Navy Camp Butler Military Working Dog Facilities (Camp 

Hansen).

11,697 11,697 

Navy Iwakuni E–2D Operational Trainer Complex ....... 8,716 8,716 


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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Navy Iwakuni Security Modifications—CVW5/MAG12 

HQ.

9,207 9,207 

Navy Kadena AB Aircraft Maint. Shelters & Apron ............ 23,310 23,310 

Navy Yokosuka Child Development Center ....................... 13,846 13,846 

Maryland 

Navy Patuxent River Unaccompanied Housing .......................... 40,935 40,935 

North Carolina 

Navy Camp Lejeune 2nd Radio BN Complex Operations Consolidation.0 0 

Navy Camp Lejeune Range Safety Improvements .................... 0 0 

Navy Camp Lejeune Simulator Integration/Range Control Facility.54,849 54,849 

Navy Cherry Point Marine Corps Air 

Station 

Airfield Security Improvements ............... 0 23,300 

Navy Cherry Point Marine Corps Air 

Station 

KC–130J Enlsited Air Crew Trainer Facility.4,769 4,769 

Navy Cherry Point Marine Corps Air 

Station 

Unmanned Aircraft System Facilities ..... 29,657 29,657 

Navy New River Operational Trainer Facility .................... 3,312 3,312 

Navy New River Radar Air Traffic Control Facility Addition.4,918 4,918 

Poland 

Navy RedziKowo Base AEGIS Ashore Missile Defense Complex 51,270 51,270 

South Carolina 

Navy Parris Island Range Safety Improvements & Modernization.27,075 27,075 

Virginia 

Navy Dam Neck Maritime Surveillance System Facility ... 23,066 23,066 

Navy Norfolk Communications Center ........................... 75,289 75,289 

Navy Norfolk Electrical Repairs to Piers 2,6,7, and 11 44,254 44,254 

Navy Norfolk MH–60 Helicopter Training Facility ....... 7,134 7,134 

Navy Portsmouth Waterfront Utilities .................................. 45,513 45,513 

Navy Quantico ATFP Gate ................................................. 5,840 5,840 

Navy Quantico Electrical Distribution Upgrade .............. 8,418 8,418 

Navy Quantico Embassy Security Guard BEQ & Ops 

Facility.

43,941 43,941 

Navy Quantico TBS Fire Station Replacement ................ 0 0 

Washington 

Navy Bangor Regional Ship Maintenance Support Facility.0 0 

Navy Bangor WRA Land/Water Interface ..................... 34,177 34,177 

Navy Bremerton Dry Dock 6 Modernization & Utility Improve..22,680 22,680 

Navy Indian Island Shore Power to Ammunition Pier ............ 4,472 4,472 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

MCON Design Funds ............................... 91,649 91,649 

Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............. 22,590 22,590 

Military Construction, Navy Total .............................................................. 1,605,929 1,635,429 

Alaska 

AF Eielson AFB F–35A Flight Sim/Alter Squad Ops/AMU 

Facility.

37,000 37,000 

AF Eielson AFB Rpr Central Heat & Power Plant Boiler 

Ph3.

34,400 34,400 

Arizona 

AF Davis-Monthan 

AFB 

HC–130J Age Covered Storage ................ 4,700 4,700 


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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

AF Davis-Monthan 

AFB 

HC–130J Wash Rack ................................ 12,200 12,200 

AF Luke AFB Communications Facility .......................... 0 21,000 

AF Luke AFB F–35A ADAL Fuel Offload Facility ......... 5,000 5,000 

AF Luke AFB F–35A Aircraft Maintenance Hangar/Sq 

3.

13,200 13,200 

AF Luke AFB F–35A Bomb Build-up Facility ................ 5,500 5,500 

AF Luke AFB F–35A Sq Ops/AMU/Hangar/Sq 4 ........... 33,000 33,000 

Colorado 

AF U.S. Air Force 

Academy 

Front Gates Force Protection Enhancements.10,000 10,000 

Florida 

AF Cape Canaveral 

AFS 

Range Communications Facility .............. 21,000 21,000 

AF Eglin AFB F–35A Consolidated HQ Facility ............. 8,700 8,700 

AF Hurlburt Field ADAL 39 Information Operations Squad 

Facility.

14,200 14,200 

Greenland 

AF Thule AB Thule Consolidation PH 1 ........................ 41,965 41,965 

Guam 

AF Joint Region Marianas APR—Dispersed Maint Spares & SE 

Storage Fac.

19,000 19,000 

AF Joint Region Marianas APR—Installation Control Center ........... 22,200 22,200 

AF Joint Region Marianas APR—South Ramp Utilities Phase 2 ...... 7,100 7,100 

AF Joint Region Marianas PAR—Lo/Corrosion Cntrl/Composite Repair.0 0 

AF Joint Region Marianas PRTC Roads .............................................. 2,500 2,500 

Hawaii 

AF Joint Base Pearl 

Harbor-Hickam 

F–22 Fighter Alert Facility ...................... 46,000 46,000 

Japan 

AF Yokota AB C–130J Flight Simulator Facility ............ 8,461 8,461 

Kansas 

AF McConnell AFB Air Traffic Control Tower ......................... 0 0 

AF McConnell AFB KC–46A ADAL Deicing Pads ................... 4,300 4,300 

Louisiana 

AF Barksdale AFB Consolidated Communications Facility ... 0 0 

Maryland 

AF Fort Meade CYBERCOM Joint Operations Center, 

Increment 3.

86,000 86,000 

Missouri 

AF Whiteman AFB Consolidated Stealth Ops & Nuclear 

Alert Fac.

29,500 29,500 

Montana 

AF Malmstrom AFB Tactical Response Force Alert Facility .... 19,700 19,700 

Nebraska 

AF Offutt AFB Dormitory (144 Rm) .................................. 21,000 21,000 

Nevada 

AF Nellis AFB F–35A Airfield Pavements ....................... 31,000 31,000 

AF Nellis AFB F–35A Live Ordnance Loading Area ....... 34,500 34,500 

AF Nellis AFB F–35A Munitions Maintenance Facilities 3,450 3,450 

New Mexico 

AF Cannon AFB Construct AT/FP Gate—Portales ............. 7,800 7,800 

AF Holloman AFB Fixed Ground Control ............................... 0 0 

AF Holloman AFB Marshalling Area ARM/DE–ARM Pad D 3,000 3,000 

AF Kirtland AFB Space Vehicles Component Development 

Lab.

12,800 12,800 

New York 

AF Fort Drum ASOS Expansion ....................................... 0 0 

Niger 

AF Agadez Construct Airfield and Base Camp .......... 50,000 50,000 

North Carolina 

AF Seymour Johnson 

AFB 

Air Traffic Control Tower/Base Ops Facility.17,100 17,100 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Oklahoma 

AF Altus AFB Dormitory (120 Rm) .................................. 18,000 18,000 

AF Altus AFB KC–46A FTU ADAL Fuel Cell Maint 

Hangar.

10,400 10,400 

AF Tinker AFB Air Traffic Control Tower ......................... 12,900 12,900 

AF Tinker AFB KC–46A Depot Maintenance Dock .......... 37,000 37,000 

Oman 

AF Al Musannah AB Airlift Apron .............................................. 25,000 25,000 

South Dakota 

AF Ellsworth AFB Dormitory (168 Rm) .................................. 23,000 23,000 

Texas 

AF Joint Base San 

Antonio 

BMT Classrooms/Dining Facility 3 ......... 35,000 35,000 

AF Joint Base San 

Antonio 

BMT Recruit Dormitory 5 ........................ 71,000 71,000 

United Kingdom 

AF RAF Croughton Consolidated SATCOM/Tech Control Facility.36,424 36,424 

AF RAF Croughton JIAC Consolidation—PH 2 ....................... 94,191 94,191 

Utah 

AF Hill AFB F–35A Flight Simulator Addition Phase 

2.

5,900 5,900 

AF Hill AFB F–35A Hangar 40/42 Additions and 

AMU.

21,000 21,000 

AF Hill AFB Hayman Igloos .......................................... 11,500 11,500 

Worldwide Classified 

AF Classified Location Long Range Strike Bomber ...................... 77,130 77,130 

AF Classified Location Munitions Storage ..................................... 3,000 3,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

AF Various Worldwide Locations Planning and Design ................................ 89,164 89,164 

AF Various Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Military Construction 22,900 22,900 

Wyoming 

AF F. E. Warren AFB Weapon Storage Facility .......................... 95,000 95,000 

Military Construction, Air Force Total ...................................................... 1,354,785 1,375,785 

Alabama 

Def-Wide Fort Rucker Fort Rucker ES/PS Consolidation/Replacement.46,787 46,787 

Def-Wide Maxwell AFB Maxwell ES/MS Replacement/Renovation.32,968 32,968 

Arizona 

Def-Wide Fort Huachuca JITC Buildings 52101/52111 Renovations.3,884 3,884 

California 

Def-Wide Camp Pendleton SOF Combat Service Support Facility .... 10,181 10,181 

Def-Wide Camp Pendleton SOF Performance Resiliency CenterWest.10,371 10,371 

Def-Wide Coronado SOF Logistics Support Unit One Ops 

Fac. #2.

47,218 47,218 

Def-Wide Fresno Yosemite 

IAP ANG 

Replace Fuel Storage and Distrib. Facilities.10,700 10,700 

Colorado 

Def-Wide Fort Carson SOF Language Training Facility ............. 8,243 8,243 

CONUS Classified 

Def-Wide Classified Location Operations Support Facility ..................... 20,065 20,065 

Delaware 

Def-Wide Dover AFB Construct Hydrant Fuel System .............. 21,600 21,600 

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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Def-Wide Camp Lemonnier Construct Fuel Storage & Distrib. Facilities.43,700 43,700 

Florida 

Def-Wide Hurlburt Field SOF Fuel Cell Maintenance Hangar ....... 17,989 17,989 

Def-Wide MacDill AFB SOF Operational Support Facility ........... 39,142 39,142 

Georgia 

Def-Wide Moody AFB Replace Pumphouse and Truck 

Fillstands.

10,900 10,900 

Germany 

Def-Wide Garmisch Garmisch E/MS-Addition/Modernization 14,676 14,676 

Def-Wide Grafenwoehr Grafenwoehr Elementary School Replacement.38,138 38,138 

Def-Wide Rhine Ordnance 

Barracks 

Medical Center Replacement Incr 5 ........ 85,034 85,034 

Def-Wide Spangdahlem AB Construct Fuel Pipeline ............................ 5,500 5,500 

Def-Wide Spangdahlem AB Medical/Dental Clinic Addition ................ 34,071 34,071 

Def-Wide Stuttgart-Patch 

Barracks 

Patch Elementary School Replacement .. 49,413 49,413 

Hawaii 

Def-Wide Kaneohe Bay Medical/Dental Clinic Replacement ........ 122,071 122,071 

Def-Wide Schofield Barracks Behavioral Health/Dental Clinic Addition.123,838 123,838 

Japan 

Def-Wide Kadena AB Airfield Pavements ................................... 37,485 37,485 

Kentucky 

Def-Wide Fort Campbell SOF Company HQ/Classrooms ................ 12,553 12,553 

Def-Wide Fort Knox Fort Knox HS Renovation/MS Addition .. 23,279 23,279 

Maryland 

Def-Wide Fort Meade NSAW Campus Feeders Phase 2 ............. 33,745 33,745 

Def-Wide Fort Meade NSAW Recapitalize Building #2 Incr 1 ... 34,897 34,897 

Nevada 

Def-Wide Nellis AFB Replace Hydrant Fuel System ................. 39,900 39,900 

New Mexico 

Def-Wide Cannon AFB Construct Pumphouse and Fuel Storage 20,400 20,400 

Def-Wide Cannon AFB SOF Squadron Operations Facility ......... 11,565 11,565 

Def-Wide Cannon AFB SOF ST Operational Training Facilities 13,146 13,146 

New York 

Def-Wide West Point West Point Elementary School Replacement.55,778 55,778 

North Carolina 

Def-Wide Camp Lejeune SOF Combat Service Support Facility .... 14,036 14,036 

Def-Wide Camp Lejeune SOF Marine Battalion Company/Team 

Facilities.

54,970 54,970 

Def-Wide Fort Bragg Butner Elementary School Replacement 32,944 32,944 

Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF 21 STS Operations Facility ............. 16,863 16,863 

Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF Battalion Operations Facility .......... 38,549 38,549 

Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF Indoor Range .................................... 8,303 8,303 

Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF Intelligence Training Center ........... 28,265 28,265 

Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF Special Tactics Facility (PH 2) ........ 43,887 43,887 

Ohio 

Def-Wide Wright-Patterson 

AFB 

Satellite Pharmacy Replacement ............. 6,623 6,623 

Oregon 

Def-Wide Klamath Falls 

IAP 

Replace Fuel Facilities ............................. 2,500 2,500 

Pennsylvania 

Def-Wide Philadelphia Replace Headquarters .............................. 49,700 49,700 

Poland 

Def-Wide RedziKowo Base AEGIS Ashore Missile Defense System 

Complex.

169,153 169,153 

South Carolina 

Def-Wide Fort Jackson Pierce Terrace Elementary School Replacement.26,157 26,157 

Spain 

Def-Wide Rota Rota ES and HS Additions ....................... 13,737 13,737 

Texas 

Def-Wide Fort Bliss Hospital Replacement Incr 7 ................... 239,884 189,884 


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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Def-Wide Joint Base San 

Antonio 

Ambulatory Care Center Phase 4 ............ 61,776 61,776 

Virginia 

Def-Wide Fort Belvoir Construct Visitor Control Center ............ 5,000 5,000 

Def-Wide Fort Belvoir Replace Ground Vehicle Fueling Facility 4,500 4,500 

Def-Wide Joint Base Langley-Eustis Replace Fuel Pier and Distribution Facility.28,000 28,000 

Def-Wide Joint Expeditionary Base 

Little Creek— 

Story 

SOF Applied Instruction Facility ............ 23,916 23,916 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Contingency Construction ........................ 10,000 0 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

ECIP Design .............................................. 10,000 10,000 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Energy Conservation Investment Program.150,000 150,000 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Exercise Related Minor Construction ..... 8,687 8,687 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Planning and Design ................................ 31,628 31,628 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Planning and Design ................................ 3,041 3,041 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Planning and Design ................................ 1,078 1,078 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Planning and Design ................................ 27,202 27,202 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Planning and Design ................................ 42,183 42,183 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Planning and Design ................................ 13,500 13,500 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............. 15,676 15,676 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............. 5,000 5,000 

Def-Wide Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............. 3,000 3,000 

Def-Wide Various Worldwide Locations East Coast Missile Site Planning and 

Design.

0 30,000 

Def-Wide Various Worldwide Locations Planning & Design .................................... 31,772 31,772 

Military Construction, Defense-Wide Total .............................................. 2,300,767 2,270,767 

Worldwide Unspecified 

NATO NATO Security 

Investment Program 

NATO Security Investment Program ...... 120,000 120,000 

NATO Security Investment Program Total ............................................... 120,000 120,000 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 129 STAT. 1297 

SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Alabama 

Army NG Camp Foley Vehicle Maintenance Shop ....................... 0 4,500 

Connecticut 

Army NG Camp Hartell Ready Building (CST–WMD) ................... 11,000 11,000 

Delaware 

Army NG Dagsboro National Guard Vehicle Maintenance 

Shop.

10,800 10,800 

Florida 

Army NG Palm Coast National Guard Readiness Center .......... 18,000 18,000 

Georgia 

Army NG Fort Stewart Tactical Aerial Unmanned Systems ........ 0 6,800 

Illinois 

Army NG Sparta Basic 10M–25M Firing Range (Zero) ...... 1,900 1,900 

Kansas 

Army NG Salina Automated Combat Pistol/MP Firearms 

Qual Course.

2,400 2,400 

Army NG Salina Modified Record Fire Range ..................... 4,300 4,300 

Maryland 

Army NG Easton National Guard Readiness Center .......... 13,800 13,800 

Mississippi 

Army NG Gulfport Aviation Classification and Repair .......... 0 40,000 

Nevada 

Army NG Reno National Guard Vehicle Maintenance 

Shop Add/Alt.

8,000 8,000 

Ohio 

Army NG Camp Ravenna Modified Record Fire Range ..................... 3,300 3,300 

Oregon 

Army NG Salem National Guard/Reserve Center Bldg 

Add/Alt (JFHQ).

16,500 16,500 

Pennsylvania 

Army NG Fort Indiantown 

Gap 

Training Aids Center ................................ 16,000 16,000 

Vermont 

Army NG North Hyde Park National Guard Vehicle Maintenance 

Shop Addition.

7,900 7,900 

Virginia 

Army NG Richmond National Guard/Reserve Center Building 

(JFHQ).

29,000 29,000 

Washington 

Army NG Yakima Enlisted Barracks, Transient Training ... 19,000 19,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Army NG Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Planning and Design ................................ 20,337 20,337 

Army NG Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............. 15,000 15,000 

Military Construction, Army National Guard Total ............................... 197,237 248,537 

California 

Army Res Miramar Army Reserve Center ............................... 24,000 24,000 

Florida 

Army Res MacDill AFB AR Center/AS Facility .............................. 55,000 55,000 

Mississippi 

Army Res Starkville Army Reserve Center ............................... 9,300 9,300 

New York 

Army Res Orangeburg Organizational Maintenance Shop .......... 4,200 4,200 

Pennsylvania 

Army Res Conneaut Lake DAR Highway Improvement .................... 5,000 5,000 

Puerto Rico 

Army Res Fort Buchanan Access Control Point ................................. 0 10,200 

Virginia 

Army Res Fort AP Hill Equipment Concentration ........................ 0 24,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 


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129 STAT. 1298 PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 

SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Army Res Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Planning and Design ................................ 9,318 9,318 

Army Res Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .............. 6,777 6,777 

Military Construction, Army Reserve Total ............................................. 113,595 147,795 

Nevada 

N/MC Res Fallon NAVOPSPTCEN Fallon ........................... 11,480 11,480 

New York 

N/MC Res Brooklyn Reserve Center Storage Facility .............. 2,479 2,479 

Virginia 

N/MC Res Dam Neck Reserve Training Center Complex .......... 18,443 18,443 

Worldwide Unspecified 

N/MC Res Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

MCNR Planning & Design ....................... 2,208 2,208 

N/MC Res Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

MCNR Unspecified Minor Construction 1,468 1,468 

Military Construction, Naval Reserve Total ............................................. 36,078 36,078 

Alabama 

Air NG Dannelly Field TFI—Replace Squadron Operations Facility.7,600 7,600 

Arkansas 

Air NG Fort Smith MAP Consolidated SCIF .................................... 0 0 

California 

Air NG Moffett Field Replace Vehicle Maintenance Facility .... 6,500 6,500 

Colorado 

Air NG Buckley AFB ASE Maintenance and Storage Facility .. 5,100 5,100 

Connecticut 

Air NG Bradley Ops and Deployment Facility .................. 0 0 

Florida 

Air NG Cape Canaveral 

AFS 

Space Control Facility .............................. 0 6,100 

Georgia 

Air NG Savannah/Hilton 

Head IAP 

C–130 Squadron Operations Facility ...... 9,000 9,000 

Hawaii 

Air NG Joint Base Pearl 

Harbor-Hickam 

F–22 Composite Repair Facility .............. 0 0 

Iowa 

Air NG Des Moines MAP Air Operations Grp/CYBER BeddownReno Bldg 430.6,700 6,700 

Kansas 

Air NG Smokey Hill ANG 

Range 

Range Training Support Facilities .......... 2,900 2,900 

Louisiana 

Air NG New Orleans Replace Squadron Operations Facility .... 10,000 10,000 

Maine 

Air NG Bangor IAP Add to and Alter Fire Crash/Rescue Station.7,200 7,200 

New Hampshire 

Air NG Pease International Trade 

Port 

Bldg Mod KC–46 Fuselage Trainer ......... 0 0 

Air NG Pease International Trade 

Port 

KC–46A ADAL Flight Simulator Bldg 

156.

2,800 2,800 

New Jersey 

Air NG Atlantic City IAP Fuel Cell and Corrosion Control Hangar 10,200 10,200 

New York 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 129 STAT. 1299 

SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Air NG Niagara Falls IAP Remotely Piloted Aircraft Beddown Bldg 

912.

7,700 7,700 

North Carolina 

Air NG Charlotte/Douglas 

IAP 

Replace C–130 Squadron Operations Facility.9,000 9,000 

North Dakota 

Air NG Hector IAP Intel Targeting Facilities ......................... 7,300 7,300 

Oklahoma 

Air NG Will Rogers World 

Airport 

Medium Altitude Manned ISR Beddown 7,600 7,600 

Oregon 

Air NG Klamath Falls 

IAP 

Replace Fire Crash/Rescue Station ......... 7,200 7,200 

West Virginia 

Air NG Yeager Airport Force Protection—Relocate Coonskin 

Road.

3,900 3,900 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Air NG Various Worldwide Locations Planning and Design ................................ 5,104 5,104 

Air NG Various Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction .............. 7,734 7,734 

Military Construction, Air National Guard Total ................................... 123,538 129,638 

Arizona 

AF Res Davis-Monthan 

AFB 

Guardian Angel Operations ..................... 0 0 

California 

AF Res March AFB Satellite Fire Station ................................ 4,600 4,600 

Florida 

AF Res Patrick AFB Aircrew Life Support Facility .................. 3,400 3,400 

Georgia 

AF Res Dobbins Fire Station/Security Complex ................. 0 10,400 

Ohio 

AF Res Youngstown Indoor Firing Range ................................. 9,400 9,400 

Texas 

AF Res Joint Base San 

Antonio 

Consolidate 433 Medical Facility ............. 9,900 9,900 

Worldwide Unspecified 

AF Res Various Worldwide Locations Planning and Design ................................ 13,400 13,400 

AF Res Various Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Military Construction 6,121 6,121 

Military Construction, Air Force Reserve Total ...................................... 46,821 57,221 

Florida 

FH Con Army Camp Rudder Family Housing Replacement Construction.8,000 8,000 

Germany 

FH Con Army Wiesbaden Army 

Airfield 

Family Housing Improvements ............... 3,500 3,500 

Illinois 

FH Con Army Rock Island Family Housing Replacement Construction.20,000 29,000 

Korea 

FH Con Army Camp Walker Family Housing New Construction ......... 61,000 61,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Con Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Family Housing P & D ............................. 7,195 7,195 

Family Housing Construction, Army Total ............................................... 99,695 108,695 


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129 STAT. 1300 PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 

SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Furnishings ............................................... 25,552 18,552 

FH Ops Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Leased Housing ......................................... 144,879 141,879 

FH Ops Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Maintenance of Real Property Facilities 75,197 75,197 

FH Ops Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Management Account ............................... 45,468 42,568 

FH Ops Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Management Account ............................... 3,047 3,047 

FH Ops Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Military Housing Privitization Initiative 22,000 22,000 

FH Ops Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Miscellaneous ............................................ 840 840 

FH Ops Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Services ...................................................... 10,928 10,928 

FH Ops Army Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Utilities ...................................................... 65,600 60,600 

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Army Total .................. 393,511 375,611 

Virginia 

FH Con Navy Wallops Island Construct Housing Welcome Center ....... 438 438 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Con Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Design ........................................................ 4,588 4,588 

FH Con Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Improvements ............................................ 11,515 11,515 

Family Housing Construction, Navy And Marine Corps Total ............ 16,541 16,541 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Furnishings Account ................................. 17,534 17,534 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Leasing ....................................................... 64,108 64,108 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Maintenance of Real Property ................. 99,323 99,323 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Management Account ............................... 56,189 56,189 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Miscellaneous Account .............................. 373 373 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Privatization Support Costs ..................... 28,668 28,668 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 129 STAT. 1301 

SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Services Account ....................................... 19,149 19,149 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Utilities Account ....................................... 67,692 67,692 

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Navy And Marine 

Corps Total.

353,036 353,036 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Con AF Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Improvements ............................................ 150,649 150,649 

FH Con AF Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Planning and Design ................................ 9,849 9,849 

Family Housing Construction, Air Force Total ....................................... 160,498 160,498 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops AF Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Furnishings Account ................................. 38,746 38,746 

FH Ops AF Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Housing Privatization ............................... 41,554 41,554 

FH Ops AF Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Leasing ....................................................... 28,867 28,867 

FH Ops AF Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Maintenance .............................................. 114,129 114,129 

FH Ops AF Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Management Account ............................... 52,153 52,153 

FH Ops AF Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Miscellaneous Account .............................. 2,032 2,032 

FH Ops AF Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Services Account ....................................... 12,940 12,940 

FH Ops AF Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Utilities Account ....................................... 40,811 40,811 

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Air Force Total ........... 331,232 331,232 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Furnishings Account ................................. 20 20 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Furnishings Account ................................. 3,402 3,402 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Furnishings Account ................................. 781 781 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Leasing ....................................................... 41,273 41,273 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Leasing ....................................................... 10,679 10,679 


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129 STAT. 1302 PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 

SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Maintenance of Real Property ................. 1,104 1,104 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Maintenance of Real Property ................. 344 344 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Management Account ............................... 388 388 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Services Account ....................................... 31 31 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Utilities Account ....................................... 474 474 

FH Ops DW Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Utilities Account ....................................... 172 172 

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Defense-Wide Total ... 58,668 58,668 

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Base Realignment and Closure ................ 29,691 29,691 

Base Realignment and Closure—Army Total ........................................... 29,691 29,691 

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Base Realignment & Closure ................... 118,906 118,906 

BRAC Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

DON–100: Planing, Design and Management.7,787 7,787 

BRAC Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

DON–101: Various Locations ................... 20,871 20,871 

BRAC Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

DON–138: NAS Brunswick, ME .............. 803 803 

BRAC Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

DON–157: MCSA Kansas City, MO ........ 41 41 

BRAC Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

DON–172: NWS Seal Beach, Concord, 

CA.

4,872 4,872 

BRAC Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

DON–84: JRB Willow Grove & Cambria 

Reg AP.

3,808 3,808 

Base Realignment and Closure—Navy Total ............................................ 157,088 157,088 

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

DOD BRAC Activities—Air Force ........... 64,555 64,555 

Base Realignment and Closure—Air Force Total .................................... 64,555 64,555 

Worldwide Unspecified 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 129 STAT. 1303 

SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

PYS Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Air Force .................................................... 0 –34,400 

PYS Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Army .......................................................... 0 –47,700 

PYS Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Defense-Wide ............................................. 0 –134,000 

PYS Unspecified 

Worldwide Locations 

Housing Assistance Program ................... 0 –110,000 

Prior Year Savings Total ............................................................................... 0 –326,100 

Total, Military Construction ......................................................................... 8,306,510 8,078,510 

TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS. 

SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Discretionary Summary By Appropriation 

Energy And Water Development, And Related Agencies 

Appropriation Summary: 

Energy Programs 

Nuclear Energy .............................................................. 135,161 135,161 

Atomic Energy Defense Activities 

National nuclear security administration: 

Weapons activities .................................................. 8,846,948 8,802,797 

Defense nuclear nonproliferation .......................... 1,940,302 1,941,500 

Naval reactors ......................................................... 1,375,496 1,359,996 

Federal salaries and expenses ............................... 402,654 388,000 

Total, National nuclear security administration 12,565,400 12,492,293 

Environmental and other defense activities: 

Defense environmental cleanup ............................. 5,527,347 5,130,550 

Other defense activities .......................................... 774,425 770,522 

Total, Environmental & other defense activities 6,301,772 5,901,072 

Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities ..................... 18,867,172 18,393,365 

Total, Discretionary Funding ....................................................... 19,002,333 18,528,526 

Nuclear Energy 

Idaho sitewide safeguards and security ..................................... 126,161 126,161 

Used nuclear fuel disposition ...................................................... 9,000 9,000 

Total, Nuclear Energy ..................................................................... 135,161 135,161 

Weapons Activities 

Directed stockpile work 

Life extension programs 

B61 Life extension program .......................................... 643,300 643,300 

W76 Life extension program ......................................... 244,019 244,019 

W88 Alt 370 .................................................................... 220,176 220,176 


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129 STAT. 1304 PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 

SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

W80–4 Life extension program ..................................... 195,037 195,037 

Total, Life extension programs ...................................... 1,302,532 1,302,532 

Stockpile systems 

B61 Stockpile systems ................................................... 52,247 52,247 

W76 Stockpile systems .................................................. 50,921 50,921 

W78 Stockpile systems .................................................. 64,092 64,092 

W80 Stockpile systems .................................................. 68,005 68,005 

B83 Stockpile systems ................................................... 42,177 42,177 

W87 Stockpile systems .................................................. 89,299 89,299 

W88 Stockpile systems .................................................. 115,685 115,685 

Total, Stockpile systems ................................................... 482,426 482,426 

Weapons dismantlement and disposition 

Operations and maintenance ........................................ 48,049 48,049 

Stockpile services 

Production support ......................................................... 447,527 447,527 

Research and development support .............................. 34,159 34,159 

R&D certification and safety ......................................... 192,613 185,000 

Management, technology, and production ................... 264,994 258,527 

Total, Stockpile services .................................................. 939,293 925,213 

Nuclear material commodities 

Uranium sustainment ................................................... 32,916 32,916 

Plutonium sustainment ................................................. 174,698 174,698 

Tritium sustainment ...................................................... 107,345 107,345 

Domestic uranium enrichment ..................................... 100,000 50,000 

Total, Nuclear material commodities ........................... 414,959 364,959 

Total, Directed stockpile work .............................................. 3,187,259 3,123,179 

Research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) 

Science 

Advanced certification ................................................... 50,714 50,714 

Primary assessment technologies ................................. 98,500 104,100 

Dynamic materials properties ....................................... 109,000 109,000 

Advanced radiography ................................................... 47,000 47,000 

Secondary assessment technologies .............................. 84,400 84,400 

Total, Science ...................................................................... 389,614 395,214 

Engineering 

Enhanced surety ............................................................ 50,821 50,821 

Weapon systems engineering assessment technology 17,371 17,371 

Nuclear survivability ..................................................... 24,461 24,461 

Enhanced surveillance ................................................... 38,724 38,724 

Total, Engineering ............................................................. 131,377 131,377 

Inertial confinement fusion ignition and high yield 

Ignition ........................................................................... 73,334 73,334 

Support of other stockpile programs ............................ 22,843 22,843 

Diagnostics, cryogenics and experimental support ..... 58,587 58,587 

Pulsed power inertial confinement fusion .................... 4,963 4,963 

Joint program in high energy density laboratory 

plasmas ....................................................................... 8,900 8,900 

Facility operations and target production .................... 333,823 333,823 

Total, Inertial confinement fusion and high yield .... 502,450 502,450 

Advanced simulation and computing .................................. 623,006 617,006 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 129 STAT. 1305 

SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Responsive Capabilities Program ........................................ 0 0 

Advanced manufacturing 

Component manufacturing development ..................... 112,256 93,448 

Processing technology development .............................. 17,800 17,800 

Total, Advanced manufacturing .................................... 130,056 111,248 

Total, RDT&E ............................................................................. 1,776,503 1,757,295 

Readiness in technical base and facilities (RTBF) 

Operating 

Program readiness ......................................................... 75,185 60,000 

Material recycle and recovery ....................................... 173,859 160,000 

Storage ............................................................................ 40,920 40,920 

Recapitalization .............................................................. 104,327 100,000 

Total, Operating ................................................................. 394,291 360,920 

Construction: 

15–D–302 TA–55 Reinvestment project, Phase 3, 

LANL ........................................................................... 18,195 18,195 

11–D–801 TA–55 Reinvestment project Phase 2, 

LANL ........................................................................... 3,903 3,903 

07–D–220 Radioactive liquid waste treatment facility 

upgrade project, LANL .............................................. 11,533 11,533 

07–D–220-04 Transuranic liquid waste facility, 

LANL ........................................................................... 40,949 40,949 

06–D–141 PED/Construction, Uranium Capabilities 

Replacement Project Y–12 ......................................... 430,000 430,000 

04–D–125 Chemistry and metallurgy replacement 

project, LANL ............................................................. 155,610 155,610 

Total, Construction ........................................................... 660,190 660,190 

Total, Readiness in technical base and facilities ............. 1,054,481 1,021,110 

Secure transportation asset 

Operations and equipment ................................................... 146,272 140,000 

Program direction ................................................................. 105,338 97,118 

Total, Secure transportation asset ....................................... 251,610 237,118 

Infrastructure and safety 

Operations of facilities 

Kansas City Plant .......................................................... 100,250 100,250 

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ................... 70,671 70,671 

Los Alamos National Laboratory .................................. 196,460 196,460 

Nevada National Security Site ..................................... 89,000 89,000 

Pantex ............................................................................. 58,021 58,021 

Sandia National Laboratory .......................................... 115,300 115,300 

Savannah River Site ...................................................... 80,463 80,463 

Y–12 National security complex ................................... 120,625 120,625 

Total, Operations of facilities ......................................... 830,790 830,790 

Safety operations ................................................................... 107,701 107,701 

Maintenance .......................................................................... 227,000 252,000 

Recapitalization ..................................................................... 257,724 307,724 

Construction: 

16–D–621 Substation replacement at TA–3, LANL .... 25,000 25,000 

15–D–613 Emergency Operations Center, Y–12 ......... 17,919 17,919 

Total, Construction ........................................................... 42,919 42,919 

Total, Infrastructure and safety ........................................... 1,466,134 1,541,134 

Site stewardship 


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129 STAT. 1306 PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 

SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Nuclear materials integration .............................................. 17,510 17,510 

Minority serving institution partnerships program ........... 19,085 19,085 

Total, Site stewardship ............................................................ 36,595 36,595 

Defense nuclear security 

Operations and maintenance ............................................... 619,891 631,891 

Construction: 

14–D–710 Device assembly facility argus installation 

project, NV .................................................................. 13,000 13,000 

Total, Defense nuclear security ............................................ 632,891 644,891 

Information technology and cybersecurity ................................. 157,588 157,588 

Legacy contractor pensions .......................................................... 283,887 283,887 

Total, Weapons Activities ............................................................... 8,846,948 8,802,797 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D 

Global material security ................................................ 426,751 422,949 

Material management and minimization .................... 311,584 311,584 

Nonproliferation and arms control ............................... 126,703 126,703 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D ....................... 419,333 419,333 

Nonproliferation Construction: 

99–D–143 Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication 

Facility, SRS ........................................................ 345,000 345,000 

Analysis of Alternatives ......................................... 0 5,000 

Total, Nonproliferation construction .................... 345,000 350,000 

Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs 1,629,371 1,630,569 

Legacy contractor pensions .......................................................... 94,617 94,617 

Nuclear counterterrorism and incident response program ....... 234,390 234,390 

Use of prior-year balances ........................................................... –18,076 –18,076 

Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation .................................. 1,940,302 1,941,500 

Naval Reactors 

Naval reactors operations and infrastructure ............................ 445,196 445,196 

Naval reactors development ........................................................ 444,400 430,400 

Ohio replacement reactor systems development ........................ 186,800 186,800 

S8G Prototype refueling .............................................................. 133,000 133,000 

Program direction ......................................................................... 45,000 43,500 

Construction: 

15–D–904 NRF Overpack Storage Expansion 3 ................. 900 900 

15–D–903 KL Fire System Upgrade .................................... 600 600 

15–D–902 KS Engineroom team trainer facility ................ 3,100 3,100 

14–D–902 KL Materials characterization laboratory expansion, KAPL ................................................................... 30,000 30,000 

14–D–901 Spent fuel handling recapitalization project, 

NRF .................................................................................... 86,000 86,000 

10-D–903, Security upgrades, KAPL ................................... 500 500 

Total, Construction .................................................................. 121,100 121,100 

Total, Naval Reactors ...................................................................... 1,375,496 1,359,996 

Federal Salaries And Expenses 

Program direction ......................................................................... 402,654 388,000 

Total, Office Of The Administrator ............................................. 402,654 388,000 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 129 STAT. 1307 

SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Defense Environmental Cleanup 

Closure sites: 

Closure sites administration ................................................ 4,889 4,889 

Hanford site: 

River corridor and other cleanup operations: 

River corridor and other cleanup operations ............... 196,957 268,957 

Central plateau remediation: 

Central plateau remediation ......................................... 555,163 555,163 

Richland community and regulatory support ..................... 14,701 14,701 

Construction: 

15–D–401 Containerized sludge removal annex, RL .. 77,016 77,016 

Total, Hanford site .................................................................... 843,837 915,837 

Idaho National Laboratory: 

Idaho cleanup and waste disposition ................................... 357,783 357,783 

Idaho community and regulatory support ........................... 3,000 3,000 

Total, Idaho National Laboratory ......................................... 360,783 360,783 

NNSA sites 

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory .......................... 1,366 1,366 

Nevada ................................................................................... 62,385 62,385 

Sandia National Laboratories .............................................. 2,500 2,500 

Los Alamos National Laboratory ......................................... 188,625 188,625 

Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites ............................... 254,876 254,876 

Oak Ridge Reservation: 

OR Nuclear facility D & D 

OR Nuclear facility D & D ............................................ 75,958 75,958 

Construction: 

14–D–403 Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility ......................................................................... 6,800 6,800 

Total, OR Nuclear facility D & D ................................... 82,758 82,758 

U233 Disposition Program ................................................... 26,895 26,895 

OR cleanup and disposition: 

OR cleanup and disposition .......................................... 60,500 60,500 

Total, OR cleanup and disposition ................................ 60,500 60,500 

OR reservation community and regulatory support .................. 4,400 4,400 

Solid waste stabilization and disposition 

Oak Ridge technology development ..................... 2,800 2,800 

Total, Oak Ridge Reservation ................................................ 177,353 177,353 

Office of River Protection: 

Waste treatment and immobilization plant 

01–D–416 A-D/ORP-0060 / Major construction ........... 595,000 595,000 

01–D–16E Pretreatment facility ................................... 95,000 95,000 

Total, Waste treatment and immobilization plant .... 690,000 690,000 

Tank farm activities 

Rad liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition ... 649,000 649,000 

Construction: 

15–D–409 Low Activity Waste Pretreatment System, Hanford ........................................................ 75,000 75,000 


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129 STAT. 1308 PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 

SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Total, Tank farm activities .............................................. 724,000 724,000 

Total, Office of River protection ........................................... 1,414,000 1,414,000 

Savannah River sites: 

Savannah River risk management operations .................... 386,652 389,652 

SR community and regulatory support ............................... 11,249 11,249 

Radioactive liquid tank waste: 

Radioactive liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition ........................................................................ 581,878 581,878 

Construction: 

15–D–402—Saltstone Disposal Unit #6 ................ 34,642 34,642 

05–D–405 Salt waste processing facility, Savannah River ............................................................. 194,000 194,000 

Total, Construction .................................................... 228,642 228,642 

Total, Radioactive liquid tank waste ........................... 810,520 810,520 

Total, Savannah River site ..................................................... 1,208,421 1,211,421 

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 

Waste isolation pilot plant ................................................... 212,600 212,600 

Construction: 

15–D–411 Safety significant confinement 

ventilation system, WIPP ............................ 23,218 23,218 

15–D–412 Exhaust shaft, WIPP ..................... 7,500 7,500 

Total, Construction ............................................. 30,718 30,718 

Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant .......................... 243,318 243,318 

Program direction ......................................................................... 281,951 281,951 

Program support ........................................................................... 14,979 14,979 

Safeguards and Security: 

Oak Ridge Reservation ......................................................... 17,228 17,228 

Paducah ................................................................................. 8,216 8,216 

Portsmouth ............................................................................ 8,492 8,492 

Richland/Hanford Site .......................................................... 67,601 67,601 

Savannah River Site ............................................................. 128,345 128,345 

Waste Isolation Pilot Project ................................................ 4,860 4,860 

West Valley ............................................................................ 1,891 1,891 

Technology development .............................................................. 14,510 14,510 

Subtotal, Defense environmental cleanup ................................. 5,055,550 5,130,550 

Uranium enrichment D&D fund contribution (Legislative proposal) .......................................................................................... 471,797 0 

Total, Defense Environmental Cleanup ..................................... 5,527,347 5,130,550 

Other Defense Activities 

Specialized security activities ...................................................... 221,855 217,952 

Environment, health, safety and security 

Environment, health, safety and security ........................... 120,693 120,693 

Program direction ................................................................. 63,105 63,105 

Total, Environment, Health, safety and security ............. 183,798 183,798 

Enterprise assessments 

Enterprise assessments ........................................................ 24,068 24,068 

Program direction ................................................................. 49,466 49,466 

Total, Enterprise assessments ............................................... 73,534 73,534 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–92—NOV. 25, 2015 129 STAT. 1309 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1356: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015): 

May 14, considered and passed Senate. 

Nov. 5, considered and passed House, amended. 

Nov. 10, Senate concurred in House amendment. 

DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2015): 

Nov. 25, Presidential statement. 

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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Office of Legacy Management 

Legacy management ............................................................. 154,080 154,080 

Program direction ................................................................. 13,100 13,100 

Total, Office of Legacy Management ................................... 167,180 167,180 

Defense-related activities 

Defense related administrative support 

Chief financial officer ............................................................ 35,758 35,758 

Chief information officer ....................................................... 83,800 83,800 

Management .......................................................................... 3,000 3,000 

Total, Defense related administrative support ................. 122,558 122,558 

Office of hearings and appeals .................................................... 5,500 5,500 

Subtotal, Other defense activities ............................................... 774,425 770,522 

Total, Other Defense Activities .................................................... 774,425 770,522 

Approved November 25, 2015. 


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