" ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 113TH CONGRESS

2d Session 

REPORT

113–473 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2015 

R E P O R T 

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 

together with 

ADDITIONAL VIEWS 

[TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 4870]

JUNE 13, 2014.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 

the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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" ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 113TH CONGRESS

2d Session 

REPORT

2014

113–473 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2015 

R E P O R T 

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 

together with 

ADDITIONAL VIEWS 

[TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 4870]

JUNE 13, 2014.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 

the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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CONTENTS 

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

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

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

Funding Increases ................................................................................................... 3 

Committee Recommendations by Major Category ................................................ 3 

Active, Reserve, and National Guard Military Personnel ................................ 3 

Operation and Maintenance ................................................................................ 3 

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

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

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

Overseas Contingency Operations ...................................................................... 6 

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

TITLE I. MILITARY PERSONNEL ....................................................................... 7 

Military Personnel Overview .............................................................................. 9 

Summary of End Strength ............................................................................... 9 

Overall Active End Strength ........................................................................... 9 

Overall Selected Reserve End Strength ......................................................... 9 

Full-Time Support Strengths ........................................................................... 10 

Reprogramming Guidance for Military Personnel Accounts ......................... 10 

Special Interest Items ...................................................................................... 11 

Sexual Assault Prevention and Response ...................................................... 11 

Long-Term Temporary Duty Assignments ..................................................... 12 

Permanent Change of Station Efficiencies ..................................................... 12 

Cultural Sensitivity Training .......................................................................... 13 

Handicapped Accessibility of Military Service Stations ................................ 13 

Personnel Transition Coordination ................................................................. 14 

Minority Outreach and Officer Accessions ..................................................... 14 

Military Personnel, Army .................................................................................... 14 

Regionally Aligned Forces Language Capability ........................................... 18 

Military Family Housing at Camp Humphreys ............................................. 18 

Military Personnel, Navy .................................................................................... 18 

Military Personnel, Marine Corps ...................................................................... 22 

Military Personnel, Air Force .............................................................................. 26 

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force .......................................................... 30 

Reserve Personnel, Army .................................................................................... 30 

Reserve Personnel, Navy ..................................................................................... 33 

Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps ....................................................................... 36 

Reserve Personnel, Air Force .............................................................................. 39 

National Guard Personnel, Army ....................................................................... 42 

National Guard Personnel, Air Force ................................................................. 45 

TITLE II. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ................................................... 49 

Reprogramming Guidance for Operation and Maintenance Accounts ......... 51 

Operation and Maintenance Budget Execution Data .................................... 52 

Special Interest Items ...................................................................................... 52 

Readiness .......................................................................................................... 52 

Service Audit Agency Validation ..................................................................... 53 

Depot-Level Maintenance and Repair Budget Exhibits ................................ 54 

Depot Maintenance ........................................................................................... 55 

Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization ............................... 55 

Suicide Prevention Training and Outreach .................................................... 55 

Working Conditions in Bangladesh ................................................................. 56 

Overestimation and Reporting of Civilian Workforce ................................... 56 

Operation and Maintenance Budget Documentation .................................... 57 

Operational Reserve ......................................................................................... 57 


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Military Information Support Operations ...................................................... 58 

Nuclear and Natural Disaster Response ........................................................ 58 

Performance Measures ..................................................................................... 59 

Operation and Maintenance, Army .................................................................... 59 

Cemeterial Expenses ........................................................................................ 64 

Army Inventory Management System ............................................................ 64 

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

Tire Successor Initiative .................................................................................. 74 

Shipboard Lighting Systems ............................................................................ 74 

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps ....................................................... 74 

Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force ........................................... 77 

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force .............................................................. 77 

Air Force Flying Hour Metrics ........................................................................ 83 

Air Force Weapon System Sustainment ......................................................... 83 

Air Education and Training Command Infrastructure ................................. 84 

Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide ....................................................... 84 

Special Operations Command—Operation and Maintenance Funding ....... 90 

Special Operations Command—Flying Hours Restoration ........................... 90 

Special Operations Command—Budget Justification .................................... 90 

Special Operations Command—Reprogramming Guidance .......................... 91 

Special Operations Command—Use of Major Force Program–11 Funds .... 91 

Special Operations Command—Oversight ..................................................... 92 

Special Operations Command—National Capital Region ............................. 92 

Special Operations Command—Suicide Prevention and Psychological 

Health ............................................................................................................ 93 

Special Operations Command—Human Physical Performance Program .... 94 

Special Operations Command—Advanced Education Program .................... 94 

Special Operations Command—Classified Adjustments ............................... 95 

Energy Efficiency .............................................................................................. 95 

Commercial Joint Mapping Toolkit ................................................................. 96 

Automated Continuous Evaluation System ................................................... 96 

Overseas Military Installation Inventory ....................................................... 96 

Spare Parts Management ................................................................................ 96 

Transportable, Modular, Renewable Energy Platforms ................................ 97 

National Security Education Program ............................................................ 97 

Audit Readiness ................................................................................................ 97 

Cloud Computing Services ............................................................................... 98 

Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve ...................................................... 98 

Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve ...................................................... 101 

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve ........................................ 104 

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve ................................................ 107 

Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard ......................................... 110 

Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard ............................................. 113 

Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Account ........................................ 116 

United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces ..................................... 116 

Environmental Restoration, Army ...................................................................... 116 

Environmental Restoration, Navy ...................................................................... 116 

Vieques and Culebra Environmental Restoration ......................................... 116 

Environmental Restoration, Air Force ............................................................... 117 

Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide ........................................................ 117 

Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites .............................. 117 

Environmental Restoration Annual Report to Congress ............................... 117 

Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid ............................................. 117 

Humanitarian Mine Action Program .............................................................. 117 

Cooperative Threat Reduction Account .............................................................. 118 

Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund ................. 118 

TITLE III. PROCUREMENT .................................................................................. 119 

Special Interest Items ...................................................................................... 121 

Reprogramming Guidance for Acquisition Accounts ..................................... 121 

Reprogramming Reporting Requirements ...................................................... 121 

Funding Increases ............................................................................................ 121 

Classified Annex ............................................................................................... 121 

High Mobility Engineer Excavator ................................................................. 122 

Tactical Power Sources .................................................................................... 122 

Mobile User Objective System Terminals ...................................................... 122 

Aircraft Procurement, Army ................................................................................ 122 

Army Aviation Restructure Initiative ............................................................. 126 


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Missile Procurement, Army ................................................................................. 126 

Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army ...................... 129 

Procurement of Ammunition, Army ................................................................... 133 

Other Procurement, Army ................................................................................... 137 

Handheld Standoff Mine Detection System ................................................... 145 

Body Armor Modernization .............................................................................. 145 

Air and Missile Defense Planning and Control System ................................ 145 

High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle Modernization ...................... 145 

Aircraft Procurement, Navy ................................................................................ 146 

MH–60R ............................................................................................................ 153 

EA–18G Aircraft ............................................................................................... 153 

Weapons Procurement, Navy .............................................................................. 153 

Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps .................................... 158 

Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy ................................................................... 162 

Cruiser Modernization ..................................................................................... 165 

Aircraft Carrier Refueling ................................................................................ 165 

Littoral Combat Ship ....................................................................................... 166 

Other Procurement, Navy ................................................................................... 166 

Procurement, Marine Corps ................................................................................ 177 

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force ......................................................................... 182 

CV–22 ................................................................................................................ 189 

KC–10 ................................................................................................................ 189 

Missile Procurement, Air Force .......................................................................... 190 

Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle .............................................................. 194 

Global Positioning System III ......................................................................... 194 

Preferred Munitions ......................................................................................... 194 

Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force ............................................................. 194 

Preferred Munitions ......................................................................................... 197 

Other Procurement, Air Force ............................................................................ 197 

Procurement, Defense-Wide ................................................................................ 202 

National Guard and Reserve Component Proportionate Funding ............... 207 

National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account ......................................... 207 

Special Operations Command—C–146A ......................................................... 207 

Defense Production Act Purchases ..................................................................... 208 

Rare Earth Elements ....................................................................................... 208 

TITLE IV. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION ........... 209 

Special Interest Items ...................................................................................... 211 

Reprogramming Guidance for Acquisition Accounts ..................................... 211 

Reprogramming Reporting Requirements ...................................................... 211 

Funding Increases ............................................................................................ 211 

Classified Annex ............................................................................................... 211 

Lithium-Ion Batteries ...................................................................................... 212 

Hybrid Airship Development ........................................................................... 212 

Anti-Corrosion Efforts ...................................................................................... 212 

Explosive Ordnance Disposal .......................................................................... 212 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army ........................................ 213 

Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle ...................................................................... 223 

Network Integration Evaluation ..................................................................... 223 

Degraded Visual Environment ........................................................................ 224 

Polymer Research Improvements .................................................................... 224 

Advanced Concepts and Simulation ................................................................ 224 

Testing of Virtual Training Systems .............................................................. 224 

Army Net Zero Policy ....................................................................................... 225 

Lightweight Advanced Personnel Protection ................................................. 225 

Ammunition Management ............................................................................... 225 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy ........................................ 226 

Amphibious Combat Vehicle ............................................................................ 239 

Automated Test and Re-Test ........................................................................... 239 

Littoral Combat Ship Training ........................................................................ 239 

Arctic Center of Excellence .............................................................................. 239 

Wound Care Research Program ...................................................................... 240 

Automated Critical Care System .................................................................... 240 

P–8A Open Architecture .................................................................................. 240 

Aircraft Systems Modernization ...................................................................... 241 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force ................................. 241 

Global Hawk, U–2, and High Altitude ISR .................................................... 252 

Combat Rescue Helicopter ............................................................................... 253 


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Next Generation JSTARS ................................................................................ 253 

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Survivability ..................... 254 

Airborne Electronic Attack .............................................................................. 254 

Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ........................................................... 254 

KC–46A ............................................................................................................. 255 

Beyond Line of Sight Command and Control ................................................. 255 

High Performance Computing ......................................................................... 255 

Human Performance Monitoring ..................................................................... 255 

Liquid Rocket Engine Development Program ................................................ 256 

Space Based Infrared System High ................................................................ 256 

Air Force Technology Transfer Program ........................................................ 256 

Global Positioning System Space Modernization Initiative .......................... 257 

Global Positioning System User Equipment .................................................. 257 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide .......................... 258 

Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions ..... 269 

Advanced Innovative Technologies ................................................................. 269 

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ................................................ 269 

Laser-Driven X–Ray Technology ..................................................................... 269 

Modeling and Simulation ................................................................................. 270 

Cybersecurity .................................................................................................... 270 

Human and Robot Collaboration ..................................................................... 270 

Missile Defense Agency .................................................................................... 270 

Missile Defense Agency—Iron Dome .............................................................. 271 

Missile Defense Agency—Cooperation with Universities .............................. 272 

Disabling and Neutralizing Weapons of Mass Destruction .......................... 273 

Additive Manufacturing ................................................................................... 273 

Systems Engineering Research Center ........................................................... 273 

Conventional Prompt Global Strike ................................................................ 273 

Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense ........................................................ 274 

TITLE V. REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS ..................................... 277 

Defense Working Capital Funds ......................................................................... 277 

TITLE VI. OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS ...................... 279 

Defense Health Program ..................................................................................... 279 

Reprogramming Guidance for the Defense Health Program ........................ 283 

Carryover Authority ......................................................................................... 283 

Electronic Health Record ................................................................................. 283 

Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program ................................................. 284 

Peer-Reviewed Cancer Research Programs .................................................... 285 

Peer-Reviewed Prostate Cancer Research Program ...................................... 285 

Intelligent Prosthetics ...................................................................................... 286 

Prescription Drug Abuse .................................................................................. 286 

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy ............................................................................ 286 

Childhood Trauma in Military Dependents ................................................... 287 

Air Force Military Acuity Model Training Program ...................................... 287 

Trauma Clinical Research Repository ............................................................ 287 

Telemedicine ..................................................................................................... 288 

Preservation of Muscle Mass During Immobilization Periods ...................... 288 

Cooperation Between Military Medical Facilities, Civilian Healthcare Facilities, and Universities ............................................................................... 288 

Canine Therapy Research ................................................................................ 289 

Thermal Injury Prevention .............................................................................. 289 

Efficiency of Patient Care Delivery ................................................................. 289 

Military Mental Health Pilot Program ........................................................... 289 

Multi-Disciplinary Brain Research ................................................................. 289 

Access to Military Treatment Facilities .......................................................... 290 

Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense ..................................... 290 

Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense ................................. 290 

Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities ............................................. 291 

Budget Justification Material .......................................................................... 291 

National Guard State Plans ............................................................................ 292 

Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund ............................................... 292 

Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund ............................................................... 292 

Support for International Sporting Competitions ............................................. 293 

Support for International Sporting Competitions .......................................... 293 

Office of the Inspector General ........................................................................... 293 

Office of the Inspector General ........................................................................ 293 

TITLE VII. RELATED AGENCIES ....................................................................... 295 


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National and Military Intelligence Programs .................................................... 295 

Classified Annex ............................................................................................... 295 

Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund ............ 295 

Intelligence Community Management Account ................................................. 295 

Wildlife Trafficking .......................................................................................... 296 

TITLE VIII. GENERAL PROVISIONS .................................................................. 297 

TITLE IX. OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS .................................... 307 

Committee Recommendation ............................................................................... 307 

General Provisions ............................................................................................... 307 

TITLE X. ................................................................................................................... 309

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ................ 309 

Changes in the Application of Existing Law ..................................................... 309 

Appropriations not Authorized by Law .............................................................. 320 

Transfer of Funds ................................................................................................. 321 

Rescissions ............................................................................................................ 323 

Transfer of Unexpended Balances ...................................................................... 324 

Directed Rule Making .......................................................................................... 324 

Program Duplication ............................................................................................ 324 

Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ................................ 324 

Compliance with Rule XIII, CL. 3(e) (Ramseyer Rule) ..................................... 324 

Earmark Disclosure Statement ........................................................................... 324 

Comparison with the Budget Resolution ........................................................... 325 

Five-Year Outlay Projections .............................................................................. 325 

Financial Assistance to State and Local Governments ..................................... 325 

Full Committee Votes .......................................................................................... 326 

Additional Views .................................................................................................. 343 


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113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 113–473 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2015 

JUNE 13, 2014.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 

the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN of New Jersey, from the Committee on 

Appropriations, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

together with 

ADDITIONAL VIEWS 

[To accompany H.R. 4870] 

The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in 

explanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for the 

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

ending September 30, 2015. 

BILL TOTALS

Appropriations for most military functions of the Department of 

Defense are provided for in the accompanying bill for fiscal year 

2015. This bill does not provide appropriations for military construction, military family housing, civil defense, and military nuclear warheads, for which requirements are considered in connection with other appropriations Acts. 

The President’s fiscal year 2015 budget request for activities 

funded in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act totals 

$490,741,995,000 in new budget obligational authority for the base 

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COMMITTEE BUDGET REVIEW PROCESS

During its review of the fiscal year 2015 budget request and execution of appropriations for fiscal year 2014, the Subcommittee on 

Defense held a total of thirteen hearings and eight formal briefings 

during the period from January 2014 to May 2014. Testimony received by the Subcommittee totaled 1,067 pages of transcript. Hearings were held in open session, except when the security classification of the material to be discussed presented no alternative but to 

conduct those hearings in executive or closed session. 

INTRODUCTION

The Committee recommendation for the fiscal year 2015 Department of Defense base budget is $490,943,820,000, which is an increase of $201,825,000 above the budget request. The Committee 

recommendation for overseas contingency operations is 

$79,445,000,000. 

To reach the recommended level, the Subcommittee has reviewed 

in detail the budget request, and found areas and programs where 

reductions are possible without adversely impacting the warfighter 

or modernization and readiness efforts. Examples of such reductions include: programs which have been terminated or restructured since the budget was submitted, savings from favorable contract pricing adjustments, contract or schedule delays resulting in 

fiscal year 2015 savings, unjustified cost increases or funding requested ahead of need, anticipated or historical underexecution, rescissions of unneeded prior year funds, and reductions that are authorized in the pending National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015. 

FUNDING INCREASES

The Committee directs that the funding increases outlined in the 

tables for each appropriation account shall be provided only for the 

specific purposes indicated in the tables. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS BY MAJOR CATEGORY

ACTIVE, RESERVE, AND NATIONAL GUARD MILITARY PERSONNEL

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

$128,127,640,000 for active, reserve, and National Guard military 

personnel, a decrease of $829,953,000 below the budget request, 

and a decrease of $668,647,000 below the fiscal year 2014 enacted 

level. The Committee recommendation provides funding to increase 

basic pay for all military personnel by 1.8 percent, as authorized 

by current law, effective January 1, 2015. The Committee recommends full funding to support the requested end strength levels 

for active duty and Selected Reserve personnel. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

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

$164,631,638,000 for operation and maintenance support to the 

military Services and other Department of Defense entities, a decrease of $1,371,180,000 below the budget request, and an increase 

of $4,761,912,000 above the fiscal year 2014 enacted level. The recommended levels will robustly fund operational training programs 


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in fiscal year 2015. Requests for unit and depot-level maintenance, 

facilities sustainment, restoration and modernization, and base operations support program funding have been fully supported. 

PROCUREMENT

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

$91,227,819,000 for procurement. 

Major initiatives and modifications include: 

$1,356,227,000 for the procurement of 87 UH–60 Blackhawk heli- copters, an increase of $119,226,000 and eight aircraft above the 

President’s request. $892,504,000 for the procurement of 32 CH–47 Chinook helicopters, the same as the President’s request. $239,581,000 for the procurement of 19 improved, longer range MQ–1 unmanned aerial vehicles, an increase of $49,000,000 above 

the President’s request. $532,605,000 for the procurement of 97 MSE missiles for the Pa- triot missile system, an increase of $148,000,000 above the President’s request. $183,838,000 for the procurement of Patriot Missile modifica- tions, an increase of $52,000,000 above the President’s request. $664,087,000 for the procurement of WIN–T Ground Forces Tac- tical Networks, a decrease of $99,000,000 below the President’s request. $125,711,000 for the procurement of Joint Tactical Radio Sys- tems, a decrease of $50,000,000 below the President’s request. $416,617,000 for the procurement of 55 UH–72A Lakota helicopters, the same as the President’s request. $435,110,000 for the procurement of upgrades for the fourth brigade set of Strykers to double V-hulls, plus Stryker nuclear, biological, chemical reconnaissance vehicle fielding support, an increase of $50,000,000 above the President’s request. $122,451,000 for the procurement of 40 M88A2 Improved Recov- ery Vehicles, an increase of $72,000,000 and 25 vehicles above the 

President’s request. 

$1,018,547,000 for the procurement of twelve EA–18G Growler 

electronic attack aircraft, an increase of $975,000,000 and twelve 

aircraft above the President’s request. 

$2,128,787,000 for the procurement of nine P–8A Poseidon multimission aircraft, an increase of $125,460,000 and one aircraft above 

the President’s request. 

$809,057,000 for the procurement of 27 UH–1Y/AH–1Z helicopters, an increase of $30,300,000 and one aircraft above the 

President’s request. 

$5,843,108,000 for the procurement of 38 F–35 Lightning aircraft, an increase of $479,000,000 and four aircraft above the President’s request: six short take-off and vertical landing variants for 

the Marine Corps, four carrier variants for the Navy, and 28 conventional variants for the Air Force. 

$14,256,361,000 for the procurement of six Navy ships, including 

two DDG–51 guided missile destroyers, two SSN–774 attack submarines, and two Littoral Combat Ships. 

$789,300,000 above the President’s request for the advance procurement of material for the refueling of the USS George Washington (CVN–73). 


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$1,097,691,000 for the procurement of 14 C/HC/MC/KC–130J aircraft, the same as the President’s request. 

$1,481,100,000 for the procurement of 19 MV–22 aircraft, a decrease of $5,900,000 below the President’s request. 

$373,218,000 for the procurement of 24 MQ–9 Reaper unmanned 

aerial vehicles, an increase of $133,000,000 and 12 aircraft above 

the President’s request. 

$1,582,685,000 for the procurement of seven KC–46 tanker aircraft, the same as the President’s request. 

$1,346,046,000 for the procurement of three Evolved Expendable 

Launch Vehicles and infrastructure, a decrease of $35,000,000 

below the President’s request. 

$350,972,000 for the Israeli Cooperative Program Iron Dome, 

$175,000,000 above the President’s request. 

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

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

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

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

$63,362,890,000 for research, development, test and evaluation. 

Major initiatives and modifications include: 

$181,609,000 for the continued development of High Performance 

Computing, the same as the President’s request. 

$320,177,000 for the continued development of modifications to 

Abrams, Bradley, and Stryker Vehicles, an increase of $25,000,000 

above the President’s request. 

$849,277,000 for the continued development of the replacement 

for the Ohio class ballistic missile submarine, the same as the 

President’s request. 

$146,200,000 for the continued development of the E–2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft, a decrease of $47,000,000 below the 

President’s request. 

$230,733,000 for the continued development of the Next Generation Jammer, a decrease of $16,123,000 below the President’s request. 

$1,636,130,000 for the continued development of the F–35 Lightning Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, a decrease of $4,976,000 below 

the President’s request. 

$403,017,000 for the continued development of the Unmanned 

Carrier Based Strike System, the same as the President’s request. 

$319,037,000 for the continued development of the Multi-mission 

Maritime Aircraft, an increase of $11,000,000 above the President’s 

request. 

$913,728,000 for the development of a new penetrating bomber, 

the same as the President’s request. 

$766,937,000 for the continued development of the Next Generation Aerial Refueling Aircraft, a decrease of $10,000,000 below the 

President’s request. 

$73,088,000 for the development of a Next Generation JSTARS 

aircraft, the same as the President’s request. 

$309,501,000 for the continued development of the Space Based 

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$212,571,000 for the development of the Global Positioning System III operational control segment, the same as the President’s request. $220,000,000 above the President’s request to begin development 

of a domestically produced liquid rocket engine for space launch. $2,848,318,000 for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a decrease of $66,452,000 below the President’s request. $268,842,000 for the Israeli Cooperative Programs, an increase of $172,039,000 above the President’s request. 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

The Committee recommends a total of $31,634,870,000 for the 

Defense Health Program to support worldwide medical and dental 

services for active forces and other eligible beneficiaries. 

The Committee recommends funding to augment the request for 

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

Defense Health Program, the Committee recommends the following: 

Traumatic brain injury and psychological health research ................ $125,000,000 

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

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

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

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

$79,445,000,000 for overseas contingency operations. Despite a recent announcement from the Administration regarding plans for an 

enduring military presence in Afghanistan, no Overseas Contingency Operations budget request has been submitted, therefore this 

level of funding is subject to change. 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS

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

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

report. 


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TITLE I 

MILITARY PERSONNEL 

The fiscal year 2015 Department of Defense military personnel 

budget request totals $128,957,593,000. The Committee recommendation provides $128,127,640,000 for the military personnel 

accounts. The table below summarizes the Committee recommendations: 


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MILITARY PERSONNEL OVERVIEW

The Committee recommendation provides $128,127,640,000 for 

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

of life programs for active duty, reserve, and National Guard personnel. The recommendation fully supports the resource requirements needed to maintain the authorized end strength levels for 

fiscal year 2015. The Committee recommendation provides funding 

to increase basic pay for all military personnel by 1.8 percent as 

authorized by current law, effective January 1, 2015. The Committee continues to encourage constructive evaluations of recruitment and retention programs, bonus and special pay incentives, 

and personnel benefit programs for fiscal year 2015. The Committee remains supportive of programs intended to enhance the 

morale and quality of life of military personnel and their families. 

SUMMARY OF END STRENGTH

The fiscal year 2015 budget request includes a decrease of 52,800 

in total end strength for the active forces and a decrease of 12,900 

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

fiscal year 2014 authorized levels. The following tables summarize 

the Committee recommendations for end strength levels, both in 

the aggregate and for each active and Selected Reserve component. 

OVERALL ACTIVE END STRENGTH

Fiscal year 2014 authorized .............................................................. 1,361,400 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 1,308,600 

Fiscal year 2015 recommendation ..................................................... 1,308,600 

Compared with fiscal year 2014 ................................................. ¥52,800 

Compared with fiscal year 2015 budget request ...................... – – – 

OVERALL SELECTED RESERVE END STRENGTH

Fiscal year 2014 authorized .............................................................. 833,700 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 820,800 

Fiscal year 2015 recommendation ..................................................... 820,800 

Compared with fiscal year 2014 ................................................. ¥12,900 

Compared with fiscal year 2015 budget request ...................... – – – 

SUMMARY OF MILITARY PERSONNEL END STRENGTH 

Fiscal year 2014 authorized 

Fiscal year 2015 

Budget 

request 

Committee recommended Change from 

request 

Change from 

fiscal year 2014 

Active Forces (End Strength): 

Army ................................................................... 520,000 490,000 490,000 – – – ¥30,000 

Navy .................................................................... 323,600 323,600 323,600 – – – – – – 

Marine Corps ...................................................... 190,200 184,100 184,100 – – – ¥6,100 

Air Force ............................................................. 327,600 310,900 310,900 – – – ¥16,700 

Total, Active Forces ................................... 1,361,400 1,308,600 1,308,600 – – – ¥52,800 

Guard and Reserve Forces (End Strength) 

Army Reserve ...................................................... 205,000 202,000 202,000 – – – ¥3,000 

Navy Reserve ...................................................... 59,100 57,300 57,300 – – – ¥1,800 

Marine Corps Reserve ........................................ 39,600 39,200 39,200 – – – ¥400 

Air Force Reserve ............................................... 70,400 67,100 67,100 – – – ¥3,300 

Army National Guard .......................................... 354,200 350,200 350,200 – – – ¥4,000 

Air National Guard ............................................. 105,400 105,000 105,000 – – – ¥400 


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SUMMARY OF MILITARY PERSONNEL END STRENGTH—Continued 

Fiscal year 2014 authorized 

Fiscal year 2015 

Budget 

request 

Committee recommended Change from 

request 

Change from 

fiscal year 2014 

Total, Selected Reserve ............................. 833,700 820,800 820,800 – – – ¥12,900 

Total, Military Personnel ............................................. 2,195,100 2,129,400 2,129,400 – – – ¥65,700 

FULL-TIME SUPPORT STRENGTHS

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

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

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

component personnel. 

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

and administer the reserve components. Military technicians (dual 

status) directly support units and are critical to helping units 

maintain readiness and meet the wartime missions of the Army 

and Air Force. 

The following table summarizes the National Guard and reserve 

components full-time support end strengths: 

SUMMARY OF GUARD AND RESERVE FULL-TIME SUPPORT 

Fiscal year 

2014 

authorized 

Fiscal year 2015 

Budget 

request 

Committee 

recommended 

Change from 

request 

Change from 

fiscal year 2014 

Army Reserve: 

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

Technicians ........................................................ 8,395 7,895 7,895 – – – ¥500 

Navy Reserve: 

AR ....................................................................... 10,159 9,973 9,973 – – – ¥186 

Marine Corps Reserve: 

AR ....................................................................... 2,261 2,261 2,261 – – – – – – 

Air Force Reserve: 

AGR ..................................................................... 2,911 2,830 2,830 – – – ¥81 

Technicians ........................................................ 10,429 9,789 9,789 – – – ¥640 

Army National Guard: 

AGR ..................................................................... 32,060 31,385 31,385 – – – ¥675 

Technicians ........................................................ 27,210 27,210 27,210 – – – – – – 

Air National Guard: 

AGR ..................................................................... 14,734 14,704 14,704 – – – ¥30 

Technicians ........................................................ 21,875 21,792 21,792 – – – ¥83 

Totals: 

AGR/AR ............................................................... 78,386 77,414 77,414 – – – ¥972 

Technicians ........................................................ 67,909 66,686 66,686 – – – ¥1,223 

Total, Full-Time Support ........................... 146,295 144,100 144,100 – – – ¥2,195 

REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL ACCOUNTS

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit the 

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

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other than originally appropriated until the aforementioned report 

is submitted to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. 

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

the Services’ military personnel accounts between budget activities 

in excess of $10,000,000. 

SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

Items for which additional funds have been provided or items for 

which funding has been reduced as shown in the project level tables or in paragraphs using the phrase ‘‘only for’’ or ‘‘only to’’ in the 

Committee report are congressional interest items for the purpose 

of the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these 

items must be carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount 

specifically addressed in the Committee report. Below threshold 

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

1414. These items remain special interest items whether or not 

they are repeated in a subsequent conference report. 

SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE

The Committee remains concerned by reports of sexual assaults 

being committed by those in key positions of trust, including sexual 

assault response coordinators, victim advocates, military recruiters, 

commanders, and military leaders. The Army recently conducted a 

review of personnel serving in key positions of trust, and almost 

600 soldiers currently serving in those positions were disqualified 

for infractions. While the Committee commends the Army for conducting such a review and holding soldiers accountable and urges 

the other Services to conduct similar comprehensive reviews, it remains disturbed that so many of the personnel currently serving 

should never have qualified for those duties. 

The Committee is also concerned by the persistently high prevalence of sexual assault at the military academies. The Committee 

believes that more must be done to institute best practices at the 

military academies, training bases, and recruiting commands to increase prevention efforts as well as to preclude perpetrators from 

serving in influential and sensitive occupations. While the Service 

Secretaries must be aggressive in prosecuting and punishing perpetrators of sexual assault, they must increase their efforts to protect servicemembers from the threat of sexual assault in the first 

place. Further, commanders remain responsible for ensuring good 

order and discipline in their units and should be held responsible 

when crimes are committed under their watch. Recent allegations 

that commanders ignored reports of sexual assault or permitted inappropriate work environments in violation of Service sexual harassment and hazing policies is extremely concerning and must not 

be tolerated. 

The Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014 provided an additional $25,000,000 to expand the Special Victims’ 

Counsel (SVC) program to all Services. This program provides legal 

representatives to give advice and representation to sexual assault 

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mittee understands that the Air Force SVC pilot program has 

shown success in assisting victims throughout the process and believes victims throughout the military will benefit by having access 

to a SVC. The Committee is pleased to learn that an expansion of 

the program is underway and it fully funds the budget request for 

the SVC program. 

The recommendation also includes a provision requested by the 

President to make funds available for the Services, including the 

National Guard and reserve components, to support high priority 

Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program requirements 

and activities, including the training and funding of personnel. In 

addition, the Committee fully funds the budget request for Sexual 

Assault Prevention and Response programs and encourages the 

Secretary of Defense and the Service Chiefs to do more to stop this 

destructive epidemic in the military. 

LONG-TERM TEMPORARY DUTY ASSIGNMENTS

The report accompanying the House version of the Department 

of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014 included language which expressed the Committee’s concern related to reports 

of Services sending personnel on long-term temporary duty assignments (TDY) that do not comply with the regulations as stated in 

the Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JFTR). The JFTR states that 

long-term TDY assignments must be temporary in nature, of reasonable time duration, lower in cost than round-trip permanent 

change of station expenses, and not to exceed 180 consecutive days. 

The Committee continues to believe that the practice of sending 

personnel on extended TDYs that violate the JFTR would be both 

a waste of taxpayer resources and a violation of Department-wide 

rules and regulations. Further, the Committee is concerned that 

the Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) growing use of continuous rotational TDYs is being used to establish permanent persistent presences in countries overseas. The Committee understands that with limited exception, SOCOM currently lacks the 

legal authority to establish and maintain a permanent persistent 

presence globally and therefore questions whether the use of continuous rotational TDYs is being used in lieu of seeking the necessary legal authorities. The Committee also questions whether 

this practice violates the JFTR, limitations on billets in combatant 

command positions, requirements for dwell time, and Department 

and interagency policies and procedures regarding the establishment of permanent assignments overseas. 

The Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014 directed 

the Secretary of Defense to evaluate the use of extended TDYs and 

to submit a report to the congressional defense committees on the 

practice and its compliance with the JFTR. The Committee directs 

the Secretary of Defense to include as part of his report a comprehensive look into SOCOM’s use of continuous rotational TDYs. 

The Committee is currently waiting for the completion and release 

of the report and looks forward to reviewing its recommendations. 

PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION EFFICIENCIES

The Consolidated Appropriations Acts for fiscal years 2013 and 

2014 recommended total reductions of almost $300,000,000 in the 


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Permanent Change of Station (PCS) budget activities for program 

efficiencies. In addition, the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 

fiscal year 2014 directed the Department of Defense Inspector General to conduct a review of the military personnel PCS program 

and to identify potential cost savings and efficiencies that could be 

implemented throughout the program. 

In its report, the Inspector General found that the Department 

of Defense, the United States Transportation Command, and the 

Services were taking a number of steps in response to congressional direction to find cost savings and efficiencies within the PCS 

program. These include using upgraded systems that better monitor moves to ensure they meet regulations regarding weight and 

cost requirements, implementing logistics efficiencies through regionalization and operations consolidations, and improving internal 

controls to increase fidelity of accounting data to identify areas for 

future cost savings. The Committee commends the Secretary of Defense and the Service Secretaries for their efforts to improve accountability and oversight and reduce waste in the PCS program. 

At the same time, the Inspector General found multiple areas 

where additional cost savings and efficiencies could be found. These 

include transferring financial responsibility and payment for nontemporary storage after the entitlement period has ended, establishing controls to ensure overpayments for shipping household 

goods are recouped by the Services, using less costly methods to 

ship and store domestic household goods weighing 1,000 pounds or 

less, reviewing policies regarding unlimited weight limits for local 

moves, reviewing policies regarding the use of certain flights for 

servicemember PCS travel, and implementing a statutory incentive 

for servicemembers to voluntarily reduce the weight of shipped 

goods. 

The Committee supports the findings of the Inspector General report and directs the Secretary of Defense and Service Secretaries 

to review and implement the recommendations as soon as possible. 

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report 

on the status of implementation of the recommendations and the 

estimated cost savings associated with implementation to the congressional defense committees not later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act. 

CULTURAL SENSITIVITY TRAINING

The Committee recognizes that the Department of Defense and 

the Services have multiple cultural sensitivity training programs 

for military personnel. The Committee believes that protecting 

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

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

prospective servicemembers. 

HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBILITY OF MILITARY SERVICE STATIONS

The Committee recognizes that while efforts to improve services 

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change Service (AAFES) gas stations limits accessibility for many 

handicapped patrons. While some service stations have installed 

call buttons to allow patrons to ring for assistance, the buttons 

often are not clearly marked or are difficult to utilize. The Committee understands that AAFES is undertaking a pilot study to redesign and install new service call systems and encourages the continued efforts to improve handicapped accessibility. 

PERSONNEL TRANSITION COORDINATION

As the Department of Defense reduces the size of the force, the 

Committee supports efforts to assist military personnel in 

leveraging their unique skills and experiences as they transition 

from military to civilian life. The Committee urges the Secretary of 

Defense, in partnership with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 

state and local government representatives, non-governmental organization leaders, and private sector leaders, to continue efforts to 

increase employment opportunities for former servicemembers, including in fields related to disaster relief. 

MINORITY OUTREACH AND OFFICER ACCESSIONS

Minorities remain underrepresented in the general officer ranks 

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

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

Secretaries to support efforts to improve diversity in the military. 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $40,787,967,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 41,225,339,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 41,183,729,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥41,610,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $41,183,729,000 

for Military Personnel, Army. The total amount recommended in 

the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 


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REGIONALLY ALIGNED FORCES LANGUAGE CAPABILITY

The Committee supports efforts to improve foreign language capabilities for Army regionally aligned forces in order to increase 

soldiers’ effectiveness when conducting joint operations and training and mentoring foreign military leaders. The Committee is concerned that an insufficient number of soldiers are receiving foreign 

language training and encourages the Secretary of the Army to review how many officers and non-commissioned officers with foreign 

language skills it needs to meet the regionally aligned forces requirement. 

MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING AT CAMP HUMPHREYS

The Committee supports the agreement between the United 

States and the Republic of Korea to consolidate most U.S. forces at 

Camp Humphreys, Korea. The Commander of United States Forces 

Korea (USFK) currently has a requirement that 40 percent of the 

authorized command sponsored families must reside on-post to 

meet operational and force protection needs, but there is a significant shortage in planned on-post family housing as compared to 

the requirement. The Committee strongly supports efforts to increase the current and future inventory of on-post family housing 

to meet the command requirement and urges the Secretary of the 

Army, the Secretary of Defense, and the Commander of USFK to 

work together to find a solution that will satisfy the requirement 

in a fiscally responsible and sustainable manner. 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $27,231,512,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 27,489,440,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 27,387,344,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥102,096,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $27,387,344,000 

for Military Personnel, Navy. The total amount recommended in 

the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 


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MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $12,766,099,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 12,919,103,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 12,785,431,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥133,672,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $12,785,431,000 

for Military Personnel, Marine Corps. The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal 

year 2015: 


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MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $28,519,993,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 27,815,926,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 27,564,362,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥251,564,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $27,564,362,000 

for Military Personnel, Air Force. The total amount recommended 

in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 


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INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE FORCE

The Air Force has three missile wings, located at installations in 

Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota, that are responsible for the 

nation’s 450 nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). 

The nuclear mission remains critical to national security. Recently, 

during the process of investigating alleged drug use by airmen, evidence of widespread cheating by ICBM crewmembers on test material at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana was uncovered. A command-directed investigation (CDI) discovered problems in the organizational culture and leadership that helped create an environment where crewmembers could compromise or fail to report the 

compromise of test material. The CDI team proposed recommendations in four areas that should be implemented across the enterprise: reforming organizational culture, empowering crew commanders, improving the quality and purpose of training, and reforming testing and evaluation. 

The Committee is extremely concerned with the cheating incidents, the rumors that toleration and acceptance of cheating is part 

of the missileer culture, and concerns that the ICBM mission is 

seen as a dead-end job within the Air Force. The Committee commends the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the 

Air Force for their immediate response and recognition of the seriousness of this issue. The Committee is also concerned with reports 

of sub-par working conditions for missile crews, including aging 

and run-down facilities, a lack of opportunity for promotion within 

their Air Force Specialty Code, and a lack of support by senior Air 

Force leadership. 

The Committee was disappointed to see that the operation and 

maintenance portion of the Nuclear Force Improvement Program, 

submitted as part of the Air Force unfunded priority list, failed to 

focus its priorities on items directly impacting the ICBM crews. 

The Committee provides an additional $21,600,000 in Operation 

and Maintenance, Air Force for the Nuclear Force Improvement 

Program and directs the funding to be used for efforts that directly 

improve the quality of life and morale of the ICBM crews. This 

funding is a congressional special interest item. Further, the Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a detailed 

spending plan to the congressional defense committees not less 

than 30 days prior to the obligation of these funds. The Committee 

continues to be supportive of efforts to directly improve the quality 

of life and morale of the ICBM crews and looks forward to working 

with the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the 

Air Force to review additional proposals as they are recommended. 

RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $4,377,563,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 4,459,130,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 4,304,159,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥154,971,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,304,159,000 

for Reserve Personnel, Army. The total amount recommended in 

the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 


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RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $1,843,966,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 1,863,034,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 1,836,024,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥27,010,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,836,024,000 

for Reserve Personnel, Navy. The total amount recommended in 

the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 


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RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $655,109,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 670,754,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 659,224,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥11,530,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $659,224,000 for 

Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps. The total amount recommended 

in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 


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RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $1,723,159,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 1,675,518,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 1,652,148,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥23,370,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,652,148,000 

for Reserve Personnel, Air Force. The total amount recommended 

in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 


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NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $7,776,498,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 7,682,892,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 7,644,632,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥38,260,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,644,632,000 

for National Guard Personnel, Army. The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal 

year 2015: 


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NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $3,114,421,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 3,156,457,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 3,110,587,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥45,870,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,110,587,000 

for National Guard Personnel, Air Force. The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal 

year 2015: 


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TITLE II 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

The fiscal year 2015 Department of Defense operation and maintenance budget request totals $166,002,818,000. The Committee 

recommendation provides $164,631,638,000 for the operation and 

maintenance accounts. The table below summarizes the Committee 

recommendations: 


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REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

ACCOUNTS

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit the 

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

2015 appropriation accounts not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act. The Secretary of Defense is prohibited from executing any reprogramming or transfer of funds for any purpose 

other than originally appropriated until the aforementioned report 

is submitted to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. 

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

the Services’ operation and maintenance accounts between budget 

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

transfers in excess of $15,000,000 out of the following budget subactivities: 

Army: 

Maneuver units 

Modular support brigades 

Land forces operations support 

Force readiness operations support 

Land forces depot maintenance 

Base operations support 

Facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization 

Navy: 

Mission and other flight operations 

Aircraft depot maintenance 

Mission and other ship operations 

Ship depot maintenance 

Facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization 

Marine Corps: 

Depot maintenance 

Facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization 

Air Force: 

Primary combat forces 

Combat enhancement forces 

Combat communications 

Facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization 

Operating forces depot maintenance 

Mobilization depot maintenance 

Training and recruiting depot maintenance 

Administration and service-wide depot maintenance 

Air Force Reserve: 

Depot maintenance 

Air National Guard: 

Depot maintenance 

Finally, the Secretary of Defense should follow prior approval reprogramming procedures for transfers in excess of $15,000,000 into 

the following budget sub-activity: 

Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard: 

Other personnel support/recruiting and advertising 

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

reprogramming procedures. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET EXECUTION DATA

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to continue to 

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

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

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

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

budget request and actual obligation amount, the distribution of 

unallocated congressional adjustments to the budget request, all 

adjustments made by the Department in establishing the Base for 

Reprogramming (DD Form 1414) report, all adjustments resulting 

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

SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

Items for which additional funds have been provided or items for 

which funding has been reduced as shown in the project level tables or in paragraphs using the phrase ‘‘only for’’ or ‘‘only to’’ in the 

Committee report are congressional interest items for the purpose 

of the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these 

items must be carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount 

specifically addressed in the Committee report. Below threshold 

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

1414. These items remain special interest items whether or not 

they are repeated in a subsequent conference report. 

READINESS

The Committee shares the concern of the Secretary of Defense 

and the Service Chiefs regarding reduced readiness levels across 

the military. A decade of war coupled with the impacts of sequestration and the current fiscal climate has limited the Services’ ability to transition their focus from counter-insurgency operations to 

full spectrum training in preparation for future requirements. The 

Committee supports the Service Chiefs’ commitment to improved 

readiness and recognizes that it will take time and stable budgets 

to restore full spectrum readiness. 

The Committee recommendation includes $1,000,000,000 in title 

VIII of the bill to be transferred to the operation and maintenance 

accounts for the active Services, the National Guard, and the reserve components, to be used only for improving military readiness. 

The funding is to be divided proportionately amongst the Services 

and the National Guard and reserve components, and shall be used 

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tive with the advertising and recruiting dollars provided in the 

base budget and should not use funds intended for readiness on increased advertising or recruiting efforts. Additional funds are also 

provided to the Army, Navy, and Air Force for depot maintenance 

in their respective depot maintenance sub-activity groups. 

The funding provided is a congressional special interest item. 

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense and the Service 

Secretaries to submit a detailed spending plan by budget activity 

and sub-activity group to the congressional defense committees not 

less than 30 days prior to the obligation of these funds. 

RELEASE OF DETAINEES

The Committee is deeply concerned with the Administration’s 

handling of the recent transfer of five senior level Taliban leaders 

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

It is clear that the Department violated Section 1035 of the fiscal 

year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act, which requires a 30 

day prior notification to the transfer of any detainees to a foreign 

country. While the debate of negotiating with terrorists will continue for some time, the violation of trust between the Department 

and Congress to use funds in violation of current law cannot be 

easily overlooked. In fact, the restriction on foreign transfers of detainees, which has been in place for five years, was modified in 

good faith on Congress’ part just last year. Further, any notion that 

exigent circumstances prevented proper congressional notification 

rings hollow when the Administration clearly has been negotiating 

this transfer for several years. The Committee understands the 

unique nature of the events that led to this transfer, but believes 

that is exactly the reason why prior notification is so important. 

The decision to negotiate with terrorists for the release of prisoners 

is a dangerous precedent, one that has implications far beyond the 

Department of Defense, and one that Congress should have a voice 

in deciding. Therefore, to further clarify Congressional prerogatives 

which were ignored, the Committee includes a general provision 

which prohibits the Secretary from spending any funds in violation 

of Section 1035 of the fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act. 

SERVICE AUDIT AGENCY VALIDATION

The Committee understands that in fiscal year 2014, the Secretary of Defense revised the guidance for reporting associated with 

section 2466 of title 10, United States Code, in a manner that suggests a renewed interest in enforcing intra-departmental policies on 

depot maintenance workloads and 50–50 reporting. However, this 

guidance, while more detailed in some ways than that issued in the 

past, directs that the validation effort focus on the 50–50 data collection process instead of on the actual data. It also appears to give 

the Services additional flexibility to use reviewers other than those 

associated with their respective audit agencies to validate their respective processes prior to submission of the data to the Secretary 

of Defense. The Committee has two concerns with regard to the 

new guidance. First, the Committee considers a review of the 50– 

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the Committee considers Service audit agency involvement in the 

validation of the submissions essential to ensuring the accuracy of 

the 50–50 report. 

The Committee directs each Service Secretary to submit a report 

to the congressional defense committees not later than 30 days 

after the enactment of this Act on the respective Service plan to ensure that the Service audit agency is directly involved in the process of annually validating that the data submitted for the report 

to Congress on the Distribution of Department of Defense Depot 

Maintenance Workloads are accurate and complete, beginning with 

the report for fiscal years 2014 through 2016. The report produced 

by each Service Secretary shall provide details regarding the Service audit agency’s plan to validate all data submitted for inclusion 

in future 50–50 reports, including a description of the approach 

that will be used to accomplish this data validation and a description of plans to review depot-level maintenance and repair workload estimates associated with contractor logistics support, interim 

contractor support, performance based logistics, and similar contractual arrangements. As a further means of enhancing the annual validation process, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to develop a standard set of data fields to guide the Services 

and defense agencies in their annual collection of data for the 50– 

50 report and to establish a requirement that all depot maintenance expenditure data collected be retained at the Service or defense agency’s headquarters for at least three years. Moreover, the 

Committee recommends that the Service Secretaries and the directors of the defense agencies work to automate their data collection 

processes wherever possible to improve the auditability of their 

data and reduce the likelihood of human errors in the calculations. 

DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR BUDGET EXHIBITS

The Committee remains frustrated with the quality of the annual 

budget justification materials related to the Department of Defense 

depot-level maintenance expenditures. The OP–30 budget exhibit 

provides useful details concerning the extent to which the operation 

and maintenance budget request meets the Services’ requirements 

for depot-level maintenance and repair of end items. The OP–31 

budget exhibit provides insight regarding estimated orders for 

depot-level repairables (DLRs). The fiscal year 2015 budget request 

also includes the PB–45 budget exhibit, which some Services provide in lieu of the OP–30; this document provides additional useful 

information about methods of accomplishment of depot-level maintenance and repair workloads. What is missing, however, is an 

overarching document that summarizes the request for all depotlevel maintenance and repair workloads, regardless of whether the 

work pertains to end items or DLRs, and regardless of which appropriations account funds the work. 

Therefore, beginning with the fiscal year 2016 request, the Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to include, in addition to the documentation referenced above, an exhibit that provides a comprehensive view of depot-level maintenance and repair workloads for each of the Services in future budget requests. Each Service shall submit with its budget request an 

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serve, and Guard components, where applicable, which shows the 

full range of depot-level maintenance and repair workload, including all end items and DLRs. This budget exhibit shall display 

major maintenance activities and their method of accomplishment 

(including contractor logistics support, interim contractor support, 

other contract, and organic) by appropriations account for the prior 

year, current year, and budget year. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) should ensure that these exhibits do not include expenditures for work other than depot-level maintenance 

and repair. 

DEPOT MAINTENANCE

With the recent drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, repair operations at the depots have increased as the Services rebalance for 

training and preparation for full-spectrum operations. The Committee is aware of the critical role that the depots play in maintaining readiness and recognizes that after a decade of war, capital investments and modernization of the repair facilities is required to 

support the reset of platforms needed for full-spectrum operations. 

Therefore, the Committee provides an additional $90,000,000 specifically for depot maintenance for the Army, Navy, and Air Force. 

FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION

The Committee has expressed concern for the last three fiscal 

years that base facility sustainment requirements are underfunded. 

The Committee believes that deferring this maintenance has a 

long-term detrimental impact on both military readiness and the 

quality of life and work environment of servicemembers. The Committee provides an additional $720,000,000 to the facilities 

sustainment, restoration, and modernization programs to address 

the maintenance backlog for the active Services, the National 

Guard, and the reserve components. 

SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING AND OUTREACH

Suicide remains an issue of concern in the Services, especially 

within the Guard and reserve components. Whereas 

servicemembers serving on active duty return from deployments to 

military bases which provide structured support networks, returning Guardsmen and reservists are frequently geographically isolated from their units and may not have the regular interactions 

with their peers and chain of command that their active duty counterparts experience. 

The Committee is aware of programs for the reserve components, 

such as the National Guard Psychological Health Program, to improve access to mental health providers, and the Committee recommendation fully funds the budget request for this program. The 

Committee recommendation provides additional funding for suicide 

prevention in the Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide account. In addition, the Committee recognizes the important role 

that programs such as Yellow Ribbon play in helping Guardsmen 

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The Committee acknowledges the steps that the Services have 

taken to implement suicide prevention training and outreach efforts and to lower the rate of suicide among servicemembers but 

believes that more must be done to identify at-risk servicemembers 

and to improve prevention and outreach efforts. The Committee 

urges the Service Secretaries to continue to make suicide prevention a key priority and to regularly update the Committee on actions being taken. 

WORKING CONDITIONS IN BANGLADESH

The Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014 directed 

the Secretary of Defense to provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees that specify if any garments purchased by the military exchange system are manufactured in Bangladesh from suppliers that are not signatories or in compliance 

with the Accord for Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh. The 

Committee is aware that there is a second organization of companies, the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety, that is also concerned with ensuring compliance. The Committee supports the continued reporting on this issue and directs the Secretary of Defense 

to include in the quarterly submissions if any of the garments purchased by the military exchange system are manufactured in Bangladesh from suppliers that are not signatories or in compliance 

with either the Accord or the Alliance. 

OVERESTIMATION AND REPORTING OF CIVILIAN WORKFORCE

The fiscal year 2014 budget request substantially overestimated 

the number of civilians that would be employed by the Department 

of Defense during fiscal year 2014. The Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014 used data provided by the Services 

and defense agencies to identify the actual civilian full time equivalents (FTE) that were recorded beginning in fiscal year 2014 and 

reduced funding in the operation and maintenance accounts based 

on this overestimation of civilian FTE levels. While the Committee 

supports a strong civilian workforce, the Department of the Army 

and the Department of the Air Force again substantially overestimated the number of civilians that would be employed during fiscal 

year 2015. For the Army and Air Force, including the reserve components but not the National Guard, the current fiscal year 2014 

estimate for civilian FTEs is well below what was provided for in 

the Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014 and what 

is planned in the fiscal year 2015 budget request. As such, the 

Committee recommends reductions in fiscal year 2015 due to overestimation of civilian FTEs in these accounts. 

The Committee has not received the Department of the Navy’s 

projected fiscal year 2015 average civilian FTE strength. Additionally, the Navy has not provided that data to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to enable it to complete its annual analysis of the Department of Defense civilian personnel budget request. Failure to provide information in a timely manner makes it 

difficult for the Committee and the GAO to conduct proper oversight. Therefore, the Committee again reduces the Navy, but not 

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commensurate with the Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal 

year 2014. 

To ensure that timely and accurate information is provided in future fiscal years, beginning in fiscal year 2016 the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to include the projected average civilian FTE strength as well as the civilian end strength in its quarterly end strength report. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET DOCUMENTATION

While the Department of Defense and the Departments of the 

Army and the Air Force all provide average annual civilian salary 

by sub-activity group (SAG) in the personnel summary exhibit in 

the OP–5, the Department of the Navy does not provide this information. The Committee is aware that the Department of Defense 

Financial Management Regulation (FMR) does not require this 

data as part of the budget justification materials. The Committee 

recommends that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 

modify the FMR to require that this information be provided at the 

SAG level of detail as part of all operation and maintenance account budget justification submissions. Further, until the FMR is 

amended to require this information be included in the annual 

budget justification submissions, the Committee directs the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and the Service Secretaries to 

provide the average annual civilian salary in the personnel summary exhibit for each sub-activity group for each Service and agency. 

The Committee is disappointed that in many cases throughout 

the fiscal year 2015 budget justification materials, the Department 

of the Navy and the Department of Defense use the term ‘‘partially 

offset’’ rather than breaking out program changes by program increase and program decrease for every line item in the OP–5. This 

makes it difficult for the Committee to have full visibility over the 

changes occurring within programs. Therefore, beginning in fiscal 

year 2016, the Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense 

(Comptroller) and the Service Secretaries to fully display all increases and decreases at the SAG level in the OP–5 exhibits. 

Finally, in many of the workload exhibits in the operation and 

maintenance accounts, there is no accompanying explanation of the 

units of measurement. The Committee directs the Under Secretary 

of Defense (Comptroller) and the Service Secretaries to properly 

annotate the exhibits to specify the units of measurement presented in the display. 

OPERATIONAL RESERVE

The Committee has previously expressed concern regarding the 

Army’s support for maintaining an operational reserve. After reviewing the fiscal year 2015 budget request, the Committee remains concerned that the Army Reserve and the Army National 

Guard readiness accounts are significantly underfunded. The Committee believes that this will have an immediate and lasting impact 

on the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve’s readiness 

that will be difficult to restore in future fiscal years. 

Significant taxpayer investment has been made to enable the 

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force. The Committee supports the enduring vision of an operational reserve and encourages all Services to continue resourcing 

and utilizing the Guard and reserve components as key members 

of the operational force. In addition to the $1,000,000,000 provided for increased military 

readiness described elsewhere in the Committee report, of which 

the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard will receive a proportional share, $135,000,000 is provided directly to the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard to be used specifically to further improve readiness of the operational reserve. The recommendation also includes $68,000,000 for the Army National 

Guard to fully fund two Combat Training Center rotations in fiscal 

year 2015 as scheduled. 

MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT OPERATIONS

The Committee appreciates the attention that the Department 

has given to the Committee’s concern that funding for military information support operations (MISO) activities only be used to fulfill core military activities rather than duplicate programs and activities more appropriately conducted by other departments and 

agencies. The Committee believes that significant progress has 

been made and appreciates the Department’s efforts in this regard. 

The Committee notes that there are some specific issues that warrant further review which are detailed in the classified annex accompanying the Committee report. The Committee looks forward to 

continuing to work with the Department to address these matters. 

The Committee recommendation reduces the base budget request 

for MISO funding by $15,000,000. The allocation of funds by combatant command and funding levels for certain programs is specifically delineated in the classified annex. The delineation of this 

funding is a congressional special interest item and any deviations 

from the allocations are subject to sections 8005, 8006, and 9002 

of this Act. 

The Secretary of Defense is also directed to submit a report to 

the House and Senate Appropriations Committees not later than 

30 days after the enactment of this Act that details the proposed 

execution of the funding provided for MISO programs. The report 

shall include the program name, activity, a description of service, 

target audience, goals and objectives, attribution, measures of effectiveness, prior year obligations and expenditures, and the estimated budget for the year of execution. This report, and the delineation of each program, project, and activity, shall serve as the 

basis for reprogramming in accordance with section 8006 of this 

Act. 

NUCLEAR AND NATURAL DISASTER RESPONSE

The Committee understands that differences between Department of Defense and civilian guidelines regarding nuclear or radiological event disaster response created challenges during Operation 

Tomadachi, which provided humanitarian assistance following the 

earthquake and the tsunami, and the subsequent release of radioactive material from the Fukushima nuclear reactor in Japan. The 

Committee understands that more uniform methodologies are being 

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the decisionmaking process during such operations, and it encourages the Secretary of Defense to consider such proposals when reviewing guidelines for conducting nuclear, radiological, and natural 

disaster response and humanitarian assistance operations. 

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

The Committee supports efforts to include performance measures 

in the budget justification documents. These performance measures 

should be result oriented and demonstrate how prior year investments show progress toward achieving performance goals. The 

Committee urges the Secretary of Defense to work with the Comptroller General of the United States to develop result oriented performance measures that will assist the Department in the implementation of its strategic guidance. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $30,768,069,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 33,240,148,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 32,671,980,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥568,168,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $32,671,980,000 

for Operation and Maintenance, Army. The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal 

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CEMETERIAL EXPENSES

The Committee notes that for the third year in a row, the fiscal 

year 2015 budget request includes $25,000,000 in the Operation 

and Maintenance, Army account to assist with the maintenance 

backlog at Arlington National Cemetery instead of requesting all 

funds within the Cemeterial Expenses, Army account. As stated in 

the reports accompanying the House versions of the Department of 

Defense Appropriations Acts for fiscal years 2013 and 2014, the 

Committee does not support the proposal to fund Arlington National Cemetery through separate accounts contained in two different appropriations bills. Split funding undermines the federal 

budgeting principles requiring expenditures to be charged against 

the same account each year, once an account has been identified 

for such purpose. The Committee rejects the proposal to fund 

cemeterial expenses in the Operation and Maintenance, Army account and instead provides funding to address the maintenance 

backlog at Arlington National Cemetery in the Cemeterial Expenses, Army account in the House-passed Military Construction 

and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2015. Further, the Committee directs that future budget requests include all 

funding proposed for Arlington National Cemetery within the 

Cemeterial Expenses, Army account. 

ARMY INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

The Committee recognizes the difficulty of efficiently managing 

the retrograde of equipment and material from Afghanistan to military installations overseas and in the United States. The Committee understands that problems also extend to the cataloging, inventorying, and tracking of equipment at domestic bases because 

much of the cataloging and tracking of the data plates and bar 

codes for this equipment is accomplished with pen and paper. This 

process is slow, expensive, and can lead to errors in which equipment is lost, left behind, or sent to the wrong destination. The 

Committee is aware that the Army is testing automated inventory 

tracking and management solutions to capture data plate and bar 

code information and supports further testing and evaluation to determine if these solutions can be cost effective and time saving replacements for the current systems. The Committee supports the 

Army’s efforts to automate its inventory management activities and 

to achieve cost savings associated with modernized systems. 

DEFENSE GENERATOR AND RAIL EQUIPMENT CENTER AT HILL AIR

FORCE BASE

The Committee understands that the Defense Generator and 

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

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

DGRC is currently located within the boundaries of Hill AFB, the 

Committee is aware that after completion of the enhanced use 

lease project DGRC could be located outside of the boundaries and 

if so, would be required to provide its own force protection which 

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relevant state and local stakeholders to address concerns raised by 

the current DGRC location and to reach an agreement acceptable 

to all parties on the future status and location of the DGRC. The 

Committee is also concerned that obligating funds to perform nonsafety related renovations of the DGRC before a consensus is 

reached would not be a good use of limited resources. Therefore, 

the Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to limit renovations to those required only for health and safety until such an 

agreement is reached and to keep the congressional defense committees informed of all safety-related renovations performed, as 

well as a justification for why the renovations are required. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $36,311,160,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 39,316,857,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 39,073,543,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥243,314,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $39,073,543,000 

for Operation and Maintenance, Navy. The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal 

year 2015: 


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TIRE SUCCESSOR INITIATIVE

The Defense Logistics Agency established the Tire Successor Initiative (TSI) to contract with a non-tire manufacturer for tire contract management. However, the Department of the Navy received 

an exemption from TSI for their existing tire contract. As a result 

of the exemption, the existing Navy tire contract is administered 

by a tire manufacturer, creating a perception of a lack of competition. Now that the Navy’s existing tire contracts are set to expire, 

the Committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to administer tire 

procurement through the Tire Successor Initiative as administered 

by the Defense Logistics Agency. 

SHIPBOARD LIGHTING SYSTEMS

The Navy is researching how to increase light-emitting diode 

supply and vendor capacity, decrease costs, and rapidly field solid 

state lighting on ships. The lighting program replaces existing fixtures on various ship classes to continue the savings associated 

with more efficient lighting methods. The Committee encourages 

the Secretary of the Navy to continue to replace outdated and inefficient fixtures and urges the Secretary of the Navy to update the 

lighting specification standards. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $5,397,605,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 5,909,487,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 5,984,680,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +75,193,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,984,680,000 

for Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps. The total amount 

recommended in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 


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SPECIAL PURPOSE MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE

Since its inception, the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task 

Force—Crisis Response teams have responded successfully in several locations in the United States Africa Command area of responsibility. Their missions have included supporting local security operations, acting as a quick reaction force, conducting limited offensive and defensive operations, providing tactical recovery of aircraft 

and personnel, providing limited humanitarian assistance, and conducting limited non-combatant evacuation operations missions. The 

Committee is highly supportive of the Commandant’s plan to provide Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force support to all 

combatant commands and has provided funding to establish teams 

in the Central Command and the Southern Command areas of responsibility. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $33,248,618,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 35,331,193,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 35,024,160,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥307,033,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $35,024,160,000 

for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force. The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal 

year 2015: 


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AIR FORCE FLYING HOUR METRICS

The Committee is concerned that the Air Force has not developed 

a cost effective, goal oriented, metric based program on which to 

base its flying hour requirements and annual funding request. In 

fiscal year 2015, the Air Force requests significant increases for air 

operations and states that the requested funding for flying hours 

is based on available funds rather than any stated requirement. 

Further, a review of execution of previous fiscal years’ flying hour 

programs shows that the Air Force consistently underexecutes its 

flying hour program. In these fiscally constrained times, ensuring 

that every dollar is spent to its maximum effectiveness means that 

flying to the budget instead of the readiness requirement risks significant waste of taxpayer resources. In addition, the lack of objective criteria or performance goals makes conducting objective, data 

driven analysis by the Committee impossible. 

The Committee strongly supports robust funding for flying hours 

and other training required to achieve pilot competence, safety, and 

combat readiness, and recognizes that providing sufficient funding 

for the flying hour program to achieve these goals requires significant investment and resources. Therefore, the Committee directs 

the Secretary of the Air Force to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the air operations program and to report to the congressional defense committees at the time of its fiscal year 2016 budget 

submission the results of this review. As part of the review of the 

flying hour program, the Committee directs the Secretary of the 

Air Force to consult with experts including, but not limited to, the 

Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, the Director of Cost 

Assessment and Program Evaluation, and the leadership at the 

Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, in order to 

establish metrics and goals for the flying hour program which will 

directly relate the flying hours requested in the budget to a clear, 

requirement-based training curriculum which will leverage limited 

resources in order to achieve maximum readiness. The Committee 

further directs the Secretary of the Air Force to review and revise 

the budget justification materials for the flying hours sub-activity 

groups in order to improve the clarity and completeness of those 

materials in future fiscal years, beginning with the fiscal year 2016 

budget submission. 

AIR FORCE WEAPON SYSTEM SUSTAINMENT

The lack of objective data-driven metrics for the flying hour program has budget implications throughout the Operation and Maintenance, Air Force account. Within the Weapon System 

Sustainment (WSS) program, funding requirements for flying hours 

and depot maintenance are interrelated and can vary significantly 

depending on the number of flying hours executed. While the Air 

Force states that the WSS program is managed as an ‘‘enterprise 

level concept’’ and claims to regularly review the program in the 

year of execution to determine the actual requirement, the type 

and number of systems being inducted or work being performed 

can vary tremendously between what was included in the budget 

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Further, while the Air Force has improved its effort to capture 

all funding requested for depot maintenance, including contractor 

logistics support, in the depot maintenance sub-activity groups 

(SAGs), it is not yet able to fully differentiate between flight-line 

activities, for which funding should be requested in the aircraft operations and mission support SAGs, and depot maintenance activities, for which funding should be requested in the depot maintenance SAGs. The Committee remains concerned that the lack of fidelity and quality of the WSS and depot maintenance justification 

materials prevents the Committee from conducting meaningful 

analysis or oversight of either program. The Air Force acknowledges that its current justification materials could be seen as misleading, and the Committee understands that the Air Force will attempt to provide more useful, complete, and meaningful justification material for the WSS program in future fiscal years. While the 

Committee recognizes that requirements can change due to unexpected changes in mission or requirements during the fiscal year, 

it also believes that the lack of program goals and metrics for the 

flying hour program drives much of the lack of fidelity in funding 

requirements in other areas, including WSS and depot maintenance funding. In addition to the review of the budget justification 

materials for the flying hours SAGs directed in previous report language, the Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to review and revise the budget justification materials for the mission 

support and depot maintenance SAGs to improve the clarity and 

completeness of those materials in future fiscal years, beginning 

with the fiscal year 2016 budget submission. 

AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND INFRASTRUCTURE

The Committee recognizes the important role that the Air Education and Training Command plays in recruiting, training, and 

educating airmen. The Committee understands that flooding and 

other infrastructure challenges have adversely impacted facilities, 

equipment, operations, and training for airmen and encourages the 

Secretary of the Air Force to take steps to address these deficiencies. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $31,450,068,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 31,198,232,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 30,896,741,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥301,491,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $30,896,741,000, 

for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide. The total amount 

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SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

FUNDING

The Committee recommends a total of $5,087,384,000 for the 

Special Operations Command (SOCOM) operation and maintenance funding, an increase of $305,441,000, or six percent over the 

fiscal year 2014 enacted level. In addition, the recommendation 

transfers $32,000,000 originally requested within the SOCOM 

budget to other Department of Defense agencies better equipped to 

address the needs of the special operations community. The recommendation reflects the Committee’s continued commitment to 

ensure that the necessary resources are provided to maintain and 

support the readiness of special operators. 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND—FLYING HOURS RESTORATION

The Committee recommendation provides an increase of 

$124,729,000 above the request for the flying hour program of the 

Special Operations Command (SOCOM). The Committee is disappointed that, again this year, the fiscal year 2015 base budget 

for SOCOM proposes a reduction to baseline flying hours which 

would result in only 67 percent of the training requirement being 

met. The Committee is concerned that while the overall SOCOM 

budget request represents a nine percent increase over the fiscal 

year 2014 enacted level, flying hour requirements were not 

prioritized within the request but rather listed as SOCOM’s top unfunded priority. With anticipated reductions in operational flying 

hours funded in the overseas contingency operations budget due to 

the Afghanistan drawdown, it is important that baseline SOCOM 

flying hours training be preserved to maintain pilot proficiency. 

Therefore, the Committee recommendation restores the proposed 

flying hours reduction and provides the full amount identified on 

SOCOM’s unfunded priority list. 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND—BUDGET JUSTIFICATION

The Committee is pleased with the progress made to address 

concerns regarding the annual congressional budget justification 

submission. The fiscal year 2015 budget submission was a marked 

improvement over previous years. The Committee appreciates that 

changes to the submission require a tremendous effort on the part 

of the staffs of the Comptroller, Special Operations for Financial 

Management (SOFM), the individual components, and the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and they are to be commended 

for their work. 

After consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), the Committee agreed to a phased approach to conform the 

Special Operations Command (SOCOM) budget justification materials to the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (FMR) Volume 2A, Chapter 3, as it applies to the Services. A 

two year transition was proposed to establish sub-activity groups 

and line item/program elements as part of the budget justification 

submission. The Committee appreciates that it received this level 

of detail informally from SOCOM during the fiscal year 2015 budget review process. The Committee directs that the fiscal year 2016 

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at this level of detail in the formal justification material. The Committee further directs the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 

and the Comptroller, SOFM to consult with the Committee during 

development of the fiscal year 2016 budget submission on actions 

being taken to make these necessary changes not later than October 1, 2014. 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND—REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE

The Committee is concerned that the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has not complied with longstanding Department of 

Defense regulations requiring submission of a prior approval reprogramming request prior to the initiation of a new start as it pertains to operation and maintenance programs. Over the last two 

years, SOCOM has initiated significant new programs, contracts, 

and activities that were not previously identified or explicitly justified in budget justification materials without submitting a reprogramming request for approval. SOCOM has also started programs and activities prior to receiving funding approval in the applicable appropriations Acts. 

The Committee understands that the characteristics of operation 

and maintenance programs are such that new starts do not occur 

with the same frequency as acquisition programs. However, there 

are new starts in operation and maintenance accounts and, as 

such, established reprogramming procedures must be followed. Specifically, Department of Defense Federal Management Regulation, 

Volume 3, Chapter 6, section 060903D states that for operation and 

maintenance accounts ‘‘new starts would be significant new programs, contracts, or activities that have not been explicitly justified 

to the Congress in budget justification material.’’ The Committee 

directs the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to review this 

matter and issue any necessary clarifying guidance to SOCOM and 

report actions taken to the Committee not later than 60 days after 

the enactment of this Act to ensure full compliance with established regulations. The Committee strongly encourages the Commander of SOCOM to consult with the Committee as necessary. 

Finally, the Committee notes that language is included elsewhere 

in the Committee report reminding the Secretary of Defense that 

reductions included in the project level tables are to be treated as 

congressional interest items and thus cannot be restored through 

the use of below threshold reprogramming actions. 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND—USE OF MAJOR FORCE PROGRAM-11

FUNDS

In fiscal year 2014, the Committee raised concerns regarding the 

Special Operations Command (SOCOM) use of Major Force Program-11 (MFP–11) funds for non-MFP–11 activities. MFP–11 funds 

are to be used only to acquire and/or develop special operations 

forces (SOF)-peculiar materiel, supplies, and/or services, rather 

than to supplement or supplant activities that are or should be provided by the military Services. The Committee’s review of the report provided in accordance with the Consolidated Appropriations 

Act for fiscal year 2014 has raised concerns that SOCOM used a 

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directives and regulations. The Committee appreciates the actions 

being taken by the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and 

the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low 

Intensity Conflict to revise the process used to grant waivers from 

the restrictions on the use of MFP–11 funds, including the requirement for quarterly notifications. The Committee directs the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to submit a report not later 

than 60 days after the enactment of this Act that describes the revised process and to submit a quarterly report listing all waivers 

granted and the justification for each waiver. 

The Committee also directs the Under Secretary of Defense 

(Comptroller) to ensure that the fiscal year 2016 congressional 

budget justification clearly identifies and justifies all MFP–11 operation and maintenance funding for programs and activities for 

which the Services or other defense agencies previously had responsibility for funding, including those related to special operations, the justification for the use of MFP–11 funds, and/or the 

funds that would be transferred between the MFP–11 budget and 

other Major Force Program budgets and the justification for such 

transfers. 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND—OVERSIGHT

Over the years, concerns have been raised regarding the ability 

of the Department of Defense to conduct the same level of oversight 

over Special Operations Command (SOCOM) activities and funding 

as is applied to the Services and other defense agencies. In an era 

of declining resources and when faced with difficult choices to preserve the most critical capabilities of the Department of Defense, 

vigorous oversight of all programs and activities is required. The 

Committee notes that at a time when the Services are facing significant reductions in their manpower and budget requests, 

SOCOM manpower and budget requests increase in fiscal year 

2015. The Committee appreciates the commitment of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (ASD SOLIC) to provide oversight and looks forward to his recommendations for ways to improve the oversight of SOCOM. The 

Committee recommendation includes an increase of $2,000,000 

under the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Policy) for the Office 

of ASD SOLIC for additional staffing to provide necessary oversight. 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND—NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

Subsequent to the fiscal year 2015 budget request submission, 

the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) notified the Committee 

that it no longer intended to pursue a waiver of section 8018 of the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014 in order to establish an additional SOCOM office in the Washington, D.C. area. 

Therefore, the Committee recommendation does not include 

$5,000,000 to establish a Special Operations Command—National 

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SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND—SUICIDE PREVENTION AND

PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH

The Committee understands the toll that more than a decade of 

war has taken on all servicemembers and their families, including 

special operators. The Committee has always made the care of all 

servicemembers and their families its highest priority, including 

the special operations community. 

The Committee is extremely concerned that the suicide rate for 

special operators has continued to increase since calendar year 

2010, and for the past two years the suicide rate within the special 

operations force has surpassed those of the Services. The Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014 provided $17,800,000, 

the full amount requested by the Special Operations Command 

(SOCOM), under the Defense Health Program to accelerate the expansion of the embedded behavioral health program to the entire 

special operations community in an effort to address the psychological health of the force. 

While SOCOM has requested significant increases in both fiscal 

years 2014 and 2015 for the Command’s Preservation of the Force 

and Family Initiative, the Committee notes that this initiative and 

the corresponding budget requests have been heavily focused on a 

human performance program. The human performance program 

has emphasized physical readiness with costly military construction and multi-year service contracts for physical therapists, 

strength and conditioning specialists, athletic trainers, and sports 

dieticians. At the same time, SOCOM has not requested funding 

for targeted suicide prevention programs. According to SOCOM, 

suicide prevention efforts have been minimal and met as unfunded 

requirements. Further, the Committee is aware that SOCOM only 

recently signed and promulgated a force-wide Suicide Prevention 

Policy Memorandum dated March 31, 2014. 

The Committee shares the concerns expressed in the Housepassed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015 regarding the current emphasis on the human performance program 

and agrees that suicide prevention and the psychological health of 

the force must be given the highest priority. Therefore, the Committee recommends a transfer of $18,800,000 from the amount requested for the human performance program to bolster the psychological health of the force as follows: $14,800,000 to the Defense 

Health Program for behavioral health and warrior care management, providing a total of $29,600,000; and $4,000,000 to the Office 

of Suicide Prevention to implement the recommendations of the review and report on suicide among members of the special operations forces as mandated in section 581 of the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015. 

The Committee also provides $1,200,000 for chaplain training, as 

requested, and expects that training emphasis will be placed on 

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SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND—HUMAN PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE

PROGRAM

The Committee recommends a total of $24,200,000 to support the 

physical training programs for the Special Operations Command 

(SOCOM). While the budget justification documentation included 

funding within multiple sub-activity groups for the human performance program, the Committee recommendation consolidates all 

funding for human performance contract personnel across the entire special operations force (SOF) enterprise within the other operations sub-activity group. The recommendation provides a total of 

$20,000,000 for the SOF enterprise for human performance contracts, an increase of $3,500,000 above the fiscal year 2014 enacted 

level. 

The Committee has long supported physical training programs to 

ensure that special operators are in top physical condition to 

achieve their mission. As the Committee noted in fiscal year 2014, 

past training approaches used by SOCOM varied by component 

and were not scientifically based to address the unique requirements of special operators. Further, the training needs vary significantly between special operators based on their mission set. In fiscal year 2007, at the request of SOCOM, the Committee began to 

fund the Tactical Athlete Program within the Department of the 

Navy to provide the necessary scientific research for each individual type of SOF operator in order to design appropriate physical 

training programs to meet those specialized needs. This approach 

was previously used by the Department of the Army to successfully 

develop a training program for the 101st Airborne Division. The 

Committee continues to believe that the completion of this research 

program for all SOF components and its corresponding results will 

provide research-based injury prevention and performance optimization solutions and will enable the design of training programs 

uniquely tailored to the needs of special operators in the most productive and cost effective manner possible. The Committee is disappointed that while SOCOM has publicly endorsed this research 

effort, it has not requested funds to complete the multi-year research programs being conducted for Air Force, Army, and Marine 

Corps special operations components. Therefore, the recommendation transfers $4,200,000 from SOCOM’s human performance program to the Department of the Navy to complete these ongoing assessments. 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND—ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAM

The fiscal year 2015 budget request includes $4,473,000 for Advanced Education programs for special operations forces (SOF), an 

increase of $3,473,000 over the fiscal year 2014 enacted level. The 

Committee supports professional military education opportunities 

for all servicemembers, including those in the SOF community. 

However, professional military education is a Service-managed and 

funded responsibility to ensure equitable opportunities for all 

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pation in established Service and civilian programs outside of the 

normal funding and selection process. The Committee also questions whether SOCOM’s proposal to expand education programs to 

fellowship, doctorate, and executive programs with the private sector meets existing Department of Defense regulations. 

The Committee notes that the House-passed National Defense 

Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015 directs the Secretary of Defense to submit an assessment of SOCOM’s master’s degree requirements. The Committee believes that the results of that review 

will assist in providing a better understanding of SOF advanced 

education requirements, as well as how existing programs are addressing these requirements. 

Finally, the Committee is concerned that SOCOM began the establishment of several new programs in fiscal year 2013 prior to 

seeking and receiving the necessary congressional approvals for 

these programs. For example, SOCOM executed an agreement with 

the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) to provide Major Force Program-11 funds for expanded SOF participation when no funds were 

appropriated for this effort. This resulted in unnecessary stress and 

confusion on the part of the impacted servicemembers. Therefore, 

the Committee recommendation transfers $1,613,000 from the 

SOCOM operation and maintenance account to the Naval Postgraduate School account to ensure appropriate program and budget 

oversight of NPS programs. Additionally, the Committee recommendation includes a reduction of $2,000,000 from the request 

based on concerns regarding duplication and unvalidated requirements. The remaining $860,000 is not to be obligated until 30 days 

after the congressional defense committees have received the Secretary’s assessment as directed by the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015 and SOCOM has provided a spend plan for the use of the funds which explains the 

SOF-unique requirements for which no other Department of Defense or Service program exists. 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND-CLASSIFIED ADJUSTMENTS

Further explanation and direction regarding the classified programs and recommendations for the Special Operations Command 

is contained in the classified annex accompanying this report. 

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

The Committee is concerned about the perceived lack of progress 

on energy efficiency initiatives within the Department of Defense. 

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

180 days after the enactment of this Act on the energy use and energy efficiency projects at the Pentagon and the ten largest Department of Defense facilities. The report shall include, but is not limited to, an analysis of energy use at the Pentagon Reservation and 

the ten largest facilities; an accounting, including dates, of when 

energy audits and energy efficiency projects have been conducted 

at such facilities; and an accounting of energy savings projects that 

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COMMERCIAL JOINT MAPPING TOOLKIT

The Committee is concerned with the ability of combatant commanders to exploit data provided by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in environments with limited bandwidths. 

The Committee directs the Director of NGA, in coordination with 

the Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence), to submit a report 

not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, to the congressional defense and intelligence committees, that details an acquisition strategy, which includes cost and schedule data, for a 

competitive Commercial Joint Mapping Toolkit follow-on program 

that supports the combatant commands’ requirements for exploitation and dissemination of NGA data in limited bandwidth operational environments. 

AUTOMATED CONTINUOUS EVALUATION SYSTEM

The Committee understands that the Automated Continuous 

Evaluation System (ACES) was developed by the Defense Personnel Security Research Center and is the program that the Department of Defense and the Office of Management and Budget 

recommend as the enterprise solution for government-wide continuous personnel security evaluations. The Committee further understands that there is an Army pilot program on personnel security 

evaluation that is being used interchangeably with ACES. The 

Committee believes that these are two different programs and 

should be referred to as such. 

The Committee believes that the granting of a security clearance 

for Department of Defense personnel is an inherently governmental 

function of the Department of Defense. Therefore, the Committee 

directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act, on the feasibility and costs associated with the 

Department of Defense assuming the responsibilities of conducting 

security clearance investigation activities for all Department of Defense personnel. 

The Committee also encourages the Secretary of Defense to consider measures to optimize and streamline data sharing and best 

practices for continuous personnel security evaluations and threat 

analysis. 

OVERSEAS MILITARY INSTALLATION INVENTORY

The Committee looks forward to receiving the Secretary of Defense’s report on the inventory of United States military installations located overseas as directed in the explanatory statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 

2014. The Committee expects that the report will include an assessment of the requirements for overseas military force structure 

and infrastructure, an inventory of potentially excess infrastructure, and any opportunities for infrastructure consolidation. 

SPARE PARTS MANAGEMENT

The Committee understands that the Department of Defense is 

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in the management of spare parts. The Committee supports these 

efforts but continues to monitor the progress of implementation. 

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 120 

days after the enactment of this Act on further implementation of 

the Comprehensive Inventory Management Improvement Plan. The 

report should include details of the efforts to strengthen demand 

forecasting, visibility of on-hand inventory, reviews of on-order excess inventory, and management of inventory held for economic 

and contingency reasons. Additionally, the report should include a 

summary of the efforts to establish a standardized set of supply 

chain and inventory management metrics to measure key attributes including materiel readiness, responsiveness, reliability, 

cost, and planning and precision of supply chain management operations. 

TRANSPORTABLE, MODULAR, RENEWABLE ENERGY PLATFORMS

The Committee supports efforts by the Department of Defense to 

invest in cost-saving energy measures, including transportable, 

modular, renewable energy platforms that reduce the warfighter’s 

reliance on traditional fuel supplies in theater. 

NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM

The Committee understands that the National Security Education Program (NSEP) plays an important role in increasing the 

pool of cultural and linguistic experts in government, and it supports Department of Defense and other government agencies efforts 

to partner with higher education institutions to achieve the goals 

of the NSEP. The Committee believes that these efforts should continue to consider minority serving institutions, such as Historically 

Black Colleges and Universities, to ensure diversity within the intelligence community and to increase the number of analysts with 

proficiency in critical languages and cultural studies, including 

Chinese, Farsi, and Arabic. 

AUDIT READINESS

By September 30, 2017, the Department of Defense is required 

to validate its financial statements as ready for audit. To prepare 

for this milestone, the Department has focused its efforts in two 

broad areas. First, processes, controls, and systems that produce 

budgetary information and support the Statement of Budgetary Resources have been strengthened. Second, the accuracy and reliability of management information in several critical areas, including military equipment and real property, has been improved. The 

Government Accountability Office highlighted remaining challenges 

associated with identifying and mitigating risks to achieving the 

goals of the Department’s Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) effort in a May 2013 review. Successful implementation of the FIAR guidance by the Services and defense agencies, 

modernizing business information systems, and improving the financial management workforce are essential to preparing for the 

September 2017 milestone. Accordingly, the Committee provides 

$8,000,000 above the request for the Under Secretary of Defense 


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(Comptroller) to improve business and financial systems throughout the Department to achieve audit readiness. 

CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICES

The Committee supports the Department of Defense’s investments in cloud computing services for the Joint Information Environment. The Committee is aware of many options for cloud computing services and payment strategies for users to purchase cloud 

computing services. In order to provide further insight into the Department’s cloud computing strategy, the Committee directs the 

Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense to submit 

a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 90 

days after the enactment of this Act on the adoption and potential 

expansion of cloud computing within the Department, Services and 

defense agencies. The report shall include an update on the use of 

commercial cloud computing services in the Department of Defense, 

the current plans for the expansion of cloud computing, the purchasing and billing methodologies being proposed, an analysis of 

the costs, and if applicable, the savings associated with the utilization of cloud computing within the Department over the future 

years defense plan. 

TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR COMMISSARY GOODS

The Committee supports the Defense Commissary system and 

the benefits it yields to servicemembers worldwide. Historically, 

the Department of Defense has subsidized the secondary transportation costs for commissary goods shipped overseas. The Committee 

now understands that the Defense Commissary Agency plans to recompete the contracts for delivery of fresh fruits and vegetables 

and will require that proposed prices for goods include secondary 

transportation costs, thereby passing the costs for these goods on 

to commissary customers. 

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense committees on the proposed 

change in procurement and transportation policies for commissary 

goods. Further, the Committee directs that the current policies and 

procedures associated with second destination shipping for commissaries cannot be modified until the report is delivered and the 

committees have 30 days to review and approve the proposed 

changes included in the report. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $2,940,936,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 2,490,569,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 2,535,606,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +45,037,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,535,606,000 

for Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve. The total amount 

recommended in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 


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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $1,158,382,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 1,007,100,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 1,011,827,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +4,727,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,011,827,000 

for Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve. The total amount 

recommended in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 


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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $255,317,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 268,582,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 270,485,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +1,903,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $270,485,000 for 

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve. The total 

amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program 

in fiscal year 2015: 


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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $3,062,207,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 3,015,842,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 2,989,214,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥26,628,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,989,214,000 

for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve. The total 

amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program 

in fiscal year 2015: 


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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $6,857,530,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 6,030,773,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 6,116,307,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +85,534,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,116,307,000 

for Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard. The total 

amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program 

in fiscal year 2015: 


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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $6,392,304,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 6,392,859,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 6,393,919,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +1,060,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,393,919,000 

for Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard. The total 

amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program 

in fiscal year 2015: 


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OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS TRANSFER 

ACCOUNT 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... – – – 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... $5,000,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. – – – 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥5,000,000 

The Committee recommends no funding for the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Account. 

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED 

FORCES 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $13,606,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 13,723,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 13,723,000 

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

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $13,723,000 for 

the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $298,815,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 201,560,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 201,560,000 

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

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $201,560,000 for 

Environmental Restoration, Army. 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $316,103,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 277,294,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 277,294,000 

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

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $277,294,000 for 

Environmental Restoration, Navy. 

VIEQUES AND CULEBRA ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION

The Committee remains concerned about the pace of environmental restoration on the islands of Vieques and Culebra. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Secretary of the Army, to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act detailing a plan and schedule for the completion of the clean-up of the contaminated areas of Vieques and 

Culebra. 

The Committee also notes that there are gaps in information 

about the types and amounts of ordnance used on Vieques and 

Culebra and potential links between such ordnance and present 

threats to public health. The Committee further directs the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Secretary of the Army, 

to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not 

later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act that details the 

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nally, the Committee also urges the Secretary of Defense to make 

the relevant documents available to the public. 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $439,820,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 408,716,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 408,716,000 

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

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $408,716,000 for 

Environmental Restoration, Air Force. 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $10,757,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 8,547,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 8,547,000 

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

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,547,000 for 

Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide. 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED 

DEFENSE SITES 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $287,443,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 208,353,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 233,353,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +25,000,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $233,353,000 for 

Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites. 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS

The Committee believes that improved oversight and management of the Department of Defense Environmental Restoration programs will yield continued benefits. The Committee awaits the 

completion and release of the Defense Environmental Program’s 

Annual Report to Congress and looks forward to receiving and reviewing the report and the additional data required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014. The Committee reminds the Secretary of Defense that the additional reporting requirements should be considered an ongoing annual requirement. 

OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $109,500,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 100,000,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 103,000,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +3,000,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $103,000,000 for 

Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid. 

HUMANITARIAN MINE ACTION PROGRAM

Explosive remnants of war such as mines, unexploded ordnance, 

and small arms ammunition disrupt innocent civilian populations 

in unimaginable ways, including maiming, disfiguring, and possibly 

causing death. The Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) program 

provides training and readiness-enhancing benefits to military 


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forces. The HMA program aids in the development skills for host 

country personnel to sustain their mine action programs after military trainers have redeployed. To enhance the effectiveness of this 

program, the Committee recommendation provides an increase of 

$3,000,000. 

COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $500,455,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 365,108,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 365,108,000 

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

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $365,108,000 for 

the Cooperative Threat Reduction Account. 

ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE

The Committee recognizes that the Department of Defense has 

been involved with assisting the people of Ukraine through funding 

provided in the Cooperative Threat Reduction Account. Additionally, the Committee notes the continued suffering of the Ukrainian 

people. The Committee therefore directs the Secretary of Defense 

to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not 

later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act describing additional assistance that the Department may provide to Ukraine. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 

DEVELOPMENT FUND 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $51,031,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 212,875,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 51,875,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥161,000,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $51,875,000 for 

the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund. 


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TITLE III 

PROCUREMENT 

The fiscal year 2015 Department of Defense procurement budget 

request totals $89,660,299,000. The Committee recommendation 

provides $91,227,819,000 for the procurement accounts. The table 

below summarizes the Committee recommendations: 


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SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

Items for which additional funds have been provided or items for 

which funding has been reduced as shown in the project level tables or in paragraphs using the phrase ‘‘only for’’ or ‘‘only to’’ in the 

Committee report are congressional interest items for the purpose 

of the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these 

items must be carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount 

specifically addressed in the Committee report. Below threshold 

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

1414. These items remain special interest items whether or not 

they are repeated in a subsequent conference report. 

REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR ACQUISITION ACCOUNTS

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to continue to 

follow the reprogramming guidance as specified in the report accompanying the House version of the fiscal year 2008 Department 

of Defense Appropriations Act (House Report 110–279). Specifically, 

the dollar threshold for reprogramming funds will remain at 

$20,000,000 for procurement and $10,000,000 for research, development, test and evaluation. 

The Secretary shall continue to follow the limitation that prior 

approval reprogrammings are set at either the specified dollar 

threshold or 20 percent of the procurement or research, development, test and evaluation line, whichever is less. These thresholds 

are cumulative from the base for reprogramming value as modified 

by any adjustments. Therefore, if the combined value of transfers 

into or out of a procurement (P–1) or research, development, test 

and evaluation (R–1) line exceeds the identified threshold, the Secretary of Defense must submit a prior approval reprogramming to 

the congressional defense committees. In addition, guidelines on 

the application of prior approval reprogramming procedures for 

congressional special interest items are established elsewhere in 

this report. 

REPROGRAMMING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

The Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to continue to provide the congressional defense committees 

quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports for Service 

and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of this Act as required in the explanatory statement accompanying the Department 

of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2006. 

FUNDING INCREASES

The Committee directs that the funding increases outlined in 

these tables shall be provided only for the specific purposes indicated in the tables. 

CLASSIFIED ANNEX

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


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HIGH MOBILITY ENGINEER EXCAVATOR

The Committee recognizes the versatility and broad application 

that the High Mobility Engineer Excavator (HMEE) provides for 

the military. The HMEE offers full spectrum capability to accomplish standard engineer missions of survivability, mobility and 

counter-mobility, and the expanded mission of route clearance and 

breaching operations. The HMEE is transportable by C–130 and 

C–17 aircraft and is capable of operating at speeds of 60 miles per 

hour. It is a versatile engineer vehicle for expeditionary forces and 

for homeland support missions. The Committee urges the Service 

Secretaries to thoroughly review requirements for this vehicle for 

tactical operations as well as for National Guard dual use applications. 

TACTICAL POWER SOURCES

Generators used by the Army and Marine Corps consume a large 

percentage of the fuel used in Afghanistan. The Committee is 

aware of the commitment by the Department of Defense to increase 

fuel efficiency and reduce costs. The Committee understands that 

the advanced medium power source generators may be more fuel 

efficient, reliable, lighter, and quieter than legacy tactical generators. The Committee commends the Army and the Marine Corps for 

pursuing advanced technology in the generation of tactical electricity. The Committee encourages the Secretaries of the Army and 

the Navy to continue to seek advances in tactical electric power. 

MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE SYSTEM TERMINALS

The synchronization of ground terminals with the launch of satellites is a constant challenge for satellite communication systems. 

If the Department of Defense relies entirely upon acquisition of 

new terminals for the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), the 

Department may not take advantage of the increased capability the 

MUOS constellation provides. The Committee supports the MUOS 

program and encourages the Secretary of Defense to consider the 

upgrade of existing communications terminals to accelerate the 

fielding of full MUOS capability to as many users as possible. 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $4,844,891,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 5,102,685,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 5,295,957,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +193,272,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,295,957,000 

for Aircraft Procurement, Army. The total amount recommended in 

the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 


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ARMY AVIATION RESTRUCTURE INITIATIVE

The Army’s fiscal year 2015 budget request proposes a significant 

restructuring of Army aviation assets. Part of this proposal is to 

transfer all Apache helicopters from Army National Guard units to 

the active Army and to shift Blackhawk helicopters from the active 

Army to the Army National Guard. Another component of the proposal is to retire the Kiowa Warrior helicopter, including the TH– 

67 helicopter, currently being used as the training platform for 

Army aviation. The Committee understands that the Army made 

this proposal primarily for affordability reasons. The Committee 

approves the proposal, with the exception of the transfer of Apache 

aircraft from the Army National Guard, as discussed in title VIII 

of this Act. With respect to the retirement of TH–67 aircraft, the 

Committee is extremely concerned about the impact on the rotary 

wing industrial base of placing such a large amount of excess airframes on the market. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense 

committees not later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act 

on the aircraft being retired as part of the Army proposal. This report should include the number of airframes being divested, the 

number of airframes being transferred to other government agencies, the number of airframes being offered for sale to other nations, the cost of divesting these aircraft, and the impact the divestiture of these airframes will have on the domestic rotary wing industrial base. Further, the Secretary of the Army is prohibited 

from divesting any aircraft until the report is submitted by the Secretary of Defense. 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $1,549,491,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 1,017,483,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 1,217,483,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +200,000,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,217,483,000 

for Missile Procurement, Army. The total amount recommended in 

the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 


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PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT 

VEHICLES, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $1,610,811,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 1,471,438,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 1,703,736,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +232,298,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,703,736,000 

for Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army. 

The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 


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PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $1,444,067,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 1,031,477,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 1,011,477,000 

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

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,011,477,000 

for Procurement of Ammunition, Army. The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal 

year 2015: 


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OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $4,936,908,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 4,893,634,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 4,812,234,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥81,400,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,812,234,000 

for Other Procurement, Army. The total amount recommended in 

the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 


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HANDHELD STANDOFF MINE DETECTION SYSTEM

The Committee recognizes that the Army’s AN/PSS–14 Handheld 

Standoff Mine Detection System is a cost effective and efficient 

method of providing a reliable handheld mine detection capability 

to the warfighter. The Committee commends the Army’s efforts to 

improve the system’s capability through the use of engineering 

change proposals, to seek cost effective mine detection devices, and 

to potentially achieve significant savings. 

BODY ARMOR MODERNIZATION

The Committee recognizes that numerous lives have been saved 

by body armor. However, the Committee recalls the struggles involved with production, fielding, and maintenance of body armor 

kits at the beginning of the war in Iraq. The Committee directs the 

Secretary of the Army to develop a plan to replace and refurbish 

expired body armor, to modernize the body armor inventory 

through replenishment, and to ensure that the industrial base is 

able to continue the development and manufacture of more advanced body armor. Elements of the plan shall include the completion and issuance of the Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier 

study on the shelf-life of body armor, consistent with that study, 

a determination of the number of pieces of body armor in the inventory that have expired, the qualification by PEO Soldier of the 

progressively lighter body armor that is being developed for the Future Soldier Protection Systems program, a determination of the 

number of expired body armor pieces that should be replaced by 

the lighter body armor qualified by PEO Soldier or refurbished, a 

determination of the amount of body armor procurement (both replacement and refurbishment) required on an annual basis to ensure that the manufacturing base remains viable and is able to 

continue the development of more advanced body armor until the 

Future Soldier Protection Systems program is implemented, and a 

detailed schedule for the replacement or refurbishment of expired 

body armor in the inventory consistent with the PEO Soldier study 

and as discovered in the above determinations. 

AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE PLANNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM

The air and missile defense planning and control system is an 

Army objective force system that provides integration of air and 

missile defense operations at all echelons. The Committee is aware 

that funding provided in the base budget for fiscal year 2015 will 

be used to buy five air defense and air space management cells. 

The Committee is concerned that the funding requested, which is 

double the amount provided in fiscal year 2014 and half the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2013, may be insufficient to support 

the software upgrades necessary to meet the needs of the air and 

missile defense theater aviation commands. The Committee urges 

the Secretary of the Army to review and stabilize the funding for 

this program. 

HIGH MOBILITY MULTIPURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLE MODERNIZATION

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Vehicles (HMMWV) among its top funding priorities. The Committee includes $100,000,000 above the request to modernize the 

aging National Guard HMMWV fleet to satisfy this requirement. In 

conducting fleet modernization, the Committee urges the Secretary 

of Defense to integrate advanced safety systems, including the application of emerging commercial technologies such as electronic 

control units and airbag technology, to improve the safety of these 

vehicles with respect to underbody blast, crash, or rollover events. 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $16,442,794,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 13,074,317,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 14,054,523,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +980,206,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $14,054,523,000 

for Aircraft Procurement, Navy. The total amount recommended in 

this bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 


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MH–60R

The Navy proposes to prematurely terminate the MH–60R helicopter production line in fiscal year 2016, despite the program 

being bound under a multi-year procurement contract, along with 

the Army’s UH–60 Blackhawk helicopters. The rationale for this 

termination is due to force structure changes, partially driven by 

the decision to decrease the number of carrier air wings as a result 

of the Navy’s decision to prematurely decommission the USS 

George Washington (CVN–73). As discussed elsewhere in this report, the Committee provides the required fiscal year 2015 funding 

to retain CVN–73, thus obviating that variable as a reason to prematurely terminate the MH–60R procurement program. The Committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to fully fund the remaining MH–60R helicopters as previously planned and fulfill the terms 

of the joint H–60 multi-year procurement with the Army. 

EA–18G AIRCRAFT

The EA–18G aircraft provides the Navy, and the nation, with an 

unequaled airborne electronic attack capability. The Navy has recently conducted studies showing that the capability brought by the 

EA–18G aircraft increases with the addition of two aircraft per carrier based squadron. Due to an increasing electronic threat from 

the nation’s adversaries, the Committee sees great value in a more 

capable airborne electronic attack presence. Therefore, to begin to 

increase the size of carrier based airborne electronic attack squadrons, the recommendation provides an additional $975,000,000 for 

the procurement of twelve EA–18G aircraft. 

WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $3,009,157,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 3,217,945,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 3,111,931,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥106,014,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,111,931,000 

for Weapons Procurement, Navy. The total amount recommended 

in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 


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PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE 

CORPS 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $549,316,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 771,945,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 629,372,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥142,573,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $629,372,000 for 

Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps. The total 

amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program 

in fiscal year 2015: 


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SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $15,231,364,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 14,400,625,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 14,256,361,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥144,264,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $14,256,361,000 

for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy. The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal 

year 2015: 


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CRUISER MODERNIZATION

The Committee is pleased that the budget request did not propose to retire seven Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruisers as 

had been proposed for the last two years. These cruisers have 

many years of additional service life remaining and with the Navy 

struggling to reach and maintain its requisite fleet size of 306 

ships, retiring these valuable assets early does not make sense. 

However, the Committee was disappointed that the most recent 

Navy proposal included a plan to lay-up eleven of these ships for 

an average of nine years, starting in fiscal year 2015. The Committee is concerned that this long term lay-up will lead to decommissioning some or all of these cruisers in the near future. While 

the Committee understands the rationale for the proposal, there is 

likely a more reasonable middle ground between continuing to operate the ships and decommissioning the ships. Therefore, the 

Committee agrees with a lay-up and modernization plan for the 

cruisers, with certain modifications. Instead of inducting all eleven 

cruisers at one time, the Secretary of the Navy is directed to induct 

no more than two cruisers per year into the phased modernization 

period, beginning with two cruisers being inducted in fiscal year 

2016. Further, the Secretary of the Navy is directed to allow no 

more than six cruisers in lay-up at any given time. Finally, the 

Secretary of the Navy is directed to ensure that the duration of the 

lay-up period be no longer than four years and that modernization 

equipment be ordered and placed on contract in the year prior to 

the ship entering its modernization period. The Committee believes 

this approach will maximize the use of the Navy’s cruiser fleet 

while ensuring it is modernized and relevant for the duration of its 

service life. The Committee recognizes this approach comes with a 

cost and therefore adds $540,000,000 to the Ship Modernization, 

Operations, and Sustainment Fund, as outlined in title VIII of this 

bill. 

AIRCRAFT CARRIER REFUELING

The Navy includes no funding in the fiscal year 2015 budget request for the refueling of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN–73). While the Secretary of the Navy explained this 

as a cost saving measure and a deferral of the actual refueling decision, the Committee believes it to be a shortsighted position since 

the Congress has already appropriated in excess of $500,000,000 

towards the effort. The George Washington will have half of its 

service life remaining after being refueled. Nearly $3,000,000,000 

was invested for the construction of the George Washington in 

1983, and the Committee believes that walking away from the 

George Washington halfway through its service life is shortsighted. 

The Committee is also concerned with the Navy’s lack of budgetary 

discipline, sending a fiscally broken program to Congress for the 

second consecutive year. Last year, the Secretary of the Navy did 

not fully fund the procurement of the two submarines requested, 

forcing Congress to provide nearly $1,000,000,000 to fully fund the 

program. Again this year, the Committee must provide 

$789,300,000 to maintain the CVN–73 refueling schedule, despite 

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2016. Therefore, the Committee provides $789,300,000 to maintain 

the CVN–73 refueling schedule, and directs the Secretary of the 

Navy to fully fund the remaining cost of the CVN–73 refueling in 

fiscal year 2016. 

LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP

The Committee is extremely concerned with statements made by 

the Secretary of Defense regarding the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). 

While presenting the fiscal year 2015 budget, he expressed concerns as to whether LCS has the independent protection and firepower to operate and survive against a more advanced military adversary and emerging new technologies, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. The Secretary further stated that, in light of continued 

fiscal restraints, the Department of Defense must direct future 

shipbuilding resources toward platforms that can operate in every 

region along the full spectrum of conflict. The Secretary subsequently directed that the Navy not engage in new LCS contract negotiations beyond 32 ships and that it submit alternative proposals 

to procure a capable and lethal small surface combatant, generally 

consistent with the capabilities of a frigate. Within these alternative proposals, the Navy should consider a completely new design, existing ship designs, and a modified LCS design. Under the 

current plan, the Navy would purchase the 32nd LCS in fiscal year 

2018, a full four years after the very strong, worrisome statements 

made by the Secretary of Defense. The Committee believes that if 

the current LCS is not the correct small surface combatant of the 

future, the Navy should correct its course sooner rather than later 

and begin purchasing the correct ship well before fiscal year 2019. 

The Committee was surprised that the Secretary of Defense allowed so much time to pass before ensuring the correct small surface combatant begins construction. Therefore, the recommendation 

removes $476,000,000 and one ship from the request to minimize 

the number of ships being procured prior to the completion of the 

Navy’s review while maintaining the industrial base. Additionally, 

the Secretary of the Navy is directed to include the results of the 

small surface combatant study into the shipbuilding plan in time 

to influence the procurement of small surface combatant ships in 

fiscal year 2016. 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $5,572,618,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 5,975,828,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 5,923,379,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥52,449,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,923,379,000 

for Other Procurement, Navy. The total amount recommended in 

the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 


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PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $1,240,958,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 983,352,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 927,232,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥56,120,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $927,232,000 for 

Procurement, Marine Corps. The total amount recommended in the 

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AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $10,379,180,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 11,542,571,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 12,046,941,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +504,370,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $12,046,941,000 

for Aircraft Procurement, Air Force. The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal 

year 2015: 


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CV–22

The Air Force’s fiscal year 2015 request does not include funds 

to procure additional CV–22 Osprey aircraft, and the Committee 

understands that the Air Force currently has no plans for future 

procurement of CV–22s. The last CV–22 will deliver in December 

2016 and leave the Air Force with a fleet of 50 aircraft, equivalent 

to what the Air Force has identified as the medium risk program 

of record. Future operational losses would require the Air Force to 

accept an increasing level of risk to the CV–22 mission. The Air 

Force already has suffered two such losses, one on overseas deployment in April 2010, and one during a training mission in June 

2012. These lost aircraft were replaced with additional funds provided by Congress. The Committee understands that while other 

variants of the V–22 will remain in production for some time, and 

that the variants possess a high degree of commonality, there are 

certain CV–22-unique modifications, such as the multi-mode radar, 

that are at risk of falling out of supply if the Air Force or foreign 

military sales do not generate additional orders for CV–22 aircraft. 

Therefore, the Committee recommendation includes an additional 

$15,000,000 to protect the CV–22 fleet against undue risk from diminishing manufacturing sources for unique parts and modifications. The Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to 

prioritize those end-items that have a long lead time for production 

and are at the greatest risk for loss of supply should those production lines shut down with the delivery of the last Air Force CV– 

22 currently funded. The Committee directs the Secretary of the 

Air Force to submit a report to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees not later than 60 days after the enactment of this 

Act that details an expenditure plan for these funds. 

KC–10

The Air Force has indicated that should spending limits contained in current law remain in force in fiscal year 2016, it will 

propose to retire the entire fleet of 59 KC–10 tanker aircraft by fiscal year 2020, saving an estimated $2,300,000,000 over the future 

years defense program. The Committee believes that eliminating 

the KC–10 fleet poses a serious risk to the Air Force’s ability to 

carry out one of its stated core missions, that of providing global 

reach for the armed forces. The KC–10, with its ability to deliver 

150,000 pounds of fuel at a range of 4,400 nautical miles using 

both the boom and drogue methods, is a critical element of providing the air bridge to combatant commanders across the Atlantic 

and Pacific Oceans. 

The Committee urges the Secretary of the Air Force to be more 

forthcoming about the operational impact of retiring the KC–10 

fleet, a proposal which appears to be driven primarily by the Air 

Force’s stated preference for ‘‘vertical cuts’’ that eliminate entire 

fleets and their associated infrastructure to achieve the requisite 

level of savings under current law and Department of Defense policy. Current acquisition plans for the KC–46 will not provide an 

adequate replacement for the KC–10, since the Air Force already 

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Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015 prohibits the Air 

Force from taking any action toward divestment of the KC–10 fleet 

and requires the Commander of the United States Transportation 

Command to submit an operational risk assessment and mitigation 

strategy to the congressional defense committees along with any 

proposal to divest the KC–10 fleet in the fiscal year 2016 budget. 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $4,446,763,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 4,690,506,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 4,546,211,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥144,295,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,546,211,000 

for Missile Procurement, Air Force. The total amount recommended 

in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 


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EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE

The Committee is concerned with the continued changes in the 

Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. Therefore 

the Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to provide notification to the congressional defense committees of each change to 

the EELV acquisition plan and schedule as compared to the plan 

and schedule included in the budget submission for fiscal year 

2015. Each notification shall include an identification of the 

change, a national security rationale for the change, the impact of 

the change on the EELV block buy contract and launch manifest, 

the impact of the change on the opportunities for competition for 

certified EELV launch providers, and the costs or savings associated with the change. 

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III

The budget request includes $57,000,000 for advance procurement of the Global Positioning System (GPS) III Space Segment to 

acquire long lead items for Space Vehicle 10, including atomic 

clocks and critical bus hardware. GPS III is an acquisition program 

based on efficiencies gained through larger, predictable buys with 

insertion of evolutionary capability improvements. However, the 

budget request reduces funding for future acquisitions to one satellite per year, increasing the overall life-cycle cost of the program. 

The Committee recommendation includes $87,000,000 for GPS III 

advance procurement, an increase of $30,000,000 above the budget 

request, to restore funding for future acquisitions at the level of 

two satellites per year. 

PREFERRED MUNITIONS

The Committee understands that the Air Force projects shortfalls 

in certain munitions based upon current inventories, procurement 

plans, and expenditure rates. In order to support Air Force readiness, the Committee recommendation includes an additional 

$10,000,000 for preferred munitions. The Committee directs that 

these funds may be reclassified by the Secretary of the Air Force 

to other line items within this account as necessary to meet this 

intent. Not less than 15 days prior to reclassifying or obligating 

these funds, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide a report 

to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees detailing the 

specific use of these additional funds. 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $729,677,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 677,400,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 648,200,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥29,200,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $648,200,000 for 

Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force. The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal 

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PREFERRED MUNITIONS

The Committee understands that the Air Force projects shortfalls 

in certain munitions based upon current inventories, procurement 

plans, and expenditure rates. In order to support Air Force readiness, the Committee recommendation includes an additional 

$10,000,000 for preferred munitions. The Committee directs that 

these funds may be reclassified by the Secretary of the Air Force 

to other line items within this account as necessary to meet this 

intent. Not less than 15 days prior to reclassifying or obligating 

these funds, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide a report 

to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees detailing the 

specific use of these additional funds. 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $16,572,754,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 16,566,018,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 16,633,023,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +67,005,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,633,023,000 

for Other Procurement, Air Force. The total amount recommended 

in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 


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PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $4,240,416,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 4,221,437,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 4,358,121,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +136,684,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,358,121,000 

for Procurement, Defense-Wide. The total amount recommended in 

the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 


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NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENT PROPORTIONATE

FUNDING

The National Guard and reserve forces regularly receive less 

than a proportionate share of funding to resource their dual-use 

equipment needs. However, the role of the reserve components in 

providing fully equipped, trained, and ready forces in the Services’ 

force generation models is essential. The Committee recommends 

that the Secretaries of the Army and the Air Force re-examine 

their funding and fielding plans for all National Guard equipment 

procurement and rebalance those plans to provide the Army and 

Air National Guards with the same new equipment when their active component counterparts field new equipment. 

NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT

The Committee recommends $2,000,000,000 for the National 

Guard and Reserve Equipment Account in the Overseas Contingency Operations funds, to meet urgent equipment needs. 

This funding will allow the Guard and reserve components to 

procure high priority equipment that may be used for both their 

combat missions and their missions in support of state governors. 

This funding will allow the National Guard and reserve components to procure items such as emergency management training 

simulation; in-flight propeller balancing systems; SINCGAR ASIP 

radio enhancements; interoperable wideband network communications; global satellite communications on-the-move, and all necessary related hardware; C–130 propulsion system engine and propeller upgrades; electronic flight bags with tablet enabled interface; 

active electronically scanned array radars, wireless mobile mesh 

network systems; security and support mission equipment communications packages for UH–60 civil support communications; reduced size external crashworthy fuel systems; acoustic hailing devices; high mobility engineer excavators; mobile ad hoc network radios; and small arms simulation training systems. 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND—C–146A

The fiscal year 2015 budget request includes $37,700,000 for the 

Special Operations Command (SOCOM) as a new start to procure 

two additional C–146A aircraft. While the Committee recommendation includes the requested funds, the Committee directs that none 

of the funds may be obligated until 30 days after the Commander 

of SOCOM submits a report to the congressional defense committees that includes the validated requirement as defined by the geographic combatant commanders justifying the need for additional 

non-standard aviation (NSAV) platforms, an explanation as to why 

this requirement cannot be satisfied with existing SOCOM NSAV 

or Service platforms, an explanation of how these platforms are integrated in the SOCOM intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) way forward, the anticipated costs across the future 

years defense plan, the funding sources associated with this investment, and the impact that this investment will have on existing 

SOCOM NSAV and ISR platforms. 


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DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $60,135,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 21,638,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 51,638,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +30,000,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $51,638,000 for 

Defense Production Act Purchases. The total amount recommended 

in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 

EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Budget 

request 

Committee 

recommended 

Change from 

request 

NEXT GENERATION STAR TRACKER SYSTEM ........................................................... 4,305 4,305 – – – 

READ OUT INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOUNDRY IMPROVEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY 2,639 2,639 – – – 

SPACE QUALIFIED SOLAR CELL SUPPLY CHAIN ...................................................... 1,500 1,500 – – – 

COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS ........... 1,690 1,690 – – – 

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FOR LIQUID ROCKET ENGINES .................................... 700 700 – – – 

CADMIUM ZINC TELLURIDE SUBSTRATES ............................................................... 1,591 1,591 – – – 

ACTIVATED CARBON CAPACITY EXPANSION ............................................................ 4,213 4,213 – – – 

MODERNIZATION OF STEEL PLATE PRODUCTION .................................................... 2,000 2,000 – – – 

SCALE UP OF GREEN ENERGETICS ......................................................................... 2,000 2,000 – – – 

TRANSPARENT CERAMICS INITIATIVE ...................................................................... 1,000 1,000 – – – 

PROGRAM INCREASE ............................................................................................... – – – 30,000 30,000 

TOTAL, DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT ............................................................... 21,638 51,638 30,000 

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS

The production of rare earth elements and minerals are critical 

to the nation’s security in many ways. From incorporation in tools 

for the manufacture of various platforms and weapons systems to 

critical components within the platforms and weapons systems 

themselves, rare earth materials play a critical role. The Committee strongly encourages the Secretary of Defense to develop reliable domestic sources of these rare earth materials to meet the nation’s strategic material requirements. 


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TITLE IV 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION 

The fiscal year 2015 Department of Defense research, development, test and evaluation budget request totals $63,533,947,000. 

The Committee recommendation provides $63,362,890,000 for the 

research, development, test and evaluation accounts. The table 

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SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

Items for which additional funds have been provided or items for 

which funding has been reduced as shown in the project level tables or in paragraphs using the phrase ‘‘only for’’ or ‘‘only to’’ in the 

Committee report are congressional interest items for the purpose 

of the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these 

items must be carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount 

specifically addressed in the Committee report. Below threshold 

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

1414. These items remain special interest items whether or not 

they are repeated in a subsequent conference report. 

REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR ACQUISITION ACCOUNTS

The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to continue to 

follow the reprogramming guidance as specified in the report accompanying the House version of the fiscal year 2008 Department 

of Defense Appropriations Act (House Report 110–279). Specifically, 

the dollar threshold for reprogramming funds will remain at 

$20,000,000 for procurement and $10,000,000 for research, development, test and evaluation. 

The Secretary shall continue to follow the limitation that prior 

approval reprogrammings are set at either the specified dollar 

threshold or 20 percent of the procurement or research, development, test and evaluation line, whichever is less. These thresholds 

are cumulative from the base for reprogramming value as modified 

by any adjustments. Therefore, if the combined value of transfers 

into or out of a procurement (P–1) or research, development, test 

and evaluation (R–1) line exceeds the identified threshold, the Secretary of Defense must submit a prior approval reprogramming to 

the congressional defense committees. In addition, guidelines on 

the application of prior approval reprogramming procedures for 

congressional special interest items are established elsewhere in 

this report. 

REPROGRAMMING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

The Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to continue to provide the congressional defense committees 

quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports for Service 

and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of this Act as required in the explanatory statement accompanying the Department 

of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2006. 

FUNDING INCREASES

The Committee directs that the funding increases outlined in 

these tables shall be provided only for the specific purposes indicated in the tables. 

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LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES

The Committee supports the Department’s investments in power 

generation and energy storage. In particular, the development and 

deployment of lithium-ion batteries is important to current and future Department platforms. The Committee understands that recent technology issues and concerns have slowed this development. 

Due to the capability increase lithium-ion batteries could potentially provide, the Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense 

to dedicate resources to further the development of these batteries. 

HYBRID AIRSHIP DEVELOPMENT

The Secretary of Defense, in cooperation with the Secretary of 

the Air Force and the Commander of the United States Transportation Command, should work to solicit competitive bids for proofof-concept demonstrations of hybrid airships with global reach capabilities. Such efforts should be developed with a view to rapidly 

transition to full scale production hybrid airships for heavy lift. The 

Committee is aware that such airships can operate in areas without significant ground infrastructure, allowing the delivery of cargo 

directly to where it is needed, including areas far removed from air 

and sea ports and areas where infrastructure has been destroyed 

by natural disaster or conflict. 

ANTI-CORROSION EFFORTS

The Committee understands that the Department of Defense continues to pursue an anti-corrosion program that is practical, affordable, and cost effective. The Department spends substantial 

amounts of money every year to prevent and mitigate corrosion on 

various platforms, equipment, and facilities. The Committee is 

aware that suppliers to the oil and gas industry use several different corrosion prevention materials to meet their anti-corrosion 

requirements. Additionally, other government agencies have made 

great strides in metallic coatings that may offer anti-corrosion 

properties and extend the service life of equipment and infrastructure. The Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to investigate these anti-corrosion activities and adapt them in the Department of Defense where possible. 

EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL

Accidental detonation of unexploded ordnance has claimed the 

lives of a significant number of servicemembers. The Committee 

strongly supports efforts to develop, demonstrate, and field solutions and techniques to protect warfighters from accidental detonation of unexploded ordnance. Further, the Committee believes there 

is a need to develop environmentally sustainable, near 100 percent 

efficient Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technologies and techniques for unexploded ordnance containing highly insensitive energetic materials, while at the same time minimizing the amount of 

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ducing the time required to address unexploded ordnance and promoting efficiency by decreasing the logistical burden of transporting and handling demolition explosives. 

MULTISPECTRAL SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT

The Committee is aware of the emerging threat posed by shortwave infrared detection systems that are increasingly available in 

the civilian marketplace and may be deployed by adversaries. In 

many cases, the passive signature management systems currently 

deployed by the Department of Defense do not provide adequate 

protection against these advanced sensors. In order to mitigate this 

increased vulnerability, the Committee recommends the development and procurement of passive multispectral protection, and encourages the Secretary of Defense to pursue domestically-produced, 

cost effective solutions that provide visual, near-infrared, thermal 

infrared, and broad-band radar threat mitigation capabilities. The 

Committee urges the Secretary of Defense to develop solutions that 

address the Department’s demonstrated need for urban and aviation signature management systems, as well as to identify a suitable replacement for outdated arctic signature management systems. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $7,126,318,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 6,593,898,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 6,720,000,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +126,102,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,720,000,000 

for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army. The total 

amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program 

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ARMORED MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLE

The congressional defense committees have encouraged the Army 

to adopt or develop a replacement vehicle for the M113 series armored personnel carriers of Vietnam War vintage. The challenge is 

to replace the M113 series with a vehicle or vehicles capable of filling the M113 mission roles across the breadth and depth of the formations. Since any vehicles procured by the Army are likely to remain in service for 40 or more years, the Committee expects the 

Army to make choices based on merit and fiscal responsibility. 

When selecting a replacement, the Army must also consider the 

five missions performed by the M113 variants: general purpose, 

mortar carrier, mission command, medical evacuation, and medical 

treatment. Additionally, the Army should consider the full spectrum of evolving missions. The Committee notes that the Army has 

fielded a wheeled medical evacuation vehicle based on a wheeled 

combat vehicle and that it has served in combat as a component 

of the armored brigade combat teams. The Committee is aware 

that the Army is focusing on first replacing the 2,897 M113 series 

vehicles that are located in the brigade combat teams. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to respond promptly 

to provide reports and briefings directed by the congressional defense committees, while advancing the program within funding limitations. The Committee recommendation provides $92,353,000, 

fully funding this effort in fiscal year 2015. 

In addition, the Committee directs the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation to provide a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act on existing wheeled and tracked combat vehicles 

that are used for medical purposes. The report should assess the 

speed, agility, mobility, survivability, patient comfort, and suitability of these vehicles for use by field medical personnel as well 

as the procurement and operation and support costs for these vehicles to determine their suitability as the medical evacuation variant of the Armored Multi-purpose Vehicle (AMPV) within the armored brigade combat team. This report shall compare the results 

of the assessment cited above to the current Army plans to develop, 

procure, and operate a new medical evacuation vehicle as part of 

the current AMPV program of record. In addition, this report shall 

include a separate section providing the independent views of the 

Army Surgeon General on the criteria outlined above and any other 

criteria deemed relevant by the Army Surgeon General. 

NETWORK INTEGRATION EVALUATION

The Committee notes that the Army’s Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) program has made substantial progress in enhancing 

its ability to assist in the delivery of successful network technologies. The Committee is aware that the Army NIE program has 

tested or evaluated secure tactical nodal software which is intended 

to provide a more efficient way to integrate tactical capabilities 

within the network. The Committee understands that the technology that is being incorporated into the Army’s network operations has successfully completed the NIE process. The Committee 

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nologies from small businesses in upcoming Army Network Integration Evaluations. 

DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT

The Committee is aware that many of the accidents involving 

Army helicopters that result in the loss of aircraft and personnel 

are attributable to flight operations in a degraded visual environment. Additionally, despite the improvements in pilot assist devices 

that are available on newer aircraft, a significant part of the helicopter fleet is older and does not have the upgrades to assist with 

the effects of a degraded visual environment. A 2009 Department 

of Defense study, updated in 2012, noted that 70 percent of fatalities and 80 percent of aircraft losses resulted from serious accidents that were not the result of hostile fire, but rather wire 

strikes, engine failures, and brownouts. The Committee understands that the Army has prepared to conduct operational field 

testing on various products to assist flight crews during situations 

of degraded visual environment. The Committee recommendation 

includes an additional $20,000,000 to support the Army’s operational testing of counter degraded visual environment equipment. 

The Committee directs the Secretary of the Army to provide a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 120 

days after the enactment of this Act on the Army’s expenditure 

plan of the funds provided to assist the Army with the degraded 

visual environment challenge. 

POLYMER RESEARCH IMPROVEMENTS

Polymers are becoming more easily manufactured, less expensive 

to manufacture, and increasingly lightweight. State-of-the-art polymer materials can also result in improved ballistic performance. 

Accordingly, the Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army 

to consider the application of polymers in the context of conducting 

ballistic research. 

ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND SIMULATION

The Committee recognizes the importance of maintaining and 

improving the military decision making process. Proven skill in the 

decision making process has a large effect on performance in battle. 

Gaming, modeling, and simulation establish a reality factor which 

assists military leaders in preparation for all functions on the battlefield, including logistics. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to focus research and development investments 

with institutions of higher education developing cognitive mapbased modeling and simulation tools to advance battlefield readiness of military planning for both tacticians and logisticians. 

TESTING OF VIRTUAL TRAINING SYSTEMS

Live, virtual gaming has become a valuable component of the 

Army’s training curriculum. Due to its adaptability, virtual gaming 

may provide potential cost savings, improved training experience, 

and enhanced readiness. However, the Committee is concerned 

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tablish standards and testing to ensure that these systems provide 

the warfighter with the best training experience possible. 

ARMY NET ZERO POLICY

The Army’s net zero energy, water, and waste policy requires installations to produce as much energy as they consume, limits 

freshwater consumption, restores the watersheds surrounding installations, and attempts to reduce, reuse, or recover waste streams 

to convert the waste to resources. The Committee supports the 

Army’s net zero policy and strongly encourages the Secretary of the 

Army to develop and demonstrate technologies to advance the policy and enhance the sustainable operation of its industrial munitions base. 

LIGHTWEIGHT ADVANCED PERSONNEL PROTECTION

The Committee is aware of progress being made at the Natick 

Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center to design 

and test lightweight advanced armor to better protect the warfighter, specifically the face and eyes. The Committee encourages 

the Secretary of the Army to explore the use of novel, high-performance, lightweight, transparent ballistic protection materials to 

continue the progress being made to better protect the warfighter. 

AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT

The Army is the single manager for conventional ammunition 

(SMCA) for the entire Department of Defense. In this capacity, the 

Army ensures effective life cycle management of conventional ammunition, a role becoming more challenging as a result of declining 

resources and force structure reductions. The Committee believes 

the management of conventional ammunition could be assisted by 

the establishment of new generation munitions material and manufacturing technologies in the national technical industrial base. 

Further, the Committee believes that automated and streamlined 

munitions manufacturing and new ammunition technologies play a 

critical role to the Department of Defense as they will provide a 

sustaining, cost saving, flexible manufacturing capability for the 

nation’s munitions well into the future. The Committee encourages 

the Secretary of the Army, as the SMCA, to equip the national 

technical industrial base with these new and emerging smart manufacturing and ammunition technologies. 

BATTLEFIELD MAPPING AND CHARTING

The BuckEye and Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical 

Center of Expertise (JALBTCX) provide valuable engineering, mapping, and charting information to support planning, training, and 

operations to maintain maritime navigation. BuckEye provides imagery intelligence, geospatial intelligence, and geospatial foundation data for battlefield intelligence from manned and unmanned 

platforms over a range of altitudes, while JALBTCX provides coastal and underwater high resolution elevations and imagery which 

provides data fusion products required to help manage navigable 

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request for Overseas Contingency Operations will request full funding for these important programs. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $14,949,919,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 16,266,335,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 15,877,770,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥388,565,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $15,877,770,000 

for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy. The total 

amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program 

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AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE

The Committee is supportive of the Marine Corps’ Amphibious 

Combat Vehicle (ACV) program, which is being developed to replace the rapidly aging Amphibious Assault Vehicle. However, the 

Committee is aware that the strategy for the ACV program is currently being revised due to a re-evaluation of requirements, estimated costs, and schedule, and that a contract award is unlikely 

to occur in fiscal year 2015. Therefore, the Committee recommends 

a rescission of $78,800,000 from the total $122,967,000 appropriated in the Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014, 

but recommends fully funding the fiscal year 2015 request of 

$105,749,000. This will allow the Marine Corps to immediately implement the ACV acquisition strategy once the path forward has 

been finalized, without unnecessarily reserving resources that 

could be used for higher priority items. The Committee will continue to support the ACV program as the strategy is refined in future budget submissions and looks forward to continuing discussions with the Marine Corps regarding the ACV program progress. 

AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST

The Committee recommends fully funding the Navy’s request for $8,115,000 for the Automated Test and Re-test effort. According to 

a recent Navy report, funding for this program will continue 

throughout the future years defense plan. The Committee understands that this program will provide significant savings to many 

of the software intensive programs currently in use, as well as 

those in development, and looks forward to tracking the progress 

of this effort in future years as the Navy provides additional funding. 

LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP TRAINING

Due to the small crew size and operational concept of the Littoral 

Combat Ship (LCS), the LCS Total System Training Architecture 

is a vital component to the success or failure of the LCS program. 

Limited at sea training opportunities will exist for the crews of the 

LCS so they need to maximize their shore based training to the 

greatest extent possible. As the training architecture is such an important component of the LCS program, the Committee is puzzled 

as to why the Navy has reduced the funding for this effort from the 

appropriated levels over the last several years. The budget justification material shows that nearly $100,000,000 has been removed from the LCS training system budget over the last three 

years. This large reduction could very possibly jeopardize the readiness of the LCS crews as they man ships and begin to take them 

to sea. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of the Navy 

to ensure the entire fiscal year 2015 appropriated amount of 

$19,547,000 is allocated towards the LCS Total System Training 

Architecture. 

ARCTIC CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

The Navy’s most recent Arctic Roadmap provides direction and 

recommendations to enhance the Navy’s ability to operate in the 

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Arctic Center of Excellence and the development of an arctic engagement plan focused on partnerships with other stakeholders in 

the arctic region, both public and private. The Committee believes 

that these recommendations go hand in hand since the Arctic Center of Excellence would support these partnerships. The Committee 

encourages the Secretary of the Navy to establish the Arctic Center 

of Excellence to support arctic-related training, operations, and scientific research. Further, the Secretary of the Navy is encouraged 

to consider locations for the Center that could bring together elements from public and private communities, including academia, 

who can contribute to advancing the nation’s interests in the arctic 

region. 

WOUND CARE RESEARCH PROGRAM

The Committee recommends $13,000,000 for the wound care research program. The Committee is aware of the continued need to 

develop wound care technology to improve treatment for combat 

wounded servicemembers. The Committee is also aware of the challenges associated with treating wounds, particularly in combat environments, and the risk of developing bacteria, biofilms, and other 

infections. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Navy to 

research technologies that can prevent biofilm formulation, bacteria, and infections in combat wounds. 

AUTOMATED CRITICAL CARE SYSTEM

Trauma care for Marines and sailors deployed in remote locations or on ships poses a serious challenge to Navy caregivers. The 

Committee is extremely concerned with the potential deterioration 

of these injured servicemembers while being stabilized, evacuated, 

or transported to a facility possessing high-level medical care. Coordinating and providing care while safely transporting injured patients with life threatening conditions strains medical personnel 

and other mission resources. Incorporation of state-of-the-art medical device technologies with automated decision controls may well 

mean the difference between life and death and will have a significant impact in medical care for both the military and civilian communities. The automated critical care system (ACCS) being developed by the Navy has the potential to be such an innovative medical device. The Committee fully supports the ACCS and provides 

an additional $5,300,000 to accelerate the development effort. 

P–8A OPEN ARCHITECTURE

There are numerous benefits to utilizing open architecture in today’s software intensive weapon systems. It enables low cost capability insertion, allows numerous capabilities to be supported by a 

common hardware set, and allows the sharing of information across 

different platforms. The Committee is aware of the Navy’s ongoing 

effort to develop an open architecture system for the P–8A Poseidon multi-mission maritime aircraft. The Committee strongly encourages the Secretary of the Navy to continue this development effort and to incorporate open architecture into the P–8A as soon as 

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AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION

The Committee provides $10,000,000 as requested for aircraft 

systems modernization. The Committee is aware that a major modernization effort is the development of technology needed to support the transition of highly integrated photonics into naval aircraft systems. This funding will support requirements study, technology maturation, and system design and demonstration of general-purpose avionics networks. The Committee understands that 

this work will have a positive impact on life cycle costs associated 

with maintaining and upgrading networks aboard Navy aircraft. 

Accordingly, the Committee expects that this effort will continue to 

receive full funding in fiscal year 2016 and over the future years 

defense plan. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR 

FORCE 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $23,585,292,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 23,739,892,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 23,438,982,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥300,910,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $23,438,982,000 

for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force. The 

total amount recommended in the bill will provide the following 

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GLOBAL HAWK, U–2, AND HIGH ALTITUDE ISR

The Air Force’s fiscal year 2015 budget request proposes to retain the RQ–4 Global Hawk Block 30 fleet while preparing for the 

divestment of the U–2 fleet in fiscal year 2016. This proposal constitutes a reversal of the Air Force’s previous position on the two 

platforms. The Air Force has explained that its reversal primarily 

is based on declining operation and sustainment costs for the Global Hawk, making it a more prudent long-term investment. The 

Committee views the U–2 and the Global Hawk Block 30 as complementary, rather than rival, systems for high altitude intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; at the same time, the 

Committee acknowledges that budget constraints in current law 

have driven the Air Force to choose between the two platforms. 

The Committee is concerned, however, by the Air Force’s present 

plan to initiate and complete a precipitous drawdown of the U–2 

fleet in fiscal year 2016. The U–2 possesses flight performance, sensor, and other capabilities that the Global Hawk Block 30 does not 

presently have. Among these U–2 capabilities is carriage of the Optical Bar Camera (OBC), which provides vital imagery enabling 

American support of the Israel-Egypt peace treaty. The Air Force 

to date has not proposed a mitigating solution for the loss of the 

OBC capability after 2016. The Committee understands the Air 

Force is reviewing alternate options for divestment, including the 

option of a temporary mixed fleet of Global Hawks and U–2s beyond fiscal year 2016, in order to address these concerns. 

The Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014 provided the Air Force with an additional $10,000,000 to conduct a 

study of the feasibility of adapting U–2 sensors or similar alternatives to the Block 30. The Committee believes that a favorable 

solution to improving the electro-optical/infrared capability of the 

Block 30 would involve a sensor that provides imagery intelligence 

comparable to or better than that provided by the SYERS–2 on the 

U–2, including National Image Interpretability Rating Scale score, 

range, field of regard, and area coverage; preserves the ability for 

simultaneous carriage of the synthetic aperture radar on the Block 

30; does not unduly compromise the availability of SYERS–2 units 

for U–2 missions in the event that the Air Force opts for a mixed 

fleet; minimizes the integration work necessary for adaptation to 

the Block 30 using the Sensor Interface Module; and can be developed and procured at a cost not exceeding the ‘‘parity’’ option identified as meeting Air Combat Command sensor attributes in the report of April 2013. The Committee understands that the ultimate 

solution will involve reasonable trade-offs between these parameters. 

In addition, the Committee believes that it is critical to invest in 

upgrades that will provide Block 30 with necessary weather avoidance and anti-icing capabilities; improved sensor capabilities are of 

less consequence if inclement weather remains a significant limiting factor on Block 30 operations, especially in the Pacific Command area of responsibility. 

To date, the Air Force has not presented the Committee with a 

requirements-driven, accountably resourced, and realistically 

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Block 30 and mitigating the loss of U–2 capabilities such as the 

OBC after fiscal year 2016. The Committee directs the Secretary of 

the Air Force to present such a plan to the congressional defense 

committees prior to taking any action to divest the U–2 fleet. The 

Committee will review the progress of actions by the Air Force in 

this regard when the fiscal year 2016 budget request is submitted, 

and intends to take intervening action against full and immediate 

divestment of the U–2 fleet if such plans are not satisfactory. The 

Committee also notes that the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014 requires the Air Force 

to produce a transition plan and prohibits the Air Force from taking any steps toward retirement of the U–2. The Committee urges 

the Secretary of the Air Force to use previously appropriated funds 

to continue critical sustainment programs for the U–2 until divestment of the fleet is authorized by Congress. 

COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER

The Committee fully supports the Air Force’s decision to proceed 

with an acquisition program for a new Combat Rescue Helicopter 

(CRH) despite budget constraints. The CRH will replace the Air 

Force’s rapidly aging fleet of HH–60 helicopters for the combat 

search and rescue mission. While the fiscal year 2015 request includes no additional funds for CRH, the Air Force has indicated to 

the Committee that the $333,558,000 provided in the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014 is sufficient to fund the program through fiscal year 2015 given the adjustments the Air Force 

has made to extend the program schedule. The Committee is aware 

that the Air Force will need to rectify a $436,000,000 shortfall in 

the current future years defense plan to fully fund CRH development, but believes that this cost must be weighed against the considerable costs that likely would be incurred to extend the life of 

the HH–60 fleet should CRH be terminated. The Committee’s recommendation includes $100,000,000 for CRH to partially address 

this shortfall and designates these funds as a congressional special 

interest item. The Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force 

to keep the Committee informed of the progress of the CRH program, including rates of obligation and expenditure. 

NEXT GENERATION JSTARS

The Committee fully funds the Air Force request for $73,088,000 

to develop a next generation platform for the moving target indicator and battle management command and control (BMC2) missions currently performed by the E–8C JSTARS fleet. The Committee notes that while the program justification submitted with 

the fiscal year 2015 request appears to assume that the BMC2 system, sensor systems, communications systems, and air vehicle will 

be separately competed with the government as the lead system integrator, the Air Force presently is considering alternative acquisition strategies for the new system. Due to the reduction in capability that will result from the retirement of five operational 

JSTARS aircraft in fiscal year 2015, the Committee encourages the 

Secretary of the Air Force to adopt an acquisition strategy for a 

business jet-based integrated solution with mature technologies 

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minimize development cost and schedule, field new aircraft ahead 

of first planned delivery date in fiscal year 2019, and provide an 

open system architecture to allow for competitively procured future 

upgrades. The Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to 

brief the congressional defense committees on its selected approach 

not later than 30 days following the approval of the acquisition 

strategy for the Next Generation JSTARS. 

CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND NUCLEAR SURVIVABILITY

The Committee understands that the Joint Program Office (JPO) 

for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) intends to conduct a live fire test 

and evaluation on a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear 

decontamination system for the JSF in fiscal year 2016. The Committee regards this test as critical for ensuring that the JSF will 

meet the operational requirements document and be able to conduct missions in denied, high-threat environments. The Committee 

recommends that the JPO take appropriate steps, utilizing funds 

made available in this and previous appropriations for development 

of all three JSF variants, to accelerate this testing into fiscal year 

2015 and sustain the industrial base for the development and production of such decontamination systems. 

AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC ATTACK

The Committee fully funds the Air Force request of $25,000,000 

to fund analysis of alternatives (AoA) efforts within the Airborne 

Electronic Attack program, including $5,000,000 for the Non-Kinetic Counter-Electronics (NKCE) AoA. The Committee supports 

the Air Force’s decision to incorporate the results of the CounterElectronics High Power Microwave Missile Project joint capability 

technology demonstration and correlated operational utility assessment into the NKCE AoA. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to begin its NKCE AoA effort as soon as 

possible, and directs the Secretary of the Air Force to report the 

results of the NKCE AoA, as well as the Next Generation Electronic Attack AoA and Counter-Integrated Air Defense System 

AoA, to the congressional defense committees not later than 30 

days after the approval of the respective reports. 

ENDURANCE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

The Committee understands that the size of the United States 

Africa Command (AFRICOM) area of responsibility, when coupled 

with the paucity of base access and supporting infrastructure, 

places a premium on long range, long endurance intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets. The Committee is aware that 

the Air Force is currently flight testing a medium altitude, long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle with flexible multi-intelligence 

sensor and communications relay capabilities. The Committee encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to adopt a plan for these 

assets that would preserve their ability to be deployed if AFRICOM 

or any other combatant command that identifies an operational 

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KC–46A

The Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to continue 

to submit quarterly reports on any KC–46A contract modifications 

with a cost greater than or equal to $5,000,000, as directed by the 

explanatory statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2012. 

BEYOND LINE OF SIGHT COMMAND AND CONTROL

In 2011, the Air Force requested additional funds to develop the 

beyond line of sight command and control architecture in response 

to a United States Central Command requirement, and the Committee supported this request. A portion of these funds was used 

to develop Tactical Airborne Communications Pods (TACPods) for 

use on unmanned aerial vehicles. The Air Force informed the Committee that the TACPods would be used to support the bi-directional movement of full motion video across common data link radios including thousands of ROVER terminals used by ground 

forces, and that the capability would be fielded within twelve 

months of receipt of funds. The Committee is concerned that the 

Air Force has not fielded this capability as planned, but instead 

has placed TACPods into storage while pursuing a possibly redundant program to provide a similar capability. The Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, to provide a briefing to the Committee not later than November 1, 2014 on the existing and 

planned activities in support of beyond line of sight command and 

control for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems. 

HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

The Department of Defense High Performance Computing (HPC) 

modernization program supports solutions to the complex challenges faced by Department acquisition programs. The HPC program has invested considerable resources to develop and deploy engineering software applications to improve outcomes for weapon 

system acquisitions. The HPC program includes the Computational 

Research for Engineering Acquisition Tools and Environments 

(CREATE) initiative, a program with the potential to substantially 

reduce costs, shorten schedules, increase design and program flexibility, and improve overall acquisition program performance by 

speeding up systems integration while identifying and correcting 

design flaws prior to production. The Committee encourages the 

Secretary of Defense to institutionalize advances made by HPC 

pilot projects within the acquisition system by establishing through 

the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center a systems engineering capability for weapon system virtual prototyping-based HPC 

applications, including CREATE software. 

HUMAN PERFORMANCE MONITORING

The Committee recognizes and supports Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) research in human performance monitoring, which 

is a key element of human-machine interface technology. Human 

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must perform in tandem at optimum levels for successful mission 

completion and personnel safety. The Committee encourages the 

Director of the AFRL to continue to research nano-bio manufacturing of materials and sensor devices that are capable of detecting 

biomarkers and other substances correlating to human body conditions such as stress, fatigue, and organ damage. 

LIQUID ROCKET ENGINE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

The Committee believes that the United States should rely on 

domestically manufactured launch vehicles as the foundation for 

access to space and is concerned about the reliance of some national security space launches on rocket engines produced in Russia. Therefore, the Committee recommendation includes 

$220,000,000 to begin risk reduction and development of a nextgeneration liquid rocket engine that is manufactured in the United 

States, meets the requirements of the national security space community, and is ready for launch not later than fiscal year 2022 

using full and open competition. The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Administrator of the 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration as practicable, to 

submit a report to the congressional defense and intelligence committees not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act that 

includes a risk reduction and development plan for a next-generation liquid rocket engine program. The report must analyze national security and civil space rocket engine development requirements, examine the costs and benefits of public-private partnerships for development of the engine, and estimate costs for development, procurement, and operations and maintenance for the life of 

the program. 

SPACE BASED INFRARED SYSTEM HIGH

The Committee supports the Air Force decision to review the 

overhead persistent infrared mission to lower costs, increase resilience, and achieve better mission performance. The Committee understands that the Department of Defense is conducting an Analysis of Alternatives to mitigate obsolescence and ensure resilient 

options beyond the current program of record. The Committee encourages quick completion of this review to ensure adequate time 

to start operational demonstrations as appropriate and directs the 

Secretary of the Air Force to brief the findings of the review to the 

congressional defense committees immediately upon completion. 

AIR FORCE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM

The Committee recommends $10,000,000 above the request for a 

regionally focused technology transfer innovation pilot program. 

The Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to conduct a pilot program on public-private technology transfer ventures between Department of Defense 

research and development centers and regionally focused technology incubators, with the goal of increasing the commercialization of intellectual property developed in the Department’s research 

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prototyping. Technology incubator partners should be selected 

through full and open competition emphasizing strong business 

plans, demonstrated expertise in mentorship and commercialization, and strong regional partnerships. 

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM SPACE MODERNIZATION INITIATIVE

The budget request includes $32,900,000 for the Global Positioning System (GPS) III Space Modernization Initiative (SMI) to 

address issues related to design, systems, engineering, program 

management, obsolescence, and efficiencies for GPS satellites. The 

Committee recommendation includes full funding for the GPS III 

SMI but directs the Secretary of the Air Force to allocate 

$20,000,000 to study technological maturation, including the use of 

an alternative digital GPS payload, and risk reduction consistent 

with the GPS enterprise analysis of alternatives. 

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM USER EQUIPMENT

The Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) program provides Mcode GPS receivers with improved capability to counter emerging 

threats and interference with positioning, navigation, and timing 

capabilities. The Department of Defense will field MGUE receivers 

across a broad range of Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps 

platforms. The Committee understands that the Department is accelerating the implementation of M-code and supports those efforts. 

The Committee recommends $156,659,000, which fully funds the 

fiscal year 2015 request for MGUE, including technology development, platform integration, and system engineering and integration 

activities. The Committee supports the Air Force strategy of implementing a proactive, collaborative MGUE platform integration activity to mitigate risk, and encourages the Service Secretaries to 

procure MGUE receivers in fiscal year 2016. 

EJECTION SEAT SAFETY/SUSTAINABILITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

The Committee is concerned by Air Force data that indicate safety concerns with legacy ejection seat technology for aircrews using 

helmet mounted displays. The Committee recommendation includes 

$6,000,000 for improvements or replacement of legacy aircraft ejection seats that address documented safety concerns and requirements. In implementing this program, the Secretary of the Air 

Force should consider all technology used or approved in current 

Department of Defense programs to ensure that these ejection seat 

improvements or replacements are achieved through a full and 

open acquisition process. 

COST SHARING OF FORWARD-DEPLOYED NUCLEAR WEAPONS

The United States currently provides the vast majority of the 

funding necessary to sustain forward-deployed nuclear weapons in 

Europe. In light of the growing costs of this mission, the Committee 

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not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act. 

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DEFENSE-WIDE 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $17,086,412,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 16,766,084,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 17,077,900,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +311,816,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $17,077,900,000 

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HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY

INSTITUTIONS

The Committee includes additional funding for the Historically 

Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions program 

(HBCU/MI). The HBCU/MI program provides access to scientific 

and technical information products and services to faculty, staff, 

and students of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, Native 

American-Serving Nontribal Institutions, and other minority serving institutions. 

ADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES

The Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) was created to identify, 

analyze, and accelerate capabilities to counter strategic adversaries 

and improve the posture for engaging future threats. As part of its 

mission, the SCO examines alternative strategies, explores multidomain solutions, builds partnerships across national security divides, analyzes cost effectiveness, risk and performance, develops 

prototypes to accelerate capabilities, and increases the operational 

options available to senior leadership. The Committee is aware 

that one of the capabilities the SCO is exploring is the early fielding of a smaller tactical electromagnetic railgun system for both 

land-based and ship-based railgun systems, and encourages this 

advancement. 

Additionally, a reduction to the Advanced Innovative Technologies demonstration and validation program element should be 

taken from programs other than ship-based guns and land-based 

guns for base defense. 

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

Within its Biomedical Technology line, the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is encouraged 

to make resources available for the development of restorative 

products and technologies which may serve as an alternative to 

amputation. 

Additionally, the Committee supports the leadership initiatives 

at DARPA to better manage the execution of funds. DARPA’s efficiency, financial execution, and ability to obligate funds have greatly improved. Therefore, as DARPA’s efficiencies continue to improve, a non-prejudicial reduction of $69,000,000 will be determined, by program, at the discretion of the Director of DARPA. 

LASER-DRIVEN X-RAY TECHNOLOGY

The Committee continues to place a high priority on research to 

address the threats of nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism. 

Therefore, the Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to 

maintain the fiscal year 2014 funding level in fiscal year 2015 to 

conduct research to speed development of laser-driven x-ray technologies that will bring this technology closer to the ultimate goal 

of a field demonstration of stand-off detection of shielded nuclear 

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MODELING AND SIMULATION

The Committee recognizes the important contributions of the 

modeling and simulation industry in many sectors of the American 

economy, and in particular its applications in training warfighters. 

Modeling and simulation is effective in providing platforms to prepare warfighters and small unit leaders for rapid decision making 

in asymmetric and irregular combat. The Committee recognizes 

that modeling and simulation will continue to serve as a valuable 

and cost effective training method for every warfare specialty and 

maintenance area. The Committee believes that the Department of 

Defense should further harness the entrepreneurial and innovative 

spirit of industry, academia, and the government to facilitate the 

progress in state-of-the-art training by making greater use of modeling and simulation. The Committee encourages persistent and 

augmented use of modeling and simulation technology in scenariobased training, aggressive simulation technology research and development efforts, and active endeavors to substitute simulation for 

more expensive forms of training. 

CYBERSECURITY

The Committee recognizes the importance of sustaining a robust 

cybersecurity research program within the Department of Defense, 

particularly as it relates to the interdisciplinary nature of cyber 

systems and the role of human behavior. The interdisciplinary cybersecurity research model can contribute to the development of 

novel approaches for risk assessment, which incorporate components of risk beyond computer science such as understanding riskrelated fundamental properties of dynamic cyber threats; developing recognition capabilities for new cyber threats; and increasing 

resilience against attacks. Accordingly, the Committee encourages 

the Secretary of Defense to leverage information assurance and 

cyber defense research done through defense agencies, including 

the National Security Agency, as the Department plans and conducts interdisciplinary research to identify and close cybersecurity 

gaps. 

HUMAN AND ROBOT COLLABORATION

The Committee recognizes the need to enhance manufacturing by 

flexibly assigning work to the human or machine most capable of 

performing a given task, and thereby reducing the need to invest 

in fixed heavy manufacturing equipment. Accordingly, the Committee urges the Secretary of Defense to increase resources available for the defense-wide manufacturing science and technology 

program to support formation of industry-university partnerships 

on a competitive basis to develop technologies and processes that 

utilize human and robot collaboration for large scale manufacturing. 

MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY

The Committee is pleased that in both the fiscal year 2014 and 

2015 budget requests the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has refocused its efforts from far-term, conceptual programs to near-term 

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allies from missile threats. The Committee believes that the discrimination of threats is paramount to improving the threat assessment and reliability of the ballistic missile defense system and supports programs designed to improve the discrimination capability of 

the ballistic missile defense system. 

The Committee supports the budget request for the development 

of the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR); however, the 

Committee is concerned by the lack of details provided in the budget request submission. Therefore, the Committee directs the Director of the MDA to provide a report to the congressional defense 

committees not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act 

detailing the strategy for developing and procuring the LRDR. The 

report shall include the program’s objectives and key parameters, 

a detailed schedule through full operational capability, and a cost 

estimate by fiscal year. The Committee also supports the budget request of $99,500,000 

for the re-designed exo-atmospheric kill vehicle (EKV) for the 

ground-based interceptor as part of the ground-based midcourse defense program. However, the budget request submission lacks details necessary for continued oversight of the program. Therefore, 

the Committee directs the Director of the MDA to provide a report 

to the congressional defense committees not later than 90 days 

after the enactment of this Act detailing the strategy for developing, procuring, and fielding the re-designed EKV. The report 

shall include the program’s objectives and key parameters, a detailed schedule, and a cost estimate by fiscal year. The report shall 

also include any necessary legislative provisions that the Director 

of the MDA may require to fully implement the acquisition strategy 

for the EKV. 

MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY—IRON DOME

The Committee recommends $350,972,000 for the Iron Dome 

short-range rocket defense system, an increase of $175,000,000 

above the budget request. 

Since fiscal year 2011, the Committee has supported the government of Israel by providing more than $720,000,000 for the Iron 

Dome system. With the fiscal year 2015 recommendation, that total 

will increase to more than $1,070,000,000. 

The Committee understands that there is a signed agreement between the Israeli and United States governments concerning the 

procurement of the Iron Dome system and the necessity for producing various components of the system in the United States. The 

Committee is also aware that the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) 

and the Israeli Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) formerly 

agreed to the United States providing $680 million between fiscal 

years 2012 and 2015 for the Iron Dome program. The Committee 

is concerned that the agreement does not cover the full amount 

that is recommended for fiscal year 2015. Given the significant 

American investment in this system, the Committee believes that 

co-production of parts and components should be accomplished in 

a way that will maximize American industry participation in interceptor and battery deliveries for Israel’s defense needs. 

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ommended in fiscal year 2015 until the Government of Israel submits a sufficiently detailed cost and schedule justification to the Director of the MDA and the Director approves it. The detailed cost 

and schedule justification must include a detailed timeline for obligation and expenditure of program funds received above the budget 

request for each fiscal year for which funds were appropriated; copies of signed and ratified contracts, sub-contracts, and teaming arrangements between Israeli and American industry for all Iron 

Dome co-production efforts; delivery to MDA of all technical data 

packages as accepted by American industry suppliers for co-production; and a common cost model of Iron Dome components, to be 

jointly developed and agreed upon by MDA and IMDO that includes recurring and non-recurring engineering costs, estimates for 

future buys, and actual costs beginning with fiscal year 2013, the 

required quantities for all components through fiscal year 2019, 

and component lead-times and delivery schedules. 

Additionally, the Committee expects that the Director of the 

MDA will ensure that Iron Dome operational data has been provided per previous commitments; that this additional funding be 

applied to the work share percentage for fiscal year 2015 funding 

between American and Israeli industry as proscribed under the recently signed Iron Dome procurement agreement; and, that the additional funds are required to meet Israeli defense needs. Any 

funds found to be in excess of Israel’s justified and documented 

needs during fiscal year 2015 may be transferred to appropriations 

available for the procurement of weapons and equipment according 

to priority needs. 

The Committee also believes that if there is a request for Iron 

Dome funding for fiscal year 2016, the Director of the MDA must 

establish for the Committee how those funds will resolve details 

and agreements needed for American-based co-production of all-up 

rounds and cover the export of Iron Dome technology to American 

and Israeli allies, including co-production of parts, components, and 

all-up rounds of those exports. 

The Committee directs the Director of the MDA, in coordination 

with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 

and Logistics, to provide a report to the congressional defense committees not later than October 1, 2014, on the information provided 

in the required detailed cost and schedule justification, including 

the views of the Director and the Under Secretary on its sufficiency. 

MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY—COOPERATION WITH UNIVERSITIES

The Committee commends the Director of the Missile Defense 

Agency (MDA) for working with universities to best leverage innovative breakthrough research and technologies for next generation 

ballistic missile defense capabilities. The Committee encourages 

the Director of the MDA to continue cooperating with universities 

and to establish a university affiliated research center. Such a center would consolidate core research and development capabilities in 

areas such as advanced interceptor propulsion systems and high fidelity modeling and simulation and would potentially enhance the 

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program, augment command and control systems, and increase 

overall mission assurance. 

DISABLING AND NEUTRALIZING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

The budget request includes $283,694,000 for Counterproliferation Initiatives—Proliferation Prevention and Defeat. The Committee recommendation provides $291,694,000, an increase of 

$8,000,000 above the budget request, to support the demonstration 

of technology solutions applicable to the Army and related Department of Defense organizations in addressing operations in subterranean environments. The Committee notes that the increased 

program funding will support a dedicated effort to mature prototypes and demonstrate capabilities in support of the Army to disable and neutralize weapons of mass destruction. 

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

The Committee is aware that additive manufacturing techniques 

and capabilities have the potential to lower the cost of maintaining 

aging weapon platforms. Currently, the Department of Defense 

uses additive manufacturing for design iteration, prototyping, tooling and fixtures, and for some noncritical parts. However, the Department eventually wants to use additive manufacturing to build 

aerospace parts. The Committee believes that the Department of 

Defense can utilize additive manufacturing improvements to save 

money in upfront manufacturing costs, improve fleet readiness by 

creating on-demand alternatives to the current parts supply chain, 

reduce parts certification and transition costs, and reduce costs 

with improved weapon systems parts. The Committee encourages 

the Secretary of Defense to research creative applications for additive manufacturing technology. 

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER

The budget request includes $44,246,000 for Systems Engineering. The Committee recommendation provides $44,746,000, an increase of $500,000 above the budget request to support the Systems 

Engineering Research Center, a systems-oriented study to assess 

the current state of the Army’s lethality capability and to provide 

actionable recommendations to transform it at the enterprise level. 

These recommendations should address multiple dimensions, including technologies, development and acquisition processes, personnel requirements, doctrine, structure and governance, and infrastructure. The intent of these recommendations should have the cumulative intent to transform the Army’s lethality capability. 

CONVENTIONAL PROMPT GLOBAL STRIKE

The Committee remains interested in the Department’s development efforts for a conventional prompt global strike capability. 

Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of the Defense to 

submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later 

than 120 days after the enactment of this Act, on the Department’s 

ability, or likelihood thereof, to field a conventional prompt global 

strike capability by fiscal year 2019. The report should incorporate 

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strike land-based study. The report may include a classified annex 

if necessary. 

OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $246,800,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 167,738,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 248,238,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +80,500,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $248,238,000 for 

Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense. The total amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal 

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EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Budget 

request 

Committee recommended Change from 

request 

OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSIS ......................... 48,013 128,513 80,500 

Electronic Warfare Test Capability—transfer from 

RDTE,DW line 137 ....................................................... – – – 80,500 – – –


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TITLE V 

REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 

DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $1,649,214,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 1,234,468,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 1,334,468,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +100,000,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,334,468,000 

for the Defense Working Capital Funds accounts. The total amount 

recommended in the bill will provide the following pogram in fiscal 

year 2015: 

EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Budget 

request 

Committee 

recommended 

Change from 

request 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY ............................................... 13,727 13,727 – – –

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE ....................................... 61,717 61,717 – – –

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE ................................. 44,293 44,293 – – –

DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA ................................ 1,114,731 1,214,731 100,000 

Program increase ............................................................. – – – 100,000 – – –

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TITLE VI 

OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $32,699,158,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 31,994,918,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 31,634,870,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥360,048,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $31,634,870,000 

for the Defense Health Program. The total amount recommended 

in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 


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REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR THE DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

The Committee remains concerned regarding the transfer of 

funds from the In-House Care budget sub-activity to pay for contractor-provided medical care. To limit such transfers and improve 

oversight within the Defense Health Program operation and maintenance account, the Committee includes a provision which caps 

the funds available for Private Sector Care under the TRICARE 

program subject to prior approval reprogramming procedures. The 

provision and accompanying report language included by the Committee should not be interpreted as limiting the amount of funds 

that may be transferred to the In-House Care budget sub-activity 

from other budget sub-activities within the Defense Health Program. In addition, the Committee continues to designate the funding for the In-House Care budget sub-activity as a congressional 

special interest item. Any transfer of funds from the In-House Care 

budget sub-activity into the Private Sector Care budget sub-activity 

or any other budget sub-activity will require the Secretary of Defense to follow prior approval reprogramming procedures for operation and maintenance funds. 

The Committee also remains concerned with continual reports 

that substantial amounts of funding are transferred from the Private Sector Care budget sub-activity without the submission of 

written notification as required by prior year Department of Defense Appropriations Acts. The Committee directs the Secretary of 

Defense to provide written notification to the congressional defense 

committees of cumulative transfers in excess of $10,000,000 out of 

the Private Sector Care budget sub-activity not later than fifteen 

days after such a transfer. Furthermore, the Committee directs the 

Secretary of Defense to provide a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 30 days after the enactment of this 

Act that delineates transfers of funds in excess of $10,000,000, and 

the dates any transfers occurred, from the Private Sector Care 

budget sub-activity to any other budget sub-activity groups for fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014. 

The Committee further directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense 

(Health Affairs) to provide quarterly reports to the congressional 

defense committees on budget execution data for all of the Defense 

Health Program budget activities and to adequately reflect changes 

to the budget activities requested by the Services in future budget 

submissions. 

CARRYOVER AUTHORITY

For fiscal year 2015, the Committee recommends one percent carryover authority for the operation and maintenance account of the 

Defense Health Program. The Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to submit a detailed spending 

plan for any fiscal year 2014 designated carryover funds to the congressional defense committees not less than 30 days prior to executing the carryover funds. 

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD

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and procure interoperable electronic health records. Despite the 

mandate for full interoperability included in the National Defense 

Authorization Act for fiscal year 2008 and significant funding investments, the two Departments still do not have electronic health 

record systems that are able to meaningfully exchange patient 

data. 

The Committee is deeply concerned with the lack of progress by 

the two Departments to achieve full interoperability and believes 

that there must be more cooperation throughout the two Departments to find, develop, and implement the best solution that will 

allow interoperability in a timely manner. The Committee understands that the two Departments have begun implementation of a 

temporary system that allows some administrators and clinicians 

to view and manipulate patient data; however, the number of providers that has access to this system is extremely limited at this 

point. Additionally, while this system is designed to improve interoperability in the near term, the Committee remains concerned 

about interoperability in the future, when each Department will 

have a different records system than what is currently in use. 

The Committee includes a provision that restricts the amount of 

funding that may be obligated for the Interagency Program Office 

(IPO), the Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization (DHMSM) program, and the Defense Information Management 

Exchange (DMIX) to 25 percent of the funding provided until the 

Secretary of Defense provides the House and Senate Appropriations Committees an expenditure plan that includes numerous reporting requirements. 

Furthermore, the Committee directs the IPO to continue to provide quarterly reports on the progress of interoperability between 

the two Departments to the House and Senate Subcommittees on 

Appropriations for Defense and the House and Senate Subcommittees on Appropriations for Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 

and Related Agencies. 

The Committee reminds the Program Executive Officer (PEO) of 

the Defense Healthcare Management Systems (DHMS) to not lose 

sight of the ultimate goal of interoperability with the enhanced 

health record system of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The 

PEO DHMS, in conjunction with the director of the IPO, is directed 

to provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on the cost and schedule of the program, to include milestones, 

knowledge points, and acquisition timelines, as well as quarterly 

obligation reports. The Committee further directs the PEO DHMS 

to continue briefing the House and Senate Defense Appropriations 

Subcommittees on a quarterly basis, coinciding with the report submission. 

JOINT WARFIGHTER MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

The Committee recommendation includes $45,000,000 for the 

continuation of the joint warfighter medical research program. The 

funding shall be used to augment and accelerate high priority Department of Defense and Service medical requirements and to continue prior year initiatives that are close to achieving their objectives and yielding a benefit to military medicine. The funding shall 

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awarded at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense following a 

review of medical research and development gaps as well as 

unfinanced medical requirements of the Services. Further, the 

Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to provide a report not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act to the congressional defense committees which 

lists the projects that receive funding. The report should include 

the funding amount awarded to each project, a thorough description of each project’s research, and the benefit the research will 

provide to the Department of Defense. 

PEER-REVIEWED CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAMS

The Committee recommendation includes $120,000,000 for the 

peer-reviewed breast cancer research program, $80,000,000 for the 

peer-reviewed prostate cancer research program, $20,000,000 for 

the peer-reviewed ovarian cancer research program, $10,500,000 

for the peer-reviewed lung cancer research program, and 

$15,000,000 for the peer-reviewed cancer research program that 

would research cancers not addressed in the aforementioned programs currently executed by the Department of Defense. 

The funds provided in the peer-reviewed cancer research program are directed to be used to conduct research in the following 

areas: colorectal cancer, genetic cancer research, kidney cancer, listeria vaccine for cancer, liver cancer, melanoma and other skin cancers, mesothelioma, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer, and the link 

between scleroderma and cancer. 

The funds provided under the peer-reviewed cancer research program shall be used only for the purposes listed above. The Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) 

to provide a report not later than 180 days after the enactment of 

this Act to the congressional defense committees on the status of 

the peer-reviewed cancer research program. For each research 

area, the report should include the funding amount awarded, the 

progress of the research, and the relevance of the research to 

servicemembers and their families. 

The Committee continues to support the establishment of a task 

force to focus on research for metastasized cancer with a focus on 

clinical and translational research aimed at extending the lives of 

advanced stage and recurrent patients. The Committee directs the 

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to submit a report 

to the congressional defense committees not later than 60 days 

after the enactment of this Act on the status of establishing such 

a task force. 

PEER-REVIEWED PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM

The Committee recommends $80,000,000 for the peer-reviewed 

prostate cancer research program. The Committee is aware that 

the pace of prostate cancer research may possibly be enhanced 

through the use of data derived from large patient studies that include long-term health records, bio-specimen repositories, and preexisting research. The Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to support research that applies 

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matical models to such data to improve disease classification, risk 

assessment, education, treatment, and management. 

INTELLIGENT PROSTHETICS

The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for the peer-reviewed 

orthopedics research program. The Committee is aware that many 

of the injuries sustained by servicemembers in combat include multiple limb trauma and are often distinct from trauma typically seen 

in the civilian environment, thus requiring a unique solution set. 

The Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense 

(Health Affairs) to support research at the intersection of bioengineering, neuroscience, and rehabilitation to support neural 

interfaces to peripheral nerves and advanced prosthetics that deliver more functionality to amputees. 

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE

The Committee remains concerned with pain management prescription medication dependency among servicemembers. It is imperative that proper steps are taken to prevent overmedication and 

that treatment options are available for those facing possible addiction. The Committee recognizes that the Department of Defense 

currently provides a range of medication therapy management 

services at military treatment facilities. These services are designed to optimize therapy or the adherence to therapy between 

providers, pharmacists, and patients. The Committee directs the 

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to provide a report 

not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act to the congressional defense committees detailing the progress of including 

pharmacists in the care team provided by the Patient Centered 

Medical Home (PCMH), the success rate of patients in properly adhering to medicine treatment and prescription levels, and if there 

have been cases in which the inclusion of a pharmacist in the 

PCMH has contributed to reducing the level of medication taken by 

patients who may have been overmedicating. 

HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are the signature wounds of more than a decade of 

conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since 2000, the military has accounted for more than 280,000 cases of traumatic brain injury and 

nearly 120,000 diagnoses of new post-traumatic stress disorder. Patients suffering from these conditions are often prescribed various 

psychotropic drugs to ease their symptoms. These drugs often have 

negative side effects and carry the risk of leading to dependency. 

The Committee understands that the Department of Defense has 

studied the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an alternative 

treatment for servicemembers suffering from TBI and PTSD. 

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves breathing pure oxygen in a 

pressurized room which allows for the intake of more oxygen. The 

oxygen enters the bloodstream and stimulates the release of growth 

factors and stem cells, which, in turn, promote healing. The Committee understands that although private sector research has 

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fense has decided not to pursue its use, citing that clinical trials 

failed to show positive results. 

The Committee directs the Comptroller General of the United 

States to conduct a review and provide a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act on the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat 

TBI and PTSD. The report should include a review of the clinical 

trials completed by the Department of Defense, an assessment of 

the conclusions reached by the trials, an assessment of whether the 

trials were appropriately administered, and a review of private sector research on the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and whether 

those conclusions are similar or different from the Department of 

Defense study. 

CHILDHOOD TRAUMA IN MILITARY DEPENDENTS

The Committee is concerned with the rise in outpatient mental 

health visits among children of active duty and reserve servicemembers. The Committee believes that it is imperative to develop 

efficient means to identify children at risk of deployment-related 

mental health issues and to provide tools, education, and guidance 

to the professionals and families caring for these children. It is also 

important that the proper steps are taken to prevent predictable 

mental health problems from manifesting in dependent children. 

The Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to make the 

prevention of childhood trauma in military dependents a priority. 

AIR FORCE MILITARY ACUITY MODEL TRAINING PROGRAM

The Committee understands that the Air Force Military Acuity 

Model has provided benefits such as more efficient and improved 

access to care. The Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary 

of Defense (Health Affairs) to consider expanding use of the model 

throughout the military health system. 

TRAUMA CLINICAL RESEARCH REPOSITORY

Traumatic injuries continue to cause nearly all combat deaths, as 

well as many in the general civilian population. Numerous advances in trauma care have been achieved through the medical research undertaken by the Department of Defense; this life-saving 

impact of trauma research can be seen on the battlefield and in civilian trauma response. To capitalize on these important research 

investments, the Committee included $5,000,000 in the Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014 to create a trauma 

clinical research repository accessible to both public and private researchers. With the projected decline in military funding as a result of the imminent end of combat operations, there remains an 

urgency to maintain the momentum on advances in trauma care 

and bridge the lessons learned from the military to civilian communities. The trauma clinical research repository will help breakthroughs in research lead to significant advances in treatment, particularly for battlefield injuries. Data shared in the trauma repository should be utilized for future research, such as studies to identify biomarkers of trauma-related organ dysfunction or studies on 

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The Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense 

(Health Affairs) and the Director of the Defense Health Agency to 

fully implement the trauma clinical research repository and to collaborate with other federal entities to create a task force to identify 

existing critical research gaps. Future research must focus on these 

gaps to supplement advances in care achieved over the past decade 

of combat operations, translate the lessons learned into the civilian 

community, and maintain the momentum in trauma research. 

TELEMEDICINE

The Committee is aware of the advantages of using telemedicine 

to enhance medical care provided to servicemembers while at home 

or when deployed around the world. 

The use of telemedicine increases access to care, reduces patient 

and specialist travel, decreases lost work times, and saves money 

by avoiding referrals to the private sector. 

The Committee supports expanding telemedicine projects that 

can lower the cost of military health care and maintain the skill 

proficiencies of military medical personnel. The Committee encourages the Service Surgeons General to appropriately fund and expand telemedicine initiatives, particularly for beneficiaries at overseas military treatment facilities. 

PRESERVATION OF MUSCLE MASS DURING IMMOBILIZATION PERIODS

The Committee believes that high-level motor performance and 

endurance is critical for servicemembers in combat. While servicemembers typically have above average skeletal muscle strength 

and relative resistance to fatigability, during long periods of immobilization, which can occur in theater, while traveling, or when 

recuperating from injuries, muscle de-training often occurs. The 

Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health 

Affairs) to support research on training that enhances muscle fitness and decelerates the process of muscle de-training. 

COOPERATION BETWEEN MILITARY MEDICAL FACILITIES, CIVILIAN

HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, AND UNIVERSITIES

The Committee recognizes the importance of cooperation between 

military medical facilities, universities, and other civilian partners 

to provide valuable medical trauma training to sustain the education of military medical providers. This training and real-life experience contributes to maintaining the capabilities of the National 

Guard Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Explosives 

Enhanced Response Force Packages, the National Guard Homeland 

Response Forces, and the Army Reserve Consequence Management 

Response Forces. 

The Committee encourages the Service Surgeons General and the 

Chief of the National Guard Bureau to continue to pursue trauma 

training with civilian partners in order to maintain unit medical 

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CANINE THERAPY RESEARCH

The Committee is aware of the potential benefits of canine therapy for treatment of servicemembers suffering from traumatic 

brain injuries (TBI) or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 

While still experimental, canine therapy may be a promising alternative to pharmaceutical treatment. 

The Committee understands that the Department of Defense is 

currently studying if and why canines can help servicemembers 

cope with debilitating injuries and whether this treatment can be 

substantially utilized in the future. The Committee encourages the 

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to continue this research to evaluate the effectiveness of canine therapy in treating 

servicemembers suffering from TBI and PTSD. 

THERMAL INJURY PREVENTION

The Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to establish 

standards to prevent thermal injuries caused by ground combat 

and tactical vehicles. Survivability enhancement efforts such as fire 

prevention, fire suppression, and fuel containment should continually be addressed in order to provide the best possible protection 

for servicemembers. 

EFFICIENCY OF PATIENT CARE DELIVERY

The Committee understands the necessity of developing technologies to improve the efficiency of patient care in military treatment facilities. The Committee recognizes that, in the event of a 

mass casualty, military treatment facilities would experience a significant increase in patient volume. The ability to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of care would be critical to the management of an overwhelming surge in patient volume and intensity. 

The Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense 

(Health Affairs) to research the development of an automated resource management system to improve patient care, both in normal 

and emergency situations. 

MILITARY MENTAL HEALTH PILOT PROGRAM

The Committee is pleased that the Secretary of Defense created 

a pilot program to improve efforts to treat servicemembers suffering from mental health disorders in the National Guard and reserve components through community partnerships. The Committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to expand this program 

to include additional community partners through a competitive 

and merit-based award process. 

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY BRAIN RESEARCH

The Committee supports the pursuance of multi-disciplinary research toward translational medicine that may provide better diagnostic tools and treatment outcomes for servicemembers who suffer 

from traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, and 

other neurotrauma. The Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to support researchers, scientists, 

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er support, translational research in this field could lead to the integration of new treatments in military treatment facilities and 

could improve care in the near-term. 

ACCESS TO MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITIES

The Committee is aware of unobligated balances remaining from 

funds appropriated in section 8110 of the Department of Defense 

Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2011. The Committee believes 

that these unobligated balances should be utilized for the purposes 

for which originally appropriated. Accordingly, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act on any remaining balances from funds appropriated in section 8110 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2011. The report shall include the amount 

of remaining balances and an execution plan for these funds that 

will improve access to the Department’s military treatment facilities. 

NON-OPIOID PAIN MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT

The Committee remains concerned with pain management prescription medication dependency and addiction among 

servicemembers. Many servicemembers have endured physical and 

emotional wounds associated with combat and have relied on prescription opioids, sometimes for years, to manage their pain. While 

over-prescription of narcotics is a problem that must be addressed, 

the Committee believes that all patients have the right to effective 

relief of both acute and chronic pain. Narcotic abuse requires a 

multi-pronged approach, but the development of non-narcotic pain 

relief strategies is an essential component. Therefore, the Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to establish a peer-reviewed research program to research 

and develop alternatives to opioid-based pain management. 

CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, 

DEFENSE 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $1,004,123,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 828,868,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 828,868,000 

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

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $828,868,000 for 

Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense. The total 

amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program 

in fiscal year 2015: 

EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Budget 

request 

Committee 

recommended 

Change from 

request 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE .............................................................................. 222,728 222,728 – – – 

PROCUREMENT ........................................................................................................ 10,227 10,227 – – – 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION ............................................... 595,913 595,913 – – – 

TOTAL, CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE ......... 828,868 828,868 – – – 


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DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 

DEFENSE 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $1,015,885,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 820,687,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 944,687,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. +124,000,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $944,687,000 for 

Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense. The total 

amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program 

in fiscal year 2015: 

EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Budget 

request 

Committee 

recommended 

Change from 

request 

COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT ............................................................................. 719,096 669,631 ¥49,465 

Transfer to National Guard counter-drug program ....................................... – – – ¥89,465 – – –

Program increase ........................................................................................... – – – 40,000 – – –

DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM ................................................................... 101,591 105,591 4,000 

Young Marines—drug demand reduction ..................................................... – – – 4,000 – – –

NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM ........................................................ – – – 169,465 169,465 

Transfer from counter-narcotics support ...................................................... – – – 89,465 – – –

Program increase ........................................................................................... – – – 80,000 – – –

TOTAL, DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE ............................................................................................... 820,687 944,687 124,000 

DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES

The Committee remains concerned about the continued decrease 

in funding for the Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, 

Defense account. The efforts being funded in this account are instrumental in not just monitoring, detecting, and interdicting drug 

shipments on their way into the United States, but in providing intelligence support to track laundered drug money that often flows 

to transnational crime organizations. Drug trafficking remains a 

major source of funding for terrorist organizations and contributes 

to violence in parts of the United States and instability in many 

other countries. The Committee understands the unique capabilities that the Department of Defense has in supporting this mission, 

and recommends an additional $40,000,000 specifically for counternarcotics support. 

BUDGET JUSTIFICATION MATERIAL

The Committee understands that the funding included in the 

Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense account is 

divided into three major categories of funding: counter-narcotics 

support, the drug demand reduction program, and the National 

Guard counter-drug program. The Committee recommends dividing 

the funding into three separate sub-activity groups to provide 

greater transparency and oversight of the program and its budget 

execution. In lieu of formal reprogramming guidance and restrictions, the Committee directs the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Counter-narcotics and Global Threats) to provide written notification to the congressional defense committees not less than 15 

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any lines. In addition, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to request funding for each separate sub-activity group under 

the Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense account in the fiscal year 2016 budget submission and subsequent 

budget years. 

NATIONAL GUARD STATE PLANS

The Committee is disappointed that, for the third year in a row, 

the budget request underfunds the National Guard counter-drug 

program. The Committee recognizes the importance of the mission 

of the National Guard counter-drug program as a support organization to combatant commands and federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. To help address the lack of funding of this important program, the Committee recommends an additional 

$80,000,000 for fiscal year 2015. 

JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation. ......................................................... – – – 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... $115,058,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 65,464,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥49,594,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $65,464,000 for 

the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. The total 

amount recommended in the bill will provide the following program 

in fiscal year 2015: 

EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Budget 

request 

Committee 

recommended 

Change from 

request 

STAFF AND INFRASTRUCTURE 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS ................................................................. 49,594 – – – ¥49,594 

Carryover ........................................................................................................ – – – ¥10,000 – – – 

Excess to need ............................................................................................... – – – ¥39,594 – – – 

CIVILIAN PERSONNEL .............................................................................................. 38,001 38,001 – – – 

MOBILIZATION DESIGNEES ...................................................................................... 6,683 6,683 – – – 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS ............................................. 7,300 7,300 – – – 

FACILITIES ............................................................................................................... 12,032 12,032 – – – 

TRAVEL .................................................................................................................... 624 624 – – – 

OTHER (SUPPLIES) .................................................................................................. 824 824 – – – 

TOTAL, JOINT IED DEFEAT FUND ........................................................... 115,058 65,464 ¥49,594 

JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... – – – 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... $20,000,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. – – – 

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

The Committee recommends no funding for the Joint Urgent 

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SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL SPORTING COMPETITIONS 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... – – – 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... $10,000,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 10,000,000 

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

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,000,000 for 

Support for International Sporting Competitions. 

SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL SPORTING COMPETITIONS

The Committee understands that the Support for International 

Sporting Competitions Fund is one way in which the Department 

of Defense helps support people with disabilities. The Support for 

International Sporting Competitions Fund proposed for fiscal year 

2015 is a no-year appropriation that provides $10,000,000 for continuing Department of Defense support to national and international sporting events. In addition, the Committee is aware that 

funds remain available from the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2003. The Committee supports the request 

for fiscal year 2015 and expects the Secretary of Defense to allocate 

remaining prior year funds towards this effort. The Committee 

would entertain a reprogramming of funds if required for proper 

execution of these funds to fully support these events. 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $316,000,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 311,830,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 311,830,000 

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

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $311,830,000 for 

the Office of the Inspector General. The total amount recommended 

in the bill will provide the following program in fiscal year 2015: 

EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Budget 

request 

Committee 

recommended 

Change from 

request 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE .............................................................................. 310,830 310,830 – – – 

PROCUREMENT ........................................................................................................ 1,000 1,000 – – – 

TOTAL, OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ................................................ 311,830 311,830 – – – 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

Since 2008, Congress has provided the Department of Defense 

Inspector General (DODIG) with additional funding to support increased audit, investigative, assessment, and evaluation capabilities, commonly referred to as the DODIG Growth Plan. The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2013 directed the 

DODIG to provide an updated requirements plan to establish future staffing objectives based on oversight needs and current budgetary realities. The Committee understands that the Inspector 

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funding to operate effectively and efficiently, and it was pleased to 

see that the fiscal year 2015 budget supports stable funding for the 

DODIG compared to previous fiscal years. The Committee remains 

supportive of the revised DODIG funding requirement, which balances both current fiscal realities and its oversight needs, and it 

directs the Secretary of Defense to request full funding for the 

DODIG in the fiscal year 2016 budget request and the future years 

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TITLE VII 

RELATED AGENCIES 

NATIONAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS 

The National Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence 

Program budgets funded in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act consist primarily of resources for the Director of National 

Intelligence including the Intelligence Community Management 

staff, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, the National 

Security Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the 

intelligence services of the Departments of the Army, Navy, Air 

Force, and the CIA Retirement and Disability fund. 

CLASSIFIED ANNEX

The Committee’s budget review of classified programs is published in a separate, detailed, and comprehensive classified annex. 

The intelligence community, Department of Defense, and other organizations are expected to fully comply with the recommendations 

and directions in the classified annex accompanying the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2015. 

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 

DISABILITY SYSTEM FUND 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $514,000,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 514,000,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 514,000,000 

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

This appropriation provides payments of benefits to qualified 

beneficiaries in accordance with the Central Intelligence Agency 

Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees (P.L. 88–643), as 

amended by Public Law 94–522. This statute authorized the establishment of the CIA Retirement and Disability System for certain 

employees and authorized the establishment and maintenance of a 

fund from which benefits would be paid to those beneficiaries. The Committee recommends an appropriation of $514,000,000 for 

the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System 

Fund. This is a mandatory account. 

INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 

Fiscal year 2014 appropriation .......................................................... $528,229,000 

Fiscal year 2015 budget request ....................................................... 510,194,000 

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 501,194,000 

Change from budget request ............................................................. ¥9,000,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $501,194,000 for 

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The Committee understands that there is confusion within the 

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) as to whether 

section 8105 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 

2014 impacts or otherwise hinders the ability of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to take actions necessary to improve its budget processes by implementing capability-based budget formulation 

and execution. As the Committee has previously indicated to the 

ODNI, nothing in this section is intended to inhibit or otherwise 

preclude the CIA from continuing its ongoing efforts to implement 

an activity/capability-based budget as has been directed in the appropriations Acts. Nothing in this Act, Committee report, or classified annex accompanying the report, is intended to preclude, nor 

shall it be construed as precluding the CIA from conducting any 

further such activity or capability-based budget activities. 

WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING

The Committee is concerned that wildlife poaching and trafficking, particularly of African elephant ivory, can be used as a 

source of funding by terrorist organizations, extremist militias, and 

transnational organized crime syndicates in Central and Eastern 

Africa. The Committee encourages the Director of National Intelligence to work with American and international law enforcement 

and partner countries to share information and analysis on 

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TITLE VIII 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

The accompanying bill includes 138 general provisions. Most of 

these provisions were included in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014 and many have been included 

in the Defense Appropriations Acts for a number of years. A description of each provision follows. 

Section 8001 provides that no funds made available in this Act 

may be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized 

by Congress. 

Section 8002 provides for conditions and limitations on the payment of compensation to, or employment of, foreign nationals. 

Section 8003 provides that no funds made available in this Act 

may be obligated beyond the end of the fiscal year unless expressly 

provided for a greater period of availability elsewhere in the Act. 

Section 8004 provides a 20 percent limitation on the obligation 

of certain funds provided in this Act during the last two months 

of the fiscal year. 

Section 8005 has been amended and provides for the general 

transfer authority of working capital funds to other military functions. 

Section 8006 has been amended and provides that the tables titled ‘‘Explanation of Project Level Adjustments’’ in the Committee 

report and classified annex shall be carried out in the manner provided by the tables to the same extent as if the tables were included in the text of this Act. 

Section 8007 provides for the establishment of a baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current 

fiscal year. 

Section 8008 provides for limitations on the use of transfer authority of working capital fund cash balances. 

Section 8009 provides that none of the funds appropriated in this 

Act may be used to initiate a special access program without prior 

notification to the congressional defense committees. 

Section 8010 has been amended and provides limitations and 

conditions on the use of funds made available in this Act to initiate 

multi-year contracts. 

Section 8011 provides for the use and obligation of funds for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under chapter 20 of title 10, 

United States Code. 

Section 8012 has been amended and provides that civilian personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on the 

basis of end strength or be subject to end strength limitations. 

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Section 8014 prohibits compensation from being paid to any 

member of the Army who is participating as a full-time student 

and who receives benefits from the Education Benefits Fund when 

time spent as a full-time student is counted toward that member’s 

service commitment. 

Section 8015 provides for the transfer of funds appropriated in 

title III of this Act for the Department of Defense Pilot MentorProte ́ge ́ Program. 

Section 8016 provides for the Department of Defense to purchase 

anchor and mooring chains manufactured only in the United 

States. 

Section 8017 has been amended and makes permanent the prohibition of funds made available to the Department of Defense from 

being used to demilitarize or dispose of certain surplus firearms 

and small arms ammunition or ammunition components. 

Section 8018 provides a limitation on funds being used for the relocation of any Department of Defense entity into or within the National Capital Region. 

Section 8019 has been amended and provides for incentive payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 

1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544). 

Section 8020 provides that no funding for the Defense Media Activity may be used for national or international political or psychological activities. 

Section 8021 provides for the obligation of funds for purposes 

specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions from the Government of Kuwait. 

Section 8022 has been amended and provides funding for the 

Civil Air Patrol Corporation. 

Section 8023 has been amended and prohibits funding from being 

used to establish new Department of Defense Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC), with certain limitations 

and reduces funding provided for FFRDCs. 

Section 8024 provides for the Department of Defense to procure 

carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate melted and rolled only in the 

United States and Canada. 

Section 8025 defines the congressional defense committees as 

being the Armed Services Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Subcommittees on Defense of the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate. 

Section 8026 provides for competitions between private firms and 

Department of Defense depot maintenance activities for modification, depot maintenance, and repair of aircraft, vehicles, and vessels, as well as the production of components and other defense-related articles. 

Section 8027 has been amended and provides for revocation of 

blanket waivers of the Buy American Act upon a finding that a 

country has violated a reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding by discriminating against products produced in the United States that are covered by the agreement. 

Section 8028 provides for the availability of funds contained in 

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Recovery Account for purposes specified in section 2921(c)(2) of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1991. 

Section 8029 provides for the conveyance, without consideration, 

of relocatable housing units that are excess to the needs of the Air 

Force located at Grand Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force 

Base, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force Base, 

and Minot Air Force Base to Indian Tribes located in the states of 

Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, 

Minnesota, and Washington. 

Section 8030 provides authority to use operation and maintenance appropriations to purchase items having an investment item 

unit cost of not more than $250,000. 

Section 8031 has been amended and prohibits the use of Working 

Capital Funds to purchase specified investment items. 

Section 8032 has been amended and provides that none of the 

funds appropriated for the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year except 

for funds appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, the Working Capital Fund, or other programs as specified. 

Section 8033 provides that funds available for the Defense Intelligence Agency may be used for the design, development, and deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program intelligence 

communications and intelligence information systems. 

Section 8034 provides for the availability of funds for the mitigation of environmental impacts on Indian lands resulting from Department of Defense activities. 

Section 8035 requires the Department of Defense to comply with 

the Buy American Act, chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 

Section 8036 provides conditions under which contracts for studies, analyses, or consulting services may be entered into without 

competition on the basis of an unsolicited proposal. 

Section 8037 places certain limitations on the use of funds made 

available in this Act to establish Field Operating Agencies. 

Section 8038 places restrictions on converting to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Defense unless it meets certain guidelines provided. 

(RESCISSIONS)

Section 8039 has been amended and provides for the rescission 

of $964,648,000 from the following programs: 

2013 Appropriations: 

Aircraft Procurement, Army: 

MQ–1 payload ...................................................................... $27,000,000 

Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army: 

Howitzer, SP 155 109A6 ...................................................... 5,000,000 

Other Procurement, Army: 

Mid-tier networking vehicular radio .................................. 30,000,000 

Aircraft Procurement, Navy: 

RQ–4 UAV ............................................................................ 47,200,000 

Weapons Procurement, Navy: 

Standard missile .................................................................. 27,000,000 

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force: 

C–130 modifications ............................................................. 12,500,000 

MQ–IB modifications ........................................................... 16,300,000 

MQ–IB spares ....................................................................... 4,500,000 

MQ–9 ..................................................................................... 37,800,000 


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Missile Procurement, Air Force: 

Minuteman III modifications .............................................. 7,100,000 

Missile support equipment .................................................. 6,700,000 

2014 Appropriations: 

Other Procurement, Army: 

JTRS HMS radio .................................................................. 100,000,000 

WIN–T increment 2 ............................................................. 100,000,000 

Aircraft Procurement, Navy: 

Aviation life support modifications ..................................... 6,267,000 

Common electronic countermeasures ................................. 17,355,000 

E–2D hawkeye ...................................................................... 30,000,000 

F/A–18E/F advance procurement ........................................ 75,000,000 

P–8A contract savings ......................................................... 43,000,000 

Weapons Procurement, Navy: 

Classified programs ............................................................. 25,000,000 

Rolling airframe missile ...................................................... 5,036,000 

Sidewinder ............................................................................ 5,000,000 

Standard missile .................................................................. 46,400,000 

Tomahawk obsolescence ...................................................... 10,000,000 

Other Procurement, Navy: 

National airspace system .................................................... 1,505,000 

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force: 

A-10 ....................................................................................... 45,300,000 

MQ–IB spares ....................................................................... 2,100,000 

Missile Procurement, Air Force: 

Evolved expendable launch vehicle .................................... 118,685,000 

Minuteman III modifications .............................................. 2,500,000 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army: 

Biometric enabled intelligence ............................................ 5,000,000 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy: 

Amphibious combat vehicle ................................................. 78,800,000 

JATAS termination .............................................................. 20,000,000 

Marine Corps combat services support .............................. 6,600,000 

Section 8040 prohibits funds made available in this Act from 

being used to reduce authorized positions for military technicians 

(dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, 

Army Reserve, and Air Force Reserve unless such reductions are 

a direct result of a reduction in military force structure. 

Section 8041 prohibits funding from being obligated or expended 

for assistance to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea unless 

specifically appropriated for that purpose. 

Section 8042 provides for reimbursement to the National Guard 

and reserve when members of the National Guard and reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to the combatant 

commands, defense agencies, and joint intelligence activities. 

Section 8043 prohibits funds from being used to reduce civilian 

medical and medical support personnel assigned to military treatment facilities below the September 30, 2003 level unless the Service Surgeons General certify to the congressional defense committees that it is a responsible stewardship of resources to do so. 

Section 8044 has been amended and prohibits the transfer of Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agencies drug interdiction and counter-drug activity funds to other agencies except as 

specifically provided in an appropriations law. 

Section 8045 prohibits funding from being used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin. 

Section 8046 prohibits funding from being used to purchase 

supercomputers which are not manufactured in the United States. 

Section 8047 prohibits funding made available in this or any 

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proves or implements a transfer of administrative responsibilities 

or budgetary resources of any program, project, or activity financed 

by this Act to the jurisdiction of another Federal agency not financed by this Act without express authorization of the Congress. 

Section 8048 provides for prior congressional notification of article or service transfers to international peacekeeping organizations. 

Section 8049 prohibits funding from being used for contractor bonuses being paid due to business restructuring. 

Section 8050 provides for the transfer of funds to appropriations 

available for pay of military personnel in connection with support 

and services for eligible organizations and activities outside the Department of Defense. 

Section 8051 provides for the Department of Defense to dispose 

of negative unliquidated or unexpended balances for expired or 

closed accounts. 

Section 8052 provides conditions for the use of equipment of the 

National Guard Distance Learning Project on a space-available, reimbursable basis. 

Section 8053 provides for the availability of funds to implement 

cost effective agreements for required heating facility modernization in the Kaiserslautern Military Community, Landstuhl Army 

Regional Medical Center, and Ramstein Air Base, Germany. 

Section 8054 provides for the limitation on the use of funds appropriated in title IV to procure end-items for delivery to military 

forces for operational training, operational use, or inventory requirements. 

Section 8055 provides for a waiver of ‘‘Buy America’’ provisions 

for certain cooperative programs. 

Section 8056 prohibits funding from being used to support the 

training of members of foreign security forces who have engaged in 

gross violations of human rights. 

Section 8057 prohibits funding in this Act from being used for repairs or maintenance to military family housing units. 

Section 8058 provides obligation authority for new starts for advanced concept technology demonstration projects only after notification to the congressional defense committees. 

Section 8059 provides that the Secretary of Defense shall provide 

a classified quarterly report on certain matters as directed in the 

classified annex accompanying this Act. 

Section 8060 prohibits the use of funds made available to the Department of Defense to provide support to an agency that is more 

than 90 days in arrears in making payments to the Department of 

Defense for goods or services provided on a reimbursable basis. 

Section 8061 provides for the use of National Guard personnel to 

support ground-based elements of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System. 

Section 8062 prohibits the use of funds made available in this 

Act to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition held by 

the Department of Defense that has a center-fire cartridge and is 

designated as ‘‘armor piercing’’ except for demilitarization purposes. 

Section 8063 provides for a waiver by the Chief of the National 

Guard Bureau or his designee for all or part of consideration in 

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Section 8064 provides for a limitation on funding from being used 

to support non-appropriated funds that purchase alcoholic beverages. 

Section 8065 has been amended and provides for the transfer of 

funds made available in this Act under Operation and Maintenance, Army to other activities of the Federal Government for classified purposes. 

Section 8066 has been amended and provides for the forced 

matching of disbursements and obligations made by the Department of Defense in the current fiscal year. 

Section 8067 provides for the transfer of funds made available in 

this Act under Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide to the 

Department of State Global Security Contingency Fund. 

Section 8068 provides grant authority for the construction and 

furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of military family members when confronted with the illness or hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary. 

Section 8069 has been amended and provides funding and transfer authority for the Israeli Cooperative Programs. 

Section 8070 prohibits funding from being obligated to modify 

command and control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command 

operational and administrative control of Navy forces assigned to 

the Pacific Fleet or to give United States Transportation Command 

operational and administrative control of certain aircraft. 

Section 8071 has been amended and provides for the funding of 

prior year shipbuilding cost increases. 

Section 8072 has been amended and provides that funds made 

available in this Act for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by Congress for purposes of section 504 of the 

National Security Act of 1947 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for the current fiscal year. 

Section 8073 prohibits funding from being used to initiate a new 

start program without prior written notification. 

Section 8074 has been amended and provides that the budget of 

the President for the subsequent fiscal year shall include separate 

budget justification documents for costs of the United States Armed 

Forces’ participation in contingency operations for the military personnel, operation and maintenance, and procurement accounts. 

Section 8075 prohibits funding from being used for the research, 

development, test, evaluation, procurement, or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system. 

Section 8076 provides the Secretary of Defense with the authority to make grants in the amounts specified. 

Section 8077 prohibits funding from being used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve. 

Section 8078 prohibits funding from being used for the integration of foreign intelligence information unless the information has 

been lawfully collected and processed during conduct of authorized 

foreign intelligence activities. 

Section 8079 provides that at the time members of reserve components of the armed forces are called or ordered to active duty, 

each member shall be notified in writing of the expected period 

during which the member will be mobilized. 


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Section 8080 provides for the use of current and expired Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy subdivisions to reimburse the Judgment Fund. 

Section 8081 prohibits funding from being used to transfer program authority relating to current tactical unmanned aerial vehicles from the Army and requires the Army to retain responsibility 

for and operational control of the MQ–1C unmanned aerial vehicle. 

Section 8082 provides funding under certain conditions for the 

Asia Pacific Regional Initiative Program for the purpose of enabling 

the Pacific Command to execute certain Theater Security Cooperation activities. 

Section 8083 has been amended and limits the availability of 

funding provided for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for research and technology, which shall remain available 

for the current and the following fiscal years. 

Section 8084 provides for the adjustment of obligations within 

the Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy appropriation. 

Section 8085 has been amended and provides for the establishment of a baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer 

authorities for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for 

the current fiscal year. 

Section 8086 is new and prohibits changes to the Army Contracting Command-New Jersey without prior notification. 

Section 8087 provides for the transfer of funds by the Director 

of National Intelligence to other departments and agencies for the 

purposes of Government-wide information sharing activities. 

Section 8088 provides for limitations on funding provided for the 

National Intelligence Program to be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

U.S.C. 403–1(d)). 

Section 8089 directs the Director of National Intelligence to submit a future-years intelligence program reflecting estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations. 

Section 8090 defines the congressional intelligence committees as 

being the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of 

the Senate, and the Subcommittees on Defense of the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

Section 8091 directs the Department of Defense to continue to report incremental contingency operations costs for Operation Enduring Freedom or any other named operations in the Central Command area of operation on a monthly basis in the Cost of War Execution Report as required by Department of Defense Financial 

Management Regulation. 

Section 8092 provides the authority to transfer funding from operation and maintenance accounts for the Army, Navy, and Air 

Force to the central fund for Fisher Houses and Suites. 

Section 8093 provides that funds appropriated in this Act may be 

available for the purpose of making remittances and transfers to 

the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund. 


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Section 8094 provides that any agency receiving funds made 

available in this Act shall post on a public website any report required to be submitted by Congress with certain exceptions. 

Section 8095 prohibits the use of funds for federal contracts in 

excess of $1,000,000 unless the contractor agrees not to require, as 

a condition of employment, that employees or independent contractors agree to resolve through arbitration any claim or tort related 

to, or arising out of, sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false 

imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention, and to 

certify that each covered subcontractor agrees to do the same. 

Section 8096 has been amended and provides funds for transfer 

to the Joint Department of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 

Section 8097 prohibits the Office of the Director of National Intelligence from employing more Senior Executive employees than 

are specified in the classified annex. 

Section 8098 prohibits funding from being used to pay a retired 

general or flag officer to serve as a senior mentor advising the Department of Defense unless such retired officer files a Standard 

Form 278 or successor form. 

Section 8099 provides for the purchase of heavy and light armed 

vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection 

purposes up to a limit of $250,000 per vehicle. 

Section 8100 has been amended and provides grants through the 

Office of Economic Adjustment to support critical existing and enduring military installation and missions on Guam, as well as any 

potential Department of Defense growth. 

Section 8101 prohibits the Secretary of Defense from taking beneficial occupancy of more than 3,000 parking spaces to be provided 

by the BRAC 133 project unless certain conditions are met. 

Section 8102 requires monthly reporting of the civilian personnel 

end strength by appropriation account to the congressional defense 

committees. 

Section 8103 has been amended and prohibits funding to separate, or to consolidate from within, the National Intelligence Program budget from the Department of Defense budget. 

Section 8104 has been amended and provides the Director of National Intelligence with general transfer authority with certain limitations. 

Section 8105 has been amended and provides $540,000,000 to remain available in the Ship Modernization, Operations, and 

Sustainment Fund until September 30, 2021 for the purpose of 

manning, operating, sustaining, equipping, and modernizing Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers. 

Section 8106 reduces the total amount appropriated in this Act 

by $545,100,000 to reflect savings due to favorable exchange rates. 

Section 8107 prohibits funding to transfer or release any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba into the United States, 

its territories, or possessions. This language is identical to language enacted in Public Law 112–74. 

Section 8108 prohibits funding to modify any United States facility (other than the facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba) to house any 


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individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This language is 

identical to language enacted in Public Law 112–74. 

Section 8109 prohibits funding from being used to enter into contracts or agreements with corporations with unpaid tax liabilities. 

Section 8110 prohibits funding from being used to enter into contracts or agreements with a corporation that was convicted of a federal criminal violation in the past 24 months. 

Section 8111 prohibits funding from being used to violate the 

Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. 

Section 8112 prohibits funding from being used to violate the 

Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008. 

Section 8113 prohibits funding from being used to violate the 

War Powers Resolution Act. 

Section 8114 prohibits funds from being used to purchase or 

lease new light duty vehicles except in accordance with the Presidential Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance. 

Section 8115 prohibits funds from being used to enter into a contract with a person or entity listed in the Excluded Parties List 

System/System for Award Management as having been convicted of 

fraud against the Federal Government. 

Section 8116 prohibits funds from being used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 

with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to 

Rosoboronexport, except under certain conditions. 

Section 8117 prohibits the use of funds for the purchase of manufacture of a United States flag unless such flags are treated as covered items under section 2533a(b) of title 10, United States Code. 

Section 8118 has been amended and provides for the transfer of 

funds for purposes of high priority sexual assault prevention and 

response program requirements. 

Section 8119 prohibits the use of funds for certain activities in 

Afghanistan. 

Section 8120 provides that funds may be used to provide ex 

gratia payments to local military commanders for damage, personal 

injury, or death that is incident to combat operations in a foreign 

country. 

Section 8121 has been amended and prohibits the use of funds 

to conduct any environmental study related to Minuteman III silos. 

Section 8122 prohibits the use of funds to cancel the avionics 

modernization program of record for C–130 aircraft. 

Section 8123 has been amended and prohibits the use of funding 

to reduce the force structure at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. 

Section 8124 prohibits the use of operation and maintenance 

funds in contradiction to 49 U.S. Code Section 41106 pertaining to 

the Civil Reserve Air Fleet. 

Section 8125 prohibits the use of funds for flight demonstration 

teams outside of the United States. 

Section 8126 prohibits the use of funds providing certain missile 

defense information to the Russian Federation. 

Section 8127 prohibits the use of funds by the National Security 

Agency targeting American persons under authorities granted in 

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Section 8128 is new and provides for the transfer of funds to the 

Maritime Administration for expenses related to the Ready Reserve 

Force. 

Section 8129 is new and provides for the transfer of up to $1,000,000 to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Trust Fund. Section 8130 is new and provides $533,500,000 to fully fund an 

increase in basic pay for all military personnel by 1.8 percent as 

authorized by current law. Section 8131 is new and provides $244,700,000 for basic allowance for housing for military personnel. 

Section 8132 is new and prohibits the use of funds to reduce, convert, decommission, or otherwise move to nondeployed status any 

Minuteman III ballistic missile silo that contains a deployed missile. 

Section 8133 is new and prohibits the use of funds to divest E– 

3 airborne warning and control system aircraft. 

Section 8134 is new and prohibits the use of funds to implement 

the Arms Trade Treaty until ratified by the Senate. Section 8135 is new and provides $139,000,000 to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools 

on military installations. 

Section 8136 is new and prohibits the transfer of certain helicopters from the Army National Guard to the regular Army. Section 8137 is new and provides $1,000,000,000 for military 

readiness. 

Section 8138 is new and limits the availability of funds for activities authorized under Section 1208 of Public Law 112–81. 

Section 8139 is new and prohibits the use of funds in contravention of Sec. 1035 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014. 

Section 8140 is new and prohibits the use of funds to implement 

changes to hair standards and grooming policies for female 

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TITLE IX 

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

In title IX, the Committee recommends total new appropriations 

of $79,445,000,000 as a placeholder for ongoing military operations 

in Afghanistan. Despite a recent announcement from the Administration regarding plans for an enduring military presence in Afghanistan, no Overseas Contingency Operations budget request has 

been submitted; therefore this level is subject to change. This new 

discretionary spending authority for the Department of Defense 

will provide the necessary resources for deployed servicemembers, 

including funding for personnel requirements, operational needs, 

new aircraft to replace combat losses, combat vehicle safety modifications, and maintenance of facilities and equipment. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Title IX contains several general provisions, many of which extend or modify war-related authorities included in previous Acts. A 

brief description of the recommended provisions follows: 

Section 9001 provides that funds made available in this title are 

in addition to funds appropriated or otherwise made available for 

the Department of Defense for the current fiscal year. 

Section 9002 provides for general transfer authority within title 

IX. 

Section 9003 provides that supervision and administration costs 

associated with a construction project funded with appropriations 

available for operation and maintenance, the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund, or the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund may be 

obligated at the time a construction contract is awarded. 

Section 9004 provides for the procurement of passenger motor vehicles and heavy and light armored vehicles for use by military and 

civilian employees of the Department of Defense in the Central 

Command area of responsibility. 

Section 9005 has been amended and provides funding for the 

Commander’s Emergency Response Program, with certain limitations. 

Section 9006 provides lift and sustainment resources to coalition 

forces supporting military and stability operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

Section 9007 prohibits the establishment of permanent bases in 

Iraq or Afghanistan or United States control over Iraq oil resources. 

Section 9008 prohibits the use of funding in contravention of the 

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Section 9009 limits the obligation of funding for the Afghanistan 

Security Forces Fund until certain conditions have been met. 

Section 9010 provides for the purchase of items of a particular 

investment unit cost from funding made available for operation and 

maintenance. 

Section 9011 has been amended and provides funding for the operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq 

and security assistance teams. 

Section 9012 has been amended and restricts funds provided in 

operation and maintenance accounts for payments of Coalition Support Funds for reimbursement to the Government of Pakistan until 

certain conditions are met. 

Section 9013 prohibits the use of funds with respect to Syria in 

contravention of the War Powers Resolution. 

Section 9014 prohibits the use of funds in the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund for new construction projects. 

Section 9015 is new and limits the obligation of funding for Overseas Contingency Operations until certain conditions have been 

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TITLE X 

Title X contains one new general provision. A brief description of 

the recommended provision follows: 

Section 10001 is new and provides that the amount by which 

new budget authority exceeds spending caps is $0. 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORTING 

REQUIREMENTS 

The following items are included in accordance with various requirements of the Rules of the House of Representatives: 

CHANGES IN THE APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAW 

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following statements are submitted describing the effect of provisions in the accompanying bill which directly 

or indirectly change the application of existing law. 

Language is included in various parts of the bill to continue ongoing activities which require annual authorization or additional 

legislation, which to date has not been enacted. 

The bill includes a number of provisions which place limitations 

on the use of funds in the bill or change existing limitations and 

which might, under some circumstances, be construed as changing 

the application of law. 

The bill includes a number of provisions, which have been virtually unchanged for many years that are technically considered 

legislation. 

The bill provides that appropriations shall remain available for 

more than one year for some programs for which the basic authorizing legislation does not presently authorize each extended availability. 

In various places in the bill, the Committee has allocated funds 

within appropriation accounts in order to fund specific programs. 

Changes in the application of existing law found within appropriations headings: 

Language is included in various accounts placing a limitation on 

funds for emergencies and extraordinary expenses. 

Language is included that provides not more than $15,000,000 

for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund. 

Language is included that provides not more than $36,000,000 

for emergencies and extraordinary expenses. 

Language is included that provides not less than $36,262,000 for 

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Language is included that makes available $8,881,000 for certain 

classified activities, allows such funds to be transferred between 

certain accounts, and exempts such funds from the investment item 

unit cost of items ceiling. 

Language is included that provides that any transfer authority 

provided under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, DefenseWide’’ shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided 

in this Act. 

Language is included under the various Environmental Restoration accounts that provides that the Service Secretaries may transfer such funds for the purposes of the funds provided under such 

appropriations headings, and provides that such transfer authority 

shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in the 

Act. 

Language is included that provides for specific construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding 

and Conversion, Navy’’. 

Language is included under the heading ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy’’ that provides funds for certain 

activities. 

Language is included under the heading ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’ that provides 

$250,000,000 for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program and provides for the transfer of funds subject to certain requirements. Language is included that provides that not less than $8,000,000 

of funds provided under ‘‘Defense Health Program’’ shall be available for HIV/AIDS prevention education activities. 

Language is included that provides for the carry-over of one percent of the Operation and Maintenance account under the ‘‘Defense 

Health Program’’. 

Language is included that limits obligation of funds provided 

under the ‘‘Defense Health Program’’ that limits the obligation of 

funds provided for the Interagency Program Management Office, 

the Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization program, and the Defense Medical Information Exchange until submission and approval of an expenditure plan describing certain 

matters. 

Language is included that specifies the use of certain funds provided under ‘‘Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction’’. 

Language is included that provides for the transfer of funds 

under ‘‘Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities’’. Such transfer authority shall be in addition to other transfer authority provided elsewhere in the Act. 

Language is included that makes funds available for certain purposes notwithstanding any other provision of law, under ‘‘Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund’’. 

Language is included under ‘‘Joint Improvised Explosive Device 

Defeat Fund’’ that provides for the transfer of such funds for the 

purposes of such fund to other appropriations accounts, provides 

that such transfer authority shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in the Act, and requires prior notification of 

such transfers. 

Language is included under ‘‘Support for International Sporting 

Competitions’’ providing for purposes of such funds. 


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Language is included that provides that no funds made available 

in this Act may be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not 

authorized by Congress. 

Language is included that provides for conditions and limitations 

on the payment of compensation to, or employment of, foreign nationals. 

Language is included that provides that no funds made available 

in this Act may be obligated beyond the end of the fiscal year unless express provision for a greater period of availability is provided 

elsewhere in this Act. 

Language is included that provides a 20 percent limitation on the 

obligation of funds provided in this Act during the last two months 

of the fiscal year with certain exceptions. 

Language is included that provides for general transfer authority. 

Language is included that provides for incorporation of project 

level tables. 

Language is included that provides for the establishment of a 

baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities 

for fiscal year 2015 and prohibits certain reprogrammings until 

after submission of a report. 

Language is included that provides for limitations on the use and 

transfer authority of working capital fund cash balances. 

Language is included that provides that prohibits funds appropriated in this Act to initiate a special access program without 

prior notification to the congressional defense committees. 

Language is included that provides limitations and conditions on 

the use of funds made available in this Act to initiate multi-year 

contracts. 

Language is included that provides for the use and obligation of 

funds for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under Chapter 20 

of title 10, United States Code. 

Language is included that provides that civilian personnel of the 

Department may not be managed on the basis of end strength or 

be subject to end strength limitations, sets forth certain requirements related to end strength for the budget submission, and requires that Department of Army Science and Technology be managed based on budget availability. 

Language is included that prohibits funds made available in this 

Act from being used to influence congressional action on any matters pending before the Congress. 

Language is included that prohibits compensation from being 

paid to any member of the Army who is participating as a full-time 

student and who receives benefits from the Education Benefits 

Fund when time spent as a full-time student is counted toward 

that member’s service commitment. 

Language is included that provides for the transfer of funds appropriated in title III of this Act for the Department of Defense 

Pilot Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program. 

Language is included that provides for the Department of Defense to purchase anchor and mooring chains manufactured only in 

the United States. 


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Language is included that prohibits funds made available to the 

Department of Defense from being used to demilitarize or dispose 

of surplus firearms. 

Language is included that provides a limitation on funds being 

used for the relocation of any Department of Defense entity into or 

within the National Capital Region. 

Language is included that provides for incentive payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 

U.S.C. 1544). 

Language is included that provides that no funds made available 

in this Act for the Defense Media Activity may be used for national 

or international political or psychological activities. 

Language is included that provides for the obligation of funds for 

purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10, United States 

Code. 

Language is included that provides funding for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation. 

Language is included that provides for the number of staff years 

of technical effort that may be funded for defense Federally Funded 

Research and Development Centers. 

Language is included that provides for the Department of Defense to procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate melted and 

rolled only in the United States and Canada. 

Language is included that defines congressional defense committees as being the Armed Services Committees and the Subcommittees on Defense of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

and Senate. 

Language is included that provides for competitions between private firms and Department of Defense Depot Maintenance Activities for modification, depot maintenance, and repair of aircraft, vehicles, and vessels, as well as the production of components and 

other Defense-related articles. 

Language is included that provides for revocation of blanket 

waivers of the Buy America Act upon a finding that a country has 

violated a reciprocal trade agreement by discriminating against 

products produced in the United States that are covered by the 

agreement. 

Language is included that provides for the availability of funds 

for purposes specified in section 2921(c)(2) of the 1991 National Defense Authorization Act, namely facility maintenance and repair 

and environmental restoration at military installations in the 

United States. 

Language is included that provides for the conveyance, without 

consideration, of relocatable housing units located at Grand Forks, 

Malmstrom, Mountain Home, Ellsworth, and Minot Air Force 

Bases to Indian Tribes that are excess to Air Force needs. 

Language is included that provides authority to use operation 

and maintenance appropriations to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $250,000. 

Language is included that prohibits the purchase of specified investment items within Working Capital Fund. 

Language is included that provides that none of the funds appropriated for the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available 

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priated for the Reserve for Contingencies, the Working Capital 

Fund, or other certain programs authorized under section 503 of 

the National Security Act. 

Language is included that provides that funds available for the 

Defense Intelligence Agency may be used for intelligence communications and intelligence information systems for the Services, the 

Unified and Specified Commands, and the component commends. 

Language is included that provides that not less than $12,000,000 within ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ 

shall be for mitigation of environmental impacts on Indian lands. 

Language is included that provides for the Department of Defense to comply with the Buy American Act (chapter 83 of title 41, 

United States Code). 

Language is included that provides conditions under which contracts for studies, analyses, or consulting services may be entered 

into without competition on the basis of an unsolicited proposal. 

Language is included that provides for the limitations of funds 

made available in this Act to establish Field Operating Agencies. 

Language is included that provides grant authorities for the Department of Defense acting through the Office of Economic Adjustment. 

Language is included that provides for the limitations on the conversion of an activity or function of the Department of Defense to 

contractor performance. 

Language is included that provides for the rescission of previously appropriated funds. 

Language is included that prohibits funds made available in this 

Act from being used to reduce authorized positions for military 

technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air National 

Guard, Army Reserve, and Air Force Reserve unless such reductions are a direct result of a reduction in military force structure. 

Language is included that provides that none of the funds made 

available in this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance 

to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea unless appropriated 

for that purpose. 

Language is included that provides for reimbursement to the National Guard and reserve when members of the National Guard 

and reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to 

the Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies, and Joint Intelligence Activities. 

Language is included that prohibits funds made available in this 

Act from being used to reduce civilian medical and medical support 

personnel assigned to military treatment facilities below the September 30, 2003, level unless the Service Surgeons General certify 

to the congressional defense committees that it is a responsible 

stewardship of resources to do so. 

Language is included that provides that Defense and Central Intelligence Agencies’ drug interdiction and counter-drug activity 

funds may not be transferred to other agencies unless specifically 

provided in an appropriations law. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this Act for the procurement of ball and roller bearings 

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Language is included that provides for the Department of Defense to purchase supercomputers manufactured only in the United 

States unless the Secretary certifies such acquisition must be made 

for national security purposes. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made available in this or any other Act to transfer administrative responsibilities or budgetary resources of any program, project, or activity financed by this Act to the jurisdiction of another Federal agency not 

financed by this Act without expressed authorization of the Congress. 

Language is included that provides for prior congressional notification of article transfers to international peacekeeping organizations. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act for contractor bonuses from being paid due to business restructuring. 

Language is included that provides for the transfer of funds to 

be used to support personnel supporting approved non-traditional 

defense activities. 

Language is included that provides for the Department of Defense to dispose of negative unliquidated or unexpended balances 

for expired or closed accounts. 

Language is included that provides conditions for the use of 

equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project on a 

space-available, reimbursable basis. 

Language is included that provides for the availability of funds 

provided by this Act to implement cost-effective agreements for required heating facility modernization in the Kaiserslautern Military Community, Germany. 

Language is included that provides for the limitation on the use 

of funds appropriated in title IV to procure end-items for delivery 

to military forces for operational training, operational use, or inventory requirements. 

Language is included that provides for a waiver of the ‘‘Buy 

America’’ provisions for certain cooperative programs. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act to support the training of members of foreign security forces who have engaged in gross violations of human rights. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act for repairs or maintenance to military family housing units. 

Language is included that provides obligation authority for new 

starts for advanced concept technology demonstration projects only 

after notification to the congressional defense committees. 

Language is included that provides that the Secretary of Defense 

shall provide a classified quarterly report on certain matters as directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made available to the Department of Defense to provide support to an agency 

that is more than 90 days in arrears in making payments to the 

Department of Defense for goods or services provided on a reimbursable basis. 


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Language is included that provides for the use of National Guard 

personnel to support ground-based elements of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has a center—fire cartridge and designated as ‘‘armor piercing’’ except for demilitarization purposes. 

Language is included that provides for a waiver by the Chief, National Guard Bureau or his designee for all or part of consideration 

in cases of personal property leases of less than one year. 

Language is included that prohibits funds made available in this 

Act from being used to purchase alcoholic beverages. 

Language is included that provides for the transfer of funds 

made available in this Act under ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Army’’ to other activities of the Federal Government for classified 

purposes. 

Language is included that provides for the forced matching of 

disbursement and obligations made by the Department of Defense 

in fiscal year 2015. Language is included that provides a limitation of $200,000,000 

for transfer to the Department of State Global Security Contingency Fund, and set forth certain reporting requirements prior to 

such transfer. 

Language is included that provides grant authority for the construction and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the 

needs of military family members when confronted with the illness 

or hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary. 

Language is included that provides funding and transfer authority for the Israeli Cooperative missile defense programs. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act to be obligated to modify the command and control 

relationship to give the Fleet Forces Command administration and 

operations control of U.S. Naval Forces assigned to the Pacific 

Fleet. 

Language is included that provides for the transfer of funds to 

properly complete prior year shipbuilding programs. 

Language is included that provides that funds made available in 

this Act are deemed to be specifically authorized by Congress for 

purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 until 

enactment of the authorization Act. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act to initiate a new start program without prior written notification. 

Language is included that provides that the budget of the President for fiscal year 2015 shall include separate budget justification 

documents for costs of the United States Armed Forces’ participation in contingency operations that contain certain budget exhibits 

as defined in the Department of Defense Financial Management 

Regulation. 

Language is included that prohibits funds made available in this 

Act from being used for the research, development, test, evaluation, 

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Language is included that provides the Secretary of Defense discretionary authority to make grants to the United Service Organizations and the Red Cross if he determines it to be in the national 

interest. 

Language is included that prohibits funds made available in this 

Act from being used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 

53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve. 

Language is included that prohibits funds made available in this 

Act from being used for the integration of foreign intelligence information unless the information has been lawfully collected and processed during conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities. 

Language is included that provides that at the time members of 

reserve components of the Armed Forces are called or ordered to 

active duty, each member shall be notified in writing of the expected period during which the member will be mobilized. 

Language is included that provides that the Secretary of Defense 

may transfer funds from any available Department of the Navy appropriation to any available Navy ship construction appropriation 

to liquidate costs caused by rate adjustments or other economic factors. 

Language is included that provides for the use of current and expired ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’ subdivisions to reimburse the Judgment Fund. 

Language is included that prohibits the transfer of program authorities related to tactical unmanned aerial vehicles from the 

Army. 

Language is included that provides funding and authority for the 

Asia Pacific Regional Initiative program. 

Language is included that limits the obligation authority of funds 

provided for the Director of National Intelligence to the current fiscal year except for research and technology which shall remain 

available for the current and the following fiscal years. 

Language is included that provides for the adjustment of obligations within the ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’ appropriation. 

Language is included that prohibits transfers of funds until the 

Director of National Intelligence submits a baseline for application 

of reprogramming and transfer authorities. 

Language is included that prohibits the realignment or personnel 

reductions for certain Army command sites within prior notification 

to the congressional defense committees. 

Language is included that provides for the transfer of up to 

$20,000,000 of funds available for the Program Manager for Information Sharing Environment to be transferred to other departments and agencies for certain purposes. 

Language is included that sets forth reprogramming and transfer 

procedures for the National Intelligence Program. 

Language is included that provides that the Director of National 

Intelligence shall provide budget exhibits identifying the five year 

future-years intelligence program. 

Language is included that defines the congressional intelligence 

committees. 

Language is included that directs the Department of Defense to 

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Language is included that provides that funds from certain operation and maintenance accounts may be transferred to a central 

fund established pursuant to section 2493(d) of title 10, United 

States Code. 

Language is included that provides that funds may be used for 

the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund. 

Language is included that provides that agencies post congressionally directed reports on a public website. 

Language is included that provides limitations on the award of 

contracts to contractors that require mandatory arbitration for certain claims as a condition of employment or a contractual relationship. The Secretary is authorized to waive the applicability of these 

limitations for national security interests. 

Language is included that provides funds and transfer authority 

for the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 

Language is included that provides a limitation on the number 

of senior executives employed by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. 

Language is included that provides a limitation on certain senior 

mentors unless such mentors make certain financial disclosures. 

Language is included that provides authority to purchase heavy 

and light armored vehicles notwithstanding price or other limitations on the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles. 

Language is included that provides availability of funds appropriated under ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ for activities related to the military buildup of Guam. 

Language is included that places limitations on the number of 

parking spaces provided by the BRAC 133 project, with certain 

waiver authorities. 

Language is included that requires the Secretary of Defense to 

provide quarterly reports on civilian personnel end strength. 

Language is included the places limitations on the use of funds 

to make certain modifications to the appropriations account structure or the allotment, obligation and disbursement processes. 

Language is included that provides transfer authority for the Director of National Intelligence for the National Intelligence Program. 

Language is included that provides funds and transfer authority 

for the purpose of manning, operating, sustaining, equipping, and 

modernizing certain guided missile cruisers subject to certain requirements. 

Language is included that prohibits funds to transfer or release 

certain individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba into the 

United States, its territories, or possessions. 

Language is included that prohibits funds to construct, acquire, 

or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Language is included that places limitations on the provision of 

funds to any corporation with an unpaid Federal tax liability. 

Language is included that places limitations on the provision of 

funds to any corporation convicted of a felony criminal violation 

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Language is included that prohibits the Department of Defense 

from entering into certain agreements with Rosoboronexport with 

certain waiver authorities. 

Language is included that prohibits the purchase or manufacture 

of a United States flag uncles such flag is treated as a covered item 

under section 2533a(b). 

Language is included that provides funds and transfer authority 

to the Services to support high priority Sexual Assault Prevention 

and Response Program requirements and activities. 

Language is included that provides for the payment of ex gratia 

payments in certain circumstances subject to certain conditions. 

Language is included that limits force structure changes at Lajes 

Field, Azores, Portugal except in accordance with section 1048 of 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 

Language is included that provides for the transfer of funds to 

the Ready Reserve Force for expenses related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet. 

Language is included that provides funds for transfer to the John 

C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund. 

Language is included that provides an additional appropriation 

and transfer authority for pay for military personnel. 

Language is included that provides for an additional appropriation and transfer authority for basic allowance for housing for military personnel. 

Language is included that sets forth certain reporting requirements related to airborne warning and control. 

Language is included that provides an additional appropriation 

and transfer authority for construction, renovation, repair, and expansion of public schools on military installations. 

Language is included that provides an additional appropriation 

and transfer authority for military readiness improvements. 

Language is included that requires certain notification on funds 

provided under section 1208 authorities, with a waiver for exigent 

circumstances. 

Language is included that requires the Chiefs of National Guard 

and Reserve components to submit the modernization priority assessment for their respective components to the congressional defense committees. 

Language is included that provides that funds made available in 

title IX are in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made 

available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015. 

Language is included that provides for transfer authority between appropriations made available in title IX. 

Language is included that provides for supervision and administration costs associated with overseas contingency operations. 

Language is included that provides authority to purchase passenger, heavy, and light armored vehicles notwithstanding price or 

other limitations on the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles for 

use in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. 

Language is included that provides funds and authority for the 

Commander’s Emergency Response Program and establishes certain reporting requirements. 

Language is included that authorizes the use of funds to provide 

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bility operations in Afghanistan and establishes certain reporting 

requirements. 

Language is included that places limitations on the use of Afghanistan Security Forces Funds and requires certain certifications. 

Language is included that authorizes funds in title IX for the 

purchase of items having an investment unit cost of up to 

$250,000, subject to certain conditions. Language is included that authorizes up to $150,000,000 under 

the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ for the Office of Security 

Cooperation in Iraq and security assistance teams, and operations 

and activities authorized in the fiscal year 2015 National Defense 

Authorization, subject to written notice requirements. 

Language is included that provides for the rescission of previously appropriated funds. 

Language is included that places limitations on the use of Coalition Support Funds for the Government of Pakistan. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this Act in contravention of Sec. 1035 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014. 

Language is included that prohibits the use of funds to implement changes to hair standards and grooming policies for female 

servicemembers. 

Language is included that limits the obligation of funding for 

Overseas Contingency Operations until certain conditions have 

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TRANSFER OF FUNDS 

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following is submitted describing the transfer of funds provided in the accompanying bill. 

Language has been included under ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Defense-Wide’’ which provides for the transfer of funds for certain 

classified activities. 

Language has been included under ‘‘Environmental Restoration, 

Army’’ which provides for the transfer of funds for environmental 

restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of 

unsafe buildings and debris, or for similar purposes. 

Language has been included under ‘‘Environmental Restoration, 

Navy’’ which provides for the transfer of funds for environmental 

restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of 

unsafe buildings and debris, or for similar purposes. 

Language has been included under ‘‘Environmental Restoration, 

Air Force’’ which provides for the transfer of funds for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris, or for similar purposes. 

Language has been included under ‘‘Environmental Restoration, 

Defense-Wide’’ which provides for the transfer of funds for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris, or for similar purposes. 

Language has been included under ‘‘Environmental Restoration, 

Formerly Used Defense Sites’’ which provides for the transfer of 

funds for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris, or for similar 

purposes. 

Language has been included under ‘‘Research, Development, Test 

and Evaluation, Defense Wide’’ which provides for the transfer of 

funds for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program to appropriations 

for research, development, test and evaluation for specific purposes. 

Language has been included under ‘‘Drug Interdiction and 

Counter-Drug Activities, Defense’’ which provides for the transfer 

of funds to appropriations available to the Department of Defense 

for military personnel of the reserve components; for operation and 

maintenance; for procurement; and for research, development, test 

and evaluation for drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of 

the Department of Defense. 

Language has been included under ‘‘Joint Improvised Explosive 

Devise Defeat Fund’’ which provides for the transfer of funds to appropriations available to the Department of Defense for military 

personnel; for operation and maintenance; for procurement; for research, development, test and evaluation; and for defense working 

capital funds for purposes related to assisting United States forces 

in the defeat of improvised explosive devices. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8005’’ which provides for the transfer of working capital funds to 

other appropriations accounts of the Department of Defense for 

military functions. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8008’’ which provides for the transfer of funds between working 

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propriation and the ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ appropriation accounts. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8015’’ which provides for the transfer of funds from the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program to any other appropriation for the purposes of implementing a Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program development assistance agreement. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8050’’ which provides for the transfer of funds from ‘‘Operation and 

Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ to appropriations available for the pay 

of military personnel in connection with support and services of eligible organizations and activities outside the Department of Defense. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8065’’ which provides for the transfer of funds from ‘‘Operation and 

Maintenance, Army’’ to other activities of the federal government. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8067’’ which provides for the transfer of funds available under ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ to the Department of 

State ‘‘Global Security Contingency Fund’’. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8069’’ which provides for the transfer of funds from ‘‘Procurement, 

Defense-Wide’’ and ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 

Defense-Wide’’ for the Israeli Cooperative Programs. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8071’’ which provides for the transfer of funds under the heading 

‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’ to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8087’’ which provides for the transfer of funds appropriated in the 

Intelligence Community Management Account for the Program 

Manager for the Information Sharing Environment to other departments and agencies for the purposes of Government-wide information sharing activities. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8092’’ which provides for the transfer of funds from ‘‘Operation and 

Maintenance, Army’’, ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, and 

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’ to the central fund established for Fisher Houses and Suites. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8093’’ which provides that funds appropriated by this Act may be 

made available for the purpose of making remittances to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8096’’ which provides for the transfer of funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program to the 

Joint Department of Defense—Department of Veterans Affairs 

Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8104’’ which provides for the transfer of funds for the National Intelligence Program. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8105’’ which provides for the transfer of funds from the ‘‘Ship Modernization, Operations, and Sustainment Fund’’ to appropriations 


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for military personnel; operations and maintenance; research, development, test and evaluation; and procurement only for certain 

purposes. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8118’’ which provides for the transfer of funds from the Department of Defense to the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, 

including Reserve and National Guard, to support high priority 

Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program requirements 

and activities. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8128’’ which provides for the transfer of funds from ‘‘Operations 

and Maintenance, Navy’’ to the Ready Reserve Force, Maritime Administration account of the Department of Transportation for the 

expenses related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8129’’ which provides for the transfer of funds to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8130’’ which provides for the transfer of funds for pay for military 

personnel for purposes of fully funding the authorized military pay 

raise. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8131’’ which provides for the transfer of funds for basic allowance 

for housing for military personnel. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8135’’ which provides for the transfer of funds from ‘‘Operation and 

Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ for transfer to the Secretary of Education to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on military installations. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

8137’’ which provides for the transfer of funds to the operation and 

maintenance accounts of the Army, Navy, Marine, and Air Force, 

including National Guard and reserve, for purposes of improving 

military readiness. 

Language has been included under title IX ‘‘Other Appropriations’’ which provides for the transfer of funds to Defense Health 

Program, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund, Office of the Inspector General, and Defense Working Capital Fund. 

Language has been included under ‘‘General Provisions, Sec. 

9002’’ which provides for the authority to transfer funds between 

the appropriations or funds made available to the Department of 

Defense in title IX, subject to certain conditions. 

RESCISSIONS 

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following table is submitted describing the 

rescissions recommended in the accompanying bill: 

Aircraft Procurement, Army, 2013/2015 .............................................................................................. $27,000,000 

Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army, 2013/2015 ................................................................ 5,000,000 

Other Procurement, Army, 2013/2015 .................................................................................................. 30,000,000 

Aircraft Procurement, Navy, 2013/2015 ............................................................................................... 47,200,000 

Weapons Procurement, Navy, 2013/2015 ............................................................................................ 27,000,000 

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Missile Procurement, Air Force, 2013/2015 ......................................................................................... 13,800,000 

Other Procurement, Army, 2014/2016 .................................................................................................. 200,000,000 

Aircraft Procurement, Navy, 2014/2016 ............................................................................................... 171,622,000 

Weapons Procurement, Navy, 2014/2016 ............................................................................................ 91,436,000 

Other Procurement, Navy, 2014/2016 .................................................................................................. 1,505,000 

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 2014/2016 ........................................................................................ 47,400,000 

Missile Procurement, Air Force, 2014/2016 ......................................................................................... 121,185,000 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, 2014/2015 ....................................................... 5,000,000 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 2014/2015 ........................................................ 105,400,000 

TRANSFER OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES 

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the bill contains a general provision which allows for the transfer of unexpended balances from the Operation 

and Maintenance and Military Personnel accounts to the ‘‘Foreign 

Currency Fluctuation, Defense’’ account to address shortfalls due to 

foreign currency fluctuation. 

DIRECTED RULE MAKING 

This bill does not contain any provision that specifically directs 

the promulgation or completion of a rule. 

PROGRAM DUPLICATION 

No provision of this bill establishes or reauthorizes a program of 

the Federal Government known to be duplicative of another Federal program, a program that was included in any report from the 

Government Accountability Office to Congress pursuant to section 

21 of Public Law 111–139, or a program related to a program identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. 

STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND 

OBJECTIVES 

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following is a statement of general performance goals and objectives for which this measure authorizes funding: 

The Committee on Appropriations considers program performance, including a program’s success in developing and attaining 

outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing funding recommendations. 

COMPLIANCE WITH RULE XIII, CL. 3(e) (RAMSEYER RULE) 

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the Committee notes that the accompanying bill does not propose to repeal or amend a statute or part 

thereof. 

EARMARK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT 

Neither the bill nor the report contains any congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in 

Clause 9 of Rule XXI. 


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COMPARISON WITH THE BUDGET RESOLUTION 

Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives requires an explanation of compliance with section 

308(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 

Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–344), as amended, which requires that 

the report accompanying a bill providing new budget authority contain a statement detailing how that authority compares with the 

reports submitted under section 302 of the Act for the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal 

year from the Committee’s section 302(a) allocation. This information follows: 

[In millions of dollars] 

302(b) Allocation This Bill 

Budget Authority Outlays Budget Authority Outlays 

Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations to its subcommittees: 

Subcommittee on Defense 

Discretionary: 

General Purpose ................................................... 490,944 522,774 490,944 1 522,774 

Overseas Contingency Operations 2 .................... 79,445 36,839 79,445 36,839 

Mandatory ...................................................................... 514 514 514 514 

1 Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

2 Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

FIVE-YEAR OUTLAY PROJECTIONS 

In compliance with section 308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional 

Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93– 

344), as amended, the following table contains five-year projections 

associated with the budget authority provided in the accompanying 

bill. 

[In millions of dollars] 

Non-OCO OCO 

Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation: 

2015 ................................................................................................................................ 1 319,129 1 36,839 

2016 ................................................................................................................................ 99,964 25,039 

2017 ................................................................................................................................ 36,482 10,096 

2018 ................................................................................................................................ 17,621 3,983 

2019 and future years ................................................................................................... 13,352 2,416 

1 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

Note: OCO is Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL 

GOVERNMENTS 

In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional 

Budget and Impoundment Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), as 

amended, no new budget or outlays are provided by the accompanying bill for financial assistance to State and local governments. 


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ADDITIONAL VIEWS—FISCAL YEAR 2015 DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL 

With this bill, the Committee has carried out its Constitutional 

responsibility to recommend the appropriations necessary to provide for the common defense of our Nation. The Committee did this 

in a collegial and bipartisan fashion consistent with its longstanding traditions. 

The base portion of this bill provides $490,751,963,000 in new 

budget authority covering all Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community functions except for Military Construction 

and Family Housing. This is $201,825,000 above the President’s request, and $4,109,363,000 above last year’s enacted level. 

This bill provides the support required for our national security 

and the protection of U.S. interests at home and abroad. It provides 

stability for our military personnel, maintains readiness, and preserves the industrial base. 

The Committee continues to support efforts on sexual assault 

prevention and response, supporting high priority Sexual Assault 

Prevention and Response Program requirements, including training 

and funding of personnel, as requested. 

Funding is provided above the President’s budget request for 

traumatic brain injury and psychological health research, suicide 

prevention outreach programs, and several other invaluable medical programs. The bill and report also carry language aimed at increasing cooperation between the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs in their ongoing efforts to develop interoperable electronic health records. 

Continuing problems in DoD’s strategic forces are also addressed. 

While it is disappointing that the Air Force included improvements 

in this area as unfunded priorities, this shortfall is addressed. 

The bill emphasizes maintaining the readiness of US armed 

forces, one of the most important priorities expressed by the Services’ secretaries and Chiefs of Staff. The bill provides 

$1,000,000,000 above the request to fill gaps in key readiness programs, including $135,000,000 for the Army Reserve and Army National Guard. The bill also invests in programs vital to rebuilding 

and resetting the force after nearly thirteen years of conflict. Examples include additional funding for facility sustainment and 

modernization, and depot maintenance. 

There is a focus on the important work of meeting the fiscal year 

2017 deadline for achieving fully auditable financial statements. 

The measure provides $8,000,000 above the request for the Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) to make business and financial 

system improvements throughout the Department. 

One other area of the bill we would like to highlight is the funding increase for the Humanitarian Mine Action program. Albeit a 

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cent civilians are the victims of explosive remnants of war. It is 

only right to share our military’s expertise with host nations on the 

detection, clearance, disposal, and demilitarization of explosive ordnance. 

With regards to the industrial base, the legislation retains important Buy America provisions that were omitted from the budget request. Several other provisions and initiatives are aimed at securing our industrial base, including $220,000,000 to establish a program for the domestic development of a next-generation liquid 

fueled rocket engine. 

While the bill includes essential funding and legislative provisions, there are some reasons for concern as well. Fundamentally, 

these concerns have little to do with the detailed work of the Committee. Rather, these concerns reflect Congress’ continued failure to 

confront the Defense Department’s long-term fiscal challenges. In 

the fiscal year 2015 budget request, the Defense Department proposed significant initiatives to modify military pay, streamline 

TRICARE, and retire several weapons systems. These initiatives 

were proposed for DoD to stay under the fiscal year 2015 budget 

cap, provide for future flexibility, and meet the objectives of the US 

national security strategy. 

In this constrained fiscal environment, DoD indicates that growing compensation and health care costs will limit the Department’s 

ability to fund readiness requirements in the future. From a historical perspective, the Department has seen health care costs grow 

from 4 percent of the Department’s base budget in 1990 to almost 

10 percent in 2012. Since TRICARE’s establishment, Congress has 

also dramatically limited beneficiary contributions. DoD has taken 

steps internally to manage these costs. But these measures alone 

are insufficient to curb the expected increase in health care costs 

in the coming years. We look forward to recommendations that the 

Department of Defense may put forward in the fiscal year 2016 

budget request to manage the growth of military compensation. 

DoD must also begin to retire aging and underperforming weapons systems to free resources needed for development and fielding 

of new systems. Unless DoD continues to enhance its weaponry, we 

risk losing the technological edge that US forces rely upon. Major 

systems proposed for retirement or termination in this request include: the A–10 Close Air Support (CAS) aircraft, the OH–58D 

Kiowa Warrior helicopter, the U–2 surveillance aircraft, seven E– 

3 AWACS aircraft, and the Ground Combat Vehicle. 

With few exceptions, these proposals have gained no traction 

within Congress. Most were excluded or were subject to language 

prohibiting or postponing their start in the recently passed National Defense Authorization Act. This is not to suggest that the 

Administration is uniformly correct in these proposals. Nor does 

this view dismiss the impacts of many of these initiatives. However, the alternative of staying the course and hoping for some fiscal relief in fiscal year 2016 is simply unrealistic. The sooner Congress reaches the consensus required to make the difficult decisions 

that are essential to deal with the reality of finite resources, the 

better we can provide for our national defense. 

In addition to the lack of congressional action on these proposals, 

the Administration undercut its own efforts by programming 


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spending levels above the Budget Control Act (BCA) in fiscal years 

2016 through 2019, by submitting the Opportunity, Growth, and 

Security Initiative, and also by submitting unfunded priority lists. 

Finally, and perhaps most important, is the problem faced by the 

Committee on funding for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO). 

The Committee has been placed in a very difficult position in its 

deliberations on the fiscal year 2015 budget request, having to defend a $79,445,000,000 ‘‘place holder’’. Recent decisions on the post2014 troop levels in Afghanistan clear up the major policy issue 

that held back a detailed budget request. Unfortunately, the clarity 

gained was quickly muddled by the proposed $5 billion Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund and the $1 billion European Reassurance Initiative. At a time when many in Congress are rightfully 

looking to limit what is an eligible expense in OCO and shift activities to the base budget, these new proposals further complicate the 

Committee’s task. Clarity must be brought to the opaque nature of 

OCO. 

Although this bill leaves a number of long-term issues unresolved, its consideration is necessary and timely. Moreover, the 

process for preparing this bill, and the recommendations it contains 

were done in a deliberate and thoughtful manner. As such, this bill 

upholds the best traditions of the Committee. 

NITA M. LOWEY. 

PETER J. VISCLOSKY. 

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