In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

November 5, 2015. 

Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 1356) entitled ‘‘An Act to clarify that certain provisions of the Border 

Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014 will not take effect 

until after the Director of the Office of Personnel Management promulgates and makes effective regulations relating to 

such provisions.’’, do pass with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Au3 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016’’. 

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

5 CONTENTS. 

6 (a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into four divi7 sions as follows: 

8 (1) Division A—Department of Defense Author9 izations. 

10 (2) Division B—Military Construction Author11 izations. 

12 (3) Division C—Department of Energy National 

13 Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. 

14 (4) Division D—Funding Tables. 
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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

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

Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees. 

Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act. 

Sec. 5. Explanatory statement. 

DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 

TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Army Programs 

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

National Guard. 

Sec. 112. Roadmap for replacement of A/MH–6 Mission Enhanced Little Bird 

aircraft to meet special operations requirements. 

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

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

Subtitle C—Navy Programs 

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

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

program. 

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

Littoral Combat Ship. 

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

class destroyers and associated systems. 

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

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

Sec. 127. Fleet Replenishment Oiler Program. 

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

79). 

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

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

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

Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 

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

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

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

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

Target Attack Radar System, EC–130H Compass Call, and Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft. 

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

Sec. 146. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of KC–10 aircraft. 
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Sec. 147. Limitation on availability of funds for transfer of C–130 aircraft. 

Sec. 148. Limitation on availability of funds for executive communications upgrades for C–20 and C–37 aircraft. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Army and the Marine Corps. 

TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 

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

Sec. 212. Expansion of eligibility for financial assistance under Department of 

Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation 

Program to include citizens of countries participating in the 

Technical Cooperation Program. 

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

transition. 

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

activities. 

Sec. 215. Reauthorization of Global Research Watch program. 

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

program. 

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

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

the military technological superiority of the United States. 

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

capability development. 

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

combat submersible. 

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

manufacturing facility under the medical countermeasure program. 

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

Sec. 223. Limitation on availability of funds for distributed common ground system of the United States Special Operations Command. 

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

System of the Army. 

Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 

Sec. 231. Streamlining the Joint Federated Assurance Center. 
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Sec. 232. Demonstration of Persistent Close Air Support capabilities. 

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

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

Army tactical unmanned aerial systems. 

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

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

critical to the long-range strike bomber aircraft. 

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

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

Sec. 239. Airborne data link plan. 

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

Sec. 241. Independent assessment of F135 engine program. 

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

for F–35 Lightning II aircraft. 

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

workforce. 

TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 

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

Sec. 312. Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas. 

Sec. 313. Modification of energy management reporting requirements. 

Sec. 314. Revision to scope of statutorily required review of projects relating to 

potential obstructions to aviation so as to apply only to energy 

projects. 

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

Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 

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

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

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

Subtitle D—Reports 

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

Sec. 332. Report on merger of Office of Assistant Secretary for Operational Energy Plans and Deputy Under Secretary for Installations and 

Environment. 

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

Subtitle E—Other Matters 

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

Armed Forces at sporting events. 

Sec. 342. Military animals: transfer and adoption. 
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Sec. 343. Temporary authority to extend contracts and leases under the ARMS 

Initiative. 

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

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

Sec. 346. Reduction in amounts available for Department of Defense headquarters, administrative, and support activities. 

TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 

Subtitle A—Active Forces 

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 

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

Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 

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

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

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

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

for operational support. 

Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 421. Military personnel. 

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

TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 

Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 

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

warrant officers. 

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

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

duty and for selective early retirement and early discharge. 

Sec. 504. Authority to defer until age 68 mandatory retirement for age of a general or flag officer serving as Chief or Deputy Chief of Chaplains 

of the Army, Navy, or Air Force. 

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

Sec. 506. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendation on the definition and availability of costs associated with general and flag 

officers and their aides. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 

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

are also members of the Ready Reserve. 

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

limited to correction of error at a mandatory promotion board. 
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Sec. 513. Increase in number of days of active duty required to be performed by 

reserve component members for duty to be considered Federal 

service for purposes of unemployment compensation for exservicemembers. 

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

provide training and instruction regarding pilot training. 

Sec. 515. Assessment of Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization 

Commission recommendation regarding consolidation of authorities to order members of reserve components to perform duty. 

Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 

Sec. 521. Limited authority for Secretary concerned to initiate applications for 

correction of military records. 

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

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

to enhance retention of members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 524. Modification of notice and wait requirements for change in ground combat exclusion policy for female members of the Armed Forces. 

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

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

carry an appropriate firearm on a military installation. 

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

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

Forces. 

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

Prevention and Response 

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

Appeals. 

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

Counsel. 

Sec. 533. Authority of Special Victims’ Counsel to provide legal consultation and 

assistance in connection with various Government proceedings. 

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

of assistance from Special Victims’ Counsel. 

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

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

in the military. 

Sec. 537. Modification of deadline for establishment of Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces. 

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

Forces. 

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

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

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

instructors of Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

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

members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps. 
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Sec. 542. Comptroller General of the United States reports on prevention and response to sexual assault by the Army National Guard and the 

Army Reserve. 

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

Sec. 544. Modification of Rule 104 of the Rules for Courts-Martial to establish 

certain prohibitions concerning evaluations of Special Victims’ 

Counsel. 

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

the corroboration of a confession or admission. 

Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, and Transition 

Sec. 551. Enhancements to Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program. 

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

Forces discharged or released after limited active duty. 

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

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

education. 

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

members supporting contingency operations and other operations. 

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

Delegates in Congress from the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 

Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

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

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

United States Air Force Institute of Technology. 

Sec. 559. Quality assurance of certification programs and standards for professional credentials obtained by members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 560. Prohibition on receipt of unemployment insurance while receiving post9/11 education assistance. 

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

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

who serve in the uniformed services. 

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

duty. 

Subtitle F—Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readiness 

Matters 

Sec. 571. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department 

of Defense civilian employees. 

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

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

student meal programs in domestic dependent elementary and 

secondary schools located outside the United States. 

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

the Armed Forces assigned to special operations forces. 
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Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards 

Sec. 581. Authorization for award of the Distinguished-Service Cross for acts of 

extraordinary heroism during the Korean War. 

Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters 

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

and agencies to assist in reducing suicides by members of the 

Armed Forces. 

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

Sec. 593. Report on preliminary mental health screenings for individuals becoming members of the Armed Forces. 

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

Defense Manpower Data Center reports and meetings. 

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

TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 

Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 

Sec. 601. No fiscal year 2016 increase in military basic pay for general and flag 

officers. 

Sec. 602. Limitation on eligibility for supplemental subsistence allowances to 

members serving outside the United States and associated territory. 

Sec. 603. Phased-in modification of percentage of national average monthly cost 

of housing usable in computation of basic allowance for housing 

inside the United States. 

Sec. 604. Extension of authority to provide temporary increase in rates of basic 

allowance for housing under certain circumstances. 

Sec. 605. Availability of information under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. 

Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 

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

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

health care professionals. 

Sec. 613. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers. 

Sec. 614. One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 consolidated special 

pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities. 

Sec. 615. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other title 37 

bonuses and special pays. 

Sec. 616. Increase in maximum annual amount of nuclear officer bonus pay. 

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

officers. 

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

to refer persons for enlistment in the Army. 

Subtitle C—Travel and Transportation Allowances 

Sec. 621. Transportation to transfer ceremonies for family and next of kin of 

members of the Armed Forces who die overseas during humanitarian operations. 
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Sec. 622. Repeal of obsolete special travel and transportation allowance for survivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces from the Vietnam conflict. 

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

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

PART I—RETIRED PAY REFORM

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

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

Savings Plan. 

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

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

Sec. 635. Effective date and implementation. 

PART II—OTHER MATTERS

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

the Survivor Benefit Plan. 

Subtitle E—Commissary and Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits 

and Operations 

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

the military exchange system. 

Sec. 652. Comptroller General of the United States report on the Commissary 

Surcharge, Non-appropriated Fund, and Privately-Financed 

Major Construction Program. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters 

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

Armed Forces. 

Sec. 662. Recordation of obligations for installment payments of incentive pays, 

allowances, and similar benefits when payment is due. 

TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 

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

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

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

and released members of the Selected Reserve. 

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

TRICARE Prime. 

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

TRICARE beneficiaries. 

Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 

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

error under the TRICARE program. 

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

health outcome measures under the TRICARE program. 
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Sec. 713. Expansion of evaluation of effectiveness of the TRICARE program to 

include information on patient safety, quality of care, and access to care at military medical treatment facilities. 

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

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

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

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

with knowledge relating to treatment of members of the Armed 

Forces. 

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

members of the Armed Forces. 

Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 

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

anesthesia services. 

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

Fund. 

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

Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 

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

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

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

under the TRICARE program. 

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

Healthcare Management Systems Modernization. 

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

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

care provided by the Department of Defense. 

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

variability of health care provided by the Department of Defense. 

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

among members of the Armed Forces. 

TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND 

RELATED MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 

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

of the Armed Forces. 

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

Sec. 803. Expansion of rapid acquisition authority. 

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

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

capabilities. 

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

security capabilities. 

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

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

budget processes within Armed Forces. 

Sec. 809. Advisory panel on streamlining and codifying acquisition regulations. 
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Sec. 810. Review of time-based requirements process and budgeting and acquisition systems. 

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

Limitations 

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

property. 

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

Sec. 813. Rights in technical data. 

Sec. 814. Procurement of supplies for experimental purposes. 

Sec. 815. Amendments to other transaction authority. 

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

authority. 

Sec. 817. Revision of method of rounding when making inflation adjustment of 

acquisition-related dollar thresholds. 

Subtitle C—Provisions Related to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 

Sec. 821. Acquisition strategy required for each major defense acquisition program, major automated information system, and major system. 

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

of major defense acquisition programs and major systems. 

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

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

Sec. 825. Designation of milestone decision authority. 

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

periods. 

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

periods. 

Sec. 828. Penalty for cost overruns. 

Sec. 829. Streamlining of reporting requirements applicable to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering regarding major 

defense acquisition programs. 

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

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

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

Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce 

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

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

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

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

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

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

demonstration project. 

Subtitle E—Provisions Relating to Commercial Items 

Sec. 851. Procurement of commercial items. 

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

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

price reasonableness. 

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

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

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

procedures. 

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

Subtitle F—Industrial Base Matters 

Sec. 861. Amendment to Mentor-Protege Program. 

Sec. 862. Amendments to data quality improvement plan. 

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

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

services. 

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

Sec. 866. Modifications to requirements for qualified HUBZone small business 

concerns located in a base closure area. 

Sec. 867. Joint venturing and teaming. 

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

goals. 

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

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

Utilization. 

Sec. 871. Including subcontracting goals in agency responsibilities. 

Sec. 872. Reporting related to failure of contractors to meet goals under negotiated comprehensive small business subcontracting plans. 

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

projects. 

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

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

sector firms. 

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

a determination about defense acquisition program requirements. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Sec. 881. Consideration of potential program cost increases and schedule delays 

resulting from oversight of defense acquisition programs. 

Sec. 882. Examination and guidance relating to oversight and approval of services contracts. 
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Sec. 883. Streamlining of requirements relating to defense business systems. 

Sec. 884. Procurement of personal protective equipment. 

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

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

services manufactured in Afghanistan, Central Asian States, and 

Djibouti. 

Sec. 887. Effective communication between government and industry. 

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

security systems. 

Sec. 889. Unified information technology services. 

Sec. 890. Cloud strategy for Department of Defense. 

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

systems. 

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

Sec. 893. Improved auditing of contracts. 

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

audit readiness services. 

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

to acquisition programs. 

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

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

Sec. 898. Competition for religious services contracts. 

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

TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND 

MANAGEMENT 

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

Joint Chiefs of Staff relating to joint force development activities. 

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

TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—Financial Matters 

Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 

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

items. 

Sec. 1003. Report on auditable financial statements. 

Sec. 1004. Sense of Congress on sequestration. 

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

Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities 

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

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

for counter-drug activities of certain foreign governments. 

Sec. 1013. Sense of Congress on Central America. 
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Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 

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

of naval vessels. 

Sec. 1022. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund. 

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

mess operations afloat. 

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

class cruisers or dock landing ships. 

Sec. 1025. Limitation on the use of funds for removal of ballistic missile defense 

capabilities from Ticonderoga class cruisers. 

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

Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 

Sec. 1031. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 

to the United States. 

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

United States to house detainees transferred from United States 

Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

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

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

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

Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign countries and 

other foreign entities. 

Sec. 1035. Comprehensive detention strategy. 

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

United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

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

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

Bay, Cuba. 

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

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

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

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

Cuba, and other Department of Defense or Bureau of Prisons 

prisons or detention or disciplinary facilities in recruitment or 

other propaganda of terrorist organizations. 

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

of allied forces and certain other modifications to Department of 

Defense program to provide rewards. 

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

operations. 

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

for the combating terrorism program. 

Sec. 1045. Limitation on interrogation techniques. 
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Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 

Sec. 1051. Department of Defense excess property program. 

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

Sec. 1053. Management of military technicians. 

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

Army National Guard to regular Army and related personnel 

levels. 

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

Sec. 1056. Information operations and engagement technology demonstrations. 

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

Squadron 84 and 85 aircraft. 

Sec. 1058. Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of certain landmines and report on department of defense policy and inventory 

of anti-personnel landmine munitions. 

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

southern land border of the United States. 

Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 

Sec. 1060. Provision of defense planning guidance and contingency planning 

guidance information to Congress. 

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

Army. 

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

the United States. 

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

laydown in the area of responsibility of United States Pacific 

Command. 

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

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

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

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

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

in the Arctic region. 

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

projects of Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 1070. Submittal to Congress of munitions assessments. 

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

theater. 

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

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

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

and Merchant Marine. 

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

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

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

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

Sec. 1079. Repeal of reporting requirements. 
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Sec. 1080. Termination of requirement for submittal to Congress of reports required of Department of Defense by statute. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Sec. 1081. Technical and clerical amendments. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Practice and Firearms Safety. 

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

Force inventory. 

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

States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack. 

Sec. 1090. Mine countermeasures master plan and report. 

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

Sec. 1092. Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator. 

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

Sec. 1094. Modification of certain requirements applicable to major medical facility lease for a Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic 

in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

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

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 1096. Designation of construction agent for certain construction projects by 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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

TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 

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

personnel. 

Sec. 1102. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a 

combat zone. 

Sec. 1103. Extension of rate of overtime pay for Department of the Navy employees performing work aboard or dockside in support of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier forward deployed in Japan. 

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

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

Defense. 

Sec. 1106. Delay of periodic step increase for civilian employees of the Department of Defense based upon unacceptable performance. 

Sec. 1107. United States Cyber Command workforce. 
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Sec. 1108. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian 

employees working overseas. 

Sec. 1109. Pilot program on dynamic shaping of the workforce to improve the 

technical skills and expertise at certain Department of Defense 

laboratories. 

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

acquisition personnel. 

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

technology positions in the Department of Defense. 

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

into the defense acquisition workforce. 

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

workforce. 

TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 

Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 

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

certain United States military operations. 

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

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

Partnership Program. 

Sec. 1204. Extension of authority for non-reciprocal exchanges of defense personnel between the United States and foreign countries. 

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

civic aid programs of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1206. One-year extension of funding limitations for authority to build the 

capacity of foreign security forces. 

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

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

the Department of Defense. 

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

the Houthi movement. 

Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 

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

Sec. 1212. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain 

coalition nations for support provided to United States military 

operations. 

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

stability in Afghanistan. 

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

countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan. 

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

services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1216. Modification of protection for Afghan allies. 

Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria and Iraq 

Sec. 1221. Extension of authority to support operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 

Sec. 1222. Strategy for the Middle East and to counter violent extremism. 
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Sec. 1223. Modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic 

State of Iraq and the Levant. 

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

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

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

for border security operations. 

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

living in Camp Liberty, Iraq. 

Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Iran 

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

Iran. 

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

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

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

Sec. 1235. Rule of construction. 

Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the Russian Federation 

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

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

missile system by the Russian Federation. 

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

to territory of Ukrainian Republic or Russian territory of 

Kaliningrad. 

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

with its obligations under the INF Treaty. 

Sec. 1244. Modification of notification and assessment of proposal to modify or 

introduce new aircraft or sensors for flight by the Russian Federation under the Open Skies Treaty. 

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

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

Russian Federation. 

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

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

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

rotary wing aircraft historically procured through 

Rosoboronexport. 

Sec. 1250. Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. 

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

of multilateral exercises. 

Subtitle F—Matters Relating to the Asia-Pacific Region 

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

region. 

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

disclosure or technology release of Aegis Ashore capability to 

Japan. 

Sec. 1263. South China Sea Initiative. 
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Subtitle G—Other Matters 

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

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

Sec. 1273. Extension of authorization to conduct activities to enhance the capability of foreign countries to respond to incidents involving 

weapons of mass destruction. 

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

terrorism. 

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

Treaty. 

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

Republic of Cyprus. 

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

Organization. 

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

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

Sec. 1280. NATO Special Operations Headquarters. 

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

to deter aggression on the border of the North Atlantic Treaty 

Organization. 

TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 

Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds. 

Sec. 1302. Funding allocations. 

TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

Subtitle A—Military Programs 

Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 

Sec. 1402. National Defense Sealift Fund. 

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

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

Sec. 1405. Defense Inspector General. 

Sec. 1406. Defense Health Program. 

Sec. 1407. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund. 

Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile 

Sec. 1411. Extension of date for completion of destruction of existing stockpile of 

lethal chemical agents and munitions. 

Subtitle C—Working-Capital Funds 

Sec. 1421. Limitation on cessation or suspension of distribution of funds from 

Department of Defense working-capital funds. 

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

Subtitle D—Other Matters 

Sec. 1431. Authority for transfer of funds to Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 

for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois. 
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Sec. 1432. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. 

TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

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

Sec. 1502. Procurement. 

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

Sec. 1504. Operation and maintenance. 

Sec. 1505. Military personnel. 

Sec. 1506. Working capital funds. 

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

Sec. 1508. Defense Inspector General. 

Sec. 1509. Defense Health program. 

Sec. 1510. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 

Subtitle B—Financial Matters 

Sec. 1521. Treatment as additional authorizations. 

Sec. 1522. Special transfer authority. 

Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters 

Sec. 1531. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 

Sec. 1532. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. 

Sec. 1533. Availability of Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund for 

training of foreign security forces to defeat improvised explosive 

devices. 

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

TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE 

MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Space Activities 

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

Sec. 1602. Principal advisor on space control. 

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

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

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

Sec. 1606. Rocket propulsion system development program. 

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

rocket engines for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 

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

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

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

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

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

of commercial satellite communication services. 

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

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

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

Sec. 1616. Limitations on availability of funds for the Defense Meteorological 

Satellite program. 

Sec. 1617. Streamline of commercial space launch activities. 

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

Sec. 1619. Options for rapid space reconstitution. 

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

Sec. 1621. Quarterly reports on Global Positioning System III space segment, 

Global Positioning System operational control segment, and 

Military Global Positioning System user equipment acquisition 

programs. 

Sec. 1622. Sense of Congress on missile defense sensors in space. 

Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 

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

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

for intelligence collection or for special operations abroad. 

Sec. 1633. Prohibition on National Intelligence Program consolidation. 

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

of Defense for Intelligence. 

Sec. 1635. Department of Defense intelligence needs. 

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

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

Hawk mission. 

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

defense acquisition process. 

Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related Matters 

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

on cyber incidents or penetrations of networks and information 

systems of certain contractors. 

Sec. 1642. Authorization of military cyber operations. 

Sec. 1643. Limitation on availability of funds pending the submission of integrated policy to deter adversaries in cyberspace. 

Sec. 1644. Authorization for procurement of relocatable Sensitive Compartmented 

Information Facility. 

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

of critical cyber capabilities. 

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

the United States from cyber attacks. 

Sec. 1647. Evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of major weapon systems of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1648. Comprehensive plan and biennial exercises on responding to cyber attacks. 

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

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Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 

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

Communications System. 

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

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

missile fuzes. 

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

ballistic missiles. 

Sec. 1655. Assessment of global nuclear environment. 

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

Europe. 

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

Sec. 1658. Review of Comptroller General of the United States on recommendations relating to nuclear enterprise of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1659. Sense of Congress on organization of Navy for nuclear deterrence mission. 

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

Force. 

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

on 60th anniversary of Fleet Ballistic Missile Program. 

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

Reviews. 

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

standoff weapon. 

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

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

Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. 

Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs and Other Matters 

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

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

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

missile defense systems of United States. 

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

missile defense capability of the Army. 

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

of the United States. 

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

Sec. 1677. Missile defense capability in Europe. 

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

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

Sec. 1680. Boost phase defense system. 

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

defense of the United States homeland. 

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

vehicles. 

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

the United States and plan for expediting deployment time of 

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

States homeland. 

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

Sec. 1686. Aegis Ashore capability development. 

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

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

review and assessment of missile defense acquisition programs. 

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

for enhanced defense of Hawaii. 

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

Milestone A decision on prompt global strike weapon system. 

DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 

Sec. 2001. Short title. 

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

law. 

Sec. 2003. Effective date. 

TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

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

Sec. 2102. Family housing. 

Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. 

Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. 

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

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

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

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

TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2202. Family housing. 

Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. 

Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. 

Sec. 2205. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 

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

TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

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

Sec. 2302. Family housing. 

Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. 

Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. 

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

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

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

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

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

Sec. 2310. Certification of optimal location for Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex and plan for rotation of forces at Lajes Field, Azores. 
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TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 

projects. 

Sec. 2402. Authorized energy conservation projects. 

Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. 

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

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

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

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

year 2014 project. 

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

TITLE XXV—NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY 

INVESTMENT PROGRAM 

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

Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. 

TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 

Subtitle A—Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations 

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

projects. 

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

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

land acquisition projects. 

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

projects. 

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

projects. 

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

Subtitle B—Other Matters 

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

year 2013 project. 

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

projects. 

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

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

TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 

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

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

(BRAC) round. 
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TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 

Changes 

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

thresholds for minor construction and repair projects. 

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

Sec. 2803. Defense laboratory modernization pilot program. 

Sec. 2804. Temporary authority for acceptance and use of contributions for certain construction, maintenance, and repair projects mutually 

beneficial to the Department of Defense and Kuwait military 

forces. 

Sec. 2805. Conveyance to Indian tribes of relocatable military housing units at 

military installations in the United States. 

Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration 

Sec. 2811. Protection of Department of Defense installations. 

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

on behalf of military service academies. 

Sec. 2813. Utility system conveyance authority. 

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

Agencies; treatment of value provided by local education agencies 

and elementary and secondary schools. 

Sec. 2815. Force-structure plan and infrastructure inventory and assessment of 

infrastructure necessary to support the force structure. 

Sec. 2816. Temporary reporting requirements related to main operating bases, 

forward operating sites, and cooperative security locations. 

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

properties from certain excess property disposal requirements. 

Subtitle C—Provisions Related to Asia-Pacific Military Realignment 

Sec. 2821. Limited exception to restriction on development of public infrastructure in connection with realignment of Marine Corps forces in 

Asia-Pacific region. 

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

Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 

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

Economic Development Alliance of Jefferson County, Arkansas. 

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

California. 

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

Whiting Field, Florida. 

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

Sec. 2835. Release of property interests retained in connection with land conveyance, Fort Bliss Military Reservation, Texas. 
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Subtitle E—Military Land Withdrawals 

Sec. 2841. Additional withdrawal and reservation of public land, Naval Air 

Weapons Station China Lake, California. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters 

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

pavement markings. 

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

honor of Brigadier General Francis Marion. 

DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

PROGRAMS 

Subtitle A—National Security Programs Authorizations 

Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 

Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 

Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 

Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. 

Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 

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

and projects. 

Sec. 3112. Stockpile responsiveness program. 

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

major alteration projects. 

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

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

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

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

extension programs. 

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

on low-enriched uranium. 

Sec. 3119. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium. 

Sec. 3120. Establishment of microlab pilot program. 

Sec. 3121. Prohibition on availability of funds for provision of defense nuclear 

nonproliferation assistance to Russian Federation. 

Sec. 3122. Prohibition on availability of funds for new fixed site radiological portal monitors in foreign countries. 

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

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

Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 

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

unencumbered uranium. 

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

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

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

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

and operating contracts. 

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

civil nuclear technology. 

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

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

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

Sec. 3140. Plutonium pit production capacity. 

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

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

TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 

Sec. 3201. Authorization. 

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

TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 

Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE XXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 

Sec. 3501. Authorization of the Maritime Administration. 

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

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

Sec. 3504. Payment for Maritime Security Fleet vessels. 

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

Sec. 3506. Cadet commitment agreements. 

Sec. 3507. Student incentive payment agreements. 

Sec. 3508. Short sea transportation defined. 

DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 

Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 

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

maintenance funding. 

TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 

Sec. 4101. Procurement. 

Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

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

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

operations. 

TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. 

Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations. 
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Sec. 4303. Operation and maintenance base requirements. 

TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 

Sec. 4401. Military personnel. 

Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. 

Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. 

TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

PROGRAMS 

Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs. 

1 SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 

2 In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense commit3 tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) 

4 of title 10, United States Code. 

5 SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT. 

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

7 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

8 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 

9 ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 

10 jointly submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

11 by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Commit12 tees, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 

13 to the vote on passage in the House acting first on the con14 ference report or amendment between the Houses. 

15 SEC. 5. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 

16 The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed 

17 in the House section of the Congressional Record on or 
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1 about November 5, 2015, by the Chairman of the Committee 

2 on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 

3 Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Sen4 ate, shall have the same effect with respect to the implemen5 tation of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement 

6 of a committee of conference. 

7 DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 

8 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 

9 TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Army Programs 

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

National Guard. 

Sec. 112. Roadmap for replacement of A/MH–6 Mission Enhanced Little Bird 

aircraft to meet special operations requirements. 

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

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

Subtitle C—Navy Programs 

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

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

program. 

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

Littoral Combat Ship. 

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

class destroyers and associated systems. 

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

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

Sec. 127. Fleet Replenishment Oiler Program. 

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

79). 

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

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

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

Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 

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

Sec. 142. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of A–10 aircraft. 
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Sec. 143. Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of EC–130H Compass Call aircraft. 

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

Target Attack Radar System, EC–130H Compass Call, and Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft. 

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

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

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

Sec. 148. Limitation on availability of funds for executive communications upgrades for C–20 and C–37 aircraft. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Army and the Marine Corps. 

1 Subtitle A—Authorization of 

2 Appropriations 

3 SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis5 cal year 2016 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and 

6 the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activi7 ties, as specified in the funding table in section 4101. 

8 Subtitle B—Army Programs 

9 SEC. 111. PRIORITIZATION OF UPGRADED UH–60 

10 BLACKHAWK HELICOPTERS WITHIN ARMY NA11 TIONAL GUARD. 

12 (a) PRIORITIZATION OF UPGRADES.—Not later than 

13 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

14 Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall issue guidance 

15 regarding the fielding of upgraded UH–60 Blackhawk heli-
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1 copters to units of the Army National Guard. Such guid2 ance shall prioritize for such fielding the units of the Army 

3 National Guard with assigned UH–60 helicopters that have 

4 the most flight hours and the highest annual usage rates 

5 within the UH–60 fleet of the Army National Guard, con6 sistent with the force generation unit readiness require7 ments of the Army. 

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

9 on which the Chief of the National Guard Bureau issues 

10 the guidance under subsection (a), the Chief shall submit 

11 to the congressional defense committees a report that details 

12 such guidance. 

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

14 ENHANCED LITTLE BIRD AIRCRAFT TO MEET 

15 SPECIAL OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS. 

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

17 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

18 submit to the congressional defense committees a roadmap 

19 for replacing A/MH–6 Mission Enhanced Little Bird air20 craft to meet the rotary-wing, light attack, reconnaissance 

21 requirements particular to special operations. 

22 (b) ELEMENTS.—The roadmap under subsection (a) 

23 shall include the following: 

24 (1) An updated schedule and display of pro25 grammed A/MH–6 Block 3.0 modernization and up-
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1 grades, showing usable life of the fleet, and the antici2 pated service life extensions of all A/MH–6 platforms. 

3 (2) A description of current and anticipated ro4 tary-wing, light attack, reconnaissance requirements 

5 and platforms particular to special operations, in6 cluding key performance parameters of anticipated 

7 platforms. 

8 (3) The feasibility of service-common platforms 

9 satisfying future rotary-wing, light attack, reconnais10 sance requirements particular to special operations. 

11 (4) The feasibility of commercially available 

12 platforms satisfying future rotary-wing, light attack, 

13 reconnaissance requirements particular to special op14 erations. 

15 (5) The anticipated funding requirements for the 

16 special operation forces major force program for the 

17 development and procurement of an A/MH–6 replace18 ment platform if the service-common platforms de19 scribed in paragraph (3) are not available or if com20 mercially available platforms described in paragraph 

21 (4) are leveraged. 

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

23 roadmap to coordinate with the military departments 

24 on a service-common platform to satisfy replacement 

25 platform requirements. 
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1 (7) Any other matters the Secretary considers 

2 appropriate. 

3 SEC. 113. REPORT ON OPTIONS TO ACCELERATE REPLACE4 MENT OF UH–60A BLACKHAWK HELICOPTERS 

5 OF ARMY NATIONAL GUARD. 

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

7 Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

8 a report containing detailed options for the potential accel9 eration of the replacement of all UH–60A helicopters of the 

10 Army National Guard by not later than September 30, 

11 2020. The report shall include the following: 

12 (1) The additional funding and quantities re13 quired, listed by each of fiscal years 2017 through 

14 2020, for H–60M production, UH–60A-to-L RECAP, 

15 and UH–60L-to-V RECAP that is necessary to 

16 achieve such replacement of all UH–60A helicopters 

17 by September 30, 2020. 

18 (2) Any industrial base limitations that may af19 fect such acceleration, including with respect to the 

20 production schedules for the other variants of the 

21 UH–60 helicopter. 

22 (3) The potential effects of such acceleration on 

23 the planned replacement of all UH–60A helicopters of 

24 the regular components of the Armed Forces by Sep25 tember 30, 2025. 
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1 (4) Identification of any additional funding or 

2 resources required to train members of the National 

3 Guard to operate and maintain UH–60M aircraft in 

4 order to achieve such replacement of all UH–60A heli5 copters by September 30, 2020. 

6 (5) Any other matters the Secretary determines 

7 appropriate. 

8 SEC. 114. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TACTICAL WHEELED VE9 HICLE PROTECTION KITS. 

10 It is the sense of Congress that— 

11 (1) members of the Army face an increasingly 

12 complex and evolving threat environment that re13 quires advanced and effective technology to protect 

14 soldiers while allowing the soldiers to effectively carry 

15 out the mission of the Army; 

16 (2) the heavy tactical vehicle protection kits pro17 gram provides the Army with improved and nec18 essary ballistic protection for the heavy tactical vehi19 cle fleet; 

20 (3) a secure heavy tactical vehicle fleet provides 

21 the Army with greater logistical tractability and of22 fers soldiers the necessary flexibility to tailor armor 

23 levels based on threat levels and mission requirements; 

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1 (4) as Congress provides for a modern and secure 

2 Army, it is necessary to provide the appropriate 

3 funding levels to meet the tactical wheeled vehicle pro4 tection kits acquisition objectives of the Army. 

5 Subtitle C—Navy Programs 

6 SEC. 121. MODIFICATION OF CVN–78 CLASS AIRCRAFT CAR7 RIER PROGRAM. 

8 (a) REPORTS ON DESIGN AND ENGINEERING

9 CHANGES.—Subsection (f) of section 122 of the John War10 ner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

11 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2104), as added by 

12 section 121(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

13 Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 692), is 

14 amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(3) CVN–78 CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

16 CHANGE ORDERS.— 

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

18 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include a de19 scription of new design and engineering changes 

20 to CVN–78 class aircraft carriers if applicable. 

21 ‘‘(B) The additional reporting requirement 

22 in subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect 

23 to CVN–78 class aircraft carriers in each report24 ing period— 
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1 ‘‘(i) any design or engineering change 

2 with an associated cost greater than 

3 $5,000,000; 

4 ‘‘(ii) any program or ship cost in5 creases for each design or engineering 

6 change identified in subparagraph (A); and 

7 ‘‘(iii) any cost reduction achieved. 

8 ‘‘(C) The Secretary and the Chief of Naval 

9 Operations, without delegation, shall jointly cer10 tify the design and engineering changes included 

11 in each report under paragraph (1), as required 

12 by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. Each 

13 certification shall include a determination that 

14 each such change— 

15 ‘‘(i) serves the national security inter16 ests of the United States; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) cannot be deferred to a future 

18 ship because of operational necessity, safety, 

19 or substantial cost reduction that still meets 

20 threshold requirements.’’. 

21 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such subsection is 

22 further amended— 

23 (1) by striking the heading and inserting the fol24 lowing new heading: ‘‘REQUIREMENTS FOR CVN–78 

25 CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS’’; and 
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1 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking the heading 

2 and inserting the following new heading: ‘‘CVN–79

3 QUARTERLY COST ESTIMATE’’. 

4 SEC. 122. AMENDMENT TO COST LIMITATION BASELINE FOR 

5 CVN–78 CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER PROGRAM. 

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

7 Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

8 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2104), as amended 

9 by section 121(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

10 for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 691), 

11 is further amended by striking ‘‘$11,498,000,000’’ and in12 serting ‘‘$11,398,000,000’’. 

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

14 section 122, as amended by section 121(b)(1) of the Na15 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, is 

16 amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(8) With respect to the aircraft carrier des18 ignated as CVN–79, the amounts of increases not ex19 ceeding $100,000,000 if the Chief of Naval Operations 

20 determines that achieving the amount set forth in sub21 section (a)(2) (as amended by section 122(a) of the 

22 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

23 2016) would result in unacceptable reductions to the 

24 operational capability of the ship.’’. 
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1 SEC. 123. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION 

2 ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR LITTORAL 

3 COMBAT SHIP. 

4 Section 124(a) of the National Defense Authorization 

5 Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 

6 693), as amended by section 123 of the Carl Levin and 

7 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza8 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 

9 Stat. 3314), is further amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘this Act, the Carl Levin and 

11 Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Author12 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, or otherwise made 

13 available for fiscal years 2014 or 2015’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘this Act, the National Defense Authorization Act for 

15 Fiscal Year 2016, or otherwise made available for fis16 cal years 2014, 2015, or 2016’’; and 

17 (2) by adding at the end the following new para18 graphs: 

19 ‘‘(6) A Littoral Combat Ship seaframe acquisi20 tion strategy for the Littoral Combat Ships des21 ignated as LCS 25 through LCS 32, including up22 grades to be installed on these ships that were identi23 fied for the upgraded Littoral Combat Ship, which is 

24 proposed to commence with LCS 33. 
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1 ‘‘(7) A Littoral Combat Ship mission module ac2 quisition strategy to reach the total acquisition quan3 tity of each mission module. 

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

5 and Flight 0+ Littoral Combat Ships with capabili6 ties identified for the upgraded Littoral Combat Ship. 

7 ‘‘(9) A current Test and Evaluation Master Plan 

8 for the Littoral Combat Ship Mission Modules, ap9 proved by the Director of Operational Test and Eval10 uation, which includes the performance levels expected 

11 to be demonstrated during developmental testing for 

12 each component and mission module prior to com13 mencing the associated operational test phase.’’. 

14 SEC. 124. MODIFICATION TO MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT 

15 AUTHORITY FOR ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DE16 STROYERS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS. 

17 Section 123(a) of the National Defense Authorization 

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

19 1655) is amended by inserting ‘‘or Flight III’’ after ‘‘Flight 

20 IIA’’. 

21 SEC. 125. PROCUREMENT OF ADDITIONAL ARLEIGH BURKE 

22 CLASS DESTROYER. 

23 (a) PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.— 

24 (1) ADDITIONAL DESTROYER.—The Secretary of 

25 the Navy may procure one Arleigh Burke class de-
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1 stroyer, in addition to any other procurement of such 

2 ships otherwise authorized by law, to be procured ei3 ther— 

4 (A) as an addition to the contract covering 

5 the 10 Arleigh Burke class destroyers authorized 

6 to be procured under section 123 of the National 

7 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 

8 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1655); or 

9 (B) under a separate contract in fiscal year 

10 2018. 

11 (2) INCREMENTAL FUNDING.—The Secretary 

12 may employ incremental funding for the procurement 

13 authorized under paragraph (1). 

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

15 A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide 

16 that any obligation of the United States to make a payment 

17 under such contract for any fiscal year after fiscal year 

18 2016 is subject to the availability of appropriations for that 

19 purpose for such fiscal year. 

20 SEC. 126. REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAUL OF THE 

21 U.S.S. GEORGE WASHINGTON. 

22 (a) REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAUL.—The Sec23 retary of the Navy may carry out the nuclear refueling and 

24 complex overhaul of the U.S.S. George Washington (CVN– 

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1 (b) USE OF INCREMENTAL FUNDING.—With respect to 

2 any contract entered into under subsection (a) for the nu3 clear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. George 

4 Washington, the Secretary may use incremental funding for 

5 a period not to exceed six years after advance procurement 

6 funds for such nuclear refueling and complex overhaul effort 

7 are first obligated. 

8 (c) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY9 MENTS.—Any contract entered into under subsection (a) 

10 shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 

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

12 fiscal year 2016 is subject to the availability of appropria13 tions for that purpose for that later fiscal year. 

14 SEC. 127. FLEET REPLENISHMENT OILER PROGRAM. 

15 (a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the 

16 Navy may enter into one or more contracts to procure up 

17 to six Fleet Replenishment Oilers. Such procurements may 

18 also include advance procurement for economic order quan19 tity and long lead time materials, beginning with the lead 

20 ship, commencing not earlier than fiscal year 2016. 

21 (b) LIABILITY.—Any contract entered into under sub22 section (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United 

23 States to make a payment under the contract is subject to 

24 the availability of appropriations for that purpose, and 

25 that total liability to the Government for termination of 
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1 any contract entered into shall be limited to the total 

2 amount of funding obligated at the time of termination. 

3 SEC. 128. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

4 U.S.S. JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVN–79). 

5 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro6 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

7 year 2016 for procurement for the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy 

8 (CVN–79), $100,000,000 may not be obligated or expended 

9 until the date on which the Secretary of the Navy submits 

10 to the congressional defense committees the certification 

11 under subsection (b)(1) or the notification under paragraph 

12 (2) of such subsection, as the case may be, and the reports 

13 under subsections (c) and (d). 

14 (b) CERTIFICATION REGARDING FULL SHIP SHOCK

15 TRIALS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para17 graph (2), not later than 90 days after the date of the 

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

19 submit to the congressional defense committees a cer20 tification that the Navy will conduct full ship shock 

21 trials on the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford (CVN–78) prior 

22 to the first deployment of such ship. 

23 (2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may 

24 waive the certification required under paragraph (1) 
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1 if the Secretary submits to the congressional defense 

2 committees a notification of such waiver, including— 

3 (A) the rationale of the Secretary for 

4 issuing such waiver; 

5 (B) a certification that the Secretary has 

6 analyzed and accepts the operational risk of the 

7 U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford deploying without having 

8 conducted full ship shock trials; and 

9 (C) a certification that full ship shock trials 

10 will be completed on the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford 

11 after the first deployment of such ship and prior 

12 to the first major maintenance availability of 

13 such ship. 

14 (c) REPORT ON COSTS RELATING TO CVN–79 AND

15 CVN–80.— 

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

17 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

18 the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense 

19 committees a report that evaluates cost issues related 

20 to the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN–79) and the 

21 U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN–80). 

22 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 

23 (1) shall include the following: 

24 (A) Options to achieve ship end cost of no 

25 more than $10,000,000,000. 
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1 (B) Options to freeze the design of CVN–79 

2 for CVN–80, with exceptions only for changes 

3 due to full ship shock trials or other significant 

4 test and evaluation results. 

5 (C) Options to reduce the plans cost for 

6 CVN–80 to less than 50 percent of the CVN–79 

7 plans cost. 

8 (D) Options to transition all non-nuclear 

9 Government-furnished equipment, including 

10 launch and arresting equipment, to contractor11 furnished equipment. 

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

13 economic pace, such as four years between ships. 

14 (F) A business case analysis for the Enter15 prise Air Search Radar modification to CVN–79 

16 and CVN–80. 

17 (G) A business case analysis for the two18 phase CVN–79 delivery proposal and impact on 

19 fleet deployments. 

20 (d) REPORT ON FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2016, 

22 the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congres23 sional defense committees a report on potential re24 quirements, capabilities, and alternatives for the fu25 ture development of aircraft carriers that would re-
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1 place or supplement the CVN–78 class aircraft car2 rier. 

3 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 

4 (1) shall include the following: 

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

6 aviation capability requirements for a range of 

7 operational scenarios beginning in the 2025 

8 timeframe. 

9 (B) A description of alternative aircraft 

10 carrier designs that meet the requirements de11 scribed under subparagraph (A). 

12 (C) A description of nuclear and non-nu13 clear propulsion options. 

14 (D) A description of tonnage options rang15 ing from less than 20,000 tons to greater than 

16 100,000 tons. 

17 (E) Requirements for unmanned systems 

18 integration from inception. 

19 (F) Developmental, procurement, and 

20 lifecycle cost assessment of alternatives. 

21 (G) A notional acquisition strategy for the 

22 development and construction of alternatives. 

23 (H) A description of shipbuilding industrial 

24 base considerations and a plan to ensure oppor25 tunity for competition among alternatives. 
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1 (I) A description of funding and timing 

2 considerations related to developing the Annual 

3 Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Ves4 sels required under section 231 of title 10, 

5 United States Code. 

6 SEC. 129. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

7 U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CVN–80). 

8 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro9 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

10 year 2016 for advance procurement for the U.S.S. Enter11 prise (CVN–80), $191,400,000 may not be obligated or ex12 pended until the date on which the Secretary of the Navy 

13 submits to the congressional defense committees the certifi14 cation under subsection (b) and the report under subsection 

15 (c). 

16 (b) CERTIFICATION REGARDING CVN–80 DESIGN.— 

17 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 

18 this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the con19 gressional defense committees a certification that the design 

20 of the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN–80) will repeat the design 

21 of CVN–79, with modifications only for significant test and 

22 evaluation results or significant cost reduction initiatives 

23 that still meet threshold requirements. 

24 (c) REPORT.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

2 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

3 the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense 

4 committees a report that details the costs of the plans 

5 related to the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN–80). 

6 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 

7 (1) shall include the following elements, reported by 

8 total cost and cost by fiscal year, with a detailed de9 scription and a justification for why each cost is re10 curring and attributable to the U.S.S. Enterprise 

11 (CVN–80): 

12 (A) Overall plans. 

13 (B) Propulsion plant detail design. 

14 (C) Platform detail design. 

15 (D) Lead yard services and hull planning 

16 yard. 

17 (E) Platform detail design (Steam and 

18 Electric Plant Planning Yard). 

19 (F) Other. 

20 SEC. 130. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR LIT21 TORAL COMBAT SHIP. 

22 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 

23 or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for research 

24 and development, design, construction, procurement, or ad25 vanced procurement of materials for the Littoral Combat 
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1 Ships designated as LCS 33 or subsequent, not more than 

2 50 percent may be obligated or expended until Secretary 

3 of the Navy submits to the Committees on Armed Services 

4 of the Senate and the House of Representatives each of the 

5 following: 

6 (1) A capabilities based assessment, or equivalent 

7 report, to assess capability gaps and associated capa8 bility requirements and risks for the upgraded Lit9 toral Combat Ship, which is proposed to commence 

10 with LCS 33. Such assessment shall conform with the 

11 Joint Capabilities Integration and Development Sys12 tem, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

13 Instruction 3170.01H. 

14 (2) A certification that the Joint Requirements 

15 Oversight Council has validated an updated Capabili16 ties Development Document for the upgraded Littoral 

17 Combat Ship. 

18 (3) A report describing the upgraded Littoral 

19 Combat Ship modernization, which shall, at a min20 imum, include the following elements: 

21 (A) A description of capabilities that the 

22 Littoral Combat Ship program delivers, and a 

23 description of how these relate to the characteris24 tics of the future joint force identified in the 

25 Capstone Concept for Joint Operations, concept 
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1 of operations, and integrated architecture docu2 ments. 

3 (B) A summary of analyses and studies 

4 conducted on Littoral Combat Ship moderniza5 tion. 

6 (C) A concept of operations for Littoral 

7 Combat Ship at the operational level and tac8 tical level describing how they integrate and syn9 chronize with joint and combined forces to 

10 achieve the Joint Force Commander’s intent. 

11 (D) A description of threat systems of po12 tential adversaries that are projected or assessed 

13 to reach initial operational capability within 15 

14 years against which the lethality and surviv15 ability of the Littoral Combat Ship should be de16 termined. 

17 (E) A plan and timeline for Littoral Com18 bat Ship modernization program execution. 

19 (F) A description of system capabilities re20 quired for Littoral Combat Ship modernization, 

21 including key performance parameters and key 

22 system attributes. 

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

24 of systems synchronization. 
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1 (H) A plan for information technology and 

2 national security systems supportability. 

3 (I) A plan for intelligence supportability. 

4 (J) A plan for electromagnetic environ5 mental effects and spectrum supportability. 

6 (K) A description of assets required to 

7 achieve initial operational capability of a Lit8 toral Combat Ship modernization increment. 

9 (L) A schedule and initial operational ca10 pability and full operational capability defini11 tions. 

12 (M) A description of doctrine, organization, 

13 training, materiel, leadership, education, per14 sonnel, facilities, and policy considerations. 

15 (N) A description of other system attributes. 

16 (4) A plan for future periodic combat systems 

17 upgrades, which are necessary to ensure relevant ca18 pability throughout the Littoral Combat Ship or 

19 Frigate class service lives, using the process described 

20 in paragraph (3). 

21 SEC. 131. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR OHIO-CLASS RE22 PLACEMENT SUBMARINE PROGRAM. 

23 If the budget of the President submitted to Congress 

24 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for 

25 a fiscal year includes a request for funds for the Ohio-class 
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1 replacement submarine program, the Secretary of Defense 

2 shall include in the budget justification materials submitted 

3 to Congress in support of the Department of Defense budget 

4 for such fiscal year a report that includes the following ele5 ments regarding such program (described in terms of both 

6 fiscal year 2010 dollars and current fiscal year dollars as 

7 of the date of the report): 

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

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

10 (3) Lead ship non-recurring engineering cost. 

11 (4) Average follow-on ship cost. 

12 (5) Average operations and sustainment cost per 

13 hull per year. 

14 (6) The average follow-on ship affordability tar15 get as determined by the Under Secretary of Defense 

16 for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. 

17 (7) The operations and sustainment cost per hull 

18 per year affordability target as determined by the 

19 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Tech20 nology, and Logistics. 

21 Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 

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

23 (a) MAXIMUM NUMBER.—In carrying out section 

24 133(b)(2)(A) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

25 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
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1 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3316), the Secretary 

2 of the Air Force may not move more than 18 A–10 aircraft 

3 in the active component to backup flying status pursuant 

4 to an authorization made by the Secretary of Defense under 

5 such section. 

6 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Such section 

7 133(b)(2)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘36’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘18’’. 

9 SEC. 142. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

10 RETIREMENT OF A–10 AIRCRAFT. 

11 (a) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR

12 RETIREMENT.—Except as provided by section 141, none of 

13 the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or other14 wise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Air Force 

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

16 or place in storage or on backup aircraft inventory status 

17 any A–10 aircraft. 

18 (b) ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON RETIREMENT.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by section 

20 141, and in addition to the limitation in subsection 

21 (a), during the period before December 31, 2016, the 

22 Secretary of the Air Force may not retire, prepare to 

23 retire, or place in storage or on backup flying status 

24 any A–10 aircraft. 
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1 (2) MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.—The 

2 Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure the Air Force 

3 maintains a minimum of 171 A–10 aircraft des4 ignated as primary mission aircraft inventory. 

5 (c) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR

6 SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN MANNING LEVELS.—None of 

7 the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or other8 wise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Air Force 

9 may be obligated or expended to make significant reduc10 tions to manning levels with respect to any A–10 aircraft 

11 squadrons or divisions. 

12 (d) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON SIGNIFICANT REDUC13 TIONS IN MANNING LEVELS.—In addition to the limitation 

14 in subsection (c), during the period before December 31, 

15 2016, the Secretary of the Air Force may not make signifi16 cant reductions to manning levels with respect to any A– 

17 10 aircraft squadrons or divisions. 

18 (e) STUDY ON REPLACEMENT CAPABILITY REQUIRE19 MENTS OR MISSION PLATFORM FOR THE A–10 AIR20 CRAFT.— 

21 (1) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 

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

23 Force shall commission an appropriate entity 

24 outside the Department of Defense to conduct an 

25 assessment of the required capabilities or mission 
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1 platform to replace the A–10 aircraft. This as2 sessment would represent preparatory work to 

3 inform an analysis of alternatives. 

4 (B) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required 

5 under subparagraph (A) shall include each of the 

6 following: 

7 (i) Future needs analysis for the cur8 rent A–10 aircraft mission set to include 

9 troops-in-contact/close air support, air 

10 interdiction, strike control and reconnais11 sance, and combat search and rescue sup12 port in both contested and uncontested bat13 tle environments. At a minimum, the needs 

14 analysis should specifically address the fol15 lowing areas: 

16 (I) The ability to safely and effec17 tively conduct troops-in-contact/danger 

18 close missions or missions in close 

19 proximity to civilians in the presence 

20 of the air defenses found with enemy 

21 ground maneuver units. 

22 (II) The ability to effectively tar23 get and destroy moving, camouflaged, 

24 or dug-in troops, artillery, armor, and 

25 armored personnel carriers. 
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1 (III) The ability to engage, target, 

2 and destroy tanks and armored per3 sonnel carriers, including with respect 

4 to the carrying capacity of armor5 piercing weaponry, including mounted 

6 cannons and missiles. 

7 (IV) The ability to remain within 

8 visual range of friendly forces and tar9 gets to facilitate responsiveness to 

10 ground forces and minimize re-attack 

11 times. 

12 (V) The ability to safely conduct 

13 close air support beneath low cloud 

14 ceilings and in reduced visibilities at 

15 low airspeeds in the presence of the air 

16 defenses found with enemy ground ma17 neuver units. 

18 (VI) The capability to enable the 

19 pilot and aircraft to survive attacks 

20 stemming from small arms, machine 

21 guns, man-portable air-defense systems, 

22 and lower caliber anti-aircraft artil23 lery organic or attached to enemy 

24 ground forces and maneuver units. 
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1 (VII) The ability to communicate 

2 effectively with ground forces and 

3 downed pilots, including in commu4 nications jamming or satellite-denied 

5 environments. 

6 (VIII) The ability to execute the 

7 missions described in subclauses (I), 

8 (II), (III), and (IV) in a GPS- or sat9 ellite-denied environment with or with10 out sensors. 

11 (IX) The ability to deliver mul12 tiple lethal firing passes and sustain 

13 long loiter endurance to support 

14 friendly forces throughout extended 

15 ground engagements. 

16 (X) The ability to operate from 

17 unprepared dirt, grass, and narrow 

18 road runways and to generate high 

19 sortie rates under these austere condi20 tions. 

21 (ii) Identification and assessment of 

22 gaps in the ability of existing and pro23 grammed mission platforms in providing 

24 required capabilities to conduct missions 
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1 specified in clause (i) in both contested and 

2 uncontested battle environments. 

3 (iii) Assessment of operational effec4 tiveness of existing and programmed mis5 sion platforms to conduct missions specified 

6 in clause (i) in both contested and 

7 uncontested battle environments. 

8 (iv) Assessment of probability of likeli9 hood of conducting missions requiring 

10 troops-in-contact/close air support oper11 ations specified in clause (i) in contested 

12 environments as compared to uncontested 

13 environments. 

14 (v) Any other matters the independent 

15 entity or the Secretary of the Air Force de16 termines to be appropriate. 

17 (2) REPORT.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Sep19 tember 30, 2016, the Secretary of the Air Force 

20 shall submit to the congressional defense commit21 tees a report that includes the assessment re22 quired under paragraph (1). 

23 (B) FORM.—The report required under sub24 paragraph (A) may be submitted in classified 

25 form, but shall also contain an unclassified exec-
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1 utive summary and may contain an unclassified 

2 annex. 

3 (3) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORT.—If any infor4 mation required under paragraph (1) has been in5 cluded in another report or notification previously 

6 submitted to the congressional defense committees by 

7 law, the Secretary of the Air Force may provide a list 

8 of such reports and notifications at the time of sub9 mitting the report required under paragraph (2) in10 stead of including such information in such report. 

11 SEC. 143. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

12 RETIREMENT OF EC–130H COMPASS CALL AIR13 CRAFT. 

14 (a) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR

15 RETIREMENT.—None of the funds authorized to be appro16 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

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

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

19 aircraft inventory status any EC–130H Compass Call air20 craft. 

21 (b) ADDITIONAL PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT.—In 

22 addition to the prohibition in subsection (a), during the pe23 riod preceding December 31, 2016, the Secretary of the Air 

24 Force may not retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage 
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1 or on backup flying status any EC–130H Compass Call 

2 aircraft. 

3 (c) REPORT ON RETIREMENT OF EC–130H COMPASS

4 CALL AIRCRAFT.—Not later than September 30, 2016, the 

5 Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional 

6 defense committees a report that includes, at a minimum, 

7 the following: 

8 (1) The rationale for the retirement of existing 

9 EC–130H Compass Call aircraft, including an oper10 ational analysis of the impact of such retirements on 

11 the warfighting requirements of the combatant com12 manders. 

13 (2) Future needs analysis for the current EC– 

14 130H Compass Call aircraft electronic warfare mis15 sion set to include suppression of sophisticated enemy 

16 air defense systems, advanced radar jamming, avoid17 ing radar detection, communications, sensing, sat18 ellite navigation, command and control, and battle19 field awareness. 

20 (3) A review of operating concepts for airborne 

21 electronic attack. 

22 (4) An assessment of upgrades to the electronic 

23 warfare systems of EC–130H Compass Call aircraft, 

24 the costs of such upgrades, and expected upgrades 
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1 through 2025, and the expected service life of EC– 

2 130H Compass Call aircraft. 

3 (5) A review of the global proliferation of more 

4 sophisticated air defenses and advanced commercial 

5 digital electronic devices which counter the airborne 

6 electronic attack capabilities of the United States by 

7 state and non-state actors. 

8 (6) An assessment of the ability of the current 

9 EC–130H Compass Call fleet to meet tasking require10 ments of the combatant commanders. 

11 (7) A plan for how the Air Force will recapi12 talize the capability requirement of the EC–130H 

13 Compass Call mission in the future, whether through 

14 a replacement program or by integrating such capa15 bilities onto an existing platform. 

16 (8) If the plan under paragraph (7) includes in17 tegrating such capabilities onto an existing platform, 

18 an analysis that verifies that such platform has the 

19 space, weight, cooling, and power necessary to sup20 port the integration of the EC–130H Compass Call 

21 capability. 

22 (9) Such other matters relating to the required 

23 mission capabilities and transition of the EC–130H 

24 Compass Call fleet as the Secretary considers appro25 priate. 
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1 (d) FORM.—The report under subsection (c) may be 

2 submitted in classified form, but shall also contain an un3 classified executive summary and may contain an unclassi4 fied annex. 

5 (e) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORT.—If any informa6 tion required in the report under subsection (c) has been 

7 included in another report or notification previously sub8 mitted to the congressional defense committees by law, the 

9 Secretary of the Air Force may provide a list of such reports 

10 and notifications at the time of submitting the report re11 quired under subsection (c) instead of including such infor12 mation in such report. 

13 SEC. 144. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

14 RETIREMENT OF JOINT SURVEILLANCE TAR15 GET ATTACK RADAR SYSTEM, EC–130H COM16 PASS CALL, AND AIRBORNE WARNING AND 

17 CONTROL SYSTEM AIRCRAFT. 

18 (a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by subsection 

19 (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

20 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal years 2016 or 

21 2017 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to re22 tire, or prepare to retire, any covered aircraft. 

23 (b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 

24 shall not apply to individual covered aircraft that the Sec25 retary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, 
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1 to be non-operational because of mishaps, other damage, or 

2 being uneconomical to repair. 

3 (c) COVERED AIRCRAFT.—In this section, the term 

4 ‘‘covered aircraft’’ means the following: 

5 (1) Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar Sys6 tem aircraft. 

7 (2) EC–130H Compass Call aircraft. 

8 (3) Airborne Warning and Control System air9 craft. 

10 SEC. 145. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR F– 

11 35A AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT. 

12 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 

13 or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for aircraft 

14 procurement, Air Force, not more than $4,285,000,000 may 

15 be obligated for the procurement of F–35A aircraft until 

16 the Secretary of the Air Force certifies to the congressional 

17 defense committees that F–35A aircraft delivered during fis18 cal year 2018 will have full combat capability, as deter19 mined as of the date of the enactment of this Act, with Block 

20 3F hardware, software, and weapons carriage. 

21 SEC. 146. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

22 RETIREMENT OF KC–10 AIRCRAFT. 

23 (a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by subsection 

24 (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

25 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal years 2016 or 
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1 2017 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to re2 tire, or prepare to retire, any KC–10 aircraft. 

3 (b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 

4 shall not apply to individual KC–10 aircraft that the Sec5 retary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, 

6 to be non-operational because of mishaps, other damage, or 

7 being uneconomical to repair. 

8 SEC. 147. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

9 TRANSFER OF C–130 AIRCRAFT. 

10 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

11 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the 

12 Air Force may be obligated or expended to transfer from 

13 one facility of the Department of Defense to another any 

14 C–130H aircraft, initiate any C–130 manpower authoriza15 tion adjustments, retire or prepare to retire any C–130H 

16 aircraft, or close any C–130H unit until a period of 90 

17 days elapses following the date on which the Secretary of 

18 the Air Force, the Secretary of the Army, the Chief of Staff 

19 of the Air Force, and the Chief of Staff of the Army, in 

20 consultation with the commanders of the XVIII Airborne 

21 Corps, the 82nd Airborne Division, and the United States 

22 Army Special Operations Command, jointly certify to the 

23 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 

24 of Representatives that— 
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1 (1) the Secretary of the Air Force will maintain 

2 dedicated C–130 wings to support the daily training 

3 and contingency requirements of the XVIII Airborne 

4 Corps, the 82nd Airborne Division, and the United 

5 States Army Special Operations Command at man6 ning levels required to support and operate the num7 ber of aircraft that existed as part of regular and re8 serve Air Force operations in support of such units as 

9 of September 30, 2014; or 

10 (2) the failure to maintain such dedicated C–130 

11 wings will not adversely affect the daily training re12 quirement of such airborne and special operations 

13 units. 

14 SEC. 148. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR EX15 ECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS UPGRADES FOR 

16 C–20 AND C–37 AIRCRAFT. 

17 (a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided by subsection 

18 (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

19 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the 

20 Air Force may be obligated or expended to upgrade the exec21 utive communications of C–20 and C–37 aircraft until the 

22 date on which the Secretary of the Air Force certifies in 

23 writing to the congressional defense committees that such 

24 upgrades do not— 
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1 (1) cause such aircraft to exceed any weight lim2 itation; or 

3 (2) reduce the operational capability of such air4 craft. 

5 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the limitation 

6 in subsection (a) if the Secretary— 

7 (1) determines that such waiver is necessary for 

8 the national security interests of the United States; 

9 and 

10 (2) notifies the congressional defense committees 

11 of such waiver. 

12 SEC. 149. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR T– 

13 1A JAYHAWK AIRCRAFT. 

14 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 

15 or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for aircraft 

16 procurement, Air Force, for avionics modification to the T– 

17 1A Jayhawk aircraft, not more than 85 percent may be ob18 ligated or expended until a period of 30 days has elapsed 

19 following the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force 

20 submits to the congressional defense committees the report 

21 required under section 142 of the Carl Levin and Howard 

22 P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

23 Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3320). 
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1 SEC. 150. NOTIFICATION OF RETIREMENT OF B–1, B–2, AND 

2 B–52 BOMBER AIRCRAFT. 

3 (a) NOTIFICATION.—Except as provided by subsection 

4 (b), during the period preceding the date on which the long5 range strike bomber aircraft achieves initial operational ca6 pability, the Secretary of the Air Force may not retire or 

7 prepare to retire covered aircraft during a fiscal year unless 

8 the Secretary includes in the defense budget materials for 

9 that fiscal year a notification of the proposed retirement, 

10 including the rationale for the retirement, the effects of the 

11 retirement, and how the Secretary will mitigate any risks 

12 relating to the retirement. 

13 (b) EXCEPTION.—The notification requirement in sub14 section (a) shall not apply to individual covered aircraft 

15 that the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis, to 

16 be non-operational because of mishaps, other damage, or 

17 being uneconomical to repair. 

18 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) The term ‘‘covered aircraft’’ means B–1, B– 

20 2, and B–52 bomber aircraft. 

21 (2) The term ‘‘defense budget materials’’ has the 

22 meaning given that term in section 231(f) of title 10, 

23 United States Code. 
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1 SEC. 151. INVENTORY REQUIREMENT FOR FIGHTER AIR2 CRAFT OF THE AIR FORCE. 

3 (a) INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.—During the two-year 

4 period beginning on October 1, 2015, the Secretary of the 

5 Air Force shall maintain a total aircraft inventory of fight6 er aircraft of not less than 1,900 aircraft, and a total pri7 mary mission aircraft inventory (combat-coded) of not less 

8 than 1,100 fighter aircraft. 

9 (b) BUDGET INFORMATION REGARDING RETIREMENT

10 OF FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.— 

11 (1) REPORT.—If the Secretary proposes to retire 

12 fighter aircraft in a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 

13 include in the materials submitted in support of the 

14 budget of the President for that fiscal year (as sub15 mitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, 

16 United States Code) a report setting forth the fol17 lowing: 

18 (A) The rationale and appropriate sup19 porting analysis for the proposed retirement. 

20 (B) An assessment of the implications of 

21 such retirement for the Air Force, the Air Na22 tional Guard, and the Air Force Reserve for the 

23 force mix ratio of fighter aircraft. 

24 (C) Such other matters relating to the pro25 posed retirement as the Secretary considers ap26 propriate. 
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1 (2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply 

2 to individual fighter aircraft that the Secretary deter3 mines, on a case-by-case basis, to be non-operational 

4 because of mishaps, other damage, or being uneco5 nomical to repair. 

6 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) The term ‘‘fighter aircraft’’ means an air8 craft that is designated by a basic mission design se9 ries of A–10, F–15, F–16, F–22, or F–35. 

10 (2) The term ‘‘primary mission aircraft inven11 tory’’ means aircraft assigned to meet the primary 

12 aircraft authorization to a unit for the performance 

13 of its wartime mission. 

14 SEC. 152. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE OCONUS 

15 BASING OF F–35A AIRCRAFT. 

16 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that the Department of 

17 Defense is continuing its process of permanently stationing 

18 the F–35 aircraft at installations in the continental United 

19 States and forward-basing such aircraft outside the conti20 nental United States. 

21 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

22 that the Secretary of the Air Force, in the strategic basing 

23 process for the F–35A aircraft, should continue to consider 

24 the benefits derived from sites that— 
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1 (1) are capable of hosting fighter-based bilateral 

2 and multilateral training opportunities with inter3 national partners; 

4 (2) have sufficient airspace and range capabili5 ties and capacity to meet the training requirements; 

6 (3) have existing facilities to support personnel, 

7 operations, and logistics associated with the flying 

8 mission; 

9 (4) have limited encroachment that would ad10 versely impact training or operations; and 

11 (5) minimize the overall construction and oper12 ational costs. 

13 Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, 

14 and Multiservice Matters 

15 SEC. 161. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

16 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND–PLATFORM. 

17 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro18 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

19 year 2016 for joint battle command–platform equipment, 

20 not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended 

21 until a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date 

22 on which the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisi23 tion, Technology, and Logistics submits to the congressional 

24 defense committees the report under subsection (b). 
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1 (b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the As2 sistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Technology, 

3 and Logistics shall submit to the congressional defense com4 mittees a report that provides a detailed test and evaluation 

5 plan to address the effectiveness, suitability, and surviv6 ability shortfalls of the joint battle command–platform 

7 identified by the Director of Operational Test and Evalua8 tion in the fiscal year 2014 report of the Director submitted 

9 to Congress. 

10 SEC. 162. REPORT ON ARMY AND MARINE CORPS MOD11 ERNIZATION PLAN FOR SMALL ARMS. 

12 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

14 of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly 

15 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

16 and the House of Representatives a report on the plan of 

17 the Army and the Marine Corps to modernize small arms 

18 for the Army and the Marine Corps during the 15-year pe19 riod beginning on the date of such plan, including the mech20 anisms to be used to promote competition among suppliers 

21 of small arms and small arms parts in achieving the plan. 

22 (b) SMALL ARMS.—The small arms covered by the 

23 plan under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

24 (1) Pistols. 

25 (2) Carbines. 
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1 (3) Rifles and automatic rifles. 

2 (4) Light machine guns. 

3 (5) Such other small arms as the Secretaries con4 sider appropriate for purposes of the report required 

5 by subsection (a). 

6 (c) NON-STANDARD SMALL ARMS.—In addition to the 

7 arms specified in subsection (b), the plan under subsection 

8 (a) shall also address non-standard small arms not cur9 rently in the small arms inventory of the Army or the Ma10 rine Corps. 

11 SEC. 163. STUDY ON USE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF EN12 HANCED 5.56MM AMMUNITION BY THE ARMY 

13 AND THE MARINE CORPS. 

14 (a) USE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENHANCED 5.56MM

15 AMMUNITION.— 

16 (1) STUDY.—Not later than 30 days after the 

17 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De18 fense shall seek to enter into a contract with a feder19 ally funded research and development center to con20 duct a study on the use of different types of enhanced 

21 5.56mm ammunition by the Army and the Marine 

22 Corps. 

23 (2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 days after 

24 the date on which the contract is entered into under 

25 paragraph (1), the federally funded research and de-
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1 velopment center conducting the study under such 

2 paragraph shall submit to the Secretary the study, in3 cluding any findings and recommendations of the fed4 erally funded research and development center. 

5 (b) REPORT.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

7 the date on which the Secretary receives the study 

8 under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall submit to 

9 the congressional defense committees a report on the 

10 study. 

11 (2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under 

12 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

13 (A) The study, including any findings and 

14 recommendations of the federally funded research 

15 and development center that conducted the study. 

16 (B) An explanation of the reasons for the 

17 Army and the Marine Corps to use in combat 

18 two different types of enhanced 5.56mm ammu19 nition. 

20 (C) An explanation of the appropriateness, 

21 effectiveness, and suitability issues that may 

22 arise from the use of such different types of am23 munition. 
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1 (D) An explanation of any additional costs 

2 that have resulted from the use of such different 

3 types of ammunition. 

4 (E) An explanation of any future plans of 

5 the Army or the Marine Corps to eventually 

6 transition to using in combat one standard type 

7 of enhanced 5.56mm ammunition. 

8 (F) If there are no plans described in sub9 paragraph (E), an analysis of the potential bene10 fits of a transition described in such subpara11 graph, including the timeline for such a transi12 tion to occur. 

13 (G) Any findings, recommendations, com14 ments, or plans that the Secretary determines 

15 appropriate. 

16 TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP17 MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA18 TION 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 

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

Sec. 212. Expansion of eligibility for financial assistance under Department of 

Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation 

Program to include citizens of countries participating in the 

Technical Cooperation Program. 

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

transition. 

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

activities. 

Sec. 215. Reauthorization of Global Research Watch program. 
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Sec. 216. Reauthorization of defense research and development rapid innovation 

program. 

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

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

the military technological superiority of the United States. 

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

capability development. 

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

combat submersible. 

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

manufacturing facility under the medical countermeasure program. 

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

Sec. 223. Limitation on availability of funds for distributed common ground system of the United States Special Operations Command. 

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

System of the Army. 

Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 

Sec. 231. Streamlining the Joint Federated Assurance Center. 

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

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

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

Army tactical unmanned aerial systems. 

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

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

critical to the long-range strike bomber aircraft. 

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

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

Sec. 239. Airborne data link plan. 

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

Sec. 241. Independent assessment of F135 engine program. 

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

for F–35 Lightning II aircraft. 

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

workforce. 

1 Subtitle A—Authorization of 

2 Appropriations 

3 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis5 cal year 2016 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
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1 research, development, test, and evaluation as specified in 

2 the funding table in section 4201. 

3 Subtitle B—Program Requirements, 

4 Restrictions, and Limitations 

5 SEC. 211. CENTERS FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND ENGI6 NEERING PARTNERSHIP. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 139 of title 10, United 

8 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2367 the 

9 following new section: 

10 ‘‘§ 2368. Centers for Science, Technology, and Engi11 neering Partnership 

12 ‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—(1) The Secretary of Defense, in 

13 coordination with the Secretaries of the military depart14 ments, shall designate each science and technology reinven15 tion laboratory as a Center for Science, Technology, and 

16 Engineering Partnership (in this section referred to as 

17 ‘Centers’) in the recognized core competencies of the des18 ignee. 

19 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a policy 

20 to encourage the Secretary of each military department to 

21 reengineer management and business processes and adopt 

22 best-business and personnel practices at the Centers of the 

23 Secretary concerned in connection with the capability re24 quirements of the Centers, so as to serve as recognized lead-
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1 ers in such capabilities throughout the Department of De2 fense and in the national technology and industrial base. 

3 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense, acting through the di4 rectors of the Centers, may conduct one or more pilot pro5 grams, consistent with applicable requirements of law, to 

6 test any practices referred to in paragraph (2) that the Di7 rectors determine could— 

8 ‘‘(A) improve the efficiency and effectiveness of 

9 operations at Centers; 

10 ‘‘(B) improve the support provided by the Cen11 ters for the elements of the Department of Defense who 

12 use the services of the Centers; and 

13 ‘‘(C) enhance capabilities by reducing the cost 

14 and improving the performance and efficiency of exe15 cuting laboratory missions. 

16 ‘‘(b) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.—(1) To achieve 

17 one or more objectives set forth in paragraph (2), the Sec18 retary may authorize and establish incentives for the Direc19 tor of a Center to enter into public-private cooperative ar20 rangements (in this section referred to as a ‘public-private 

21 partnership’) to provide for any of the following: 

22 ‘‘(A) For employees of the Center, academia, pri23 vate industry, State and local governments, or other 

24 entities outside the Department of Defense to perform 

25 (under contract, subcontract, or otherwise) work re-
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1 lated to the capabilities of the Center, including any 

2 work that— 

3 ‘‘(i) involves one or more capabilities of the 

4 Center; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) may be applicable to both the Depart6 ment and commercial entities. 

7 ‘‘(B) For private industry or other entities out8 side the Department of Defense to use for either Gov9 ernment or commercial purposes any capabilities of 

10 the Center that are not fully used for Department of 

11 Defense activities for any period determined to be 

12 consistent with the needs of the Department of De13 fense. 

14 ‘‘(2) The objectives for exercising the authority pro15 vided in paragraph (1) are as follows: 

16 ‘‘(A) To maximize the use of the capacity of a 

17 Center. 

18 ‘‘(B) To reduce or eliminate the cost of owner19 ship of a Center by the Department of Defense. 

20 ‘‘(C) To reduce the cost of science, technology, 

21 and engineering activities of the Department of De22 fense. 

23 ‘‘(D) To leverage private sector investment in— 

24 ‘‘(i) such efforts as research and equipment 

25 recapitalization for a Center; and 
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1 ‘‘(ii) the promotion of the undertaking of 

2 commercial business ventures based on the capa3 bilities of a Center, as determined by the director 

4 of the Center. 

5 ‘‘(E) To foster cooperation and technology trans6 fer between the armed forces, academia, private in7 dustry, and State and local governments. 

8 ‘‘(F) To increase access by a Center to a skilled 

9 technical workforce that can contribute to the effective 

10 and efficient execution of the missions of the Depart11 ment of Defense. 

12 ‘‘(G) To increase the ability of a Center to access 

13 and use non-Department of Defense methods to de14 velop and innovate and access capabilities that con15 tribute to the effective and efficient execution of the 

16 missions of the Department of Defense. 

17 ‘‘(3)(A) Public-private partnerships entered into under 

18 paragraph (1) may be used for purposes relating to tech19 nology transfer and other authorities described in subpara20 graph (B). 

21 ‘‘(B) The authorities described in this subparagraph 

22 are provisions of law that provide for cooperation and part23 nership by the Department of Defense with academia, pri24 vate industry, and State and local governments, including 

25 the following: 
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1 ‘‘(i) Sections 3371 through 3375 of title 5. 

2 ‘‘(ii) Sections 2194, 2358, 2371, 2511, 2539b, 

3 and 2563 of this title. 

4 ‘‘(iii) Section 209 of title 35. 

5 ‘‘(iv) Sections 8, 12, and 23 of the Stevenson6 Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 

7 3706, 3710a, and 3715). 

8 ‘‘(c) PRIVATE SECTOR USE OF EXCESS CAPACITY.— 

9 Any capability of a Center made available to the private 

10 sector may be used to perform research and testing activities 

11 in order to make more efficient and economical use of Gov12 ernment-owned capabilities and encourage the creation and 

13 preservation of jobs to ensure the availability of a workforce 

14 with the necessary research and technical skills to meet the 

15 needs of the armed forces. 

16 ‘‘(d) CREDITING OF AMOUNTS FOR PERFORMANCE.— 

17 Amounts received by a Center for work performed under 

18 a public-private partnership may— 

19 ‘‘(1) be credited to the appropriation or fund, in20 cluding a working-capital or revolving fund, that in21 curs the cost of performing the work; or 

22 ‘‘(2) be used by the Director of the Center as the 

23 Director considers appropriate and consistent with 

24 section 219 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
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1 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 

2 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note). 

3 ‘‘(e) AVAILABILITY OF EXCESS CAPACITIES TO PRI4 VATE-SECTOR PARTNERS.—Capacities of a Center may be 

5 made available for use by a private-sector entity under this 

6 section only if— 

7 ‘‘(1) the use of the capacities will not have a sig8 nificant adverse effect on the performance of the Cen9 ter or the ability of the Center to achieve the mission 

10 of the Center, as determined by the Director of the 

11 Center; and 

12 ‘‘(2) the private-sector entity agrees— 

13 ‘‘(A) to reimburse the Department of De14 fense when required in accordance with the guid15 ance of the Department for the direct and indi16 rect costs (including any rental costs) that are 

17 attributable to the use of the capabilities by the 

18 private-sector entity, as determined by the Sec19 retary of the military departments; and 

20 ‘‘(B) to hold harmless and indemnify the 

21 United States from— 

22 ‘‘(i) any claim for damages or injury 

23 to any person or property arising out of the 

24 use of the capabilities, except under the cir-
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1 cumstances described in section 2563(c)(3) 

2 of this title; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) any liability or claim for dam4 ages or injury to any person or property 

5 arising out of a decision by the Secretary to 

6 suspend or terminate that use of capabili7 ties during a war or national emergency. 

8 ‘‘(f) CONSTRUCTION OF PROVISION.—Nothing in this 

9 section may be construed to authorize a change, otherwise 

10 prohibited by law, from the performance of work at a Center 

11 by personnel of the Department of Defense to performance 

12 by a contractor. 

13 ‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 ‘‘(1) The term ‘capabilities’, with respect to a 

15 Center for Science, Technology, and Engineering 

16 Partnership, means the facilities, equipment, per17 sonnel, intellectual property, and other assets that 

18 support the core competencies of the Center. 

19 ‘‘(2) The term ‘national technology and indus20 trial base’ has the meaning given that term in section 

21 2500 of this title. 

22 ‘‘(3) The term ‘science and technology reinven23 tion laboratory’ means a science and technology re24 invention laboratory designated under section 1105 of 

25 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
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1 Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2358 

2 note).’’. 

3 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

4 the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 

5 the item relating to section 2367 the following new item: 

‘‘2368. Centers for Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnership.’’. 

6 SEC. 212. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL AS7 SISTANCE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

8 SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND RESEARCH 

9 FOR TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM TO IN10 CLUDE CITIZENS OF COUNTRIES PARTICI11 PATING IN THE TECHNICAL COOPERATION 

12 PROGRAM. 

13 Section 2192a of title 10, United States Code, is 

14 amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘or, sub16 ject to subsection (g), a country the government of 

17 which is a party to The Technical Cooperation Pro18 gram (TTCP) memorandum of understanding of Oc19 tober 24, 1995’’ after ‘‘United States’’; 

20 (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 

21 (h); and 

22 (3) by inserting after section (f) the following 

23 new subsection (g): 

24 ‘‘(g) LIMITATION ON PARTICIPATION.—(1) The Sec25 retary may not award scholarships or fellowships under 
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1 this section to more than five individuals described in para2 graph (2) per year. 

3 ‘‘(2) An individual described in this paragraph is an 

4 individual who— 

5 ‘‘(A) has not previously been awarded a scholar6 ship or fellowship under the program under this sec7 tion; 

8 ‘‘(B) is not a citizen of the United States; and 

9 ‘‘(C) is a citizen of a country the government of 

10 which is a party to The Technical Cooperation Pro11 gram (TTCP) memorandum of understanding of Oc12 tober 24, 1995.’’. 

13 SEC. 213. EXPANSION OF EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS TO 

14 SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND 

15 TRANSITION. 

16 Section 2194 of title 10, United States Code, is amend17 ed— 

18 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘business, law, 

19 technology transfer or transition’’ after ‘‘mathe20 matics,’’; and 

21 (2) in subsection (b)— 

22 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) 

23 through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), re24 spectively; 
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1 (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol2 lowing new paragraph (4): 

3 ‘‘(4) providing in the defense laboratory sab4 batical opportunities for faculty and internship op5 portunities for students;’’; and 

6 (C) in paragraphs (5) and (6), as redesig7 nated by subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘re8 search projects’’ both places it appears and in9 serting ‘‘projects, including research and tech10 nology transfer or transition projects’’. 

11 SEC. 214. IMPROVEMENT TO COORDINATION AND COMMU12 NICATION OF DEFENSE RESEARCH ACTIVI13 TIES. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2364 of title 10, United 

15 States Code, is amended— 

16 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

17 following new subsection: 

18 ‘‘(a) COORDINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

19 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGICAL DATA.— 

20 The Secretary of Defense shall promote, monitor, and evalu21 ate programs for the communication and exchange of re22 search, development, and technological data— 

23 ‘‘(1) among the Defense research facilities, com24 batant commands, and other organizations that are 

25 involved in developing for the Department of Defense 
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1 the technological requirements for new items for use 

2 by combat forces; 

3 ‘‘(2) among Defense research facilities and other 

4 offices, agencies, and bureaus in the Department that 

5 are engaged in related technological matters; 

6 ‘‘(3) among other research facilities and other de7 partments or agencies of the Federal Government that 

8 are engaged in research, development, and techno9 logical matters; 

10 ‘‘(4) among private commercial, research institu11 tion, and university entities engaged in research, de12 velopment, and technological matters potentially rel13 evant to defense on a voluntary basis; 

14 ‘‘(5) to the extent practicable, to achieve full 

15 awareness of scientific and technological advancement 

16 and innovation wherever it may occur, whether fund17 ed by the Department of Defense, another element of 

18 the Federal Government, or other entities; and 

19 ‘‘(6) through development and distribution of 

20 clear technical communications to the public, mili21 tary operators, acquisition organizations, and civil22 ian and military decision-makers that conveys suc23 cesses of research and engineering activities supported 

24 by the Department and the contributions of such ac25 tivities to support national needs.’’; 
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1 (2) in subsection (b)— 

2 (A) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 

3 the following new paragraph: 

4 ‘‘(3) that the managers of such facilities have 

5 broad latitude to choose research and development 

6 projects based on awareness of activities throughout 

7 the technology domain, including within the Federal 

8 Government, the Department of Defense, public and 

9 private research institutions and universities, and the 

10 global commercial marketplace;’’; 

11 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

12 and inserting a semicolon; 

13 (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period 

14 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

15 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

16 paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(6) that, in light of Defense research facilities 

18 being funded by the public, Defense research facilities 

19 are broadly authorized and encouraged to support na20 tional technological development goals and support 

21 technological missions of other departments and agen22 cies of the Federal Government, when such support is 

23 determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the 

24 best interests of the Federal Government.’’. 
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1 (3) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘and 

2 technology domain awareness’’ after ‘‘ac3 tivities’’. 

4 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

5 the beginning of chapter 139 of such title is amended by 

6 striking the item relating to section 2364 and inserting the 

7 following: 

‘‘2364. Coordination and communication of defense research activities and technology domain awareness.’’. 

8 SEC. 215. REAUTHORIZATION OF GLOBAL RESEARCH 

9 WATCH PROGRAM. 

10 Section 2365 of title 10, United States Code, is amend11 ed— 

12 (1) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), 

13 by inserting ‘‘and private sector persons’’ after ‘‘for14 eign nations’’ both places it appears; and 

15 (2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘September 30, 

16 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 

17 SEC. 216. REAUTHORIZATION OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND 

18 DEVELOPMENT RAPID INNOVATION PRO19 GRAM. 

20 (a) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 1073 of the Ike 

21 Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

22 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 2359a note) is 

23 amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2015’’ and in2 serting ‘‘2023’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘September 30, 

4 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2023’’. 

5 (b) MODIFICATION OF GUIDELINES FOR OPERATION OF

6 PROGRAM.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended— 

7 (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol8 lows: 

9 ‘‘(1) The issuance of an annual broad agency an10 nouncement or the use of any other competitive or 

11 merit-based processes by the Department of Defense 

12 for candidate proposals in support of defense acquisi13 tion programs as described in subsection (a).’’; 

14 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the second sen15 tence; 

16 (3) in paragraph (4)— 

17 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘be 

18 funded under the program for more than two 

19 years’’ and inserting ‘‘receive more than a total 

20 of two years of funding under the program’’; and 

21 (B) by striking the second sentence; and 

22 (4) by adding at the end, the following new 

23 paragraphs: 

24 ‘‘(5) Mechanisms to facilitate transition of fol25 low-on or current projects carried out under the pro-
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1 gram into defense acquisition programs, through the 

2 use of the authorities of section 819 of the National 

3 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub4 lic Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) or such other 

5 authorities as may be appropriate to conduct further 

6 testing, low rate production, or full rate production of 

7 technologies developed under the program. 

8 ‘‘(6) Projects are selected using merit-based selec9 tion procedures and the selection of projects is not 

10 subject to undue influence by Congress or other Fed11 eral agencies.’’. 

12 (c) REPEAL OF REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Such section 

13 is further amended— 

14 (1) by striking subsection (f); and 

15 (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 

16 (f). 

17 SEC. 217. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES TO SUP18 PORT BUSINESS SYSTEMS INFORMATION 

19 TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 

21 through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 

22 Technology, and Logistics, the Deputy Chief Management 

23 Officer, and the Chief Information Officer, shall establish 

24 a set of science, technology, and innovation activities to im25 prove the acquisition outcomes of major automated infor-
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1 mation systems through improved performance and reduced 

2 developmental and life cycle costs. 

3 (b) EXECUTION OF ACTIVITIES.—The activities estab4 lished under subsection (a) shall be carried out by such 

5 military departments and Defense Agencies as the Under 

6 Secretary and the Deputy Chief Management Officer con7 sider appropriate. 

8 (c) ACTIVITIES.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The set of activities estab10 lished under subsection (a) may include the following: 

11 (A) Development of capabilities in Depart12 ment of Defense laboratories, test centers, and 

13 federally funded research and development cen14 ters to provide technical support for acquisition 

15 program management and business process re16 engineering activities. 

17 (B) Funding of intramural and extramural 

18 research and development activities as described 

19 in subsection (e). 

20 (2) CURRENT ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall 

21 identify the current activities described in subpara22 graphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) that are being 

23 carried out as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

24 The Secretary shall consider such current activities in 
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1 determining the set of activities to establish pursuant 

2 to subsection (a). 

3 (d) GAP ANALYSIS.—In establishing the set of activi4 ties under subsection (a), not later than 270 days after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordina6 tion with the Secretaries of the military departments and 

7 the heads of the Defense Agencies, shall conduct a gap anal8 ysis to identify activities that are not, as of such date, being 

9 pursued in the current science and technology program of 

10 the Department. The Secretary shall use such analysis in 

11 determining— 

12 (1) the set of activities to establish pursuant to 

13 subsection (a) that carry out the purposes specified in 

14 subsection (c)(1); and 

15 (2) the proposed funding requirements and 

16 timelines. 

17 (e) FUNDING OF INTRAMURAL AND EXTRAMURAL RE18 SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the set of ac20 tivities required by subsection (a), the Secretary may 

21 award grants or contracts to eligible entities to carry 

22 out intramural or extramural research and develop23 ment in areas of interest described in paragraph (3). 

24 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For purposes of this 

25 subsection, an eligible entity includes the following: 
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1 (A) Entities in the defense industry. 

2 (B) Institutions of higher education. 

3 (C) Small businesses. 

4 (D) Nontraditional defense contractors (as 

5 defined in section 2302 of title 10, United States 

6 Code). 

7 (E) Federally funded research and develop8 ment centers, primarily for the purpose of im9 proving technical expertise to support acquisi10 tion efforts. 

11 (F) Nonprofit research institutions. 

12 (G) Government laboratories and test cen13 ters, primarily for the purpose of improving 

14 technical expertise to support acquisition efforts. 

15 (3) AREAS OF INTEREST.—The areas of interest 

16 described in this paragraph are the following: 

17 (A) Management innovation, including per18 sonnel and financial management policy innova19 tion. 

20 (B) Business process re-engineering. 

21 (C) Systems engineering of information 

22 technology business systems. 

23 (D) Cloud computing to support business 

24 systems and business processes. 
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1 (E) Software development, including sys2 tems and techniques to limit unique interfaces 

3 and simplify processes to customize commercial 

4 software to meet the needs of the Department of 

5 Defense. 

6 (F) Hardware development, including sys7 tems and techniques to limit unique interfaces 

8 and simplify processes to customize commercial 

9 hardware to meet the needs of the Department of 

10 Defense. 

11 (G) Development of methodologies and tools 

12 to support development and operational test of 

13 large and complex business systems. 

14 (H) Analysis tools to allow decision-makers 

15 to make tradeoffs between requirements, costs, 

16 technical risks, and schedule in major automated 

17 information system acquisition programs. 

18 (I) Information security in major auto19 mated information system systems. 

20 (J) Innovative acquisition policies and 

21 practices to streamline acquisition of informa22 tion technology systems. 

23 (K) Such other areas as the Secretary con24 siders appropriate. 

25 (f) PRIORITIES.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the set of ac2 tivities required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall 

3 give priority to— 

4 (A) projects that— 

5 (i) address the innovation and tech6 nology needs of the Department of Defense; 

7 and 

8 (ii) support activities of initiatives, 

9 programs, and offices identified by the 

10 Under Secretary and Deputy Chief Manage11 ment Officer; and 

12 (B) the projects and programs identified in 

13 paragraph (2). 

14 (2) PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IDENTIFIED.—The 

15 projects and programs identified in this paragraph 

16 are the following: 

17 (A) Major automated information system 

18 programs. 

19 (B) Projects and programs under the over20 sight of the Deputy Chief Management Officer. 

21 (C) Projects and programs relating to de22 fense procurement acquisition policy. 

23 (D) Projects and programs of the agencies 

24 and field activities of the Office of the Secretary 

25 of Defense that support business missions such as 
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1 finance, human resources, security, management, 

2 logistics, and contract management. 

3 (E) Military and civilian personnel policy 

4 development for information technology work5 force. 

6 SEC. 218. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY OFFSET 

7 PROGRAM TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN THE 

8 MILITARY TECHNOLOGICAL SUPERIORITY OF 

9 THE UNITED STATES. 

10 (a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

12 establish a technology offset program to build and 

13 maintain the military technological superiority of the 

14 United States by— 

15 (A) accelerating the fielding of offset tech16 nologies that would help counter technological 

17 advantages of potential adversaries of the United 

18 States, including directed energy, low-cost, high19 speed munitions, autonomous systems, undersea 

20 warfare, cyber technology, and intelligence data 

21 analytics, developed using research funding of 

22 the Department of Defense and accelerating the 

23 commercialization of such technologies; and 

24 (B) developing and implementing new poli25 cies and acquisition and business practices. 
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1 (2) GUIDELINES.—Not later than one year after 

2 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

3 shall issue guidelines for the operation of the program 

4 established under paragraph (1), including— 

5 (A) criteria for an application for funding 

6 by a military department, Defense Agency, or a 

7 combatant command; 

8 (B) the purposes for which such a depart9 ment, agency, or command may apply for funds 

10 and appropriate requirements for technology de11 velopment or commercialization to be supported 

12 using program funds; 

13 (C) the priorities, if any, to be provided to 

14 field or commercialize offset technologies devel15 oped by certain types of research funding of the 

16 Department; and 

17 (D) criteria for evaluation of an applica18 tion for funding or changes to policies or acqui19 sition and business practices by such a depart20 ment, agency, or command for purposes of the 

21 program. 

22 (b) APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Under the program estab24 lished under subsection (a)(1), not less frequently than 

25 annually, the Secretary shall solicit from the heads of 
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1 the military departments, the Defense Agencies, and 

2 the combatant commands applications for funding to 

3 be used to enter into contracts, cooperative agree4 ments, or other transaction agreements entered into 

5 pursuant to section 2371b of title 10, United States 

6 Code, as added by section 815, with appropriate enti7 ties for the fielding or commercialization of tech8 nologies. 

9 (2) TREATMENT PURSUANT TO CERTAIN CON10 GRESSIONAL RULES.—Nothing in this section shall be 

11 interpreted to require any official of the Department 

12 of Defense to provide funding under this section to 

13 any Congressional earmark as defined pursuant to 

14 clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Rep15 resentatives or any congressionally directed spending 

16 item as defined pursuant to paragraph 5 of rule 

17 XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate. 

18 (c) FUNDING.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 

20 appropriations for such purpose, of the funds author21 ized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 

22 available for fiscal year 2016 for research, develop23 ment, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, not more 

24 than $300,000,000 may be used for each such fiscal 
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1 year for the program established under subsection 

2 (a)(1). 

3 (2) AMOUNT FOR DIRECTED ENERGY.—Of the 

4 funds specified in paragraph (1) for any of fiscal 

5 years 2016 through 2020, not more than $150,000,000 

6 may be used for each such fiscal year for activities in 

7 the field of directed energy. 

8 (d) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may transfer 

10 funds available for the program established under 

11 subsection (a)(1) to the research, development, test, 

12 and evaluation accounts of a military department, 

13 Defense Agency, or a combatant command pursuant 

14 to an application, or any part of an application, that 

15 the Secretary determines would support the purposes 

16 of the program. 

17 (2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—The transfer 

18 authority provided in paragraph (1) is in addition to 

19 any other transfer authority available to the Sec20 retary of Defense. 

21 (e) TERMINATION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to carry out the 

23 program under subsection (a)(1) shall terminate on 

24 September 30, 2020. 
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1 (2) TRANSFER AFTER TERMINATION.—Any 

2 amounts made available for the program that remain 

3 available for obligation on the date on which the pro4 gram terminates may be transferred under subsection 

5 (d) during the 180-day period beginning on the date 

6 of the termination of the program. 

7 SEC. 219. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR F– 

8 15 INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK CAPA9 BILITY DEVELOPMENT. 

10 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro11 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

12 year 2016 for research, development, test, and evaluation, 

13 Air Force, for F–15 infrared search and track capability, 

14 not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended 

15 until a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date 

16 on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congres17 sional defense committees the report under subsection (b). 

18 (b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the Sec19 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

20 committees a report on the requirements and cost estimates 

21 for the development and procurement of infrared search and 

22 track capability for F/A–18 and F–15 aircraft of the Navy 

23 and the Air Force. The report shall include the following: 

24 (1) A comparison of the requirements between 

25 the F/A–18 and F–15 aircraft infrared search and 
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1 track development efforts of the Navy and the Air 

2 Force. 

3 (2) An explanation of any differences between the 

4 F/A–18 and F–15 aircraft infrared search and track 

5 capability development efforts of the Navy and the 

6 Air Force. 

7 (3) A summary of the schedules and required 

8 funding to develop and field such capability. 

9 (4) An explanation of any need for the Navy and 

10 the Air Force to field different F/A–18 and F–15 air11 craft infrared search and track systems. 

12 (5) Any other matters the Secretary determines 

13 appropriate. 

14 SEC. 220. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DE15 VELOPMENT OF THE SHALLOW WATER COM16 BAT SUBMERSIBLE. 

17 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap18 propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

19 year 2016 for the development of the shallow water combat 

20 submersible of the United States Special Operations Com21 mand, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or ex22 pended until a period of 15 days elapses following the later 

23 of the date on which— 

24 (1) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi25 tion, Technology, and Logistics designates a civilian 
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1 official to be responsible for oversight of and assist2 ance to the United States Special Operations Com3 mand for all undersea mobility programs; and 

4 (2) the Under Secretary, in coordination with 

5 the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Oper6 ations and Low-Intensity Conflict and the Com7 mander of the United States Special Operations Com8 mand, submits to the congressional defense committees 

9 the report described in subsection (b). 

10 (b) REPORT DESCRIBED.—The report described in this 

11 subsection is a report on the shallow water combat submers12 ible program that includes the following: 

13 (1) An analysis of the reasons for cost and sched14 ule overruns associated with the program, including 

15 with respect to the performance of contractors and 

16 subcontractors. 

17 (2) A revised timeline for initial and full oper18 ational capability of the shallow water combat sub19 mersible. 

20 (3) A description of the challenges associated 

21 with the integration with dry deck shelter and other 

22 diving technologies. 

23 (4) The projected cost to meet the total unit ac24 quisition objective. 
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1 (5) A plan to prevent, identify, and mitigate 

2 any additional cost and schedule overruns. 

3 (6) A description of any opportunities to recover 

4 cost or schedule overruns. 

5 (7) A description of any lessons that the Under 

6 Secretary may have learned from the shallow water 

7 combat submersible program that could be applied to 

8 future undersea mobility acquisition programs. 

9 (8) Any other matters that the Under Secretary 

10 considers appropriate. 

11 SEC. 221. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

12 THE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT AND MANU13 FACTURING FACILITY UNDER THE MEDICAL 

14 COUNTERMEASURE PROGRAM. 

15 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro16 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

17 year 2016 for research, development, test, and evaluation, 

18 Defense-wide, for the advanced development and manufac19 turing facility, and the associated activities performed at 

20 such facility, under the medical countermeasure program 

21 of the chemical and biological defense program, not more 

22 than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until a pe23 riod of 45 days elapses following the date on which the Sec24 retary of Defense submits to the congressional defense com25 mittees the report under subsection (b). 
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1 (b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the con2 gressional defense committees a report on the advanced de3 velopment and manufacturing facility under the medical 

4 countermeasure program that includes the following: 

5 (1) An overall description of the advanced devel6 opment and manufacturing facility, including vali7 dated Department of Defense requirements. 

8 (2) Program goals, proposed metrics of perform9 ance, and anticipated procurement and operations 

10 and maintenance costs during the period covered by 

11 the current future years defense program under sec12 tion 221 of title 10, United States Code. 

13 (3) The results of any analysis of alternatives 

14 and efficiency reviews conducted by the Secretary that 

15 justifies the manufacturing and privately financed 

16 construction of an advanced manufacturing and de17 velopment facility rather than using other programs 

18 and facilities of the Federal Government or industry 

19 facilities for advanced development and manufac20 turing of medical countermeasures. 

21 (4) An independent cost-benefit analysis that jus22 tifies the manufacturing and privately financed con23 struction of an advanced manufacturing and develop24 ment facility described in paragraph (3). 
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1 (5) If no independent cost-benefit analysis makes 

2 the justification described in paragraph (4), an expla3 nation for why such manufacturing and privately fi4 nanced construction cannot be so justified. 

5 (6) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 

6 determines appropriate. 

7 (c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 

8 60 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the 

9 report under subsection (b), the Comptroller General of the 

10 United States shall submit to the congressional defense com11 mittees a review of such report. 

12 SEC. 222. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

13 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM OF 

14 THE ARMY. 

15 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro16 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

17 year 2016 for research, development, test, and evaluation, 

18 Army, for the distributed common ground system of the 

19 Army, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or ex20 pended until the Secretary of the Army— 

21 (1) conducts a review of the program planning 

22 for the distributed common ground system of the 

23 Army; and 

24 (2) submits to the appropriate congressional 

25 committees the report required by subsection (b)(1). 
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1 (b) REPORT.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit to 

3 the appropriate congressional committees a report on 

4 the review of the distributed common ground system 

5 of the Army conducted under subsection (a)(1). 

6 (2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under 

7 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

8 (A) A review of the segmentation of Incre9 ment 2 of the distributed common ground system 

10 program of the Army into discrete software com11 ponents with the associated requirements of each 

12 component. 

13 (B) Identification of each component of In14 crement 2 of the distributed common ground sys15 tem of the Army for which commercial software 

16 exists that is capable of fulfilling most or all of 

17 the system requirements for each such compo18 nent. 

19 (C) A cost analysis of each such commercial 

20 software that compares performance with pro21 jected cost. 

22 (D) Determination of the degree to which 

23 commercial software solutions are compliant 

24 with the standards required by the framework 

25 and guidance for the Intelligence Community In-
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1 formation Technology Enterprise, the Defense In2 telligence Information Enterprise, and the Joint 

3 Information Environment. 

4 (E) Identification of each component of In5 crement 2 of the distributed common ground sys6 tem of the Army that the Secretary determines 

7 may be acquired through competitive means. 

8 (F) An acquisition plan for Increment 2 of 

9 the distributed common ground system of the 

10 Army that prioritizes the acquisition of commer11 cial software components, including a data inte12 gration layer, in time to meet the projected de13 ployment schedule for Increment 2. 

14 (G) A review of the timetable for the distrib15 uted common ground system program of the 

16 Army in order to determine whether there is a 

17 practical, executable acquisition strategy, includ18 ing the use of operational capability demonstra19 tions, that could lead to an initial operating ca20 pability of Increment 2 of the distributed com21 mon ground system of the Army prior to fiscal 

22 year 2017. 

23 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE24 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres25 sional committees’’ means— 
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1 (1) the congressional defense committees; and 

2 (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

3 Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel4 ligence of the House of Representatives. 

5 SEC. 223. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

6 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM OF 

7 THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS 

8 COMMAND. 

9 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro10 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

11 year 2016 for research, development, test, and evaluation, 

12 Defense-wide, for the United States Special Operations 

13 Command for the distributed common ground system, not 

14 more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until 

15 the Commander of the United States Special Operations 

16 Command submits to the congressional defense committees 

17 the report required by subsection (b). 

18 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Commander shall sub19 mit to the congressional defense committees and the Perma20 nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep21 resentatives a report on the distributed common ground sys22 tem. Such report shall include the following: 

23 (1) A review of the segmentation of the distrib24 uted common ground system special operations forces 
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1 program into discrete software components with the 

2 associated requirements of each component. 

3 (2) Identification of each component of the dis4 tributed common ground system special operations 

5 forces program for which commercial software exists 

6 that is capable of fulfilling most or all of the system 

7 requirements for each such component. 

8 (3) A cost analysis of each such commercial soft9 ware that compares performance with projected cost. 

10 (4) A determination of the degree to which com11 mercial software solutions are compliant with the 

12 standards required by the framework and guidance 

13 for the Intelligence Community Information Tech14 nology Enterprise, the Defense Intelligence Informa15 tion Enterprise, and the Joint Information Environ16 ment. 

17 (5) Identification of each component of the dis18 tributed common ground system special operations 

19 forces program that the Commander determines may 

20 be acquired through competitive means. 

21 (6) An assessment of the extent to which elements 

22 of the distributed common ground system special op23 erations forces program could be modified to increase 

24 commercial acquisition opportunities. 
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1 (7) An acquisition plan that leads to full oper2 ational capability prior to fiscal year 2019. 

3 SEC. 224. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR IN4 TEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM OF 

5 THE ARMY. 

6 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 

7 or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for re8 search, development, test, and evaluation, Army, for the in9 tegrated personnel and pay system of the Army, not more 

10 than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the date 

11 on which the Secretary of the Army submits to the congres12 sional defense committees a report that includes the fol13 lowing: 

14 (1) Updated and validated information regard15 ing the performance of the current legacy personnel 

16 and pay system of the Army for each high-level objec17 tive and business outcome described in the business 

18 case for IPPS–A Increment II, dated December 2014, 

19 including justifications for threshold and objective 

20 values for the integrated personnel and pay system of 

21 the Army. 

22 (2) An explanation how the integrated personnel 

23 and pay system of the Army will enable significant 

24 change throughout the entire human resources enter25 prise. 
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1 (3) A description for how the implementation of 

2 the capabilities in the integrated personnel and pay 

3 system of the Army will result in changes to the capa4 bilities and services to be provided by the Defense Fi5 nance and Accounting Services, including an estimate 

6 of cost savings and manpower savings resulting from 

7 elimination of duplicative functions. 

8 (4) A description of alternative program ap9 proaches that could reduce the overall cost of develop10 ment and deployment for the integrated personnel 

11 and pay system of the Army without delaying the 

12 current program schedule by more than six months. 

13 Subtitle C—Reports and Other 

14 Matters 

15 SEC. 231. STREAMLINING THE JOINT FEDERATED ASSUR16 ANCE CENTER. 

17 Section 937(c)(2) of the National Defense Authoriza18 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 

19 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended— 

20 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘, in co21 ordination with the Center for Assured Software of 

22 the National Security Agency,’’; and 

23 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘, in co24 ordination with the Defense Microelectronics Activ25 ity,’’. 
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1 SEC. 232. DEMONSTRATION OF PERSISTENT CLOSE AIR 

2 SUPPORT CAPABILITIES. 

3 (a) JOINT DEMONSTRATION REQUIRED.—Subject to 

4 the availability of funds, the Secretary of the Air Force, 

5 the Secretary of the Army, and the Director of the Defense 

6 Advanced Research Projects Agency may jointly conduct a 

7 demonstration of the persistent close air support capability 

8 during fiscal year 2016. 

9 (b) PARAMETERS OF DEMONSTRATION.— 

10 (1) SELECTION AND EQUIPMENT OF AIRCRAFT.— 

11 If the demonstration under subsection (a) is con12 ducted, the Secretary of the Air Force shall select and 

13 equip at least two aircraft for use in the demonstra14 tion that the Secretary otherwise intends to use for 

15 close air support. 

16 (2) CLOSE AIR SUPPORT OPERATIONS.—If the 

17 demonstration under subsection (a) is conducted, the 

18 demonstration shall include close air support oper19 ations that involve the following: 

20 (A) Multiple tactical radio networks rep21 resenting diverse ground force user communities. 

22 (B) Two-way digital exchanges of situa23 tional awareness data, video, and calls for fire 

24 between aircraft and ground users without modi25 fication to aircraft operational flight profiles. 
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1 (C) Real-time sharing of blue force, aircraft, 

2 and target location data to reduce risks of frat3 ricide. 

4 (D) Lightweight digital tools based on com5 mercial-off-the-shelf technology for pilots and 

6 joint tactical air controllers. 

7 (E) Operations in simple and complex oper8 ating environments. 

9 (c) ASSESSMENT.—If the demonstration under sub10 section (a) is conducted, the Secretary of the Air Force, the 

11 Secretary of the Army, and the Director of the Defense Ad12 vanced Research Projects Agency shall jointly— 

13 (1) assess the effect of the capabilities dem14 onstrated as part of the demonstration required by 

15 subsection (a) on— 

16 (A) the time required to conduct close air 

17 support operations; 

18 (B) the effectiveness of blue force in achiev19 ing tactical objectives; and 

20 (C) the risk of fratricide and collateral 

21 damage; 

22 (2) estimate the costs that would be incurred in 

23 transitioning the technology used in the persistent 

24 close air support capability to the Army and the Air 

25 Force; and 
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1 (3) provide to the congressional defense commit2 tees a briefing on the results of the demonstration, the 

3 assessment under paragraph (1), and the cost esti4 mates under paragraph (2) by December 1, 2016. 

5 SEC. 233. STRATEGIES FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH HISTORI6 CALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 

7 AND MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS OF 

8 HIGHER EDUCATION. 

9 (a) BASIC RESEARCH ENTITIES.— 

10 (1) STRATEGY.—The heads of each basic research 

11 entity shall each develop a strategy for how to engage 

12 with and support the development of scientific, tech13 nical, engineering, and mathematics capabilities of 

14 covered educational institutions in carrying out sec15 tion 2362 of title 10, United States Code. 

16 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each strategy under paragraph 

17 (1) shall include the following: 

18 (A) Goals and vision for maintaining a 

19 credible and sustainable program relating to the 

20 engagement and support under the strategy. 

21 (B) Metrics to enhance scientific, technical, 

22 engineering, and mathematics capabilities at 

23 covered educational institutions, including with 

24 respect to measuring progress toward increasing 

25 the success of such institutions to compete for 
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1 broader research funding sources other than set2 aside funds. 

3 (C) Promotion of mentoring opportunities 

4 between covered educational institutions and 

5 other research institutions. 

6 (D) Regular assessment of activities that 

7 are used to develop, maintain, and grow sci8 entific, technical, engineering, and mathematics 

9 capabilities. 

10 (E) Inclusion of faculty of covered edu11 cational institutions into program reviews, peer 

12 reviews, and other similar activities. 

13 (F) Targeting of undergraduate, graduate, 

14 and postgraduate students at covered educational 

15 institutions for inclusion into research or intern16 ship opportunities within the military depart17 ment. 

18 (b) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary of 

19 Defense shall develop and implement a strategy for how to 

20 engage with and support the development of scientific, tech21 nical, engineering, and mathematics capabilities of covered 

22 educational institutions pursuant to the strategies devel23 oped under subsection (a). 

24 (c) SUBMISSION.— 
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1 (1) BASIC RESEARCH ENTITIES.—Not later than 

2 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

3 the heads of each basic research entity shall each sub4 mit to the congressional defense committees the strat5 egy developed by the head under subsection (a)(1). 

6 (2) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.—Not later than 

7 one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

8 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres9 sional defense committees the strategy developed under 

10 subsection (b). 

11 (d) COVERED INSTITUTION DEFINED.—In this section: 

12 (1) The term ‘‘basic research entity’’ means an 

13 entity of the Department of Defense that executes re14 search, development, test, and evaluation budget ac15 tivity 1 funding, as described in the Department of 

16 Defense Financial Management Regulation. 

17 (2) The term ‘‘covered educational institution’’ 

18 has the meaning given that term in section 2362(e) 

19 of title 10, United States Code. 

20 SEC. 234. REPORT ON COMMERCIAL-OFF-THE-SHELF WIDE21 AREA SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS FOR ARMY 

22 TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS. 

23 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

24 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 

25 submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 
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1 contains the findings of a market survey and assessment 

2 of commercial-off-the-shelf wide-area surveillance sensors 

3 operationally suitable for insertion into the tactical un4 manned aerial systems of the Army. 

5 (b) ELEMENTS.—The market survey and assessment 

6 contained in the report under subsection (a) shall include— 

7 (1) specific details regarding the capabilities of 

8 current and commercial-off-the-shelf wide-area sur9 veillance sensors that are, or could be, used on tactical 

10 unmanned aerial systems of the Army, including— 

11 (A) daytime and nighttime monitoring cov12 erage; 

13 (B) video resolution outputs; 

14 (C) bandwidth requirements; 

15 (D) activity-based intelligence and forensic 

16 capabilities; 

17 (E) simultaneous region of interest moni18 toring capability; 

19 (F) interoperability with other sensors and 

20 subsystems currently used on such tactical un21 manned aerial systems; 

22 (G) sensor weight; 

23 (H) sensor cost; 

24 (I) frame rates; 

25 (J) on-board processing capabilities; and 
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1 (K) any other factors the Secretary con2 siders relevant; 

3 (2) an assessment of the effect on such tactical 

4 unmanned aerial systems due to the insertion of com5 mercial-off-the-shelf wide-area surveillance sensors; 

6 and 

7 (3) recommendations on the advisability and fea8 sibility to upgrade or enhance wide-area surveillance 

9 sensors of such tactical unmanned aerial systems, as 

10 considered appropriate by the Secretary. 

11 (c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) may con12 tain a classified annex. 

13 SEC. 235. REPORT ON TACTICAL COMBAT TRAINING SYSTEM 

14 INCREMENT II. 

15 (a) REPORT.—Not later than January 29, 2016, the 

16 Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force 

17 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re18 port on the baseline and alternatives to the Tactical Air 

19 Combat Training System (TCTS) Increment II of the 

20 Navy. 

21 (b) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 

22 include the following: 

23 (1) An explanation of the rationale for a new 

24 start TCTS II program as compared to an incre25 mental upgrade to the existing TCTS system. 
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1 (2) An estimate of total cost to develop, procure, 

2 and replace the existing Department of the Navy 

3 TCTS architecture with an encrypted TCTS II com4 pared to upgrades to existing TCTS. 

5 (3) A cost estimate and schedule comparison of 

6 achieving encryption requirements into the existing 

7 TCTS program as compared to TCTS II. 

8 (4) A review of joint Department of the Air 

9 Force and the Department of the Navy investment in 

10 live-virtual-constructive advanced air combat train11 ing and planned timeline for inclusion into TCTS II 

12 architecture. 

13 (5) A cost estimate to integrate F–35 aircraft 

14 with TCTS II and achieve interoperability between 

15 the Department of the Navy and Department of the 

16 Air Force. 

17 (6) A cost estimate for coalition partners to 

18 achieve TCTS II interoperability within the Depart19 ment of Defense. 

20 (7) An assessment of risks posed by non-inter21 operable TCTS systems within the Department of the 

22 Navy and the Department of the Air Force. 

23 (8) An explanation of the acquisition strategy for 

24 the TCTS program. 
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1 (9) An explanation of key performance param2 eters for the TCTS II program. 

3 (10) Any other information the Secretary of the 

4 Navy and Secretary of the Air Force determine is ap5 propriate to include. 

6 SEC. 236. REPORT ON TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVELS OF 

7 THE TECHNOLOGIES AND CAPABILITIES 

8 CRITICAL TO THE LONG-RANGE STRIKE 

9 BOMBER AIRCRAFT. 

10 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

12 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit13 tees a report on the technology readiness levels of the tech14 nologies and capabilities critical to the long-range strike 

15 bomber aircraft. 

16 (b) REVIEW BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE

17 UNITED STATES.—Not later than 60 days after the report 

18 of the Secretary is submitted under subsection (a), the 

19 Comptroller General of the United States shall review the 

20 report and submit to the congressional defense committees 

21 an assessment of the matters contained in the report. 
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1 SEC. 237. ASSESSMENT OF AIR-LAND MOBILE TACTICAL 

2 COMMUNICATIONS AND DATA NETWORK RE3 QUIREMENTS AND CAPABILITIES. 

4 (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Director of Cost 

5 Assessment and Program Evaluation shall seek to enter into 

6 a contract with a federally funded research and develop7 ment center to conduct a comprehensive assessment of cur8 rent and future requirements and capabilities of the Army 

9 with respect to air-land ad hoc, mobile tactical communica10 tions and data networks, including the technological feasi11 bility, suitability, and survivability of such networks. 

12 (b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection (a) 

13 shall include the following: 

14 (1) Concepts, capabilities, and capacities of cur15 rent or future communications and data network sys16 tems to meet the requirements of current or future 

17 tactical operations effectively, efficiently, and 

18 affordably. 

19 (2) Software requirements and capabilities, par20 ticularly with respect to communications and data 

21 network waveforms. 

22 (3) Hardware requirements and capabilities, 

23 particularly with respect to receiver and transmission 

24 technology, tactical communications, and data radios 

25 at all levels and on all platforms, all associated tech-
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1 nologies, and their integration, compatibility, and 

2 interoperability. 

3 (4) Any other matters relevant or necessary for 

4 a comprehensive assessment of tactical networks or 

5 networking in the Warfighter Information Network6 Tactical (Increments 1 and 2). 

7 (c) INDEPENDENT ENTITY.—The Director shall select 

8 a federally funded research and development center with di9 rect, long-standing, and demonstrated experience and exper10 tise in program test and evaluation of concepts, require11 ments, and technologies for joint tactical communications 

12 and data networking to perform the assessment under sub13 section (a). 

14 (d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 30, 

15 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres16 sional defense commitments a report including the findings 

17 and recommendations of the assessment conducted under 

18 subsection (a), together with the separate comments of the 

19 Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Army. 

20 SEC. 238. STUDY OF FIELD FAILURES INVOLVING COUNTER21 FEIT ELECTRONIC PARTS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall con23 duct a hardware assurance study to assess the presence, 

24 scope, and effect on Department of Defense operations of 
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1 counterfeit electronic parts that have passed through the 

2 supply chain of the Department and into fielded systems. 

3 (b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The study under subsection 

4 (a) shall include the following: 

5 (1) The technical analysis conducted under para6 graph (1) of subsection (c). 

7 (2) The report on the technical assessment sub8 mitted under paragraph (3)(B) of subsection (c). 

9 (3) Recommendations for such legislative and 

10 administrative action, including budget requirements, 

11 as the Secretary considers necessary to conduct sam12 pling and technical hardware analyses of counterfeit 

13 parts in identified areas of high concern. 

14 (c) EXECUTION AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall direct the 

16 executive agent for printed circuit board technology 

17 designated under section 256(a) of the Duncan Hun18 ter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

19 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 2501 

20 note) to coordinate the execution of the study under 

21 subsection (a) using capabilities of the Department in 

22 effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 

23 this Act to conduct a technical analysis on a sample 

24 of failed electronic parts in fielded systems. 
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1 (2) ELEMENTS.—The technical analysis required 

2 by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

3 (A) The selection of a representative sample 

4 of electronic component types, including digital, 

5 mixed-signal, and analog integrated circuits. 

6 (B) An assessment of the presence of coun7 terfeit parts, including causes and attributes of 

8 failures of any identified counterfeit part. 

9 (C) For components found to have counter10 feit parts, an assessment of the effect of the coun11 terfeit part in the failure mechanism. 

12 (D) For cases with counterfeit parts con13 tributing to the failure, a determination of the 

14 failure attributes, factors, and effects on sub15 system and system level reliability, readiness, 

16 and performance. 

17 (3) TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT.—For any parts 

18 assessed under paragraph (2) that demonstrate un19 usual or suspicious failure mechanisms, the federation 

20 established under section 937(a)(1) of the National 

21 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Pub22 lic Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) shall— 

23 (A) conduct a technical assessment for indi24 cations of malicious tampering; and 
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1 (B) submit to the executive agent described 

2 in paragraph (1) a report on the findings of the 

3 federation with respect to the technical assess4 ment. 

5 (d) REPORT.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 540 days after 

7 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

8 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 

9 report on the study carried out under subsection (a). 

10 (2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para11 graph (1) shall include the following: 

12 (A) The findings of the Secretary with re13 spect to the study conducted under subsection 

14 (a). 

15 (B) The recommendations developed under 

16 subsection (b)(3). 

17 SEC. 239. AIRBORNE DATA LINK PLAN. 

18 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Under Secretary of De19 fense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the 

20 Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly, 

21 in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy and the Sec22 retary of the Air Force, develop a plan— 

23 (1) to provide objective survivable communica24 tions gateways to enable— 
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1 (A) the secure dissemination of national 

2 and tactical intelligence information to fourth3 generation fighter aircraft and supporting air4 borne platforms and to low-observable pene5 trating platforms such as the F–22 and F–35 

6 aircraft; and 

7 (B) the secure reception and dissemination 

8 of sensor data from low-observable penetrating 

9 aircraft, such as the F–22 and F–35 aircraft; 

10 (2) to provide secure data sharing between the 

11 fifth-generation fighter aircraft of the Navy, the Air 

12 Force, and the Marine Corps, with minimal changes 

13 to the outer surfaces of the aircraft and to aircraft 

14 operational flight programs; and 

15 (3) to enable secure data sharing between fifth16 generation and fourth-generation aircraft in jamming 

17 environments. 

18 (b) ADDITIONAL PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The plan 

19 under subsection (a) shall include non-proprietary and 

20 open systems approaches that are compatible with the rapid 

21 capabilities office open mission systems initiative of the Air 

22 Force and the future airborne capability environment ini23 tiative of the Navy. 

24 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than February 15, 2016, the 

25 Under Secretary and the Vice Chairman shall jointly pro-
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1 vide to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 

2 Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of 

3 the Senate a briefing on the plan under subsection (a). 

4 SEC. 240. PLAN FOR ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY 

5 WAR GAMES. 

6 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, in co7 ordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 

8 shall develop and implement a plan for integrating ad9 vanced weapons and offset technologies into exercises car10 ried out individually and jointly by the military depart11 ments to improve the development and experimentation of 

12 various concepts for employment by the Armed Forces. 

13 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall 

14 include the following: 

15 (1) Identification of specific exercises to be car16 ried out individually or jointly by the military de17 partments under the plan. 

18 (2) Identification of emerging advanced weapons 

19 and offset technologies based on joint and individual 

20 recommendations of the military departments, includ21 ing with respect to directed-energy weapons, 

22 hypersonic strike systems, autonomous systems, or 

23 other technologies as determined by the Secretary. 
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1 (3) A schedule for integrating either prototype 

2 capabilities or table-top exercises into relevant exer3 cises. 

4 (4) A method for capturing lessons learned and 

5 providing feedback both to the developers of the ad6 vanced weapons and offset technology and the mili7 tary departments. 

8 (c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one year after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

10 to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep11 resentatives and the Senate a report containing the plan 

12 under subsection (a) and a status update on the implemen13 tation of such plan. 

14 SEC. 241. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF F135 ENGINE 

15 PROGRAM. 

16 (a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall seek 

17 to enter into a contract with a federally funded research 

18 and development center to conduct an assessment of the 

19 F135 engine program. 

20 (b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection (a) 

21 shall include the following: 

22 (1) An assessment of the reliability, growth, and 

23 cost-reduction efforts with respect to the F135 engine 

24 program, including— 
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1 (A) a detailed description of the reliability 

2 and cost history of the engine; 

3 (B) the identification of key reliability and 

4 cost challenges to the program as of the date of 

5 the assessment; and 

6 (C) the identification of any potential op7 tions for addressing such challenges. 

8 (2) In accordance with subsection (c), a thorough 

9 assessment of the incident on June 23, 2014, con10 sisting of an F135 engine failure and subsequent fire, 

11 including— 

12 (A) the identification and definition of the 

13 root cause of the incident; 

14 (B) the identification of potential actions or 

15 design changes needed to address such root cause; 

16 and 

17 (C) the associated cost, schedule, and per18 formance implications of such incident to both 

19 the F135 engine program and the F–35 Joint 

20 Strike Fighter program. 

21 (c) CONDUCT OF ASSESSMENT.—The federally funded 

22 research and development center selected to conduct the as23 sessment under subsection (a) shall carry out subsection 

24 (b)(2) by analyzing data collected by the F–35 Joint Pro25 gram Office, other elements of the Federal Government, or 
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1 contractors. Nothing in this section may be construed as 

2 affecting the plans of the Secretary to dispose of the aircraft 

3 involved in the incident described in such subsection (b)(2). 

4 (d) REPORT.—Not later than March 15, 2016, the Sec5 retary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

6 a report containing the assessment conducted under sub7 section (a). 

8 SEC. 242. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF AUTONOMIC 

9 LOGISTICS INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR F–35 

10 LIGHTNING II AIRCRAFT. 

11 (a) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2016, the Comp12 troller General of the United States shall submit to the con13 gressional defense committees a report on the autonomic lo14 gistics information system for the F–35 Lightning II air15 craft program. 

16 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 

17 include, at a minimum, the following: 

18 (1) The fielding status, in terms of units 

19 equipped with various software and hardware con20 figurations, for the autonomic logistics information 

21 system element of the F–35 Lightning II aircraft pro22 gram, as of the date of the report. 

23 (2) The development schedule for upgrades to the 

24 autonomic logistics information system, and an as-
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1 sessment of the ability of the F–35 Lightning II air2 craft program to maintain such schedule. 

3 (3) The views of maintenance personnel and 

4 other personnel involved in operating and maintain5 ing F–35 Lightning II aircraft in testing and oper6 ational units. 

7 (4) The effect of the autonomic logistics informa8 tion system program on the operational availability 

9 of the F–35 Lightning II aircraft program. 

10 (5) Improvements, if any, regarding the time re11 quired for maintenance personnel to input data and 

12 use the autonomic logistics information system. 

13 (6) The ability of the autonomic logistics infor14 mation system to be deployed on both ships and to 

15 forward land-based locations, including any limita16 tions of such a deployable version. 

17 (7) The cost estimates for development and field18 ing of the autonomic logistics information system pro19 gram and an assessment of the capability of the pro20 gram to address performance problems within the 

21 planned resources. 

22 (8) Other matters regarding the autonomic logis23 tics information system that the Comptroller General 

24 determines of critical importance to the long-term vi25 ability of the system. 
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1 SEC. 243. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FACILITATION 

2 OF A HIGH QUALITY TECHNICAL WORKFORCE. 

3 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense 

4 should explore using existing authorities for promoting 

5 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics pro6 grams, such as under section 233 of the Carl Levin and 

7 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza8 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 

9 U.S.C. 2193a note), to allow laboratories of the Department 

10 of Defense and federally funded research and development 

11 centers to help facilitate and shape a high quality scientific 

12 and technical future workforce that can support the needs 

13 of the Department. 

14 TITLE III—OPERATION AND 

15 MAINTENANCE 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 

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

Sec. 312. Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas. 

Sec. 313. Modification of energy management reporting requirements. 

Sec. 314. Revision to scope of statutorily required review of projects relating to 

potential obstructions to aviation so as to apply only to energy 

projects. 

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

Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 

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

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

Sec. 323. Pilot programs for availability of working-capital funds for product improvements. 
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Subtitle D—Reports 

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

Sec. 332. Report on merger of Office of Assistant Secretary for Operational Energy Plans and Deputy Under Secretary for Installations and 

Environment. 

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

Subtitle E—Other Matters 

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

Armed Forces at sporting events. 

Sec. 342. Military animals: transfer and adoption. 

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

Initiative. 

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

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

Sec. 346. Reduction in amounts available for Department of Defense headquarters, administrative, and support activities. 

1 Subtitle A—Authorization of 

2 Appropriations 

3 SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis5 cal year 2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 

6 activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex7 penses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and main8 tenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4301. 

9 Subtitle B—Energy and 

10 Environment 

11 SEC. 311. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF DROP-IN 

12 FUELS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 173 of 

14 title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

15 end the following new section: 
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1 ‘‘§ 2922h. Limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels 

2 ‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 

3 (b), the Secretary of Defense may not make a bulk purchase 

4 of a drop-in fuel for operational purposes unless the fully 

5 burdened cost of that drop-in fuel is cost-competitive with 

6 the fully burdened cost of a traditional fuel available for 

7 the same purpose. 

8 ‘‘(b) WAIVER.—(1) Subject to the requirements of 

9 paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may waive the lim10 itation under subsection (a) with respect to a purchase. 

11 ‘‘(2) Not later than 30 days after issuing a waiver 

12 under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the con13 gressional defense committees notice of the waiver. Any such 

14 notice shall include each of the following: 

15 ‘‘(A) The rationale of the Secretary for issuing 

16 the waiver. 

17 ‘‘(B) A certification that the waiver is in the na18 tional security interest of the United States. 

19 ‘‘(C) The expected fully burdened cost of the pur20 chase for which the waiver is issued. 

21 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 ‘‘(1) The term ‘drop-in fuel’ means a neat or 

23 blended liquid hydrocarbon fuel designed as a direct 

24 replacement for a traditional fuel with comparable 

25 performance characteristics and compatible with ex26 isting infrastructure and equipment. 
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1 ‘‘(2) The term ‘traditional fuel’ means a liquid 

2 hydrocarbon fuel derived or refined from petroleum. 

3 ‘‘(3) The term ‘operational purposes’— 

4 ‘‘(A) means for the purposes of conducting 

5 military operations, including training, exer6 cises, large scale demonstrations, and moving 

7 and sustaining military forces and military 

8 platforms; and 

9 ‘‘(B) does not include research, development, 

10 testing, evaluation, fuel certification, or other 

11 demonstrations. 

12 ‘‘(4) The term ‘fully burdened cost’ means the 

13 commodity price of the fuel plus the total cost of all 

14 personnel and assets required to move and, when nec15 essary, protect the fuel from the point at which the 

16 fuel is received from the commercial supplier to the 

17 point of use.’’. 

18 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

19 the beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting 

20 after the item relating to section 2922g the following new 

21 item: 

‘‘2922h. Limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels.’’. 

22 SEC. 312. SOUTHERN SEA OTTER MILITARY READINESS 

23 AREAS. 

24 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOUTHERN SEA OTTER

25 MILITARY READINESS AREAS.—Chapter 631 of title 10, 
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1 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

2 following new section: 

3 ‘‘§ 7235. Establishment of the Southern Sea Otter Mili4 tary Readiness Areas 

5 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Navy 

6 shall establish areas, to be known as ‘Southern Sea Otter 

7 Military Readiness Areas’, for national defense purposes. 

8 Such areas shall include each of the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) The area that includes Naval Base Ventura 

10 County, San Nicolas Island, and Begg Rock and the 

11 adjacent and surrounding waters within the following 

12 coordinates: 

‘‘N. Latitude/W. Longitude 

33°27.8′/119°34.3′

33°20.5′/119°15.5′

33°13.5′/119°11.8′

33°06.5′/119°15.3′

33°02.8′/119°26.8′

33°08.8′/119°46.3′

33°17.2′/119°56.9′

33°30.9′/119°54.2′. 

13 ‘‘(2) The area that includes Naval Base Coro14 nado, San Clemente Island and the adjacent and sur15 rounding waters running parallel to shore to 3 nau16 tical miles from the high tide line designated by part 

17 165 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, on May 

18 20, 2010, as the San Clemente Island 3NM Safety 

19 Zone. 
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1 ‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE SOUTHERN SEA OTTER

2 MILITARY READINESS AREAS.— 

3 ‘‘(1) INCIDENTAL TAKINGS UNDER ENDANGERED

4 SPECIES ACT OF 1973.—Sections 4 and 9 of the En5 dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533, 1538) 

6 shall not apply with respect to the incidental taking 

7 of any southern sea otter in the Southern Sea Otter 

8 Military Readiness Areas in the course of conducting 

9 a military readiness activity. 

10 ‘‘(2) INCIDENTAL TAKINGS UNDER MARINE MAM11 MAL PROTECTION ACT OF 1972.—Sections 101 and 102 

12 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 

13 U.S.C. 1371, 1372) shall not apply with respect to the 

14 incidental taking of any southern sea otter in the 

15 Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas in the 

16 course of conducting a military readiness activity. 

17 ‘‘(3) TREATMENT AS SPECIES PROPOSED TO BE

18 LISTED.—For purposes of conducting a military 

19 readiness activity, any southern sea otter while with20 in the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas 

21 shall be treated for the purposes of section 7 of the 

22 Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) as 

23 a member of a species that is proposed to be listed as 

24 an endangered species or a threatened species under 
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1 section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

2 U.S.C. 1533). 

3 ‘‘(c) REMOVAL.—Nothing in this section or any other 

4 Federal law shall be construed to require that any southern 

5 sea otter located within the Southern Sea Otter Military 

6 Readiness Areas be removed from the Areas. 

7 ‘‘(d) REVISION OR TERMINATION OF EXCEPTIONS.— 

8 The Secretary of the Interior may revise or terminate the 

9 application of subsection (b) if the Secretary of the Interior, 

10 in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy, determines 

11 that military activities occurring in the Southern Sea Otter 

12 Military Readiness Areas are impeding the southern sea 

13 otter conservation or the return of southern sea otters to 

14 optimum sustainable population levels. 

15 ‘‘(e) MONITORING.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy 

17 shall conduct monitoring and research within the 

18 Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas to de19 termine the effects of military readiness activities on 

20 the growth or decline of the southern sea otter popu21 lation and on the near-shore ecosystem. Monitoring 

22 and research parameters and methods shall be deter23 mined in consultation with the Service. 

24 ‘‘(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 24 months after 

25 the date of the enactment of this section and every 
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1 three years thereafter, the Secretary of the Navy shall 

2 report to Congress and the public on monitoring un3 dertaken pursuant to paragraph (1). 

4 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 ‘‘(1) SOUTHERN SEA OTTER.—The term ‘south6 ern sea otter’ means any member of the subspecies 

7 Enhydra lutris nereis. 

8 ‘‘(2) TAKE.—The term ‘take’— 

9 ‘‘(A) when used in reference to activities 

10 subject to regulation by the Endangered Species 

11 Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), shall have 

12 the meaning given such term in that Act; and 

13 ‘‘(B) when used in reference to activities 

14 subject to regulation by the Marine Mammal 

15 Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) 

16 shall have the meaning given such term in that 

17 Act. 

18 ‘‘(3) INCIDENTAL TAKING.—The term ‘incidental 

19 taking’ means any take of a southern sea otter that 

20 is incidental to, and not the purpose of, the carrying 

21 out of an otherwise lawful activity. 

22 ‘‘(4) MILITARY READINESS ACTIVITY.—The term 

23 ‘military readiness activity’ has the meaning given 

24 that term in section 315(f) of the Bob Stump Na25 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 
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1 (16 U.S.C. 703 note) and includes all training and 

2 operations of the armed forces that relate to combat 

3 and the adequate and realistic testing of military 

4 equipment, vehicles, weapons, and sensors for proper 

5 operation and suitability for combat use. 

6 ‘‘(5) OPTIMUM SUSTAINABLE POPULATION.—The 

7 term ‘optimum sustainable population’ means, with 

8 respect to any population stock, the number of ani9 mals that will result in the maximum productivity of 

10 the population or the species, keeping in mind the 

11 carrying capacity of the habitat and the health of the 

12 ecosystem of which they form a constituent element.’’. 

13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

14 the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 

15 end the following new item: 

‘‘7235. Establishment of the Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas.’’. 

16 SEC. 313. MODIFICATION OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT RE17 PORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

18 Section 2925(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) by striking paragraphs (4) and (7); 

21 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (8), 

22 (9), (10), (11), and (12) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), 

23 (7), (8), (9), and (10), respectively; 

24 (3) by amending paragraph (7), as redesignated 

25 by paragraph (2) of this section, to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(7) A description and estimate of the progress 

2 made by the military departments in meeting current 

3 high performance and sustainable building standards 

4 under the Unified Facilities Criteria.’’; 

5 (4) by amending paragraph (9), as redesignated 

6 by such paragraph (2), to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(9) Details of all commercial utility outages 

8 caused by threats and those caused by hazards at 

9 military installations that last eight hours or longer, 

10 whether or not the outage was mitigated by backup 

11 power, including non-commercial utility outages and 

12 Department of Defense-owned infrastructure, includ13 ing the total number and location of outages, the fi14 nancial impact of the outages, and measure taken to 

15 mitigate outages in the future at the affected locations 

16 and across the Department of Defense.’’; and 

17 (5) by adding at the end the following new para18 graph: 

19 ‘‘(11) At the discretion of the Secretary of De20 fense, a classified annex, as appropriate.’’. 
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1 SEC. 314. REVISION TO SCOPE OF STATUTORILY REQUIRED 

2 REVIEW OF PROJECTS RELATING TO POTEN3 TIAL OBSTRUCTIONS TO AVIATION SO AS TO 

4 APPLY ONLY TO ENERGY PROJECTS. 

5 (a) SCOPE OF SECTION.—Section 358 of the Ike Skel6 ton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

7 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4198; 49 U.S.C. 

8 44718 note) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘from State 

10 and local officials or the developer of a renewable en11 ergy development or other energy project’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘from a State government, an Indian tribal gov13 ernment, a local government, a landowner, or the de14 veloper of an energy project’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘‘readiness, 

16 and’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘readiness 

17 and to clearly communicate to such parties actions 

18 being taken by the Department of Defense under this 

19 section.’’; 

20 (3) in subsection (d)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘as high, 

21 medium, or low’’; 

22 (4) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection 

23 (k); and 

24 (5) by inserting after subsection (i) the following 

25 new subsection (j): 
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1 ‘‘(j) APPLICABILITY OF SECTION.—This section does 

2 not apply to a non-energy project.’’. 

3 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (k) of such section, as 

4 redesignated by paragraph (4) of subsection (a), is amended 

5 by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

6 ‘‘(4) The term ‘energy project’ means a project 

7 that provides for the generation or transmission of 

8 electrical energy. 

9 ‘‘(5) The term ‘non-energy project’ means a 

10 project that is not an energy project. 

11 ‘‘(6) The term ‘landowner’ means a person or 

12 other legal entity that owns a fee interest in real 

13 property on which a proposed energy project is 

14 planned to be located.’’. 

15 SEC. 315. EXCLUSIONS FROM DEFINITION OF ‘‘CHEMICAL 

16 SUBSTANCE’’ UNDER TOXIC SUBSTANCES 

17 CONTROL ACT. 

18 Section 3(2)(B)(v) of the Toxic Substances Control Act 

19 (15 U.S.C. 2602(2)(B)(v)) is amended by striking ‘‘, and’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘and any component of such an article (lim21 ited to shot shells, cartridges, and components of shot shells 

22 and cartridges), and’’. 
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1 Subtitle C—Logistics and 

2 Sustainment 

3 SEC. 322. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO 

4 ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR THE 

5 SUSTAINMENT, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, OR 

6 OVERHAUL OF THE F117 ENGINE. 

7 Section 341 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

8 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

9 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3345) is repealed. 

10 SEC. 323. PILOT PROGRAMS FOR AVAILABILITY OF WORK11 ING-CAPITAL FUNDS FOR PRODUCT IMPROVE12 MENTS. 

13 (a) PILOT PROGRAMS REQUIRED.—During fiscal year 

14 2016, each of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acqui15 sition, Logistics, and Technology, the Assistant Secretary 

16 of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, 

17 and the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition 

18 shall initiate a pilot program pursuant to section 330 of 

19 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

20 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 68), as amended by 

21 section 332 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

22 Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1697). 

23 (b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—A min24 imum of $5,000,000 of working-capital funds shall be used 
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1 for each of the pilot programs initiated under subsection 

2 (a) for fiscal year 2016. 

3 Subtitle D—Reports 

4 SEC. 331. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON 

5 PREPOSITIONED MATERIEL AND EQUIPMENT. 

6 Section 2229a(a)(8) of title 10, United States Code, 

7 is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(8) A list of any equipment used in support of 

9 contingency operations slated for retrograde and sub10 sequent inclusion in the prepositioned stocks.’’. 

11 SEC. 332. REPORT ON MERGER OF OFFICE OF ASSISTANT 

12 SECRETARY FOR OPERATIONAL ENERGY 

13 PLANS AND DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR 

14 INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT. 

15 The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 

16 report on the merger of the Office of the Assistant Secretary 

17 of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and the Office of 

18 the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations 

19 and Environment under section 901 of the National Defense 

20 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 

21 291; 128 Stat. 3462). Such report shall include— 

22 (1) a description of how the office is imple23 menting its responsibilities under sections 138(b)(9), 

24 138(c), and 2925(b) of title 10, United States Code, 

25 and Department of Defense Directives 5134.15 (As-
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1 sistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy 

2 Plans and Programs) and 4280.01 (Department of 

3 Defense Energy Policy); 

4 (2) a description of any efficiencies achieved as 

5 a result of the merger; and 

6 (3) the number of Department of Defense per7 sonnel whose responsibilities are focused on energy 

8 matters specifically. 

9 SEC. 333. REPORT ON EQUIPMENT PURCHASED NON10 COMPETITIVELY FROM FOREIGN ENTITIES. 

11 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 30, 

12 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres13 sional defense committees a report containing a list of each 

14 contract awarded to a foreign entity outside of the national 

15 technology and industrial base, as described in section 

16 2505(c) of title 10, United States Code, by the Department 

17 of Defense during fiscal years 2011 through 2015— 

18 (1) using procedures other than competitive pro19 cedures; and 

20 (2) for the procurement of equipment, weapons, 

21 weapons systems, components, subcomponents, or end22 items with a value of $10,000,000 or more. 

23 (b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by 

24 subsection (a) shall include, for each contract listed, each 

25 of the following: 
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1 (1) An identification of the items purchased 

2 under the contract— 

3 (A) described in section 8302(a)(1) of title 

4 41, United States Code, and purchased from a 

5 foreign manufacturer by reason of an exception 

6 under section 8302(a)(2)(A) or section 

7 8302(a)(2)(B) of such title; 

8 (B) described in section 2533b(a)(1) of title 

9 10, United States Code, and purchased from a 

10 foreign manufacturer by reason of an exception 

11 under section 2533b(b); and 

12 (C) described in section 2534(a) of such title 

13 and purchased from a foreign manufacturer by 

14 reason of a waiver exercised under paragraph 

15 (1), (2), (4), or (5) of section 2534(d) of such 

16 title. 

17 (2) The rationale for using the exception or 

18 waiver. 

19 (3) A list of potential alternative manufacturing 

20 sources from the public and private sector that could 

21 be developed to establish competition for those items. 
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1 Subtitle E—Other Matters 

2 SEC. 341. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS MAKING PAYMENTS 

3 FOR HONORING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

4 FORCES AT SPORTING EVENTS. 

5 (a) PROHIBITION.—Subchapter I of chapter 134 of 

6 title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

7 section 2241a the following new section: 

8 ‘‘§ 2241b. Prohibition on contracts providing payments 

9 for activities at sporting events to honor 

10 members of the armed forces 

11 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—The Department of Defense may 

12 not enter into any contract or other agreement under which 

13 payments are to be made in exchange for activities by the 

14 contractor intended to honor, or giving the appearance of 

15 honoring, members of the armed forces (whether members 

16 of the regular components or the reserve components) at any 

17 form of sporting event. 

18 ‘‘(b) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection (a) shall 

19 be construed as prohibiting the Department of Defense from 

20 taking actions to facilitate activities intended to honor 

21 members of the armed forces at sporting events that are pro22 vided on a pro bono basis or otherwise funded with non23 Federal funds if such activities are provided and received 

24 in accordance with applicable rules and regulations regard-
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1 ing the acceptance of gifts by the military departments, the 

2 armed forces, and members of the armed forces.’’. 

3 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

4 the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 134 of title 10, 

5 United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 

6 relating to section 2241a the following new item: 

‘‘2241b. Prohibition on contracts providing payments for activities at sporting 

events to honor members of the armed forces.’’. 

7 SEC. 342. MILITARY ANIMALS: TRANSFER AND ADOPTION. 

8 (a) AVAILABILITY FOR ADOPTION.—Section 2583(a) of 

9 title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘may’’ 

10 in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting 

11 ‘‘shall’’. 

12 (b) AUTHORIZED RECIPIENTS.—Subsection (c) of sec13 tion 2583 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 

14 read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED RECIPIENTS.—(1) A military ani16 mal shall be made available for adoption under this section, 

17 in order of recommended priority— 

18 ‘‘(A) by former handlers of the animal; 

19 ‘‘(B) by other persons capable of humanely car20 ing for the animal; and 

21 ‘‘(C) by law enforcement agencies. 

22 ‘‘(2) If the Secretary of the military department con23 cerned determines that an adoption is justified under sub24 section (a)(2) under circumstances under which the handler 
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1 of a military working dog is wounded in action, the dog 

2 shall be made available for adoption only by the handler. 

3 If the Secretary of the military department concerned deter4 mines that such an adoption is justified under cir5 cumstances under which the handler of a military working 

6 dog is killed in action or dies of wounds received in action, 

7 the military working dog shall be made available for adop8 tion only by a parent, child, spouse, or sibling of the de9 ceased handler.’’. 

10 (c) TRANSFER FOR ADOPTION.—Subsection (f) of sec11 tion 2583 of title 10, United States Code, is amended in 

12 the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘may 

13 transfer’’ and inserting ‘‘shall transfer’’. 

14 (d) LOCATION OF RETIREMENT.—Subsection (f) of 

15 such section is further amended— 

16 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 

17 subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 

18 (2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘If the Secretary’’; 

19 (3) in paragraph (1), as designated by para20 graph (2) of this subsection— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘, and no suitable adoption 

22 is available at the military facility where the dog 

23 is located,’’; and 

24 (B) in subparagraph (B), as designated by 

25 paragraph (1) of this subsection, by inserting 
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1 ‘‘within the United States’’ after ‘‘to another lo2 cation’’; and 

3 (4) by adding at the end the following new para4 graph (2): 

5 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if at the time of 

6 retirement— 

7 ‘‘(A) the dog is located outside the United States 

8 and a United States citizen or service member living 

9 abroad adopts the dog; or 

10 ‘‘(B) the dog is located within the United States 

11 and suitable adoption is available where the dog is lo12 cated.’’. 

13 (e) PREFERENCE IN ADOPTION FOR FORMER HAN14 DLERS.—Such section is further amended— 

15 (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 

16 (h); and 

17 (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following 

18 new subsection (g): 

19 ‘‘(g) PREFERENCE IN ADOPTION OF RETIRED MILI20 TARY WORKING DOGS FOR FORMER HANDLERS.—(1) In 

21 providing for the adoption under this section of a retired 

22 military working dog described in paragraph (1) or (3) of 

23 subsection (a), the Secretary of the military department 

24 concerned shall accord a preference to the former handler 

25 of the dog unless the Secretary determines that adoption 
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1 of the dog by the former handler would not be in the best 

2 interests of the dog. 

3 ‘‘(2) In the case of a dog covered by paragraph (1) 

4 with more than one former handler seeking adoption of the 

5 dog at the time of adoption, the Secretary shall provide for 

6 the adoption of the dog by such former handler whose adop7 tion of the dog will best serve the interests of the dog and 

8 such former handlers. The Secretary shall make any deter9 mination required by this paragraph with respect to a dog 

10 following consultation with the kennel master of the unit 

11 at which the dog was last located before adoption under this 

12 section. 

13 ‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as 

14 altering, revising, or overriding any policy of a military 

15 department for the adoption of military working dogs by 

16 law enforcement agencies before the end of the dogs’ useful 

17 lives.’’. 

18 SEC. 343. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO EXTEND CONTRACTS 

19 AND LEASES UNDER THE ARMS INITIATIVE. 

20 Contracts or subcontracts entered into pursuant to sec21 tion 4554(a)(3)(A) of title 10, United States Code, on or 

22 before the date that is five years after the date of the enact23 ment of this Act may include an option to extend the term 

24 of the contract or subcontract for an additional 25 years. 
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1 SEC. 344. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

2 EXCESS PROPERTY DISPOSAL. 

3 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than March 15, 2016, 

4 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

5 defense committees a plan for the improved management 

6 and oversight of the systems, processes, and controls in7 volved in the disposition of excess non-mission essential 

8 equipment and materiel by the Defense Logistics Agency 

9 Disposition Services. 

10 (b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—At a minimum, the plan 

11 shall address each of the following: 

12 (1) Backlogs of unprocessed property at disposi13 tion sites that do not meet Defense Logistics Agency 

14 Disposition Services goals. 

15 (2) Customer wait times. 

16 (3) Procedures governing the disposal of service17 able items in order to prevent the destruction of excess 

18 property eligible for utilization, transfer, or donation 

19 before potential recipients are able to view and obtain 

20 the property. 

21 (4) Validation of materiel release orders. 

22 (5) Assuring adequate physical security for the 

23 storage of equipment. 

24 (6) The number of personnel required to effec25 tively manage retrograde sort yards. 
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1 (7) Managing any potential increase in the 

2 amount of excess property to be processed. 

3 (8) Improving the reliability of Defense Logistics 

4 Agency Disposition Services data. 

5 (9) Procedures for ensuring no property is of6 fered for public sale until all requirements for utiliza7 tion, transfer, and donation are met. 

8 (10) Validation of physical inventory against 

9 database entries. 

10 (c) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—By not later than 

11 March 15, 2016, the Secretary shall provide to the congres12 sional defense committees a briefing on the actions taken 

13 to implement the plan required under subsection (a). 

14 SEC. 345. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DEPARTMENT 

15 OF DEFENSE SPONSORSHIPS, ADVERTISING, 

16 OR MARKETING ASSOCIATED WITH SPORTS17 RELATED ORGANIZATIONS OR SPORTING 

18 EVENTS. 

19 Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the 

20 Department of Defense by this Act or otherwise made avail21 able to the Department for sponsorship, advertising, or 

22 marketing associated with sports-related organizations or 

23 sporting events, not more than 75 percent may be obligated 

24 or expended until the date on which the Under Secretary 
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1 of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in consultation 

2 with the Director of Accessions Policy— 

3 (1) conducts a review of current contracts and 

4 task orders for such sponsorships, advertising, and 

5 marketing (as awarded by the regular and reserve 

6 components of the Armed Forces) in order to assess— 

7 (A) whether such sponsorships, advertising, 

8 and marketing are effective in meeting the re9 cruiting objectives of the Department; 

10 (B) whether consistent metrics are used to 

11 evaluate the effectiveness of each such activity in 

12 generating leads and recruit accessions; and 

13 (C) whether the return on investment for 

14 such activities is sufficient to warrant the con15 tinuing use of Department funds for such activi16 ties; and 

17 (2) submits to the Committees on Armed Services 

18 of the Senate and the House of Representatives a re19 port that includes— 

20 (A) a description of the actions being taken 

21 to coordinate efforts of the Department relating 

22 to such sponsorships, advertising, and marketing, 

23 and to minimize duplicative contracts for such 

24 sponsorships, advertising, and marketing, as ap25 plicable; and 
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1 (B) the results of the review required by 

2 paragraph (1), including an assessment of the 

3 extent to which the continuing use of Depart4 ment funds for such sponsorships, advertising, 

5 and marketing is warranted in light of the re6 view and the actions described pursuant to sub7 paragraph (A). 

8 SEC. 346. REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR DE9 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS, AD10 MINISTRATIVE, AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES. 

11 (a) PLAN FOR ACHIEVEMENT OF COST SAVINGS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Commencing not later than 

13 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

14 the Secretary of Defense shall implement a plan to 

15 ensure that the Department of Defense achieves not 

16 less than $10,000,000,000 in cost savings from the 

17 headquarters, administrative, and support activities 

18 of the Department during the period beginning with 

19 fiscal year 2015 and ending with fiscal year 2019. 

20 The Secretary shall ensure that at least one half of the 

21 required cost savings are programmed for fiscal years 

22 before fiscal year 2018. 

23 (2) TREATMENT OF SAVINGS PURSUANT TO

24 HEADQUARTERS REDUCTION.—Documented savings 

25 achieved pursuant to the headquarters reduction re-
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1 quirement in subsection (b), other than savings 

2 achieved in fiscal year 2020, shall count toward the 

3 cost savings required by paragraph (1). 

4 (3) TREATMENT OF SAVINGS PURSUANT TO MAN5 AGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Documented savings in the 

6 human resources management, health care manage7 ment, financial flow management, information tech8 nology infrastructure and management, supply chain 

9 and logistics, acquisition and procurement, and real 

10 property management activities of the Department 

11 during the period referred to in paragraph (1) may 

12 be counted toward the cost savings required by para13 graph (1). 

14 (4) TREATMENT OF SAVINGS PURSUANT TO

15 FORCE STRUCTURE REVISIONS.—Savings or reduc16 tions to military force structure or military operating 

17 units of the Armed Forces may not count toward the 

18 cost savings required by paragraph (1). 

19 (5) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall include with 

20 the budget for the Department of Defense for each of 

21 fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019, as submitted to 

22 Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United 

23 States Code, a report describing and assessing the 

24 progress of the Department in implementing the plan 
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1 required by paragraph (1) and in achieving the cost 

2 savings required by that paragraph. 

3 (6) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENTS.— 

4 Not later than 90 days after the submittal of each re5 port required by paragraph (5), the Comptroller Gen6 eral of the United States shall submit to the congres7 sional defense committees a report setting forth the as8 sessment of the Comptroller General of the report and 

9 of the extent to which the Department of Defense is 

10 in compliance with the requirements of this section. 

11 (b) HEADQUARTERS REDUCTIONS.— 

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

13 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

14 Defense shall modify the headquarters reduction plan 

15 required by section 904 of the National Defense Au16 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 

17 113–66; 127 Stat. 816; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) to ensure 

18 that it achieves savings in the total funding available 

19 for major Department of Defense headquarters activi20 ties by fiscal year 2020 that are not less than 25 per21 cent of the baseline amount. The modified plan shall 

22 establish a specific savings objective for each major 

23 headquarters activity in each fiscal year through fis24 cal year 2020. The budget for the Department of De-
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1 fense for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2016 shall 

2 reflect the savings required by the modified plan. 

3 (2) BASELINE AMOUNT.—For the purposes of this 

4 subsection, the baseline amount is the amount author5 ized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 

6 2016 for major Department of Defense headquarters 

7 activities, adjusted by a credit for reductions in such 

8 headquarters activities that are documented, as of the 

9 date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment 

10 of this Act, as having been accomplished in earlier fis11 cal years in accordance with the December 2013 di12 rective of the Secretary of Defense on headquarters re13 ductions. The modified plan issued pursuant to para14 graph (1) shall include an overall baseline amount for 

15 all of the major Department of Defense headquarters 

16 activities that credits reductions accomplished in ear17 lier fiscal years in accordance with the December 

18 2013 directive, and a specific baseline amount for 

19 each such headquarters activity that credits such re20 ductions. 

21 (3) MAJOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HEAD22 QUARTERS ACTIVITIES DEFINED.—In this subsection, 

23 the term ‘‘major Department of Defense headquarters 

24 activities’’ means the following: 

25 (A) Each of the following organizations: 
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1 (i) The Office of the Secretary of De2 fense and the Joint Staff. 

3 (ii) The Office of the Secretary of the 

4 Army and the Army Staff. 

5 (iii) The Office of the Secretary of the 

6 Navy, the Office of the Chief of Naval Oper7 ations, and Headquarters, Marine Corps. 

8 (iv) The Office of the Secretary of the 

9 Air Force and the Air Staff. 

10 (v) The Office of the Chief, National 

11 Guard Bureau, and the National Guard 

12 Joint Staff. 

13 (B)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), 

14 headquarters elements of each of the following: 

15 (I) The combatant commands, the sub16 unified commands, and subordinate com17 mands that directly report to such com18 mands. 

19 (II) The major commands of the mili20 tary departments and the subordinate com21 mands that directly report to such com22 mands. 

23 (III) The component commands of the 

24 military departments. 
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1 (IV) The Defense Agencies, the Depart2 ment of Defense field activities, and the Of3 fice of the Inspector General of the Depart4 ment of Defense. 

5 (V) Department of Defense components 

6 that report directly to the organizations 

7 specified in subparagraph (A). 

8 (ii) Subordinate commands and direct-re9 porting components otherwise described in clause 

10 (i) that do not have significant functions other 

11 than operational, operational intelligence, or tac12 tical functions, or training for operational, oper13 ational intelligence, or tactical functions, are not 

14 headquarters elements for purposes of this sub15 section. 

16 (4) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 120 days 

17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec18 retary shall revise applicable guidance on the Depart19 ment of Defense major headquarters activities as 

20 needed to— 

21 (A) incorporate into such guidance the defi22 nition of the term ‘‘major Department of Defense 

23 headquarters activities’’ as provided in para24 graph (3); 
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1 (B) ensure that the term ‘‘headquarters ele2 ment’’, as used in paragraph (3)(B), is consist3 ently applied within such guidance to include— 

4 (i) senior leadership and staff func5 tions of applicable commands and compo6 nents; and 

7 (ii) direct support to senior leadership 

8 and staff functions of applicable commands 

9 and components and to higher headquarters; 

10 (C) ensure that the budget and accounting 

11 systems of the Department of Defense are modi12 fied to track funding for the major Department 

13 of Defense headquarters activities as separate 

14 funding lines; and 

15 (D) identify and address any deviation 

16 from the specific savings objective established for 

17 a headquarters activity in the modified plan 

18 issued by the Secretary pursuant to the require19 ment in paragraph (1). 

20 (c) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF HEADQUARTERS AND

21 ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

23 conduct a comprehensive review of the management 

24 and operational headquarters of the Department of 

25 Defense for purposes of consolidating and stream-
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1 lining headquarters functions and administrative and 

2 support activities. 

3 (2) ELEMENTS.—The review required by para4 graph (1) shall address the following: 

5 (A) The extent, if any, to which the staff of 

6 the Secretaries of the military departments and 

7 the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces have du8 plicative staff functions and services and could 

9 be consolidated into a single service staff. 

10 (B) The extent, if any, to which the staff of 

11 the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the mili12 tary departments, the Defense Agencies, and tem13 porary organizations have duplicative staff func14 tions and services and could be streamlined with 

15 respect to— 

16 (i) performing oversight and making 

17 policy; 

18 (ii) performing staff functions and 

19 services specific to the military department 

20 concerned; 

21 (iii) performing multi-department staff 

22 functions and services; and 

23 (iv) performing functions and services 

24 across the Department of Defense with re25 spect to intelligence collection and analysis. 
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1 (C) The extent, if any, to which the Joint 

2 Staff, the combatant commands, and their subor3 dinate service component commands have dupli4 cative staff functions and services that could be 

5 shared, consolidated, eliminated, or otherwise 

6 streamlined with— 

7 (i) the Joint Staff performing oversight 

8 and execution; 

9 (ii) the staff of the combatant com10 mands performing only staff functions and 

11 services specific to the combatant command 

12 concerned; and 

13 (iii) the staff of the service component 

14 commands of the combatant commands per15 forming only staff functions and services 

16 specific to the service component command 

17 concerned. 

18 (D) The extent, if any, to which reductions 

19 in military and civilian end-strength in man20 agement or operational headquarters could be 

21 used to create, build, or fill shortages in force 

22 structure for operational units. 

23 (E) The extent, if any, to which revisions 

24 are required to the Defense Officers Personnel 

25 Management Act, including requirements for of-
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1 ficers to serve in joint billets, the number of 

2 qualifying billets, the rank structure in the joint 

3 billets, and the joint qualification requirement 

4 for officers to be promoted while serving for ex5 tensive periods in critical positions such as pro6 gram managers of major defense acquisition pro7 grams, and officers in units of component forces 

8 supporting joint commands, in order to achieve 

9 efficiencies, provide promotion fairness and eq10 uity, and obtain effective governance in the man11 agement of the Department of Defense. 

12 (F) The structure and staffing of the Joint 

13 Staff, and the number, structure, and staffing of 

14 the combatant commands and their subordinate 

15 service component commands, including, in par16 ticular— 

17 (i) whether or not the staff organiza18 tion of each such entity has documented and 

19 periodically validated requirements for such 

20 entity; 

21 (ii) whether or not there are an appro22 priate number of combatant commands rel23 ative to the requirements of the National 

24 Security Strategy, the Quadrennial Defense 
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1 Review, and the National Military Strat2 egy; and 

3 (iii) whether or not opportunities exist 

4 to consolidate staff functions and services 

5 common to the Joint Staff and the service 

6 component commands into a single staff or7 ganization that provides the required func8 tions, services, capabilities, and capacities 

9 to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

10 and supported combatant commanders, and 

11 if so— 

12 (I) where in the organizational 

13 structure such staff functions, services, 

14 capabilities, and capacities would be 

15 established; and 

16 (II) whether or not the military 

17 departments could execute such staff 

18 functions, services, capabilities, and 

19 capacities while executing their re20 quirements to organize, train, and 

21 equip the Armed Forces. 

22 (G) The statutory and regulatory authority 

23 of the combatant commands to establish subordi24 nate joint commands or headquarters, including 

25 joint task forces, led by a general or flag officer, 
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1 and the extent, if any, to which the combatant 

2 commands have used such authority— 

3 (i) to establish temporary or perma4 nent subordinate joint commands or head5 quarters, including joint task forces, led by 

6 general or flag officers; 

7 (ii) to disestablish temporary or per8 manent subordinate joint commands or 

9 headquarters, including joint task forces, led 

10 by general or flag officers; 

11 (iii) to increase requirements for gen12 eral and flag officers in the joint pool which 

13 are exempt from the end strength limita14 tions otherwise applicable to general and 

15 flag officers in the Armed Forces; 

16 (iv) to participate in the management 

17 of joint officer qualification in order to en18 sure the efficient and effective quality and 

19 quantity of officers needed to staff head20 quarters functions and services and return 

21 to the services officers with required profes22 sional experience and skills necessary to re23 main competitive for increased responsi24 bility and authority through subsequent as-
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1 signment or promotion, including by identi2 fying— 

3 (I) circumstances, if any, in 

4 which officers spend a disproportionate 

5 amount of time in their careers to at6 tain joint officer qualifications with 

7 corresponding loss of opportunities to 

8 develop in the service-specific assign9 ments needed to gain the increased 

10 proficiency and experience to qualify 

11 for service and command assignments; 

12 and 

13 (II) circumstances, if any, in 

14 which the military departments detail 

15 officers to joint headquarters staffs in 

16 order to maximize the number of offi17 cers receiving joint duty credit with a 

18 focus on the quantity, instead of the 

19 quality, of officers achieving joint duty 

20 credit; 

21 (v) to establish commanders’ strategic 

22 planning groups, advisory groups, or simi23 lar parallel personal staff entities that could 

24 risk isolating function and staff processes, 

25 including an assessment of the justification 
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1 used to establish such personal staff organi2 zations and their impact on the effectiveness 

3 and efficiency of organizational staff func4 tions, services, capabilities, and capacities; 

5 and 

6 (vi) to ensure the identification and 

7 management of officers serving or having 

8 served in units in subordinate service com9 ponent or joint commands during combat 

10 operations and did not receive joint credit 

11 for such service. 

12 (3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall, to the 

13 extent practicable and as the Secretary considers ap14 propriate, conduct the review required by paragraph 

15 (1) in consultation with such experts on matters cov16 ered by the review who are independent of the Depart17 ment of Defense. 

18 (4) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the 

19 Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 

20 committees a report setting forth the results of the re21 view required by paragraph (1). 

22 TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 

23 AUTHORIZATIONS 

Subtitle A—Active Forces 

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 

Sec. 402. Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. 
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Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 

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

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

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

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

for operational support. 

Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 421. Military personnel. 

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

1 Subtitle A—Active Forces 

2 SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 

3 The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 

4 duty personnel as of September 30, 2016, as follows: 

5 (1) The Army, 475,000. 

6 (2) The Navy, 329,200. 

7 (3) The Marine Corps, 184,000. 

8 (4) The Air Force, 320,715. 

9 SEC. 402. REVISIONS IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END 

10 STRENGTH MINIMUM LEVELS. 

11 Section 691 of title 10, United States Code, is amend12 ed— 

13 (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (1) 

14 through (4) and inserting the following new para15 graphs: 

16 ‘‘(1) For the Army, 475,000. 

17 ‘‘(2) For the Navy, 329,200. 

18 ‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 184,000. 

19 ‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 317,000.’’; and 
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1 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘0.5 percent’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘2 percent’’. 

3 Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 

4 SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 

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

6 strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve com7 ponents as of September 30, 2016, as follows: 

8 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 

9 States, 342,000. 

10 (2) The Army Reserve, 198,000. 

11 (3) The Navy Reserve, 57,400. 

12 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 38,900. 

13 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 

14 States, 105,500. 

15 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 69,200. 

16 (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000. 

17 (b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end strengths 

18 prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any 

19 reserve component shall be proportionately reduced by— 

20 (1) the total authorized strength of units orga21 nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such 

22 component which are on active duty (other than for 

23 training) at the end of the fiscal year; and 

24 (2) the total number of individual members not 

25 in units organized to serve as units of the Selected 
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1 Reserve of such component who are on active duty 

2 (other than for training or for unsatisfactory partici3 pation in training) without their consent at the end 

4 of the fiscal year. 

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

6 individual members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve 

7 component are released from active duty during any fiscal 

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

9 the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be in10 creased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of 

11 such units and by the total number of such individual mem12 bers. 

13 SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE 

14 DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 

15 Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), 

16 the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, 

17 as of September 30, 2016, the following number of Reserves 

18 to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in 

19 the case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose 

20 of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or 

21 training the reserve components: 

22 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 

23 States, 30,770. 

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

25 (3) The Navy Reserve, 9,934. 
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1 (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,260. 

2 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 

3 States, 14,748. 

4 (6) The Air Force Reserve, 3,032. 

5 SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS 

6 (DUAL STATUS). 

7 The minimum number of military technicians (dual 

8 status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2016 for the reserve 

9 components of the Army and the Air Force (notwith10 standing section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall 

11 be the following: 

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

13 States, 26,099. 

14 (2) For the Army Reserve, 7,395. 

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

16 States, 22,104. 

17 (4) For the Air Force Reserve, 9,814. 

18 SEC. 414. FISCAL YEAR 2016 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF 

19 NON-DUAL STATUS TECHNICIANS. 

20 (a) LIMITATIONS.— 

21 (1) NATIONAL GUARD.—Within the limitation 

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

23 States Code, the number of non-dual status techni24 cians employed by the National Guard as of Sep25 tember 30, 2016, may not exceed the following: 
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1 (A) For the Army National Guard of the 

2 United States, 1,600. 

3 (B) For the Air National Guard of the 

4 United States, 350. 

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

6 status technicians employed by the Army Reserve as 

7 of September 30, 2016, may not exceed 595. 

8 (3) AIR FORCE RESERVE.—The number of non9 dual status technicians employed by the Air Force 

10 Reserve as of September 30, 2016, may not exceed 90. 

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

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

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

14 United States Code. 

15 SEC. 415. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU16 THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 

17 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 

18 During fiscal year 2016, the maximum number of 

19 members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who 

20 may be serving at any time on full-time operational sup21 port duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United States 

22 Code, is the following: 

23 (1) The Army National Guard of the United 

24 States, 17,000. 

25 (2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
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1 (3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 

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

3 (5) The Air National Guard of the United 

4 States, 16,000. 

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

6 Subtitle C—Authorization of 

7 Appropriations 

8 SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 

9 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 

10 hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 

11 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 

12 agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not oth13 erwise provided for, for military personnel, as specified in 

14 the funding table in section 4401. 

15 (b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The author16 ization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any 

17 other authorization of appropriations (definite or indefi18 nite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2016. 

19 SEC. 422. REPORT ON FORCE STRUCTURE OF THE ARMY. 

20 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 

21 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De22 fense shall submit to Congress a report containing the fol23 lowing: 

24 (1) An assessment by the Secretary of Defense of 

25 reports by the Secretary of the Army on the force 
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1 structure of the Army submitted to Congress under 

2 section 1066 of the National Defense Authorization 

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

4 Stat. 1943) and section 1062 of the National Defense 

5 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 

6 113–291; 128 Stat. 3503). 

7 (2) An evaluation of the adequacy of the Army 

8 force structure proposed for the future-years defense 

9 program for fiscal years 2017 through 2021 to meet 

10 the goals of the national military strategy of the 

11 United States. 

12 (3) An independent risk assessment by the 

13 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the proposed 

14 Army force structure and the ability of such force 

15 structure to meet the operational requirements of com16 batant commanders. 

17 (4) A description of the planning assumptions 

18 and scenarios used by the Department of Defense to 

19 validate the size and force structure of the Army, in20 cluding the Army Reserve and the Army National 

21 Guard. 

22 (5) A certification by the Secretary of Defense 

23 that the Secretary has reviewed the reports by the 

24 Secretary of the Army and the assessments of the 

25 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and determined 
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1 that an end strength for active duty personnel of the 

2 Army below the end strength level authorized in sec3 tion 401(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

4 for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

5 3348) will be adequate to meet the national military 

6 strategy of the United States. 

7 (6) A description of various alternative options 

8 for allocating funds to ensure that the end strengths 

9 of the Army do not fall below levels of significant risk, 

10 as determined pursuant to the risk assessment con11 ducted by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

12 under paragraph (3). 

13 (7) Such other information or updates as the 

14 Secretary of Defense considers appropriate. 

15 (b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 

16 be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi17 fied annex. 

18 TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 

19 POLICY 

Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 

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

warrant officers. 

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

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

duty and for selective early retirement and early discharge. 

Sec. 504. Authority to defer until age 68 mandatory retirement for age of a general or flag officer serving as Chief or Deputy Chief of Chaplains 

of the Army, Navy, or Air Force. 

Sec. 505. General rule for warrant officer retirement in highest grade held satisfactorily. 
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Sec. 506. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendation on the definition and availability of costs associated with general and flag 

officers and their aides. 

Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 

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

are also members of the Ready Reserve. 

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

limited to correction of error at a mandatory promotion board. 

Sec. 513. Increase in number of days of active duty required to be performed by 

reserve component members for duty to be considered Federal 

service for purposes of unemployment compensation for exservicemembers. 

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

provide training and instruction regarding pilot training. 

Sec. 515. Assessment of Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization 

Commission recommendation regarding consolidation of authorities to order members of reserve components to perform duty. 

Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 

Sec. 521. Limited authority for Secretary concerned to initiate applications for 

correction of military records. 

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

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

to enhance retention of members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 524. Modification of notice and wait requirements for change in ground combat exclusion policy for female members of the Armed Forces. 

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

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

carry an appropriate firearm on a military installation. 

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

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

Forces. 

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

Prevention and Response 

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

Appeals. 

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

Counsel. 

Sec. 533. Authority of Special Victims’ Counsel to provide legal consultation and 

assistance in connection with various Government proceedings. 

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

of assistance from Special Victims’ Counsel. 

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

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

in the military. 

Sec. 537. Modification of deadline for establishment of Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces. 
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Sec. 538. Improved Department of Defense prevention and response to sexual assaults in which the victim is a male member of the Armed 

Forces. 

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

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

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

instructors of Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

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

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

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

Army Reserve. 

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

Sec. 544. Modification of Rule 104 of the Rules for Courts-Martial to establish 

certain prohibitions concerning evaluations of Special Victims’ 

Counsel. 

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

the corroboration of a confession or admission. 

Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, and Transition 

Sec. 551. Enhancements to Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program. 

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

Forces discharged or released after limited active duty. 

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

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

education. 

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

members supporting contingency operations and other operations. 

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

Delegates in Congress from the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 

Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

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

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

United States Air Force Institute of Technology. 

Sec. 559. Quality assurance of certification programs and standards for professional credentials obtained by members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 560. Prohibition on receipt of unemployment insurance while receiving post9/11 education assistance. 

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

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

who serve in the uniformed services. 

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

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

Matters 

Sec. 571. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department 

of Defense civilian employees. 

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

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

student meal programs in domestic dependent elementary and 

secondary schools located outside the United States. 

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

the Armed Forces assigned to special operations forces. 

Subtitle G—Decorations and Awards 

Sec. 581. Authorization for award of the Distinguished-Service Cross for acts of 

extraordinary heroism during the Korean War. 

Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters 

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

and agencies to assist in reducing suicides by members of the 

Armed Forces. 

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

Sec. 593. Report on preliminary mental health screenings for individuals becoming members of the Armed Forces. 

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

Defense Manpower Data Center reports and meetings. 

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

1 Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 

2 SEC. 501. REINSTATEMENT OF ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR 

3 SELECTIVE EARLY DISCHARGE OF WARRANT 

4 OFFICERS. 

5 Section 580a of title 10, United States Code, is amend6 ed— 

7 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘November 30, 

8 1993, and ending on October 1, 1999’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘October 1, 2015, and ending on October 1, 2019’’; 

10 and 

11 (2) in subsection (c)— 

12 (A) by striking paragraph (3); and 
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1 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 

2 (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. 

3 SEC. 502. EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF JUNIOR OFFICERS 

4 EXCLUDED FROM AN ALL-FULLY-QUALIFIED5 OFFICERS LIST BECAUSE OF ADMINISTRA6 TIVE ERROR. 

7 (a) OFFICERS ON ACTIVE-DUTY LIST.—Section 

8 624(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

9 adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

10 ‘‘(E) If the Secretary of the military department con11 cerned determines that one or more officers or former offi12 cers were not placed on an all-fully-qualified-list under this 

13 paragraph because of administrative error, the Secretary 

14 may prepare a supplemental all-fully-qualified-officers list 

15 containing the names of any such officers for approval in 

16 accordance with this paragraph.’’. 

17 (b) OFFICERS ON RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST.— 

18 Section 14308(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is 

19 amended by adding at the end the following new subpara20 graph: 

21 ‘‘(E) If the Secretary of the military department con22 cerned determines that one or more officers or former offi23 cers were not placed on an all-fully-qualified-list under this 

24 paragraph because of administrative error, the Secretary 

25 may prepare a supplemental all-fully-qualified-officers list 
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1 containing the names of any such officers for approval in 

2 accordance with this paragraph.’’. 

3 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SPECIAL SELEC4 TION BOARD AUTHORITY.— 

5 (1) REGULAR COMPONENTS.—Section 628(a)(1) 

6 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by strik7 ing ‘‘or the name of a person that should have been 

8 placed on an all-fully-qualified-officers list under sec9 tion 624(a)(3) of this title was not so placed,’’. 

10 (2) RESERVE COMPONENTS.—Section 

11 14502(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amend12 ed by striking ‘‘or whose name was not placed on an 

13 all-fully-qualified-officers list under section 

14 14308(b)(4) of this title because of administrative 

15 error,’’. 

16 SEC. 503. ENHANCED FLEXIBILITY FOR DETERMINATION OF 

17 OFFICERS TO CONTINUE ON ACTIVE DUTY 

18 AND FOR SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT 

19 AND EARLY DISCHARGE. 

20 Section 638a(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 

21 amended by striking ‘‘officers considered—’’ and all that 

22 follows and inserting ‘‘officers considered.’’. 
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1 SEC. 504. AUTHORITY TO DEFER UNTIL AGE 68 MANDATORY 

2 RETIREMENT FOR AGE OF A GENERAL OR 

3 FLAG OFFICER SERVING AS CHIEF OR DEP4 UTY CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS OF THE ARMY, 

5 NAVY, OR AIR FORCE. 

6 (a) DEFERRAL AUTHORITY.— Section 1253 of title 10, 

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

8 following new subsection: 

9 ‘‘(c) DEFERRED RETIREMENT OF CHAPLAINS.—(1) 

10 The Secretary of the military department concerned may 

11 defer the retirement under subsection (a) of an officer serv12 ing in a general or flag officer grade who is the Chief of 

13 Chaplains or Deputy Chief of Chaplains of that officer’s 

14 armed force. 

15 ‘‘(2) A deferment of the retirement of an officer referred 

16 to in paragraph (1) may not extend beyond the first day 

17 of the month following the month in which the officer be18 comes 68 years of age. 

19 ‘‘(3) The authority to defer the retirement of an officer 

20 referred to in paragraph (1) expires December 31, 2020. 

21 Subject to paragraph (2), a deferment granted before that 

22 date may continue on and after that date.’’. 

23 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

24 (1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 

25 1253 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 

26 read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘§ 1253. Age 64: regular commissioned officers in gen2 eral and flag officer grades; exceptions’’. 

3 (2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 

4 at the beginning of chapter 63 of title 10, United 

5 States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 

6 to section 1253 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘1253. Age 64: regular commissioned officers in general and flag officer grades; 

exceptions.’’. 

7 SEC. 505. GENERAL RULE FOR WARRANT OFFICER RETIRE8 MENT IN HIGHEST GRADE HELD SATISFAC9 TORILY. 

10 Section 1371 of title 10, United States Code, is amend11 ed to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘§ 1371. Warrant officers: general rule 

13 ‘‘Unless entitled to a higher retired grade under some 

14 other provision of law, a warrant officer shall be retired 

15 in the highest regular or reserve warrant officer grade in 

16 which the warrant officer served satisfactorily, as deter17 mined by the Secretary concerned.’’. 

18 SEC. 506. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL 

19 RECOMMENDATION ON THE DEFINITION AND 

20 AVAILABILITY OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH 

21 GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS AND THEIR 

22 AIDES. 

23 (a) DEFINITION OF COSTS.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of providing 

2 a consistent approach to estimating and managing 

3 the full costs associated with general and flag officers 

4 and their aides, the Secretary of Defense shall direct 

5 the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evalua6 tion, to define the costs that could be associated with 

7 general and flag officers since 2001, including— 

8 (A) security details; 

9 (B) Government and commercial air travel; 

10 (C) general and flag officer per diem; 

11 (D) enlisted and officer aide housing and 

12 travel costs; 

13 (E) general and flag officer additional sup14 port staff and their travel, equipment, and per 

15 diem costs; 

16 (F) general and flag officer official resi17 dences; and 

18 (G) any other associated costs incurred due 

19 to the nature of their position. 

20 (2) COORDINATION.—The Director, Cost Assess21 ment and Program Evaluation, shall prepare the def22 inition of costs under paragraph (1) in coordination 

23 with the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 

24 and Readiness and the Secretaries of the military de25 partments. 
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1 (b) REPORT ON COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH GENERAL

2 AND FLAG OFFICERS AND AIDES.—Not later than June 30, 

3 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Commit4 tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep5 resentatives a report describing the costs associated with 

6 general and flag officers and their enlisted and officer aides. 

7 Subtitle B—Reserve Component 

8 Management 

9 SEC. 511. CONTINUED SERVICE IN THE READY RESERVE BY 

10 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO ARE ALSO 

11 MEMBERS OF THE READY RESERVE. 

12 Section 10149 of title 10, United States Code, is 

13 amended— 

14 (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 

15 (c); and 

16 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 

17 new subsection: 

18 ‘‘(b)(1) In applying Ready Reserve continuous screen19 ing under this section, an individual who is both a member 

20 of the Ready Reserve and a Member of Congress may not 

21 be transferred to the Standby Reserve or discharged on ac22 count of the individual’s position as a Member of Congress. 

23 ‘‘(2) The transfer or discharge of an individual who 

24 is both a member of the Ready Reserve and a Member of 

25 Congress may be ordered— 
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1 ‘‘(A) only by the Secretary of Defense or, in the 

2 case of a Member of Congress who also is a member 

3 of the Coast Guard Reserve, the Secretary of the De4 partment in which the Coast Guard is operating 

5 when it is not operating as a service in the Navy; and 

6 ‘‘(B) only on the basis of the needs of the service, 

7 taking into consideration the position and duties of 

8 the individual in the Ready Reserve. 

9 ‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘Member of Congress’ 

10 includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress 

11 and a Member-elect.’’. 

12 SEC. 512. CLARIFICATION OF PURPOSE OF RESERVE COM13 PONENT SPECIAL SELECTION BOARDS AS 

14 LIMITED TO CORRECTION OF ERROR AT A 

15 MANDATORY PROMOTION BOARD. 

16 Section 14502(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

17 amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

19 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

20 (A), by striking ‘‘a selection board’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘a mandatory promotion board convened 

22 under section 14101(a) of this title’’; and 

23 (B) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by strik24 ing ‘‘selection board’’ and inserting ‘‘mandatory 

25 promotion board’’; and 
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1 (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (3)— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘Such board’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘The special selection board’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘selection board’’ and in5 serting ‘‘mandatory promotion board’’. 

6 SEC. 513. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF DAYS OF ACTIVE DUTY 

7 REQUIRED TO BE PERFORMED BY RESERVE 

8 COMPONENT MEMBERS FOR DUTY TO BE 

9 CONSIDERED FEDERAL SERVICE FOR PUR10 POSES OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 

11 FOR EX-SERVICEMEMBERS. 

12 (a) INCREASE OF NUMBER OF DAYS.—Section 

13 8521(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 

14 striking ‘‘90 days’’ in the matter preceding subparagraph 

15 (A) and inserting ‘‘180 days’’. 

16 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub17 section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 

18 of this Act, and shall apply with respect to periods of Fed19 eral service commencing on or after that date. 

20 SEC. 514. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO USE AIR FORCE RE21 SERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE 

22 TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION REGARDING 

23 PILOT TRAINING. 

24 (a) AUTHORITY.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal year 2016, the 

2 Secretary of the Air Force may authorize personnel 

3 described in paragraph (2) to provide training and 

4 instruction regarding pilot training to the following: 

5 (A) Members of the Armed Forces on active 

6 duty. 

7 (B) Members of foreign military forces who 

8 are in the United States. 

9 (2) PERSONNEL.—The personnel described in 

10 this paragraph are the following: 

11 (A) Members of the reserve components of 

12 the Air Force on active Guard and Reserve duty 

13 (as that term is defined in section 101(d) of title 

14 10, United States Code) who are not otherwise 

15 authorized to conduct the training described in 

16 paragraph (1) due to the limitations in section 

17 12310 of title 10, United States Code. 

18 (B) Members of the Air Force who are mili19 tary technicians (dual status) who are not other20 wise authorized to conduct the training described 

21 in paragraph (1) due to the limitations in sec22 tion 10216 of title 10, United States Code, and 

23 section 709(a) of title 32, United States Code. 

24 (3) LIMITATION.—Not more than 50 members de25 scribed in paragraph (2) may provide training and 
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1 instruction under the authority in paragraph (1) at 

2 any one time. 

3 (4) FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT.—Members of 

4 the uniformed services described in paragraph (2) 

5 who provide training and instruction pursuant to the 

6 authority in paragraph (1) shall be covered by the 

7 Federal Tort Claims Act for purposes of any claim 

8 arising from the employment of such individuals 

9 under that authority. 

10 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

11 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force 

12 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

13 Senate and the House of Representatives a report setting 

14 forth a plan to eliminate shortages in the number of pilot 

15 instructors within the Air Force using authorities available 

16 to the Secretary under current law. 

17 SEC. 515. ASSESSMENT OF MILITARY COMPENSATION AND 

18 RETIREMENT MODERNIZATION COMMISSION 

19 RECOMMENDATION REGARDING CONSOLIDA20 TION OF AUTHORITIES TO ORDER MEMBERS 

21 OF RESERVE COMPONENTS TO PERFORM 

22 DUTY. 

23 (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De24 fense shall conduct an assessment of the recommendation 

25 of the Military Compensation and Retirement Moderniza-
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1 tion Commission regarding consolidation of statutory au2 thorities by which members of the reserve components of the 

3 Armed Forces may be ordered to perform duty. The Sec4 retary shall specifically assess each of the six broader duty 

5 statuses recommended by the Commission as replacements 

6 for the 30 reserve component duty statuses currently author7 ized to determine whether consolidation will increase effi8 ciency in the reserve components. 

9 (b) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

11 of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv12 ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 

13 containing the results of the Secretary’s assessment. If, as 

14 a result of the assessment, the Secretary determines that an 

15 alternate approach to consolidation of the statutory au16 thorities described in subsection (a) is preferable, the Sec17 retary shall submit the alternate approach, including a 

18 draft of such legislation as would be necessary to amend 

19 titles 10, 14, 32, and 37 of the United States Code and other 

20 provisions of law in order to implement the Secretary’s ap21 proach by October 1, 2018. 
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1 Subtitle C—General Service 

2 Authorities 

3 SEC. 521. LIMITED AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY CON4 CERNED TO INITIATE APPLICATIONS FOR 

5 CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS. 

6 Section 1552(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in the first sentence— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘or his heir or legal rep10 resentative’’ and inserting ‘‘(or the claimant’s 

11 heir or legal representative) or the Secretary con12 cerned’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘he discovers’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘discovering’’; and 

15 (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘However, 

16 a board’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘The Secretary 

17 concerned may file a request for correction of a mili18 tary record only if the request is made on behalf of 

19 a group of members or former members of the armed 

20 forces who were similarly harmed by the same error 

21 or injustice. A board’’. 
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1 SEC. 522. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP AND PRO2 VIDE ADDITIONAL RECRUITMENT INCEN3 TIVES. 

4 (a) ADDITIONAL RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES AUTHOR5 IZED.—The Secretary of a military department may de6 velop and provide incentives, not otherwise authorized by 

7 law, to encourage individuals to accept an appointment as 

8 a commissioned officer, to accept an appointment as a war9 rant officer, or to enlist in an Armed Force under the juris10 diction of the Secretary. 

11 (b) RELATION TO OTHER PERSONNEL AUTHORI12 TIES.—A recruitment incentive developed under subsection 

13 (a) may be provided— 

14 (1) without regard to the lack of specific author15 ity for the recruitment incentive under title 10 or 37, 

16 United States Code; and 

17 (2) notwithstanding any provision of such titles, 

18 or any rule or regulation prescribed under such pro19 vision, relating to methods of providing incentives to 

20 individuals to accept appointments or enlistments in 

21 the Armed Forces, including the provision of group or 

22 individual bonuses, pay, or other incentives. 

23 (c) NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 

24 of a military department may not provide a recruitment 

25 incentive developed under subsection (a) until— 
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1 (1) the Secretary submits to the congressional de2 fense committees a plan regarding provision of the re3 cruitment incentive, which includes— 

4 (A) a description of the incentive, including 

5 the purpose of the incentive and the potential re6 cruits to be addressed by the incentive; 

7 (B) a description of the provisions of titles 

8 10 and 37, United States Code, from which the 

9 incentive would require a waiver and the ration10 ale to support the waiver; 

11 (C) a statement of the anticipated outcomes 

12 as a result of providing the incentive; and 

13 (D) a description of the method to be used 

14 to evaluate the effectiveness of the incentive; and 

15 (2) the expiration of the 30-day period beginning 

16 on the date on which the plan was received by Con17 gress. 

18 (d) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF INCENTIVES.—The 

19 Secretary of a military department may not provide more 

20 than three recruitment incentives under the authority of 

21 this section. 

22 (e) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIV23 ING INCENTIVES.—The number of individuals who receive 

24 one or more of the recruitment incentives provided under 

25 subsection (a) by the Secretary of a military department 
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1 during a fiscal year for an Armed Force under the jurisdic2 tion of the Secretary may not exceed 20 percent of the acces3 sion objective of that Armed Force for that fiscal year. 

4 (f) DURATION OF DEVELOPED INCENTIVE.—A recruit5 ment incentive developed under subsection (a) may be pro6 vided for not longer than a three-year period beginning on 

7 the date on which the incentive is first provided, except that 

8 the Secretary of the military department concerned may ex9 tend the period if the Secretary determines that additional 

10 time is needed to fully evaluate the effectiveness of the incen11 tive. 

12 (g) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—If the Secretary of 

13 a military department provides an recruitment incentive 

14 under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 

15 submit to the congressional defense committees a report, not 

16 later than 60 days after the end of the fiscal year, con17 taining— 

18 (1) a description of each incentive provided 

19 under subsection (a) during that fiscal year; and 

20 (2) an assessment of the impact of the incentives 

21 on the recruitment of individuals for an Armed Force 

22 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 

23 (h) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE INCEN24 TIVES.—Notwithstanding subsection (f); the authority to 
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1 provide recruitment incentives under this section expires on 

2 December 31, 2020. 

3 SEC. 523. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT PILOT 

4 PROGRAMS ON CAREER FLEXIBILITY TO EN5 HANCE RETENTION OF MEMBERS OF THE 

6 ARMED FORCES. 

7 (a) REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON ELIGIBLE PARTICI8 PANTS.—Subsection (b) of section 533 of the Duncan Hun9 ter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

10 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. prec. 701 note) is repealed. 

11 (b) REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF PARTICI12 PANTS.—Subsection (c) of section 533 of the Duncan Hun13 ter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

14 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. prec. 701 note) is repealed. 

15 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 533 of the 

16 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 

17 Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. prec. 701 

18 note) is further amended— 

19 (1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (m) 

20 as subsections (b) through (k), respectively; and 

21 (2) in subsections (b)(1), (d), and (f)(3)(D) (as 

22 so redesignated), by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ each 

23 place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’. 
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1 SEC. 524. MODIFICATION OF NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIRE2 MENTS FOR CHANGE IN GROUND COMBAT EX3 CLUSION POLICY FOR FEMALE MEMBERS OF 

4 THE ARMED FORCES. 

5 (a) RULE FOR GROUND COMBAT PERSONNEL POL6 ICY.—Section 652(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

9 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘before 

10 any such change is implemented’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘not less than 30 calendar days before such 

12 change is implemented’’; and 

13 (B) by striking the second sentence; and 

14 (2) by striking paragraph (5). 

15 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 652(b)(1) of 

16 title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘cal17 endar’’ before ‘‘days’’. 

18 SEC. 525. ROLE OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE IN DEVELOP19 MENT OF GENDER-NEUTRAL OCCUPATIONAL 

20 STANDARDS. 

21 Section 524(a) of the National Defense Authorization 

22 Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

23 3361; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 

24 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

25 (1); 
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1 (2) by striking the period at the end of para2 graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (3) by adding at the end the following new para4 graph: 

5 ‘‘(3) measure the combat readiness of combat 

6 units, including special operations forces.’’. 

7 SEC. 526. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCESS BY WHICH MEM8 BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES MAY CARRY AN 

9 APPROPRIATE FIREARM ON A MILITARY IN10 STALLATION. 

11 Not later than December 31, 2015, the Secretary of De12 fense, taking into consideration the views of senior leader13 ship of military installations in the United States, shall 

14 establish and implement a process by which the com15 manders of military installations in the United States, or 

16 other military commanders designated by the Secretary of 

17 Defense for military reserve centers, Armed Services recruit18 ing centers, and such other defense facilities as the Secretary 

19 may prescribe, may authorize a member of the Armed 

20 Forces who is assigned to duty at the installation, center 

21 or facility to carry an appropriate firearm on the installa22 tion, center, or facility if the commander determines that 

23 carrying such a firearm is necessary as a personal- or force24 protection measure. 
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1 SEC. 527. ESTABLISHMENT OF BREASTFEEDING POLICY 

2 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. 

3 The Secretary of the Army shall develop a comprehen4 sive policy regarding breastfeeding by female members of 

5 the Army who are breastfeeding. At a minimum, the policy 

6 shall address the following: 

7 (1) The provision of a designated room or area 

8 that will provide the member with adequate privacy 

9 and cleanliness and that includes an electrical outlet 

10 to facilitate the use of a breast pump. Restrooms 

11 should not be considered an appropriate location. 

12 (2) An allowance for appropriate breaks, when 

13 practicable, to permit the member to breastfeed or uti14 lize a breast pump. 

15 SEC. 528. SENSE OF CONGRESS RECOGNIZING THE DIVER16 SITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

17 FORCES. 

18 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

19 (1) The United States military includes individ20 uals with a variety of national, ethnic, and cultural 

21 backgrounds that have roots all over the world. 

22 (2) In addition to diverse backgrounds, members 

23 of the Armed Forces come from numerous religious 

24 traditions, including Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Mus25 lim, Sikh, non-denominational, non-practicing, and 

26 many more. 
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1 (3) Members of the Armed Forces from diverse 

2 backgrounds and religious traditions have lost their 

3 lives or been injured defending the national security 

4 of the United States. 

5 (4) Diversity contributes to the strength of the 

6 Armed Forces, and service members from different 

7 backgrounds and religious traditions share the same 

8 goal of defending the United States. 

9 (5) The unity of the Armed Forces reflects the 

10 strength in diversity that makes the United States a 

11 great nation. 

12 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

13 that the United States should— 

14 (1) continue to recognize and promote diversity 

15 in the Armed Forces; and 

16 (2) honor those from all diverse backgrounds and 

17 religious traditions who have made sacrifices in serv18 ing the United States through the Armed Forces. 
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1 Subtitle D—Military Justice, In2 cluding Sexual Assault and Do3 mestic Violence Prevention and 

4 Response 

5 SEC. 531. ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN CRIME VICTIM 

6 RIGHTS BY THE COURT OF CRIMINAL AP7 PEALS. 

8 Subsection (e) of section 806b of title 10, United States 

9 Code (article 6b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 

10 is amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT BY COURT OF CRIMINAL AP12 PEALS.—(1) If the victim of an offense under this chapter 

13 believes that a preliminary hearing ruling under section 

14 832 of this title (article 32) or a court-martial ruling vio15 lates the rights of the victim afforded by a section (article) 

16 or rule specified in paragraph (4), the victim may petition 

17 the Court of Criminal Appeals for a writ of mandamus to 

18 require the preliminary hearing officer or the court-martial 

19 to comply with the section (article) or rule. 

20 ‘‘(2) If the victim of an offense under this chapter is 

21 subject to an order to submit to a deposition, notwith22 standing the availability of the victim to testify at the 

23 court-martial trying the accused for the offense, the victim 

24 may petition the Court of Criminal Appeals for a writ of 

25 mandamus to quash such order. 
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1 ‘‘(3) A petition for a writ of mandamus described in 

2 this subsection shall be forwarded directly to the Court of 

3 Criminal Appeals, by such means as may be prescribed by 

4 the President, and, to the extent practicable, shall have pri5 ority over all other proceedings before the court. 

6 ‘‘(4) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to the protec7 tions afforded by the following: 

8 ‘‘(A) This section (article). 

9 ‘‘(B) Section 832 (article 32) of this title. 

10 ‘‘(C) Military Rule of Evidence 412, relating to 

11 the admission of evidence regarding a victim’s sexual 

12 background. 

13 ‘‘(D) Military Rule of Evidence 513, relating to 

14 the psychotherapist-patient privilege. 

15 ‘‘(E) Military Rule of Evidence 514, relating to 

16 the victim advocate-victim privilege. 

17 ‘‘(F) Military Rule of Evidence 615, relating to 

18 the exclusion of witnesses.’’. 

19 SEC. 532. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE 

20 ACCESS TO SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL. 

21 Section 1044e(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 

22 amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 

23 ‘‘(C) A civilian employee of the Department of 

24 Defense who is not eligible for military legal assist25 ance under section 1044(a)(7) of this title, but who is 
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1 the victim of an alleged sex-related offense, and the 

2 Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military 

3 department concerned waives the condition in such 

4 section for the purposes of offering Special Victims’ 

5 Counsel services to the employee.’’. 

6 SEC. 533. AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL TO 

7 PROVIDE LEGAL CONSULTATION AND ASSIST8 ANCE IN CONNECTION WITH VARIOUS GOV9 ERNMENT PROCEEDINGS. 

10 Section 1044e(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para13 graph (10); and 

14 (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol15 lowing new paragraph (9): 

16 ‘‘(9) Legal consultation and assistance in con17 nection with— 

18 ‘‘(A) any complaint against the Govern19 ment, including an allegation under review by 

20 an inspector general and a complaint regarding 

21 equal employment opportunities; 

22 ‘‘(B) any request to the Government for in23 formation, including a request under section 

24 552a of title 5 (commonly referred to as a ‘Free25 dom of Information Act request’); and 
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1 ‘‘(C) any correspondence or other commu2 nications with Congress.’’. 

3 SEC. 534. TIMELY NOTIFICATION TO VICTIMS OF SEX-RE4 LATED OFFENSES OF THE AVAILABILITY OF 

5 ASSISTANCE FROM SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUN6 SEL. 

7 (a) TIMELY NOTICE DESCRIBED.—Section 1044e(f) of 

8 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

9 (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para10 graph (3); and 

11 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol12 lowing new paragraph (2): 

13 ‘‘(2) Subject to such exceptions for exigent cir14 cumstances as the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 

15 of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating 

16 may prescribe, notice of the availability of a Special Vic17 tims’ Counsel shall be provided to an individual described 

18 in subsection (a)(2) before any military criminal investi19 gator or trial counsel interviews, or requests any statement 

20 from, the individual regarding the alleged sex-related of21 fense.’’. 

22 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO RELATED LEGAL

23 ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY.—Section 1565b(a) of title 10, 

24 United States Code, is amended— 
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1 (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para2 graph (4); and 

3 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol4 lowing new paragraph (3): 

5 ‘‘(3) Subject to such exceptions for exigent cir6 cumstances as the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 

7 of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating 

8 may prescribe, notice of the availability of a Special Vic9 tims’ Counsel under section 1044e of this title shall be pro10 vided to a member of the armed forces or dependent who 

11 is the victim of sexual assault before any military criminal 

12 investigator or trial counsel interviews, or requests any 

13 statement from, the member or dependent regarding the al14 leged sexual assault.’’. 

15 SEC. 535. ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO SPECIAL VIC16 TIMS’ COUNSEL PROGRAM. 

17 (a) TRAINING TIME PERIOD AND REQUIREMENTS.— 

18 Section 1044e(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amend19 ed— 

20 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘An individual’’; 

21 (2) by designating existing paragraphs (1) and 

22 (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and 

23 (3) by adding at the end the following new para24 graph: 

25 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall— 
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1 ‘‘(A) develop a policy to standardize the time pe2 riod within which a Special Victims’ Counsel receives 

3 training; and 

4 ‘‘(B) establish the baseline training requirements 

5 for a Special Victims’ Counsel.’’. 

6 (b) IMPROVED ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY.— 

7 Section 1044e(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

8 by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with 

10 the Secretaries of the military departments and the Sec11 retary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is oper12 ating, shall establish— 

13 ‘‘(A) guiding principles for the Special Victims’ 

14 Counsel program, to include ensuring that— 

15 ‘‘(i) Special Victims’ Counsel are assigned 

16 to locations that maximize the opportunity for 

17 face-to-face communication between counsel and 

18 clients; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) effective means of communication are 

20 available to permit counsel and client inter21 actions when face-to-face communication is not 

22 feasible; 

23 ‘‘(B) performance measures and standards to 

24 measure the effectiveness of the Special Victims’ Coun-
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1 sel program and client satisfaction with the program; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(C) processes by which the Secretaries of the 

4 military departments and the Secretary of the De5 partment in which the Coast Guard is operating will 

6 evaluate and monitor the Special Victims’ Counsel 

7 program using such guiding principles and perform8 ance measures and standards.’’. 

9 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT REGARDING QUALI10 FICATIONS.—Section 1044(d)(2) of chapter 53 of title 10, 

11 United States Code is amended by striking ‘‘meets the addi12 tional qualifications specified in subsection (d)(2)’’ and in13 serting ‘‘satisfies the additional qualifications and training 

14 requirements specified in subsection (d)’’. 

15 SEC. 536. ENHANCEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY OF RE16 STRICTED REPORTING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT 

17 IN THE MILITARY. 

18 (a) PREEMPTION OF STATE LAW TO ENSURE CON19 FIDENTIALITY OF REPORTING.—Section 1565b(b) of title 

20 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

21 the following new paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(3) In the case of information disclosed pursuant to 

23 paragraph (1), any State law or regulation that would re24 quire an individual specified in paragraph (2) to disclose 

25 the personally identifiable information of the adult victim 
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1 or alleged perpetrator of the sexual assault to a State or 

2 local law enforcement agency shall not apply, except when 

3 reporting is necessary to prevent or mitigate a serious and 

4 imminent threat to the health or safety of an individual.’’. 

5 (b) CLARIFICATION OF SCOPE.—Section 1565b(b)(1) of 

6 title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘a de7 pendent’’ and inserting ‘‘an adult dependent’’. 

8 (c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1565b of title 10, United 

9 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 

10 new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 ‘‘(1) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual as13 sault’ includes the offenses of rape, sexual assault, 

14 forcible sodomy, aggravated sexual contact, abusive 

15 sexual contact, and attempts to commit such offenses, 

16 as punishable under applicable Federal or State law. 

17 ‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ includes the Dis18 trict of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 

19 the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 

20 and any territory or possession of the United States.’’. 
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1 SEC. 537. MODIFICATION OF DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISH2 MENT OF DEFENSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 

3 ON INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION, AND DE4 FENSE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE ARMED 

5 FORCES. 

6 Section 546(a)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

7 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

8 Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3374; 

9 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended by striking ‘‘not later 

10 than’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘not later than 

11 90 days after the date of the enactment of the National De12 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.’’. 

13 SEC. 538. IMPROVED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PREVEN14 TION AND RESPONSE TO SEXUAL ASSAULTS 

15 IN WHICH THE VICTIM IS A MALE MEMBER OF 

16 THE ARMED FORCES. 

17 (a) PLAN TO IMPROVE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE.— 

18 The Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secre19 taries of the military departments, shall develop a plan to 

20 improve Department of Defense prevention and response to 

21 sexual assaults in which the victim is a male member of 

22 the Armed Forces. 

23 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 

24 shall include the following: 

25 (1) Sexual assault prevention and response 

26 training to more comprehensively and directly ad-
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1 dress the incidence of male members of the Armed 

2 Forces who are sexually assaulted and how certain be3 havior and activities, such as hazing, can constitute 

4 a sexual assault. 

5 (2) Methods to evaluate the extent to which dif6 ferences exist in the medical and mental health-care 

7 needs of male and female sexual assault victims, and 

8 the care regimen, if any, that will best meet those 

9 needs. 

10 (3) Data-driven decision making to improve 

11 male-victim sexual assault prevention and response 

12 program efforts. 

13 (4) Goals with associated metrics to drive the 

14 changes needed to address sexual assaults of male 

15 members of the Armed Forces. 

16 (5) Information about the sexual victimization of 

17 males in communications to members that are used to 

18 raise awareness of sexual assault and efforts to pre19 vent and respond to it. 

20 (6) Guidance for the department’s medical and 

21 mental health providers, and other personnel as ap22 propriate, based on the results of the evaluation de23 scribed in paragraph (2), that delineates these gender24 specific distinctions and the care regimen that is rec25 ommended to most effectively meet those needs. 
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1 SEC. 539. PREVENTING RETALIATION AGAINST MEMBERS 

2 OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO REPORT OR IN3 TERVENE ON BEHALF OF THE VICTIM OF AN 

4 ALLEGED SEX-RELATED OFFENCE. 

5 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 

6 shall develop a comprehensive strategy to prevent retalia7 tion carried out by members of the Armed Forces against 

8 other members who report or otherwise intervene on behalf 

9 of the victim of an alleged sex-related offence. 

10 (b) ELEMENTS.—The comprehensive strategy required 

11 by subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the fol12 lowing: 

13 (1) Bystander intervention programs empha14 sizing the importance of guarding against retaliation. 

15 (2) Department of Defense and military depart16 ment policies and requirements to ensure protection 

17 for victims of alleged sex-related offences and members 

18 who intervene on behalf of victims from retaliation. 

19 (3) Additional training for commanders on 

20 methods and procedures to combat attitudes and be21 liefs that result in retaliation. 

22 (c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 

23 (1) The term ‘‘alleged sex-related offence’’ has the 

24 meaning given that term in section 1044e(g) of title 

25 10, United States Code. 
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1 (2) The term ‘‘retaliation’’ has such meaning as 

2 may be given that term by the Secretary of Defense 

3 in the development of the strategy required by sub4 section (a). 

5 SEC. 540. SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE 

6 TRAINING FOR ADMINISTRATORS AND IN7 STRUCTORS OF SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ 

8 TRAINING CORPS. 

9 The Secretary of a military department shall ensure 

10 that the commander of each unit of the Senior Reserve Offi11 cers’ Training Corps and all Professors of Military Science, 

12 senior military instructors, and civilian employees detailed, 

13 assigned, or employed as administrators and instructors of 

14 the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps receive regular 

15 sexual assault prevention and response training and edu16 cation. 

17 SEC. 541. RETENTION OF CASE NOTES IN INVESTIGATIONS 

18 OF SEX-RELATED OFFENSES INVOLVING MEM19 BERS OF THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, OR 

20 MARINE CORPS. 

21 (a) RETENTION OF ALL INVESTIGATIVE RECORDS RE22 QUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the en23 actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall update 

24 Department of Defense records retention policies to ensure 

25 that, for all investigations relating to an alleged sex-related 
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1 offense (as defined in section 1044e(g) of title 10, United 

2 States Code) involving a member of the Army, Navy, Air 

3 Force, or Marine Corps, all elements of the case file shall 

4 be retained as part of the investigative records retained in 

5 accordance with section 586 of the National Defense Author6 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 

7 U.S.C. 1561 note). 

8 (b) ELEMENTS.—In updating records retention poli9 cies as required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 

10 shall address, at a minimum, the following matters: 

11 (1) The elements of the case file to be retained 

12 must include, at a minimum, the case activity record, 

13 case review record, investigative plans, and all case 

14 notes made by an investigating agent or agents. 

15 (2) All investigative records must be retained for 

16 no less than 50 years. 

17 (3) No element of the case file may be destroyed 

18 until the expiration of the time that investigative 

19 records must be kept. 

20 (4) Records may be stored digitally or in hard 

21 copy, in accordance with existing law or regulations 

22 or additionally prescribed policy considered necessary 

23 by the Secretary of the military department con24 cerned. 
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1 (c) CONSISTENT EDUCATION AND POLICY.—The Sec2 retary of Defense shall ensure that existing policy, edu3 cation, and training are updated to reflect policy changes 

4 in accordance with subsection (a). 

5 (d) UNIFORM APPLICATION TO MILITARY DEPART6 MENTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, to the 

7 maximum extent practicable, the policy developed under 

8 subsections (a) is implemented uniformly by the military 

9 departments. 

10 SEC. 542. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 

11 REPORTS ON PREVENTION AND RESPONSE 

12 TO SEXUAL ASSAULT BY THE ARMY NATIONAL 

13 GUARD AND THE ARMY RESERVE. 

14 (a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2016, 

15 the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 

16 to Congress a report on the preliminary assessment of the 

17 Comptroller General (made pursuant to a review conducted 

18 by the Comptroller General for purposes of this section) of 

19 the extent to which the Army National Guard and the Army 

20 Reserve— 

21 (1) have in place policies and programs to pre22 vent and respond to incidents of sexual assault in23 volving members of the Army National Guard or the 

24 Army Reserve, as applicable; 
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1 (2) provide medical and mental health care serv2 ices to members of the Army National Guard or the 

3 Army Reserve, as applicable, following a sexual as4 sault; and 

5 (3) have identified whether the nature of service 

6 in the Army National Guard or the Army Reserve, as 

7 the case may be, poses challenges to the prevention of 

8 or response to sexual assault. 

9 (b) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—If after submitting the re10 port required by subsection (a) the Comptroller General 

11 makes additional assessments as a result of the review de12 scribed in that subsection, the Comptroller General shall 

13 submit to Congress such reports on such additional assess14 ments as the Comptroller General considers appropriate. 

15 SEC. 543. IMPROVED IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANGES TO 

16 UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. 

17 The Secretary of Defense shall examine the Depart18 ment of Defense process for implementing statutory changes 

19 to the Uniform Code of Military Justice for the purpose of 

20 developing options for streamlining such process. The Sec21 retary shall adopt procedures to ensure that legal guidance 

22 is published as soon as practicable whenever statutory 

23 changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice are imple24 mented. 
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1 SEC. 544. MODIFICATION OF RULE 104 OF THE RULES FOR 

2 COURTS-MARTIAL TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN 

3 PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING EVALUATIONS 

4 OF SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL. 

5 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

6 of this Act, Rule 104(b) of the Rules for Courts-Martial shall 

7 be modified to provide that the prohibitions concerning 

8 evaluations established by that Rule shall apply to the giv9 ing of a less favorable rating or evaluation to any member 

10 of the Armed Forces serving as a Special Victims’ Counsel 

11 because of the zeal with which such counsel represented a 

12 victim. 

13 SEC. 545. MODIFICATION OF RULE 304 OF THE MILITARY 

14 RULES OF EVIDENCE RELATING TO THE COR15 ROBORATION OF A CONFESSION OR ADMIS16 SION. 

17 To the extent the President considers practicable, the 

18 President shall modify Rule 304(c) of the Military Rules 

19 of Evidence to conform to the rules governing the admissi20 bility of the corroboration of admissions and confessions in 

21 the trial of criminal cases in the United States district 

22 courts. 
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1 Subtitle E—Member Education, 

2 Training, and Transition 

3 SEC. 551. ENHANCEMENTS TO YELLOW RIBBON REINTEGRA4 TION PROGRAM. 

5 (a) SCOPE AND PURPOSE.—Section 582(a) of the Na6 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Pub7 lic Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended by 

8 striking ‘‘combat veteran’’. 

9 (b) ELIGIBILITY.— 

10 (1) DEFINITION.—Section 582 of the National 

11 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Pub12 lic Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended 

13 by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(l) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS DEFINED.—For the pur15 poses of this section, the term ‘eligible individual’ means 

16 a member of a reserve component, a member of their family, 

17 or a designated representative who the Secretary of Defense 

18 determines to be eligible for the Yellow Ribbon Reintegra19 tion Program.’’. 

20 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 582 of 

21 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

22 Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 

23 note) is amended— 
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1 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘National 

2 Guard and Reserve members and their families’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘eligible individuals’’; 

4 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘members 

5 of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, 

6 their families,’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible individ7 uals’’; 

8 (C) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking 

9 ‘‘members of the Armed Forces and their fami10 lies’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible individuals’’; 

11 (D) in subsection (h), in the matter pre12 ceding paragraph (1)— 

13 (i) by striking ‘‘members of the Armed 

14 Forces and their family members’’ and in15 serting ‘‘eligible individuals’’; and 

16 (ii) by striking ‘‘such members and 

17 their family members’’ and inserting ‘‘such 

18 eligible individuals’’; 

19 (E) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘members 

20 of the Armed Forces and their families’’ and in21 serting ‘‘eligible individuals’’; and 

22 (F) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘indi23 vidual members of the Armed Forces and their 

24 families’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible individuals’’. 
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1 (c) OFFICE FOR REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS.—Section 

2 582(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

3 Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) 

4 is amended— 

5 (1) in subparagraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘sub6 stance abuse and mental health treatment services’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘substance abuse, mental health treat8 ment, and other quality of life services’’; and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following new para10 graph: 

11 ‘‘(3) GRANTS.—The Office for Reintegration Pro12 grams may make grants to conduct data collection, 

13 trend analysis, and curriculum development and to 

14 prepare reports in support of activities under this sec15 tion.’’. 

16 (d) OPERATION OF PROGRAM.— 

17 (1) ENHANCED FLEXIBILITY.—Subsection (g) of 

18 section 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

19 for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 

20 10101 note) is amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(g) OPERATION OF PROGRAM.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office for Reintegration 

23 Programs shall assist State National Guard and Re24 serve organizations with the development and provi25 sion of information, events, and activities to support 
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1 the health and well-being of eligible individuals be2 fore, during, and after periods of activation, mobiliza3 tion, or deployment. 

4 ‘‘(2) FOCUS OF INFORMATION, EVENTS, AND AC5 TIVITIES.— 

6 ‘‘(A) BEFORE ACTIVATION, MOBILIZATION, 

7 OR DEPLOYMENT.—Before a period of activation, 

8 mobilization, or deployment, the information, 

9 events, and activities described in paragraph (1) 

10 should focus on preparing eligible individuals 

11 and affected communities for the rigors of activa12 tion, mobilization, and deployment. 

13 ‘‘(B) DURING ACTIVATION, MOBILIZATION, 

14 OR DEPLOYMENT.—During such a period, the in15 formation, events, and activities described in 

16 paragraph (1) should focus on— 

17 ‘‘(i) helping eligible individuals cope 

18 with the challenges and stress associated 

19 with such period; 

20 ‘‘(ii) decreasing the isolation of eligible 

21 individuals during such period; and 

22 ‘‘(iii) preparing eligible individuals for 

23 the challenges associated with reintegration. 

24 ‘‘(C) AFTER ACTIVATION, MOBILIZATION, OR

25 DEPLOYMENT.—After such a period, but no ear-
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1 lier than 30 days after demobilization, the infor2 mation, events, and activities described in para3 graph (1) should focus on— 

4 ‘‘(i) reconnecting the member with 

5 their families, friends, and communities; 

6 ‘‘(ii) providing information on em7 ployment opportunities; 

8 ‘‘(iii) helping eligible individuals deal 

9 with the challenges of reintegration; 

10 ‘‘(iv) ensuring that eligible individuals 

11 understand what benefits they are entitled 

12 to and what resources are available to help 

13 them overcome the challenges of reintegra14 tion; and 

15 ‘‘(v) providing a forum for addressing 

16 negative behaviors related to operational 

17 stress and reintegration. 

18 ‘‘(3) MEMBER PAY.—Members shall receive ap19 propriate pay for days spent attending such events 

20 and activities. 

21 ‘‘(4) MINIMUM NUMBER OF EVENTS AND ACTIVI22 TIES.—The State National Guard and Reserve Orga23 nizations shall provide to eligible individuals— 

24 ‘‘(A) one event or activity before a period of 

25 activation, mobilization, or deployment; 
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1 ‘‘(B) one event or activity during a period 

2 of activation, mobilization, or deployment; and 

3 ‘‘(C) two events or activities after a period 

4 of activation, mobilization, or deployment.’’. 

5 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 582 of 

6 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

7 Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 

8 note) is amended— 

9 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘through10 out the entire deployment cycle’’; 

11 (B) in subsection (b)— 

12 (i) by striking ‘‘well-being through the 

13 4 phases’’ through the end of the subsection 

14 and inserting ‘‘well-being.’’; 

15 (ii) in the heading, by striking ‘‘; DE16 PLOYMENT CYCLE’’; 

17 (C) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking 

18 ‘‘throughout the deployment cycle described in 

19 subsection (g)’’; and 

20 (D) in the heading of subsection (f), by 

21 striking ‘‘STATE DEPLOYMENT CYCLE’’. 

22 (e) ADDITIONAL PERMITTED OUTREACH SERVICE.— 

23 Section 582(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

24 for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 
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1 10101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following 

2 new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(16) Stress management and positive coping 

4 skills.’’. 

5 (f) SUPPORT OF DEPARTMENT-WIDE SUICIDE PREVEN6 TION EFFORTS.—Section 582 of the National Defense Au7 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 

8 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended by inserting after sub9 section (h) the following new subsection: 

10 ‘‘(i) SUPPORT OF SUICIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS.— 

11 The Office for Reintegration Programs shall assist the De12 fense Suicide Prevention Office and the Defense Centers of 

13 Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain 

14 Injury to collect and analyze information, suggestions, and 

15 best practices from State National Guard and Reserve orga16 nizations with suicide prevention and community response 

17 programs.’’. 

18 (g) NAME CHANGE.—Section 582(d)(1)(B) of the Na19 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Pub20 lic Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended by 

21 striking ‘‘Substance Abuse and the Mental Health Services 

22 Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Substance Abuse and Men23 tal Health Services Administration’’. 
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1 SEC. 552. AVAILABILITY OF PRESEPARATION COUNSELING 

2 FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES DIS3 CHARGED OR RELEASED AFTER LIMITED AC4 TIVE DUTY. 

5 Section 1142(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘that mem8 ber’s first 180 days of active duty’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

9 first 180 continuous days of active duty of the mem10 ber’’; and 

11 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub12 paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(C) For purposes of calculating the days of active 

14 duty of a member under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

15 concerned shall exclude any day on which— 

16 ‘‘(i) the member performed full-time training 

17 duty or annual training duty; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) the member attended, while in the active 

19 military service, a school designated as a service 

20 school by law or by the Secretary concerned.’’. 

21 SEC. 553. AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL TRAINING OPPOR22 TUNITIES UNDER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE 

23 PROGRAM. 

24 Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is amend25 ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
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1 ‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.—(1) As 

2 part of the program carried out under this section, the Sec3 retary of Defense and the Secretary of the Department in 

4 which the Coast Guard is operating, when the Coast Guard 

5 is not operating within the Department of the Navy, shall 

6 permit a member of the armed forces eligible for assistance 

7 under the program to elect to receive additional training 

8 in any of the following subjects: 

9 ‘‘(A) Preparation for higher education or train10 ing. 

11 ‘‘(B) Preparation for career or technical train12 ing. 

13 ‘‘(C) Preparation for entrepreneurship. 

14 ‘‘(D) Other training options determined by the 

15 Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Depart16 ment in which the Coast Guard is operating, when 

17 the Coast Guard is not operating within the Depart18 ment of the Navy. 

19 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the 

20 Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, when 

21 the Coast Guard is not operating within the Department 

22 of the Navy, shall ensure that a member of the armed forces 

23 who elects to receive additional training in subjects avail24 able under paragraph (1) is able to receive the training.’’. 
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1 SEC. 554. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR IN-RESI2 DENT INSTRUCTION FOR COURSES OF IN3 STRUCTION OFFERED AS PART OF PHASE II 

4 JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. 

5 Section 2154(a)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, 

6 is amended by inserting ‘‘, or offered through,’’ after 

7 ‘‘taught in residence at’’. 

8 SEC. 555. TERMINATION OF PROGRAM OF EDUCATIONAL AS9 SISTANCE FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEM10 BERS SUPPORTING CONTINGENCY OPER11 ATIONS AND OTHER OPERATIONS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1607 of title 10, United 

13 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 

14 new section: 

15 ‘‘§ 16167. Sunset 

16 ‘‘(a) SUNSET.—The authority to provide educational 

17 assistance under this chapter shall terminate on the date 

18 that is four years after the date of the enactment of the Na19 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. 

20 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE PEND21 ING SUNSET.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

22 chapter, during the period beginning on the date of the en23 actment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis24 cal Year 2016 and ending on the date that is four years 

25 after the date of the enactment of that Act, educational as26 sistance may be provided under this chapter only to a mem-
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1 ber otherwise eligible for educational assistance under this 

2 chapter who received educational assistance under this 

3 chapter for a course of study at an educational institution 

4 for the enrollment period at the educational institution that 

5 immediately preceded the date of the enactment of that 

6 Act.’’. 

7 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

8 the beginning of chapter 1607 of title 10, United States 

9 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

10 item: 

‘‘16167. Sunset.’’. 

11 SEC. 556. APPOINTMENTS TO MILITARY SERVICE ACAD12 EMIES FROM NOMINATIONS MADE BY DELE13 GATES IN CONGRESS FROM THE VIRGIN IS14 LANDS, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, AND THE 

15 COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MAR16 IANA ISLANDS. 

17 (a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 

18 4342(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Three’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘Four’’; 

21 (2) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘Three’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘Four’’; 

23 (3) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘Two’’ and in24 serting ‘‘Three’’; and 
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1 (4) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘Two’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘Three’’. 

3 (b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 

4 6954(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Three’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘Four’’; 

7 (2) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘Three’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘Four’’; 

9 (3) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘Two’’ and in10 serting ‘‘Three’’; and 

11 (4) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘Two’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘Three’’. 

13 (c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 

14 9342(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Three’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘Four’’; 

17 (2) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘Three’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘Four’’; 

19 (3) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘Two’’ and in20 serting ‘‘Three’’; and 

21 (4) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘Two’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘Three’’. 

23 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

24 section shall apply with respect to the nomination of can25 didates for appointment to the United States Military 
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1 Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the 

2 United States Air Force Academy for classes entering these 

3 military service academies after the date of the enactment 

4 of this Act. 

5 SEC. 557. SUPPORT FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS OF THE 

6 UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 403 of title 10, United 

8 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 

9 new section: 

10 ‘‘§ 4362. Support of athletic programs 

11 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.— 

12 ‘‘(1) CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREE13 MENTS.—The Secretary of the Army may enter into 

14 contracts and cooperative agreements with the Army 

15 West Point Athletic Association for the purpose of 

16 supporting the athletic programs of the Academy. 

17 Notwithstanding section 2304(k) of this title, the Sec18 retary may enter such contracts or cooperative agree19 ments on a sole source basis pursuant to section 

20 2304(c)(5) of this title. Notwithstanding chapter 63 of 

21 title 31, a cooperative agreement under this section 

22 may be used to acquire property or services for the di23 rect benefit or use of the Academy. 

24 ‘‘(2) FINANCIAL CONTROLS.—(A) Before entering 

25 into a contract or cooperative agreement under para-
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1 graph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that such con2 tract or agreement includes appropriate financial 

3 controls to account for Academy and Association re4 sources in accordance with accepted accounting prin5 ciples. 

6 ‘‘(B) Any such contract or cooperative agreement 

7 shall contain a provision that allows the Secretary, at 

8 the Secretary’s discretion, to review the financial ac9 counts of the Association to determine whether the op10 erations of the Association— 

11 ‘‘(i) are consistent with the terms of the con12 tract or cooperative agreement; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) will not compromise the integrity or 

14 appearance of integrity of any program of the 

15 Department of the Army. 

16 ‘‘(3) LEASES.—Section 2667(h) of this title shall 

17 not apply to any leases the Secretary may enter into 

18 with the Association for the purpose of supporting the 

19 athletic programs of the Academy. 

20 ‘‘(b) SUPPORT SERVICES.— 

21 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—To the extent required by a 

22 contract or cooperative agreement under subsection 

23 (a), the Secretary may provide support services to the 

24 Association while the Association conducts its support 

25 activities at the Academy. The Secretary may provide 
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1 support services described in paragraph (2) only if 

2 the Secretary determines that the provision of such 

3 services is essential for the support of the athletic pro4 grams of the Academy. 

5 ‘‘(2) SUPPORT SERVICES DEFINED.—(A) In this 

6 subsection, the term ‘support services’ includes utili7 ties, office furnishings and equipment, communica8 tions services, records staging and archiving, audio 

9 and video support, and security systems in conjunc10 tion with the leasing or licensing of property. 

11 ‘‘(B) Such term includes— 

12 ‘‘(i) housing for Association personnel on 

13 United States Army Garrison, West Point, New 

14 York; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) enrollment of dependents of Associa16 tion personnel in elementary and secondary 

17 schools under the same criteria applied to de18 pendents of Federal employees under section 

19 2164(a) of this title, except that educational serv20 ices provided pursuant to this clause shall be 

21 provided on a reimbursable basis. 

22 ‘‘(3) NO LIABILITY OF THE UNITED STATES.— 

23 Any such support services may only be provided with24 out any liability of the United States to the Associa25 tion. 
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1 ‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE OF SUPPORT.— 

2 ‘‘(1) SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM THE ASSOCIA3 TION.—Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the 

4 Secretary may accept from the Association funds, 

5 supplies, and services for the support of the athletic 

6 programs of the Academy. For the purposes of this 

7 section, employees or personnel of the Association may 

8 not be considered to be employees of the United States. 

9 ‘‘(2) FUNDS RECEIVED FROM NCAA.—The Sec10 retary may accept funds from the National Collegiate 

11 Athletic Association to support the athletic programs 

12 of the Academy. 

13 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall ensure 

14 that contributions under this subsection and expendi15 ture of funds pursuant to subsection (e) do not reflect 

16 unfavorably on the ability of the Department of the 

17 Army, any of its employees, or any member of the 

18 armed forces to carry out any responsibility or duty 

19 in a fair and objective manner, or compromise the in20 tegrity or appearance of integrity of any program of 

21 the Department of the Army, or any individual in22 volved in such a program. 

23 ‘‘(d) TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) LICENSING, MARKETING, AND SPONSORSHIP

25 AGREEMENTS.—An agreement under subsection (a) 
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1 may, consistent with section 2260 of this title (other 

2 than subsection (d) of such section), authorize the As3 sociation to enter into licensing, marketing, and 

4 sponsorship agreements relating to trademarks and 

5 service marks identifying the Academy, subject to the 

6 approval of the Secretary of the Army. 

7 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—No licensing, marketing, or 

8 sponsorship agreement may be entered into under 

9 paragraph (1) if— 

10 ‘‘(A) such agreement would reflect unfavor11 ably on the ability of the Department of the 

12 Army, any of its employees, or any member of 

13 the armed forces to carry out any responsibility 

14 or duty in a fair and objective manner; or 

15 ‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that the use 

16 of the trademark or service mark would com17 promise the integrity or appearance of integrity 

18 of any program of the Department of the Army, 

19 or any individual involved in such a program. 

20 ‘‘(e) RETENTION AND USE OF FUNDS.—Any funds re21 ceived by the Secretary under this section may be retained 

22 for use in support of the athletic programs of the Academy 

23 and shall remain available until expended. 

24 ‘‘(f) SERVICE ON ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIREC25 TORS.—The Association is a designated entity for which au-
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1 thorization under sections 1033(a) and 1589(a) of this title 

2 may be provided. 

3 ‘‘(g) CONDITIONS.—The authority provided in this sec4 tion with respect to the Association is available only so long 

5 as the Association continues— 

6 ‘‘(1) to qualify as a nonprofit organization 

7 under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 

8 of 1986 and operates in accordance with this section, 

9 the law of the State of New York, and the constitution 

10 and bylaws of the Association; and 

11 ‘‘(2) to operate exclusively to support the athletic 

12 programs of the Academy. 

13 ‘‘(h) ASSOCIATION DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

14 ‘Association’ means the Army West Point Athletic Associa15 tion.’’. 

16 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

17 the beginning of chapter 403 of title 10, United States Code, 

18 is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘4362. Support of athletic programs.’’. 

19 SEC. 558. CONDITION ON ADMISSION OF DEFENSE INDUS20 TRY CIVILIANS TO ATTEND THE UNITED 

21 STATES AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECH22 NOLOGY. 

23 Section 9314a(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 

24 amended by striking ‘‘will be done on a space-available 

25 basis and not require an increase in the size of the faculty’’ 
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1 and inserting ‘‘will not require an increase in the perma2 nently authorized size of the faculty’’. 

3 SEC. 559. QUALITY ASSURANCE OF CERTIFICATION PRO4 GRAMS AND STANDARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL 

5 CREDENTIALS OBTAINED BY MEMBERS OF 

6 THE ARMED FORCES. 

7 Section 2015 of title 10, United States Code, as amend8 ed by section 551 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

9 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

10 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3376), is further 

11 amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 

13 subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 

14 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 

15 new subsection (c): 

16 ‘‘(c) QUALITY ASSURANCE OF CERTIFICATION PRO17 GRAMS AND STANDARDS.—(1) Commencing not later than 

18 three years after the date of the enactment of the National 

19 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, each Sec20 retary concerned shall ensure that any credentialing pro21 gram used in connection with the program under subsection 

22 (a) is accredited by an accreditation body that meets the 

23 requirements specified in paragraph (2). 
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1 ‘‘(2) The requirements for accreditation bodies speci2 fied in this paragraph are requirements that an accredita3 tion body— 

4 ‘‘(A) be an independent body that has in place 

5 mechanisms to ensure objectivity and impartiality in 

6 its accreditation activities; 

7 ‘‘(B) meet a recognized national or international 

8 standard that directs its policy and procedures re9 garding accreditation; 

10 ‘‘(C) apply a recognized national or inter11 national certification standard in making its accredi12 tation decisions regarding certification bodies and 

13 programs; 

14 ‘‘(D) conduct on-site visits, as applicable, to 

15 verify the documents and records submitted by 

16 credentialing bodies for accreditation; 

17 ‘‘(E) have in place policies and procedures to en18 sure due process when addressing complaints and ap19 peals regarding its accreditation activities; 

20 ‘‘(F) conduct regular training to ensure con21 sistent and reliable decisions among reviewers con22 ducting accreditations; and 

23 ‘‘(G) meet such other criteria as the Secretary 

24 concerned considers appropriate in order to ensure 

25 quality in its accreditation activities.’’. 
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1 SEC. 560. PROHIBITION ON RECEIPT OF UNEMPLOYMENT 

2 INSURANCE WHILE RECEIVING POST-9/11 

3 EDUCATION ASSISTANCE. 

4 (a) EFFECT OF RECEIPT OF POST-9/11 EDUCATION

5 ASSISTANCE.—Section 8525(b) of title 5, United States 

6 Code, is amended— 

7 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

8 striking ‘‘he receives’’ and inserting ‘‘the individual 

9 receives’’; 

10 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ after the 

11 semicolon; 

12 (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para13 graph (3); and 

14 (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol15 lowing new paragraph (2): 

16 ‘‘(2) except in the case of an individual described 

17 in subsection (a), an educational assistance allowance 

18 under chapter 33 of title 38; or’’. 

19 (b) EXCEPTION.—Section 8525 of title 5, United States 

20 Code, is amended by inserting before subsection (b) the fol21 lowing new subsection: 

22 ‘‘(a) Subsection (b)(2) does not apply to an individual 

23 who— 

24 ‘‘(1) is otherwise entitled to compensation under 

25 this subchapter; 

26 ‘‘(2) is described in section 3311(b) of title 38; 
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1 ‘‘(3) is not receiving retired pay under title 10; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(4) was discharged or released from service in 

4 the Armed Forces or the Commissioned Corps of the 

5 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

6 (including through a reduction in force) under honor7 able conditions, but did not voluntarily separate from 

8 such service.’’. 

9 SEC. 561. JOB TRAINING AND POST-SERVICE PLACEMENT 

10 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 

11 Section 320 of title 38, United States Code, is amend12 ed— 

13 (1) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘a subordi14 nate Job Training and Post-Service Placement Exec15 utive Committee,’’ before ‘‘and such other commit16 tees’’; 

17 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub18 section: 

19 ‘‘(e) JOB TRAINING AND POST-SERVICE PLACEMENT

20 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.—The Job Training and Post21 Service Placement Executive Committee described in sub22 section (b)(2) shall— 

23 ‘‘(1) review existing policies, procedures, and 

24 practices of the Departments (including the military 
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1 departments) with respect to job training and post2 service placement programs; and 

3 ‘‘(2) identify changes to such policies, procedures, 

4 and practices to improve job training and post-service 

5 placement.’’; and 

6 (3) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ‘‘, includ7 ing with respect to job training and post-service 

8 placement’’ before the period at the end. 

9 SEC. 562. RECOGNITION OF ADDITIONAL INVOLUNTARY MO10 BILIZATION DUTY AUTHORITIES EXEMPT 

11 FROM FIVE-YEAR LIMIT ON REEMPLOYMENT 

12 RIGHTS OF PERSONS WHO SERVE IN THE UNI13 FORMED SERVICES. 

14 Section 4312(c)(4)(A) of title 38, United States Code, 

15 is amended by inserting after ‘‘12304,’’ the following: 

16 ‘‘12304a, 12304b,’’. 

17 SEC. 563. EXPANSION OF OUTREACH FOR VETERANS 

18 TRANSITIONING FROM SERVING ON ACTIVE 

19 DUTY. 

20 (a) EXPANSION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 5(c)(5) 

21 of the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans 

22 Act (Public Law 114–2; 38 U.S.C. 1712A note) is amend23 ed— 

24 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

25 and inserting a semicolon; 
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1 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 

2 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub4 paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(E) conducts outreach to individuals 

6 transitioning from serving on active duty in the 

7 Armed Forces who are participating in the 

8 Transition Assistance Program of the Depart9 ment of Defense or other similar transition pro10 grams to inform such individuals of the commu11 nity oriented veteran peer support network 

12 under paragraph (1) and other support pro13 grams and opportunities that are available to 

14 such individuals.’’. 

15 (b) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION IN INTERIM RE16 PORT.—Section 5(d)(1) of the Clay Hunt Suicide Preven17 tion for American Veterans Act (Public Law 114–2; 38 

18 U.S.C. 1712A note) is amended— 

19 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

20 and inserting a semicolon; 

21 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 

22 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

23 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub24 paragraph: 

25 ‘‘(E) the number of veterans who— 
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1 ‘‘(i) received outreach from the Depart2 ment of Veterans Affairs while serving on 

3 active duty as a member of the Armed 

4 Forces; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) participated in a peer support 

6 program under the pilot program for vet7 erans transitioning from serving on active 

8 duty.’’. 

9 Subtitle F—Defense Dependents’ 

10 Education and Military Family 

11 Readiness Matters 

12 SEC. 571. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL 

13 EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DE14 PENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

15 FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CI16 VILIAN EMPLOYEES. 

17 (a) ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT

18 NUMBERS OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Of the 

19 amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 

20 by section 301 and available for operation and maintenance 

21 for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table 

22 in section 4301, $25,000,000 shall be available only for the 

23 purpose of providing assistance to local educational agen24 cies under subsection (a) of section 572 of the National De-
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1 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 

2 109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 

3 (b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In this 

4 section, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the mean5 ing given that term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary 

6 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). 

7 SEC. 572. IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DIS8 ABILITIES. 

9 Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 

10 year 2016 pursuant to section 301 and available for oper11 ation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as speci12 fied in the funding table in section 4301, $5,000,000 shall 

13 be available for payments under section 363 of the Floyd 

14 D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

15 Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 

16 114 Stat. 1654A–77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a). 

17 SEC. 573. AUTHORITY TO USE APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO 

18 SUPPORT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STU19 DENT MEAL PROGRAMS IN DOMESTIC DE20 PENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 

21 SCHOOLS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED 

22 STATES. 

23 (a) AUTHORITY.—Section 2243 of title 10, United 

24 States Code, is amended— 

25 (1) in subsection (a)— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘the defense dependents’ 

2 education system’’ and inserting ‘‘overseas de3 fense dependents’ schools’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘students enrolled in that 

5 system’’ and inserting ‘‘students enrolled in such 

6 a school’’; 

7 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Department of 

8 Defense dependents’ schools which are located outside 

9 the United States’’ and inserting ‘‘overseas defense de10 pendents’ schools’’; and 

11 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub12 section: 

13 ‘‘(e) OVERSEAS DEFENSE DEPENDENTS’ SCHOOL DE14 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘overseas defense depend15 ents’ school’ means the following: 

16 ‘‘(1) A school established as part of the defense 

17 dependents’ education system provided for under the 

18 Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 

19 U.S.C. 921 et seq.). 

20 ‘‘(2) An elementary or secondary school estab21 lished pursuant to section 2164 of this title that is lo22 cated in a territory, commonwealth, or possession of 

23 the United States.’’. 

24 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
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1 (1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 

2 2243 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 

3 read as follows: 

4 ‘‘§ 2243. Authority to use appropriated funds to sup5 port student meal programs in overseas 

6 defense dependents’ schools’’. 

7 (2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 

8 at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 134 of 

9 title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 

10 the item relating to section 2243 and inserting the 

11 following new item: 

‘‘2243. Authority to use appropriated funds to support student meal programs in 

overseas defense dependents’ schools.’’. 

12 SEC. 574. FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR IMMEDIATE 

13 FAMILY MEMBERS OF MEMBERS OF THE 

14 ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO SPECIAL OPER15 ATIONS FORCES. 

16 (a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT PRO17 GRAMS .—Section 554(f) of the National Defense Authoriza18 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 

19 U.S.C. 1785 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and in20 serting ‘‘2018’’. 

21 (b) MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 

22 Subsection (g) of section 554 of the National Defense Au23 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 

24 10 U.S.C. 1785 note) is amended to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(g) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 

3 2016, and each March 1 thereafter though the conclu4 sion of the pilot programs conducted under subsection 

5 (a), the Commander, in coordination with the Under 

6 Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 

7 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 

8 report describing the progress made in achieving the 

9 goals of the pilot programs. 

10 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—Each report under 

11 this subsection shall include the following for each 

12 pilot program: 

13 ‘‘(A) A description of the pilot program to 

14 address family support requirements not being 

15 provided by the Secretary of a military depart16 ment to immediate family members of members 

17 of the Armed Forces assigned to special oper18 ations forces. 

19 ‘‘(B) An assessment of the impact of the 

20 pilot program on the readiness of members of the 

21 Armed Forces assigned to special operations 

22 forces. 

23 ‘‘(C) A comparison of the pilot program to 

24 other programs conducted by the Secretaries of 

25 the military departments to provide family sup-
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1 port to immediate family members of members of 

2 the Armed Forces. 

3 ‘‘(D) Recommendations for incorporating 

4 the lessons learned from the pilot program into 

5 family support programs conducted by the Secre6 taries of the military departments. 

7 ‘‘(E) Any other matters considered appro8 priate by the Commander or the Under Sec9 retary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.’’. 

10 Subtitle G—Decorations and 

11 Awards 

12 SEC. 581. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE DISTIN13 GUISHED-SERVICE CROSS FOR ACTS OF EX14 TRAORDINARY HEROISM DURING THE KO15 REAN WAR. 

16 Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in sec17 tion 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time 

18 limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals 

19 to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the Secretary 

20 of the Army may award the Distinguished-Service Cross 

21 under section 3742 of such title to Edward Halcomb who, 

22 while serving in Korea as a member of the United States 

23 Army in the grade of Private First Class in Company B, 

24 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Divi25 sion, distinguished himself by acts of extraordinary heroism 
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1 from August 20, 1950, to October 19, 1950, during the Ko2 rean War. 

3 Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reports 

4 and Other Matters 

5 SEC. 591. COORDINATION WITH NON-GOVERNMENT SUI6 CIDE PREVENTION ORGANIZATIONS AND 

7 AGENCIES TO ASSIST IN REDUCING SUICIDES 

8 BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

9 (a) DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY.—The Secretary of De10 fense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military 

11 departments, may develop a policy to coordinate the efforts 

12 of the Department of Defense and non-government suicide 

13 prevention organizations regarding— 

14 (1) the use of such non-government organizations 

15 to reduce the number of suicides among members of 

16 the Armed Forces by comprehensively addressing the 

17 needs of members of the Armed Forces who have been 

18 identified as being at risk of suicide; 

19 (2) the delineation of the responsibilities within 

20 the Department of Defense regarding interaction with 

21 such organizations; 

22 (3) the collection of data regarding the efficacy 

23 and cost of coordinating with such organizations; and 
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1 (4) the preparation and preservation of any re2 porting material the Secretary determines necessary 

3 to carry out the policy. 

4 (b) SUICIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS.—The Secretary of 

5 Defense is authorized to take any necessary measures to pre6 vent suicides by members of the Armed Forces, including 

7 by facilitating the access of members of the Armed Forces 

8 to successful non-governmental treatment regimen. 

9 SEC. 592. EXTENSION OF SEMIANNUAL REPORTS ON THE 

10 INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION OF MEMBERS OF 

11 THE ARMED FORCES. 

12 Section 525(a) of the National Defense Authorization 

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

14 1724) is amended by striking ‘‘calendar years 2013 and 

15 2014’’ and ‘‘each of calendar years 2013 through 2017’’. 

16 SEC. 593. REPORT ON PRELIMINARY MENTAL HEALTH 

17 SCREENINGS FOR INDIVIDUALS BECOMING 

18 MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

19 (a) REPORT ON RECOMMENDATIONS IN CONNECTION

20 WITH SCREENINGS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

21 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

22 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

23 and the House of Representatives a report on the feasibility 

24 of conducting, before the enlistment or accession of an indi25 vidual into the Armed Forces, a mental health screening 
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1 of the individual to bring mental health screenings to parity 

2 with physical screenings of prospective members. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 

4 include the following: 

5 (1) Recommendations with respect to estab6 lishing a secure, electronically-based preliminary 

7 mental health screening of new members of the Armed 

8 Forces. 

9 (2) Recommendations with respect to the com10 position of the mental health screening, evidenced11 based best practices, and how to track changes in 

12 mental health screenings relating to traumatic brain 

13 injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other 

14 conditions. 

15 SEC. 594. REPORT REGARDING NEW RULEMAKING UNDER 

16 THE MILITARY LENDING ACT AND DEFENSE 

17 MANPOWER DATA CENTER REPORTS AND 

18 MEETINGS. 

19 (a) REPORT ON NEW MILITARY LENDING ACT RULE20 MAKING.—Not later than 60 days after the issuance by the 

21 Secretary of Defense of the regulation issued with regard 

22 to section 987 of title 10, United States Code (commonly 

23 known as the Military Lending Act), and part of 232 of 

24 title 32, Code of Federal Regulations (its implementing reg-
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1 ulation), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional de2 fense committees a report that discusses— 

3 (1) the ability and reliability of the Defense 

4 Manpower Data Center in meeting real-time requests 

5 for accurate information needed to make a determina6 tion regarding whether a borrower is covered by the 

7 Military Lending Act; or 

8 (2) an alternate mechanism or mechanisms for 

9 identifying such covered borrowers. 

10 (b) DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER REPORTS

11 AND MEETINGS.— 

12 (1) REPORTS ON ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, AND

13 INTEGRITY OF SYSTEMS.—The Director of the Defense 

14 Manpower Data Center shall submit to the congres15 sional defense committees reports on the accuracy, re16 liability, and integrity of the Defense Manpower Data 

17 Center systems used to identify covered borrowers and 

18 covered policyholders under military consumer protec19 tion laws. The first report is due six months after the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act, and the Director 

21 shall submit additional reports every six months 

22 thereafter through December 31, 2020, to show im23 provements in the accuracy, reliability, and integrity 

24 of such systems. 
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1 (2) REPORT ON PLAN TO STRENGTHEN CAPABILI2 TIES.—Not later than six months after the date of the 

3 enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense 

4 Manpower Data Center shall submit to the congres5 sional defense committees a report on plans to 

6 strengthen the capabilities of the Defense Manpower 

7 Data Center systems, including staffing levels and 

8 funding, in order to improve the identification of cov9 ered borrowers and covered policyholders under mili10 tary consumer protection laws. 

11 (3) MEETINGS WITH PRIVATE SECTOR USERS OF

12 SYSTEMS.—The Director of the Defense Manpower 

13 Data Center shall meet regularly with private sector 

14 users of Defense Manpower Data Center systems used 

15 to identify covered borrowers and covered policy16 holders under military consumer protection laws to 

17 learn about issues facing such users and to develop 

18 ways of addressing such issues. The first meeting pur19 suant to this requirement shall take place with three 

20 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

21 SEC. 595. REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT CAREER FIELD 

22 MANNING SHORTFALLS. 

23 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro24 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

25 year 2016 for operation and maintenance for the Office of 
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1 the Secretary of the Air Force, not more than 85 percent 

2 may be obligated or expended until a period of 15 days 

3 has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of 

4 the Air Force submits to the congressional defense commit5 tees the report described in subsection (b). 

6 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

8 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

9 Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense 

10 committees a report on remotely piloted aircraft ca11 reer field manning levels and actions the Air Force 

12 will take to rectify personnel shortfalls. 

13 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 

14 paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 

15 (A) A description of current and projected 

16 manning requirements and inventory levels for 

17 remotely piloted aircraft systems. 

18 (B) A description of rated and non-rated of19 ficer and enlisted manning policies for author20 ization and inventory levels in effect for remotely 

21 piloted aircraft systems and units, to include 

22 whether remotely piloted aircraft duty is consid23 ered as a permanent Air Force Specialty Code or 

24 treated as an ancillary single assignment duty, 

25 and if both are used, the division of authoriza-
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1 tions between permanently assigned personnel 

2 and those who will return to a different primary 

3 career field. 

4 (C) Comparisons to other Air Force manned 

5 combat aircraft systems and units with respect 

6 to personnel policies, manpower authorization 

7 levels, and projected personnel inventory. 

8 (D) Identification and assessment of miti9 gation actions to increase unit manning levels, 

10 including recruitment and retention bonuses, in11 centive pay, use of enlisted personnel, and in12 creased weighting to remotely piloted aircraft 

13 personnel on promotion boards, and to ensure 

14 the school house for remotely piloted aircraft per15 sonnel is sufficient to meet increased manning 

16 demands. 

17 (E) Analysis demonstrating the require18 ments determination for how remotely piloted 

19 aircraft pilot and sensor operators are selected, 

20 including whether individuals are prior rated or 

21 non-rated qualified, what prerequisite training 

22 or experience is necessary, and required and 

23 types of basic and advanced qualification train24 ing for each mission design series of remotely pi25 loted aircraft in the Air Force inventory. 
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1 (F) Recommendations for changes to exist2 ing legislation required to implement mitigation 

3 actions. 

4 (G) An assessment of the authorization lev5 els of government civilian and contractor sup6 port required for sufficiency of remotely piloted 

7 aircraft career field manning. 

8 (H) A description and associated timeline 

9 of actions the Air Force will take to increase re10 motely piloted aircraft career field manpower 

11 authorizations and manning levels to at least the 

12 equal of the normative levels of manning and 

13 readiness of all other combat aircraft career 

14 fields. 

15 (I) A description of any other matters con16 cerning remotely piloted aircraft career field 

17 manning levels the Secretary of the Air Force de18 termines to be appropriate. 

19 (3) FORM.—The report required under para20 graph (1) may be submitted in classified form, but 

21 shall also contain an unclassified executive summary 

22 and may contain an unclassified annex. 

23 (4) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORT.—If any infor24 mation required under paragraph (1) has been in25 cluded in another report or notification previously 
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1 submitted to Congress by law, the Secretary of the Air 

2 Force may provide a list of such reports and notifica3 tions at the time of submitting the report required 

4 under this subsection in lieu of including such infor5 mation in the report. 

6 TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 

7 OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 

Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 

Sec. 601. No fiscal year 2016 increase in military basic pay for general and flag 

officers. 

Sec. 602. Limitation on eligibility for supplemental subsistence allowances to 

members serving outside the United States and associated territory. 

Sec. 603. Phased-in modification of percentage of national average monthly cost 

of housing usable in computation of basic allowance for housing 

inside the United States. 

Sec. 604. Extension of authority to provide temporary increase in rates of basic 

allowance for housing under certain circumstances. 

Sec. 605. Availability of information under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. 

Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 

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

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

health care professionals. 

Sec. 613. One-year extension of special pay and bonus authorities for nuclear officers. 

Sec. 614. One-year extension of authorities relating to title 37 consolidated special 

pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities. 

Sec. 615. One-year extension of authorities relating to payment of other title 37 

bonuses and special pays. 

Sec. 616. Increase in maximum annual amount of nuclear officer bonus pay. 

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

officers. 

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

to refer persons for enlistment in the Army. 

Subtitle C—Travel and Transportation Allowances 

Sec. 621. Transportation to transfer ceremonies for family and next of kin of 

members of the Armed Forces who die overseas during humanitarian operations. 

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

Sec. 623. Study and report on policy changes to the Joint Travel Regulations. 
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Subtitle D—Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits 

PART I—RETIRED PAY REFORM

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

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

Savings Plan. 

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

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

Sec. 635. Effective date and implementation. 

PART II—OTHER MATTERS

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

the Survivor Benefit Plan. 

Subtitle E—Commissary and Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality Benefits 

and Operations 

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

the military exchange system. 

Sec. 652. Comptroller General of the United States report on the Commissary 

Surcharge, Non-appropriated Fund, and Privately-Financed 

Major Construction Program. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters 

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

Armed Forces. 

Sec. 662. Recordation of obligations for installment payments of incentive pays, 

allowances, and similar benefits when payment is due. 

1 Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 

2 SEC. 601. NO FISCAL YEAR 2016 INCREASE IN MILITARY 

3 BASIC PAY FOR GENERAL AND FLAG OFFI4 CERS. 

5 Section 203(a)(2) of title 37, United States Code, shall 

6 be applied for rates of basic pay payable for commissioned 

7 officers in pay grades O–7 through O–10 during calendar 

8 year 2016 by using the rate of pay for level II of the Execu9 tive Schedule in effect during 2014. The rates of basic pay 

10 payable for such officers shall not increase during calendar 

11 year 2016. 
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1 SEC. 602. LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL 

2 SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS 

3 SERVING OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND 

4 ASSOCIATED TERRITORY. 

5 Section 402a(b) of title 37, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and para8 graph (4)’’ after ‘‘subsection (d)’’; and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following new para10 graph: 

11 ‘‘(4) After September 30, 2016, a member is eligible 

12 for a supplemental subsistence allowance under this section 

13 only if the member is serving outside the United States, 

14 the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 

15 Islands, or Guam.’’. 

16 SEC. 603. PHASED-IN MODIFICATION OF PERCENTAGE OF 

17 NATIONAL AVERAGE MONTHLY COST OF 

18 HOUSING USABLE IN COMPUTATION OF 

19 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING INSIDE 

20 THE UNITED STATES. 

21 Section 403(b)(3)(B) of title 37, United States Code, 

22 is amended by striking ‘‘may not exceed one percent.’’ and 

23 inserting the following: ‘‘may not exceed the following: 

24 ‘‘(i) One percent for months occurring during 

25 2015. 
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1 ‘‘(ii) Two percent for months occurring during 

2 2016. 

3 ‘‘(iii) Three percent for months occurring during 

4 2017. 

5 ‘‘(iv) Four percent for months occurring during 

6 2018. 

7 ‘‘(v) Five percent for months occurring after 

8 2018.’’. 

9 SEC. 604. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TEM10 PORARY INCREASE IN RATES OF BASIC AL11 LOWANCE FOR HOUSING UNDER CERTAIN 

12 CIRCUMSTANCES. 

13 Section 403(b)(7)(E) of title 37, United States Code, 

14 is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

16 SEC. 605. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION UNDER THE 

17 FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT OF 2008. 

18 In administering the supplemental nutrition assist19 ance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act 

20 of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture 

21 shall ensure that any safeguards that prevent the use or dis22 closure of information obtained from applicant households 

23 shall not prevent the use of that information by, or the dis24 closure of that information to, the Secretary of Defense for 

25 purposes of determining the number of applicant households 
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1 that contain one or more members of a regular component 

2 or reserve component of the Armed Forces. 

3 Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special 

4 and Incentive Pays 

5 SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND 

6 SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE 

7 FORCES. 

8 The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 

9 are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘December 31, 2016’’: 

11 (1) Section 308b(g), relating to Selected Reserve 

12 reenlistment bonus. 

13 (2) Section 308c(i), relating to Selected Reserve 

14 affiliation or enlistment bonus. 

15 (3) Section 308d(c), relating to special pay for 

16 enlisted members assigned to certain high-priority 

17 units. 

18 (4) Section 308g(f)(2), relating to Ready Reserve 

19 enlistment bonus for persons without prior service. 

20 (5) Section 308h(e), relating to Ready Reserve 

21 enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 

22 prior service. 

23 (6) Section 308i(f), relating to Selected Reserve 

24 enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 

25 prior service. 
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1 (7) Section 478a(e), relating to reimbursement of 

2 travel expenses for inactive-duty training outside of 

3 normal commuting distance. 

4 (8) Section 910(g), relating to income replace5 ment payments for reserve component members expe6 riencing extended and frequent mobilization for active 

7 duty service. 

8 SEC. 612. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND 

9 SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR HEALTH 

10 CARE PROFESSIONALS. 

11 (a) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections 

12 of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking 

13 ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’: 

14 (1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer 

15 candidate accession program. 

16 (2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of 

17 education loans for certain health professionals who 

18 serve in the Selected Reserve. 

19 (b) TITLE 37 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections of 

20 title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘De21 cember 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’: 

22 (1) Section 302c-1(f), relating to accession and 

23 retention bonuses for psychologists. 

24 (2) Section 302d(a)(1), relating to accession 

25 bonus for registered nurses. 
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1 (3) Section 302e(a)(1), relating to incentive spe2 cial pay for nurse anesthetists. 

3 (4) Section 302g(e), relating to special pay for 

4 Selected Reserve health professionals in critically 

5 short wartime specialties. 

6 (5) Section 302h(a)(1), relating to accession 

7 bonus for dental officers. 

8 (6) Section 302j(a), relating to accession bonus 

9 for pharmacy officers. 

10 (7) Section 302k(f), relating to accession bonus 

11 for medical officers in critically short wartime spe12 cialties. 

13 (8) Section 302l(g), relating to accession bonus 

14 for dental specialist officers in critically short war15 time specialties. 

16 SEC. 613. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY AND 

17 BONUS AUTHORITIES FOR NUCLEAR OFFI18 CERS. 

19 The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 

20 are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘December 31, 2016’’: 

22 (1) Section 312(f), relating to special pay for 

23 nuclear-qualified officers extending period of active 

24 service. 
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1 (2) Section 312b(c), relating to nuclear career 

2 accession bonus. 

3 (3) Section 312c(d), relating to nuclear career 

4 annual incentive bonus. 

5 SEC. 614. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT6 ING TO TITLE 37 CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL 

7 PAY, INCENTIVE PAY, AND BONUS AUTHORI8 TIES. 

9 The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 

10 are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘December 31, 2016’’: 

12 (1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus au13 thority for enlisted members. 

14 (2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus au15 thority for officers. 

16 (3) Section 333(i), relating to special bonus and 

17 incentive pay authorities for nuclear officers. 

18 (4) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation 

19 incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. 

20 (5) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and 

21 incentive pay authorities for officers in health profes22 sions. 

23 (6) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus 

24 for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Re25 serve Officers’ Training Corps. 
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1 (7) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty 

2 pay. 

3 (8) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or 

4 special duty pay. 

5 (9) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay 

6 or proficiency bonus. 

7 (10) Section 355(h), relating to retention incen8 tives for members qualified in critical military skills 

9 or assigned to high priority units. 

10 SEC. 615. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELAT11 ING TO PAYMENT OF OTHER TITLE 37 BO12 NUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS. 

13 The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 

14 are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘December 31, 2016’’: 

16 (1) Section 301b(a), relating to aviation officer 

17 retention bonus. 

18 (2) Section 307a(g), relating to assignment in19 centive pay. 

20 (3) Section 308(g), relating to reenlistment 

21 bonus for active members. 

22 (4) Section 309(e), relating to enlistment bonus. 

23 (5) Section 316a(g), relating to incentive pay for 

24 members of precommissioning programs pursuing for25 eign language proficiency. 
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1 (6) Section 324(g), relating to accession bonus 

2 for new officers in critical skills. 

3 (7) Section 326(g), relating to incentive bonus 

4 for conversion to military occupational specialty to 

5 ease personnel shortage. 

6 (8) Section 327(h), relating to incentive bonus 

7 for transfer between Armed Forces. 

8 (9) Section 330(f), relating to accession bonus for 

9 officer candidates. 

10 SEC. 616. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM ANNUAL AMOUNT OF NU11 CLEAR OFFICER BONUS PAY. 

12 Section 333(d)(1)(A) of title 37, United States Code, 

13 is amended by striking ‘‘$35,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000’’. 

14 SEC. 617. MODIFICATION TO SPECIAL AVIATION INCENTIVE 

15 PAY AND BONUS AUTHORITIES FOR OFFI16 CERS. 

17 (a) CLARIFICATION OF SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY TO

18 SET REQUIREMENTS FOR AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY ELIGI19 BILITY.—Subsection (a) of section 334 of title 37, United 

20 States Code, is amended— 

21 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 

22 (4), and (5) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and 

23 (E), respectively, and moving the margin of such sub24 paragraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right; 
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) INCENTIVE PAY AUTHORIZED.—The Sec4 retary’’; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following new para6 graph (2): 

7 ‘‘(2) OFFICERS NOT CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN

8 FLYING DUTY.—The Secretary concerned may pay 

9 aviation incentive pay under this section to an officer 

10 who is otherwise qualified for such pay but who is not 

11 currently engaged in the performance of operational 

12 flying duty or proficiency flying duty if the Secretary 

13 determines, under regulations prescribed under sec14 tion 374 of this title, that payment of aviation incen15 tive pay to that officer is in the best interests of the 

16 service.’’. 

17 (b) RESTORATION OF AUTHORITY TO PAY AVIATION

18 INCENTIVE PAY TO MEDICAL OFFICERS PERFORMING

19 FLIGHT SURGEON DUTIES.—Subsection (h)(1) of such sec20 tion is amended by striking ‘‘(except a flight surgeon or 

21 other medical officer)’’. 

22 (c) INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF AVIATION

23 SPECIAL PAYS FOR FLYING DUTY OF REMOTELY PILOTED

24 AIRCRAFT.—Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended— 
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1 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘exceed 

2 $850 per month; and’’ and inserting ‘‘exceed— 

3 ‘‘(i) $1,000 per month for officers per4 forming qualifying flying duty relating to 

5 remotely piloted aircraft (RPA); or 

6 ‘‘(ii) $850 per month for officers per7 forming other qualifying flying duty; and’’; 

8 and 

9 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$25,000’’ 

10 and all that follows and inserting ‘‘, for each 12- 

11 month period of obligated service agreed to under sub12 section (d)— 

13 ‘‘(i) $35,000 for officers performing 

14 qualifying flying duty relating to remotely 

15 piloted aircraft; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) $25,000 for officers performing 

17 other qualifying flying duty.’’. 

18 (d) AUTHORITY TO PAY AVIATION BONUS AND SKILL

19 INCENTIVE PAY TO OFFICERS SIMULTANEOUSLY.—Sub20 section (f) of such section is amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘353’’ and in22 serting ‘‘353(a)’’; and 

23 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘a payment’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘a bonus payment’’; and 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘353’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘353(b)’’. 

3 (e) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2016, the 

4 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de5 fense committees a report setting forth the empirical case 

6 for an increase in special and incentive pay for aviation 

7 officers in order to address a specific, statistically-based re8 tention problem with respect to such officers. The report 

9 shall include the results of a study, conducted by the Sec10 retary in connection with the case, on a market-based com11 pensation approach to the retention of such officers that 

12 considers the pay and allowances offered by commercial air13 lines to pilots and the propensity of pilots to leave the Air 

14 Force to become commercial airline pilots. 

15 SEC. 618. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE AUTHORITY TO PAY BONUS 

16 TO ENCOURAGE ARMY PERSONNEL TO REFER 

17 PERSONS FOR ENLISTMENT IN THE ARMY. 

18 (a) REPEAL.—Section 3252 of title 10, United States 

19 Code, is repealed. 

20 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

21 the beginning of chapter 333 of such title is amended by 

22 striking the item relating to section 3252. 
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1 Subtitle C—Travel and 

2 Transportation Allowances 

3 SEC. 621. TRANSPORTATION TO TRANSFER CEREMONIES 

4 FOR FAMILY AND NEXT OF KIN OF MEMBERS 

5 OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO DIE OVERSEAS 

6 DURING HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS. 

7 Section 481f(e)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is 

8 amended by inserting ‘‘(including during a humanitarian 

9 relief operation)’’ after ‘‘located or serving overseas’’. 

10 SEC. 622. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE SPECIAL TRAVEL AND 

11 TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE FOR SUR12 VIVORS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE 

13 ARMED FORCES FROM THE VIETNAM CON14 FLICT. 

15 (a) REPEAL AND REDESIGNATION.—Section 481f of 

16 title 37, United States Code, is amended— 

17 (1) by striking subsection (d); and 

18 (2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and 

19 (h) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively. 

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO CROSS REF21 ERENCE.—Section 2493(a)(4)(B)(ii) of title 10, United 

22 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 481f(e)’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘section 481f(d)’’. 
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1 SEC. 623. STUDY AND REPORT ON POLICY CHANGES TO THE 

2 JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS. 

3 (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 

4 States shall conduct a study on the impact of the policy 

5 changes to the Joint Travel Regulations for the Uniformed 

6 Service Members and Department of Defense Civilian Em7 ployees related to flat rate per diem for long term tem8 porary duty travel that took effect on November 1, 2014. 

9 The study shall assess the following: 

10 (1) The impact of such changes on shipyard 

11 workers who travel on long-term temporary duty as12 signments. 

13 (2) Whether such changes have discouraged em14 ployees of the Department of Defense, including civil15 ian employees at shipyards and depots, from volun16 teering for important temporary duty travel assign17 ments. 

18 (b) REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 2016, the Comp19 troller General shall submit to the Committee on Armed 

20 Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Serv21 ices of the House of Representatives a report on the study 

22 required by subsection (a). 
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1 Subtitle D—Disability Pay, Retired 

2 Pay, and Survivor Benefits 

3 PART I—RETIRED PAY REFORM 

4 SEC. 631. MODERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR MEM5 BERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. 

6 (a) REGULAR SERVICE.—Section 1409(b) of title 10, 

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

8 following new paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(4) MODERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— 

10 ‘‘(A) REDUCED MULTIPLIER FOR FULL TSP

11 MEMBERS.—Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), 

12 (2), and (3), in the case of a member who first 

13 becomes a member of the uniformed services on 

14 or after January 1, 2018, or a member who 

15 makes the election described in subparagraph (B) 

16 (referred to as a ‘full TSP member’)— 

17 ‘‘(i) paragraph (1)(A) shall be applied 

by substituting ‘2’ for ‘21 18 ⁄2’; 

19 ‘‘(ii) clause (i) of paragraph (3)(B) 

20 shall be applied by substituting ‘60 percent’ 

21 for ‘75 percent’; and 

22 ‘‘(iii) clause (ii)(I) of such paragraph 

shall be applied by substituting ‘2’ for ‘21 23 ⁄2’. 

24 ‘‘(B) ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE IN MOD25 ERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Pursuant to 
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1 subparagraph (C), a member of a uniformed 

2 service serving on December 31, 2017, who has 

3 served in the uniformed services for fewer than 

4 12 years as of December 31, 2017, may elect, in 

5 exchange for the reduced multipliers described in 

6 subparagraph (A) for purposes of calculating the 

7 retired pay of the member, to receive Thrift Sav8 ings Plan contributions pursuant to section 

9 8440e(e) of title 5. 

10 ‘‘(C) ELECTION PERIOD.— 

11 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

12 in clauses (ii) and (iii), a member of a uni13 formed service described in subparagraph 

14 (B) may make the election authorized by 

15 that subparagraph only during the period 

16 that begins on January 1, 2018, and ends 

17 on December 31, 2018. 

18 ‘‘(ii) HARDSHIP EXTENSION.—The Sec19 retary concerned may extend the election 

20 period described in clause (i) for a member 

21 who experiences a hardship as determined 

22 by the Secretary concerned. 

23 ‘‘(iii) EFFECT OF BREAK IN SERV24 ICE.—A member of a uniformed service who 

25 returns to service after a break in service 
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1 that occurs during the election period speci2 fied in clause (i) shall make the election de3 scribed in subparagraph (B) within 30 days 

4 after the date of the reentry into service of 

5 the member. 

6 ‘‘(D) NO RETROACTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS

7 PURSUANT TO ELECTION.—Thrift Savings Plan 

8 contributions may not be made for a member 

9 making an election pursuant to subparagraph 

10 (B) for any period beginning before the date of 

11 the member’s election under that subparagraph 

12 by reason of the member’s election. 

13 ‘‘(E) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary con14 cerned shall prescribe regulations to implement 

15 this paragraph.’’. 

16 (b) NON-REGULAR SERVICE.—Section 12739 of title 

17 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

18 the following new subsection: 

19 ‘‘(f) MODERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— 

20 ‘‘(1) REDUCED MULTIPLIER FOR FULL TSP MEM21 BERS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a) or (c), in the 

22 case of a person who first performs reserve component 

23 service on or after January 1, 2018, after not having 

24 performed regular or reserve component service on or 

25 before that date, or a person who makes the election 
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1 described in paragraph (2) (referred to as a ‘full TSP 

2 member’)— 

3 ‘‘(A) subsection (a)(2) shall be applied by 

substituting ‘2 percent’ for ‘21 4 ⁄2 percent’; 

5 ‘‘(B) subparagraph (A) of subsection (c)(2) 

6 shall be applied by substituting ‘60 percent’ for 

7 ‘75 percent’; and 

8 ‘‘(C) subparagraph (B)(ii) of such sub9 section shall be applied by substituting ‘2 percent’ for ‘21 10 ⁄2 percent’. 

11 ‘‘(2) ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE IN MODERNIZED

12 RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to subpara14 graph (B), a person performing reserve compo15 nent service on December 31, 2017, who has per16 formed fewer than 12 years of service as of De17 cember 31, 2017 (as computed in accordance 

18 with section 12733 of this title), may elect, in ex19 change for the reduced multipliers described in 

20 paragraph (1) for purposes of calculating the re21 tired pay of the person, to receive Thrift Savings 

22 Plan contributions pursuant to section 8440e(e) 

23 of title 5. 

24 ‘‘(B) ELECTION PERIOD.— 
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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

2 in clauses (ii) and (iii), a person described 

3 in subparagraph (A) may make the election 

4 described in that subparagraph during the 

5 period that begins on January 1, 2018, and 

6 ends on December 31, 2018. 

7 ‘‘(ii) HARDSHIP EXTENSION.—The Sec8 retary concerned may extend the election 

9 period described in clause (i) for a person 

10 who experiences a hardship as determined 

11 by the Secretary concerned. 

12 ‘‘(iii) PERSONS EXPERIENCING BREAK

13 IN SERVICE.—A person returning to reserve 

14 component service after a break in reserve 

15 component service in which falls the election 

16 period specified in clause (i) shall make the 

17 election described in subparagraph (A) on 

18 the date of the reentry into service of the 

19 person. 

20 ‘‘(C) NO RETROACTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS

21 PURSUANT TO ELECTION.—Thrift Savings Plan 

22 contributions may not be made for a person 

23 making an election pursuant to subparagraph 

24 (A) for any pay period beginning before the date 
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1 of the person’s election under that subparagraph 

2 by reason of the person’s election. 

3 ‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary concerned 

4 shall prescribe regulations to implement this sub5 section.’’. 

6 (c) COORDINATING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER RETIRE7 MENT AUTHORITIES.— 

8 (1) DISABILITY, WARRANT OFFICERS, AND DOPMA

9 RETIRED PAY.— 

10 (A) COMPUTATION OF RETIRED PAY.—The 

11 table in section 1401(a) of title 10, United States 

12 Code, is amended— 

13 (i) in paragraph (1) in column 2 of 

formula number 1, by striking ‘‘21 14 ⁄2% of 

15 years of service credited to him under sec16 tion 1208’’ and inserting ‘‘the retired pay 

17 multiplier determined for the member under 

18 section 1409 of this title’’; and 

19 (ii) in paragraph (1) in column 2 of 

formula number 2, by striking ‘‘21 20 ⁄2% of 

21 years of service credited to him under sec22 tion 1208’’ and inserting ‘‘the retired pay 

23 multiplier determined for the member under 

24 section 1409 of this title’’; and 
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1 (iii) in column 2 of each of formula 

2 number 4 and formula number 5, by strik3 ing ‘‘section 1409(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec4 tion 1409’’. 

5 (B) CLARIFICATION REGARDING MODERN6 IZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Section 1401a(b) of 

7 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

8 (i) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 

9 paragraph (6); and 

10 (ii) by inserting after paragraph (4) 

11 the following new paragraph (5): 

12 ‘‘(5) ADJUSTMENTS FOR PARTICIPANTS IN MOD13 ERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Notwithstanding 

14 paragraph (3), if a member or former member par15 ticipates in the modernized retirement system by rea16 son of section 1409(b)(4) of this title (including pur17 suant to an election under subparagraph (B) of that 

18 section), the Secretary shall increase the retired pay 

19 of such member in accordance with paragraph (2).’’. 

20 (2) 15-YEAR CAREER STATUS BONUS.—Section 

21 354 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 

22 (A) in subsection (f)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘If a’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘(1) If a’’; and 
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1 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

2 new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(2) If a person who is paid a bonus under this section 

4 subsequently makes an election described in section 

5 1409(b)(4)(B) of title 10, the person shall repay any bonus 

6 payments received under this section in the same manner 

7 as repayments are made under section 373 of this title.’’; 

8 and 

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

10 subsection: 

11 ‘‘(g) SUNSET AND CONTINUATION OF PAYMENTS.—(1) 

12 A Secretary concerned may not pay a new bonus under 

13 this section after December 31, 2017. 

14 ‘‘(2) Subject to subsection (f)(2), the Secretary con15 cerned may continue to make payments for bonuses that 

16 were awarded under this section on or before the date speci17 fied in paragraph (1).’’. 

18 (3) APPLICATION TO NATIONAL OCEANIC AND AT19 MOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED

20 CORPS.—Paragraph (2) of section 245(a) of the Na21 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

22 Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 

23 3045(a)) is amended to read as follows: 

24 ‘‘(2) the retired pay multiplier determined under 

25 section 1409 of such title for the number of years of 
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1 service that may be credited to the officer under sec2 tion 1405 of such title as if the officer’s service were 

3 service as a member of the Armed Forces.’’. 

4 (4) APPLICATION TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERV5 ICE.—Section 211(a)(4) of the Public Health Service 

6 Act (42 U.S.C. 212(a)(4)) is amended— 

7 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

(A), by striking ‘‘at the rate of 2 1 8 ⁄2 per centum 

9 of the basic pay of the highest grade held by him 

10 as such officer’’ and inserting ‘‘calculated by 

11 multiplying the retired pay base determined 

12 under section 1406 of title 10, United States 

13 Code, by the retired pay multiplier determined 

14 under section 1409 of such title for the numbers 

15 of years of service credited to the officer under 

16 this paragraph’’; and 

17 (B) in the matter following subparagraph 

18 (B)(iii)— 

19 (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

20 ‘‘such pay, and’’ and inserting ‘‘such pay,’’; 

21 and 

22 (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

23 ‘‘such basic pay.’’ and inserting ‘‘such basic 

24 pay, and (E) in the case of any officer who 

25 participates in the modernized retirement 
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1 system by reason of section 1409(b) of title 

2 10, United States Code (including pursuant 

3 to an election under subparagraph (B) of 

4 that section), subparagraph (C) shall be ap5 plied by substituting ‘40 per centum’ for ‘50 

6 per centum’ each place the term appears.’’. 

7 (d) REPEAL OF REDUCED COST-OF-LIVING ADJUST8 MENTS FOR MEMBERS UNDER THE AGE OF 62.—The fol9 lowing amendments shall not take effect: 

10 (1) The amendments to be made by section 403 

11 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (Public Law 

12 113–67; 127 Stat. 1186), as amended by section 

13 10001(a) of the Department of Defense Appropria14 tions Act, 2014 (division C of Public Law 113–76; 

15 128 Stat. 151), section 2 of Public Law 113–82 (128 

16 Stat. 1009), and section 623 of the Carl Levin and 

17 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Author18 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 

19 291; 128 Stat. 3403). 

20 (2) The amendments to be made by section 

21 10001(b) of the Department of Defense Appropria22 tions Act, 2014. 
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1 SEC. 632. FULL PARTICIPATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNI2 FORMED SERVICES IN THE THRIFT SAVINGS 

3 PLAN. 

4 (a) MODERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— 

5 (1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 8440e(a) of title 5, 

6 United States Code, is amended by striking para7 graphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following new 

8 paragraphs: 

9 ‘‘(1) the term ‘basic pay’ means basic pay pay10 able under section 204 of title 37; 

11 ‘‘(2) the term ‘full TSP member’ means a mem12 ber described in subsection (e)(1); 

13 ‘‘(3) the term ‘member’ has the meaning given 

14 the term in section 211 of title 37; and 

15 ‘‘(4) the term ‘Secretary concerned’ has the 

16 meaning given the term in section 101 of title 37.’’. 

17 (2) TSP CONTRIBUTIONS.—Subsection (e) of sec18 tion 8440e of title 5, United States Code, is amended 

19 to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(e) MODERNIZED RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— 

21 ‘‘(1) TSP CONTRIBUTIONS.—Notwithstanding 

22 any other provision of law, the Secretary concerned 

23 shall make contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund, 

24 in accordance with section 8432 (except to the extent 

25 the requirements under such section are modified by 

26 this subsection), for the benefit of a member— 
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1 ‘‘(A) who first enters a uniformed service on 

2 or after January 1, 2018; or 

3 ‘‘(B) who— 

4 ‘‘(i) first entered a uniformed service 

5 before January 1, 2018; 

6 ‘‘(ii) has completed fewer than 12 

7 years of service in the uniformed services as 

8 of December 31, 2017; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) makes the election described in 

10 section 1409(b)(4)(B) or 12729(f)(2) of title 

11 10 to receive Thrift Savings Plan contribu12 tions under this subsection in exchange for 

13 the reduced multipliers described in section 

14 1409(b)(4)(A) or 12739(f)(1) of title 10, as 

15 applicable, for purposes of calculating the 

16 retired pay of the member. 

17 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount contrib18 uted under this subsection by the Secretary concerned 

19 for the benefit of a full TSP member for any pay pe20 riod shall not be more than 5 percent of the member’s 

21 basic pay for such pay period. Any such contribution 

22 under this subsection, though in accordance with sec23 tion 8432 as provided in paragraph (1), is instead of, 

24 and not in addition to, amounts contributable under 

25 section 8432 as provided in section 8432(c). 
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1 ‘‘(3) TIMING AND DURATION OF CONTRIBU2 TIONS.— 

3 ‘‘(A) AUTOMATIC CONTRIBUTIONS.—The 

4 Secretary concerned shall make a contribution 

5 described in section 8432(c)(1) under this sub6 section for the benefit of a member described in 

7 paragraph (1) for any pay period during the pe8 riod that— 

9 ‘‘(i) begins— 

10 ‘‘(I) on or after the day that is 60 

11 days afer the date the member first en12 ters a uniformed service, in the case of 

13 a member described in paragraph 

14 (1)(A); or 

15 ‘‘(II) on or after the date the 

16 member makes the election described in 

17 paragraph (1)(B), in the case of a 

18 member making such an election; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) ends on the day such member 

20 completes 26 years of service as a member 

21 of the uniformed services. 

22 ‘‘(B) MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Sec23 retary concerned shall make a contribution de24 scribed in section 8432(c)(2) under this sub25 section for the benefit of a member described in 
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1 paragraph (1) for any pay period during the pe2 riod that— 

3 ‘‘(i) begins— 

4 ‘‘(I) on or after the day that is 2 

5 years and 1 day after the date the 

6 member first enters a uniformed serv7 ice, in the case of a member described 

8 in paragraph (1)(A); or 

9 ‘‘(II) on or after the date the 

10 member makes the election described in 

11 paragraph (1)(B), in the case of a 

12 member making such an election; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) ends on the day such member 

14 completes 26 years of service as a member 

15 of the uniformed services. 

16 ‘‘(4) PROTECTIONS FOR SPOUSES AND FORMER

17 SPOUSES.—Section 8435 shall apply to a full TSP 

18 member in the same manner as such section is ap19 plied to an employee or Member under such section.’’. 

20 (b) AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT IN THRIFT SAVINGS

21 PLAN.—Section 8432(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, 

22 is amended— 

23 (1) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking ‘‘Mem24 bers’’ and inserting ‘‘(ii) Except in the case of a full 
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1 TSP member (as defined in section 8440e(a)), mem2 bers’’; 

3 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

4 ‘‘8440e(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘8440e(b)(1)’’; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub6 paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

8 paragraph, if a full TSP member (as defined in section 

9 8440e(a)) has declined automatic enrollment into the Thrift 

10 Savings Plan for a year, the full TSP member shall be auto11 matically reenrolled on January 1 of the succeeding year, 

12 with contributions under subsection (a) at the default per13 centage of basic pay.’’. 

14 (c) VESTING.— 

15 (1) TWO-YEARS OF SERVICE.—Section 8432(g)(2) 

16 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

17 (A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking 

18 ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; 

19 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

20 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

21 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(C) 2 years of service in the case of a member 

23 of the uniformed services.’’. 
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1 (2) SEPARATION.—Section 8432(g) of title 5, 

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

3 the following new paragraph: 

4 ‘‘(6) For purposes of this subsection, a member of the 

5 uniformed services shall be considered to have separated 

6 from Government employment if the member is discharged 

7 or released from service in the uniformed services.’’. 

8 (d) THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN DEFAULT INVESTMENT

9 FUND.—Section 8438(c)(2) of title 5, United States Code, 

10 is amended— 

11 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(A) Con12 sistent with the requirements of subparagraph (B), if 

13 an’’ and inserting ‘‘If an’’; and 

14 (2) by striking subparagraph (B). 

15 (e) REPEAL OF SEPARATE CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

16 AUTHORITY.— 

17 (1) REPEAL.—Section 211 of title 37, United 

18 States Code, is amended— 

19 (A) by striking subsection (d); and 

20 (B) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub21 section (d). 

22 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

23 8432b(c)(2)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is 

24 amended by striking ‘‘(including pursuant to an 

25 agreement under section 211(d) of title 37)’’. 
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1 SEC. 633. LUMP SUM PAYMENTS OF CERTAIN RETIRED PAY. 

2 (a) LUMP SUM PAYMENTS OF CERTAIN RETIRED

3 PAY.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 71 of title 10, United 

5 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing new section: 

7 ‘‘§ 1415. Lump sum payment of certain retired pay 

8 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 ‘‘(1) COVERED RETIRED PAY.—The term ‘covered 

10 retired pay’ means retired pay under— 

11 ‘‘(A) this title; 

12 ‘‘(B) title 14; 

13 ‘‘(C) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

14 Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act 

15 of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); or 

16 ‘‘(D) the Public Health Service Act (42 

17 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). 

18 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PERSON.—The term ‘eligible per19 son’ means a person who— 

20 ‘‘(A)(i) first becomes a member of a uni21 formed service on or after January 1, 2018; or 

22 ‘‘(ii) makes the election described in section 

23 1409(b)(4)(B) or 12739(f)(2) of this title; and 

24 ‘‘(B) does not retire or separate under chap25 ter 61 of this title. 
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1 ‘‘(3) RETIREMENT AGE.—The term ‘retirement 

2 age’ has the meaning given the term in section 216(l) 

3 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)). 

4 ‘‘(b) ELECTION OF LUMP SUM PAYMENT OF CERTAIN

5 RETIRED PAY.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible person entitled to 

7 covered retired pay (including an eligible person who 

8 is entitled to such pay by reason of an election de9 scribed in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii)) may elect to re10 ceive— 

11 ‘‘(A) a lump sum payment of the discounted 

12 present value at the time of the election of an 

13 amount of the covered retired pay that the eligi14 ble person is otherwise entitled to receive for the 

15 period beginning on the date of retirement and 

16 ending on the date the eligible person attains the 

17 eligible person’s retirement age equal to— 

18 ‘‘(i) 50 percent of the amount of such 

19 covered retired pay during such period; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) 25 percent of the amount of such 

21 covered retired pay during such period; and 

22 ‘‘(B) a monthly amount during the period 

23 described in subparagraph (A) equal to— 

24 ‘‘(i) in the case of an eligible person 

25 electing to receive an amount described in 
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1 subparagraph (A)(i), 50 percent of the 

2 amount of monthly covered retired pay the 

3 eligible person is otherwise entitled to re4 ceive during such period; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) in the case of an eligible person 

6 electing to receive an amount described in 

7 subparagraph (A)(ii), 75 percent of the 

8 amount of monthly covered retired pay the 

9 eligible person is otherwise entitled to re10 ceive during such period 

11 ‘‘(2) DISCOUNTED PRESENT VALUE.—The Sec12 retary of Defense shall compute the discounted present 

13 value of amounts of covered retired pay that an eligi14 ble person is otherwise entitled to receive for a period 

15 for purposes of paragraph (1)(A) by— 

16 ‘‘(A) estimating the aggregate amount of re17 tired pay the person would receive for the period, 

18 taking into account cost-of-living adjustments 

19 under section 1401a of this title projected by the 

20 Secretary at the time the person separates from 

21 service and would otherwise begin receiving cov22 ered retired pay; and 

23 ‘‘(B) reducing the aggregate amount esti24 mated pursuant to subparagraph (A) by an ap-
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1 propriate percentage determined by the Sec2 retary— 

3 ‘‘(i) using average personal discount 

4 rates (as defined and calculated by the Sec5 retary taking into consideration applicable 

6 and reputable studies of personal discount 

7 rates for military personnel and past actu8 arial experience in the calculation of per9 sonal discount rates under this paragraph); 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(ii) in accordance with generally ac12 cepted actuarial principles and practices. 

13 ‘‘(3) TIMING OF ELECTION.—An eligible person 

14 shall make the election under this subsection not later 

15 than 90 days before the date of the retirement of the 

16 eligible person from the uniformed services. 

17 ‘‘(4) SINGLE PAYMENT OR COMBINATION OF PAY18 MENTS.—An eligible person may elect to receive a 

19 lump sum payment under this subsection in a single 

20 payment or in a combination of payments. 

21 ‘‘(5) COMMENCEMENT OF PAYMENT.—An eligible 

22 person who makes an election under this subsection 

23 shall receive the lump sum payment, or the first in24 stallment of a combination of payments of the lump 
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1 sum payment if elected under paragraph (4), as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(A) Not later than 60 days after the date 

4 of the retirement of the eligible person from the 

5 uniformed services. 

6 ‘‘(B) In the case of an eligible person who 

7 is a member of a reserve component, not later 

8 than 60 days after the earlier of— 

9 ‘‘(i) the date on which the eligible per10 son attains 60 years of age; or 

11 ‘‘(ii) the date on which the eligible per12 son first becomes entitled to covered retired 

13 pay. 

14 ‘‘(6) NO SUBSEQUENT ADJUSTMENT.—An eligible 

15 person who accepts payment of a lump sum under 

16 this subsection may not seek the review of or otherwise 

17 challenge the amount of the lump sum in light of any 

18 variation in cost-of-living adjustments under section 

19 1401a of this title, actuarial assumptions, or other 

20 factors used by the Secretary in calculating the 

21 amount of the lump sum that occur after the Sec22 retary pays the lump sum. 

23 ‘‘(c) RESUMPTION OF MONTHLY ANNUITY.— 

24 ‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

25 an eligible person who makes an election described in 
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1 subsection (b)(1) shall be entitled to receive the eligi2 ble person’s monthly covered retired pay calculated in 

3 accordance with paragraph (2) after the eligible per4 son attains the eligible person’s retirement age. 

5 ‘‘(2) RESTORATION OF FULL RETIREMENT

6 AMOUNT AT RETIREMENT AGE.—The retired pay of an 

7 eligible person who makes an election described in 

8 subsection (a) shall be recomputed, effective on the 

9 first day of the first month beginning after the person 

10 attains the eligible person’s retirement age, so as to 

11 be an amount equal to the amount of covered retired 

12 pay to which the eligible person would otherwise be 

13 entitled on that date if the annual increases, in the 

14 retired pay of the eligible person made to reflect 

15 changes in the Consumer Price Index, had been made 

16 in accordance with section 1401a of this title. 

17 ‘‘(d) PAYMENT OF RETIRED PAY TO PERSONS NOT

18 MAKING ELECTION.—An eligible person who does not make 

19 the election described in subsection (b)(1) shall be paid the 

20 retired pay to which the eligible person is otherwise entitled 

21 under the applicable provisions of law referred to in sub22 section (a)(1). 

23 ‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense con24 cerned shall prescribe regulations to carry out the provi25 sions of this section.’’. 
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1 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec2 tions at the beginning of chapter 71 of such title is 

3 amended by adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘1415. Lump sum payment of certain retired pay.’’. 

4 (3) PAYMENTS FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

5 MILITARY RETIREMENT FUND.—Section 1463(a)(1) of 

6 title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘or 1414’’ and inserting ‘‘, 1414, or 1415’’. 

8 (b) OFFSET OF VETERANS PENSION AND COMPENSA9 TION BY AMOUNT OF LUMP SUM PAYMENTS.—Section 5304 

10 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at 

11 the end the following new subsection: 

12 ‘‘(d)(1) Other than amounts payable under section 

13 1413a or 1414 of title 10, the amount of pension and com14 pensation benefits payable to a person under this title shall 

15 be reduced by the amount of any lump sum payment made 

16 to such person under section 1415 of title 10. 

17 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall collect any reduction under 

18 paragraph (1) from amounts otherwise payable to the per19 son under this title, including pension and compensation 

20 payable under this title, before any pension and compensa21 tion payments under this title may be paid to the person.’’. 
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1 SEC. 634. CONTINUATION PAY FOR FULL TSP MEMBERS 

2 WITH 12 YEARS OF SERVICE. 

3 (a) CONTINUATION PAY.—Subchapter II of chapter 5 

4 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at 

5 the end the following new section: 

6 ‘‘§ 356. Continuation pay: full TSP members with 12 

7 years of service 

8 ‘‘(a) CONTINUATION PAY.—The Secretary concerned 

9 shall make a payment of continuation pay to each full TSP 

10 member (as defined in section 8440e(a) of title 5) of the 

11 uniformed services under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

12 who— 

13 ‘‘(1) completes 12 years of service; and 

14 ‘‘(2) enters into an agreement with the Secretary 

15 to serve for an additional 4 years of obligated service. 

16 ‘‘(b) AMOUNT.—The amount of continuation pay pay17 able to a full TSP member under subsection (a) shall be 

18 the amount that is equal to— 

19 ‘‘(1) in the case of a member of a regular compo20 nent— 

21 ‘‘(A) the monthly basic pay of the member 

22 at 12 years of service multiplied by 2.5; plus 

23 ‘‘(B) at the discretion of the Secretary con24 cerned, the monthly basic pay of the member at 

25 12 years of service multiplied by such number of 

26 months (not to exceed 13 months) as the Sec-
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1 retary concerned shall specify in the agreement 

2 of the member under subsection (a); and 

3 ‘‘(2) in the case of a member of a reserve compo4 nent— 

5 ‘‘(A) the amount of monthly basic pay to 

6 which the member would be entitled at 12 years 

7 of service if the member were a member of a reg8 ular component multiplied by 0.5; plus 

9 ‘‘(B) at the discretion of the Secretary con10 cerned, the amount of monthly basic pay de11 scribed in subparagraph (A) multiplied by such 

12 number of months (not to exceed 6 months) as 

13 the Secretary concerned shall specify in the 

14 agreement of the member under subsection (a). 

15 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY.—In 

16 addition to the continuation pay required under subsection 

17 (a), the Secretary concerned may provide continuation pay 

18 under this subsection to a full TSP member described in 

19 subsection (a), and subject to the service agreement referred 

20 to in paragraph (2) of such subsection, in an amount deter21 mined by the Secretary concerned. 

22 ‘‘(d) TIMING OF PAYMENT.—The Secretary concerned 

23 shall pay continuation pay under subsection (a) to a full 

24 TSP member when the member completes 12 years of serv25 ice. If the Secretary concerned also provides continuation 
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1 pay under subsection (c) to the member, that continuation 

2 pay shall be provided when the member completes 12 years 

3 of service. 

4 ‘‘(e) LUMP SUM OR INSTALLMENTS.—A full TSP mem5 ber may elect to receive continuation pay provided under 

6 subsection (a) or (c) in a lump sum or in a series of not 

7 more than four payments. 

8 ‘‘(f) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PAY AND ALLOW9 ANCES.—Continuation pay under this section is in addi10 tion to any other pay or allowance to which the full TSP 

11 member is entitled. 

12 ‘‘(g) REPAYMENT.—A full TSP member who receives 

13 continuation pay under this section (a) and fails to com14 plete the obligated service required under such subsection 

15 shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 373 

16 of this title. 

17 ‘‘(h) REGULATIONS.—Each Secretary concerned shall 

18 prescribe regulations to carry out this section.’’. 

19 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

20 the beginning of chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, 

21 is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘356. Continuation pay: full TSP members with 12 years of service.’’. 

22 SEC. 635. EFFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION. 

23 (a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

24 part shall take effect on January 1, 2018. 

25 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries concerned, the 

2 Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and 

3 the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board shall 

4 each and jointly take appropriate actions to ensure 

5 the full and effective implementation of the amend6 ments made by this part in order to ensure that mem7 bers of the uniformed services will be able to partici8 pate in the modernized retirement plan provided by 

9 this part commencing on the date specified in sub10 section (a). 

11 (2) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 

12 March 1, 2016, the Secretaries concerned shall submit 

13 to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 

14 containing a plan to ensure the full and effective com15 mencement and operational implementation of the 

16 amendments made by this part in accordance with 

17 paragraph (1). 

18 (c) ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING

19 AMENDMENTS.—The report required by subsection (b) shall 

20 contain a draft of such legislation as may be necessary to 

21 make any additional technical and conforming changes to 

22 titles 10 and 37, United States Code, and other provisions 

23 of law that are required or should be made by reason of 

24 the amendments made by this part. 

25 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con2 gress’’ means— 

3 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

4 Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Com5 mittee on Natural Resources, the Committee on 

6 Oversight and Government Reform, and the 

7 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

8 of the House of Representatives; and 

9 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

10 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor11 tation, the Committee on Energy and Natural 

12 Resources, the Committee on Homeland Security 

13 and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee 

14 on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 

15 the Senate. 

16 (2) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the 

17 meaning given that term in section 101 of title 37, 

18 United States Code. 

19 PART II—OTHER MATTERS 

20 SEC. 641. DEATH OF FORMER SPOUSE BENEFICIARIES AND 

21 SUBSEQUENT REMARRIAGES UNDER THE 

22 SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1448(b) of title 10, United 

24 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 

25 new paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(7) EFFECT OF DEATH OF FORMER SPOUSE

2 BENEFICIARY.— 

3 ‘‘(A) TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION IN

4 PLAN.—A person who elects to provide an annu5 ity to a former spouse under paragraph (2) or 

6 (3) and whose former spouse subsequently dies is 

7 no longer a participant in the Plan, effective on 

8 the date of death of the former spouse. 

9 ‘‘(B) AUTHORITY FOR ELECTION OF NEW

10 SPOUSE BENEFICIARY.—If a person’s participa11 tion in the Plan is discontinued by reason of the 

12 death of a former spouse beneficiary, the person 

13 may elect to resume participation in the Plan 

14 and to elect a new spouse beneficiary as follows: 

15 ‘‘(i) MARRIED ON THE DATE OF DEATH

16 OF FORMER SPOUSE.—A person who is 

17 married at the time of the death of the 

18 former spouse beneficiary may elect to pro19 vide coverage to that person’s spouse. Such 

20 an election must be received by the Sec21 retary concerned within one year after the 

22 date of death of the former spouse bene23 ficiary. 

24 ‘‘(ii) MARRIAGE AFTER DEATH OF

25 FORMER SPOUSE BENEFICIARY.—A person 
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1 who is not married at the time of the death 

2 of the former spouse beneficiary and who 

3 later marries may elect to provide spouse 

4 coverage. Such an election must be received 

5 by the Secretary concerned within one year 

6 after the date on which that person marries. 

7 ‘‘(C) EFFECTIVE DATE OF ELECTION.—The 

8 effective date of election under this paragraph 

9 shall be as follows: 

10 ‘‘(i) An election under subparagraph 

11 (B)(i) is effective as of the first day of the 

12 first calendar month following the death of 

13 the former spouse beneficiary. 

14 ‘‘(ii) An election under subparagraph 

15 (B)(ii) is effective as of the first day of the 

16 first calendar month following the month in 

17 which the election is received by the Sec18 retary concerned. 

19 ‘‘(D) LEVEL OF COVERAGE.—A person mak20 ing an election under subparagraph (B) may not 

21 reduce the base amount previously elected. 

22 ‘‘(E) PROCEDURES.—An election under this 

23 paragraph shall be in writing, signed by the 

24 participant, and made in such form and manner 

25 as the Secretary concerned may prescribe. 
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1 ‘‘(F) IRREVOCABILITY.—An election under 

2 this paragraph is irrevocable.’’. 

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (7) of section 

4 1448(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub5 section (a), shall apply with respect to any person whose 

6 former spouse beneficiary dies on or after the date of the 

7 enactment of this Act. 

8 (c) APPLICABILITY TO FORMER SPOUSE DEATHS BE9 FORE ENACTMENT.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—A person— 

11 (A) who before the date of the enactment of 

12 this Act had a former spouse beneficiary under 

13 the Survivor Benefit Plan who died before that 

14 date; and 

15 (B) who on the date of the enactment of this 

16 Act is married, 

17 may elect to provide spouse coverage for such spouse 

18 under the Plan, regardless of whether the person mar19 ried such spouse before or after the death of the former 

20 spouse beneficiary. Any such election may only be 

21 made during the one-year period beginning on the 

22 date of the enactment of this Act. 

23 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE OF ELECTION IF MARRIED

24 AT LEAST A YEAR AT DEATH FORMER SPOUSE.—If the 

25 person providing the annuity was married to the 
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1 spouse beneficiary for at least one year at the time of 

2 the death of the former spouse beneficiary, the effective 

3 date of such election shall be the first day of the first 

4 month after the death of the former spouse bene5 ficiary. 

6 (3) OTHER EFFECTIVE DATE.—If the person pro7 viding the annuity married the spouse beneficiary 

8 after (or during the one-year period preceding) the 

9 death of the former spouse beneficiary, the effective 

10 date of the election shall be the first day of the first 

11 month following the first anniversary of the person’s 

12 marriage to the spouse beneficiary. 

13 (4) RESPONSIBILITY FOR PREMIUMS.—A person 

14 electing to participate in the Plan under this sub15 section shall be responsible for payment of all pre16 miums due from the effective date of the election. 

17 Subtitle E—Commissary and Non18 Appropriated Fund Instrumen19 tality Benefits and Operations 

20 SEC. 651. PLAN TO OBTAIN BUDGET-NEUTRALITY FOR THE 

21 DEFENSE COMMISSARY SYSTEM AND THE 

22 MILITARY EXCHANGE SYSTEM. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the 

24 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 

25 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
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1 tives a report setting forth a comprehensive plan to achieve 

2 by October 1, 2018, budget-neutrality in the delivery of 

3 commissary and exchange benefits while meeting the bench4 marks set forth in subsection (c). In preparing the report, 

5 the Secretary shall consider the report required by section 

6 634 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon Na7 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Pub8 lic Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3406) and any other previous 

9 reports, studies, and surveys of matters appropriate to the 

10 report. 

11 (b) REPORT ELEMENTS.—The report required by sub12 section (a) shall include the following: 

13 (1) A description of any modifications to the 

14 commissary and exchange benefit systems the Sec15 retary considers appropriate to obtain budget-neu16 trality in the delivery of commissary and exchange 

17 benefits, including the following: 

18 (A) The establishment of common business 

19 processes, practices, and systems to exploit 

20 synergies between the operations of defense com21 missaries and exchanges and to optimize the op22 erations of the resale system and the benefits pro23 vided by the commissaries and exchanges. 
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1 (B) The privatization of the defense com2 missary system and the military exchange sys3 tem, in whole or in part. 

4 (C) Engagement of major commercial gro5 cery retailers or other private sector entities to 

6 determine their willingness to provide eligible 

7 beneficiaries with discount savings on grocery 

8 products and certain household goods. 

9 (D) The closure of commissaries in locations 

10 in close proximity to other commissaries or in 

11 locations where commercial alternatives, through 

12 major grocery retailers, may be available. 

13 (2) An analysis of different pricing constructs to 

14 improve or enhance the delivery of commissary and 

15 exchange benefits. 

16 (3) A description of the impact of any modifica17 tions described pursuant to paragraph (1) on Morale, 

18 Welfare and Recreation (MWR) quality-of-life pro19 grams. 

20 (4) Such recommendations for legislative action 

21 as the Secretary considers appropriate to achieve by 

22 October 1, 2018, budget-neutrality in the delivery of 

23 commissary and exchange benefits while meeting the 

24 benchmarks set forth in subsection (c). 
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1 (c) BENCHMARKS.—The report required by subsection 

2 (a) shall ensure— 

3 (1) the maintenance of high levels of customer 

4 satisfaction in the delivery of commissary and ex5 change benefits; 

6 (2) the provision of high quality products; and 

7 (3) the sustainment of discount savings to eligi8 ble beneficiaries. 

9 (d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF

10 PLAN.—Not later than 120 days after the submittal of the 

11 report required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General 

12 of the United States shall submit to the Committees on 

13 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa14 tives a report setting forth an assessment by the Comptroller 

15 General of the plan to achieve budget-neutrality in the de16 livery of commissary and exchange benefits while meeting 

17 the benchmarks set forth in subsection (c) as set forth in 

18 the report required by subsection (a). 

19 (e) PILOT PROGRAMS.— 

20 (1) PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.—After the reports 

21 required by subsections (a) and (d) have been sub22 mitted as described in such subsections, the Secretary 

23 may, notwithstanding any requirement in chapter 

24 147 of title 10, United States Code, conduct one or 

25 more pilot programs to evaluate the feasibility and 
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1 advisability of processes and methods for achieving 

2 budget-neutrality in the delivery of commissary and 

3 exchange benefits and other applicable benchmarks in 

4 accordance with this section. The Secretary may au5 thorize any commissary or exchange, or private sector 

6 entity, participating in any such pilot program to es7 tablish appropriate prices in response to market con8 ditions and customer demand, provided that the level 

9 of savings required by paragraph (3) is maintained. 

10 (2) BENCHMARKS.—If the Secretary conducts a 

11 pilot program under this subsection, the Secretary 

12 shall establish specific, measurable benchmarks for 

13 measuring success in the provision of high quality 

14 grocery goods and products, discount savings to pa15 trons, and high levels of customer satisfaction while 

16 achieving budget-neutrality in the delivery of com17 missary and exchange benefits under the pilot pro18 gram. 

19 (3) REQUIRED SAVINGS TO PATRONS.—The Sec20 retary shall ensure that the level of savings to com21 missary and exchange patrons under any pilot pro22 gram under this subsection is not less than the level 

23 of savings to such patrons before the implementation 

24 of such pilot program, as follows: 
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1 (A) Before commencing a pilot program the 

2 Secretary shall establish a baseline of savings to 

3 patrons achieved for each commissary or ex4 change to participate in such pilot program by 

5 comparing prices charged by such commissary or 

6 exchange for a representative market basket of 

7 goods to prices charged by local competitors for 

8 the same market basket of goods. 

9 (B) After commencement of such pilot pro10 gram, the Secretary shall ensure that each com11 missary or exchange, or private sector entity, 

12 participating in such pilot program conducts 

13 market-basket price comparisons not less than 

14 once a month and adjusts pricing as necessary 

15 to ensure that pricing achieves savings to pa16 trons under such pilot program that are reason17 ably consistent with the baseline savings for the 

18 commissary or exchange established pursuant to 

19 subparagraph (A). 

20 (4) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of 

21 the Secretary to carry out a pilot program under this 

22 subsection shall expire on the date that is five years 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act. However, 

24 if a pilot program achieves budget-neutrality in the 

25 delivery of commissary and exchange benefits and 
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1 other applicable benchmarks, as measured using the 

2 benchmarks required by paragraph (2), the Secretary 

3 may continue the pilot program for an additional pe4 riod of up to five years. 

5 (5) REPORTS.— 

6 (A) INITIAL REPORTS.—If the Secretary 

7 conducts a pilot program under this subsection, 

8 the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days before 

9 commencing the pilot program, submit to the 

10 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

11 the House of Representatives a report on the 

12 pilot program, including the following: 

13 (i) A description of the pilot program. 

14 (ii) The provisions, if any, of chapter 

15 147 of title 10, United States Code, that 

16 will be waived in the conduct of the pilot 

17 program. 

18 (B) FINAL REPORTS.—Not later than 90 

19 days after the date of the completion of any pilot 

20 program under this subsection or the date of the 

21 commencement of an extension of a pilot pro22 gram under paragraph (4), the Secretary shall 

23 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 

24 the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
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1 report on the pilot program, including the fol2 lowing: 

3 (i) A description and assessment of the 

4 pilot program. 

5 (ii) Such recommendations for admin6 istrative or legislative action as the Sec7 retary considers appropriate in light of the 

8 pilot program. 

9 SEC. 652. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 

10 REPORT ON THE COMMISSARY SURCHARGE, 

11 NON-APPROPRIATED FUND, AND PRIVATELY12 FINANCED MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

15 of the United States shall submit to the Committees on 

16 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa17 tives a report on the Commissary Surcharge, Non-appro18 priated Fund and Privately-Financed Major Construction 

19 Program of the Department of Defense. 

20 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 

21 include the following: 

22 (1) An assessment whether the Secretary of De23 fense has established policies and procedures to ensure 

24 the timely submittal to the committees of Congress re25 ferred to in subsection (a) of notice on construction 
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1 projects proposed to be funded through the program 

2 referred to in that subsection. 

3 (2) An assessment whether the Secretaries of the 

4 military departments have developed and imple5 mented policies and procedures to comply with the 

6 policies and directives of the Department of Defense 

7 for the submittal to such committees of Congress of 

8 notice on such construction projects. 

9 (3) An assessment whether the Secretary of De10 fense has established policies and procedures to notify 

11 such committees of Congress when such construction 

12 projects have been commenced without notice to Con13 gress. 

14 (4) An assessment whether construction projects 

15 described in paragraph (3) have been completed before 

16 submittal of notice to Congress as described in that 

17 paragraph and, if so, a list of such projects. 

18 Subtitle F—Other Matters 

19 SEC. 661. IMPROVEMENT OF FINANCIAL LITERACY AND 

20 PREPAREDNESS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

21 FORCES. 

22 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FINANCIAL LITERACY

23 AND PREPAREDNESS OF MEMBERS.—It is the sense of Con24 gress that— 
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1 (1) the Secretary of Defense should strengthen 

2 arrangements with other departments and agencies of 

3 the Federal Government and nonprofit organizations 

4 in order to improve the financial literacy and pre5 paredness of members of the Armed Forces; and 

6 (2) the Secretaries of the military departments 

7 and the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces should 

8 provide support for the financial literacy and pre9 paredness training carried out under section 992 of 

10 title 10, United States Code, as amended by sub11 sections (b), (c), and (d). 

12 (b) PROVISION OF FINANCIAL LITERACY AND PRE13 PAREDNESS TRAINING.—Subsection (a) of section 992 of 

14 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

15 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘CON16 SUMER EDUCATION’’ and inserting ‘‘FINANCIAL LIT17 ERACY TRAINING’’; 

18 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘education’’ in 

19 the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting 

20 ‘‘financial literacy training’’; 

21 (3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

22 following new paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(2) Training under this subsection shall be provided 

24 to a member of the armed forces— 
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1 ‘‘(A) as a component of the initial entry train2 ing of the member; 

3 ‘‘(B) upon arrival at the first duty station of the 

4 member; 

5 ‘‘(C) upon arrival at each subsequent duty sta6 tion, in the case of a member in pay grade E–4 or 

7 below or in pay grade O–3 or below; 

8 ‘‘(D) on the date of promotion of the member, in 

9 the case of a member in pay grade E–5 or below or 

10 in pay grade O–4 or below; 

11 ‘‘(E) when the member vests in the Thrift Sav12 ings Plan (TSP) under section 8432(g)(2)(C) of title 

13 5; 

14 ‘‘(F) when the member becomes entitled to receive 

15 continuation pay under section 356 of title 37, at 

16 which time the training shall include, at a minimum, 

17 information on options available to the member re18 garding the use of continuation pay; 

19 ‘‘(G) at each major life event during the service 

20 of the member, such as— 

21 ‘‘(i) marriage; 

22 ‘‘(ii) divorce; 

23 ‘‘(iii) birth of first child; or 

24 ‘‘(iv) disabling sickness or condition; 

25 ‘‘(H) during leadership training; 
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1 ‘‘(I) during pre-deployment training and during 

2 post-deployment training; 

3 ‘‘(J) at transition points in the service of the 

4 member, such as— 

5 ‘‘(i) transition from a regular component to 

6 a reserve component; 

7 ‘‘(ii) separation from service; or 

8 ‘‘(iii) retirement; and 

9 ‘‘(K) as a component of periodically recurring 

10 required training that is provided to the member at 

11 a military installation.’’; 

12 (4) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘paragraph 

13 (2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(J)’’; and 

14 (5) by adding at the end the following new para15 graph: 

16 ‘‘(4) The Secretary concerned shall prescribe regula17 tions setting forth any other events and circumstances (in 

18 addition to the events and circumstances described in para19 graph (2)) upon which the training required by this sub20 section shall be provided.’’. 

21 (c) SURVEY OF MEMBERS’ FINANCIAL LITERACY AND

22 PREPAREDNESS.—Such section is further amended— 

23 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 

24 (e); and 
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1 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 

2 new subsection (d): 

3 ‘‘(d) FINANCIAL LITERACY AND PREPAREDNESS SUR4 VEY.—(1) The Director of the Defense Manpower Data Cen5 ter shall annually include in the status of forces survey a 

6 survey of the status of the financial literacy and prepared7 ness of members of the armed forces. 

8 ‘‘(2) The results of the annual financial literacy and 

9 preparedness survey— 

10 ‘‘(A) shall be used by each of the Secretaries con11 cerned as a benchmark to evaluate and update train12 ing provided under this section; and 

13 ‘‘(B) shall be submitted to the Committees on 

14 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep15 resentatives.’’. 

16 (d) FINANCIAL SERVICES DEFINED.—Subsection (e) of 

17 such section, as redesignated by subsection (c)(1) of this sec18 tion, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

19 paragraph: 

20 ‘‘(4) Health insurance, budget management, 

21 Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), retirement lump sum 

22 payments (including rollover options and tax con23 sequences), and Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP).’’. 

24 (e) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
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1 (1) SECTION HEADING .—The heading of such 

2 section is amended to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘§ 992. Financial literacy training: financial serv4 ices’’. 

5 (2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 

6 at the beginning of chapter 50 of such title is amend7 ed by striking the item related to section 992 and in8 serting the following new item: 

‘‘992. Financial literacy training: financial services.’’. 

9 (f) IMPLEMENTATIONS.—Not later than six months 

10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

11 of the military department concerned and the Secretary of 

12 the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall 

13 commence providing financial literacy training under sec14 tion 992 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 

15 subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, to members of 

16 the Armed Forces. 

17 SEC. 662. RECORDATION OF OBLIGATIONS FOR INSTALL18 MENT PAYMENTS OF INCENTIVE PAYS, AL19 LOWANCES, AND SIMILAR BENEFITS WHEN 

20 PAYMENT IS DUE. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 19 of title 37, United 

22 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 

23 new section: 
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1 ‘‘§ 1015. Recordation of installment payment obliga2 tions for incentive pays and similar bene3 fits 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any pay, allowance, 

5 bonus, or other benefit described in subsection (b) that is 

6 paid to a member of the uniformed services on an install7 ment basis, each installment payment shall be charged to 

8 appropriations that are available for obligation at the time 

9 such payment is payable. 

10 ‘‘(b) COVERED PAY AND BENEFITS.—Subsection (a) 

11 applies to any incentive pay, special pay, or bonus, or simi12 lar periodic payment of pay or allowances, or of edu13 cational benefits or stipends, that is paid to a member of 

14 the uniformed services under this title or title 10.’’. 

15 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

16 the beginning of chapter 19 of such title is amended by add17 ing at the end the following new item: 

‘‘1015. Recordation of installment payment obligations for incentive pays and 

similar benefits.’’. 

18 TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE 

19 PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 

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

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

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

and released members of the Selected Reserve. 

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

TRICARE Prime. 

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

TRICARE beneficiaries. 
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Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 

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

error under the TRICARE program. 

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

health outcome measures under the TRICARE program. 

Sec. 713. Expansion of evaluation of effectiveness of the TRICARE program to 

include information on patient safety, quality of care, and access to care at military medical treatment facilities. 

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

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

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

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

with knowledge relating to treatment of members of the Armed 

Forces. 

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

members of the Armed Forces. 

Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 

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

anesthesia services. 

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

Fund. 

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

Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 

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

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

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

under the TRICARE program. 

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

Healthcare Management Systems Modernization. 

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

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

care provided by the Department of Defense. 

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

variability of health care provided by the Department of Defense. 

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

among members of the Armed Forces. 

1 Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other 

2 Health Care Benefits 

3 SEC. 701. ACCESS TO TRICARE PRIME FOR CERTAIN BENE4 FICIARIES. 

5 Section 732(c)(3) of the National Defense Authoriza6 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 1097a note) is 

7 amended to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(3) RESIDENCE AT TIME OF ELECTION.— 

2 ‘‘(A) Except as provided by subparagraph 

3 (B), an affected eligible beneficiary may not 

4 make the one-time election under paragraph (1) 

5 if, at the time of such election, the beneficiary 

6 does not reside— 

7 ‘‘(i) in a ZIP code that is in a region 

8 described in subsection (d)(1)(B); and 

9 ‘‘(ii) within 100 miles of a military 

10 medical treatment facility. 

11 ‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply 

12 with respect to an affected eligible beneficiary 

13 who— 

14 ‘‘(i) as of December 25, 2013, resides 

15 farther than 100 miles from a military 

16 medical treatment facility; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) is such an eligible beneficiary by 

18 reason of service in the Army, Navy, Air 

19 Force, or Marine Corps.’’. 

20 SEC. 702. MODIFICATIONS OF COST-SHARING FOR THE 

21 TRICARE PHARMACY BENEFITS PROGRAM. 

22 (a) MODIFICATION OF COST-SHARING AMOUNTS.— 

23 Subparagraph (A) of section 1074g(a)(6) of title 10, United 

24 States Code, is amended— 

25 (1) in clause (i)— 
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1 (A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘$8’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘$10’’; and 

3 (B) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘$20’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘$24’’; and 

5 (2) in clause (ii)— 

6 (A) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘$16’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘$20’’; and 

8 (B) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘$46’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘$49’’. 

10 (b) MODIFICATION OF COLA INCREASE.—Subpara11 graph (C) of such section is amended— 

12 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Beginning October 

13 1, 2013,’’ and inserting ‘‘Beginning October 1, 

14 2016,’’; and 

15 (2) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the fol16 lowing new clause (ii): 

17 ‘‘(ii) The amount of the increase otherwise provided 

18 for a year by clause (i) shall be computed as follows: 

19 ‘‘(I) If the amount of the increase is equal to or 

20 greater than 50 cents, the amount of the increase shall 

21 be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1. 

22 ‘‘(II) If the amount of the increase is less than 

23 50 cents, the increase shall not be made for such year, 

24 but shall be carried over to, and accumulated with, 

25 the amount of the increase for the subsequent year or 
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1 years and made when the aggregate amount of in2 creases under this clause for a year is equal to or 

3 greater than 50 cents.’’. 

4 SEC. 703. EXPANSION OF CONTINUED HEALTH BENEFITS 

5 COVERAGE TO INCLUDE DISCHARGED AND 

6 RELEASED MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RE7 SERVE. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 1078a of 

9 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) 

11 as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and 

12 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol13 lowing new paragraph (2): 

14 ‘‘(2) A member of the Selected Reserve of the 

15 Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the armed 

16 forces who— 

17 ‘‘(A) is discharged or released from service 

18 in the Selected Reserve, whether voluntarily or 

19 involuntarily, under other than adverse condi20 tions, as characterized by the Secretary con21 cerned; 

22 ‘‘(B) immediately preceding that discharge 

23 or release, is enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Se24 lect; and 
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1 ‘‘(C) after that discharge or release, would 

2 not otherwise be eligible for any benefits under 

3 this chapter.’’. 

4 (b) NOTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Subsection (c)(2) 

5 of such section is amended by inserting ‘‘or subsection 

6 (b)(2)’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)(1)’’. 

7 (c) ELECTION OF COVERAGE.—Subsection (d) of such 

8 section is amended— 

9 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) 

10 as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and 

11 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol12 lowing new paragraph (2): 

13 ‘‘(2) In the case of a member described in sub14 section (b)(2), the written election shall be submitted 

15 to the Secretary concerned before the end of the 60- 

16 day period beginning on the later of— 

17 ‘‘(A) the date of the discharge or release of 

18 the member from service in the Selected Reserve; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(B) the date the member receives the notifi21 cation required pursuant to subsection (c).’’. 

22 (d) COVERAGE OF DEPENDENTS.—Subsection (e) of 

23 such section is amended by inserting ‘‘or subsection (b)(2)’’ 

24 after ‘‘subsection (b)(1)’’. 
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1 (e) PERIOD OF CONTINUED COVERAGE.—Subsection 

2 (g)(1) of such section is amended— 

3 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through 

4 (D) as subparagraphs (C) through (E); and 

5 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol6 lowing new subparagraph (B): 

7 ‘‘(B) in the case of a member described in sub8 section (b)(2), the date which is 18 months after the 

9 date the member ceases to be eligible to enroll in 

10 TRICARE Reserve Select;’’. 

11 (f) TRICARE RESERVE SELECT DEFINED.—Such sec12 tion is further amended by adding at the end the following 

13 new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(h) TRICARE RESERVE SELECT DEFINED.—In this 

15 section, the term ‘TRICARE Reserve Select’ means 

16 TRICARE Standard coverage provided under section 1076d 

17 of this title.’’. 

18 (g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is fur19 ther amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (c)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sub22 section (b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’; 

23 and 

24 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘sub25 section (b)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’; 
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1 (2) in subsection (d)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by 

3 subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’; 

5 (B) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by 

6 striking ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub7 section (b)(4)’’; and 

8 (C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by 

9 striking ‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub10 section (b)(5)’’; 

11 (3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘subsection 

12 (b)(2) or subsection (b)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

13 (b)(3) or subsection (b)(4)’’; and 

14 (4) in subsection (g)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

16 (i) in subparagraph (C), as redesig17 nated by subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘sub18 section (b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

19 (b)(3)’’; 

20 (ii) in subparagraph (D), as so redes21 ignated, by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’; and 

23 (iii) in subparagraph (E), as so redes24 ignated, by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’ and 

25 inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(5)’’; 
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1 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

2 (i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(C)’’; and 

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’; and 

6 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

7 (i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(C)’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(D)’’; and 

9 (ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(4)’’. 

11 SEC. 704. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE UNDER THE TRICARE 

12 PROGRAM FOR BENEFICIARIES OF TRICARE 

13 PRIME. 

14 (a) ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE.—The Secretary of De15 fense shall ensure that beneficiaries under TRICARE Prime 

16 who are seeking an appointment for health care under 

17 TRICARE Prime shall obtain such an appointment within 

18 the health care access standards established under subsection 

19 (b), including through the use of health care providers in 

20 the preferred provider network of TRICARE Prime. 

21 (b) STANDARDS FOR ACCESS TO CARE.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

23 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

24 shall establish health care access standards for the re25 ceipt of health care under TRICARE Prime, whether 
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1 received at military medical treatment facilities or 

2 from health care providers in the preferred provider 

3 network of TRICARE Prime. 

4 (2) CATEGORIES OF CARE.—The health care ac5 cess standards established under paragraph (1) shall 

6 include standards with respect to the following cat7 egories of health care: 

8 (A) Primary care, including pediatric care, 

9 maternity care, gynecological care, and other 

10 subcategories of primary care. 

11 (B) Specialty care, including behavioral 

12 health care and other subcategories of specialty 

13 care. 

14 (3) MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary may modify 

15 the health care access standards established under 

16 paragraph (1) whenever the Secretary considers the 

17 modification of such standards appropriate. 

18 (4) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall publish 

19 the health care access standards established under 

20 paragraph (1), and any modifications to such stand21 ards, in the Federal Register and on a publicly acces22 sible Internet website of the Department of Defense. 

23 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) TRICARE PRIME.—The term ‘‘TRICARE 

2 Prime’’ means the managed care option of the 

3 TRICARE program. 

4 (2) TRICARE PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘TRICARE 

5 program’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

6 1072(7) of title 10, United States Code. 

7 SEC. 705. EXPANSION OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR SMOKING 

8 CESSATION SERVICES FOR CERTAIN TRICARE 

9 BENEFICIARIES. 

10 Section 713(f) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 

11 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110– 

12 417; 122 Stat. 4503; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘during fis14 cal year 2009’’; 

15 (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘during 

16 such fiscal year’’; and 

17 (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘during fiscal 

18 year 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘after September 30, 2008’’. 
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1 Subtitle B—Health Care 

2 Administration 

3 SEC. 711. WAIVER OF RECOUPMENT OF ERRONEOUS PAY4 MENTS CAUSED BY ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR 

5 UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United 

7 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1095f 

8 the following new section: 

9 ‘‘§ 1095g. TRICARE program: waiver of recoupment of 

10 erroneous payments caused by adminis11 trative error 

12 ‘‘(a) WAIVER OF RECOUPMENT.—The Secretary of De13 fense may waive recoupment from an individual who has 

14 benefitted from an erroneous TRICARE payment in a case 

15 in which each of the following applies: 

16 ‘‘(1) The payment was made because of an ad17 ministrative error by an employee of the Department 

18 of Defense or a contractor under the TRICARE pro19 gram. 

20 ‘‘(2) The individual (or in the case of a minor, 

21 the parent or guardian of the individual) had a good 

22 faith, reasonable belief that the individual was enti23 tled to the benefit of such payment under this chapter. 

24 ‘‘(3) The individual relied on the expectation of 

25 such entitlement. 
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1 ‘‘(4) The Secretary determines that a waiver of 

2 recoupment of such payment is necessary to prevent 

3 an injustice. 

4 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITY OF CONTRACTOR.—In any case 

5 in which the Secretary waives recoupment under subsection 

6 (a) and the administrative error was on the part of a con7 tractor under the TRICARE program, the Secretary shall, 

8 consistent with the requirements and procedures of the ap9 plicable contract, impose financial responsibility on the 

10 contractor for the erroneous payment. 

11 ‘‘(c) FINALITY OF DETERMINATIONS.—Any determina12 tion by the Secretary under this section to waive or decline 

13 to waive recoupment under subsection (a) is a final deter14 mination and shall not be subject to appeal or judicial re15 view.’’. 

16 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

17 the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by in18 serting after the item relating to section 1095f the following 

19 new item: 

‘‘1095g. TRICARE program: waiver of recoupment of erroneous payments caused 

by administrative error.’’. 
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1 SEC. 712. PUBLICATION OF DATA ON PATIENT SAFETY, 

2 QUALITY OF CARE, SATISFACTION, AND 

3 HEALTH OUTCOME MEASURES UNDER THE 

4 TRICARE PROGRAM. 

5 Section 1073b of title 10, United States Code, is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(c) PUBLICATION OF DATA ON PATIENT SAFETY, 

8 QUALITY OF CARE, SATISFACTION, AND HEALTH OUTCOME

9 MEASURES.—(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of 

10 the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

11 Fiscal Year 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall publish on 

12 a publically available Internet website of the Department 

13 of Defense data on all measures that the Secretary considers 

14 appropriate that are used by the Department to assess pa15 tient safety, quality of care, patient satisfaction, and health 

16 outcomes for health care provided under the TRICARE pro17 gram at each military medical treatment facility. 

18 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall publish an update to the data 

19 published under paragraph (1) not less frequently than once 

20 each quarter during each fiscal year. 

21 ‘‘(3) The Secretary may not include data relating to 

22 risk management activities of the Department in any publi23 cation under paragraph (1) or update under paragraph (2). 

24 ‘‘(4) The Secretary shall ensure that the data published 

25 under paragraph (1) and updated under paragraph (2) is 

26 accessible to the public through the primary Internet 
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1 website of the Department and the primary Internet website 

2 of the military medical treatment facility with respect to 

3 which such data applies.’’. 

4 SEC. 713. EXPANSION OF EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS 

5 OF THE TRICARE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE IN6 FORMATION ON PATIENT SAFETY, QUALITY 

7 OF CARE, AND ACCESS TO CARE AT MILITARY 

8 MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. 

9 Section 717(a) of the National Defense Authorization 

10 Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106; 10 U.S.C. 

11 1073 note)) is amended— 

12 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in 

13 the second sentence, by striking ‘‘address’’; 

14 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (A) by inserting ‘‘address’’ before ‘‘the im16 pact of’’; and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a 

18 semicolon; 

19 (3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 

20 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

21 (4) by adding at the end the following new para22 graph: 

23 ‘‘(3) address patient safety, quality of care, and 

24 access to care at military medical treatment facilities, 

25 including— 
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1 ‘‘(A) an identification of the number of 

2 practitioners providing health care in military 

3 medical treatment facilities that were reported to 

4 the National Practitioner Data Bank during the 

5 year preceding the evaluation; and 

6 ‘‘(B) with respect to each military medical 

7 treatment facility, an assessment of— 

8 ‘‘(i) the current accreditation status of 

9 such facility, including any recommenda10 tions for corrective action made by the rel11 evant accrediting body; 

12 ‘‘(ii) any policies or procedures imple13 mented during such year by the Secretary of 

14 the military department concerned that 

15 were designed to improve patient safety, 

16 quality of care, and access to care at such 

17 facility; 

18 ‘‘(iii) data on surgical and maternity 

19 care outcomes during such year; 

20 ‘‘(iv) data on appointment wait times 

21 during such year; and 

22 ‘‘(v) data on patient safety, quality of 

23 care, and access to care as compared to 

24 standards established by the Department of 
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1 Defense with respect to patient safety, qual2 ity of care, and access to care.’’. 

3 SEC. 714. PORTABILITY OF HEALTH PLANS UNDER THE 

4 TRICARE PROGRAM. 

5 (a) HEALTH PLAN PORTABILITY.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

7 ensure that covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE 

8 program who are covered under a health plan under 

9 such program are able to seamlessly access health care 

10 under such health plan in each TRICARE program 

11 region. 

12 (2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retary shall prescribe regulations to carry out para15 graph (1). 

16 (b) MECHANISMS TO ENSURE PORTABILITY.—In car17 rying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

18 (1) establish a process for electronic notification 

19 of contractors responsible for administering the 

20 TRICARE program in each TRICARE region when 

21 any covered beneficiary intends to relocate between 

22 such regions; 

23 (2) provide for the automatic electronic transfer 

24 between such contractors of information relating to 

25 covered beneficiaries who are relocating between such 
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1 regions, including demographic, enrollment, and 

2 claims information; and 

3 (3) ensure each such covered beneficiary is able 

4 to obtain a new primary health care provider within 

5 ten days of— 

6 (A) arriving at the location to which the 

7 covered beneficiary has relocated; and 

8 (B) initiating a request for a new primary 

9 health care provider. 

10 (c) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall— 

11 (1) publish information on any modifications 

12 made pursuant to subsection (a) with respect to the 

13 ability of covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE 

14 program who are covered under a health plan under 

15 such program to access health care in each TRICARE 

16 region on the primary Internet website of the Depart17 ment that is available to the public; and 

18 (2) ensure that such information is made avail19 able on the primary Internet website that is available 

20 to the public of each current contractor responsible for 

21 administering the TRICARE program. 

22 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘covered 

23 beneficiary’’ and ‘‘TRICARE program’’ have the meaning 

24 given such terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States 

25 Code. 
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1 SEC. 715. JOINT UNIFORM FORMULARY FOR TRANSITION 

2 OF CARE. 

3 (a) JOINT FORMULARY.—Not later than June 1, 2016, 

4 the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Af5 fairs shall jointly establish a joint uniform formulary for 

6 the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 

7 Defense with respect to pharmaceutical agents that are crit8 ical for the transition of an individual from receiving treat9 ment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to treatment fur10 nished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

11 (b) SELECTION.—The Secretaries shall select for inclu12 sion on the joint uniform formulary established under sub13 section (a) pharmaceutical agents relating to— 

14 (1) the control of pain, sleep disorders, and psy15 chiatric conditions, including post-traumatic stress 

16 disorder; and 

17 (2) any other conditions determined appropriate 

18 by the Secretaries. 

19 (c) REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 2016, the Secre20 taries shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional 

21 committees a report on the joint uniform formulary estab22 lished under subsection (a), including a list of the pharma23 ceutical agents selected for inclusion on the formulary. 

24 (d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

25 construed to prohibit the Secretary of Defense and the Sec26 retary of Veterans Affairs from each maintaining the re-
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1 spective uniform formularies of the Department of the Sec2 retary. 

3 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com5 mittees’’ means— 

6 (A) the congressional defense committees; 

7 and 

8 (B) the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of 

9 the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

10 (2) The term ‘‘pharmaceutical agent’’ has the 

11 meaning given that term in section 1074g(g) of title 

12 10, United States Code. 

13 (f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

14 1074g(a)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

15 by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘With re16 spect to members of the uniformed services, such uniform 

17 formulary shall include pharmaceutical agents on the joint 

18 uniform formulary established under section 715 of the Na19 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.’’. 

20 SEC. 716. LICENSURE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 

21 IN TRICARE PROGRAM. 

22 (a) QUALIFICATIONS FOR TRICARE CERTIFIED MEN23 TAL HEALTH COUNSELORS DURING TRANSITION PE24 RIOD.—During the period preceding January 1, 2021, for 

25 purposes of determining whether a mental health care pro-
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1 fessional is eligible for reimbursement under the TRICARE 

2 program as a TRICARE certified mental health counselor, 

3 an individual who holds a masters degree or doctoral degree 

4 in counseling from a program that is accredited by a cov5 ered institution shall be treated as holding such degree from 

6 a mental health counseling program or clinical mental 

7 health counseling program that is accredited by the Council 

8 for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational 

9 Programs. 

10 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) The term ‘‘covered institution’’ means any of 

12 the following: 

13 (A) The Accrediting Commission for Com14 munity and Junior Colleges Western Association 

15 of Schools and Colleges (ACCJC-WASC). 

16 (B) The Higher Learning Commission 

17 (HLC). 

18 (C) The Middle States Commission on 

19 Higher Education (MSCHE). 

20 (D) The New England Association of 

21 Schools and Colleges Commission on Institutions 

22 of Higher Education (NEASC-CIHE). 

23 (E) The Southern Association of Colleges 

24 and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges. 
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1 (F) The WASC Senior College and Univer2 sity Commission (WASC-SCUC). 

3 (G) The Accrediting Bureau of Health Edu4 cation Schools (ABHES). 

5 (H) The Accrediting Commission of Career 

6 Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). 

7 (I) The Accrediting Council for Independent 

8 Colleges and Schools (ACICS). 

9 (J) The Distance Education Accreditation 

10 Commission (DEAC). 

11 (2) The term ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the 

12 meaning given that term in section 1072 of title 10, 

13 United States Code. 

14 SEC. 717. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN NON-DEPARTMENT 

15 MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WITH 

16 KNOWLEDGE RELATING TO TREATMENT OF 

17 MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

18 (a) MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER READINESS DES19 IGNATION.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 

21 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

22 Defense shall develop a system by which any non-De23 partment mental health care provider that meets eli24 gibility criteria established by the Secretary relating 

25 to the knowledge described in paragraph (2) receives 
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1 a mental health provider readiness designation from 

2 the Department of Defense. 

3 (2) KNOWLEDGE DESCRIBED.—The knowledge 

4 described in this paragraph is the following: 

5 (A) Knowledge and understanding with re6 spect to the culture of members of the Armed 

7 Forces and family members and caregivers of 

8 members of the Armed Forces. 

9 (B) Knowledge with respect to evidence10 based treatments that have been approved by the 

11 Department for the treatment of mental health 

12 issues among members of the Armed Forces. 

13 (b) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION ON DESIGNA14 TION.— 

15 (1) REGISTRY.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

16 establish and update as necessary a publically avail17 able registry of all non-Department mental health 

18 care providers that are currently designated under 

19 subsection (a)(1). 

20 (2) PROVIDER LIST.—The Secretary shall update 

21 all lists maintained by the Secretary of non-Depart22 ment mental health care providers that provide men23 tal health care under the laws administered by the 

24 Secretary by indicating the providers that are cur25 rently designated under subsection (a)(1). 
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1 (c) NON-DEPARTMENT MENTAL HEALTH CARE PRO2 VIDER DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘non-Depart3 ment mental health care provider’’— 

4 (1) means a health care provider who— 

5 (A) specializes in mental health; 

6 (B) is not a health care provider of the De7 partment of Defense at a facility of the Depart8 ment; and 

9 (C) provides health care to members of the 

10 Armed Forces; and 

11 (2) includes psychiatrists, psychologists, psy12 chiatric nurses, social workers, mental health coun13 selors, marriage and family therapists, and other 

14 mental health care providers designated by the Sec15 retary of Defense. 

16 SEC. 718. COMPREHENSIVE STANDARDS AND ACCESS TO 

17 CONTRACEPTION COUNSELING FOR MEM18 BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

19 (a) CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES.— 

20 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than one year 

21 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec22 retary of Defense shall establish clinical practice 

23 guidelines for health care providers employed by the 

24 Department of Defense on standards of care with re25 spect to methods of contraception and counseling on 
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1 methods of contraception for members of the Armed 

2 Forces. 

3 (2) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall from time to 

4 time update the clinical practice guidelines estab5 lished under paragraph (1) to incorporate into such 

6 guidelines new or updated standards of care with re7 spect to methods of contraception and counseling on 

8 methods of contraception. 

9 (b) DISSEMINATION.— 

10 (1) INITIAL DISSEMINATION.—As soon as prac11 ticable, but commencing not later than one year after 

12 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

13 shall provide for rapid dissemination of the clinical 

14 practice guidelines to health care providers described 

15 in subsection (a)(1). 

16 (2) DISSEMINATION OF UPDATES.—As soon as 

17 practicable after each update to the clinical practice 

18 guidelines made by the Secretary pursuant to para19 graph (2) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall pro20 vide for the rapid dissemination of such updated clin21 ical practice guidelines to health care providers de22 scribed in paragraph (1) of such subsection. 

23 (3) PROTOCOLS.—The Secretary shall dissemi24 nate the clinical practice guidelines under paragraph 

25 (1) and any updates to such guidelines under para-
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1 graph (2) in accordance with administrative protocols 

2 developed by the Secretary for such purpose. 

3 (c) ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION COUNSELING.—As 

4 soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this 

5 Act, the Secretary shall ensure that women members of the 

6 Armed Forces have access to comprehensive counseling on 

7 the full range of methods of contraception provided by 

8 health care providers described in subsection (a)(1) during 

9 health care visits, including visits as follows: 

10 (1) During predeployment health care visits, in11 cluding counseling that provides specific information 

12 women need regarding the interaction between antici13 pated deployment conditions and various methods of 

14 contraception. 

15 (2) During health care visits during deployment. 

16 (3) During annual physical examinations. 

17 Subtitle C—Reports and Other 

18 Matters 

19 SEC. 721. PROVISION OF TRANSPORTATION OF DEPENDENT 

20 PATIENTS RELATING TO OBSTETRICAL ANES21 THESIA SERVICES. 

22 Section 1040(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 

23 amended by striking subparagraph (F). 
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1 SEC. 722. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR DOD–VA HEALTH 

2 CARE SHARING INCENTIVE FUND. 

3 Section 8111(d)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is 

4 amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 723. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPART7 MENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VET8 ERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM9 ONSTRATION FUND. 

10 Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authorization 

11 Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 

12 2573), as amended by section 722 of the Carl Levin and 

13 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza14 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291), is 

15 further amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ and in16 serting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 

17 SEC. 724. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR OF18 FICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. 

19 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 

20 or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Of21 fice of the Secretary of Defense, not more than 75 percent 

22 may be obligated or expended until the date on which the 

23 Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 

24 committees the report required by section 713(a)(2) of the 

25 Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De-
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1 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 

2 113–291; 128 Stat. 3414). 

3 SEC. 725. PILOT PROGRAM ON URGENT CARE UNDER 

4 TRICARE PROGRAM. 

5 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Commencing not later than 

7 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

8 the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot pro9 gram to allow a covered beneficiary under the 

10 TRICARE program access to urgent care visits with11 out the need for preauthorization for such visits. 

12 (2) DURATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 

13 the pilot program for a period of three years. 

14 (3) INCORPORATION OF NURSE ADVICE LINE.— 

15 The Secretary shall incorporate the nurse advise line 

16 of the Department into the pilot program to direct 

17 covered beneficiaries seeking access to care to the 

18 source of the most appropriate level of health care re19 quired to treat the medical conditions of the bene20 ficiaries, including urgent care under the pilot pro21 gram. 

22 (b) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall— 

23 (1) publish information on the pilot program 

24 under subsection (a) for the receipt of urgent care 

25 under the TRICARE program— 
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1 (A) on the primary publically available 

2 Internet website of the Department; and 

3 (B) on the primary publically available 

4 Internet website of each military medical treat5 ment facility; and 

6 (2) ensure that such information is made avail7 able on the primary publically available Internet 

8 website of each current managed care contractor that 

9 has established a health care provider network under 

10 the TRICARE program. 

11 (c) REPORTS.— 

12 (1) FIRST REPORT.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

14 after the date on which the pilot program under 

15 subsection (a) commences, the Secretary shall 

16 submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 

17 the House of Representatives and the Senate a 

18 report on the pilot program. 

19 (B) ELEMENTS.—The report under sub20 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

21 (i) An analysis of urgent care use by 

22 covered beneficiaries in military medical 

23 treatment facilities and the TRICARE pur24 chased care provider network. 
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1 (ii) A comparison of urgent care use 

2 by covered beneficiaries to the use by cov3 ered beneficiaries of emergency departments 

4 in military medical treatment facilities and 

5 the TRICARE purchased care provider net6 work, including an analysis of whether the 

7 pilot program decreases the inappropriate 

8 use of medical care in emergency depart9 ments. 

10 (iii) A determination of the extent to 

11 which the nurse advice line of the Depart12 ment affected both urgent care and emer13 gency department use by covered bene14 ficiaries in military medical treatment fa15 cilities and the TRICARE purchased care 

16 provider network. 

17 (iv) An analysis of any cost savings to 

18 the Department realized through the pilot 

19 program. 

20 (v) A determination of the optimum 

21 number of urgent care visits available to 

22 covered beneficiaries without 

23 preauthorization. 

24 (vi) An analysis of the satisfaction of 

25 covered beneficiaries with the pilot program. 
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1 (2) SECOND REPORT.—Not later than two years 

2 after the date on which the pilot program commences, 

3 the Secretary shall submit to the committees specified 

4 in paragraph (1)(A) an update to the report required 

5 by such paragraph, including any recommendations 

6 of the Secretary with respect to extending or making 

7 permanent the pilot program and a description of 

8 any related legislative actions that the Secretary con9 siders appropriate. 

10 (3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

11 after the date on which the pilot program is com12 pleted, the Secretary shall submit to the committees 

13 specified in paragraph (1)(A) a final report on the 

14 pilot program that updates the report required by 

15 paragraph (2). 

16 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘covered 

17 beneficiary’’ and ‘‘TRICARE program’’ have the meaning 

18 given such terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States 

19 Code. 

20 SEC. 726. PILOT PROGRAM ON INCENTIVE PROGRAMS TO 

21 IMPROVE HEALTH CARE PROVIDED UNDER 

22 THE TRICARE PROGRAM. 

23 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 180 days after 

24 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De25 fense shall commence the conduct of a pilot program under 
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1 section 1092 of title 10, United States Code, to assess wheth2 er a reduction in the rate of increase in health care spend3 ing by the Department of Defense and an enhancement of 

4 the operation of the military health system may be achieved 

5 by developing and implementing value-based incentive pro6 grams to encourage health care providers under the 

7 TRICARE program (including physicians, hospitals, and 

8 others involved in providing health care to patients) to im9 prove the following: 

10 (1) The quality of health care provided to cov11 ered beneficiaries under the TRICARE program. 

12 (2) The experience of covered beneficiaries in re13 ceiving health care under the TRICARE program. 

14 (3) The health of covered beneficiaries. 

15 (b) INCENTIVE PROGRAMS.— 

16 (1) DEVELOPMENT.—In developing an incentive 

17 program under this section, the Secretary shall— 

18 (A) consider the characteristics of the popu19 lation of covered beneficiaries affected by the in20 centive program; 

21 (B) consider how the incentive program 

22 would impact the receipt of health care under the 

23 TRICARE program by such covered bene24 ficiaries; 
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1 (C) establish or maintain an assurance that 

2 such covered beneficiaries will have timely access 

3 to health care during operation of the incentive 

4 program; 

5 (D) ensure that there are no additional fi6 nancial costs to such covered beneficiaries of im7 plementing the incentive program; and 

8 (E) consider such other factors as the Sec9 retary considers appropriate. 

10 (2) ELEMENTS.—With respect to an incentive 

11 program developed and implemented under this sec12 tion, the Secretary shall ensure that— 

13 (A) the size, scope, and duration of the in14 centive program is reasonable in relation to the 

15 purpose of the incentive program; and 

16 (B) appropriate criteria and data collection 

17 are used to ensure adequate evaluation of the fea18 sibility and advisability of implementing the in19 centive program throughout the TRICARE pro20 gram. 

21 (3) USE OF EXISTING MODELS.—In developing 

22 an incentive program under this section, the Sec23 retary may adapt a value-based incentive program 

24 conducted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
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1 Services or any other governmental or commercial 

2 health care program. 

3 (c) TERMINATION.—The authority of the Secretary to 

4 carry out the pilot program under this section shall termi5 nate on December 31, 2019. 

6 (d) REPORTS.— 

7 (1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than one year 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not 

9 less frequently than once each year thereafter until the 

10 termination of the pilot program, the Secretary shall 

11 submit to the congressional defense committees a re12 port on the pilot program. 

13 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than September 

14 30, 2019, the Secretary shall submit to the congres15 sional defense committees a final report on the pilot 

16 program. 

17 (3) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted under 

18 paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) shall include the fol19 lowing: 

20 (A) An assessment of each incentive pro21 gram developed and implemented under this sec22 tion, including whether such incentive pro23 gram— 

24 (i) improves the quality of health care 

25 provided to covered beneficiaries, the experi-
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1 ence of covered beneficiaries in receiving 

2 health care under the TRICARE program, 

3 or the health of covered beneficiaries; 

4 (ii) reduces the rate of increase in 

5 health care spending by the Department of 

6 Defense; or 

7 (iii) enhances the operation of the 

8 military health system. 

9 (B) Such recommendations for administra10 tive or legislative action as the Secretary con11 siders appropriate in light of the pilot program, 

12 including to implement any such incentive pro13 gram or programs throughout the TRICARE 

14 program. 

15 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘covered 

16 beneficiary’’ and ‘‘TRICARE program’’ have the meanings 

17 given those terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States 

18 Code. 

19 SEC. 727. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DE20 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE HEALTHCARE MAN21 AGEMENT SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION. 

22 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 

23 or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the De24 partment of Defense Healthcare Management Systems Mod25 ernization, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or 
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1 expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense 

2 makes the certification required by section 713(g)(2) of the 

3 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 

4 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note). 

5 SEC. 728. SUBMITTAL OF INFORMATION TO SECRETARY OF 

6 VETERANS AFFAIRS RELATING TO EXPOSURE 

7 TO AIRBORNE HAZARDS AND OPEN BURN 

8 PITS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

10 date of the enactment of this Act, and periodically there11 after, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Secretary 

12 of Veterans Affairs such information in the possession of 

13 the Secretary of Defense as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

14 considers necessary to supplement and support— 

15 (1) the development of information to be in16 cluded in the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit 

17 Registry established by the Department of Veterans 

18 Affairs under section 201 of the Dignified Burial and 

19 Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 

20 (Public Law 112–260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note); and 

21 (2) research and development activities con22 ducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to ex23 plore the potential health risks of exposure by mem24 bers of the Armed Forces to environmental factors in 

25 Iraq and Afghanistan, in particular the connection of 
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1 such exposure to respiratory illnesses such as chronic 

2 cough, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, con3 strictive bronchiolitis, and pulmonary fibrosis. 

4 (b) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.—The Sec5 retary of Defense shall include in the information submitted 

6 to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under subsection (a) 

7 information on any research and surveillance efforts con8 ducted by the Department of Defense to evaluate the inci9 dence and prevalence of respiratory illnesses among mem10 bers of the Armed Forces who were exposed to open burn 

11 pits while deployed overseas. 

12 SEC. 729. PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURES TO 

13 MEASURE DATA ON MENTAL HEALTH CARE 

14 PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DE15 FENSE. 

16 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

17 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

18 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 

19 of Representatives a plan for the Department of Defense to 

20 develop procedures to compile and assess data relating to 

21 the following: 

22 (1) Outcomes for mental health care provided by 

23 the Department. 

24 (2) Variations in such outcomes among different 

25 medical facilities of the Department. 
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1 (3) Barriers, if any, to the implementation by 

2 mental health care providers of the Department of the 

3 clinical practice guidelines and other evidence-based 

4 treatments and approaches recommended for such 

5 providers by the Secretary. 

6 SEC. 730. REPORT ON PLANS TO IMPROVE EXPERIENCE 

7 WITH AND ELIMINATE PERFORMANCE VARIA8 BILITY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDED BY THE 

9 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

10 (a) COMPREHENSIVE REPORT.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

12 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

13 Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

14 Services of the Senate and the House of Representa15 tives a comprehensive report setting forth the current 

16 and future plans of the Secretary, with estimated 

17 dates of completion, to carry out the following: 

18 (A) To improve the experience of bene19 ficiaries with health care provided in military 

20 medical treatment facilities and through pur21 chased care. 

22 (B) To eliminate performance variability 

23 with respect to the provision of such health care. 

24 (2) ELEMENTS.—The comprehensive report 

25 under paragraph (1) shall include the plans of the 
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1 Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secre2 taries of the military departments, as follows: 

3 (A) To align performance measures for 

4 health care provided in military medical treat5 ment facilities with performance measures for 

6 health care provided through purchased care. 

7 (B) To improve performance in the provi8 sion of health care by the Department of Defense 

9 by eliminating performance variability with re10 spect to the provision of health care in military 

11 medical treatment facilities and through pur12 chased care. 

13 (C) To use innovative, high-technology serv14 ices to improve access to care, coordination of 

15 care, and the experience of care in military med16 ical treatment facilities and through purchased 

17 care. 

18 (D) To collect and analyze data throughout 

19 the Department with respect to health care pro20 vided in military medical treatment facilities 

21 and through purchased care to improve the qual22 ity of such care, patient safety, and patient sat23 isfaction. 

24 (E) To develop a performance management 

25 system, including by adoption of common meas-
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1 ures for access to care, quality of care, safety, 

2 and patient satisfaction, that holds medical lead3 ership throughout the Department accountable 

4 for sustained improvement of performance. 

5 (F) To use such other methods as the Sec6 retary considers appropriate to improve the ex7 perience of beneficiaries with and eliminate per8 formance variability with respect to health care 

9 received from the Department. 

10 (b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

12 the submission of the comprehensive report required 

13 by subsection (a)(1), the Comptroller General of the 

14 United States shall submit to the Committees on 

15 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep16 resentatives a report on the plans of the Secretary of 

17 Defense set forth in the comprehensive report sub18 mitted under such subsection. 

19 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 

20 (1) shall include the following: 

21 (A) An assessment of whether the plans in22 cluded in the comprehensive report submitted 

23 under subsection (a) will, with respect to mem24 bers of the Armed Forces and covered bene25 ficiaries under the TRICARE program— 
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1 (i) improve health outcomes; 

2 (ii) create consistent health value; and 

3 (iii) ensure that such individuals re4 ceive quality health care in all military 

5 medical treatment facilities and through 

6 purchased care. 

7 (B) An assessment of whether such plans 

8 can be achieved within the estimated dates of 

9 completion set forth by the Department under 

10 such subsection. 

11 (C) An assessment of whether any such plan 

12 would require legislation for the implementation 

13 of such plan. 

14 (D) An assessment of whether the Depart15 ment of Defense has adequately budgeted 

16 amounts to fund the carrying out of such plans. 

17 (E) Metrics that can be used to evaluate the 

18 performance of such plans. 

19 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) The term ‘‘purchased care’’ means health care 

21 provided pursuant to a contract entered into under 

22 the TRICARE program. 

23 (2) The terms ‘‘covered beneficiary’’ and 

24 ‘‘TRICARE program’’ have the meaning given such 

25 terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 
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1 SEC. 731. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON GAMBLING 

2 AND PROBLEM GAMBLING BEHAVIOR AMONG 

3 MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 

5 United States shall conduct a study on gambling among 

6 members of the Armed Forces. 

7 (b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The study conducted under 

8 subsection (a) shall include the following: 

9 (1) With respect to gaming facilities at military 

10 installations, disaggregated by each military depart11 ment, the number, type, and location of such gaming 

12 facilities. 

13 (2) An assessment of the prevalence of and par14 ticular risks for problem gambling among members of 

15 the Armed Forces, including such recommendations 

16 for policies and programs to be carried out by the De17 partment to address problem gambling as the Comp18 troller General considers appropriate. 

19 (3) An assessment of the ability and capacity of 

20 military health care personnel to adequately diagnose 

21 and provide dedicated treatment for problem gam22 bling, including— 

23 (A) a comparison of treatment programs of 

24 the Department for alcohol abuse, illegal sub25 stance abuse, and tobacco addiction with treat-
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1 ment programs of the Department for problem 

2 gambling; and 

3 (B) an assessment of whether additional 

4 training for military health care personnel on 

5 providing treatment for problem gambling would 

6 be beneficial. 

7 (4) An assessment of the financial counseling 

8 and related services that are available to members of 

9 the Armed Forces and dependents of such members 

10 who are affected by problem gambling. 

11 (c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

12 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

13 submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 

14 the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). 

15 TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POL16 ICY, ACQUISITION MANAGE17 MENT, AND RELATED MAT18 TERS 

Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 

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

of the Armed Forces. 

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

Sec. 803. Expansion of rapid acquisition authority. 

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

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

capabilities. 

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

security capabilities. 

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

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

budget processes within Armed Forces. 

Sec. 809. Advisory panel on streamlining and codifying acquisition regulations. 
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Sec. 810. Review of time-based requirements process and budgeting and acquisition systems. 

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

Limitations 

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

property. 

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

Sec. 813. Rights in technical data. 

Sec. 814. Procurement of supplies for experimental purposes. 

Sec. 815. Amendments to other transaction authority. 

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

authority. 

Sec. 817. Revision of method of rounding when making inflation adjustment of 

acquisition-related dollar thresholds. 

Subtitle C—Provisions Related to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 

Sec. 821. Acquisition strategy required for each major defense acquisition program, major automated information system, and major system. 

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

of major defense acquisition programs and major systems. 

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

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

Sec. 825. Designation of milestone decision authority. 

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

periods. 

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

periods. 

Sec. 828. Penalty for cost overruns. 

Sec. 829. Streamlining of reporting requirements applicable to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering regarding major 

defense acquisition programs. 

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

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

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

Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce 

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

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

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

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

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

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

demonstration project. 

Subtitle E—Provisions Relating to Commercial Items 

Sec. 851. Procurement of commercial items. 

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

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

price reasonableness. 

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

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

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

procedures. 

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

Subtitle F—Industrial Base Matters 

Sec. 861. Amendment to Mentor-Protege Program. 

Sec. 862. Amendments to data quality improvement plan. 

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

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

services. 

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

Sec. 866. Modifications to requirements for qualified HUBZone small business 

concerns located in a base closure area. 

Sec. 867. Joint venturing and teaming. 

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

goals. 

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

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

Utilization. 

Sec. 871. Including subcontracting goals in agency responsibilities. 

Sec. 872. Reporting related to failure of contractors to meet goals under negotiated comprehensive small business subcontracting plans. 

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

projects. 

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

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

sector firms. 

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

a determination about defense acquisition program requirements. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Sec. 881. Consideration of potential program cost increases and schedule delays 

resulting from oversight of defense acquisition programs. 

Sec. 882. Examination and guidance relating to oversight and approval of services contracts. 
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Sec. 883. Streamlining of requirements relating to defense business systems. 

Sec. 884. Procurement of personal protective equipment. 

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

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

services manufactured in Afghanistan, Central Asian States, and 

Djibouti. 

Sec. 887. Effective communication between government and industry. 

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

security systems. 

Sec. 889. Unified information technology services. 

Sec. 890. Cloud strategy for Department of Defense. 

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

systems. 

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

Sec. 893. Improved auditing of contracts. 

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

audit readiness services. 

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

to acquisition programs. 

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

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

Sec. 898. Competition for religious services contracts. 

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

1 Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and 

2 Management 

3 SEC. 801. REQUIRED REVIEW OF ACQUISITION-RELATED 

4 FUNCTIONS OF THE CHIEFS OF STAFF OF 

5 THE ARMED FORCES. 

6 (a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Chief of Staff of the 

7 Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of 

8 the Air Force, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps 

9 shall conduct a review of their current individual authori10 ties provided in sections 3033, 5033, 8033, and 5043 of title 

11 10, United States Code, and other relevant statutes and reg12 ulations related to defense acquisitions for the purpose of 
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1 developing such recommendations as the Chief concerned or 

2 the Commandant considers necessary to further or advance 

3 the role of the Chief concerned or the Commandant in the 

4 development of requirements, acquisition processes, and the 

5 associated budget practices of the Department of Defense. 

6 (b) REPORTS.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the 

7 Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, 

8 the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the Commandant 

9 of the Marine Corps shall each submit to the congressional 

10 defense committees a report containing, at a minimum, the 

11 following: 

12 (1) The recommendations developed by the Chief 

13 concerned or the Commandant under subsection (a) 

14 and other results of the review conducted under such 

15 subsection. 

16 (2) The actions the Chief concerned or the Com17 mandant is taking, if any, within the Chief’s or Com18 mandant’s existing authority to implement such rec19 ommendations. 

20 SEC. 802. ROLE OF CHIEFS OF STAFF IN THE ACQUISITION 

21 PROCESS. 

22 (a) CHIEFS OF STAFF AS CUSTOMER OF ACQUISITION

23 PROCESS.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 149 of title 10, 

2 United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec3 tion 2546 the following new section: 

4 ‘‘§ 2546a. Customer-oriented acquisition system 

5 ‘‘(a) OBJECTIVE.—It shall be the objective of the de6 fense acquisition system to meet the needs of its customers 

7 in the most cost-effective manner practicable. The acquisi8 tion policies, directives, and regulations of the Department 

9 of Defense shall be modified as necessary to ensure the devel10 opment and implementation of a customer-oriented acquisi11 tion system. 

12 ‘‘(b) CUSTOMER.—The customer of the defense acquisi13 tion system is the armed force that will have primary re14 sponsibility for fielding the system or systems acquired. The 

15 customer is represented with regard to a major defense ac16 quisition program by the Secretary of the military depart17 ment concerned and the Chief of the armed force concerned. 

18 ‘‘(c) ROLE OF CUSTOMER.—The customer of a major 

19 defense acquisition program shall be responsible for bal20 ancing resources against priorities on the acquisition pro21 gram and ensuring that appropriate trade-offs are made 

22 among cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and performance 

23 on a continuing basis throughout the life of the acquisition 

24 program.’’. 
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1 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec2 tions at the beginning of chapter 149 of such title is 

3 amended by inserting after the item relating to sec4 tion 2546 the following new item: 

‘‘2546a. Customer-oriented acquisition system.’’. 

5 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHIEFS.—Section 2547(a) 

6 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) 

8 as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; 

9 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol10 lowing new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(2) Decisions regarding the balancing of re12 sources and priorities, and associated trade-offs 

13 among cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and per14 formance on major defense acquisition programs.’’; 

15 and 

16 (3) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by para17 graph (1) of this subsection, by striking ‘‘The develop18 ment’’ and inserting ‘‘The development and manage19 ment’’. 

20 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF MILITARY DEPUTIES.—Sec21 tion 908(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

22 Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 2430 

23 note) is amended to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(d) DUTIES OF PRINCIPAL MILITARY DEPUTIES.— 

2 Each Principal Military Deputy to a service acquisition 

3 executive shall be responsible for— 

4 ‘‘(1) keeping the Chief of Staff of the Armed 

5 Force concerned informed of the progress of major de6 fense acquisition programs; 

7 ‘‘(2) informing the Chief of Staff on a continuing 

8 basis of any developments on major defense acquisi9 tion programs, which may require new or revisited 

10 trade-offs among cost, schedule, technical feasibility, 

11 and performance, including— 

12 ‘‘(A) significant cost growth or schedule 

13 slippage; and 

14 ‘‘(B) requirements creep (as defined in sec15 tion 2547(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code); 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(3) ensuring that the views of the Chief of Staff 

18 on cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and perform19 ance trade-offs are strongly considered by program 

20 managers and program executive officers in all phases 

21 of the acquisition process.’’. 

22 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

23 (1) JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUN24 CIL.—Section 181(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
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1 is amended by adding at the end the following new 

2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(3) The Council shall seek, and strongly consider, the 

4 views of the Chiefs of Staff of the armed forces, in their 

5 roles as customers of the acquisition system, on matters per6 taining to trade-offs among cost, schedule, technical feasi7 bility, and performance under subsection (b)(1)(C) and the 

8 balancing of resources with priorities pursuant to sub9 section (b)(3).’’. 

10 (2) MILESTONE A DECISIONS.—The Chief of the 

11 Armed Force concerned shall advise the milestone de12 cision authority for a major defense acquisition pro13 gram of the Chief’s views on cost, schedule, technical 

14 feasibility, and performance trade-offs that have been 

15 made with regard to the program, as provided in sec16 tion 2366a(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, as 

17 amended by section 823 of this Act, prior to a Mile18 stone A decision on the program. 

19 (3) MILESTONE B DECISIONS.—The Chief of the 

20 Armed Force concerned shall advise the milestone de21 cision authority for a major defense acquisition pro22 gram of the Chief’s views on cost, schedule, technical 

23 feasibility, and performance trade-offs that have been 

24 made with regard to the program, as provided in sec25 tion 2366b(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, as 
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1 amended by section 824 of this Act, prior to a Mile2 stone B decision on the program. 

3 (4) DUTIES OF CHIEFS.— 

4 (A) Section 3033(d)(5) of title 10, United 

5 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 

6 171’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 171 and 2547’’. 

7 (B) Section 5033(d)(5) of title 10, United 

8 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 

9 171’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 171 and 2547’’. 

10 (C) Section 5043(e)(5) of title 10, United 

11 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 

12 171’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 171 and 2547’’. 

13 (D) Section 8033(d)(5) of title 10, United 

14 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 

15 171’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 171 and 2547’’. 

16 SEC. 803. EXPANSION OF RAPID ACQUISITION AUTHORITY. 

17 Section 806(c) of the Bob Stump National Defense Au18 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 

19 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(c) RESPONSE TO COMBAT EMERGENCIES AND CER21 TAIN URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR RAPID AC23 QUISITION AND DEPLOYMENT.—(A) In the case of any 

24 supplies and associated support services that, as de25 termined in writing by the Secretary of Defense, are 
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1 urgently needed to eliminate a documented deficiency 

2 that has resulted in combat casualties, or is likely to 

3 result in combat casualties, the Secretary may use the 

4 procedures developed under this section in order to ac5 complish the rapid acquisition and deployment of the 

6 needed supplies and associated support services. 

7 ‘‘(B) In the case of any supplies and associated 

8 support services that, as determined in writing by the 

9 Secretary of Defense, are urgently needed to eliminate 

10 a documented deficiency that impacts an ongoing or 

11 anticipated contingency operation and that, if left 

12 unfulfilled, could potentially result in loss of life or 

13 critical mission failure, the Secretary may use the 

14 procedures developed under this section in order to ac15 complish the rapid acquisition and deployment of the 

16 needed supplies and associated support services. 

17 ‘‘(C)(i) In the case of any supplies and associ18 ated support services that, as determined in writing 

19 by the Secretary of Defense without delegation, are 

20 urgently needed to eliminate a deficiency that as the 

21 result of a cyber attack has resulted in critical mis22 sion failure, the loss of life, property destruction, or 

23 economic effects, or if left unfilled is likely to result 

24 in critical mission failure, the loss of life, property 

25 destruction, or economic effects, the Secretary may use 
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1 the procedures developed under this section in order 

2 to accomplish the rapid acquisition and deployment 

3 of the needed offensive or defensive cyber capabilities, 

4 supplies, and associated support services. 

5 ‘‘(ii) In this subparagraph, the term ‘cyber at6 tack’ means a deliberate action to alter, disrupt, de7 ceive, degrade, or destroy computer systems or net8 works or the information or programs resident in or 

9 transiting these systems or networks. 

10 ‘‘(2) DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL RESPON11 SIBLE.—(A) Whenever the Secretary makes a deter12 mination under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of 

13 paragraph (1) that certain supplies and associated 

14 support services are urgently needed to eliminate a 

15 deficiency described in that subparagraph, the Sec16 retary shall designate a senior official of the Depart17 ment of Defense to ensure that the needed supplies 

18 and associated support services are acquired and de19 ployed as quickly as possible, with a goal of awarding 

20 a contract for the acquisition of the supplies and asso21 ciated support services within 15 days. 

22 ‘‘(B) Upon designation of a senior official under 

23 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall authorize that 

24 official to waive any provision of law, policy, direc25 tive, or regulation described in subsection (d) that 
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1 such official determines in writing would unneces2 sarily impede the rapid acquisition and deployment 

3 of the needed supplies and associated support services. 

4 In a case in which the needed supplies and associated 

5 support services cannot be acquired without an exten6 sive delay, the senior official shall require that an in7 terim solution be implemented and deployed using the 

8 procedures developed under this section to minimize 

9 adverse consequences resulting from the urgent need. 

10 ‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—(A) In any fiscal year in 

11 which the Secretary makes a determination described 

12 in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1), 

13 the Secretary may use any funds available to the De14 partment of Defense for acquisitions of supplies and 

15 associated support services if the determination in16 cludes a written finding that the use of such funds is 

17 necessary to address the deficiency in a timely man18 ner. 

19 ‘‘(B) The authority of this section may only be 

20 used to acquire supplies and associated support serv21 ices— 

22 ‘‘(i) in the case of determinations by the 

23 Secretary under paragraph (1)(A), in an 

24 amount aggregating not more than $200,000,000 

25 during any fiscal year; 
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1 ‘‘(ii) in the case of determinations by the 

2 Secretary under paragraph (1)(B), in an 

3 amount aggregating not more than $200,000,000 

4 during any fiscal year; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) in the case of determinations by the 

6 Secretary under paragraph (1)(C), in an 

7 amount aggregating not more than $200,000,000 

8 during any fiscal year. 

9 ‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE

10 COMMITTEES.—(A) In the case of a determination by 

11 the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary 

12 shall notify the congressional defense committees of 

13 the determination within 15 days after the date of the 

14 determination. 

15 ‘‘(B) In the case of a determination by the Sec16 retary under paragraph (1)(B) the Secretary shall 

17 notify the congressional defense committees of the de18 termination at least 10 days before the date on which 

19 the determination is effective. 

20 ‘‘(C) A notice under this paragraph shall include 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(i) The supplies and associated support 

23 services to be acquired. 

24 ‘‘(ii) The amount anticipated to be ex25 pended for the acquisition. 
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1 ‘‘(iii) The source of funds for the acquisi2 tion. 

3 ‘‘(D) A notice under this paragraph shall be suf4 ficient to fulfill any requirement to provide notifica5 tion to Congress for a new start program. 

6 ‘‘(E) A notice under this paragraph shall be pro7 vided in consultation with the Director of the Office 

8 of Management and Budget. 

9 ‘‘(5) TIME FOR TRANSITIONING TO NORMAL AC10 QUISITION SYSTEM.—Any acquisition initiated under 

11 this subsection shall transition to the normal acquisi12 tion system not later than two years after the date on 

13 which the Secretary makes the determination de14 scribed in paragraph (1) with respect to the supplies 

15 and associated support services concerned. 

16 ‘‘(6) LIMITATION ON OFFICERS WITH AUTHORITY

17 TO MAKE A DETERMINATION.—The authority to make 

18 a determination under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) 

19 of paragraph (1) may be exercised only by the Sec20 retary or Deputy Secretary of Defense.’’. 

21 SEC. 804. MIDDLE TIER OF ACQUISITION FOR RAPID PROTO22 TYPING AND RAPID FIELDING. 

23 (a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

24 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Sec25 retary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, 
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1 in consultation with the Comptroller of the Department of 

2 Defense and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 

3 shall establish guidance for a ‘‘middle tier’’ of acquisition 

4 programs that are intended to be completed in a period of 

5 two to five years. 

6 (b) ACQUISITION PATHWAYS.—The guidance required 

7 by subsection (a) shall cover the following two acquisition 

8 pathways: 

9 (1) RAPID PROTOTYPING.—The rapid proto10 typing pathway shall provide for the use of innova11 tive technologies to rapidly develop fieldable proto12 types to demonstrate new capabilities and meet 

13 emerging military needs. The objective of an acquisi14 tion program under this pathway shall be to field a 

15 prototype that can be demonstrated in an operational 

16 environment and provide for a residual operational 

17 capability within five years of the development of an 

18 approved requirement. 

19 (2) RAPID FIELDING.—The rapid fielding path20 way shall provide for the use of proven technologies 

21 to field production quantities of new or upgraded sys22 tems with minimal development required. The objec23 tive of an acquisition program under this pathway 

24 shall be to begin production within six months and 
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1 complete fielding within five years of the development 

2 of an approved requirement. 

3 (c) EXPEDITED PROCESS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The guidance required by sub5 section (a) shall provide for a streamlined and coordi6 nated requirements, budget, and acquisition process 

7 that results in the development of an approved re8 quirement for each program in a period of not more 

9 than six months from the time that the process is ini10 tiated. Programs that are subject to the guidance shall 

11 not be subject to the Joint Capabilities Integration 

12 and Development System Manual and Department of 

13 Defense Directive 5000.01, except to the extent specifi14 cally provided in the guidance. 

15 (2) RAPID PROTOTYPING.—With respect to the 

16 rapid prototyping pathway, the guidance shall in17 clude— 

18 (A) a merit-based process for the consider19 ation of innovative technologies and new capa20 bilities to meet needs communicated by the Joint 

21 Chiefs of Staff and the combatant commanders; 

22 (B) a process for developing and imple23 menting acquisition and funding strategies for 

24 the program; 
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1 (C) a process for cost-sharing with the mili2 tary departments on rapid prototype projects, to 

3 ensure an appropriate commitment to the success 

4 of such projects; 

5 (D) a process for demonstrating and evalu6 ating the performance of fieldable prototypes de7 veloped pursuant to the program in an oper8 ational environment; and 

9 (E) a process for transitioning successful 

10 prototypes to new or existing acquisition pro11 grams for production and fielding under the 

12 rapid fielding pathway or the traditional acqui13 sition system. 

14 (3) RAPID FIELDING.—With respect to the rapid 

15 fielding pathway, the guidance shall include— 

16 (A) a merit-based process for the consider17 ation of existing products and proven tech18 nologies to meet needs communicated by the 

19 Joint Chiefs of Staff and the combatant com20 manders; 

21 (B) a process for demonstrating perform22 ance and evaluating for current operational pur23 poses the proposed products and technologies; 
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1 (C) a process for developing and imple2 menting acquisition and funding strategies for 

3 the program; and 

4 (D) a process for considering lifecycle costs 

5 and addressing issues of logistics support and 

6 system interoperability. 

7 (4) STREAMLINED PROCEDURES.—The guidance 

8 for the programs may provide for any of the following 

9 streamlined procedures: 

10 (A) The service acquisition executive of the 

11 military department concerned shall appoint a 

12 program manager for such program from among 

13 candidates from among civilian employees or 

14 members of the Armed Forces who have signifi15 cant and relevant experience managing large 

16 and complex programs. 

17 (B) The program manager for each pro18 gram shall report with respect to such program 

19 directly, without intervening review or approval, 

20 to the service acquisition executive of the mili21 tary department concerned. 

22 (C) The service acquisition executive of the 

23 military department concerned shall evaluate the 

24 job performance of such manager on an annual 

25 basis. In conducting an evaluation under this 
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1 paragraph, a service acquisition executive shall 

2 consider the extent to which the manager has 

3 achieved the objectives of the program for which 

4 the manager is responsible, including quality, 

5 timeliness, and cost objectives. 

6 (D) The program manager of a defense 

7 streamlined program shall be authorized staff po8 sitions for a technical staff, including experts in 

9 business management, contracting, auditing, en10 gineering, testing, and logistics, to enable the 

11 manager to manage the program without the 

12 technical assistance of another organizational 

13 unit of an agency to the maximum extent prac14 ticable. 

15 (E) The program manager of a defense 

16 streamlined program shall be authorized, in co17 ordination with the users of the equipment and 

18 capability to be acquired and the test commu19 nity, to make trade-offs among life-cycle costs, 

20 requirements, and schedules to meet the goals of 

21 the program. 

22 (F) The service acquisition executive, acting 

23 in coordination with the defense acquisition exec24 utive, shall serve as the milestone decision au25 thority for the program. 
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1 (G) The program manager of a defense 

2 streamlined program shall be provided a process 

3 to expeditiously seek a waiver from Congress 

4 from any statutory or regulatory requirement 

5 that the program manager determines adds little 

6 or no value to the management of the program. 

7 (d) RAPID PROTOTYPING FUND.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

9 establish a fund to be known as the ‘‘Department of 

10 Defense Rapid Prototyping Fund’’ to provide funds, 

11 in addition to other funds that may be available for 

12 acquisition programs under the rapid prototyping 

13 pathway established pursuant to this section. The 

14 Fund shall be managed by a senior official of the De15 partment of Defense designated by the Under Sec16 retary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Lo17 gistics. The Fund shall consist of amounts appro18 priated to the Fund and amounts credited to the 

19 Fund pursuant to section 828 of this Act. 

20 (2) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Amounts available 

21 in the Fund may be transferred to a military depart22 ment for the purpose of carrying out an acquisition 

23 program under the rapid prototyping pathway estab24 lished pursuant to this section. Any amount so trans25 ferred shall be credited to the account to which it is 
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1 transferred. The transfer authority provided in this 

2 subsection is in addition to any other transfer author3 ity available to the Department of Defense. 

4 (3) CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE.—The senior official 

5 designated to manage the Fund shall notify the con6 gressional defense committees of all transfers under 

7 paragraph (2). Each notification shall specify the 

8 amount transferred, the purpose of the transfer, and 

9 the total projected cost and estimated cost to complete 

10 the acquisition program to which the funds were 

11 transferred. 

12 SEC. 805. USE OF ALTERNATIVE ACQUISITION PATHS TO AC13 QUIRE CRITICAL NATIONAL SECURITY CAPA14 BILITIES. 

15 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

16 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish proce17 dures for alternative acquisition pathways to acquire cap18 ital assets and services that meet critical national security 

19 needs. The procedures shall— 

20 (1) be separate from existing acquisition proce21 dures; 

22 (2) be supported by streamlined contracting, 

23 budgeting, and requirements processes; 
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1 (3) establish alternative acquisition paths based 

2 on the capabilities being bought and the time needed 

3 to deploy these capabilities; and 

4 (4) maximize the use of flexible authorities in ex5 isting law and regulation. 

6 SEC. 806. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WAIVER OF ACQUISI7 TION LAWS TO ACQUIRE VITAL NATIONAL SE8 CURITY CAPABILITIES. 

9 (a) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense is 

10 authorized to waive any provision of acquisition law or reg11 ulation described in subsection (c) for the purpose of acquir12 ing a capability that would not otherwise be available to 

13 the Armed Forces of the United States, upon a determina14 tion that— 

15 (1) the acquisition of the capability is in the 

16 vital national security interest of the United States; 

17 (2) the application of the law or regulation to be 

18 waived would impede the acquisition of the capability 

19 in a manner that would undermine the national secu20 rity of the United States; and 

21 (3) the underlying purpose of the law or regula22 tion to be waived can be addressed in a different 

23 manner or at a different time. 

24 (b) DESIGNATION OF RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL.—When25 ever the Secretary of Defense makes a determination under 
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1 subsection (a)(1) that the acquisition of a capability is in 

2 the vital national security interest of the United States, the 

3 Secretary shall designate a senior official of the Department 

4 of Defense who shall be personally responsible and account5 able for the rapid and effective acquisition and deployment 

6 of the needed capability. The Secretary shall provide the 

7 designated official such authority as the Secretary deter8 mines necessary to achieve this objective, and may use the 

9 waiver authority in subsection (a) for this purpose. 

10 (c) ACQUISITION LAWS AND REGULATIONS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon a determination de12 scribed in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense is 

13 authorized to waive any provision of law or regula14 tion addressing— 

15 (A) the establishment of a requirement or 

16 specification for the capability to be acquired; 

17 (B) research, development, test, and evalua18 tion of the capability to be acquired; 

19 (C) production, fielding, and sustainment of 

20 the capability to be acquired; or 

21 (D) solicitation, selection of sources, and 

22 award of contracts for the capability to be ac23 quired. 

24 (2) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this subsection 

25 authorizes the waiver of— 
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1 (A) the requirements of this section; 

2 (B) any provision of law imposing civil or 

3 criminal penalties; or 

4 (C) any provision of law governing the 

5 proper expenditure of appropriated funds. 

6 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of Defense 

7 shall notify the congressional defense committees at least 30 

8 days before exercising the waiver authority under subsection 

9 (a). Each such notice shall include— 

10 (1) an explanation of the basis for determining 

11 that the acquisition of the capability is in the vital 

12 national security interest of the United States; 

13 (2) an identification of each provision of law or 

14 regulation to be waived; and 

15 (3) for each provision identified pursuant to 

16 paragraph (2)— 

17 (A) an explanation of why the application 

18 of the provision would impede the acquisition in 

19 a manner that would undermine the national se20 curity of the United States; and 

21 (B) a description of the time or manner in 

22 which the underlying purpose of the law or regu23 lation to be waived will be addressed. 
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1 (e) NONDELEGATION.—The authority of the Secretary 

2 to waive provisions of laws and regulations under sub3 section (a) is nondelegable. 

4 SEC. 807. ACQUISITION AUTHORITY OF THE COMMANDER 

5 OF UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND. 

6 (a) AUTHORITY.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commander of the United 

8 States Cyber Command shall be responsible for, and 

9 shall have the authority to conduct, the following ac10 quisition activities: 

11 (A) Development and acquisition of cyber 

12 operations-peculiar equipment and capabilities. 

13 (B) Acquisition and sustainment of cyber 

14 capability-peculiar equipment, capabilities, and 

15 services. 

16 (2) ACQUISITION FUNCTIONS.—Subject to the au17 thority, direction, and control of the Secretary of De18 fense, the Commander shall have authority to exercise 

19 the functions of the head of an agency under chapter 

20 137 of title 10, United States Code. 

21 (b) COMMAND ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The staff of the Commander 

23 shall include a command acquisition executive, who 

24 shall be responsible for the overall supervision of ac25 quisition matters for the United States Cyber Com-
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1 mand. The command acquisition executive shall have 

2 the authority— 

3 (A) to negotiate memoranda of agreement 

4 with the military departments and Department 

5 of Defense components to carry out the acquisi6 tion of equipment, capabilities, and services de7 scribed in subsection (a)(1) on behalf of the Com8 mand; 

9 (B) to supervise the acquisition of equip10 ment, capabilities, and services described in sub11 section (a)(1); 

12 (C) to represent the Command in discus13 sions with the military departments regarding 

14 acquisition programs for which the Command is 

15 a customer; and 

16 (D) to work with the military departments 

17 to ensure that the Command is appropriately 

18 represented in any joint working group or inte19 grated product team regarding acquisition pro20 grams for which the Command is a customer. 

21 (2) DELIVERY OF ACQUISITION SOLUTIONS.—The 

22 command acquisition executive of the United States 

23 Cyber Command shall be— 
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1 (A) responsible to the Commander for rap2 idly delivering acquisition solutions to meet vali3 dated cyber operations-peculiar requirements; 

4 (B) subordinate to the defense acquisition 

5 executive in matters of acquisition; 

6 (C) subject to the same oversight as the serv7 ice acquisition executives; and 

8 (D) included on the distribution list for ac9 quisition directives and instructions of the De10 partment of Defense. 

11 (c) ACQUISITION PERSONNEL.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

13 provide the United States Cyber Command with the 

14 personnel or funding equivalent to ten full-time equiv15 alent personnel to support the Commander in ful16 filling the acquisition responsibilities provided for 

17 under this section with experience in— 

18 (A) program acquisition; 

19 (B) the Joint Capabilities Integration and 

20 Development System Process; 

21 (C) program management; 

22 (D) system engineering; and 

23 (E) costing. 

24 (2) EXISTING PERSONNEL.—The personnel pro25 vided under this subsection shall be provided from 
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1 among the existing personnel of the Department of 

2 Defense. 

3 (d) BUDGET.—In addition to the activities of a com4 batant command for which funding may be requested under 

5 section 166 of title 10, United States Code, the budget pro6 posal of the United States Cyber Command shall include 

7 requests for funding for— 

8 (1) development and acquisition of cyber oper9 ations-peculiar equipment; and 

10 (2) acquisition and sustainment of other capa11 bilities or services that are peculiar to cyber oper12 ations activities. 

13 (e) CYBER OPERATIONS PROCUREMENT FUND.—In ex14 ercising the authority granted in subsection (a), the Com15 mander may not obligate or expend more than $75,000,000 

16 out of the funds made available in each fiscal year from 

17 2016 through 2021 to support acquisition activities pro18 vided for under this section. 

19 (f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING INTEL20 LIGENCE AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this sec21 tion shall be construed to constitute authority to conduct 

22 any activity which, if carried out as an intelligence activity 

23 by the Department of Defense, would require a notice to 

24 the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the 

25 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
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1 of Representatives under title V of the National Security 

2 Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.). 

3 (g) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REQUIRED.—The author4 ity granted in subsection (a) shall become effective 30 days 

5 after the date on which the Secretary of Defense provides 

6 to the congressional defense committees a plan for imple7 mentation of those authorities under subsection (a). The 

8 plan shall include the following: 

9 (1) A Department of Defense definition of— 

10 (A) cyber operations-peculiar equipment 

11 and capabilities; and 

12 (B) cyber capability-peculiar equipment, 

13 capabilities, and services. 

14 (2) Summaries of the components to be nego15 tiated in the memorandum of agreements with the 

16 military departments and other Department of De17 fense components to carry out the development, acqui18 sition, and sustainment of equipment, capabilities, 

19 and services described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

20 of subsection (a)(1). 

21 (3) Memorandum of agreement negotiation and 

22 approval timelines. 

23 (4) Plan for oversight of the command acquisi24 tion executive established in subsection (b). 
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1 (5) Assessment of the acquisition workforce needs 

2 of the United States Cyber Command to support the 

3 authority in subsection (a) until 2021. 

4 (6) Other matters as appropriate. 

5 (h) ANNUAL END-OF-YEAR ASSESSMENT.—Each year, 

6 the Cyber Investment Management Board shall review and 

7 assess the acquisition activities of the United States Cyber 

8 Command, including contracting and acquisition docu9 mentation, for the previous fiscal year, and provide any 

10 recommendations or feedback to the acquisition executive of 

11 Cyber Command. 

12 (i) SUNSET.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The authority under this sec14 tion shall terminate on September 30, 2021. 

15 (2) LIMITATION ON DURATION OF ACQUISI16 TIONS.—The authority under this section does not in17 clude major defense acquisition programs, major 

18 automated information system programs, or acquisi19 tions of foundational infrastructure or software archi20 tectures the duration of which is expected to last more 

21 than five years. 
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1 SEC. 808. REPORT ON LINKING AND STREAMLINING RE2 QUIREMENTS, ACQUISITION, AND BUDGET 

3 PROCESSES WITHIN ARMED FORCES. 

4 (a) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Staff of the Army, 

6 the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air 

7 Force, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall each 

8 submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 

9 efforts to link and streamline the requirements, acquisition, 

10 and budget processes within the Army, Navy, Air Force, 

11 and Marine Corps, respectively. 

12 (b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each report under sub13 section (a) shall include the following: 

14 (1) A specific description of— 

15 (A) the management actions the Chief con16 cerned or the Commandant has taken or plans to 

17 take to link and streamline the requirements, ac18 quisition, and budget processes of the Armed 

19 Force concerned; 

20 (B) any reorganization or process changes 

21 that will link and streamline the requirements, 

22 acquisition, and budget processes of the Armed 

23 Force concerned; and 

24 (C) any cross-training or professional devel25 opment initiatives of the Chief concerned or the 

26 Commandant. 
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1 (2) For each description under paragraph (1)— 

2 (A) the specific timeline associated with im3 plementation; 

4 (B) the anticipated outcomes once imple5 mented; and 

6 (C) how to measure whether or not those 

7 outcomes are realized. 

8 (3) Any other matters the Chief concerned or the 

9 Commandant considers appropriate. 

10 SEC. 809. ADVISORY PANEL ON STREAMLINING AND CODI11 FYING ACQUISITION REGULATIONS. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

13 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De14 fense shall establish under the sponsorship of the Defense 

15 Acquisition University and the National Defense Univer16 sity an advisory panel on streamlining acquisition regula17 tions. 

18 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The panel shall be composed of at 

19 least nine individuals who are recognized experts in acqui20 sition and procurement policy. In making appointments to 

21 the advisory panel, the Under Secretary shall ensure that 

22 the members of the panel reflect diverse experiences in the 

23 public and private sectors. 

24 (c) DUTIES.—The panel shall— 
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1 (1) review the acquisition regulations applicable 

2 to the Department of Defense with a view toward 

3 streamlining and improving the efficiency and effec4 tiveness of the defense acquisition process and main5 taining defense technology advantage; and 

6 (2) make any recommendations for the amend7 ment or repeal of such regulations that the panel con8 siders necessary, as a result of such review, to— 

9 (A) establish and administer appropriate 

10 buyer and seller relationships in the procurement 

11 system; 

12 (B) improve the functioning of the acquisi13 tion system; 

14 (C) ensure the continuing financial and eth15 ical integrity of defense procurement programs; 

16 (D) protect the best interests of the Depart17 ment of Defense; and 

18 (E) eliminate any regulations that are un19 necessary for the purposes described in subpara20 graphs (A) through (D). 

21 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

23 provide the advisory panel established pursuant to 

24 subsection (a) with timely access to appropriate infor25 mation, data, resources, and analysis so that the ad-
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1 visory panel may conduct a thorough and inde2 pendent assessment as required under such subsection. 

3 (2) INAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The require4 ments of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the advisory panel es6 tablished pursuant to subsection (a). 

7 (e) REPORT.— 

8 (1) PANEL REPORT.—Not later than two years 

9 after the date on which the Secretary of Defense estab10 lishes the advisory panel, the panel shall transmit a 

11 final report to the Secretary. 

12 (2) ELEMENTS.—The final report shall contain a 

13 detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of 

14 the panel, including— 

15 (A) a history of each current acquisition 

16 regulation and a recommendation as to whether 

17 the regulation and related law (if applicable) 

18 should be retained, modified, or repealed; and 

19 (B) such additional recommendations for 

20 legislation as the panel considers appropriate. 

21 (3) INTERIM REPORTS.—(A) Not later than 6 

22 months and 18 months after the date of the enactment 

23 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a re24 port to or brief the congressional defense committees 
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1 on the interim findings of the panel with respect to 

2 the elements set forth in paragraph (2). 

3 (B) The panel shall provide regular updates to 

4 the Secretary of Defense for purposes of providing the 

5 interim reports required under this paragraph. 

6 (4) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 30 days 

7 after receiving the final report of the advisory panel, 

8 the Secretary of Defense shall transmit the final re9 port, together with such comments as the Secretary 

10 determines appropriate, to the congressional defense 

11 committees. 

12 (f) DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOP13 MENT FUND SUPPORT.—The Secretary of Defense may use 

14 amounts available in the Department of Defense Acquisi15 tion Workforce Development Fund established under section 

16 1705 of title 10, United States Code, to support activities 

17 of the advisory panel under this section. 

18 SEC. 810. REVIEW OF TIME-BASED REQUIREMENTS PROC19 ESS AND BUDGETING AND ACQUISITION SYS20 TEMS. 

21 (a) TIME-BASED REQUIREMENTS PROCESS.—The Sec22 retary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 

23 Staff shall review the requirements process with the goal 

24 of establishing an agile and streamlined system that devel25 ops requirements that provide stability and foundational 
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1 direction for acquisition programs and shall determine the 

2 advisability of providing a time-based or phased distinction 

3 between capabilities needed to be deployed urgently, within 

4 2 years, within 5 years, and longer than 5 years. 

5 (b) BUDGETING AND ACQUISITION SYSTEMS.—The 

6 Secretary of Defense shall review and ensure that the acqui7 sition and budgeting systems are structured to meet time8 based or phased requirements in a manner that is predict9 able, cost effective, and efficient and takes advantage of 

10 emerging technological developments. 

11 Subtitle B—Amendments to General 

12 Contracting Authorities, Proce13 dures, and Limitations 

14 SEC. 811. AMENDMENT RELATING TO MULTIYEAR CON15 TRACT AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION OF 

16 PROPERTY. 

17 Subsection (a)(1) and subsection (i)(4) of section 

18 2306b of title 10, United States Code, are each amended 

19 by striking ‘‘substantial’’ and inserting ‘‘significant’’. 

20 SEC. 812. APPLICABILITY OF COST AND PRICING DATA AND 

21 CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. 

22 Section 2306a(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 

23 amended— 

24 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 

25 inserting a semicolon; 
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1 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 

2 at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

3 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub4 paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(D) to the extent such data— 

6 ‘‘(i) relates to an offset agreement in 

7 connection with a contract for the sale of a 

8 weapon system or defense-related item to a 

9 foreign country or foreign firm; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) does not relate to a contract or 

11 subcontract under the offset agreement for 

12 work performed in such foreign country or 

13 by such foreign firm that is directly related 

14 to the weapon system or defense-related item 

15 being purchased under the contract.’’. 

16 SEC. 813. RIGHTS IN TECHNICAL DATA. 

17 (a) RIGHTS IN TECHNICAL DATA RELATING TO MAJOR

18 WEAPON SYSTEMS.—Paragraph (2) of section 2321(f) of 

19 title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(2) In the case of a challenge to a use or release re21 striction that is asserted with respect to technical data of 

22 a contractor or subcontractor for a major system or a sub23 system or component thereof on the basis that the major 

24 weapon system, subsystem, or component was developed ex25 clusively at private expense— 
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1 ‘‘(A) the presumption in paragraph (1) shall 

2 apply— 

3 ‘‘(i) with regard to a commercial subsystem 

4 or component of a major system, if the major 

5 system was acquired as a commercial item in ac6 cordance with section 2379(a) of this title; 

7 ‘‘(ii) with regard to a component of a sub8 system, if the subsystem was acquired as a com9 mercial item in accordance with section 2379(b) 

10 of this title; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) with regard to any other component, 

12 if the component is a commercially available off13 the-shelf item or a commercially available off14 the-shelf item with modifications of a type cus15 tomarily available in the commercial market16 place or minor modifications made to meet Fed17 eral Government requirements; and 

18 ‘‘(B) in all other cases, the challenge to the use 

19 or release restriction shall be sustained unless infor20 mation provided by the contractor or subcontractor 

21 demonstrates that the item was developed exclusively 

22 at private expense.’’. 

23 (b) GOVERNMENT-INDUSTRY ADVISORY PANEL.— 

24 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days 

25 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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1 retary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary 

2 of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, 

3 shall establish a Government-industry advisory panel 

4 for the purpose of reviewing sections 2320 and 2321 

5 of title 10, United States Code, regarding rights in 

6 technical data and the validation of proprietary data 

7 restrictions and the regulations implementing such 

8 sections, for the purpose of ensuring that such statu9 tory and regulatory requirements are best structured 

10 to serve the interests of the taxpayers and the national 

11 defense. 

12 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The panel shall be chaired 

13 by an individual selected by the Under Secretary, and 

14 the Under Secretary shall ensure that— 

15 (A) the government members of the advisory 

16 panel are knowledgeable about technical data 

17 issues and appropriately represent the three 

18 military departments, as well as the legal, acqui19 sition, logistics, and research and development 

20 communities in the Department of Defense; and 

21 (B) the private sector members of the advi22 sory panel include independent experts and indi23 viduals appropriately representative of the diver24 sity of interested parties, including large and 

25 small businesses, traditional and non-traditional 
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1 government contractors, prime contractors and 

2 subcontractors, suppliers of hardware and soft3 ware, and institutions of higher education. 

4 (3) SCOPE OF REVIEW.—In conducting the re5 view required by paragraph (1), the advisory panel 

6 shall give appropriate consideration to the following 

7 factors: 

8 (A) Ensuring that the Department of De9 fense does not pay more than once for the same 

10 work. 

11 (B) Ensuring that Department of Defense 

12 contractors are appropriately rewarded for their 

13 innovation and invention. 

14 (C) Providing for cost-effective reprocure15 ment, sustainment, modification, and upgrades 

16 to Department of Defense systems. 

17 (D) Encouraging the private sector to invest 

18 in new products, technologies, and processes rel19 evant to the missions of the Department of De20 fense. 

21 (E) Ensuring that the Department of De22 fense has appropriate access to innovative prod23 ucts, technologies, and processes developed by the 

24 private sector for commercial use. 
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1 (4) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than September 

2 30, 2016, the advisory panel shall submit its final re3 port and recommendations to the Secretary of De4 fense. Not later than 60 days after receiving the re5 port, the Secretary shall submit a copy of the report, 

6 together with any comments or recommendations, to 

7 the congressional defense committees. 

8 SEC. 814. PROCUREMENT OF SUPPLIES FOR EXPERIMENTAL 

9 PURPOSES. 

10 (a) ADDITIONAL PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.—Sub11 section (a) of section 2373 of title 10, United States Code, 

12 is amended by inserting ‘‘transportation, energy, medical, 

13 space-flight,’’ before ‘‘and aeronautical supplies’’. 

14 (b) APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER 137 OF TITLE 10, 

15 UNITED STATES CODE.—Subsection (b) of such section is 

16 amended by striking ‘‘only when such purchases are made 

17 in quantity’’ and inserting ‘‘only when such purchases are 

18 made in quantities greater than necessary for experimen19 tation, technical evaluation, assessment of operational util20 ity, or safety or to provide a residual operational capa21 bility’’. 

22 SEC. 815. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHOR23 ITY. 

24 (a) AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

25 TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 139 of title 10, 

2 United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec3 tion 2371a the following new section: 

4 ‘‘§ 2371b. Authority of the Department of Defense to 

5 carry out certain prototype projects 

6 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 

7 Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, 

8 the Secretary of a military department, or any other official 

9 designated by the Secretary of Defense may, under the au10 thority of section 2371 of this title, carry out prototype 

11 projects that are directly relevant to enhancing the mission 

12 effectiveness of military personnel and the supporting plat13 forms, systems, components, or materials proposed to be ac14 quired or developed by the Department of Defense, or to im15 provement of platforms, systems, components, or materials 

16 in use by the armed forces. 

17 ‘‘(2) The authority of this section— 

18 ‘‘(A) may be exercised for a prototype project 

19 that is expected to cost the Department of Defense in 

20 excess of $50,000,000 but not in excess of 

21 $250,000,000 (including all options) only upon a 

22 written determination by the senior procurement exec23 utive for the agency as designated for the purpose of 

24 section 1702(c) of title 41, or, for the Defense Ad-
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1 vanced Research Projects Agency or the Missile De2 fense Agency, the director of the agency that— 

3 ‘‘(i) the requirements of subsection (d) will 

4 be met; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) the use of the authority of this section 

6 is essential to promoting the success of the proto7 type project; and 

8 ‘‘(B) may be exercised for a prototype project 

9 that is expected to cost the Department of Defense in 

10 excess of $250,000,000 (including all options) only 

11 if— 

12 ‘‘(i) the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac13 quisition, Technology, and Logistics determines 

14 in writing that— 

15 ‘‘(I) the requirements of subsection (d) 

16 will be met; and 

17 ‘‘(II) the use of the authority of this 

18 section is essential to meet critical national 

19 security objectives; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) the congressional defense committees 

21 are notified in writing at least 30 days before 

22 such authority is exercised. 

23 ‘‘(3) The authority of a senior procurement executive 

24 or director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agen25 cy or Missile Defense Agency under paragraph (2)(A), and 
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1 the authority of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi2 tion, Technology, and Logistics under paragraph (2)(B), 

3 may not be delegated. 

4 ‘‘(b) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.— 

5 ‘‘(1) Subsections (e)(1)(B) and (e)(2) of such sec6 tion 2371 shall not apply to projects carried out 

7 under subsection (a). 

8 ‘‘(2) To the maximum extent practicable, com9 petitive procedures shall be used when entering into 

10 agreements to carry out projects under subsection (a). 

11 ‘‘(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ACCESS TO INFORMA12 TION.—(1) Each agreement entered into by an official re13 ferred to in subsection (a) to carry out a project under that 

14 subsection that provides for payments in a total amount 

15 in excess of $5,000,000 shall include a clause that provides 

16 for the Comptroller General, in the discretion of the Comp17 troller General, to examine the records of any party to the 

18 agreement or any entity that participates in the perform19 ance of the agreement. 

20 ‘‘(2) The requirement in paragraph (1) shall not apply 

21 with respect to a party or entity, or a subordinate element 

22 of a party or entity, that has not entered into any other 

23 agreement that provides for audit access by a Government 

24 entity in the year prior to the date of the agreement. 
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1 ‘‘(3)(A) The right provided to the Comptroller General 

2 in a clause of an agreement under paragraph (1) is limited 

3 as provided in subparagraph (B) in the case of a party 

4 to the agreement, an entity that participates in the per5 formance of the agreement, or a subordinate element of that 

6 party or entity if the only agreements or other transactions 

7 that the party, entity, or subordinate element entered into 

8 with Government entities in the year prior to the date of 

9 that agreement are cooperative agreements or transactions 

10 that were entered into under this section or section 2371 

11 of this title. 

12 ‘‘(B) The only records of a party, other entity, or sub13 ordinate element referred to in subparagraph (A) that the 

14 Comptroller General may examine in the exercise of the 

15 right referred to in that subparagraph are records of the 

16 same type as the records that the Government has had the 

17 right to examine under the audit access clauses of the pre18 vious agreements or transactions referred to in such sub19 paragraph that were entered into by that particular party, 

20 entity, or subordinate element. 

21 ‘‘(4) The head of the contracting activity that is car22 rying out the agreement may waive the applicability of the 

23 requirement in paragraph (1) to the agreement if the head 

24 of the contracting activity determines that it would not be 

25 in the public interest to apply the requirement to the agree-
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1 ment. The waiver shall be effective with respect to the agree2 ment only if the head of the contracting activity transmits 

3 a notification of the waiver to Congress and the Comptroller 

4 General before entering into the agreement. The notification 

5 shall include the rationale for the determination. 

6 ‘‘(5) The Comptroller General may not examine 

7 records pursuant to a clause included in an agreement 

8 under paragraph (1) more than three years after the final 

9 payment is made by the United States under the agreement. 

10 ‘‘(d) APPROPRIATE USE OF AUTHORITY.—(1) The Sec11 retary of Defense shall ensure that no official of an agency 

12 enters into a transaction (other than a contract, grant, or 

13 cooperative agreement) for a prototype project under the au14 thority of this section unless one of the following conditions 

15 is met: 

16 ‘‘(A) There is at least one nontraditional defense 

17 contractor participating to a significant extent in the 

18 prototype project. 

19 ‘‘(B) All significant participants in the trans20 action other than the Federal Government are small 

21 businesses or nontraditional defense contractors. 

22 ‘‘(C) At least one third of the total cost of the 

23 prototype project is to be paid out of funds provided 

24 by parties to the transaction other than the Federal 

25 Government. 
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1 ‘‘(D) The senior procurement executive for the 

2 agency determines in writing that exceptional cir3 cumstances justify the use of a transaction that pro4 vides for innovative business arrangements or struc5 tures that would not be feasible or appropriate under 

6 a contract, or would provide an opportunity to ex7 pand the defense supply base in a manner that would 

8 not be practical or feasible under a contract. 

9 ‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 

10 amounts counted for the purposes of this subsection as being 

11 provided, or to be provided, by a party to a transaction 

12 with respect to a prototype project that is entered into 

13 under this section other than the Federal Government do 

14 not include costs that were incurred before the date on which 

15 the transaction becomes effective. 

16 ‘‘(B) Costs that were incurred for a prototype project 

17 by a party after the beginning of negotiations resulting in 

18 a transaction (other than a contract, grant, or cooperative 

19 agreement) with respect to the project before the date on 

20 which the transaction becomes effective may be counted for 

21 purposes of this subsection as being provided, or to be pro22 vided, by the party to the transaction if and to the extent 

23 that the official responsible for entering into the transaction 

24 determines in writing that— 
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1 ‘‘(i) the party incurred the costs in anticipation 

2 of entering into the transaction; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) it was appropriate for the party to incur 

4 the costs before the transaction became effective in 

5 order to ensure the successful implementation of the 

6 transaction. 

7 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 ‘‘(1) The term ‘nontraditional defense contractor’ 

9 has the meaning given the term under section 2302(9) 

10 of this title. 

11 ‘‘(2) The term ‘small business’ means a small 

12 business concern as defined under section 3 of the 

13 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 

14 ‘‘(f) FOLLOW-ON PRODUCTION CONTRACTS OR TRANS15 ACTIONS.—(1) A transaction entered into under this section 

16 for a prototype project may provide for the award of a fol17 low-on production contract or transaction to the partici18 pants in the transaction. 

19 ‘‘(2) A follow-on production contract or transaction 

20 provided for in a transaction under paragraph (1) may be 

21 awarded to the participants in the transaction without the 

22 use of competitive procedures, notwithstanding the require23 ments of section 2304 of this title, if— 
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1 ‘‘(A) competitive procedures were used for the se2 lection of parties for participation in the transaction; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(B) the participants in the transaction success5 fully completed the prototype project provided for in 

6 the transaction. 

7 ‘‘(3) Contracts and transactions entered into pursuant 

8 to this subsection may be awarded using the authority in 

9 subsection (a), under the authority of chapter 137 of this 

10 title, or under such procedures, terms, and conditions as 

11 the Secretary of Defense may establish by regulation. 

12 ‘‘(g) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE PROTOTYPES AND FOL13 LOW-ON PRODUCTION ITEMS AS GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED

14 EQUIPMENT.—An agreement entered into pursuant to the 

15 authority of subsection (a) or a follow-on contract or trans16 action entered into pursuant to the authority of subsection 

17 (f) may provide for prototypes or follow-on production 

18 items to be provided to another contractor as Government19 furnished equipment. 

20 ‘‘(h) APPLICABILITY OF PROCUREMENT ETHICS RE21 QUIREMENTS.—An agreement entered into under the au22 thority of this section shall be treated as a Federal agency 

23 procurement for the purposes of chapter 21 of title 41.’’. 

24 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec25 tions at the beginning of chapter 139 of such title is 
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1 amended by inserting after the item relating to sec2 tion 2371a the following new item: 

‘‘2371b. Authority of the Department of Defense to carry out certain prototype 

projects.’’. 

3 (b) MODIFICATION TO DEFINITION OF NONTRADI4 TIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTOR.—Section 2302(9) of such 

5 title is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(9) The term ‘nontraditional defense con7 tractor’, with respect to a procurement or with respect 

8 to a transaction authorized under section 2371(a) or 

9 2371b of this title, means an entity that is not cur10 rently performing and has not performed, for at least 

11 the one-year period preceding the solicitation of 

12 sources by the Department of Defense for the procure13 ment or transaction, any contract or subcontract for 

14 the Department of Defense that is subject to full cov15 erage under the cost accounting standards prescribed 

16 pursuant to section 1502 of title 41 and the regula17 tions implementing such section.’’. 

18 (c) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE AUTHORITY.—Section 845 

19 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

20 1994 (Public Law 103–160; 10 U.S.C. 2371 note) is hereby 

21 repealed. Transactions entered into under the authority of 

22 such section 845 shall remain in force and effect and shall 

23 be modified as appropriate to reflect the amendments made 

24 by this section. 
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1 (d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

2 Subparagraph (B) of section 1601(c)(1) of the National De3 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 

4 108–136; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended to read as fol5 lows: 

6 ‘‘(B) sections 2371 and 2371b of title 10, United 

7 States Code.’’. 

8 (e) UPDATED GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days 

9 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

10 of Defense shall issue updated guidance to implement the 

11 amendments made by this section. 

12 (f) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

14 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit15 tees an assessment of— 

16 (1) the benefits and risks of permitting not-for17 profit defense contractors to be awarded transaction 

18 agreements under section 2371b of title 10, United 

19 States Code, for the purposes of cost-sharing require20 ments of subsection (d)(1)(C) of such section; and 

21 (2) the benefits and risks of removing the cost22 sharing requirements of subsection (d)(1)(C) of such 

23 section in their entirety. 
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1 SEC. 816. AMENDMENT TO ACQUISITION THRESHOLD FOR 

2 SPECIAL EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT AU3 THORITY. 

4 Section 1903(b)(2) of title 41, United States Code, is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘$750,000’’; and 

8 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

9 ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,500,000’’. 

10 SEC. 817. REVISION OF METHOD OF ROUNDING WHEN MAK11 ING INFLATION ADJUSTMENT OF ACQUISI12 TION-RELATED DOLLAR THRESHOLDS. 

13 Section 1908(e)(2) of title 41, United States Code, is 

14 amended— 

15 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

16 by striking ‘‘on the day before the adjustment’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘as calculated under paragraph (1)’’; 

18 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara19 graph (C); and 

20 (3) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting 

21 the following new subparagraphs: 

22 ‘‘(D) not less than $1,000,000, but less than 

23 $10,000,000, to the nearest $500,000; 

24 ‘‘(E) not less than $10,000,000, but less 

25 than $100,000,000, to the nearest $5,000,000; 
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1 ‘‘(F) not less than $100,000,000, but less 

2 than $1,000,000,000, to the nearest $50,000,000; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(G) $1,000,000,000 or more, to the nearest 

5 $500,000,000.’’. 

6 Subtitle C—Provisions Related to 

7 Major Defense Acquisition Pro8 grams 

9 SEC. 821. ACQUISITION STRATEGY REQUIRED FOR EACH 

10 MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAM, 

11 MAJOR AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEM, 

12 AND MAJOR SYSTEM. 

13 (a) CONSOLIDATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO

14 ACQUISITION STRATEGY.— 

15 (1) NEW TITLE 10 SECTION.—Chapter 144 of 

16 title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

17 after section 2431 the following new section: 

18 ‘‘§ 2431a. Acquisition strategy 

19 ‘‘(a) ACQUISITION STRATEGY REQUIRED.—There shall 

20 be an acquisition strategy for each major defense acquisi21 tion program, each major automated information system, 

22 and each major system approved by a milestone decision 

23 authority. 

24 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL.—For each acquisition 

25 strategy required by subsection (a), the Under Secretary of 
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1 Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics is re2 sponsible for issuing and maintaining the requirements 

3 for— 

4 ‘‘(1) the content of the strategy; and 

5 ‘‘(2) the review and approval process for the 

6 strategy. 

7 ‘‘(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—(1) In issuing requirements 

8 for the content of an acquisition strategy for a major defense 

9 acquisition program, major automated information system, 

10 or major system, the Under Secretary shall ensure that— 

11 ‘‘(A) the strategy clearly describes the proposed 

12 top-level business and technical management ap13 proach for the program or system, in sufficient detail 

14 to allow the milestone decision authority to assess the 

15 viability of the proposed approach, the method of im16 plementing laws and policies, and program objectives; 

17 ‘‘(B) the strategy contains a clear explanation of 

18 how the strategy is designed to be implemented with 

19 available resources, such as time, funding, and man20 agement capacity; 

21 ‘‘(C) the strategy is tailored to address program 

22 requirements and constraints; and 

23 ‘‘(D) the strategy considers the items listed in 

24 paragraph (2). 
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1 ‘‘(2) Each strategy shall, where appropriate, consider 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) An approach that delivers required capa4 bility in increments, each depending on available ma5 ture technology, and that recognizes up front the need 

6 for future capability improvements. 

7 ‘‘(B) Acquisition approach, including industrial 

8 base considerations in accordance with section 2440 

9 of this title. 

10 ‘‘(C) Risk management, including such methods 

11 as competitive prototyping at the system, subsystem, 

12 or component level, in accordance with section 2431b 

13 of this title. 

14 ‘‘(D) Business strategy, including measures to 

15 ensure competition at the system and subsystem level 

16 throughout the life-cycle of the program or system in 

17 accordance with section 2337 of this title. 

18 ‘‘(E) Contracting strategy, including— 

19 ‘‘(i) contract type and how the type selected 

20 relates to level of program risk in each acquisi21 tion phase; 

22 ‘‘(ii) how the plans for the program or sys23 tem to reduce risk enable the use of fixed-price 

24 elements in subsequent contracts and the timing 

25 of the use of those fixed price elements; 
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1 ‘‘(iii) market research; and 

2 ‘‘(iv) consideration of small business par3 ticipation. 

4 ‘‘(F) Intellectual property strategy in accordance 

5 with section 2320 of this title. 

6 ‘‘(G) International involvement, including for7 eign military sales and cooperative opportunities, in 

8 accordance with section 2350a of this title. 

9 ‘‘(H) Multiyear procurement in accordance with 

10 section 2306b of this title. 

11 ‘‘(I) Integration of current intelligence assess12 ments into the acquisition process. 

13 ‘‘(J) Requirements related to logistics, mainte14 nance, and sustainment in accordance with sections 

15 2464 and 2466 of this title. 

16 ‘‘(d) REVIEW.—(1) Subject to the authority, direction, 

17 and control of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi18 tion, Technology, and Logistics, the milestone decision au19 thority shall review and approve, as appropriate, the acqui20 sition strategy for a major defense acquisition program, 

21 major automated information system, or major system at 

22 each of the following times: 

23 ‘‘(A) Milestone A approval. 
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1 ‘‘(B) The decision to release the request for 

2 proposals for development of the program or sys3 tem. 

4 ‘‘(C) Milestone B approval. 

5 ‘‘(D) Each subsequent milestone. 

6 ‘‘(E) Review of any decision to enter into 

7 full-rate production. 

8 ‘‘(F) When there has been— 

9 ‘‘(i) a significant change to the cost of 

10 the program or system; 

11 ‘‘(ii) a critical change to the cost of the 

12 program or system; 

13 ‘‘(iii) a significant change to the sched14 ule of the program or system; or 

15 ‘‘(iv) a significant change to the per16 formance of the program or system. 

17 ‘‘(G) Any other time considered relevant by 

18 the milestone decision authority. 

19 ‘‘(2) If the milestone decision authority revises an ac20 quisition strategy for a program or system, the milestone 

21 decision authority shall provide notice of the revision to the 

22 congressional defense committees. 

23 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 ‘‘(1) The term ‘major defense acquisition pro2 gram’ has the meaning provided in section 2430 of 

3 this title. 

4 ‘‘(2) The term ‘major system’ has the meaning 

5 provided in section 2302(5) of this title. 

6 ‘‘(3) The term ‘Milestone A approval’ means a 

7 decision to enter into technology maturation and risk 

8 reduction pursuant to guidance prescribed by the Sec9 retary of Defense for the management of Department 

10 of Defense acquisition programs. 

11 ‘‘(4) The term ‘Milestone B approval’ has the 

12 meaning provided in section 2366(e)(7) of this title. 

13 ‘‘(5) The term ‘milestone decision authority’, 

14 with respect to a major defense acquisition program, 

15 major automated information system, or major sys16 tem, means the official within the Department of De17 fense designated with the overall responsibility and 

18 authority for acquisition decisions for the program or 

19 system, including authority to approve entry of the 

20 program or system into the next phase of the acquisi21 tion process. 

22 ‘‘(6) The term ‘management capacity’, with re23 spect to a major defense acquisition program, major 

24 automated information system, or major system, 

25 means the capacity to manage the program or system 
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1 through the use of highly qualified organizations and 

2 personnel with appropriate experience, knowledge, 

3 and skills. 

4 ‘‘(7) The term ‘significant change to the cost’, 

5 with respect to a major defense acquisition program 

6 or major system, means a significant cost growth 

7 threshold, as that term is defined in section 

8 2433(a)(4) of this title. 

9 ‘‘(8) The term ‘critical change to the cost’, with 

10 respect to a major defense acquisition program or 

11 major system, means a critical cost growth threshold, 

12 as that term is defined in section 2433(a)(5) of this 

13 title. 

14 ‘‘(9) The term ‘significant change to the sched15 ule’, with respect to a major defense acquisition pro16 gram, major automated information system, or major 

17 system, means any schedule delay greater than six 

18 months in a reported event.’’. 

19 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec20 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 

21 inserting after the item relating to section 2431 the 

22 following new item: 

‘‘2431a. Acquisition strategy.’’. 

23 (b) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.— 

24 (1) Section 2350a(e) of such title is amended— 
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1 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

2 ‘‘DOCUMENT’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 

4 Under Secretary of Defense for’’ and all that fol5 lows through ‘‘of the Board’’ and inserting ‘‘op6 portunities for such cooperative research and de7 velopment shall be addressed in the acquisition 

8 strategy for the project’’; and 

9 (C) in paragraph (2)— 

10 (i) in the matter preceding subpara11 graph (A)— 

12 (I) by striking ‘‘document’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘discussion’’; and 

14 (II) by striking ‘‘include’’ and in15 serting ‘‘consider’’; 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

17 ‘‘A statement indicating whether’’ and in18 serting ‘‘Whether’’; 

19 (iii) in subparagraph (B)— 

20 (I) by striking ‘‘by the Under Sec21 retary of Defense for Acquisition, Tech22 nology, and Logistics’’; and 

23 (II) by striking ‘‘of the United 

24 States under consideration by the De25 partment of Defense’’; and 
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1 (iv) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

2 ‘‘The recommendation of the Under Sec3 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘A recommendation 

4 to the milestone decision authority’’. 

5 (2) Section 803 of the Bob Stump National De6 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public 

7 Law 107–314; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note) is repealed. 

8 SEC. 822. REVISION TO REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO RISK 

9 MANAGEMENT IN DEVELOPMENT OF MAJOR 

10 DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS AND 

11 MAJOR SYSTEMS. 

12 (a) RISK MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION REQUIRE13 MENTS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 144 of title 10, 

15 United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec16 tion 2431a (as added by section 821) the following 

17 new section: 

18 ‘‘§ 2431b. Risk management and mitigation in major 

19 defense acquisition programs and major 

20 systems 

21 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

22 ensure that the initial acquisition strategy (required under 

23 section 2431a of this title) approved by the milestone deci24 sion authority and any subsequent revisions include the fol25 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(1) A comprehensive approach for managing 

2 and mitigating risk (including technical, cost, and 

3 schedule risk) during each of the following periods or 

4 when determined appropriate by the milestone deci5 sion authority: 

6 ‘‘(A) The period preceding engineering 

7 manufacturing development, or its equivalent. 

8 ‘‘(B) The period preceding initial produc9 tion. 

10 ‘‘(C) The period preceding full-rate produc11 tion. 

12 ‘‘(2) An identification of the major sources of 

13 risk in each of the periods listed in paragraph (1) to 

14 improve programmatic decisionmaking and appro15 priately minimize and manage program concurrency. 

16 ‘‘(b) APPROACH TO MANAGE AND MITIGATE RISKS.— 

17 The comprehensive approach to manage and mitigate risk 

18 included in the acquisition strategy for purposes of sub19 section (a)(1) shall, at a minimum, include consideration 

20 of risk mitigation techniques such as the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) Prototyping (including prototyping at the 

22 system, subsystem, or component level and competi23 tive prototyping, where appropriate) and, if proto24 typing at either the system, subsystem, or component 
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1 level is not used, an explanation of why it is not ap2 propriate. 

3 ‘‘(2) Modeling and simulation, the areas that 

4 modeling and simulation will assess, and identifica5 tion of the need for development of any new modeling 

6 and simulation tools in order to support the com7 prehensive strategy. 

8 ‘‘(3) Technology demonstrations and decision 

9 points for disciplined transition of planned tech10 nologies into programs or the selection of alternative 

11 technologies. 

12 ‘‘(4) Multiple design approaches. 

13 ‘‘(5) Alternative designs, including any designs 

14 that meet requirements but do so with reduced per15 formance. 

16 ‘‘(6) Phasing of program activities or related 

17 technology development efforts in order to address 

18 high-risk areas as early as feasible. 

19 ‘‘(7) Manufacturability and industrial base 

20 availability. 

21 ‘‘(8) Independent risk element assessments by 

22 outside subject matter experts. 

23 ‘‘(9) Schedule and funding margins for identi24 fied risks. 
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1 ‘‘(c) PREFERENCE FOR PROTOTYPING.—To the max2 imum extent practicable and consistent with the economical 

3 use of available financial resources, the milestone decision 

4 authority for each major defense acquisition program shall 

5 ensure that the acquisition strategy for the program pro6 vides for— 

7 ‘‘(1) the production of competitive prototypes at 

8 the system or subsystem level before Milestone B ap9 proval; or 

10 ‘‘(2) if the production of competitive prototypes 

11 is not practicable, the production of single prototypes 

12 at the system or subsystem level. 

13 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘major 

14 defense acquisition program’ and ‘major system’ have the 

15 meanings provided in section 2431a of this title.’’. 

16 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec17 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 

18 inserting after the item relating to section 2431a, as 

19 so added, the following new item: 

‘‘2431b. Risk reduction in major defense acquisition programs and major systems.’’. 

20 (b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISION.—Section 

21 203 of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 

22 (10 U.S.C. 2430 note) is repealed. 
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1 SEC. 823. REVISION OF MILESTONE A DECISION AUTHORITY 

2 RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MAJOR DEFENSE AC3 QUISITION PROGRAMS. 

4 (a) REVISION TO MILESTONE A REQUIREMENTS.—Sec5 tion 2366a of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 

6 read as follows: 

7 ‘‘§ 2366a. Major defense acquisition programs: deter8 mination required before Milestone A ap9 proval 

10 ‘‘(a) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Before granting Milestone A 

11 approval for a major defense acquisition program or a 

12 major subprogram, the milestone decision authority for the 

13 program or subprogram shall ensure that— 

14 ‘‘(1) information about the program or subpro15 gram is sufficient to warrant entry of the program or 

16 subprogram into the risk reduction phase; 

17 ‘‘(2) the Secretary of the military department 

18 concerned and the Chief of the armed force concerned 

19 concur in the cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and 

20 performance trade-offs that have been made with re21 gard to the program; and 

22 ‘‘(3) there are sound plans for progression of the 

23 program or subprogram to the development phase. 

24 ‘‘(b) WRITTEN DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—A major 

25 defense acquisition program or subprogram may not receive 

26 Milestone A approval or otherwise be initiated prior to 
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1 Milestone B approval until the milestone decision authority 

2 determines in writing, after consultation with the Joint Re3 quirements Oversight Council on matters related to pro4 gram requirements and military needs— 

5 ‘‘(1) that the program fulfills an approved ini6 tial capabilities document; 

7 ‘‘(2) that the program has been developed in 

8 light of appropriate market research; 

9 ‘‘(3) if the program duplicates a capability al10 ready provided by an existing system, the duplication 

11 provided by such program is necessary and appro12 priate; 

13 ‘‘(4) that, with respect to any identified areas of 

14 risk, there is a plan to reduce the risk; 

15 ‘‘(5) that planning for sustainment has been ad16 dressed and that a determination of applicability of 

17 core logistics capabilities requirements has been made; 

18 ‘‘(6) that an analysis of alternatives has been 

19 performed consistent with study guidance developed 

20 by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program 

21 Evaluation; 

22 ‘‘(7) that a cost estimate for the program has 

23 been submitted, with the concurrence of the Director 

24 of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, and 

25 that the level of resources required to develop, procure, 
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1 and sustain the program is sufficient for successful 

2 program execution; and 

3 ‘‘(8) that the program or subprogram meets any 

4 other considerations the milestone decision authority 

5 considers relevant. 

6 ‘‘(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—At the request of 

7 any of the congressional defense committees, the Secretary 

8 of Defense shall submit to the committee an explanation of 

9 the basis for a determination made under subsection (b) 

10 with respect to a major defense acquisition program, to11 gether with a copy of the written determination. The expla12 nation shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in13 clude a classified annex. 

14 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 ‘‘(1) The term ‘major defense acquisition pro16 gram’ has the meaning provided in section 2430 of 

17 this title. 

18 ‘‘(2) The term ‘initial capabilities document’ 

19 means any capabilities requirement document ap20 proved by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council 

21 that establishes the need for a materiel approach to 

22 resolve a capability gap. 

23 ‘‘(3) The term ‘Milestone A approval’ means a 

24 decision to enter into technology maturation and risk 

25 reduction pursuant to guidance prescribed by the Sec-
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1 retary of Defense for the management of Department 

2 of Defense acquisition programs. 

3 ‘‘(4) The term ‘Milestone B approval’ has the 

4 meaning provided that term in section 2366(e)(7) of 

5 this title. 

6 ‘‘(5) The term ‘core logistics capabilities’ means 

7 the core logistics capabilities identified under section 

8 2464(a) of this title. 

9 ‘‘(6) the term ‘major subprogram’ means a major 

10 subprogram of a major defense acquisition program 

11 designated under section 2430a(a)(1) of this title. 

12 ‘‘(7) The term ‘milestone decision authority’, 

13 with respect to a major defense acquisition program 

14 or a major subprogram, means the official within the 

15 Department of Defense designated with the overall re16 sponsibility and authority for acquisition decisions 

17 for the program or subprogram, including authority 

18 to approve entry of the program or subprogram into 

19 the next phase of the acquisition process.’’. 

20 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

21 the beginning of chapter 139 of such title is amended by 

22 striking the item relating to section 2366a and inserting 

23 the following: 

‘‘2366a. Major defense acquisition programs: determination required before Milestone A approval.’’. 
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1 SEC. 824. REVISION OF MILESTONE B DECISION AUTHORITY 

2 RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MAJOR DEFENSE AC3 QUISITION PROGRAMS. 

4 (a) REVISION TO MILESTONE B REQUIREMENTS.— 

5 Section 2366b of title 10, United Stated Code, is amended 

6 to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘§ 2366b. Major defense acquisition programs: certifi8 cation required before Milestone B ap9 proval 

10 ‘‘(a) CERTIFICATIONS AND DETERMINATION RE11 QUIRED.—A major defense acquisition program may not 

12 receive Milestone B approval until the milestone decision 

13 authority— 

14 ‘‘(1) has received a preliminary design review 

15 and conducted a formal post-preliminary design re16 view assessment, and certifies on the basis of such as17 sessment that the program demonstrates a high likeli18 hood of accomplishing its intended mission; 

19 ‘‘(2) further certifies that the technology in the 

20 program has been demonstrated in a relevant envi21 ronment, as determined by the milestone decision au22 thority on the basis of an independent review and as23 sessment by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Re24 search and Engineering, in consultation with the 

25 Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Develop26 mental Test and Evaluation; 
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1 ‘‘(3) determines in writing that— 

2 ‘‘(A) the program is affordable when consid3 ering the ability of the Department of Defense to 

4 accomplish the program’s mission using alter5 native systems; 

6 ‘‘(B) appropriate trade-offs among cost, 

7 schedule, technical feasibility, and performance 

8 objectives have been made to ensure that the pro9 gram is affordable when considering the per unit 

10 cost and the total acquisition cost in the context 

11 of the total resources available during the period 

12 covered by the future-years defense program sub13 mitted during the fiscal year in which the cer14 tification is made; 

15 ‘‘(C) reasonable cost and schedule estimates 

16 have been developed to execute, with the concur17 rence of the Director of Cost Assessment and Pro18 gram Evaluation, the product development and 

19 production plan under the program; and 

20 ‘‘(D) funding is available to execute the 

21 product development and production plan under 

22 the program, through the period covered by the 

23 future-years defense program submitted during 

24 the fiscal year in which the certification is made, 
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1 consistent with the estimates described in sub2 paragraph (C) for the program; 

3 ‘‘(E) appropriate market research has been 

4 conducted prior to technology development to re5 duce duplication of existing technology and 

6 products; 

7 ‘‘(F) the Department of Defense has com8 pleted an analysis of alternatives with respect to 

9 the program; 

10 ‘‘(G) the Joint Requirements Oversight 

11 Council has accomplished its duties with respect 

12 to the program pursuant to section 181(b) of this 

13 title, including an analysis of the operational re14 quirements for the program; 

15 ‘‘(H) life-cycle sustainment planning, in16 cluding corrosion prevention and mitigation 

17 planning, has identified and evaluated relevant 

18 sustainment costs throughout development, pro19 duction, operation, sustainment, and disposal of 

20 the program, and any alternatives, and that 

21 such costs are reasonable and have been accu22 rately estimated; 

23 ‘‘(I) an estimate has been made of the re24 quirements for core logistics capabilities and the 
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1 associated sustaining workloads required to sup2 port such requirements; 

3 ‘‘(J) there is a plan to mitigate and account 

4 for any costs in connection with any anticipated 

5 de-certification of cryptographic systems and 

6 components during the production and procure7 ment of the major defense acquisition program to 

8 be acquired; 

9 ‘‘(K) the program complies with all relevant 

10 policies, regulations, and directives of the De11 partment of Defense; and 

12 ‘‘(L) the Secretary of the military depart13 ment concerned and the Chief of the armed force 

14 concerned concur in the trade-offs made in ac15 cordance with subparagraph (B); and 

16 ‘‘(4) in the case of a space system, performs a 

17 cost benefit analysis for any new or follow-on satellite 

18 system using a dedicated ground control system in19 stead of a shared ground control system, except that 

20 no cost benefit analysis is required to be performed 

21 under this paragraph for any Milestone B approval 

22 of a space system after December 31, 2019. 

23 ‘‘(b) CHANGES TO CERTIFICATIONS OR DETERMINA24 TION.—(1) The program manager for a major defense ac25 quisition program that has received certifications or a de-
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1 termination under subsection (a) shall immediately notify 

2 the milestone decision authority of any changes to the pro3 gram or a designated major subprogram of such program 

4 that— 

5 ‘‘(A) alter the substantive basis for the certifi6 cations or determination of the milestone decision au7 thority relating to any component of such certifi8 cations or determination specified in paragraph (1), 

9 (2), or (3) of subsection (a); or 

10 ‘‘(B) otherwise cause the program or subprogram 

11 to deviate significantly from the material provided to 

12 the milestone decision authority in support of such 

13 certifications or determination. 

14 ‘‘(2) Upon receipt of information under paragraph (1), 

15 the milestone decision authority may withdraw the certifi16 cations or determination concerned or rescind Milestone B 

17 approval if the milestone decision authority determines that 

18 such certifications, determination, or approval are no 

19 longer valid. 

20 ‘‘(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—(1) The certifi21 cations and determination under subsection (a) with respect 

22 to a major defense acquisition program shall be submitted 

23 to the congressional defense committees with the first Se24 lected Acquisition Report submitted under section 2432 of 

25 this title after completion of the certification. 
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1 ‘‘(2) The milestone decision authority shall retain 

2 records of the basis for the certifications and determination 

3 under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a). 

4 ‘‘(3) At the request of any of the congressional defense 

5 committees, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

6 committee an explanation of the basis for the certifications 

7 and determination under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 

8 subsection (a) with respect to a major defense acquisition 

9 program. The explanation shall be submitted in unclassified 

10 form, but may include a classified annex. 

11 ‘‘(d) WAIVER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY.—(1) The 

12 milestone decision authority may, at the time of Milestone 

13 B approval or at the time that such milestone decision au14 thority withdraws a certification or rescinds Milestone B 

15 approval pursuant to subsection (b)(2), waive the applica16 bility to a major defense acquisition program of one or more 

17 components (as specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of 

18 subsection (a)) of the certification and determination re19 quirements if the milestone decision authority determines 

20 that, but for such a waiver, the Department would be unable 

21 to meet critical national security objectives. 

22 ‘‘(2) Whenever the milestone decision authority makes 

23 such a determination and authorizes such a waiver— 

24 ‘‘(A) the waiver, the waiver determination, and 

25 the reasons for the waiver determination shall be sub-
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1 mitted in writing to the congressional defense com2 mittees within 30 days after the waiver is authorized; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(B) the milestone decision authority shall re5 view the program not less often than annually to de6 termine the extent to which such program currently 

7 satisfies the certification and determination compo8 nents specified in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of sub9 section (a) until such time as the milestone decision 

10 authority determines that the program satisfies all 

11 such certification and determination components. 

12 ‘‘(3) The requirement in paragraph (2)(B) shall not 

13 apply to a program for which a certification was required 

14 pursuant to section 2433a(c) of this title if the milestone 

15 decision authority— 

16 ‘‘(A) determines in writing that— 

17 ‘‘(i) the program has reached a stage in the 

18 acquisition process at which it would not be 

19 practicable to meet the certification component 

20 that was waived; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) the milestone decision authority has 

22 taken appropriate alternative actions to address 

23 the underlying purposes of such certification 

24 component; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) submits the written determination, and an 

2 explanation of the basis for the determination, to the 

3 congressional defense committees. 

4 ‘‘(e) DESIGNATION OF CERTIFICATION STATUS IN

5 BUDGET DOCUMENTATION.—Any budget request, budget 

6 justification material, budget display, reprogramming re7 quest, Selected Acquisition Report, or other budget docu8 mentation or performance report submitted by the Sec9 retary of Defense to the President regarding a major defense 

10 acquisition program receiving a waiver pursuant to sub11 section (d) shall prominently and clearly indicate that such 

12 program has not fully satisfied the certification require13 ments of this section until such time as the milestone deci14 sion authority makes the determination that such program 

15 has satisfied all such certification requirements. 

16 ‘‘(f) NONDELEGATION.—The milestone decision author17 ity may not delegate the certification requirement under 

18 subsection (a) or the authority to waive any component of 

19 such requirement under subsection (d). 

20 ‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 ‘‘(1) The term ‘major defense acquisition pro22 gram’ means a Department of Defense acquisition 

23 program that is a major defense acquisition program 

24 for purposes of section 2430 of this title. 
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1 ‘‘(2) The term ‘designated major subprogram’ 

2 means a major subprogram of a major defense acqui3 sition program designated under section 2430a(a)(1) 

4 of this title. 

5 ‘‘(3) The term ‘milestone decision authority’, 

6 with respect to a major defense acquisition program, 

7 means the official within the Department of Defense 

8 designated with the overall responsibility and author9 ity for acquisition decisions for the program, includ10 ing authority to approve entry of the program into 

11 the next phase of the acquisition process. 

12 ‘‘(4) The term ‘Milestone B approval’ has the 

13 meaning provided that term in section 2366(e)(7) of 

14 this title. 

15 ‘‘(5) The term ‘core logistics capabilities’ means 

16 the core logistics capabilities identified under section 

17 2464(a) of this title.’’. 

18 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2334(a) of 

19 title 10, United States Code, is amended in paragraph 

20 (6)(A)(i) by striking ‘‘any certification under’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘any decision to grant milestone approval pursuant 

22 to’’. 
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1 SEC. 825. DESIGNATION OF MILESTONE DECISION AUTHOR2 ITY. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2430 of title 10, United 

4 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 

5 new subsection: 

6 ‘‘(d)(1) The milestone decision authority for a major 

7 defense acquisition program reaching Milestone A after Oc8 tober 1, 2016, shall be the service acquisition executive of 

9 the military department that is managing the program, un10 less the Secretary of Defense designates, under paragraph 

11 (2), another official to serve as the milestone decision au12 thority. 

13 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense may designate an alter14 nate milestone decision authority for a program with re15 spect to which— 

16 ‘‘(A) the Secretary determines that the program 

17 is addressing a joint requirement; 

18 ‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that the program 

19 is best managed by a Defense Agency; 

20 ‘‘(C) the program has incurred a unit cost in21 crease greater than the significant cost threshold or 

22 critical cost threshold under section 2433 of this title; 

23 ‘‘(D) the program is critical to a major inter24 agency requirement or technology development effort, 

25 or has significant international partner involvement; 

26 or 
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1 ‘‘(E) the Secretary determines that an alternate 

2 official serving as the milestone decision authority 

3 will best provide for the program to achieve desired 

4 cost, schedule, and performance outcomes. 

5 ‘‘(3)(A) After designating an alternate milestone deci6 sion authority under paragraph (2) for a program, the Sec7 retary of Defense may revert the position of milestone deci8 sion authority for the program back to the service acquisi9 tion executive upon request of the Secretary of the military 

10 department concerned. A decision on the request shall be 

11 made within 180 days after receipt of the request from the 

12 Secretary of the military department concerned. 

13 ‘‘(B) If the Secretary of Defense denies the request for 

14 reversion of the milestone decision authority back to the 

15 service acquisition executive, the Secretary shall report to 

16 the congressional defense committees on the basis of the Sec17 retary’s decision that an alternate official serving as mile18 stone decision authority will best provide for the program 

19 to achieve desired cost, schedule, and performance outcomes. 

20 No such reversion is authorized after a program has in21 curred a unit cost increase greater than the significant cost 

22 threshold or critical cost threshold under section 2433 of this 

23 title, except in exceptional circumstances. 

24 ‘‘(4)(A) For each major defense acquisition program, 

25 the Secretary of the military department concerned and the 
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1 Chief of the armed force concerned shall, in each Selected 

2 Acquisition Report required under section 2432 of this title, 

3 certify that program requirements are stable and funding 

4 is adequate to meet cost, schedule, and performance objec5 tives for the program and identify and report to the congres6 sional defense committees on any increased risk to the pro7 gram since the last report. 

8 ‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense shall review the acquisi9 tion oversight process for major defense acquisition pro10 grams and shall limit outside requirements for documenta11 tion to an absolute minimum on those programs where the 

12 service acquisition executive of the military department 

13 that is managing the program is the milestone decision au14 thority and ensure that any policies, procedures, and activi15 ties related to oversight efforts conducted outside of the mili16 tary departments with regard to major defense acquisition 

17 programs shall be implemented in a manner that does not 

18 unnecessarily increase program costs or impede program 

19 schedules.’’. 

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 133(b)(5) of 

21 such title is amended by inserting before the period at the 

22 end the following: ‘‘, except that the Under Secretary shall 

23 exercise advisory authority, subject to the authority, direc24 tion, and control of the Secretary of Defense, over service 
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1 acquisition programs for which the service acquisition exec2 utive is the milestone decision authority’’. 

3 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

4 (1) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 180 

5 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

6 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

7 defense committees a plan for implementing sub8 section (d) of section 2430 of title 10, United States 

9 Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section. 

10 (2) GUIDANCE.—The Deputy Chief Management 

11 Officer of the Department of Defense, in consultation 

12 with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 

13 Technology, and Logistics and the service acquisition 

14 executives, shall issue guidance to ensure that by not 

15 later than October 1, 2016, the acquisition policy, 

16 guidance, and practices of the Department of Defense 

17 conform to the requirements of subsection (d) of sec18 tion 2430 of title 10, United States Code, as added 

19 by subsection (a) of this section. The guidance shall 

20 be designed to ensure a streamlined decisionmaking 

21 and approval process and to minimize any informa22 tion requests, consistent with the requirement of para23 graph (4)(A) of such subsection (d). 
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1 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

2 by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on October 

3 1, 2016. 

4 SEC. 826. TENURE AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF PROGRAM 

5 MANAGERS FOR PROGRAM DEFINITION PERI6 ODS. 

7 (a) REVISED GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 

8 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

9 Secretary of Defense shall revise Department of Defense 

10 guidance for major defense acquisition programs to address 

11 the tenure and accountability of program managers for the 

12 program definition period of major defense acquisition pro13 grams. 

14 (b) PROGRAM DEFINITION PERIOD.—For the purposes 

15 of this section, the term ‘‘program definition period’’, with 

16 respect to a major defense acquisition program, means the 

17 period beginning with initiation of the program and ending 

18 with Milestone B approval (or Key Decision Point B ap19 proval in the case of a space program). 

20 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The revised guidance re21 quired by subsection (a) shall provide that the program 

22 manager for the program definition period of a major de23 fense acquisition program is responsible for— 
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1 (1) bringing technologies to maturity and identi2 fying the manufacturing processes that will be needed 

3 to carry out the program; 

4 (2) ensuring continuing focus during program 

5 development on meeting stated mission requirements 

6 and other requirements of the Department of Defense; 

7 (3) recommending trade-offs between program 

8 cost, schedule, and performance for the life-cycle of the 

9 program; 

10 (4) developing a business case for the program; 

11 and 

12 (5) ensuring that appropriate information is 

13 available to the milestone decision authority to make 

14 a decision on Milestone B approval (or Key Decision 

15 Point B approval in the case of a space program), in16 cluding information necessary to make the certifi17 cation required by section 2366a of title 10, United 

18 States Code. 

19 (d) QUALIFICATIONS, RESOURCES, AND TENURE.— 

20 The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each program 

21 manager for the program definition period of a major de22 fense acquisition program— 

23 (1) has the appropriate management, engineer24 ing, technical, and financial expertise needed to meet 
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1 the responsibilities assigned pursuant to subsection 

2 (c); 

3 (2) is provided the resources and support (in4 cluding systems engineering expertise, cost-estimating 

5 expertise, and software development expertise) needed 

6 to meet such responsibilities; and 

7 (3) is assigned to the program manager position 

8 for such program until such time as such program re9 ceives Milestone B approval (or Key Decision Point 

10 B approval in the case of a space program), unless 

11 removed for cause or due to exceptional cir12 cumstances. 

13 (e) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may waive 

14 the requirement in paragraph (3) of subsection (d) upon 

15 a determination that the program definition period will 

16 take so long that it would not be appropriate for a single 

17 individual to serve as program manager for the entire pe18 riod covered by such paragraph. 

19 SEC. 827. TENURE AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF PROGRAM 

20 MANAGERS FOR PROGRAM EXECUTION PERI21 ODS. 

22 (a) REVISED GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 

23 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

24 Secretary of Defense shall revise Department of Defense 

25 guidance for major defense acquisition programs to address 
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1 the tenure and accountability of program managers for the 

2 program execution period of major defense acquisition pro3 grams. 

4 (b) PROGRAM EXECUTION PERIOD.—For purposes of 

5 this section, the term ‘‘program execution period’’, with re6 spect to a major defense acquisition program, means the 

7 period beginning with Milestone B approval (or Key Deci8 sion Point B approval in the case of a space program) and 

9 ending with declaration of initial operational capability. 

10 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The revised guidance re11 quired by subsection (a) shall— 

12 (1) require the program manager for the pro13 gram execution period of a major defense acquisition 

14 program to enter into a performance agreement with 

15 the manager’s immediate supervisor for such program 

16 within six months of assignment, that— 

17 (A) establishes expected parameters for the 

18 cost, schedule, and performance of the program 

19 consistent with the business case for the program; 

20 (B) provides the commitment of the super21 visor to provide the level of funding and re22 sources required to meet such parameters; and 

23 (C) provides the assurance of the program 

24 manager that such parameters are achievable 
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1 and that the program manager will be account2 able for meeting such parameters; and 

3 (2) provide the program manager with the au4 thority to— 

5 (A) consult on the addition of new program 

6 requirements that would be inconsistent with the 

7 parameters established in the performance agree8 ment entered into pursuant to paragraph (1); 

9 (B) recommend trade-offs between cost, 

10 schedule, and performance, provided that such 

11 trade-offs are consistent with the parameters es12 tablished in the performance agreement entered 

13 into pursuant to paragraph (1); and 

14 (C) develop such interim goals and mile15 stones as may be required to achieve the param16 eters established in the performance agreement 

17 entered into pursuant to paragraph (1). 

18 (d) QUALIFICATIONS, RESOURCES, AND TENURE.— 

19 The Secretary shall ensure that each program manager for 

20 the program execution period of a defense acquisition pro21 gram— 

22 (1) has the appropriate management, engineer23 ing, technical, and financial expertise needed to meet 

24 the responsibilities assigned pursuant to subsection 

25 (c); 
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1 (2) is provided the resources and support (in2 cluding systems engineering expertise, cost estimating 

3 expertise, and software development expertise) needed 

4 to meet such responsibilities; and 

5 (3) is assigned to the program manager position 

6 for such program during the program execution pe7 riod, unless removed for cause or due to exceptional 

8 circumstances. 

9 (e) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The immediate supervisor 

10 of a program manager for a major defense acquisition pro11 gram may waive the requirement in paragraph (3) of sub12 section (d) upon a determination that the program execu13 tion period will take so long that it would not be appro14 priate for a single individual to serve as program manager 

15 for the entire program execution period. 

16 SEC. 828. PENALTY FOR COST OVERRUNS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year beginning with 

18 fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of each military department 

19 shall pay a penalty for cost overruns on the covered major 

20 defense acquisition programs of the military department. 

21 (b) CALCULATION OF PENALTY.—For the purposes of 

22 this section: 

23 (1) The amount of the cost overrun or underrun 

24 on any major defense acquisition program or subpro25 gram in a fiscal year is the difference between the 
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1 current program acquisition unit cost for the pro2 gram or subprogram and the program acquisition 

3 unit cost for the program as shown in the original 

4 Baseline Estimate for the program or subprogram, 

5 multiplied by the quantity of items to be purchased 

6 under the program or subprogram, as reported in the 

7 final Selected Acquisition Report for the fiscal year in 

8 accordance with section 2432 of title 10, United 

9 States Code. 

10 (2) Cost overruns or underruns for covered major 

11 defense acquisition programs that are joint programs 

12 of more than one military department shall be allo13 cated among the military departments in percentages 

14 determined by the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac15 quisition, Technology, and Logistics. 

16 (3) The cumulative amount of cost overruns for 

17 a military department in a fiscal year is the sum of 

18 the cost overruns and cost underruns for all covered 

19 major defense acquisition programs of the department 

20 in the fiscal year (including cost overruns or 

21 underruns allocated to the military department in ac22 cordance with paragraph (2)). 

23 (4) The cost overrun penalty for a military de24 partment in a fiscal year is three percent of the cu25 mulative amount of cost overruns of the military de-
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1 partment in the fiscal year, as determined pursuant 

2 to paragraph (3), except that the cost overrun penalty 

3 may not be a negative amount. 

4 (c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.— 

5 (1) REDUCTION OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 

6 TEST, AND EVALUATION ACCOUNTS.—Not later than 

7 60 days after the end of each fiscal year beginning 

8 with fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of each military 

9 department shall reduce each research, development, 

10 test, and evaluation account of the military depart11 ment by the percentage determined under paragraph 

12 (2), and remit such amount to the Secretary of De13 fense. 

14 (2) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.—The percent15 age reduction to research, development, test, and eval16 uation accounts of a military department referred to 

17 in paragraph (1) is the percentage reduction to such 

18 accounts necessary to equal the cost overrun penalty 

19 for the fiscal year for such department determined 

20 pursuant to subsection (b)(4). 

21 (3) CREDITING OF FUNDS.—Any amount remit22 ted under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the 

23 Rapid Prototyping Fund established pursuant to sec24 tion 804 of this Act. 
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1 (d) COVERED PROGRAMS.—A major defense acquisi2 tion program is covered under this section if the original 

3 Baseline Estimate was established for such program under 

4 paragraph (1) or (2) of section 2435(d) of title 10, United 

5 States Code, on or after May 22, 2009 (which is the date 

6 of the enactment of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform 

7 Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–23)). 

8 SEC. 829. STREAMLINING OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 

9 APPLICABLE TO ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 

10 DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING 

11 REGARDING MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION 

12 PROGRAMS. 

13 (a) REPORTING TO UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

14 FOR ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY, AND LOGISTICS BEFORE

15 MILESTONE B APPROVAL.—Subparagraph (A) of para16 graph (8) of section 138(b) of title 10, United States Code, 

17 as amended by section 901(h)(2) of the Carl Levin and 

18 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza19 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 

20 Stat. 3466), is further amended— 

21 (1) by striking ‘‘periodically’’; 

22 (2) by striking ‘‘the major defense acquisition 

23 programs’’ and inserting ‘‘each major defense acquisi24 tion program’’; 
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1 (3) by inserting ‘‘before the Milestone B approval 

2 for that program’’ after ‘‘Department of Defense’’; 

3 and 

4 (4) by striking ‘‘such reviews and assessments’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘such review and assessment’’. 

6 (b) ANNUAL REPORT TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND

7 CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.—Subparagraph 

8 (B) of such paragraph is amended by inserting ‘‘for which 

9 a Milestone B approval occurred during the preceding fiscal 

10 year’’ after ‘‘Department of Defense’’. 

11 SEC. 830. CONFIGURATION STEERING BOARDS FOR COST 

12 CONTROL UNDER MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISI13 TION PROGRAMS. 

14 Section 814(c)(1) of the Duncan Hunter National De15 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 

16 110–417; 122 Stat. 4529; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note) is amend17 ed— 

18 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), 

19 and (C) as subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), respec20 tively; and 

21 (2) by inserting after ‘‘for the following:’’ the fol22 lowing new subparagraph: 

23 ‘‘(A) Monitoring changes in program re24 quirements and ensuring the Chief of Staff of the 

25 Armed Force concerned, in consultation with the 
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1 Secretary of the military department concerned, 

2 approves of any proposed changes that could 

3 have an adverse effect on program cost or sched4 ule.’’. 

5 SEC. 831. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR STAND-ALONE 

6 MANPOWER ESTIMATES FOR MAJOR DEFENSE 

7 ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 

8 (a) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT.—Subsection (a)(1) of 

9 section 2434 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

10 by striking ‘‘and a manpower estimate for the program 

11 have’’ and inserting ‘‘has’’. 

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO REGU13 LATIONS.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended— 

14 (1) by striking paragraph (2); 

15 (2) by striking ‘‘shall require—’’ and all that 

16 follows through ‘‘that the independent’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘shall require that the independent’’; 

18 (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

19 as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and moving 

20 those paragraphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the 

21 left; and 

22 (4) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘and operations and sup24 port,’’ and inserting ‘‘operations and support, 

25 and trained manpower to operate, maintain, 
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1 and support the program upon full operational 

2 deployment,’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe4 riod. 

5 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

6 (1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such sec7 tion is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘§ 2434. Independent cost estimates’’. 

9 (2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 

10 at the beginning of chapter 144 of such title is 

11 amended by striking the item relating to section 2434 

12 and inserting the following: 

‘‘2434. Independent cost estimates.’’. 

13 SEC. 832. REVISION TO DUTIES OF THE DEPUTY ASSISTANT 

14 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR DEVELOP15 MENTAL TEST AND EVALUATION AND THE 

16 DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 

17 FOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING. 

18 Section 139b of title 10, United States Code, is amend19 ed— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)(5)— 

21 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and 

22 approve or disapprove’’; and 

23 (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘in 

24 order to advise relevant technical authorities for 

25 such programs on the incorporation of best prac-
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1 tices for developmental test from across the De2 partment’’ after ‘‘in accordance with subsection 

3 (c))’’; and 

4 (2) in subsection (b)(5)— 

5 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and 

6 approve’’; and 

7 (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘in 

8 order to advise relevant technical authorities for 

9 such programs on the incorporation of best prac10 tices for systems engineering from across the De11 partment’’ after ‘‘programs’’. 

12 Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to 

13 Acquisition Workforce 

14 SEC. 841. AMENDMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AC15 QUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 

16 FUND. 

17 (a) MODIFICATIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

18 ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND.—Section 

19 1705 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (d)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (2), by amending sub22 paragraph (C) to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the 

24 applicable percentage for a fiscal year is the per-
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1 centage that results in the credit to the Fund of 

2 $500,000,000 in each fiscal year.’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (2), in subparagraph 

4 (D)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘an amount specified in 

6 subparagraph (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

7 amount specified in subparagraph (C)’’; 

8 and 

9 (ii) by striking ‘‘an amount that is less 

10 than’’ and all that follows through the end 

11 and inserting ‘‘an amount that is less than 

12 $400,000,000.’’; and 

13 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘24- 

14 month period’’ and inserting ‘‘36-month period’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘60 days’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘120 days’’; and 

17 (3) in subsection (g)— 

18 (A) by striking paragraph (2); 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘acquisition workforce posi20 tions’’ and inserting ‘‘of positions in the acquisi21 tion workforce, as defined in subsection (h),’’; 

22 (C) by striking ‘‘AUTHORITY.—’’ and all 

23 that follows through ‘‘For purposes of’’ in para24 graph (1) and inserting ‘‘AUTHORITY.—For pur25 poses of’’; 
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1 (D) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1)’’; 

2 (E) by striking ‘‘(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)’’; 

3 and 

4 (F) by aligning paragraphs (1) and (2), as 

5 designated by subparagraphs (D) and (E), so as 

6 to be two ems from the left margin. 

7 (b) MODIFICATIONS TO BIENNIAL STRATEGIC WORK8 FORCE PLAN.—Section 115b(d) of title 10, United States 

9 Code, is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the defense 

11 acquisition workforce, including both military and ci12 vilian personnel’’ and inserting ‘‘the military, civil13 ian, and contractor personnel that directly support 

14 the acquisition processes of the Department of De15 fense, including persons serving in acquisition-related 

16 positions designated by the Secretary of Defense under 

17 section 1721 of this title’’; 

18 (2) in paragraph (2)(D)— 

19 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

20 inserting a semicolon; 

21 (B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause 

22 (iii); and 

23 (C) by inserting after clause (i) the fol24 lowing new clause: 
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1 ‘‘(ii) a description of steps that will be 

2 taken to address any new or expanded critical 

3 skills and competencies the civilian employee 

4 workforce will need to address recent trends in 

5 defense acquisition, emerging best practices, 

6 changes in the Government and commercial mar7 ketplace, and new requirements established in 

8 law or regulation; and’’; and 

9 (3) by adding at the end the following new para10 graph: 

11 ‘‘(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), contractor per12 sonnel shall be treated as directly supporting the acquisition 

13 processes of the Department if, and to the extent that, such 

14 contractor personnel perform functions in support of per15 sonnel in Department of Defense positions designated by the 

16 Secretary of Defense under section 1721 of this title.’’. 

17 SEC. 842. DUAL-TRACK MILITARY PROFESSIONALS IN OPER18 ATIONAL AND ACQUISITION SPECIALITIES. 

19 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR CHIEF OF STAFF INVOLVE20 MENT.—Section 1722a(a) of title 10, United States Code, 

21 is amended by inserting after ‘‘military department)’’ the 

22 following: ‘‘, in collaboration with the Chief of Staff of the 

23 Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of 

24 the Air Force, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps 
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1 (with respect to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine 

2 Corps, respectively),’’. 

3 (b) DUAL-TRACK CAREER PATH.—Section 1722a(b) of 

4 such title is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 

6 paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 

7 (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘single-track’’ 

8 before ‘‘career path’’; and 

9 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol10 lowing new paragraph (2): 

11 ‘‘(2) A dual-track career path that attracts the 

12 highest quality officers and enlisted personnel and al13 lows them to gain experience in and receive credit for 

14 a primary career in combat arms and a functional 

15 secondary career in the acquisition field in order to 

16 more closely align the military operational, require17 ments, and acquisition workforces of each armed 

18 force.’’. 

19 SEC. 843. PROVISION OF JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT CREDIT 

20 FOR ACQUISITION DUTY. 

21 Section 668(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 

24 (D); 
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1 (2) by striking the period at the end of subpara2 graph (E) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

3 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub4 paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(F) acquisition matters addressed by military 

6 personnel and covered under chapter 87 of this title.’’. 

7 SEC. 844. MANDATORY REQUIREMENT FOR TRAINING RE8 LATED TO THE CONDUCT OF MARKET RE9 SEARCH. 

10 (a) MANDATORY MARKET RESEARCH TRAINING.—Sec11 tion 2377 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

12 adding at the end the following new subsection: 

13 ‘‘(d) MARKET RESEARCH TRAINING REQUIRED.—The 

14 Secretary of Defense shall provide mandatory training for 

15 members of the armed forces and employees of the Depart16 ment of Defense responsible for the conduct of market re17 search required under subsection (c). Such mandatory 

18 training shall, at a minimum— 

19 ‘‘(1) provide comprehensive information on the 

20 subject of market research and the function of market 

21 research in the acquisition of commercial items; 

22 ‘‘(2) teach best practices for conducting and doc23 umenting market research; and 
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1 ‘‘(3) provide methodologies for establishing 

2 standard processes and reports for collecting and 

3 sharing market research across the Department.’’. 

4 (b) INCORPORATION INTO MANAGEMENT CERTIFI5 CATION TRAINING MANDATE.—The Chairman of the Joint 

6 Chiefs of Staff shall ensure that the requirements of section 

7 2377(d) of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub8 section (a), are incorporated into the requirements manage9 ment certification training mandate of the Joint Capabili10 ties Integration Development System. 

11 SEC. 845. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF IMPLEMENTATION OF 

12 DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE IM13 PROVEMENT EFFORTS. 

14 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—Not later than 30 

15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec16 retary of Defense shall enter into a contract with an inde17 pendent research entity described in subsection (b) to carry 

18 out a comprehensive study of the strategic planning of the 

19 Department of Defense related to the defense acquisition 

20 workforce. The study shall provide a comprehensive exam21 ination of the Department’s efforts to recruit, develop, and 

22 retain the acquisition workforce with a specific review of 

23 the following: 
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1 (1) The implementation of the Defense Acquisi2 tion Workforce Improvement Act (including chapter 

3 87 of title 10, United States Code). 

4 (2) The application of the Department of Defense 

5 Acquisition Workforce Development Fund (as estab6 lished under section 1705 of title 10, United States 

7 Code). 

8 (3) The effectiveness of professional military edu9 cation programs, including fellowships and exchanges 

10 with industry. 

11 (b) INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ENTITY.—The entity de12 scribed in this subsection is an independent research entity 

13 that is a not-for-profit entity or a federally funded research 

14 and development center with appropriate expertise and an15 alytical capability. 

16 (c) REPORTS.— 

17 (1) TO SECRETARY.—Not later than one year 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the inde19 pendent research entity shall provide to the Secretary 

20 a report containing— 

21 (A) the results of the study required by sub22 section (a); and 

23 (B) such recommendations to improve the 

24 acquisition workforce as the independent re25 search entity considers to be appropriate. 
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1 (2) TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days after 

2 receipt of the report under paragraph (1), the Sec3 retary of Defense shall submit such report, together 

4 with any additional views or recommendations of the 

5 Secretary, to the congressional defense committees. 

6 SEC. 846. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE CIVILIAN AC7 QUISITION WORKFORCE PERSONNEL DEM8 ONSTRATION PROJECT. 

9 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 1762(g) of title 10, United 

10 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 

12 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Such section is further 

13 amended by striking ‘‘demonstration program’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘demonstration project’’. 

15 Subtitle E—Provisions Relating to 

16 Commercial Items 

17 SEC. 851. PROCUREMENT OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS. 

18 (a) COMMERCIAL ITEM DETERMINATIONS BY DEPART19 MENT OF DEFENSE.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 140 of title 10, 

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

22 the following new section: 

23 ‘‘§ 2380. Commercial item determinations by Depart24 ment of Defense 

25 ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall— 
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1 ‘‘(1) establish and maintain a centralized capa2 bility with necessary expertise and resources to over3 see the making of commercial item determinations for 

4 the purposes of procurements by the Department of 

5 Defense; and 

6 ‘‘(2) provide public access to Department of De7 fense commercial item determinations for the purposes 

8 of procurements by the Department of Defense.’’. 

9 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec10 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 

11 adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘2380. Commercial item determinations by Department of Defense.’’. 

12 (b) COMMERCIAL ITEM EXCEPTION TO SUBMISSION OF

13 COST AND PRICING DATA.—Section 2306a(b) of title 10, 

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

15 following new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(4) COMMERCIAL ITEM DETERMINATION.—(A) 

17 For purposes of applying the commercial item excep18 tion under paragraph (1)(B) to the required submis19 sion of certified cost or pricing data, the contracting 

20 officer may presume that a prior commercial item de21 termination made by a military department, a De22 fense Agency, or another component of the Depart23 ment of Defense shall serve as a determination for 

24 subsequent procurements of such item. 
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1 ‘‘(B) If the contracting officer does not make the 

2 presumption described in subparagraph (A) and in3 stead chooses to proceed with a procurement of an 

4 item previously determined to be a commercial item 

5 using procedures other than the procedures authorized 

6 for the procurement of a commercial item, the con7 tracting officer shall request a review of the commer8 cial item determination by the head of the contracting 

9 activity. 

10 ‘‘(C) Not later than 30 days after receiving a re11 quest for review of a commercial item determination 

12 under subparagraph (B), the head of a contracting 

13 activity shall— 

14 ‘‘(i) confirm that the prior determination 

15 was appropriate and still applicable; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) issue a revised determination with a 

17 written explanation of the basis for the revi18 sion.’’. 

19 (c) DEFINITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEM.—Nothing in 

20 this section or the amendments made by this section shall 

21 affect the meaning of the term ‘‘commercial item’’ under 

22 subsection (a)(5) of section 2464 of title 10, United States 

23 Code, or any requirement under subsection (a)(3) or sub24 section (c) of such section. 
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1 (d) REGULATIONS UPDATE.—Not later than 180 days 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Defense Fed3 eral Acquisition Regulation Supplement shall be updated 

4 to reflect the requirements of this section and the amend5 ments made by this section. 

6 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 

7 or the amendments made by this section shall be construed 

8 to preclude the contracting officer for the procurement of 

9 a commercial item from requiring the contractor to supply 

10 information that is sufficient to determine the reasonable11 ness of price, regardless of whether or not the contractor 

12 was required to provide such information in connection 

13 with any earlier procurement. 

14 SEC. 852. MODIFICATION TO INFORMATION REQUIRED TO 

15 BE SUBMITTED BY OFFEROR IN PROCURE16 MENT OF MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS AS COM17 MERCIAL ITEMS. 

18 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR DETERMINATION.—Subsection 

19 (a) of section 2379 of title 10, United States Code, is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 

22 after the semicolon; 

23 (2) by striking paragraph (2); and 

24 (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para25 graph (2). 
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1 (b) TREATMENT OF SUBSYSTEMS AS COMMERCIAL

2 ITEMS.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended— 

3 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

4 striking ‘‘only if’’ and inserting ‘‘if either’’; 

5 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘that—’’ and all that fol7 lows through ‘‘the subsystem is a’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘that the subsystem is a’’; 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe10 riod; and 

11 (C) by striking subparagraph (B). 

12 (c) TREATMENT OF COMPONENTS AS COMMERCIAL

13 ITEMS.—Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended— 

14 (1) by striking ‘‘title only if’’ and inserting ‘‘title 

15 if either’’; and 

16 (2) in subparagraph (B)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘that—’’ and all that fol18 lows through ‘‘the component or’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘that the component or’’; 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe21 riod; and 

22 (C) by striking clause (ii). 

23 (d) INFORMATION SUBMITTED.—Subsection (d) of such 

24 section is amended to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(d) INFORMATION SUBMITTED.—(1) To the extent 

2 necessary to determine the reasonableness of the price for 

3 items acquired under this section, the contracting officer 

4 shall require the offeror to submit— 

5 ‘‘(A) prices paid for the same or similar com6 mercial items under comparable terms and conditions 

7 by both Government and commercial customers; 

8 ‘‘(B) if the contracting officer determines that the 

9 offeror does not have access to and cannot provide suf10 ficient information described in subparagraph (A) to 

11 determine the reasonableness of price, information 

12 on— 

13 ‘‘(i) prices for the same or similar items 

14 sold under different terms and conditions; 

15 ‘‘(ii) prices for similar levels of work or ef16 fort on related products or services; 

17 ‘‘(iii) prices for alternative solutions or ap18 proaches; and 

19 ‘‘(iv) other relevant information that can 

20 serve as the basis for a price assessment; and 

21 ‘‘(C) if the contracting officer determines that the 

22 information submitted pursuant to subparagraphs 

23 (A) and (B) is not sufficient to determine the reason24 ableness of price, other relevant information regarding 
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1 the basis for price or cost, including information on 

2 labor costs, material costs, and overhead rates. 

3 ‘‘(2) An offeror may not be required to submit infor4 mation described in paragraph (1)(C) with regard to a 

5 commercially available off-the-shelf item and may be re6 quired to submit such information with regard to any other 

7 item that was developed exclusively at private expense only 

8 after the head of the contracting activity determines in 

9 writing that the information submitted pursuant to para10 graphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) is not sufficient to determine the 

11 reasonableness of price.’’. 

12 (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO TRUTH IN NEGOTIA13 TIONS ACT.—Section 2306a(d)(1) of title 10, United States 

14 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

15 sentence: ‘‘If the contracting officer determines that the of16 feror does not have access to and cannot provide sufficient 

17 information on prices for the same or similar items to deter18 mine the reasonableness of price, the contracting officer 

19 shall require the submission of information on prices for 

20 similar levels of work or effort on related products or serv21 ices, prices for alternative solutions or approaches, and 

22 other information that is relevant to the determination of 

23 a fair and reasonable price.’’. 
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1 SEC. 853. USE OF RECENT PRICES PAID BY THE GOVERN2 MENT IN THE DETERMINATION OF PRICE 

3 REASONABLENESS. 

4 Section 2306a(b) of title 10, United States Code, as 

5 amended by section 851, is further amended by adding at 

6 the end the following new paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(5) A contracting officer shall consider evidence 

8 provided by an offeror of recent purchase prices paid 

9 by the Government for the same or similar commer10 cial items in establishing price reasonableness on a 

11 subsequent purchase if the contracting officer is satis12 fied that the prices previously paid remain a valid 

13 reference for comparison after considering the totality 

14 of other relevant factors such as the time elapsed since 

15 the prior purchase and any differences in the quan16 tities purchased or applicable terms and conditions.’’. 

17 SEC. 854. REPORT ON DEFENSE-UNIQUE LAWS APPLICABLE 

18 TO THE PROCUREMENT OF COMMERCIAL 

19 ITEMS AND COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE OFF20 THE-SHELF ITEMS. 

21 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 

22 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re23 port identifying the defense-unique provisions of law that 

24 are applicable for procurement of commercial items or com25 mercial off-the-shelf items, both at the prime contract and 

26 subcontract level. The report— 
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1 (1) shall discuss the impact— 

2 (A) of limiting the inclusion of clauses in 

3 contracts for commercial items or commercial 

4 off-the-shelf items to those that are required to 

5 implement law or Executive orders or are deter6 mined to be consistent with standard commercial 

7 practice; and 

8 (B) of limiting flow down of clauses in sub9 contracts for commercial items or commercial off 

10 the shelf-items to those that are required to im11 plement law or Executive order; and 

12 (2) shall provide a listing of all standard clauses 

13 used in Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 con14 tracts, including a justification for the inclusion of 

15 each. 

16 (b) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION.—The report under 

17 subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than 180 days 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

19 SEC. 855. MARKET RESEARCH AND PREFERENCE FOR COM20 MERCIAL ITEMS. 

21 (a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 

22 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Sec23 retary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 

24 shall issue guidance to ensure that acquisition officials of 

25 the Department of Defense fully comply with the require-
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1 ments of section 2377 of title 10, United States Code, re2 garding market research and commercial items. The guid3 ance issued pursuant to this subsection shall, at a min4 imum— 

5 (1) provide that the head of an agency may not 

6 enter into a contract in excess of the simplified acqui7 sition threshold for information technology products 

8 or services that are not commercial items unless the 

9 head of the agency determines in writing that no 

10 commercial items are suitable to meet the agency’s 

11 needs as provided in subsection (c)(2) of such section; 

12 and 

13 (2) ensure that market research conducted in ac14 cordance with subsection (c) of such section is used, 

15 where appropriate, to inform price reasonableness de16 terminations. 

17 (b) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman 

19 and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in con20 sultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi21 tion, Technology, and Logistics, shall review Chairman of 

22 the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction 3170.01, the Manual 

23 for the Operation of the Joint Capabilities Integration and 

24 Development System, and other documents governing the re25 quirements development process and revise these documents 
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1 as necessary to ensure that the Department of Defense fully 

2 complies with the requirement in section 2377(c) of title 

3 10, United States Code, and section 10.001 of the Federal 

4 Acquisition Regulation for Federal agencies to conduct ap5 propriate market research before developing new require6 ments. 

7 (c) MARKET RESEARCH DEFINED.—For the purposes 

8 of this section, the term ‘‘market research’’ means a review 

9 of existing systems, subsystems, capabilities, and tech10 nologies that are available or could be made available to 

11 meet the needs of the Department of Defense in whole or 

12 in part. The review may include any of the techniques for 

13 conducting market research provided in section 

14 10.002(b)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and 

15 shall include, at a minimum, contacting knowledgeable in16 dividuals in Government and industry regarding existing 

17 market capabilities. 

18 SEC. 856. LIMITATION ON CONVERSION OF PROCUREMENTS 

19 FROM COMMERCIAL ACQUISITION PROCE20 DURES. 

21 (a) LIMITATION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para23 graph (2), prior to converting the procurement of 

24 commercial items or services valued at more than 

25 $1,000,000 from commercial acquisition procedures 
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1 under part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 

2 to noncommercial acquisition procedures under part 

3 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the con4 tracting officer for the procurement shall determine in 

5 writing that— 

6 (A) the earlier use of commercial acquisi7 tion procedures under part 12 of the Federal Ac8 quisition Regulation was in error or based on 

9 inadequate information; and 

10 (B) the Department of Defense will realize 

11 a cost savings compared to the cost of procuring 

12 a similar quantity or level of such item or serv13 ice using commercial acquisition procedures. 

14 (2) REQUIREMENT FOR APPROVAL OF DETER15 MINATION BY HEAD OF CONTRACTING ACTIVITY.—In 

16 the case of a procurement valued at more than 

17 $100,000,000, a contract may not be awarded pursu18 ant to a conversion of the procurement described in 

19 paragraph (1) until— 

20 (A) the head of the contracting activity ap21 proves the determination made under paragraph 

22 (1); and 

23 (B) a copy of the determination so approved 

24 is provided to the Office of the Under Secretary 
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1 of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Lo2 gistics. 

3 (b) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In making a de4 termination under paragraph (1), the determining official 

5 shall, at a minimum, consider the following factors: 

6 (1) The estimated cost of research and develop7 ment to be performed by the existing contractor to im8 prove future products or services. 

9 (2) The transaction costs for the Department of 

10 Defense and the contractor in assessing and respond11 ing to data requests to support a conversion to non12 commercial acquisition procedures. 

13 (3) Changes in purchase quantities. 

14 (4) Costs associated with potential procurement 

15 delays resulting from the conversion. 

16 (c) PROCEDURES.—Not later than 180 days after the 

17 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

18 shall develop procedures to track conversions of future con19 tracts and subcontracts for improved analysis and report20 ing and shall revise the Defense Federal Acquisition Regula21 tion Supplement to reflect the requirement in subsection 

22 (a). 

23 (d) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one 

24 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec25 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
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1 committees a report on the implementation of subsection 

2 (a), including any procurements converted as described in 

3 that subsection. 

4 (e) SUNSET.—The requirements of this section shall 

5 terminate 5 years after the date of the enactment of this 

6 Act. 

7 SEC. 857. TREATMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES PROVIDED 

8 BY NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRAC9 TORS AS COMMERCIAL ITEMS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 140 of title 10, United 

11 States Code, as amended by section 851, is further amended 

12 by adding at the end the following new section: 

13 ‘‘§ 2380A. Treatment of goods and services provided by 

14 nontraditional defense contractors as 

15 commercial items 

16 ‘‘Notwithstanding section 2376(1) of this title, items 

17 and services provided by nontraditional defense contractors 

18 (as that term is defined in section 2302(9) of this title) may 

19 be treated by the head of an agency as commercial items 

20 for purposes of this chapter.’’. 

21 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

22 the beginning of chapter 140 of such title is amended by 

23 inserting after the item relating to section 2380, as added 

24 by section 851, the following new item: 

‘‘2380A. Treatment of goods and services provided by nontraditional defense contractors as commercial items.’’. 
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1 Subtitle F—Industrial Base Matters 

2 SEC. 861. AMENDMENT TO MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 831 of the National Defense 

4 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101– 

5 510; 104 Stat. 1607; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘designed to en7 hance’’ and all that follows through the period at the 

8 end and inserting the following: ‘‘designed to— 

9 ‘‘(1) enhance the capabilities of disadvantaged small 

10 business concerns to perform as subcontractors and sup11 pliers under Department of Defense contracts and other 

12 contracts and subcontracts; and 

13 ‘‘(2) increase the participation of such business con14 cerns as subcontractors and suppliers under Department of 

15 Defense contracts, other Federal Government contracts, and 

16 commercial contracts.’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘to receive 

18 such assistance at any time’’ and inserting ‘‘concur19 rently, and the authority to enter into agreements 

20 under subsection (e) shall only be available to such 

21 concern during the 5-year period beginning on the 

22 date such concern enters into the first such agree23 ment’’; 

24 (3) in subsection (d)— 
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1 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 

2 (2) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively (and con3 forming the margins accordingly); and 

4 (B) by inserting before clause (i) (as so re5 designated) the following: 

6 ‘‘(1) the mentor firm is not affiliated with the 

7 protege firm prior to the approval of that agreement; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(2) the mentor firm demonstrates that it— 

10 ‘‘(A) is qualified to provide assistance that 

11 will contribute to the purpose of the program; 

12 ‘‘(B) is of good financial health and char13 acter and does not appear on a Federal list of 

14 debarred or suspended contractors; and 

15 ‘‘(C) can impart value to a protege firm be16 cause of experience gained as a Department of 

17 Defense contractor or through knowledge of gen18 eral business operations and government con19 tracting, as demonstrated by evidence that—’’; 

20 (4) by amending subsection (e)(1) to read as fol21 lows: 

22 ‘‘(1) A developmental program for the protege 

23 firm, in such detail as may be reasonable, includ24 ing— 
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1 ‘‘(A) factors to assess the protege firm’s de2 velopmental progress under the program; 

3 ‘‘(B) a description of the quantitative and 

4 qualitative benefits to the Department of Defense 

5 from the agreement, if applicable; and 

6 ‘‘(C) goals for additional awards that pro7 tege firm can compete for outside the Mentor8 Protege Program.’’; 

9 (5) in subsection (f)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘busi11 ness development,’’; 

12 (B) by striking paragraph (6); and 

13 (C) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 

14 paragraph (6); 

15 (6) in subsection (g)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

17 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

18 ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (7) of subsection (f)’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (6) of 

20 subsection (f) (except as provided in sub21 paragraph (D))’’; 

22 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

23 ‘‘under subsection (l)(2)’’; and 

24 (iii) by adding at the end the following 

25 new subparagraph: 
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1 ‘‘(D) The Secretary may not reimburse any fee 

2 assessed by the mentor firm for services provided to 

3 the protege firm pursuant to subsection (f)(6) or for 

4 business development expenses incurred by the mentor 

5 firm under a contract awarded to the mentor firm 

6 while participating in a joint venture with the pro7 tege firm.’’; and 

8 (B) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking 

9 ‘‘subsection (f)(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

10 (f)(6)’’; 

11 (7) in subsection (h)(1), by inserting ‘‘(15 U.S.C. 

12 631 et seq.)’’ after ‘‘Small Business Act’’; 

13 (8) in subsection (j)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Sep15 tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

16 2018’’; and 

17 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Sep18 tember 30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

19 2021’’; 

20 (9) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection 

21 (n); 

22 (10) by inserting after subsection (k) the fol23 lowing new subsections: 

24 ‘‘(l) REPORT BY MENTOR FIRMS.—To comply with 

25 section 8(d)(7) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
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1 637(d)(7)), each mentor firm shall submit a report to the 

2 Secretary not less than once each fiscal year that includes, 

3 for the preceding fiscal year— 

4 ‘‘(1) all technical or management assistance pro5 vided by mentor firm personnel for the purposes de6 scribed in subsection (f)(1); 

7 ‘‘(2) any new awards of subcontracts on a com8 petitive or noncompetitive basis to the protege firm 

9 under Department of Defense contracts or other con10 tracts, including the value of such subcontracts; 

11 ‘‘(3) any extensions, increases in the scope of 

12 work, or additional payments not previously reported 

13 for prior awards of subcontracts on a competitive or 

14 noncompetitive basis to the protege firm under De15 partment of Defense contracts or other contracts, in16 cluding the value of such subcontracts; 

17 ‘‘(4) the amount of any payment of progress 

18 payments or advance payments made to the protege 

19 firm for performance under any subcontract made 

20 under the Mentor-Protege Program; 

21 ‘‘(5) any loans made by mentor firm to the pro22 tege firm; 

23 ‘‘(6) all Federal contracts awarded to the mentor 

24 firm and the protege firm as a joint venture, desig-
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1 nating whether the award was a restricted competi2 tion or a full and open competition; 

3 ‘‘(7) any assistance obtained by the mentor firm 

4 for the protege firm from one or more— 

5 ‘‘(A) small business development centers es6 tablished pursuant to section 21 of the Small 

7 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648); 

8 ‘‘(B) entities providing procurement tech9 nical assistance pursuant to chapter 142 of title 

10 10, United States Code; or 

11 ‘‘(C) historically Black colleges or univer12 sities or minority institutions of higher edu13 cation; 

14 ‘‘(8) whether there have been any changes to the 

15 terms of the mentor-protege agreement; and 

16 ‘‘(9) a narrative describing the success assistance 

17 provided under subsection (f) has had in addressing 

18 the developmental needs of the protege firm, the im19 pact on Department of Defense contracts, and ad20 dressing any problems encountered. 

21 ‘‘(m) REVIEW OF REPORT BY THE OFFICE OF SMALL

22 BUSINESS PROGRAMS.—The Office of Small Business Pro23 grams of the Department of Defense shall review the report 

24 required by subsection (l) and, if the Office finds that the 

25 mentor-protege agreement is not furthering the purpose of 
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1 the Mentor-Protege Program, decide not to approve any 

2 continuation of the agreement.’’; and 

3 (11) in subsection (n) (as so redesignated)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘means a 

5 business concern that meets the requirements of 

6 section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 

7 U.S.C. 632(a)) and the regulations promulgated 

8 pursuant thereto’’ and inserting ‘‘has the mean9 ing given such term under section 3 of the Small 

10 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)’’; 

11 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

12 (i) by striking ‘‘means:’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘means a firm that has less than half the 

14 size standard corresponding to its primary 

15 North American Industry Classification 

16 System code, is not owned or managed by 

17 individuals or entities that directly or indi18 rectly have stock options or convertible secu19 rities in the mentor firm, and is—’’; 

20 (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

21 ‘‘the severely disabled’’ and inserting ‘‘se22 verely disabled individuals’’; 

23 (iii) in subparagraph (G), by striking 

24 ‘‘Small Business Act.’’ and inserting 
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1 ‘‘Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)); 

2 or’’; and 

3 (iv) by adding at the end the following 

4 new subparagraph: 

5 ‘‘(H) a small business concern that— 

6 ‘‘(i) is a nontraditional defense con7 tractor, as such term is defined in section 

8 2302 of title 10, United States Code; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) currently provides goods or serv10 ices in the private sector that are critical to 

11 enhancing the capabilities of the defense 

12 supplier base and fulfilling key Department 

13 of Defense needs.’’; 

14 (C) by amending paragraph (8) to read as 

15 follows: 

16 ‘‘(8) The term ‘severely disabled individual’ 

17 means an individual who is blind (as defined in sec18 tion 8501 of title 41, United States Code) or a se19 verely disabled individual (as defined in such sec20 tion).’’; and 

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

22 paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(9) The term ‘affiliated’, with respect to the re24 lationship between a mentor firm and a protege firm, 

25 means— 
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1 ‘‘(A) the mentor firm shares, directly or in2 directly, with the protege firm ownership or 

3 management of the protege firm; 

4 ‘‘(B) the mentor firm has an agreement, at 

5 the time the mentor firm enters into a mentor6 protege agreement under subsection (e), to merge 

7 with the protege firm; 

8 ‘‘(C) the owners and managers of the men9 tor firm are the parent, child, spouse, sibling, 

10 aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandparent, grand11 child, or first cousin of an owner or manager of 

12 the protege firm; 

13 ‘‘(D) the mentor firm has, during the 2-year 

14 period before entering into a mentor-protege 

15 agreement, employed any officer, director, prin16 cipal stock holder, managing member, or key em17 ployee of the protege firm; 

18 ‘‘(E) the mentor firm has engaged in a joint 

19 venture with the protege firm during the 2-year 

20 period before entering into a mentor-protege 

21 agreement, unless such joint venture was ap22 proved by the Small Business Administration 

23 prior to making any offer on a contract; 

24 ‘‘(F) the mentor firm is, directly or indi25 rectly, the primary party providing contracts to 
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1 the protege firm, as measured by the dollar value 

2 of the contracts; and 

3 ‘‘(G) the Small Business Administration 

4 has made a determination of affiliation or con5 trol under subsection (h).’’. 

6 (b) APPLICATION.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 

8 subsection (a) shall apply to a mentor-protege agree9 ment made pursuant to section 831 of the National 

10 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Pub11 lic Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 1607; 10 U.S.C. 2302 

12 note) entered into after the date of the enactment of 

13 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

14 Year 2016. 

15 (2) RETROACTIVITY OF REPORT AND REVIEW RE16 QUIREMENTS.—The amendments made by subsection 

17 (a)(10) shall apply to a mentor-protege agreement 

18 made pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense 

19 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 

20 101–510; 104 Stat. 1607; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) en21 tered into before, on, or after the date of the enact22 ment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

23 Fiscal Year 2016. 
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1 SEC. 862. AMENDMENTS TO DATA QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 

2 PLAN. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 15(s) of the Small Business 

4 Act (15 U.S.C. 644(s)) is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para6 graph (6); and 

7 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol8 lowing new paragraphs: 

9 ‘‘(4) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than October 

10 1, 2016, the Administrator of the Small Business Ad11 ministration shall implement the plan described in 

12 this subsection. 

13 ‘‘(5) CERTIFICATION.—The Administrator shall 

14 annually provide to the Committee on Small Business 

15 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

16 Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a 

17 certification of the accuracy and completeness of data 

18 reported on bundled and consolidated contracts.’’. 

19 (b) GAO STUDY.— 

20 (1) STUDY.—Not later than October 1, 2017, the 

21 Comptroller General of the United States shall ini22 tiate a study on the effectiveness of the plan described 

23 in section 15(s) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

24 644(s)) that shall assess whether contracts were accu25 rately labeled as bundled or consolidated. 
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1 (2) CONTRACTS EVALUATED.—For the purposes 

2 of conducting the study described in paragraph (1), 

3 the Comptroller General of the United States— 

4 (A) shall evaluate, for work in each of sec5 tors 23, 33, 54, and 56 (as defined by the North 

6 American Industry Classification System), not 

7 fewer than 100 contracts in each sector; 

8 (B) shall evaluate only those contracts— 

9 (i) awarded by an agency listed in sec10 tion 901(b) of title 31, United States Code; 

11 and 

12 (ii) that have a Base and Exercised 

13 Options Value, an Action Obligation, or a 

14 Base and All Options Value (as such terms 

15 are defined in the Federal Procurement 

16 Data System described in section 

17 1122(a)(4)(A) of title 41, United States 

18 Code, or any successor system); and 

19 (C) shall not evaluate contracts that have 

20 used any set-aside authority. 

21 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after 

22 initiating the study required by paragraph (1), the 

23 Comptroller General of the United States shall report 

24 to the Committee on Small Business of the House of 

25 Representatives and the Committee on Small Business 
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1 and Entrepreneurship of the Senate on the results 

2 from such study and, if warranted, any recommenda3 tions on how to improve the quality of data reported 

4 on bundled and consolidated contracts. 

5 SEC. 863. NOTICE OF CONTRACT CONSOLIDATION FOR AC6 QUISITION STRATEGIES. 

7 (a) NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR THE HEAD OF A CON8 TRACTING AGENCY.—Section 15(e)(3) of the Small Business 

9 Act (15 U.S.C. 644(e)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(3) STRATEGY SPECIFICATIONS.—If the head of 

11 a contracting agency determines that an acquisition 

12 plan for a procurement involves a substantial bun13 dling of contract requirements, the head of a con14 tracting agency shall publish a notice on a public 

15 website that such determination has been made not 

16 later than 7 days after making such determination. 

17 Any solicitation for a procurement related to the ac18 quisition plan may not be published earlier than 7 

19 days after such notice is published. Along with the 

20 publication of the solicitation, the head of a con21 tracting agency shall publish a justification for the 

22 determination, which shall include the following in23 formation: 

24 ‘‘(A) The specific benefits anticipated to be 

25 derived from the bundling of contract require-
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1 ments and a determination that such benefits 

2 justify the bundling. 

3 ‘‘(B) An identification of any alternative 

4 contracting approaches that would involve a less5 er degree of bundling of contract requirements. 

6 ‘‘(C) An assessment of— 

7 ‘‘(i) the specific impediments to par8 ticipation by small business concerns as 

9 prime contractors that result from the bun10 dling of contract requirements; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) the specific actions designed to 

12 maximize participation of small business 

13 concerns as subcontractors (including sup14 pliers) at various tiers under the contract or 

15 contracts that are awarded to meet the re16 quirements.’’. 

17 (b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR THE SENIOR PRO18 CUREMENT EXECUTIVE OR CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFI19 CER.—Section 44(c)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 

20 U.S.C. 657q(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Not later than 7 days after 

23 making a determination that an acquisition 

24 strategy involving a consolidation of contract re25 quirements is necessary and justified under sub-
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1 paragraph (A), the senior procurement executive 

2 or Chief Acquisition Officer shall publish a no3 tice on a public website that such determination 

4 has been made. Any solicitation for a procure5 ment related to the acquisition strategy may not 

6 be published earlier than 7 days after such notice 

7 is published. Along with the publication of the 

8 solicitation, the senior procurement executive or 

9 Chief Acquisition Officer shall publish a jus10 tification for the determination, which shall in11 clude the information in subparagraphs (A) 

12 through (E) of paragraph (1).’’. 

13 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 44(c)(1) of the 

14 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657q(c)(1)) is amended by 

15 striking ‘‘Subject to paragraph (4), the head’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘The head’’. 

17 SEC. 864. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO 

18 SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES. 

19 (a) PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.—Section 8(a)(17) of 

20 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)) is amend21 ed— 

22 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘any pro23 curement contract’’ and all that follows through ‘‘sec24 tion 15’’ and inserting ‘‘any procurement contract, 

25 which contract has as its principal purpose the sup-
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1 ply of a product to be let pursuant to this subsection, 

2 subsection (m), section 15(a), section 31, or section 

3 36,’’; and 

4 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub5 paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—This paragraph shall not 

7 apply to a contract that has as its principal purpose 

8 the acquisition of services or construction.’’. 

9 (b) SUBCONTRACTOR CONTRACTS.—Section 46(a)(4) of 

10 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657s(a)(4)) is amended 

11 by striking ‘‘for supplies from a regular dealer in such sup12 plies’’ and inserting ‘‘which is principally for supplies from 

13 a regular dealer in such supplies, and which is not a con14 tract principally for services or construction’’. 

15 SEC. 865. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESS 

16 OPPORTUNITY SPECIALISTS, COMMERCIAL 

17 MARKET REPRESENTATIVES, AND PROCURE18 MENT CENTER REPRESENTATIVES. 

19 (a) BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY SPECIALIST REQUIRE20 MENTS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Small Busi22 ness Act (15 U.S.C. 633) is amended by adding at the 

23 end the following new subsection: 

24 ‘‘(g) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESS

25 OPPORTUNITY SPECIALISTS.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the require2 ments of paragraph (2), a Business Opportunity Spe3 cialist described under section 7(j)(10)(D) shall have 

4 a Level I Federal Acquisition Certification in Con5 tracting (or any successor certification) or the equiva6 lent Department of Defense certification, except that 

7 a Business Opportunity Specialist who was serving 

8 on or before January 3, 2013, may continue to serve 

9 as a Business Opportunity Specialist for a period of 

10 5 years beginning on such date without such a certifi11 cation. 

12 ‘‘(2) DELAY OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 

13 ‘‘(A) TIMING.—The certification described 

14 in paragraph (1) is not required for any person 

15 serving as a Business Opportunity Specialist 

16 until the date that is one calendar year after the 

17 date such person is appointed as a Business Op18 portunity Specialist. 

19 ‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—The requirements of 

20 subparagraph (A) shall— 

21 ‘‘(i) be included in any initial job 

22 posting for the position of a Business Op23 portunity Specialist; and 
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1 ‘‘(ii) apply to any person appointed as 

2 a Business Opportunity Specialist after 

3 January 3, 2013.’’. 

4 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

5 7(j)(10)(D)(i) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 

6 636(j)(10)(D)(i)) is amended by striking the second 

7 sentence. 

8 (b) COMMERCIAL MARKET REPRESENTATIVE RE9 QUIREMENTS.—Section 4 of the Small Business Act (15 

10 U.S.C. 633), as amended by subsection (a)(1), is further 

11 amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

12 ‘‘(h) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMER13 CIAL MARKET REPRESENTATIVES.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the require15 ments of paragraph (2), a commercial market rep16 resentative referred to in section 15(q)(3) shall have 

17 a Level I Federal Acquisition Certification in Con18 tracting (or any successor certification) or the equiva19 lent Department of Defense certification, except that 

20 a commercial market representative who was serving 

21 on or before the date of the enactment of the National 

22 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 may 

23 continue to serve as a commercial market representa24 tive for a period of 5 years beginning on such date 

25 without such a certification. 
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1 ‘‘(2) DELAY OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 

2 ‘‘(A) TIMING.—The certification described 

3 in paragraph (1) is not required for any person 

4 serving as a commercial market representative 

5 until the date that is one calendar year after the 

6 date such person is appointed as a commercial 

7 market representative. 

8 ‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—The requirements of 

9 subparagraph (A) shall— 

10 ‘‘(i) be included in any initial job 

11 posting for the position of a commercial 

12 market representative; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) apply to any person appointed as 

14 a commercial market representative after 

15 the date of the enactment of the National 

16 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

17 2016.’’. 

18 (c) PROCUREMENT CENTER REPRESENTATIVE RE19 QUIREMENTS.—Section 15(l)(5) of the Small Business Act 

20 (15 U.S.C. 644(l)(5)) is amended— 

21 (1) in subparagraph (A), by amending clause 

22 (iii) to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(iii) have the certification described 

24 in subparagraph (C).’’; and 
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1 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(C) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

4 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the 

5 requirements of clause (ii), a procurement 

6 center representative shall have a Level III 

7 Federal Acquisition Certification in Con8 tracting (or any successor certification) or 

9 the equivalent Department of Defense cer10 tification, except that any person serving in 

11 such a position on or before January 3, 

12 2013, may continue to serve in that posi13 tion for a period of 5 years without the re14 quired certification. 

15 ‘‘(ii) DELAY OF CERTIFICATION RE16 QUIREMENTS.— 

17 ‘‘(I) TIMING.—The certification 

18 described in clause (i) is not required 

19 for any person serving as a procure20 ment center representative until the 

21 date that is one calendar year after the 

22 date such person is appointed as a 

23 procurement center representative. 

24 ‘‘(II) APPLICATION.—The require25 ments of subclause (I) shall— 
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1 ‘‘(aa) be included in any ini2 tial job posting for the position of 

3 a procurement center representa4 tive; and 

5 ‘‘(bb) apply to any person 

6 appointed as a procurement cen7 ter representative after January 

8 3, 2013.’’. 

9 SEC. 866. MODIFICATIONS TO REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALI10 FIED HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS 

11 LOCATED IN A BASE CLOSURE AREA. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(p) of the Small Business 

13 Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)) is amended— 

14 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’; 

16 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 

17 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

18 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(F) qualified disaster areas.’’; 

20 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

21 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 

22 and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respec23 tively; and 

24 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 

25 following: 
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1 ‘‘(D) a small business concern— 

2 ‘‘(i) that is wholly owned by one or 

3 more Native Hawaiian Organizations (as 

4 defined in section 8(a)(15)), or by a cor5 poration that is wholly owned by one or 

6 more Native Hawaiian Organizations; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) that is owned in part by one or 

8 more Native Hawaiian Organizations, or 

9 by a corporation that is wholly owned by 

10 one or more Native Hawaiian Organiza11 tions, if all other owners are either United 

12 States citizens or small business concerns;’’; 

13 (3) in paragraph (4)— 

14 (A) by amending subparagraph (D) to read 

15 as follows: 

16 ‘‘(D) BASE CLOSURE AREA.— 

17 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

18 (ii), the term ‘base closure area’ means— 

19 ‘‘(I) lands within the external 

20 boundaries of a military installation 

21 that were closed through a privatiza22 tion process under the authority of— 

23 ‘‘(aa) the Defense Base Clo24 sure and Realignment Act of 1990 

25 (part A of title XXIX of division 
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1 B of Public Law 101–510; 10 

2 U.S.C. 2687 note); 

3 ‘‘(bb) title II of the Defense 

4 Authorization Amendments and 

5 Base Closure and Realignment 

6 Act (Public Law 100–526; 10 

7 U.S.C. 2687 note); 

8 ‘‘(cc) section 2687 of title 10, 

9 United States Code; or 

10 ‘‘(dd) any other provision of 

11 law authorizing or directing the 

12 Secretary of Defense or the Sec13 retary of a military department 

14 to dispose of real property at the 

15 military installation for purposes 

16 relating to base closures of redevel17 opment, while retaining the au18 thority to enter into a leaseback of 

19 all or a portion of the property 

20 for military use; 

21 ‘‘(II) the census tract or non22 metropolitan county in which the 

23 lands described in subclause (I) are 

24 wholly contained; 
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1 ‘‘(III) a census tract or nonmetro2 politan county the boundaries of which 

3 intersect the area described in sub4 clause (I); and 

5 ‘‘(IV) a census tract or nonmetro6 politan county the boundaries of which 

7 are contiguous to the area described in 

8 subclause (II) or subclause (III). 

9 ‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—A base closure area 

10 shall be treated as a HUBZone— 

11 ‘‘(I) with respect to a census tract 

12 or nonmetropolitan county described in 

13 clause (i), for a period of not less than 

14 8 years, beginning on the date the 

15 military installation undergoes final 

16 closure and ending on the date the Ad17 ministrator makes a final determina18 tion as to whether or not to implement 

19 the applicable designation described in 

20 subparagraph (A) or (B) in accordance 

21 with the results of the decennial census 

22 conducted after the area was initially 

23 designated as a base closure area; and 

24 ‘‘(II) if such area was treated as 

25 a HUBZone at any time after 2010, 
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1 until such time as the Administrator 

2 makes a final determination as to 

3 whether or not to implement the appli4 cable designation described in subpara5 graph (A) or (B), after the 2020 decen6 nial census. 

7 ‘‘(iii) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara8 graph: 

9 ‘‘(I) CENSUS TRACT.—The term 

10 ‘census tract’ means a census tract de11 lineated by the United States Bureau 

12 of the Census in the most recent decen13 nial census that is not located in a 

14 nonmetropolitan county and does not 

15 otherwise qualify as a qualified census 

16 tract. 

17 ‘‘(II) NONMETROPOLITAN COUN18 TY.—The term ‘nonmetropolitan coun19 ty’ means a county that was not lo20 cated in a metropolitan statistical area 

21 (as defined in section 143(k)(2)(B) of 

22 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) at 

23 the time of the most recent census 

24 taken for purposes of selecting qualified 

25 census tracts and does not otherwise 
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1 qualify as a qualified nonmetropolitan 

2 county.’’; and 

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

4 subparagraph: 

5 ‘‘(E) QUALIFIED DISASTER AREA.— 

6 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

7 (ii), the term ‘qualified disaster area’ means 

8 any census tract or nonmetropolitan county 

9 located in an area for which the President 

10 has declared a major disaster under section 

11 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

12 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

13 5170) or located in an area in which a cat14 astrophic incident has occurred if such cen15 sus tract or nonmetropolitan county ceased 

16 to be qualified under subparagraph (A) or 

17 (B), as applicable, during the period begin18 ning 5 years before the date on which the 

19 President declared the major disaster or the 

20 catastrophic incident occurred and ending 2 

21 years after such date, except that such cen22 sus tract or nonmetropolitan county may be 

23 a ‘qualified disaster area’ only— 

24 ‘‘(I) in the case of a major dis25 aster declared by the President, during 
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1 the 5-year period beginning on the date 

2 on which the President declared the 

3 major disaster for the area in which 

4 the census tract or nonmetropolitan 

5 county, as applicable, is located; and 

6 ‘‘(II) in the case of a catastrophic 

7 incident, during the 10-year period be8 ginning on the date on which the cata9 strophic incident occurred in the area 

10 in which the census tract or nonmetro11 politan county, as applicable, is lo12 cated. 

13 ‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—A qualified dis14 aster area described in clause (i) shall be 

15 treated as a HUBZone for a period of not 

16 less than 8 years, beginning on the date the 

17 Administrator makes a final determination 

18 as to whether or not to implement the des19 ignations described in subparagraphs (A) 

20 and (B) in accordance with the results of 

21 the decennial census conducted after the 

22 area was initially designated as a qualified 

23 disaster area.’’; and 

24 (4) in paragraph (5)(A)(i)(I)— 

25 (A) in item (aa)— 
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1 (i) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A), (B), 

2 (C), (D), or (E) of paragraph (3)’’ and in3 serting ‘‘subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), 

4 (E), or (F) of paragraph (3)’’; and 

5 (ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

6 (B) by redesignating item (bb) as item (cc); 

7 and 

8 (C) by inserting after item (aa) the fol9 lowing new item: 

10 ‘‘(bb) pursuant to subpara11 graph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), or 

12 (F) of paragraph (3), that its 

13 principal office is located within 

14 a base closure area and that not 

15 fewer than 35 percent of its em16 ployees reside in such base closure 

17 area or in another HUBZone; 

18 or’’. 

19 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub20 section (a)(3)(B) shall apply to a major disaster declared 

21 by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford 

22 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

23 5170) or a catastrophic incident that occurs on or after the 

24 date of enactment of such subsection. 
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1 (c) INCLUDING FEMA IN AGENCIES THAT MAY PRO2 VIDE DATA FOR HUBZONE PROGRAM.—Section 31(c)(3) of 

3 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657a(c)(3)) is amended 

4 by inserting ‘‘the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

5 Management Agency,’’ after ‘‘the Secretary of Labor,’’. 

6 (d) GAO STUDY OF IMPROVEMENT TO OVERSIGHT OF

7 THE HUBZONE PROGRAM.—Not later than 120 days after 

8 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

9 of the United States shall complete a study on and submit 

10 a report to the Committee on Small Business of the House 

11 of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business 

12 and Entrepreneurship of the Senate that includes— 

13 (1) an assessment of the evaluation process, in14 cluding any weaknesses in the process, used by the 

15 Small Business Administration to approve or deny 

16 participation in the HUBZone program established 

17 under section 31 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

18 657a); 

19 (2) an assessment of the oversight of HUBZone 

20 program participants by the Small Business Admin21 istration, including Administration actions taken to 

22 prevent fraud, waste, and abuse; and 

23 (3) recommendations on how to improve the 

24 evaluation process and oversight mechanisms to fur25 ther reduce fraud, waste, and abuse. 
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1 SEC. 867. JOINT VENTURING AND TEAMING. 

2 (a) JOINT VENTURE OFFERS FOR BUNDLED OR CON3 SOLIDATED CONTRACTS.—Section 15(e)(4) of the Small 

4 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(e)(4)) is amended to read as 

5 follows: 

6 ‘‘(4) CONTRACT TEAMING.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a solici8 tation of offers for a bundled or consolidated con9 tract that is issued by the head of an agency, a 

10 small business concern that provides for use of a 

11 particular team of subcontractors or a joint ven12 ture of small business concerns may submit an 

13 offer for the performance of the contract. 

14 ‘‘(B) EVALUATION OF OFFERS.—The head of 

15 the agency shall evaluate an offer described in 

16 subparagraph (A) in the same manner as other 

17 offers, with due consideration to the capabilities 

18 of all of the proposed subcontractors or members 

19 of the joint venture as follows: 

20 ‘‘(i) TEAMS.—When evaluating an 

21 offer of a small business prime contractor 

22 that includes a proposed team of small busi23 ness subcontractors, the head of the agency 

24 shall consider the capabilities and past per25 formance of each first tier subcontractor 

26 that is part of the team as the capabilities 
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1 and past performance of the small business 

2 prime contractor. 

3 ‘‘(ii) JOINT VENTURES.—When evalu4 ating an offer of a joint venture of small 

5 business concerns, if the joint venture does 

6 not demonstrate sufficient capabilities or 

7 past performance to be considered for award 

8 of a contract opportunity, the head of the 

9 agency shall consider the capabilities and 

10 past performance of each member of the 

11 joint venture as the capabilities and past 

12 performance of the joint venture. 

13 ‘‘(C) STATUS AS A SMALL BUSINESS CON14 CERN.—Participation of a small business con15 cern in a team or a joint venture under this 

16 paragraph shall not affect the status of that con17 cern as a small business concern for any other 

18 purpose.’’. 

19 (b) TEAM AND JOINT VENTURES OFFERS FOR MUL20 TIPLE AWARD CONTRACTS.—Section 15(q)(1) of such Act 

21 (15 U.S.C. 644(q)(1)) is amended— 

22 (1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND JOINT

23 VENTURE’’ before ‘‘REQUIREMENTS’’; 

24 (2) by striking ‘‘Each Federal agency’’ and in25 serting the following: 
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal agency’’; 

2 and 

3 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub4 paragraphs: 

5 ‘‘(B) TEAMS.—When evaluating an offer of 

6 a small business prime contractor that includes 

7 a proposed team of small business subcontractors 

8 for any multiple award contract above the sub9 stantial bundling threshold of the Federal agen10 cy, the head of the agency shall consider the ca11 pabilities and past performance of each first tier 

12 subcontractor that is part of the team as the ca13 pabilities and past performance of the small 

14 business prime contractor. 

15 ‘‘(C) JOINT VENTURES.—When evaluating 

16 an offer of a joint venture of small business con17 cerns for any multiple award contract above the 

18 substantial bundling threshold of the Federal 

19 agency, if the joint venture does not demonstrate 

20 sufficient capabilities or past performance to be 

21 considered for award of a contract opportunity, 

22 the head of the agency shall consider the capa23 bilities and past performance of each member of 

24 the joint venture as the capabilities and past 

25 performance of the joint venture.’’. 
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1 SEC. 868. MODIFICATION TO AND SCORECARD PROGRAM 

2 FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTING GOALS. 

3 (a) AMENDMENT TO GOVERNMENTWIDE GOAL FOR

4 SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN PROCUREMENT CON5 TRACTS.—Section 15(g)(1)(A)(i) of the Small Business Act 

6 (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(A)(i)) is amended by adding at the 

7 end the following: ‘‘In meeting this goal, the Government 

8 shall ensure the participation of small business concerns 

9 from a wide variety of industries and from a broad spec10 trum of small business concerns within each industry.’’. 

11 (b) SCORECARD PROGRAM FOR EVALUATING FEDERAL

12 AGENCY COMPLIANCE WITH SMALL BUSINESS CON13 TRACTING GOALS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 

15 2016, the Administrator of the Small Business Ad16 ministration, in consultation with the Federal agen17 cies, shall— 

18 (A) develop a methodology for calculating a 

19 score to be used to evaluate the compliance of 

20 each Federal agency with meeting the goals es21 tablished pursuant to section 15(g)(1)(B) of the 

22 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(B)) 

23 based on each such goal; and 

24 (B) develop a scorecard based on such meth25 odology. 
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1 (2) USE OF SCORECARD.—Beginning in fiscal 

2 year 2017, the Administrator shall establish and 

3 carry out a program to use the scorecard developed 

4 under paragraph (1) to evaluate whether each Federal 

5 agency is creating the maximum practicable opportu6 nities for the award of prime contracts and sub7 contracts to small business concerns, small business 

8 concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled vet9 erans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, 

10 small business concerns owned and controlled by so11 cially and economically disadvantaged individuals, 

12 and small business concerns owned and controlled by 

13 women, by assigning a score to each Federal agency 

14 for the previous fiscal year. 

15 (3) CONTENTS OF SCORECARD.—The scorecard 

16 developed under paragraph (1) shall include, for each 

17 Federal agency, the following information: 

18 (A) A determination of whether the Federal 

19 agency met each of the prime contract goals es20 tablished pursuant to section 15(g)(1)(B) of the 

21 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(B)) 

22 with respect to small business concerns, small 

23 business concerns owned and controlled by serv24 ice-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small 

25 business concerns, small business concerns owned 
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1 and controlled by socially and economically dis2 advantaged individuals, and small business con3 cerns owned and controlled by women. 

4 (B) A determination of whether the Federal 

5 agency met each of the subcontract goals estab6 lished pursuant to such section with respect to 

7 small business concerns, small business concerns 

8 owned and controlled by service-disabled vet9 erans, qualified HUBZone small business con10 cerns, small business concerns owned and con11 trolled by socially and economically disadvan12 taged individuals, and small business concerns 

13 owned and controlled by women. 

14 (C) The number of small business concerns, 

15 small business concerns owned and controlled by 

16 service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone 

17 small business concerns, small business concerns 

18 owned and controlled by socially and economi19 cally disadvantaged individuals, and small busi20 ness concerns owned and controlled by women 

21 awarded prime contracts in each North Amer22 ican Industry Classification System code during 

23 the fiscal year and a comparison to the number 

24 of awarded contracts during the prior fiscal 

25 year, if available. 
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1 (D) The number of small business concerns, 

2 small business concerns owned and controlled by 

3 service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone 

4 small business concerns, small business concerns 

5 owned and controlled by socially and economi6 cally disadvantaged individuals, and small busi7 ness concerns owned and controlled by women 

8 awarded subcontracts in each North American 

9 Industry Classification System code during the 

10 fiscal year and a comparison to the number of 

11 awarded subcontracts during the prior fiscal 

12 year, if available. 

13 (E) Any other factors that the Adminis14 trator deems important to achieve the maximum 

15 practicable utilization of small business concerns, 

16 small business concerns owned and controlled by 

17 service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone 

18 small business concerns, small business concerns 

19 owned and controlled by socially and economi20 cally disadvantaged individuals, and small busi21 ness concerns owned and controlled by women. 

22 (4) WEIGHTED FACTORS.—In using the score23 card to evaluate and assign a score to a Federal agen24 cy, the Administrator shall base— 
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1 (A) fifty percent of the score on the dollar 

2 value of prime contracts described in paragraph 

3 (3)(A); and 

4 (B) fifty percent of the score on the infor5 mation provided in subparagraphs (B) through 

6 (E) of paragraph (3), weighted in a manner de7 termined by the Administrator to encourage the 

8 maximum practicable opportunity for the award 

9 of prime contracts and subcontracts to small 

10 business concerns, small business concerns owned 

11 and controlled by service-disabled veterans, 

12 qualified HUBZone small business concerns, 

13 small business concerns owned and controlled by 

14 socially and economically disadvantaged indi15 viduals, and small business concerns owned and 

16 controlled by women. 

17 (5) PUBLICATION.—The scorecard used by the 

18 Administrator under this subsection shall be sub19 mitted to the President and Congress along with the 

20 report submitted under section 15(h)(2) of the Small 

21 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(h)(2)). 

22 (6) REPORT.—After the Administrator uses the 

23 scorecard for fiscal year 2018 to assign scores to Fed24 eral agencies, but not later than March 31, 2019, the 

25 Administrator shall submit a report to the Committee 
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1 on Small Business of the House of Representatives 

2 and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepre3 neurship of the Senate. Such report shall include the 

4 following: 

5 (A) A description of any increase in the 

6 dollar amount of prime contracts and sub7 contracts awarded to small business concerns, 

8 small business concerns owned and controlled by 

9 service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone 

10 small business concerns, small business concerns 

11 owned and controlled by socially and economi12 cally disadvantaged individuals, and small busi13 ness concerns owned and controlled by women. 

14 (B) A description of any increase in the 

15 dollar amount of prime contracts and sub16 contracts, and the total number of contracts, 

17 awarded to small business concerns, small busi18 ness concerns owned and controlled by service19 disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small 

20 business concerns, small business concerns owned 

21 and controlled by socially and economically dis22 advantaged individuals, and small business con23 cerns owned and controlled by women in each 

24 North American Industry Classification System 

25 code. 
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1 (C) The recommendation of the Adminis2 trator on continuing, modifying, expanding, or 

3 terminating the program established under this 

4 subsection. 

5 (7) GAO REPORT ON SCORECARD METHOD6 OLOGY.—Not later than September 30, 2018, the 

7 Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 

8 to the Committee on Small Business of the House of 

9 Representatives and the Committee on Small Business 

10 and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a report that— 

11 (A) evaluates whether the methodology used 

12 to calculate a score under this subsection accu13 rately and effectively— 

14 (i) measures the compliance of each 

15 Federal agency with meeting the goals es16 tablished pursuant to section 15(g)(1)(B) of 

17 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

18 644(g)(1)(B)); and 

19 (ii) encourages Federal agencies to ex20 pand opportunities for small business con21 cerns, small business concerns owned and 

22 controlled by service-disabled veterans, 

23 qualified HUBZone small business con24 cerns, small business concerns owned and 

25 controlled by socially and economically dis-
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1 advantaged individuals, and small business 

2 concerns owned and controlled by women to 

3 compete for and be awarded Federal pro4 curement contracts across North American 

5 Industry Classification System codes; and 

6 (B) if warranted, makes recommendations 

7 on how to improve such methodology to improve 

8 its accuracy and effectiveness. 

9 (8) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

10 (A) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis11 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Small 

12 Business Administration. 

13 (B) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 

14 agency’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘agen15 cy’’ by section 551(1) of title 5, United States 

16 Code, but does not include the United States 

17 Postal Service or the Government Accountability 

18 Office. 

19 (C) SCORECARD.—The term ‘‘scorecard’’ 

20 shall mean any summary using a rating system 

21 to evaluate a Federal agency’s efforts to meet 

22 goals established under section 15(g)(1)(B) of the 

23 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(B)) 

24 that— 
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1 (i) includes the measures described in 

2 paragraph (3); and 

3 (ii) assigns a score to each Federal 

4 agency evaluated. 

5 (D) SMALL BUSINESS ACT DEFINITIONS.— 

6 (i) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘‘small 

7 business concern’’, ‘‘small business concern 

8 owned and controlled by service-disabled 

9 veterans’’, ‘‘qualified HUBZone small busi10 ness concern’’, and ‘‘small business concern 

11 owned and controlled by women’’ have the 

12 meanings given such terms under section 3 

13 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 

14 (ii) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS

15 OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SOCIALLY AND

16 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVID17 UALS.—The term ‘‘small business concern 

18 owned and controlled by socially and eco19 nomically disadvantaged individuals’’ has 

20 the meaning given that term under section 

21 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 

22 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)). 
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1 SEC. 869. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

2 AND APPEALS IN THE SMALL BUSINESS AD3 MINISTRATION; PETITIONS FOR RECONSID4 ERATION OF SIZE STANDARDS. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND

6 APPEALS IN THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 5 of the Small Busi8 ness Act (15 U.S.C. 634) is amended by adding at the 

9 end the following new subsection: 

10 ‘‘(i) OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

12 ‘‘(A) OFFICE.—There is established in the 

13 Administration an Office of Hearings and Ap14 peals— 

15 ‘‘(i) to impartially decide matters re16 lating to program decisions of the Adminis17 trator— 

18 ‘‘(I) for which Congress requires a 

19 hearing on the record; or 

20 ‘‘(II) that the Administrator des21 ignates for hearing by regulation; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) which shall contain the office of 

23 the Administration that handles requests 

24 submitted pursuant to sections 552 of title 

25 5, United States Code (commonly referred 

26 to as the ‘Freedom of Information Act’) and 
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1 maintains records pursuant to section 552a 

2 of title 5, United States Code (commonly re3 ferred to as the ‘Privacy Act of 1974’). 

4 ‘‘(B) JURISDICTION.—The Office of Hear5 ings and Appeals shall only hear appeals of mat6 ters as described in this Act, the Small Business 

7 Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), 

8 and title 13 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 

9 ‘‘(C) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR.—The 

10 head of the Office of Hearings and Appeals shall 

11 be the Chief Hearing Officer appointed under 

12 section 4(b)(1), who shall be responsible to the 

13 Administrator. 

14 ‘‘(2) CHIEF HEARING OFFICER DUTIES.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Hearing Of16 ficer shall— 

17 ‘‘(i) be a career appointee in the Sen18 ior Executive Service and an attorney li19 censed by a State, commonwealth, territory 

20 or possession of the United States, or the 

21 District of Columbia; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) be responsible for the operation 

23 and management of the Office of Hearings 

24 and Appeals. 
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1 ‘‘(B) ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLU2 TION.—The Chief Hearing Officer may assign a 

3 matter for mediation or other means of alter4 native dispute resolution. 

5 ‘‘(3) HEARING OFFICERS.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Hearings 

7 and Appeals shall appoint Hearing Officers to 

8 carry out the duties described in paragraph 

9 (1)(A)(i). 

10 ‘‘(B) CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.—A 

11 Hearing Officer appointed under this para12 graph— 

13 ‘‘(i) shall serve in the excepted service 

14 as an employee of the Administration under 

15 section 2103 of title 5, United States Code, 

16 and under the supervision of the Chief 

17 Hearing Officer; 

18 ‘‘(ii) shall be classified at a position to 

19 which section 5376 of title 5, United States 

20 Code, applies; and 

21 ‘‘(iii) shall be compensated at a rate 

22 not exceeding the maximum rate payable 

23 under such section. 
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1 ‘‘(C) AUTHORITY; POWERS.—Notwith2 standing section 556(b) of title 5, United States 

3 Code— 

4 ‘‘(i) a Hearing Officer may hear cases 

5 arising under section 554 of such title; 

6 ‘‘(ii) a Hearing Officer shall have the 

7 powers described in section 556(c) of such 

8 title; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) the relevant provisions of sub10 chapter II of chapter 5 of such title (except 

11 for section 556(b) of such title) shall apply 

12 to such Hearing Officer. 

13 ‘‘(D) TREATMENT OF CURRENT PER14 SONNEL.—An individual serving as a Judge in 

15 the Office of Hearings and Appeals (as that posi16 tion and office are designated in section 134.101 

17 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations) on the 

18 effective date of this subsection shall be consid19 ered as qualified to be, and redesignated as, a 

20 Hearing Officer. 

21 ‘‘(4) HEARING OFFICER DEFINED.—In this sub22 section, the term ‘Hearing Officer’ means an indi23 vidual appointed or redesignated under this sub24 section who is an attorney licensed by a State, com-
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1 monwealth, territory or possession of the United 

2 States, or the District of Columbia.’’. 

3 (2) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR AS CHIEF HEAR4 ING OFFICER.—Section 4(b)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 

5 633(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: ‘‘One such Associate Administrator shall be 

7 the Chief Hearing Officer, who shall administer the 

8 Office of Hearings and Appeals established under sec9 tion 5(i).’’. 

10 (3) REPEAL OF REGULATION.—Section 

11 134.102(t) of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, as 

12 in effect on January 1, 2015 (relating to types of 

13 hearings within the jurisdiction of the Office of Hear14 ings and Appeals), shall have no force or effect. 

15 (b) PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF SIZE

16 STANDARDS FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.—Section 

17 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)) is 

18 amended by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(9) PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF SIZE

20 STANDARDS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A person may file a pe22 tition for reconsideration with the Office of 

23 Hearings and Appeals (as established under sec24 tion 5(i)) of a size standard revised, modified, or 
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1 established by the Administrator pursuant to 

2 this subsection. 

3 ‘‘(B) TIME LIMIT.—A person filing a peti4 tion for reconsideration described in subpara5 graph (A) shall file such petition not later than 

6 30 days after the publication in the Federal Reg7 ister of the notice of final rule to revise, modify, 

8 or establish size standards described in para9 graph (6). 

10 ‘‘(C) PROCESS FOR AGENCY REVIEW.—The 

11 Office of Hearings and Appeals shall use the 

12 same process it uses to decide challenges to the 

13 size of a small business concern to decide a peti14 tion for review pursuant to this paragraph. 

15 ‘‘(D) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—The publication 

16 of a final rule in the Federal Register described 

17 in subparagraph (B) shall be considered final 

18 agency action for purposes of seeking judicial re19 view. Filing a petition for reconsideration under 

20 subparagraph (A) shall not be a condition prece21 dent to judicial review of any such size stand22 ard.’’. 
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1 SEC. 870. ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF 

2 SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTI3 LIZATION. 

4 Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

5 644(k)) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (15), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

7 inserting a semicolon; 

8 (2) in paragraph (16)(C), by striking the period 

9 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (3) by inserting after paragraph (16) the fol11 lowing new paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(17) shall, when notified by a small business 

13 concern prior to the award of a contract that the 

14 small business concern believes that a solicitation, re15 quest for proposal, or request for quotation unduly re16 stricts the ability of the small business concern to 

17 compete for the award— 

18 ‘‘(A) submit the notice of the small business 

19 concern to the contracting officer and, if nec20 essary, recommend ways in which the solicita21 tion, request for proposal, or request for 

22 quotation may be altered to increase the oppor23 tunity for competition; 

24 ‘‘(B) inform the advocate for competition of 

25 such agency (as established under section 1705 of 
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1 title 41, United States Code, or section 2318 of 

2 title 10, United States Code) of such notice; and 

3 ‘‘(C) ensure that the small business concern 

4 is aware of other resources and processes avail5 able to address unduly restrictive provisions in 

6 a solicitation, request for proposal, or request for 

7 quotation, even if such resources and processes 

8 are provided by such agency, the Administra9 tion, the Comptroller General, or a procurement 

10 technical assistance program established under 

11 chapter 142 of title 10, United States Code.’’. 

12 SEC. 871. INCLUDING SUBCONTRACTING GOALS IN AGENCY 

13 RESPONSIBILITIES. 

14 Section 1633(b) of the National Defense Authorization 

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

16 2076; 15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended by striking ‘‘assume 

17 responsibility for of the agency’s success in achieving small 

18 business contracting goals and percentages’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘assume responsibility for the agency’s success in achieving 

20 each of the small business prime contracting and subcon21 tracting goals and percentages’’. 
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1 SEC. 872. REPORTING RELATED TO FAILURE OF CONTRAC2 TORS TO MEET GOALS UNDER NEGOTIATED 

3 COMPREHENSIVE SMALL BUSINESS SUBCON4 TRACTING PLANS. 

5 Paragraph (2) of section 834(d) of the National De6 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (15 

7 U.S.C. 637 note), as added by section 821(d)(2) of the Carl 

8 Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 

9 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 

10 291; 128 Stat. 3434), is amended by striking ‘‘may not ne11 gotiate’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 

12 and inserting ‘‘shall report to Congress on any negotiated 

13 comprehensive subcontracting plan that the Secretary deter14 mines did not meet the subcontracting goals negotiated in 

15 the plan for the prior fiscal year.’’. 

16 SEC. 873. PILOT PROGRAM FOR STREAMLINING AWARDS 

17 FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS. 

18 (a) EXCEPTION FROM CERTIFIED COST AND PRICING

19 DATA REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements under section 

20 2306a(a) of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply 

21 to a contract, subcontract, or modification of a contract or 

22 subcontract valued at less than $7,500,000 awarded to a 

23 small business or nontraditional defense contractor pursu24 ant to— 

25 (1) a technical, merit-based selection procedure, 

26 such as a broad agency announcement, or 
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1 (2) the Small Business Innovation Research Pro2 gram, 

3 unless the head of the agency determines that submission 

4 of cost and pricing data should be required based on past 

5 performance of the specific small business or nontraditional 

6 defense contractor, or based on analysis of other informa7 tion specific to the award. 

8 (b) EXCEPTION FROM RECORDS EXAMINATION RE9 QUIREMENT.—The requirements under subsection (b) of sec10 tion 2313 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply 

11 to a contract valued at less than $7,500,000 awarded to 

12 a small business or nontraditional defense contractor pursu13 ant to— 

14 (1) a technical, merit-based selection procedure, 

15 such as a broad agency announcement, or 

16 (2) the Small Business Innovation Research Pro17 gram, 

18 unless the head of the agency determines that auditing of 

19 records should be required based on past performance of the 

20 specific small business or nontraditional defense contractor, 

21 or based on analysis of other information specific to the 

22 award. 

23 (c) SUNSET.—The exceptions under subsections (a) 

24 and (b) shall terminate on October 1, 2020. 

25 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘small busi2 ness’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘small business 

3 concern’’ under section 3 of the Small Business Act 

4 (15 U.S.C. 632). 

5 (2) NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTOR.— 

6 The term ‘‘nontraditional defense contractor’’ has the 

7 meaning given that term in section 2302(9) of title 

8 10, United States Code. 

9 (e) SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PRO10 GRAM ADMINISTRATIVE FEE EXTENSION.—Section 

11 9(mm)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

12 638(mm)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘, for the 3 fiscal years 

13 beginning after the date of enactment of this subsection,’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘and until September 30, 2017,’’. 

15 SEC. 874. SURETY BOND REQUIREMENTS AND AMOUNT OF 

16 GUARANTEE. 

17 (a) SURETY BOND REQUIREMENTS.—Chapter 93 of 

18 subtitle VI of title 31, United States Code, is amended— 

19 (1) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘§ 9310. Individual sureties 

21 ‘‘If another applicable Federal law or regulation per22 mits the acceptance of a bond from a surety that is not 

23 subject to sections 9305 and 9306 and is based on a pledge 

24 of assets by the surety, the assets pledged by such surety 

25 shall— 
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1 ‘‘(1) consist of eligible obligations described 

2 under section 9303(a); and 

3 ‘‘(2) be submitted to the official of the Govern4 ment required to approve or accept the bond, who 

5 shall deposit the obligations as described under section 

6 9303(b).’’; and 

7 (2) in the table of contents for such chapter, by 

8 adding at the end the following: 

‘‘9310. Individual sureties.’’. 

9 (b) AMOUNT OF SURETY BOND GUARANTEE FROM

10 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.—Section 411(c)(1) of 

11 the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 

12 694b(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘70’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘90’’. 

14 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

15 section shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enact16 ment of this Act. 

17 SEC. 875. REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT ACCESS TO INTELLEC18 TUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF PRIVATE SEC19 TOR FIRMS. 

20 (a) REVIEW REQUIRED.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

23 Defense shall enter into a contract with an inde24 pendent entity with appropriate expertise to conduct 

25 a review of— 
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1 (A) Department of Defense regulations, 

2 practices, and sustainment requirements related 

3 to Government access to and use of intellectual 

4 property rights of private sector firms; and 

5 (B) Department of Defense practices related 

6 to the procurement, management, and use of in7 tellectual property rights to facilitate competi8 tion in sustainment of weapon systems through9 out their life-cycle. 

10 (2) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—The contract 

11 shall require that in conducting the review, the inde12 pendent entity shall consult with the National Defense 

13 Technology and Industrial Base Council (described in 

14 section 2502 of title 10, United States Code) and each 

15 Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence (de16 scribed in section 2474 of title 10, United States 

17 Code). 

18 (b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the Sec19 retary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

20 a report on the findings of the independent entity, along 

21 with a description of any actions that the Secretary pro22 poses to revise and clarify laws or that the Secretary may 

23 take to revise or clarify regulations related to intellectual 

24 property rights. 
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1 SEC. 876. INCLUSION IN ANNUAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUS2 TRIAL CAPABILITY ASSESSMENTS OF A DE3 TERMINATION ABOUT DEFENSE ACQUISITION 

4 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 

5 Section 2505(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 

8 paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 

9 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol10 lowing new paragraphs (3) and (4): 

11 ‘‘(3) determine the extent to which the require12 ments associated with defense acquisition programs 

13 can be satisfied by the present and projected perform14 ance capacities of industries supporting the sectors or 

15 capabilities in the assessment, evaluate the reasons for 

16 any variance from applicable preceding determina17 tions, and identify the extent to which those indus18 tries are comprised of only one potential source in the 

19 national technology and industrial base or have mul20 tiple potential sources; 

21 ‘‘(4) determine the extent to which the require22 ments associated with defense acquisition programs 

23 can be satisfied by the present and projected perform24 ance capacities of industries that do not actively sup25 port Department of Defense acquisition programs and 
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1 identify the barriers to the participation of those in2 dustries;’’. 

3 Subtitle G—Other Matters 

4 SEC. 881. CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL PROGRAM COST 

5 INCREASES AND SCHEDULE DELAYS RESULT6 ING FROM OVERSIGHT OF DEFENSE ACQUISI7 TION PROGRAMS. 

8 (a) AVOIDANCE OF UNNECESSARY COST INCREASES

9 AND SCHEDULE DELAYS.—The Director of Operational 

10 Test and Evaluation, the Deputy Chief Management Offi11 cer, the Director of the Defense Contract Management Agen12 cy, the Director of the Defense Contract Audit Agency, the 

13 Inspector General of the Department of Defense, and the 

14 heads of other defense audit, testing, acquisition, and man15 agement agencies shall ensure that policies, procedures, and 

16 activities implemented by their offices and agencies in con17 nection with defense acquisition program oversight do not 

18 result in unnecessary increases in program costs or cost es19 timates or delays in schedule or schedule estimates. 

20 (b) CONSIDERATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR BEST PRAC21 TICES.—In considering potential cost increases and sched22 ule delays as a result of oversight efforts pursuant to sub23 section (a), the officials described in such subsection shall 

24 consider private sector best practices with respect to over25 sight implementation. 
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1 SEC. 882. EXAMINATION AND GUIDANCE RELATING TO 

2 OVERSIGHT AND APPROVAL OF SERVICES 

3 CONTRACTS. 

4 Not later than March 1, 2016, the Under Secretary of 

5 Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall— 

6 (1) complete an examination of the decision au7 thority related to acquisition of services; and 

8 (2) develop and issue guidance to improve capa9 bilities and processes related to requirements develop10 ment and source selection for, and oversight and man11 agement of, services contracts. 

12 SEC. 883. STREAMLINING OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 

13 DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEMS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

15 (1) REVISION.—Section 2222 of title 10, United 

16 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘§ 2222. Defense business systems: business process re18 engineering; enterprise architecture; man19 agement 

20 ‘‘(a) DEFENSE BUSINESS PROCESSES GENERALLY.— 

21 The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that defense business 

22 processes are reviewed, and as appropriate revised, through 

23 business process reengineering to match best commercial 

24 practices, to the maximum extent practicable, so as to mini25 mize customization of commercial business systems. 
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1 ‘‘(b) DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEMS GENERALLY.—The 

2 Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each covered defense 

3 business system developed, deployed, and operated by the 

4 Department of Defense— 

5 ‘‘(1) supports efficient business processes that 

6 have been reviewed, and as appropriate revised, 

7 through business process reengineering; 

8 ‘‘(2) is integrated into a comprehensive defense 

9 business enterprise architecture; 

10 ‘‘(3) is managed in a manner that provides visi11 bility into, and traceability of, expenditures for the 

12 system; and 

13 ‘‘(4) uses an acquisition and sustainment strat14 egy that prioritizes the use of commercial software 

15 and business practices. 

16 ‘‘(c) ISSUANCE OF GUIDANCE.— 

17 ‘‘(1) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GUIDANCE.—The 

18 Secretary shall issue guidance to provide for the co19 ordination of, and decision making for, the planning, 

20 programming, and control of investments in covered 

21 defense business systems. 

22 ‘‘(2) SUPPORTING GUIDANCE.—The Secretary 

23 shall direct the Deputy Chief Management Officer of 

24 the Department of Defense, the Under Secretary of 

25 Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, 
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1 the Chief Information Officer, and the Chief Manage2 ment Officer of each of the military departments to 

3 issue and maintain supporting guidance, as appro4 priate and within their respective areas of responsi5 bility, for the guidance of the Secretary issued under 

6 paragraph (1). 

7 ‘‘(d) GUIDANCE ELEMENTS.—The guidance issued 

8 under subsection (c)(1) shall include the following elements: 

9 ‘‘(1) Policy to ensure that the business processes 

10 of the Department of Defense are continuously re11 viewed and revised— 

12 ‘‘(A) to implement the most streamlined 

13 and efficient business processes practicable; and 

14 ‘‘(B) eliminate or reduce the need to tailor 

15 commercial off-the-shelf systems to meet or incor16 porate requirements or interfaces that are unique 

17 to the Department of Defense. 

18 ‘‘(2) A process to establish requirements for cov19 ered defense business systems. 

20 ‘‘(3) Mechanisms for the planning and control of 

21 investments in covered defense business systems, in22 cluding a process for the collection and review of pro23 gramming and budgeting information for covered de24 fense business systems. 
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1 ‘‘(4) Policy requiring the periodic review of cov2 ered defense business systems that have been fully de3 ployed, by portfolio, to ensure that investments in 

4 such portfolios are appropriate. 

5 ‘‘(5) Policy to ensure full consideration of sus6 tainability and technological refreshment require7 ments, and the appropriate use of open architectures. 

8 ‘‘(6) Policy to ensure that best acquisition and 

9 systems engineering practices are used in the procure10 ment and deployment of commercial systems, modi11 fied commercial systems, and defense-unique systems 

12 to meet Department of Defense missions. 

13 ‘‘(e) DEFENSE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE ARCHITEC14 TURE.— 

15 ‘‘(1) BLUEPRINT.—The Secretary, working 

16 through the Deputy Chief Management Officer of the 

17 Department of Defense, shall develop and maintain a 

18 blueprint to guide the development of integrated busi19 ness processes within the Department of Defense. Such 

20 blueprint shall be known as the ‘defense business en21 terprise architecture’. 

22 ‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The defense business enterprise 

23 architecture shall be sufficiently defined to effectively 

24 guide implementation of interoperable defense busi25 ness system solutions and shall be consistent with the 
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1 policies and procedures established by the Director of 

2 the Office of Management and Budget. 

3 ‘‘(3) ELEMENTS.—The defense business enter4 prise architecture shall— 

5 ‘‘(A) include policies, procedures, business 

6 data standards, business performance measures, 

7 and business information requirements that 

8 apply uniformly throughout the Department of 

9 Defense; and 

10 ‘‘(B) enable the Department of Defense to— 

11 ‘‘(i) comply with all applicable law, 

12 including Federal accounting, financial 

13 management, and reporting requirements; 

14 ‘‘(ii) routinely produce verifiable, time15 ly, accurate, and reliable business and fi16 nancial information for management pur17 poses; 

18 ‘‘(iii) integrate budget, accounting, and 

19 program information and systems; and 

20 ‘‘(iv) identify whether each existing 

21 business system is a part of the business 

22 systems environment outlined by the defense 

23 business enterprise architecture, will become 

24 a part of that environment with appro-
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1 priate modifications, or is not a part of 

2 that environment. 

3 ‘‘(4) INTEGRATION INTO INFORMATION TECH4 NOLOGY ARCHITECTURE.—(A) The defense business 

5 enterprise architecture shall be integrated into the in6 formation technology enterprise architecture required 

7 under subparagraph (B). 

8 ‘‘(B) The Chief Information Officer of the De9 partment of Defense shall develop an information 

10 technology enterprise architecture. The architecture 

11 shall describe a plan for improving the information 

12 technology and computing infrastructure of the De13 partment of Defense, including for each of the major 

14 business processes conducted by the Department of De15 fense. 

16 ‘‘(f) DEFENSE BUSINESS COUNCIL.— 

17 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT FOR COUNCIL.—The Sec18 retary shall establish a Defense Business Council to 

19 provide advice to the Secretary on developing the de20 fense business enterprise architecture, reengineering 

21 the Department’s business processes, developing and 

22 deploying defense business systems, and developing re23 quirements for defense business systems. The Council 

24 shall be chaired by the Deputy Chief Management Of-
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1 ficer and the Chief Information Officer of the Depart2 ment of Defense. 

3 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The membership of the 

4 Council shall include the following: 

5 ‘‘(A) The Chief Management Officers of the 

6 military departments, or their designees. 

7 ‘‘(B) The following officials of the Depart8 ment of Defense, or their designees: 

9 ‘‘(i) The Under Secretary of Defense 

10 for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 

11 with respect to acquisition, logistics, and 

12 installations management processes. 

13 ‘‘(ii) The Under Secretary of Defense 

14 (Comptroller) with respect to financial 

15 management and planning and budgeting 

16 processes. 

17 ‘‘(iii) The Under Secretary of Defense 

18 for Personnel and Readiness with respect to 

19 human resources management processes. 

20 ‘‘(g) APPROVALS REQUIRED FOR DEVELOPMENT.— 

21 ‘‘(1) INITIAL APPROVAL REQUIRED.—The Sec22 retary shall ensure that a covered defense business 

23 system program cannot proceed into development (or, 

24 if no development is required, into production or 
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1 fielding) unless the appropriate approval official (as 

2 specified in paragraph (2)) determines that— 

3 ‘‘(A) the system has been, or is being, re4 engineered to be as streamlined and efficient as 

5 practicable, and the implementation of the sys6 tem will maximize the elimination of unique 

7 software requirements and unique interfaces; 

8 ‘‘(B) the system and business system port9 folio are or will be in compliance with the de10 fense business enterprise architecture developed 

11 pursuant to subsection (e) or will be in compli12 ance as a result of modifications planned; 

13 ‘‘(C) the system has valid, achievable re14 quirements and a viable plan for implementing 

15 those requirements (including, as appropriate, 

16 market research, business process reengineering, 

17 and prototyping activities); 

18 ‘‘(D) the system has an acquisition strategy 

19 designed to eliminate or reduce the need to tailor 

20 commercial off-the-shelf systems to meet unique 

21 requirements, incorporate unique requirements, 

22 or incorporate unique interfaces to the maximum 

23 extent practicable; and 

24 ‘‘(E) is in compliance with the Depart25 ment’s auditability requirements. 
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1 ‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE OFFICIAL.—For purposes of 

2 paragraph (1), the appropriate approval official with 

3 respect to a covered defense business system is the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(A) Except as may be provided in sub6 paragraph (C), in the case of a priority defense 

7 business system, the Deputy Chief Management 

8 Officer of the Department of Defense. 

9 ‘‘(B) Except as may be provided in sub10 paragraph (C), for any defense business system 

11 other than a priority defense business system— 

12 ‘‘(i) in the case of a system of a mili13 tary department, the Chief Management Of14 ficer of that military department; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a system of a De16 fense Agency or Department of Defense 

17 Field Activity, or a system that will sup18 port the business process of more than one 

19 military department or Defense Agency or 

20 Department of Defense Field Activity, the 

21 Deputy Chief Management Officer of the 

22 Department of Defense. 

23 ‘‘(C) In the case of any defense business sys24 tem, such official other than the applicable offi-
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1 cial under subparagraph (A) or (B) as the Sec2 retary designates for such purpose. 

3 ‘‘(3) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—For any fiscal 

4 year in which funds are expended for development or 

5 sustainment pursuant to a covered defense business 

6 system program, the appropriate approval official 

7 shall review the system and certify, certify with con8 ditions, or decline to certify, as the case may be, that 

9 it continues to satisfy the requirements of paragraph 

10 (1). If the approval official determines that certifi11 cation cannot be granted, the approval official shall 

12 notify the milestone decision authority for the pro13 gram and provide a recommendation for corrective 

14 action. 

15 ‘‘(4) OBLIGATION OF FUNDS IN VIOLATION OF

16 REQUIREMENTS.—The obligation of Department of 

17 Defense funds for a covered defense business system 

18 program that has not been certified in accordance 

19 with paragraph (3) is a violation of section 

20 1341(a)(1)(A) of title 31. 

21 ‘‘(h) RESPONSIBILITY OF MILESTONE DECISION AU22 THORITY.—The milestone decision authority for a covered 

23 defense business system program shall be responsible for the 

24 acquisition of such system and shall ensure that acquisition 

25 process approvals are not considered for such system until 
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1 the relevant certifications and approvals have been made 

2 under this section. 

3 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 ‘‘(1)(A) DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM.—The term 

5 ‘defense business system’ means an information sys6 tem that is operated by, for, or on behalf of the De7 partment of Defense, including any of the following: 

8 ‘‘(i) A financial system. 

9 ‘‘(ii) A financial data feeder system. 

10 ‘‘(iii) A contracting system. 

11 ‘‘(iv) A logistics system. 

12 ‘‘(v) A planning and budgeting system. 

13 ‘‘(vi) An installations management system. 

14 ‘‘(vii) A human resources management sys15 tem. 

16 ‘‘(viii) A training and readiness system. 

17 ‘‘(B) The term does not include— 

18 ‘‘(i) a national security system; or 

19 ‘‘(ii) an information system used exclusively 

20 by and within the defense commissary system or 

21 the exchange system or other instrumentality of 

22 the Department of Defense conducted for the mo23 rale, welfare, and recreation of members of the 

24 armed forces using nonappropriated funds. 
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1 ‘‘(2) COVERED DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM.— 

2 The term ‘covered defense business system’ means a 

3 defense business system that is expected to have a 

4 total amount of budget authority, over the period of 

5 the current future-years defense program submitted to 

6 Congress under section 221 of this title, in excess of 

7 $50,000,000. 

8 ‘‘(3) BUSINESS SYSTEM PORTFOLIO.—The term 

9 ‘business system portfolio’ means all business systems 

10 performing functions closely related to the functions 

11 performed or to be performed by a covered defense 

12 business system. 

13 ‘‘(4) COVERED DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM PRO14 GRAM.—The term ‘covered defense business system 

15 program’ means a defense acquisition program to de16 velop and field a covered defense business system or 

17 an increment of a covered defense business system. 

18 ‘‘(5) PRIORITY DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM PRO19 GRAM.—The term ‘priority defense business system’ 

20 means a defense business system that is— 

21 ‘‘(A) expected to have a total amount of 

22 budget authority over the period of the current 

23 future-years defense program submitted to Con24 gress under section 221 of this title in excess of 

25 $250,000,000; or 
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1 ‘‘(B) designated by the Deputy Chief Man2 agement Officer of the Department of Defense as 

3 a priority defense business system, based on spe4 cific program analyses of factors including com5 plexity, scope, and technical risk, and after noti6 fication to Congress of such designation. 

7 ‘‘(6) ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE.—The term 

8 ‘enterprise architecture’ has the meaning given that 

9 term in section 3601(4) of title 44. 

10 ‘‘(7) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘informa11 tion system’ has the meaning given that term in sec12 tion 11101 of title 40, United States Code. 

13 ‘‘(8) NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM.—The term 

14 ‘national security system’ has the meaning given that 

15 term in section 3552(b)(6)(A) of title 44. 

16 ‘‘(9) BUSINESS PROCESS MAPPING.—The term 

17 ‘business process mapping’ means a procedure in 

18 which the steps in a business process are clarified and 

19 documented in both written form and in a flow 

20 chart.’’. 

21 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec22 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 

23 striking the item relating to section 2222 and insert24 ing the following new item: 

‘‘2222. Defense business systems: business process reengineering; enterprise architecture; management.’’. 
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1 (b) DEADLINE FOR GUIDANCE.—The guidance re2 quired by subsection (c)(1) of section 2222 of title 10, 

3 United States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(1), shall 

4 be issued not later than December 31, 2016. 

5 (c) REPEAL.—Section 811 of the John Warner Na6 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Pub7 lic Law 109–364; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note) is repealed. 

8 (d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT.— 

9 (1) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—In each odd-num10 bered year, the Comptroller General of the United 

11 States shall submit to the congressional defense com12 mittees an assessment of the extent to which the ac13 tions taken by the Department of Defense comply 

14 with the requirements of section 2222 of title 10, 

15 United States Code. 

16 (2) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISION.—Sub17 section (d) of section 332 of the Ronald W. Reagan 

18 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

19 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 1856) is re20 pealed. 

21 (e) GUIDANCE ON ACQUISITION OF BUSINESS SYS22 TEMS.—The Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance for 

23 major automated information systems acquisition pro24 grams to promote the use of best acquisition, contracting, 
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1 requirement development, systems engineering, program 

2 management, and sustainment practices, including— 

3 (1) ensuring that an acquisition program base4 line has been established within two years after pro5 gram initiation; 

6 (2) ensuring that program requirements have not 

7 changed in a manner that increases acquisition costs 

8 or delays the schedule, without sufficient cause and 

9 only after maximum efforts to reengineer business 

10 processes prior to changing requirements; 

11 (3) policies to evaluate commercial off-the-shelf 

12 business systems for security, resilience, reliability, 

13 interoperability, and integration with existing inter14 related systems where such system integration and 

15 interoperability are essential to Department of De16 fense operations; 

17 (4) policies to work with commercial off-the-shelf 

18 business system developers and owners in adapting 

19 systems for Department of Defense use; 

20 (5) policies to perform Department of Defense 

21 legacy system audits to determine which systems are 

22 related to or rely upon the system to be replaced or 

23 integrated with commercial off-the-shelf business sys24 tems; 
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1 (6) policies to perform full backup of systems 

2 that will be changed or replaced by the installation of 

3 commercial off-the-shelf business systems prior to in4 stallation and deployment to ensure reconstitution of 

5 the system to a functioning state should it become 

6 necessary; 

7 (7) policies to engage the research and develop8 ment activities and laboratories of the Department of 

9 Defense to improve acquisition outcomes; and 

10 (8) policies to refine and improve developmental 

11 and operational testing of business processes that are 

12 supported by the major automated information sys13 tems. 

14 SEC. 884. PROCUREMENT OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE 

15 EQUIPMENT. 

16 The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Secre17 taries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, in procuring an 

18 item of personal protective equipment or a critical safety 

19 item, use source selection criteria that is predominately 

20 based on technical qualifications of the item and not pre21 dominately based on price to the maximum extent prac22 ticable if the level of quality or failure of the item could 

23 result in death or severe bodily harm to the user, as deter24 mined by the Secretaries. 
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1 SEC. 885. AMENDMENTS CONCERNING DETECTION AND 

2 AVOIDANCE OF COUNTERFEIT ELECTRONIC 

3 PARTS. 

4 (a) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO CONTRACTOR RESPON5 SIBILITIES.—Section 818(c)(2)(B) of the National Defense 

6 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 

7 81; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— 

8 (1) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘electronic’’ after 

9 ‘‘avoid counterfeit’’; 

10 (2) in clause (ii)— 

11 (A) by inserting ‘‘covered’’ after ‘‘provided 

12 to the’’; and 

13 (B) by inserting ‘‘or were obtained by the 

14 covered contractor in accordance with regula15 tions described in paragraph (3)’’ after ‘‘Regula16 tion’’; and 

17 (3) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘discovers the 

18 counterfeit electronic parts or suspect counterfeit elec19 tronic parts and’’ after ‘‘contractor’’. 

20 (b) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO TRUSTED SUP21 PLIERS.—Section 818(c)(3)(D)(iii) of such Act (Public Law 

22 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by striking ‘‘re23 view and audit’’ and inserting ‘‘review, audit, and ap24 proval’’. 
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1 SEC. 886. EXCEPTION FOR ABILITYONE PRODUCTS FROM 

2 AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE GOODS AND SERV3 ICES MANUFACTURED IN AFGHANISTAN, CEN4 TRAL ASIAN STATES, AND DJIBOUTI. 

5 (a) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ITEMS NOT MANUFAC6 TURED IN AFGHANISTAN.—Section 886 of the National De7 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 

8 2302 note) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and except as 

10 provided in subsection (d),’’ after ‘‘subsection (b),’’; 

11 and 

12 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub13 section: 

14 ‘‘(d) EXCLUSION OF ITEMS ON THE ABILITYONE PRO15 CUREMENT CATALOG.—The authority under subsection (a) 

16 shall not be available for the procurement of any good that 

17 is contained in the procurement catalog described in section 

18 8503(a) of title 41, United States Code, in Afghanistan if 

19 such good can be produced and delivered by a qualified non20 profit agency for the blind or a nonprofit agency for other 

21 severely disabled in a timely fashion to support mission re22 quirements.’’. 

23 (b) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ITEMS NOT MANUFAC24 TURED IN CENTRAL ASIAN STATES.—Section 801 of the 

25 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

26 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2399) is amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and except as 

2 provided in subsection (h),’’ after ‘‘subsection (b),’’; 

3 and 

4 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub5 section: 

6 ‘‘(h) EXCLUSION OF ITEMS ON THE ABILITYONE PRO7 CUREMENT CATALOG.—The authority under subsection (a) 

8 shall not be available for the procurement of any good that 

9 is contained in the procurement catalog described in section 

10 8503(a) of title 41, United States Code, if such good can 

11 be produced and delivered by a qualified nonprofit agency 

12 for the blind or a nonprofit agency for other severely dis13 abled in a timely fashion to support mission require14 ments.’’. 

15 (c) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ITEMS NOT MANUFAC16 TURED IN DJIBOUTI.—Section 1263 of the Carl Levin and 

17 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza18 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291) is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘and except as 

21 provided in subsection (g),’’ after ‘‘subsection (c),’’; 

22 and 

23 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub24 section: 
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1 ‘‘(g) EXCLUSION OF ITEMS ON THE ABILITYONE PRO2 CUREMENT CATALOG.—The authority under subsection (b) 

3 shall not be available for the procurement of any good that 

4 is contained in the procurement catalog described in section 

5 8503(a) of title 41, United States Code, if such good can 

6 be produced and delivered by a qualified nonprofit agency 

7 for the blind or a nonprofit agency for other severely dis8 abled in a timely fashion to support mission require9 ments.’’. 

10 SEC. 887. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GOVERN11 MENT AND INDUSTRY. 

12 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

13 of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council 

14 shall prescribe a regulation making clear that agency acqui15 sition personnel are permitted and encouraged to engage 

16 in responsible and constructive exchanges with industry, so 

17 long as those exchanges are consistent with existing law and 

18 regulation and do not promote an unfair competitive ad19 vantage to particular firms. 

20 SEC. 888. STANDARDS FOR PROCUREMENT OF SECURE IN21 FORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND CYBER SECU22 RITY SYSTEMS. 

23 (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De24 fense shall conduct an assessment of the application of the 

25 Open Trusted Technology Provider Standard or similar 
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1 public, open technology standards to Department of Defense 

2 procurements for information technology and cyber security 

3 acquisitions and provide a briefing to the Committees on 

4 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa5 tives not later than one year after the date of the enactment 

6 of this Act. 

7 (b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment and briefing required 

8 by subsection (a) shall include the following: 

9 (1) Assessment of the current Open Trusted Tech10 nology Provider Standard to determine what aspects 

11 might be adopted by the Department of Defense and 

12 where additional development of the standard may be 

13 required. 

14 (2) Identification of the types or classes of pro15 grams where the standard might be applied most ef16 fectively, as well as identification of types or classes 

17 of programs that should specifically be excluded from 

18 consideration. 

19 (3) Assessment of the impact on current acquisi20 tion regulations or policies of the adoption of the 

21 standard. 

22 (4) Recommendations the Secretary may have 

23 related to the adoption of the standard or improve24 ment in the standard to support Department acquisi25 tions. 
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1 (5) Any other matters the Secretary may deem 

2 appropriate. 

3 SEC. 889. UNIFIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. 

4 (a) BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS.—Not later than one 

5 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy 

6 Chief Management Officer, the Chief Information Officer of 

7 the Department of Defense, and the Under Secretary of De8 fense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall jointly 

9 complete a business case analysis to determine the most ef10 fective and efficient way to procure and deploy common in11 formation technology services. 

12 (b) ELEMENTS.—The business case analysis required 

13 by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of whether the 

14 Department of Defense should— 

15 (1) either— 

16 (A) acquire a unified set of commercially 

17 provided common or enterprise information tech18 nology services, including such services as mes19 saging, collaboration, directory, security, and 

20 content delivery; or 

21 (B) allow the military departments and 

22 other components of the Department to acquire 

23 such services separately; 

24 (2) either— 
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1 (A) acquire such services from a single pro2 vider that bundles all of the services; or 

3 (B) require that each common service be 

4 independently defined and use open standards to 

5 enable continuous adoption of best commercial 

6 technology; and 

7 (3) enable availability of multiple versions of 

8 each type of service and application to enable choice 

9 and competition while supporting interoperability 

10 where necessary. 

11 SEC. 890. CLOUD STRATEGY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DE12 FENSE. 

13 (a) CLOUD STRATEGY FOR SECRET INTERNET PRO14 TOCOL ROUTER NETWORK.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Information Officer 

16 of the Department of Defense shall, in consultation 

17 with the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, 

18 the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Tech19 nology, and Logistics, the Vice Chairman of the Joint 

20 Chiefs of Staff, and the chief information officers of 

21 the military departments, develop a cloud strategy for 

22 the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network 

23 (SIPRNet) of the Department. 

24 (2) MATTERS ADDRESSED.—This strategy re25 quired by paragraph (1) shall address the following: 
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1 (A) Security requirements. 

2 (B) The compatibility of applications cur3 rently utilized within the Secret Internet Pro4 tocol Router Network with a cloud computing en5 vironment. 

6 (C) How a Secret Internet Protocol Router 

7 Network cloud capability should be competitively 

8 acquired. 

9 (D) How a Secret Internet Protocol Router 

10 Network cloud system for the Department would 

11 achieve interoperability with the cloud systems of 

12 the intelligence community (as defined in section 

13 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

14 U.S.C. 3003)) operating at the security level 

15 Sensitive Compartmented Information. 

16 (b) PRICING POLICY AND COST RECOVERY PROCESS

17 FOR CERTAIN CLOUD SERVICES.—The Chief Information 

18 Officer shall, in consultation with the Under Secretary of 

19 Defense for Intelligence, develop a consistent pricing policy 

20 and cost recovery process for the use by Department of De21 fense components of the cloud services provided through the 

22 Intelligence Community Information Technology Environ23 ment. 

24 (c) ASSESSMENT OF FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY

25 OF IMPOSING MINIMUM STANDARDS.—The Chief Informa-
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1 tion Officer shall assess the feasibility and advisability of 

2 imposing a minimum set of open standards for cloud infra3 structure, middle-ware, metadata, and application pro4 gramming interfaces to promote interoperability, informa5 tion sharing, ease of access to data, and competition across 

6 all of the cloud computing systems and services utilized by 

7 components of the Department of Defense. 

8 SEC. 891. DEVELOPMENT PERIOD FOR DEPARTMENT OF DE9 FENSE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYS10 TEMS. 

11 (a) FLEXIBLE LIMITATION ON DEVELOPMENT PE12 RIOD.—Section 2445b of title 10, United States Code is 

13 amended— 

14 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 

15 (e); and 

16 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 

17 new subsection: 

18 ‘‘(d) TIME-CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT.—If an adjust19 ment or revision under subsection (c) for a major auto20 mated information system that is not a national security 

21 system provides for a period in excess of five years from 

22 the time of program initiation to the time of a full deploy23 ment decision, the documents submitted under subsection 

24 (a) shall include a written determination by the senior De-
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1 partment of Defense official responsible for the program jus2 tifying the need for the longer period.’’. 

3 (b) REPEAL OF INCONSISTENT REQUIREMENT.—Sec4 tion 2445c(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amend5 ed— 

6 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semi7 colon at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

8 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 

9 inserting a period; and 

10 (3) by striking subparagraph (D). 

11 SEC. 892. REVISIONS TO PILOT PROGRAM ON ACQUISITION 

12 OF MILITARY PURPOSE NONDEVELOPMENTAL 

13 ITEMS. 

14 Section 866 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Au15 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 

16 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘with non18 traditional defense contractors’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (b)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘awarded 

21 using competitive procedures in accordance with 

22 chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code’’; and 

23 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking 

24 ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 
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1 SEC. 893. IMPROVED AUDITING OF CONTRACTS. 

2 (a) PROHIBITION ON PERFORMANCE OF NON-DEFENSE

3 AUDITS BY DCAA.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date of the 

5 enactment of this Act, the Defense Contract Audit 

6 Agency may not provide audit support for non-De7 fense Agencies unless the Secretary of Defense certifies 

8 that the backlog for incurred cost audits is less than 

9 18 months of incurred cost inventory. 

10 (2) ADJUSTMENT IN FUNDING FOR REIMBURSE11 MENTS FROM NON-DEFENSE AGENCIES.—The amount 

12 appropriated and otherwise available to the Defense 

13 Contract Audit Agency for a fiscal year beginning 

14 after September 30, 2016, shall be reduced by an 

15 amount equivalent to any reimbursements received by 

16 the Agency from non-Defense Agencies for audit sup17 port provided. 

18 (b) AMENDMENTS TO DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT

19 AGENCY ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 2313a(a) of title 10, 

20 United States Code, is amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (2), by amending subpara22 graph (D) to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(D) the total costs of sustained or recovered 

24 costs both as a total number and as a percentage 

25 of questioned costs; and’’; 
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1 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

2 inserting a semicolon; 

3 (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para4 graph (5); and 

5 (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol6 lowing new paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(4) a description of outreach actions toward in8 dustry to promote more effective use of audit re9 sources; and’’. 

10 (c) REVIEW OF ACQUISITION OVERSIGHT AND AU11 DITS.— 

12 (1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De13 fense shall review the oversight and audit structure of 

14 the Department of Defense with the goals of— 

15 (A) enhancing the productivity of oversight 

16 and program and contract auditing to avoid du17 plicative audits; and 

18 (B) streamlining of oversight reviews. 

19 (2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Secretary shall 

20 ensure streamlined oversight reviews and avoidance of 

21 duplicative audits and make recommendations in the 

22 report required under paragraph (3) for any nec23 essary changes in law. 

24 (3) REPORT.— 
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1 (A) Not later than one year after the date 

2 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De3 fense shall submit to the congressional defense 

4 committees a report on actions taken to avoid 

5 duplicative audits and streamline oversight re6 views. 

7 (B) The report required under this para8 graph shall include the following elements: 

9 (i) A description of actions taken to 

10 avoid duplicative audits and streamline 

11 oversight reviews based on the review con12 ducted under paragraph (1). 

13 (ii) A comparison of commercial in14 dustry accounting practices, including re15 quirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 

16 2002 (Public Law 107–204; 15 U.S.C. 7201 

17 et seq.), with the cost accounting standards 

18 prescribed under chapter 15 of title 41, 

19 United States Code, to determine if some 

20 portions of cost accounting standards com21 pliance can be met through such practices 

22 or requirements. 

23 (iii) A description of standards of ma24 teriality used by the Defense Contract Audit 

25 Agency and the Inspector General of the De-
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1 partment of Defense for defense contract au2 dits. 

3 (iv) An estimate of average delay and 

4 range of delays in contract awards due to 

5 the time necessary for the Defense Contract 

6 Audit Agency to complete pre-award audits. 

7 (v) The total costs of sustained or re8 covered costs both as a total number and as 

9 a percentage of questioned costs. 

10 (d) INCURRED COST INVENTORY DEFINED.—In this 

11 section, the term ‘‘incurred cost inventory’’ means the level 

12 of contractor incurred cost proposals in inventory from 

13 prior fiscal years that are currently being audited by the 

14 Defense Contract Audit Agency. 

15 SEC. 894. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EVALUATION METHOD 

16 FOR PROCUREMENT OF AUDIT OR AUDIT 

17 READINESS SERVICES. 

18 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

19 (1) Given the size, scope, and complexity of the 

20 Department of Defense, the statutory deadline to es21 tablish and maintain auditable financial statements, 

22 starting with the fiscal year 2018 financial statement, 

23 is one of the more challenging management tasks that 

24 has ever faced the Department. 
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1 (2) As the military services have never received 

2 a clean opinion on their consolidated financial state3 ments and only recently begun auditing portions of 

4 their financial statements, the audits of military serv5 ice financial statements will also be a complex chal6 lenge for companies selected to provide audit services. 

7 (3) The acquisition of services by the Department 

8 abides by many rules and parameters, one of which 

9 is the lowest price, technically acceptable (LPTA) 

10 evaluation method. LPTA is generally appropriate for 

11 commercial or noncomplex services or supplies where 

12 the requirement is clearly definable and the risk of 

13 unsuccessful contract performance is minimal. 

14 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

15 that, before using the lowest price, technically acceptable 

16 evaluation method for the procurement of audit or audit 

17 readiness services, the Secretary of Defense should establish 

18 the values and metrics for evaluating companies offering 

19 audit services, including financial management and audit 

20 expertise and experience, personnel qualifications and cer21 tifications, past performance, technology, tools, and size. 
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1 SEC. 895. MITIGATING POTENTIAL UNFAIR COMPETITIVE 

2 ADVANTAGE OF TECHNICAL ADVISORS TO AC3 QUISITION PROGRAMS. 

4 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

5 of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 

6 Technology, and Logistics shall review, and as necessary re7 vise or issue, policy guidance pertaining to the identifica8 tion, mitigation, and prevention of potential unfair com9 petitive advantage conferred to technical advisors to acqui10 sition programs. 

11 SEC. 896. SURVEY ON THE COSTS OF REGULATORY COMPLI12 ANCE. 

13 (a) SURVEY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 

14 a survey of contractors with the highest level of reimburse15 ments for cost type contracts with the Department of De16 fense during fiscal year 2014 to estimate industry’s cost of 

17 regulatory compliance (as a percentage of total costs) with 

18 Government-unique acquisition regulations and require19 ments in the categories of quality assurance, accounting 

20 and financial management, contracting and purchasing, 

21 program management, engineering, logistics, material 

22 management, property administration, and other unique 

23 requirements not imposed on contracts for commercial 

24 items. 

25 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

26 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
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1 submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 

2 the findings of the survey conducted under subsection (a). 

3 The data received as a result of the survey and included 

4 in the report shall be aggregated to protect against the pub5 lic release of proprietary information. 

6 SEC. 897. TREATMENT OF INTERAGENCY AND STATE AND 

7 LOCAL PURCHASES WHEN THE DEPARTMENT 

8 OF DEFENSE ACTS AS CONTRACT INTER9 MEDIARY FOR THE GENERAL SERVICES AD10 MINISTRATION. 

11 Contracts executed by the Department of Defense as 

12 a result of the transfer of contracts from the General Serv13 ices Administration or for which the Department serves as 

14 an item manager for products on behalf of the General Serv15 ices Administration shall not be subject to requirements 

16 under chapter 148 of title 10, United States Code, to the 

17 extent such contracts are for purchases of products by other 

18 Federal agencies or State or local governments. 

19 SEC. 898. COMPETITION FOR RELIGIOUS SERVICES CON20 TRACTS. 

21 The Department of Defense may not preclude a non22 profit organization from competing for a contract for reli23 gious related services on a United States military installa24 tion. 
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1 SEC. 899. PILOT PROGRAM REGARDING RISK-BASED CON2 TRACTING FOR SMALLER CONTRACT AC3 TIONS UNDER THE TRUTH IN NEGOTIATIONS 

4 ACT. 

5 (a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

6 Defense may conduct a pilot program to demonstrate the 

7 efficacy of using risk-based techniques in requiring submis8 sion of data on a sampling basis for purposes of section 

9 2306a of title 10, United States Code (popularly known as 

10 the ‘‘Truth in Negotiations Act’’). 

11 (b) INCREASE IN THRESHOLDS.—For purposes of a 

12 pilot program under subsection (a), $5,000,000 shall be the 

13 threshold applicable to requirements under paragraph (1) 

14 of section 2306a(a) of such title, as follows: 

15 (1) The requirement under subparagraph (A) of 

16 such paragraph to submit cost or pricing data for a 

17 prime contract entered into during the pilot program 

18 period. 

19 (2) The requirement under subparagraph (B) of 

20 such paragraph to submit cost or pricing data for the 

21 change or modification to a prime contract made dur22 ing the pilot program period. 

23 (3) The requirement under subparagraph (C) of 

24 such paragraph to submit cost or pricing data for a 

25 subcontract entered into during the pilot program pe26 riod. 
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1 (4) The requirement under subparagraph (D) of 

2 such paragraph to submit cost or pricing data for the 

3 change or modification to a subcontract made during 

4 the pilot program period. 

5 (c) RISK-BASED CONTRACTING.— 

6 (1) AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF

7 COST OR PRICING DATA ON BELOW-THRESHOLD CON8 TRACTS.—Subject to paragraph (4), when certified 

9 cost or pricing data are not required to be submitted 

10 pursuant to subsection (b) for a contract or sub11 contract entered into or modified during the pilot 

12 program period, such data may nevertheless be re13 quired to be submitted by the head of the procuring 

14 activity, if the head of the procuring activity— 

15 (A) determines that such data are necessary 

16 for the evaluation by the agency of the reason17 ableness of the price of the contract, subcontract, 

18 or modification of a contract or subcontract; or 

19 (B) requires the submission of such data in 

20 accordance with a risk-based contracting ap21 proach established pursuant to paragraph (3). 

22 (2) WRITTEN DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—In 

23 any case in which the head of the procuring activity 

24 requires certified cost or pricing data to be submitted 

25 under paragraph (1)(A), the head of the procuring ac-
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1 tivity shall justify in writing the reason for such re2 quirement. 

3 (3) RISK-BASED CONTRACTING.—The head of an 

4 agency shall establish a risk-based sampling approach 

5 under which the submission of certified cost or pric6 ing data may be required for a risk-based sample of 

7 contracts, the price of which is expected to exceed 

8 $750,000 but not $5,000,000. The authority to require 

9 certified cost or pricing data under this paragraph 

10 shall not apply to any contract of an offeror that has 

11 not been awarded, for at least the one-year period 

12 preceding the issuance of a solicitation for the con13 tract, any other contract in excess of $5,000,000 

14 under which the offeror was required to submit cer15 tified cost or pricing data under section 2306a of title 

16 10, United States Code. 

17 (4) EXCEPTION.—The head of the procuring ac18 tivity may not require certified cost or pricing data 

19 to be submitted under this subsection for any contract 

20 or subcontract, or modification of a contract or sub21 contract, covered by the exceptions in subparagraph 

22 (A) or (B) of section 2306a(b)(1) of title 10, United 

23 States Code. 
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1 (5) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY PROHIBITED.— 

2 The head of a procuring activity may not delegate 

3 functions under this subsection. 

4 (d) REPORTS.—Not later than January 1, 2017, and 

5 January 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

6 the congressional defense committees a report on activities 

7 undertaken under this section. 

8 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) HEAD OF AN AGENCY.—The term ‘‘head of an 

10 agency’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

11 2302 of title 10, United States Code. 

12 (2) PILOT PROGRAM PERIOD.—The term ‘‘pilot 

13 program period’’ means the period beginning on Oc14 tober 1, 2016, and ending on September 30, 2019. 

15 TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DE16 FENSE ORGANIZATION AND 

17 MANAGEMENT 

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

Joint Chiefs of Staff relating to joint force development activities. 

Sec. 902. Sense of Congress on the United States Marine Corps. 
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1 SEC. 901. UPDATE OF STATUTORY SPECIFICATION OF FUNC2 TIONS OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT 

3 CHIEFS OF STAFF RELATING TO JOINT FORCE 

4 DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. 

5 Section 153(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following new subpara7 graph: 

8 ‘‘(F) Advising the Secretary on development of 

9 joint command, control, communications, and cyber 

10 capability, including integration and interoperability 

11 of such capability, through requirements, integrated 

12 architectures, data standards, and assessments.’’. 

13 SEC. 902. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE UNITED STATES 

14 MARINE CORPS. 

15 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

16 (1) As senior United States statesman Dr. 

17 Henry Kissinger wrote in testimony submitted to the 

18 Committee on Armed Services of the Senate on Janu19 ary 29, 2015, ‘‘The United States has not faced a 

20 more diverse and complex array of crises since the 

21 end of the Second World War.’’. 

22 (2) The rise of non-state forces and near peer 

23 competitors has introduced destabilizing pressures 

24 around the globe. 

25 (3) Advances in information and weapons tech26 nology have reduced the time available for the United 
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1 States to prepare for and respond to crises against 

2 both known and unknown threats. 

3 (4) The importance of the maritime domain can4 not be overstated. As acknowledged in the March 2015 

5 Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard maritime 

6 strategy, ‘‘A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century 

7 Seapower: Forward, Engaged, Ready’’: ‘‘Oceans are 

8 the lifeblood of the interconnected global commu9 nity. . . 90 percent of trade by volume travels across 

10 the oceans. Approximately 70 percent of the world’s 

11 population lives within 100 miles of the coastline.’’. 

12 (5) The United States must be prepared to rap13 idly respond to crises around the world regardless of 

14 the nation’s fiscal health. 

15 (6) In this global security environment, it is 

16 critical that the nation possess a maritime force 

17 whose mission and ethos is readiness—a fight tonight 

18 force, forward deployed, that can respond imme19 diately to emergent crises across the full range of 

20 military operations around the globe either from the 

21 sea or home station. 

22 (7) The need for such a force was recognized by 

23 the 82nd Congress during the Korean War, when it 

24 mandated a core mission for the nation’s leanest 
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1 force—the Marine Corps—to be most ready when the 

2 nation is least ready. 

3 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

4 that— 

5 (1) the Marine Corps, within the Department of 

6 the Navy, remain the Nation’s expeditionary, crisis 

7 response force; 

8 (2) the need for such a force with such a capa9 bility has never been greater; and 

10 (3) accordingly, in recognition of this need and 

11 the wisdom of the 82nd Congress, the 114th Congress 

12 reaffirms section 5063 of title 10, United States Code, 

13 which states that the Marine Corps— 

14 (A) shall— 

15 (i) be organized to include not less 

16 than three combat divisions and three air 

17 wings, and such other land combat, avia18 tion, and other services as may be organic 

19 therein; 

20 (ii) be organized, trained, and 

21 equipped to provide fleet marine forces of 

22 combined arms, together with supporting 

23 air components, for service with the fleet in 

24 the seizure or defense of advanced naval 

25 bases and for the conduct of such land oper-
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1 ations as may be essential to the prosecu2 tion of a naval campaign; and 

3 (iii) provide detachments and organi4 zations for service on armed vessels of the 

5 Navy, provide security detachments for the 

6 protection of naval property at naval sta7 tions and bases, and perform such other du8 ties as the President may direct; 

9 but these additional duties may not detract from 

10 nor interfere with the operations for which the 

11 Marine Corps is primarily organized; 

12 (B) shall develop, in coordination with the 

13 Army and the Air Force, those phases of amphib14 ious operations that pertain to the tactics, tech15 niques, and equipment used by landing forces; 

16 and 

17 (C) is responsible, in accordance with the 

18 integrated joint mobilization plans, for the ex19 pansion of peacetime components of the Marine 

20 Corps to meet the needs of war. 

21 TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—Financial Matters 

Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 

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

items. 

Sec. 1003. Report on auditable financial statements. 

Sec. 1004. Sense of Congress on sequestration. 

Sec. 1005. Annual audit of financial statements of Department of Defense components by independent external auditors. 
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Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities 

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

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

for counter-drug activities of certain foreign governments. 

Sec. 1013. Sense of Congress on Central America. 

Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 

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

of naval vessels. 

Sec. 1022. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund. 

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

mess operations afloat. 

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

class cruisers or dock landing ships. 

Sec. 1025. Limitation on the use of funds for removal of ballistic missile defense 

capabilities from Ticonderoga class cruisers. 

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

Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 

Sec. 1031. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 

to the United States. 

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

United States to house detainees transferred from United States 

Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

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

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

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

Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign countries and 

other foreign entities. 

Sec. 1035. Comprehensive detention strategy. 

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

United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

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

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

Bay, Cuba. 

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

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

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

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

Cuba, and other Department of Defense or Bureau of Prisons 

prisons or detention or disciplinary facilities in recruitment or 

other propaganda of terrorist organizations. 
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Sec. 1042. Permanent authority to provide rewards through government personnel 

of allied forces and certain other modifications to Department of 

Defense program to provide rewards. 

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

operations. 

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

for the combating terrorism program. 

Sec. 1045. Limitation on interrogation techniques. 

Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 

Sec. 1051. Department of Defense excess property program. 

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

Sec. 1053. Management of military technicians. 

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

Army National Guard to regular Army and related personnel 

levels. 

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

Sec. 1056. Information operations and engagement technology demonstrations. 

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

Squadron 84 and 85 aircraft. 

Sec. 1058. Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of certain landmines and report on department of defense policy and inventory 

of anti-personnel landmine munitions. 

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

southern land border of the United States. 

Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 

Sec. 1060. Provision of defense planning guidance and contingency planning 

guidance information to Congress. 

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

Army. 

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

the United States. 

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

laydown in the area of responsibility of United States Pacific 

Command. 

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

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

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

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

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

in the Arctic region. 

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

projects of Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 1070. Submittal to Congress of munitions assessments. 

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

theater. 

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

Sec. 1073. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements relating to readiness. 
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Sec. 1074. Repeal or revision of reporting requirements related to naval vessels 

and Merchant Marine. 

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

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

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

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

Sec. 1079. Repeal of reporting requirements. 

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

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

Sec. 1081. Technical and clerical amendments. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Practice and Firearms Safety. 

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

Force inventory. 

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

States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack. 

Sec. 1090. Mine countermeasures master plan and report. 

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

Sec. 1092. Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator. 

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

Sec. 1094. Modification of certain requirements applicable to major medical facility lease for a Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic 

in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

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

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 1096. Designation of construction agent for certain construction projects by 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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

1 Subtitle A—Financial Matters 

2 SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 

3 (a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 

4 (1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 

5 Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 
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1 the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 

2 amounts of authorizations made available to the De3 partment of Defense in this division for fiscal year 

4 2016 between any such authorizations for that fiscal 

5 year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of au6 thorizations so transferred shall be merged with and 

7 be available for the same purposes as the authoriza8 tion to which transferred. 

9 (2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in para10 graph (3), the total amount of authorizations that the 

11 Secretary may transfer under the authority of this 

12 section may not exceed $4,500,000,000. 

13 (3) EXCEPTION FOR TRANSFERS BETWEEN MILI14 TARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS.—A transfer of 

15 funds between military personnel authorizations 

16 under title IV shall not be counted toward the dollar 

17 limitation in paragraph (2). 

18 (b) LIMITATIONS.—The authority provided by sub19 section (a) to transfer authorizations— 

20 (1) may only be used to provide authority for 

21 items that have a higher priority than the items from 

22 which authority is transferred; and 

23 (2) may not be used to provide authority for an 

24 item that has been denied authorization by Congress. 
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1 (c) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A trans2 fer made from one account to another under the authority 

3 of this section shall be deemed to increase the amount au4 thorized for the account to which the amount is transferred 

5 by an amount equal to the amount transferred. 

6 (d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 

7 promptly notify Congress of each transfer made under sub8 section (a). 

9 SEC. 1002. ACCOUNTING STANDARDS TO VALUE CERTAIN 

10 PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT ITEMS. 

11 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN ACCOUNTING STAND12 ARDS.—The Secretary of Defense shall work in coordination 

13 with the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board to 

14 establish accounting standards to value large and 

15 unordinary general property, plant, and equipment items. 

16 (b) DEADLINE.—The accounting standards required by 

17 subsection (a) shall be established by not later than Sep18 tember 30, 2017, and be available for use for the full audit 

19 on the financial statements of the Department of Defense 

20 for fiscal year 2018, as required by section 1003(a) of the 

21 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 

22 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 842; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note). 
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1 SEC. 1003. REPORT ON AUDITABLE FINANCIAL STATE2 MENTS. 

3 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 

4 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con5 gressional defense committees a report ranking all military 

6 departments and Defense Agencies in order of how advanced 

7 they are in achieving auditable financial statements as re8 quired by law. The report should not include information 

9 otherwise available in other reports to Congress. 

10 SEC. 1004. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SEQUESTRATION. 

11 It is the sense of the Congress that— 

12 (1) the fiscal challenges of the Federal Govern13 ment are a top priority for Congress, and sequestra14 tion—non-strategic, across-the-board budget cuts—re15 mains an unreasonable and inadequate budgeting tool 

16 to address the deficits and debt of the Federal Govern17 ment; 

18 (2) budget caps imposed by the Budget Control 

19 Act of 2011 (Public Law 112–25) impose unaccept20 able limitations on the budget and increase risk to the 

21 national security of the United States; and 

22 (3) the budget caps imposed by the Budget Con23 trol Act of 2011 must be modified or eliminated 

24 through a bipartisan legislative agreement. 
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1 SEC. 1005. ANNUAL AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF 

2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPONENTS BY 

3 INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL AUDITORS. 

4 (a) AUDITS REQUIRED.—For purposes of satisfying 

5 the requirement under section 3521(e) of title 31, United 

6 States Code, for audits of financial statements of Depart7 ment of Defense components identified by the Director of 

8 the Office of Management and Budget under section 3515(c) 

9 of such title, the Inspector General of the Department of 

10 Defense shall obtain each year audits of the financial state11 ments of each such component by an independent external 

12 auditor. 

13 (b) SELECTION OF AUDITORS.—The selection of inde14 pendent external auditors for purposes of subsection (a) 

15 shall be based, among other appropriate criteria, on their 

16 qualifications, independence, and capacity to conduct au17 dits described in subsection (a) in accordance with applica18 ble generally accepted government auditing standards. The 

19 Inspector General shall participate in the selection of the 

20 independent external auditors. 

21 (c) MONITORING AUDITS.—The Inspector General 

22 shall monitor the conduct of all audits by independent ex23 ternal auditors under subsection (a). 

24 (d) REPORTS ON AUDITS.— 

25 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General shall 

26 require the independent external auditors conducting 
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1 audits under subsection (a) to submit a report on 

2 their audits each year to— 

3 (A) the Under Secretary of Defense (Comp4 troller) as the Chief Financial Officer of the De5 partment of Defense for the purposes of chapter 

6 9 of title 31, United States Code; 

7 (B) the Controller of the Office of Federal 

8 Financial Management in the Office of Manage9 ment and Budget; and 

10 (C) the appropriate committees of Congress. 

11 (2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS

12 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 

13 committees of Congress’’ means— 

14 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

15 Committee on Homeland Security and Govern16 mental Affairs, and the Committee on Appro17 priations of the Senate; and 

18 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

19 Committee on Oversight and Government Re20 form, and the Committee on Appropriations of 

21 the House of Representatives. 

22 (e) RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING LAW.—The require23 ments of this section— 

24 (1) shall be implemented in a manner that is 

25 consistent with the requirements of section 1008 of the 
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1 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 10 U.S.C. 113 note); 

3 (2) shall not be construed to alter the require4 ment under section 3521(e) of title 31, United States 

5 Code, that the financial statements of the Department 

6 of Defense as a whole be audited by the Inspector 

7 General or by an independent external auditor, as de8 termined by the Inspector General; and 

9 (3) shall not be construed to limit or alter the 

10 authorities of the Comptroller General of the United 

11 States under section 3521(g) of title 31, United States 

12 Code. 

13 Subtitle B—Counter-Drug Activities 

14 SEC. 1011. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT UNI15 FIED COUNTERDRUG AND COUNTERTER16 RORISM CAMPAIGN IN COLOMBIA. 

17 (a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 1021 of the 

18 Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for 

19 Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2042), 

20 as most recently amended by section 1011(a) of the Carl 

21 Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 

22 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 

23 291; 128 Stat. 3483), is further amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2016’’ and in25 serting ‘‘2017’’; and 
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1 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2016’’ and in2 serting ‘‘2017’’. 

3 (b) EXTENSION OF ANNUAL NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON

4 ASSISTANCE.—Section 1011(b) of the Carl Levin and How5 ard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

6 for Fiscal Year 2015 is amended by striking ‘‘(as amended 

7 by subsection (a)) using funds available for fiscal year 

8 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘using funds available for any fiscal 

9 year’’. 

10 SEC. 1012. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO 

11 PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR 

12 COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES OF CERTAIN 

13 FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. 

14 (a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a)(2) of section 1033 of 

15 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

16 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1881), as most recently 

17 amended by section 1013 of the National Defense Authoriza18 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 

19 Stat. 844), is further amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and in20 serting ‘‘2017’’. 

21 (b) ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENTS ELIGIBLE TO RE22 CEIVE SUPPORT.—Subsection (b) of such section 1033, as 

23 so amended, is further amended by adding at the end of 

24 the following new paragraphs: 

25 ‘‘(40) Government of Kenya. 
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1 ‘‘(41) Government of Tanzania.’’. 

2 (c) REPORT ON USE OF AUTHORITY.— 

3 (1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec5 retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate com6 mittees of Congress a report on the authority to pro7 vide additional support for counter-drug activities of 

8 foreign governments in section 1033 of the National 

9 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998. 

10 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report shall include, at a 

11 minimum, the following: 

12 (A) A description of the use of the authority 

13 over time, and of the use of the authority as in 

14 effect during fiscal years 2014 and 2015. 

15 (B) A description of the impetus for the ex16 pansion of the countries eligible for assistance 

17 under the program. 

18 (C) A description of the impetus for the in19 creases over time in the amounts of fund re20 quested for assistance under the program. 

21 (D) A description of the processes through 

22 which priorities are established for countries and 

23 regions to be assisted under the program. 

24 (E) An assessment of the advantages and 

25 disadvantages of providing assistance under the 
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1 program on a country-by country basis rather 

2 than providing such assistance on a global basis. 

3 (F) A description of the funding challenges, 

4 if any, associated with providing assistance 

5 under the program on a country-by country 

6 basis and with providing such assistance on a 

7 global basis. 

8 (3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS

9 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 

10 committees of Congress’’ means— 

11 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

12 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com13 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

14 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

15 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com16 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep17 resentatives. 

18 SEC. 1013. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CENTRAL AMERICA. 

19 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 

20 (1) The stability and security of Central Amer21 ican nations have a direct impact on the stability 

22 and security of the United States. 

23 (2) Over the past decade, increased stability and 

24 security in the Republic of Colombia has displaced il-
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1 licit trafficking to Central America, bringing with it 

2 increased violence and instability. 

3 (3) According to the Global Study on Homicide 

4 2013 of the United Nations Office on Drugs and 

5 Crime, four of the top five countries with the highest 

6 homicide rates in the world were Central American 

7 nations, including Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, 

8 and Guatemala. 

9 (4) In 2014, approximately 65,000 unaccom10 panied alien children from Central America entered 

11 the United States through its southwest border. 

12 (5) In November 2014, Guatemala, Honduras, 

13 and El Salvador announced a Plan for the Alliance 

14 for Prosperity of the Northern Triangle, which is a 

15 comprehensive approach to address the ongoing vio16 lence and instability facing these three nations by 

17 stimulating economic opportunities, improving public 

18 safety and rule of law, and strengthening institutions 

19 to increase trust in the state. 

20 (6) The United States Government is supportive 

21 of the Alliance for Prosperity, and President’s strat22 egy for support includes $1,000,000,000 focused on 

23 promoting prosperity and regional economic integra24 tion, enhancing security, and promoting improved 

25 governance. 
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1 (7) The Department of Defense continues to build 

2 the capacity of our partners in the region to address 

3 their security challenges and confront threats of mu4 tual concern. 

5 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

6 that— 

7 (1) the United States should, to the extent prac8 ticable, prioritize efforts to address the threatening 

9 levels of violence, instability, illicit trafficking, and 

10 transnational organized crime that challenge the sov11 ereignty of Central American nations and the secu12 rity of the United States; and 

13 (2) in order to address such issues, the Depart14 ment of Defense, to the extent practicable, should— 

15 (A) increase its operations, as the lead 

16 agency of the United States Government, to de17 tect and monitor aerial and maritime illicit 

18 trafficking into the United States; 

19 (B) increase its efforts to support aerial and 

20 maritime illicit trafficking interdiction oper21 ations; 

22 (C) increase its operations to build the ca23 pacity of partner nations in Central America to 

24 confront their own security challenges; 
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1 (D) support interagency programs and ac2 tivities in Central America addressing insta3 bility, including development, education, eco4 nomic, political, and security challenges; and 

5 (E) promote observance of and respect for 

6 human rights and fundamental freedoms and re7 spect for civilian control of the military. 

8 Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and 

9 Shipyards 

10 SEC. 1021. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUPPORTING LONG11 RANGE PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 

12 NAVAL VESSELS. 

13 Section 231(b)(2)(C) of title 10, United States Code, 

14 is amended by inserting ‘‘by ship class in both graphical 

15 and tabular form’’ after ‘‘The estimated levels of annual 

16 funding’’. 

17 SEC. 1022. NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETERRENCE FUND. 

18 (a) ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF

19 NAVY TO USE NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETERRENCE

20 FUND.—Section 2218a of title 10, United States Code, is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 

23 subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and 

24 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 

25 new subsections: 
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1 ‘‘(f) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO ECONOMIC ORDER

2 QUANTITY CONTRACTS.—(1) The Secretary of the Navy 

3 may use funds deposited in the Fund to enter into contracts 

4 known as ‘economic order quantity contracts’ with private 

5 shipyards and other commercial or government entities to 

6 achieve economic efficiencies based on production economies 

7 for major components or subsystems. The authority under 

8 this subsection extends to the procurement of parts, compo9 nents, and systems (including weapon systems) common 

10 with and required for other nuclear powered vessels under 

11 joint economic order quantity contracts. 

12 ‘‘(2) A contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall 

13 provide that any obligation of the United States to make 

14 a payment under the contract is subject to the availability 

15 of appropriations for that purpose, and that total liability 

16 to the Government for termination of any contract entered 

17 into shall be limited to the total amount of funding obli18 gated at time of termination. 

19 ‘‘(g) AUTHORITY TO BEGIN MANUFACTURING AND

20 FABRICATION EFFORTS PRIOR TO SHIP AUTHORIZA21 TION.—(1) The Secretary of the Navy may use funds depos22 ited into the Fund to enter into contracts for advance con23 struction of national sea-based deterrence vessels to support 

24 achieving cost savings through workload management, man25 ufacturing efficiencies, or workforce stability, or to phase 
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1 fabrication activities within shipyard and manage sub-tier 

2 manufacturer capacity. 

3 ‘‘(2) A contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall 

4 provide that any obligation of the United States to make 

5 a payment under the contract is subject to the availability 

6 of appropriations for that purpose, and that total liability 

7 to the Government for termination of any contract entered 

8 into shall be limited to the total amount of funding obli9 gated at time of termination. 

10 ‘‘(h) AUTHORITY TO USE INCREMENTAL FUNDING TO

11 ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN ITEMS.—(1) The 

12 Secretary of the Navy may use funds deposited into the 

13 Fund to enter into incrementally funded contracts for ad14 vance procurement of high value, long lead time items for 

15 nuclear powered vessels to better support construction sched16 ules and achieve cost savings through schedule reductions 

17 and properly phased installment payments. 

18 ‘‘(2) A contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall 

19 provide that any obligation of the United States to make 

20 a payment under the contract is subject to the availability 

21 of appropriations for that purpose, and that total liability 

22 to the Government for termination of any contract entered 

23 into shall be limited to the total amount of funding obli24 gated at time of termination.’’. 
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1 (b) MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO

2 TRANSFER FUNDS.—Section 1022(b)(1) of the National De3 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 

4 113–291; 128 Stat. 3487) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘or 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2016, 

6 or 2017’’; and 

7 (2) by striking ‘‘for the Navy for the Ohio Re8 placement Program’’ and inserting ‘‘for the Depart9 ment of Defense’’. 

10 SEC. 1023. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSE11 MENT OF EXPENSES FOR CERTAIN NAVY 

12 MESS OPERATIONS AFLOAT. 

13 (a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (b) of section 1014 of the 

14 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 

15 Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4585), 

16 as amended by section 1021 of the Ike Skelton National De17 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 

18 111–383, 124 Stat. 4348), is amended by striking ‘‘Sep19 tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 

20 (b) TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS.—Sub21 section (a) of such section is amended— 

22 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

23 striking ‘‘not more that’’ and inserting ‘‘not more 

24 than’’; and 
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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Naval vessels’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘such vessels’’. 

3 SEC. 1024. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OR 

4 INACTIVATION OF TICONDEROGA CLASS 

5 CRUISERS OR DOCK LANDING SHIPS. 

6 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

7 Act or otherwise made available for the Department of De8 fense for fiscal year 2016 may be obligated or expended to 

9 retire, prepare to retire, inactivate, or place in storage a 

10 cruiser or dock landing ship, except as provided in section 

11 1026(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 

12 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

13 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3490). 

14 SEC. 1025. LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR RE15 MOVAL OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE CA16 PABILITIES FROM TICONDEROGA CLASS 

17 CRUISERS. 

18 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

19 Act or otherwise made available for the Department of De20 fense may be used to remove ballistic missile defense capa21 bilities from any of the 5 Ticonderoga class cruisers 

22 equipped with such capabilities until the Secretary of the 

23 Navy certifies to the congressional defense committees that 

24 the Navy has— 
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1 (1) obtained the ballistic missile defense capabili2 ties required by the most recent Navy Force Structure 

3 Assessment; 

4 (2) entered into a modernization of such cruisers 

5 that will provide an equal or improved ballistic mis6 sile defense capability; or 

7 (3) obtained at least 40 large surface combatants 

8 with ballistic missile defense capability. 

9 SEC. 1026. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF UNITED STATES 

10 COMBAT LOGISTIC FORCE REQUIREMENTS. 

11 (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

13 seek to enter into an agreement with a federally fund14 ed research and development center with appropriate 

15 expertise and analytical capability to conduct an as16 sessment of the anticipated future demands of the 

17 combat logistics force ships of the Navy and the chal18 lenges such ships may face when conducting and sup19 porting future naval operations in contested maritime 

20 environments. 

21 (2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under para22 graph (1) shall include the following: 

23 (A) An assessment of the programmed abil24 ity of the United States Combat Logistic Force 

25 to support the Navy and the naval forces of allies 
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1 of the United States that are operating in a dis2 persed manner and not concentrated in carrier 

3 or expeditionary strike groups, in accordance 

4 with the concept of distributed lethality of the 

5 Navy. 

6 (B) An assessment of the programmed abil7 ity of the United States Combat Logistic Force 

8 to support the Navy and the naval forces of allies 

9 of the United States that are engaged in major 

10 combat operations against an adversary pos11 sessing maritime anti-access and area-denial ca12 pabilities, including anti-ship ballistic and 

13 cruise missiles, land-based maritime strike air14 craft, submarines, and sea mines. 

15 (C) An assessment of the programmed abil16 ity of the United States Combat Logistic Force 

17 to support distributed and expeditionary air op18 erations from an expanded set of alternative and 

19 austere air bases in accordance with concepts 

20 under development by the Air Force and the Ma21 rine Corps. 

22 (D) An assessment of gaps and deficiencies 

23 in the capability and capacity of the United 

24 States Combat Logistic Force to conduct and 

25 support operations of the United States and al-
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1 lies under the conditions described in subpara2 graphs (A), (B), and (C). 

3 (E) Recommendations for adjustments to 

4 the programmed ability of the United States 

5 Combat Logistic Force to address capability and 

6 capacity gaps and deficiencies described in sub7 paragraph (D). 

8 (F) Any other matters the federally funded 

9 research and development center considers appro10 priate. 

11 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2016, 

13 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres14 sional defense committees a report that includes the 

15 assessment under subsection (a) and any other mat16 ters the Secretary considers appropriate. 

17 (2) FORM.—The report required under para18 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

19 may include a classified annex. 

20 (c) SUPPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide 

21 the federally funded research and development center that 

22 conducts the assessment under subsection (a) with timely 

23 access to appropriate information, data, resources, and 

24 analyses necessary for the center to conduct such assessment 

25 thoroughly and independently. 
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1 Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 

2 SEC. 1031. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 

3 OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 

4 UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA5 NAMO BAY, CUBA, TO THE UNITED STATES. 

6 No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 

7 made available for the Department of Defense may be used 

8 during the period beginning on the date of the enactment 

9 of this Act and ending on December 31, 2016, to transfer, 

10 release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the 

11 United States, its territories, or possessions of Khalid 

12 Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— 

13 (1) is not a United States citizen or a member 

14 of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 

15 (2) is or was held on or after January 20, 2009, 

16 at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 

17 Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 

18 SEC. 1032. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT 

19 OR MODIFY FACILITIES IN THE UNITED 

20 STATES TO HOUSE DETAINEES TRANS21 FERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL STA22 TION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—No amounts authorized to be ap24 propriated or otherwise made available for the Department 

25 of Defense may be used during the period beginning on the 
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1 date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 

2 31, 2016, to construct or modify any facility in the United 

3 States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual 

4 detained at Guantanamo for the purposes of detention or 

5 imprisonment in the custody or under the control of the 

6 Department of Defense unless authorized by Congress. 

7 (b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 

8 shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United 

9 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

10 (c) INDIVIDUAL DETAINED AT GUANTANAMO DE11 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘individual detained at 

12 Guantanamo’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

13 1034(f)(2). 

14 SEC. 1033. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER 

15 OR RELEASE TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES OF IN16 DIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES 

17 NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 

18 No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 

19 available for the Department of Defense may be used during 

20 the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 

21 Act and ending on December 31, 2016, to transfer, release, 

22 or assist in the transfer or release of any individual de23 tained in the custody or under the control of the Depart24 ment of Defense at United States Naval Station, Guanta-
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1 namo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of any country, 

2 or any entity within such country, as follows: 

3 (1) Libya. 

4 (2) Somalia. 

5 (3) Syria. 

6 (4) Yemen. 

7 SEC. 1034. REENACTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN 

8 PRIOR REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATIONS 

9 RELATING TO TRANSFER OF DETAINEES AT 

10 UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA11 NAMO BAY, CUBA, TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 

12 AND OTHER FOREIGN ENTITIES. 

13 (a) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO TRANS14 FER.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para16 graph (2), the Secretary of Defense may not use any 

17 amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 

18 available to the Department of Defense to transfer 

19 any individual detained at Guantanamo to the cus20 tody or control of the individual’s country of origin, 

21 any other foreign country, or any other foreign entity 

22 unless the Secretary submits to the appropriate com23 mittees of Congress the certification described in sub24 section (b) not later than 30 days before the transfer 

25 of the individual. 
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1 (2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply 

2 to any action taken by the Secretary to transfer any 

3 individual detained at Guantanamo to effectuate an 

4 order affecting the disposition of the individual that 

5 is issued by a court or competent tribunal of the 

6 United States having lawful jurisdiction (which the 

7 Secretary shall notify the appropriate committees of 

8 Congress of promptly after issuance). 

9 (b) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this 

10 subsection is a written certification made by the Secretary 

11 that— 

12 (1) the transfer concerned is in the national se13 curity interests of the United States; 

14 (2) the government of the foreign country or the 

15 recognized leadership of the foreign entity to which 

16 the individual detained at Guantanamo concerned is 

17 to be transferred— 

18 (A) is not a designated state sponsor of ter19 rorism or a designated foreign terrorist organi20 zation; 

21 (B) maintains control over each detention 

22 facility in which the individual is to be detained 

23 if the individual is to be housed in a detention 

24 facility; 
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1 (C) has taken or agreed to take appropriate 

2 steps to substantially mitigate any risk the indi3 vidual could attempt to reengage in terrorist ac4 tivity or otherwise threaten the United States or 

5 its allies or interests; and 

6 (D) has agreed to share with the United 

7 States any information that is related to the in8 dividual; 

9 (3) if the country to which the individual is to 

10 be transferred is a country to which the United States 

11 transferred an individual who was detained at 

12 United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 

13 Cuba, at any time after September 11, 2001, and 

14 such transferred individual subsequently engaged in 

15 any terrorist activity, the Secretary has— 

16 (A) considered such circumstances; and 

17 (B) determined that the actions to be taken 

18 as described in paragraph (2)(C) will substan19 tially mitigate the risk of recidivism with regard 

20 to the individual to be transferred; and 

21 (4) includes an intelligence assessment, in classi22 fied or unclassified form, of the capacity, willingness, 

23 and past practices (if applicable) of the foreign coun24 try or foreign entity concerned in relation to the cer25 tification of the Secretary under this subsection. 
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1 (c) COORDINATION WITH PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER

2 TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES.—While the prohibition in section 

3 1033 is in effect, no certification may be made under sub4 section (b) in connection with the transfer of an individual 

5 detained at Guantanamo to a country specified in such sec6 tion. 

7 (d) RECORD OF COOPERATION.—In assessing the risk 

8 that an individual detained at Guantanamo will engage 

9 in terrorist activity or other actions that could affect the 

10 national security of the United States if released for the 

11 purpose of making a certification under subsection (b), the 

12 Secretary may give favorable consideration to any such in13 dividual— 

14 (1) who has substantially cooperated with United 

15 States intelligence and law enforcement authorities, 

16 pursuant to a pre-trial agreement, while in the cus17 tody of or under the effective control of the Depart18 ment of Defense; and 

19 (2) for whom agreements and effective mecha20 nisms are in place, to the extent relevant and nec21 essary, to provide for continued cooperation with 

22 United States intelligence and law enforcement au23 thorities. 

24 (e) REPORT.—Whenever the Secretary makes a certifi25 cation under subsection (b) with respect to an individual 
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1 detained at Guantanamo, the Secretary shall submit to the 

2 appropriate committees of Congress, together with such cer3 tification, a report that shall include, at a minimum, the 

4 following: 

5 (1) A detailed statement of the basis for the 

6 transfer of the individual. 

7 (2) An explanation why the transfer of the indi8 vidual is in the national security interests of the 

9 United States. 

10 (3) A description of actions taken to mitigate the 

11 risks of reengagement by the individual as described 

12 in subsection (b)(2)(C), including any actions taken 

13 to address factors relevant to an applicable prior case 

14 of reengagement described in subsection (b)(3). 

15 (4) A copy of any Periodic Review Board find16 ings relating to the individual. 

17 (5) A copy of the final recommendation by the 

18 Guantanamo Detainee Review Task Force established 

19 pursuant to Executive Order 13492 relating to the in20 dividual and, if applicable, updated information re21 lated to any change to such recommendation. 

22 (6) An assessment whether, as of the date of the 

23 certification, the country to which the individual is to 

24 be transferred is facing a threat that could substan-
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1 tially affect its ability to exercise control over the in2 dividual. 

3 (7) A classified summary of— 

4 (A) the individual’s record of cooperation, if 

5 any, while in the custody of or under the effec6 tive control of the Department of Defense; and 

7 (B) any agreements and mechanisms in 

8 place to provide for continuing cooperation. 

9 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con11 gress’’ means— 

12 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

13 Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee 

14 on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on 

15 Intelligence of the Senate; and 

16 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

17 Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 

18 Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Com19 mittee on Intelligence of the House of Represent20 atives. 

21 (2) The term ‘‘individual detained at Guanta22 namo’’ means any individual located at United 

23 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of 

24 October 1, 2009, who— 
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1 (A) is not a citizen of the United States or 

2 a member of the Armed Forces of the United 

3 States; and 

4 (B) is— 

5 (i) in the custody or under the control 

6 of the Department of Defense; or 

7 (ii) otherwise under detention at 

8 United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 

9 Bay, Cuba. 

10 (3) The term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ 

11 means any organization so designated by the Sec12 retary of State under section 219 of the Immigration 

13 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 

14 (4) The term ‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ has the 

15 meaning given that term in section 301(13) of the 

16 Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 

17 Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8541(13)). 

18 (g) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED REQUIREMENTS AND

19 LIMITATIONS.—Section 1035 of the National Defense Au20 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 

21 127 Stat. 851; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) is repealed. 

22 SEC. 1035. COMPREHENSIVE DETENTION STRATEGY. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

25 shall, in consultation with the Attorney General and the 
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1 Director of National Intelligence, submit to the congres2 sional defense committees a report setting forth the details 

3 of a comprehensive strategy for the detention of current and 

4 future individuals captured and held pursuant to the Au5 thorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40) 

6 pending the end of hostilities. 

7 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 

8 shall contain the following: 

9 (1) The specific facility or facilities that are in10 tended to be used, or modified to be used, to hold indi11 viduals for purpose of trial and incarceration after 

12 conviction or detention and interrogation pursuant to 

13 the law of armed conflict. 

14 (2) The estimated costs associated with the deten15 tion of individuals detained for purpose of trial, in16 carceration after conviction, or continued detention 

17 under the law of armed conflict, including the costs 

18 of— 

19 (A) improvements, additions, or changes to 

20 each facility specified pursuant to paragraph 

21 (1); 

22 (B) construction of new facilities, if any; 

23 (C) maintenance, operation, and 

24 sustainment of any such facility; 

25 (D) security; 
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1 (E) military, civilian, and contractor sup2 port personnel; and 

3 (F) other matters associated with support of 

4 detention operations. 

5 (3) A plan for the disposition of such individuals 

6 if the authority to continue detaining an individual 

7 pursuant to the law of armed conflict were to expire 

8 while such individual is being detained, and an as9 sessment of possible actions that could be taken to 

10 mitigate any adverse implications of such a scenario 

11 to the national security interests of the United States. 

12 (4) A plan for the disposition of individuals held 

13 pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military 

14 Force who are currently detained at the United States 

15 Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

16 (5) A plan for the disposition of future detainees 

17 held pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Mili18 tary Force. 

19 (6) The additional authorities, if any, necessary 

20 to detain an individual pursuant to the law of armed 

21 conflict as an unprivileged enemy belligerent pursu22 ant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force 

23 pending the end of hostilities or a future determina24 tion by the Secretary of Defense that such individual 

25 no longer requires continued detention. 
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1 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 

2 be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi3 fied annex. 

4 SEC. 1036. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR REALIGN5 MENT OF FORCES AT OR CLOSURE OF 

6 UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA7 NAMO BAY, CUBA. 

8 (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—No amounts 

9 authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available 

10 for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 may be 

11 used— 

12 (1) to close or abandon United States Naval Sta13 tion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; 

14 (2) to relinquish control of Guantanamo Bay to 

15 the Republic of Cuba; or 

16 (3) to implement a material modification to the 

17 Treaty Between the United States of America and 

18 Cuba signed at Washington, D.C. on May 29, 1934 

19 that constructively closes United States Naval Sta20 tion, Guantanamo Bay. 

21 (b) REPORT.— 

22 (1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 

23 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

24 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

25 defense committees a report setting forth an assess-
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1 ment of the military implications of United States 

2 Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

3 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report shall include the fol4 lowing: 

5 (A) An historical analysis of the use and 

6 significance of the basing at United States Naval 

7 Station, Guantanamo Bay. 

8 (B) A description of the personnel, re9 sources, and base operations based out of United 

10 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, as of 

11 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

12 (C) An assessment of the role of United 

13 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, in sup14 port of the National Security Strategy, the Na15 tional Defense Strategy, and the National Mili16 tary Strategy. 

17 (D) An assessment of the missions and mili18 tary requirements that United States Naval Sta19 tion, Guantanamo Bay, currently supports. 

20 (E) A description of the uses of United 

21 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, by 

22 other departments and agencies of the United 

23 States Government. 

24 (F) Any other matters the Secretary con25 siders appropriate. 
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1 SEC. 1037. REPORT ON CURRENT DETAINEES AT UNITED 

2 STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, 

3 CUBA, DETERMINED OR ASSESSED TO BE 

4 HIGH RISK OR MEDIUM RISK. 

5 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De7 fense shall submit to the appropriate committees and mem8 bers of Congress a report setting forth a list of the individ9 uals detained at Guantanamo as of the date of the enact10 ment of this Act who have been determined or assessed by 

11 Joint Task Force Guantanamo, at any time before the date 

12 of the report, to be a high-risk or medium-risk threat to 

13 the United States, its interests, or its allies. 

14 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 

15 set forth, for each individual covered by the report, the fol16 lowing: 

17 (1) The name and country of origin. 

18 (2) The date on which first designated or as19 sessed as a high-risk or medium-risk threat to the 

20 United States, its interests, or its allies, and an as21 sessment of the justification for the designation or as22 sessment. 

23 (3) Whether, as of the date of the report, cur24 rently designated or assessed as a high-risk or me25 dium-risk threat to the United States, its interests, or 

26 its allies. 
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1 (4) If the designation or assessment changed be2 tween the date specified pursuant to paragraph (2) 

3 and the date of the report— 

4 (A) the new designation or assessment to 

5 which changed; 

6 (B) the year and month in which the des7 ignation or assessment changed; and 

8 (C) information on, and a justification for, 

9 the change in designation or assessment. 

10 (5) To the extent practicable, without jeopard11 izing intelligence sources and methods— 

12 (A) prior actions in support of terrorism, 

13 hostile actions against the United States or its 

14 allies, gross violations of human rights, and 

15 other violations of international law; and 

16 (B) any affiliations with al Qaeda, al 

17 Qaeda affiliates, or other terrorist groups. 

18 (c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be 

19 submitted in unclassified form to the maximum extent 

20 practicable, but may include a classified annex. 

21 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees and mem23 bers of Congress’’ means— 
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1 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

2 Committee on Appropriations, and the Select 

3 Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 

4 (B) the Majority Leader and the Minority 

5 Leader of the Senate; 

6 (C) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

7 Committee on Appropriations, and the Perma8 nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

9 House of Representatives; and 

10 (D) the Speaker of the House of Representa11 tives and the Minority Leader of the House of 

12 Representatives. 

13 (2) The term ‘‘individual detained at Guanta14 namo’’ means any individual located at United 

15 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of 

16 October 1, 2009, who— 

17 (A) is not a citizen of the United States or 

18 a member of the Armed Forces of the United 

19 States; and 

20 (B) is— 

21 (i) in the custody or under the control 

22 of the Department of Defense; or 

23 (ii) otherwise under detention at 

24 United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 

25 Bay, Cuba. 
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1 SEC. 1038. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON CONTACT BETWEEN 

2 TERRORISTS AND INDIVIDUALS FORMERLY 

3 DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STA4 TION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 319(c) of the Supplemental 

6 Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32; 123 Stat. 

7 1874; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) is amended by adding at the 

8 end the following new paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(6) A summary of all known contact between 

10 any individual formerly detained at Naval Station 

11 Guantanamo Bay and any individual known or sus12 pected to be associated with a foreign terrorist group, 

13 which contact included information or discussion 

14 about planning for or conduct of hostilities against 

15 the United States or its allies or the organizational, 

16 logistical, or resource needs or activities of any ter17 rorist group or activity.’’. 

18 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the amend19 ment made by subsection (a) shall be construed to termi20 nate, alter, modify, override, or otherwise affect any report21 ing of information required under section 319(c) of the Sup22 plemental Appropriations Act, 2009 before the date of the 

23 enactment of this section. 
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1 SEC. 1039. INCLUSION IN REPORTS TO CONGRESS OF IN2 FORMATION ABOUT RECIDIVISM OF INDIVID3 UALS FORMERLY DETAINED AT UNITED 

4 STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, 

5 CUBA. 

6 Section 319(c) of the Supplemental Appropriations 

7 Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32; 123 Stat. 1874; 10 U.S.C. 

8 801 note), as amended by section 1038, is further amended 

9 by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

10 ‘‘(7) For each individual described in paragraph 

11 (4), the date on which such individual was released 

12 or transferred from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay 

13 and the date on which it is confirmed that such indi14 vidual is suspected or confirmed of reengaging in ter15 rorist activities. 

16 ‘‘(8) The average period of time described in 

17 paragraph (7) for all the individuals described in 

18 paragraph (4).’’. 

19 SEC. 1040. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TERMS OF WRITTEN 

20 AGREEMENTS WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES RE21 GARDING TRANSFER OF DETAINEES AT 

22 UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA23 NAMO BAY, CUBA. 

24 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

25 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

26 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
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1 Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly sub2 mit to the appropriate committees of Congress a re3 port describing the terms of any written agreement 

4 between the United States Government and the gov5 ernment of the foreign country concerned regarding 

6 each individual detained at Guantanamo who was 

7 transferred to a foreign country pursuant to a nego8 tiated transfer. 

9 (2) STATEMENT ON LACK OF WRITTEN AGREE10 MENT.—If an individual detained at Guantanamo 

11 was transferred to a foreign country pursuant to a 

12 negotiated transfer and no written agreement exists 

13 between the United States Government and the gov14 ernment of the foreign country regarding the transfer 

15 of such individual, the report under paragraph (1) 

16 shall include an unclassified statement of that fact. 

17 (3) ARRANGEMENTS WHEN LACK OF WRITTEN

18 AGREEMENT.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 

19 also provide a description of the types and frequency 

20 of arrangements or assurances applicable to nego21 tiated transfers covered by paragraph (2). 

22 (4) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 

23 may be submitted in classified form, except as pro24 vided in paragraph (2). 

25 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con2 gress’’ means— 

3 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

4 Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee 

5 on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on 

6 Intelligence of the Senate; and 

7 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

8 Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 

9 Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Com10 mittee on Intelligence of the House of Represent11 atives. 

12 (2) The term ‘‘individual detained at Guanta13 namo’’ means any individual located at United 

14 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of 

15 October 1, 2009, who— 

16 (A) is not a citizen of the United States or 

17 a member of the Armed Forces of the United 

18 States; and 

19 (B) is— 

20 (i) in the custody or under the control 

21 of the Department of Defense; or 

22 (ii) otherwise under detention at 

23 United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 

24 Bay, Cuba. 
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1 SEC. 1041. REPORT ON USE OF UNITED STATES NAVAL STA2 TION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, AND OTHER 

3 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR BUREAU OF 

4 PRISONS PRISONS OR DETENTION OR DIS5 CIPLINARY FACILITIES IN RECRUITMENT OR 

6 OTHER PROPAGANDA OF TERRORIST ORGANI7 ZATIONS. 

8 Not later than six months after the date of the enact9 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consulta10 tion with the Director of National Intelligence, submit to 

11 Congress a report on the use by terrorist organizations and 

12 their leaders of images and symbols relating to United 

13 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and any 

14 other Department of Defense or Bureau of Prisons prison 

15 or other detention or disciplinary facility for recruitment 

16 and other propaganda purposes. The report shall include 

17 the following: 

18 (1) a description of the use by terrorist organiza19 tions and their leaders of images and symbols relating 

20 to United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 

21 and any other Department of Defense or Bureau of 

22 Prisons prison or other detention or disciplinary fa23 cility for recruitment or other propaganda purposes. 

24 (2) A description and assessment of— 

25 (A) the effectiveness of the use of such im26 ages and symbols for recruitment and other 
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1 propaganda purposes during the period begin2 ning on September 11, 2001, and ending on the 

3 date of the report; and 

4 (B) the extent to which such images and 

5 symbols continue to be used for recruitment or 

6 other propaganda purposes. 

7 (3) A description and assessment of the efforts of 

8 the United States Government to counter the use of 

9 such images and symbols for recruitment and other 

10 propaganda purposes and to disseminate accurate in11 formation about such facilities. 

12 SEC. 1042. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REWARDS 

13 THROUGH GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL OF AL14 LIED FORCES AND CERTAIN OTHER MODI15 FICATIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

16 PROGRAM TO PROVIDE REWARDS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c)(3) of section 127b of 

18 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

19 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subpara20 graphs (B) and (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 

21 (B)’’; and 

22 (2) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D). 

23 (b) MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 

24 Subsection (f)(2) of such section is amended— 

25 (1) by striking subparagraph (D); 
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1 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), 

2 and (G), as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respec3 tively; and 

4 (3) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by 

5 paragraph (2), by inserting before the period at the 

6 end the following: ‘‘, including in which countries the 

7 program is being operated’’. 

8 (c) REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF COUNTRIES FOR

9 WHICH REWARDS MAY BE PAID.—Such section is further 

10 amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(h) REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF COUNTRIES FOR

12 WHICH REWARDS MAY BE PAID.—Not later than 15 days 

13 after the date on which the Secretary designates a country 

14 as a country in which an operation or activity of the armed 

15 forces is occurring in connection with which rewards may 

16 be paid under this section, the Secretary shall submit to 

17 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

18 House of Representatives a report on the designation. Each 

19 report shall include the following: 

20 ‘‘(1) The country so designated. 

21 ‘‘(2) The reason for the designation of the coun22 try. 

23 ‘‘(3) A justification for the designation of the 

24 country for purposes of this section.’’. 

25 (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
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1 (1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such sec2 tion is amended to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘§ 127b. Department of Defense rewards program’’. 

4 (2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 

5 at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended 

6 by striking the item relating to section 127b and in7 serting the following new item: 

‘‘127b. Department of Defense rewards program.’’. 

8 SEC. 1043. SUNSET ON EXCEPTION TO CONGRESSIONAL NO9 TIFICATION OF SENSITIVE MILITARY OPER10 ATIONS. 

11 Section 130f(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The notification’’; 

14 and 

15 (2) by adding at the end the following new para16 graph: 

17 ‘‘(2) The exception in paragraph (1) shall cease to be 

18 in effect at the close of December 31, 2017.’’. 

19 SEC. 1044. REPEAL OF SEMIANNUAL REPORTS ON OBLIGA20 TION AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR THE 

21 COMBATING TERRORISM PROGRAM. 

22 Section 229 of title 10, United States Code, is amend23 ed— 

24 (1) by striking subsection (d); and 
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1 (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 

2 (d). 

3 SEC. 1045. LIMITATION ON INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES. 

4 (a) LIMITATION ON INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES TO

5 THOSE IN THE ARMY FIELD MANUAL.— 

6 (1) ARMY FIELD MANUAL 2–22.3 DEFINED.—In 

7 this subsection, the term ‘‘Army Field Manual 2– 

8 22.3’’ means the Army Field Manual 2–22.3 entitled 

9 ‘‘Human Intelligence Collector Operations’’ in effect 

10 on the date of the enactment of this Act or any simi11 lar successor Army Field Manual. 

12 (2) RESTRICTION.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—An individual described 

14 in subparagraph (B) shall not be subjected to 

15 any interrogation technique or approach, or any 

16 treatment related to interrogation, that is not 

17 authorized by and listed in the Army Field Man18 ual 2–22.3. 

19 (B) INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED.—An indi20 vidual described in this subparagraph is an in21 dividual who is— 

22 (i) in the custody or under the effective 

23 control of an officer, employee, or other 

24 agent of the United States Government; or 
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1 (ii) detained within a facility owned, 

2 operated, or controlled by a department or 

3 agency of the United States, in any armed 

4 conflict. 

5 (3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Interrogation techniques, 

6 approaches, and treatments described in Army Field 

7 Manual 2–22.3 shall be implemented strictly in ac8 cord with the principles, processes, conditions, and 

9 limitations prescribed by Army Field Manual 2–22.3. 

10 (4) AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE DEPARTMENT

11 OF DEFENSE.—If a process required by Army Field 

12 Manual 2–22.3, such as a requirement of approval by 

13 a specified Department of Defense official, is inap14 posite to a department or an agency other than the 

15 Department of Defense, the head of such department 

16 or agency shall ensure that a process that is substan17 tially equivalent to the process prescribed by Army 

18 Field Manual 2–22.3 for the Department of Defense 

19 is utilized by all officers, employees, or other agents 

20 of such department or agency. 

21 (5) INTERROGATION BY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCE22 MENT.—The limitations in this subsection shall not 

23 apply to officers, employees, or agents of the Federal 

24 Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland 

25 Security, or other Federal law enforcement entities. 
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1 (6) UPDATE OF THE ARMY FIELD MANUAL.— 

2 (A) REQUIREMENT TO UPDATE.— 

3 (i) IN GENERAL.—Not sooner than 

4 three years after the date of the enactment 

5 of this Act, and once every three years there6 after, the Secretary of Defense, in consulta7 tion with the Attorney General, the Director 

8 of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and 

9 the Director of National Intelligence, shall 

10 complete a thorough review of Army Field 

11 Manual 2–22.3, and revise Army Field 

12 Manual 2–22.3, as necessary to ensure that 

13 Army Field Manual 2–22.3 complies with 

14 the legal obligations of the United States 

15 and the practices for interrogation described 

16 therein do not involve the use or threat of 

17 force. 

18 (ii) AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.— 

19 Army Field Manual 2–22.3 shall remain 

20 available to the public and any revisions to 

21 the Army Field Manual 2–22.3 adopted by 

22 the Secretary of Defense shall be made 

23 available to the public 30 days prior to the 

24 date the revisions take effect. 
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1 (B) REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES OF INTER2 ROGATIONS.— 

3 (i) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.—Not 

4 later than 120 days after the date of the en5 actment of this Act, the interagency body es6 tablished pursuant to Executive Order 

7 13491 (commonly known as the High-Value 

8 Detainee Interrogation Group) shall submit 

9 to the Secretary of Defense, the Director of 

10 National Intelligence, the Attorney General, 

11 and other appropriate officials a report on 

12 best practices for interrogation that do not 

13 involve the use of force. 

14 (ii) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report 

15 required by clause (i) may include rec16 ommendations for revisions to Army Field 

17 Manual 2–22.3 based on the body of re18 search commissioned by the High-Value De19 tainee Interrogation Group. 

20 (iii) AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.— 

21 Not later than 30 days after the report re22 quired by clause (i) is submitted such report 

23 shall be made available to the public. 

24 (b) INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS

25 ACCESS TO DETAINEES.— 
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1 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The head of any depart2 ment or agency of the United States Government shall 

3 provide the International Committee of the Red Cross 

4 with notification of, and prompt access to, any indi5 vidual detained in any armed conflict in the custody 

6 or under the effective control of an officer, employee, 

7 contractor, subcontractor, or other agent of the United 

8 States Government or detained within a facility 

9 owned, operated, or effectively controlled by a depart10 ment, agency, contractor, or subcontractor of the 

11 United States Government, consistent with Depart12 ment of Defense regulations and policies. 

13 (2) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection 

14 shall be construed— 

15 (A) to create or otherwise imply the author16 ity to detain; or 

17 (B) to limit or otherwise affect any other 

18 individual rights or state obligations which may 

19 arise under United States law or international 

20 agreements to which the United States is a 

21 party, including the Geneva Conventions, or to 

22 state all of the situations under which notifica23 tion to and access for the International Com24 mittee of the Red Cross is required or allowed. 
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1 Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 

2 Authorities and Limitations 

3 SEC. 1051. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXCESS PROPERTY 

4 PROGRAM. 

5 (a) WEBSITE REQUIRED.—Section 2576a of title 10, 

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

7 following new subsection: 

8 ‘‘(e) PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE.—(1) The Sec9 retary shall create and maintain a publicly available Inter10 net website that provides information on the controlled 

11 property transferred under this section and the recipients 

12 of such property. 

13 ‘‘(2) The contents of the Internet website required 

14 under paragraph (1) shall include all publicly accessible 

15 unclassified information pertaining to the request, transfer, 

16 denial, and repossession of controlled property under this 

17 section, including— 

18 ‘‘(A) a current inventory of all controlled prop19 erty transferred to Federal and State agencies under 

20 this section, listed by the name of the recipient and 

21 the year of the transfer; 

22 ‘‘(B) all pending requests for transfers of con23 trolled property under this section, including the in24 formation submitted by the Federal and State agen25 cies requesting such transfers; and 
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1 ‘‘(C) all reports required to be submitted to the 

2 Secretary under this section by Federal and State 

3 agencies that receive controlled property under this 

4 section.’’. 

5 (b) CONDITIONS FOR TRANSFER.—Subsection (b) of 

6 such section is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

8 end; 

9 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 

10 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

11 (3) by adding at the end the following new para12 graphs: 

13 ‘‘(5) the recipient, on an annual basis, and with 

14 the authorization of the relevant local governing body 

15 or authority, certifies that it has adopted publicly 

16 available protocols for the appropriate use of con17 trolled property, the supervision of such use, and the 

18 evaluation of the effectiveness of such use, including 

19 auditing and accountability policies; and 

20 ‘‘(6) after the completion of the assessment re21 quired by section 1051(e) of the National Defense Au22 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, the recipient, on 

23 an annual basis, certifies that it provides annual 

24 training to relevant personnel on the maintenance, 
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1 sustainment, and appropriate use of controlled prop2 erty.’’. 

3 (c) DEFINITION OF CONTROLLED PROPERTY.—Such 

4 section is further amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing new subsection: 

6 ‘‘(f) CONTROLLED PROPERTY.—In this section, the 

7 term ‘controlled property’ means any item assigned a de8 militarization code of B, C, D, E, G, or Q under Depart9 ment of Defense Manual 4160.21–M, ‘Defense Materiel Dis10 position Manual’, or any successor document.’’. 

11 (d) EXAMINATION OF TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.—The 

12 Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement with a 

13 federally funded research and development center for the 

14 conduct of an assessment of the Department of Defense ex15 cess property program under section 2576a of title 10, 

16 United States Code, as amended by this section. Such as17 sessment shall include— 

18 (1) an evaluation of the policies and controls 

19 governing the determination of the suitability of re20 cipients of controlled property transferred under the 

21 program, including specific recommendations relating 

22 to the training that Federal and State agencies that 

23 receive such property should receive, at no cost to the 

24 Department of Defense, to ensure proficiency in the 
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1 use, maintenance, and sustainment of such property; 

2 and 

3 (2) an analysis of reported statistics on con4 trolled property transfers, the incidence of controlled 

5 property that is unaccounted for, and the effectiveness 

6 of the policies and procedures governing the return of 

7 controlled property transferred under the program to 

8 the Department of Defense. 

9 (e) ONE-YEAR MANDATORY USE POLICY ASSESS10 MENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agree11 ment with a federally funded research and development cen12 ter for the conduct of an assessment of the Department of 

13 Defense excess property program under section 2576a of 

14 title 10, United States Code, as amended by this section, 

15 to determine if the requirement that all controlled property 

16 transferred under the program be used within one year of 

17 being transferred is achieving its intended effect. Such as18 sessment shall include recommendations on process im19 provement, including legislative proposals. 

20 (f) COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT.—Not later 

21 than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

22 the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct 

23 an assessment of the Department of Defense excess property 

24 program under section 2576a of title 10, United States 
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1 Code, as amended by this section. Such assessment shall in2 clude— 

3 (1) an evaluation of the transfer of controlled 

4 property under the program, including the manner in 

5 which the property was used by Federal and State 

6 agencies and the effectiveness of the Internet website 

7 required under subsection (e) of section 2576a of title 

8 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 

9 in providing transparency to the public; and 

10 (2) a determination of whether the transfer of 

11 property under the program enhances the ability of 

12 Federal and State agencies to carry out counter-drug 

13 and counter-terrorism activities in accordance with 

14 the purposes of the program as set forth in section 

15 2576a of title 10, United States Code. 

16 SEC. 1052. SALE OR DONATION OF EXCESS PERSONAL 

17 PROPERTY FOR BORDER SECURITY ACTIVI18 TIES. 

19 Section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, as 

20 amended by section 1051 is further amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

23 ‘‘counter-drug and counter-terrorism activities’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘counterdrug, counterterrorism, 

25 and border security activities’’; and 
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1 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the At2 torney General and the Director of National 

3 Drug Control Policy’’ and inserting ‘‘the Attor4 ney General, the Director of National Drug Con5 trol Policy, and the Secretary of Homeland Se6 curity, as appropriate’’; and 

7 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘counter-drug 

8 or counter-terrorism activities’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘counterdrug, counterterrorism, or border security ac10 tivities’’. 

11 SEC. 1053. MANAGEMENT OF MILITARY TECHNICIANS. 

12 (a) CONVERSION OF CERTAIN MILITARY TECHNICIAN

13 (DUAL STATUS) POSITIONS TO CIVILIAN POSITIONS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

15 convert not fewer than 20 percent of the positions de16 scribed in paragraph (2) as of January 1, 2017, from 

17 military technician (dual status) positions to posi18 tions filled by individuals who are employed under 

19 section 3101 of title 5, United States Code, and are 

20 not military technicians. 

21 (2) COVERED POSITIONS.—The positions de22 scribed in this paragraph are military technician 

23 (dual status) positions as follows: 

24 (A) Military technician (dual status) posi25 tions identified as general administration, cler-
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1 ical, finance, and office service occupations in 

2 the report of the Secretary of Defense under sec3 tion 519 of the National Defense Authorization 

4 Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 112–81; 

5 125 Stat. 1397). 

6 (B) Such other military technician (dual 

7 status) positions as the Secretary shall specify 

8 for purposes of this subsection. 

9 (3) TREATMENT OF INCUMBENTS.—In the case of 

10 a position converted under paragraph (1) for which 

11 there is an incumbent employee, the Secretary may 

12 fill that position, as converted, with the incumbent 

13 employee without regard to any requirement con14 cerning competition or competitive hiring procedures. 

15 (b) PHASED-IN TERMINATION OF ARMY RESERVE, AIR

16 FORCE RESERVE, AND NATIONAL GUARD NON-DUAL STA17 TUS TECHNICIANS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 10217 of title 10, 

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

20 the following new subsection: 

21 ‘‘(e) PHASED-IN TERMINATION OF POSITIONS.—(1) No 

22 individual may be newly hired or employed, or rehired or 

23 reemployed, as a non-dual status technician for the pur24 poses of this section after December 31, 2016. 
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1 ‘‘(2) Commencing January 1, 2017, the maximum 

2 number of non-dual status technicians employable by the 

3 Army Reserve and by the Air Force Reserve shall be reduced 

4 from the number otherwise provided by subsection (c)(1) by 

5 one for each individual who retires, is separated from, or 

6 otherwise ceases service as a non-dual status technician of 

7 the Army Reserve or the Air Force Reserve, as the case may 

8 be, after such date until the maximum number of non-dual 

9 status technicians employable by the Army Reserve or the 

10 Air Force Reserve, as the case may be, is zero. 

11 ‘‘(3) Commencing January 1, 2017, the maximum 

12 number of non-dual status technicians employable by the 

13 National Guard shall be reduced from the number otherwise 

14 provided by subsection (c)(2) by one for each individual 

15 who retires, is separated from, or otherwise ceases service 

16 as a non-dual status technician of the National Guard after 

17 such date until the maximum number of non-dual status 

18 technicians employable by the National Guard is zero. 

19 ‘‘(4) Any individual newly hired or employed, or re20 hired or employed, to a position required to be filled by 

21 reason of the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be 

22 an individual employed in such position under section 3101 

23 of title 5, and may not be a military technician. 

24 ‘‘(5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 

25 terminate the status as a non-dual status technician under 
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1 this section after December 31, 2016, of any individual who 

2 is a non-dual status technician for the purposes of this sec3 tion on that date.’’. 

4 (2) REPORT ON PHASED-IN TERMINATIONS.—Not 

5 later than February 1, 2016, the Secretary of Defense 

6 shall submit to Congress a report setting forth a plan 

7 for implementing the amendment made by paragraph 

8 (1). 

9 SEC. 1054. LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF CERTAIN AH–64 

10 APACHE HELICOPTERS FROM ARMY NA11 TIONAL GUARD TO REGULAR ARMY AND RE12 LATED PERSONNEL LEVELS. 

13 Section 1712 of the National Defense Authorization 

14 Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

15 3668) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘March 31, 

17 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2016’’; and 

18 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘March 31, 

19 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2016’’ both places it 

20 appears. 

21 SEC. 1055. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND SUP22 PORT TO PERSONNEL OF FOREIGN MIN23 ISTRIES OF DEFENSE. 

24 (a) AUTHORITY.—Section 1081 of the National De25 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 
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1 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 168 note), as amended by section 1047 

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

3 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

4 Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3494), is further amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) 

6 as subsections (c) through (f), respectively; and 

7 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 

8 new subsection (b): 

9 ‘‘(b) TRAINING OF PERSONNEL OF FOREIGN MIN10 ISTRIES WITH SECURITY MISSIONS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

12 may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 

13 carry out a program to provide training and associ14 ated training support services to personnel of foreign 

15 ministries of defense (or ministries with security force 

16 oversight) or regional organizations with security 

17 missions— 

18 ‘‘(A) for the purpose of— 

19 ‘‘(i) enhancing civilian oversight of 

20 foreign security forces; 

21 ‘‘(ii) establishing responsible defense 

22 governance and internal controls in order to 

23 help build effective, transparent, and ac24 countable defense institutions; 
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1 ‘‘(iii) assessing organizational weak2 nesses and establishing a roadmap for ad3 dressing shortfalls; and 

4 ‘‘(iv) enhancing ministerial, general or 

5 joint staff, or service level core management 

6 competencies; and 

7 ‘‘(B) for such other purposes as the Sec8 retary considers appropriate, consistent with the 

9 authority in subsection (a). 

10 ‘‘(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Each fiscal year 

11 quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

12 appropriate committees of Congress a report on ac13 tivities under the program under paragraph (1) dur14 ing the preceding fiscal year quarter. Each report 

15 shall include, for the fiscal year quarter covered by 

16 such report, the following: 

17 ‘‘(A) A list of activities under the program. 

18 ‘‘(B) A list of any organization described in 

19 paragraph (1) to which the Secretary assigned 

20 employees under the program, including the 

21 number of such employees so assigned, the dura22 tion of each assignment, a brief description of 

23 each assigned employee’s activities, and a state24 ment of the cost of each assignment. 
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1 ‘‘(C) A comprehensive justification of any 

2 activities conducted pursuant to paragraph 

3 (1)(B).’’. 

4 (b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (c) of 

5 such section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this sec6 tion, is amended in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘of the Sec7 retary of Defense’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘in 

8 this section terminates at the close of December 31, 2017.’’. 

9 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is fur10 ther amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘MINISTRY OF

12 DEFENSE ADVISOR’’ before ‘‘AUTHORITY’’; 

13 (2) in subsections (d) and (e), as redesignated by 

14 subsection (a)(1) of this section, by striking ‘‘the Com15 mittees on Armed Services and Foreign Relations of 

16 the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services 

17 and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘the appropriate committees of Con19 gress’’; and 

20 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub21 section: 

22 ‘‘(g) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE23 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate committees 

24 of Congress’ means— 
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1 ‘‘(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

2 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

3 ‘‘(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

4 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep5 resentatives.’’. 

6 (d) CLERICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO SEC7 TION HEADING TO REFLECT NAME OF PROGRAM.— 

8 (1) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of 

9 such section is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 1081. DEFENSE INSTITUTION CAPACITY BUILDING 

11 PROGRAM.’’. 

12 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con13 tents in section 2(b) of such Act is amended by strik14 ing the item relating to section 1081 and inserting 

15 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 1081. Defense Institution Capacity Building Program.’’. 

16 SEC. 1056. INFORMATION OPERATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT 

17 TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS. 

18 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

19 that— 

20 (1) military information support operations are 

21 a critical component of the efforts of the Department 

22 of Defense to provide commanders with capabilities to 

23 shape the operational environment; 

24 (2) military information support operations are 

25 integral to armed conflict and therefore the Secretary 
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1 of Defense has broad latitude to conduct military in2 formation support operations; 

3 (3) the Secretary of Defense should develop cre4 ative and agile concepts, technologies, and strategies 

5 across all available media to most effectively reach 

6 target audiences, to counter and degrade the ability of 

7 adversaries and potential adversaries to persuade, in8 spire, and recruit inside areas of hostilities or in 

9 other areas in direct support of the objectives of com10 manders; and 

11 (4) the Secretary of Defense should request addi12 tional funds in future budgets to carry out military 

13 information support operations to support the broad14 er efforts of the Government to counter violent extre15 mism. 

16 (b) TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS REQUIRED.—To 

17 support the ability of the Department of Defense to provide 

18 innovative operational concepts and technologies to shape 

19 the informational environment, the Secretary of Defense 

20 shall carry out a series of technology demonstrations, subject 

21 to the availability of funds for such purpose or to a prior 

22 approval reprogramming, to assess innovative new tech23 nologies for information operations and information en24 gagement to support the operational and strategic require25 ments of the commanders of the geographic and functional 
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1 combatant commands, including the urgent and emergent 

2 operational needs and the operational and theater cam3 paign plans of such combatant commanders to further the 

4 national security objectives and strategic communications 

5 requirements of the United States. 

6 (c) PLAN.—By not later than 180 days after the date 

7 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

8 provide to the congressional defense committees a plan de9 scribing how the Department of Defense will execute the 

10 technology demonstrations required under subsection (b). 

11 Such plan shall include each of the following elements: 

12 (1) A general timeline for conducting the tech13 nology demonstrations. 

14 (2) Clearly defined goals and endstate objectives 

15 for the demonstrations, including traceability of such 

16 goals to the tactical, operational, or strategic require17 ments of the combatant commanders. 

18 (3) A process for measuring the performance and 

19 effectiveness of the demonstrations. 

20 (4) A coordination structure to include partici21 pation between the technology development and the 

22 operational communities, including potentially joint, 

23 interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational 

24 partners. 
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1 (5) The identification of potential technologies to 

2 support the tactical, operational, or strategic needs of 

3 the combatant commanders. 

4 (6) An explanation of how such technologies will 

5 support and coordinate with elements of joint, inter6 agency, intergovernmental, and multinational part7 ners. 

8 (d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE.—Upon initiating a tech9 nology demonstration under subsection (b), the Secretary 

10 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit11 tees written notice of the demonstration that includes a de12 tailed description of the demonstration, including its pur13 pose, cost, engagement medium, targeted audience, and any 

14 other details the Secretary of Defense believes will assist the 

15 committees in evaluating the demonstration. 

16 (e) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out a tech17 nology demonstration under this section shall terminate on 

18 September 30, 2022. 

19 (f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 

20 shall be construed to limit or alter any authority under 

21 which the Department of Defense supports information op22 erations activities within the Department. 
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1 SEC. 1057. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RETIRE2 MENT OF HELICOPTER SEA COMBAT SQUAD3 RON 84 AND 85 AIRCRAFT. 

4 (a) PROHIBITIONS.—Except as provided by subsection 

5 (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

6 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the 

7 Navy may be obligated or expended to— 

8 (1) retire, prepare to retire, transfer, or place in 

9 storage any Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 84 

10 (HSC–84) or Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85 

11 (HSC–85) aircraft; or 

12 (2) make any changes to manning levels with re13 spect to any HSC–84 or HSC–85 aircraft squadron. 

14 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Navy may waive 

15 subsection (a), if the Secretary certifies to the congressional 

16 defense committees that the Secretary has— 

17 (1) conducted a cost-benefit analysis identifying 

18 savings to Department of the Navy regarding decom19 missioning or deactivation of an HSC–84 or HSC– 

20 85 squadron; 

21 (2) identified a replacement capability that 

22 would be available if prioritized and directed by the 

23 Secretary of Defense and would meet all operational 

24 requirements, including special operational-peculiar 

25 requirements of the combatant commands, currently 

26 being met by the HSC–84 or HSC–85 squadrons and 
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1 aircraft to be retired, transferred, or placed in stor2 age; and 

3 (3) deployed such capability. 

4 SEC. 1058. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

5 DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN LANDMINES AND 

6 REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POL7 ICY AND INVENTORY OF ANTI-PERSONNEL 

8 LANDMINE MUNITIONS. 

9 (a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided under subsection 

10 (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

11 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the 

12 Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for 

13 the destruction of anti-personnel landmine munitions before 

14 the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the re15 port required by subsection (c). 

16 (b) EXCEPTION FOR SAFETY.—The limitation under 

17 subsection (a) shall not apply to any anti-personnel land18 mine munitions that the Secretary determines are unsafe 

19 or could pose a safety risk if not demilitarized or destroyed. 

20 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

22 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

23 submit to Congress a report that includes each of the 

24 following: 
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1 (A) A description of the policy of the De2 partment of Defense regarding the use of anti3 personnel landmines, including methods for com4 manders to seek waivers to use such munitions. 

5 (B) A 10-year projection of the inventory 

6 levels for all anti-personnel landmine munitions 

7 that takes into account future production of 

8 anti-personnel landmine munitions, any plans 

9 for demilitarization of such munitions, the age of 

10 the munitions, storage and safety considerations, 

11 and other factors that will impact the size of the 

12 inventory. 

13 (C) A 10-year projection for the cost to 

14 achieve the inventory levels projected in subpara15 graph (B), including the cost for potential de16 militarization or disposal of such munitions. 

17 (D) A 10-year projection for the cost to de18 velop and produce new anti-personnel landmine 

19 munitions the Secretary determines are nec20 essary to meet the demands of current oper21 ational plans. 

22 (E) An assessment, by the Chairman of the 

23 Joint Chiefs of Staff, of the effects of the pro24 jected anti-personnel landmine inventory on cur25 rent operational plans. 
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1 (F) Any other matters that the Secretary 

2 determines should be included in the report. 

3 (2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by 

4 paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

5 but may include a classified annex. 

6 (d) ANTI-PERSONNEL LANDMINE MUNITIONS DE7 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘anti-personnel landmine 

8 munitions’’ includes anti-personnel landmines and sub-mu9 nitions as defined by the Convention on the Prohibition of 

10 the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Per11 sonnel Mines and on their Destruction, as determined by 

12 the Secretary. 

13 SEC. 1059. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORITY TO PRO14 VIDE ASSISTANCE TO SECURE THE SOUTH15 ERN LAND BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES. 

16 (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—The Sec17 retary of Defense may provide assistance to United States 

18 Customs and Border Protection for purposes of increasing 

19 ongoing efforts to secure the southern land border of the 

20 United States. 

21 (b) CONCURRENCE IN ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under 

22 subsection (a) shall be provided with the concurrence of the 

23 Secretary of Homeland Security. 
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1 (c) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The assist2 ance provided under subsection (a) may include the fol3 lowing: 

4 (1) Deployment of members and units of the reg5 ular and reserve components of the Armed Forces to 

6 the southern land border of the United States. 

7 (2) Deployment of manned aircraft, unmanned 

8 aerial surveillance systems, and ground-based surveil9 lance systems to support continuous surveillance of 

10 the southern land border of the United States. 

11 (3) Intelligence analysis support. 

12 (d) MATERIEL AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT.—The Sec13 retary of Defense is authorized to deploy such materiel and 

14 equipment and logistics support as is necessary to ensure 

15 the effectiveness of assistance provided under subsection (a). 

16 (e) FUNDING.—Of the amounts authorized to be appro17 priated for the Department of Defense by this Act, the Sec18 retary of Defense may use up to $75,000,000 to provide as19 sistance under subsection (a). 

20 (f) REPORTS.—At the end of each three-month period 

21 during which assistance is provided under subsection (a), 

22 the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 

23 of Homeland Security, shall submit to the congressional de24 fense committees, the Committee on Homeland Security of 

25 the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Home-
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1 land Security and Government Affairs of the Senate a re2 port on the provision of such assistance during that period. 

3 Each report shall include, for the period covered by the re4 port, the following: 

5 (1) A description of the assistance provided. 

6 (2) A description of the sources and amounts of 

7 funds used to provide such assistance. 

8 (3) A description of the amounts obligated to 

9 provide such assistance. 

10 (4) An assessment of the efficacy and cost-effec11 tiveness of such assistance in support of the Depart12 ment of Homeland Security’s objectives and strategy 

13 to address the challenges on the southern land border 

14 of the United States and recommendations, if any, to 

15 enhance the effectiveness of such assistance. 

16 Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 

17 SEC. 1060. PROVISION OF DEFENSE PLANNING GUIDANCE 

18 AND CONTINGENCY PLANNING GUIDANCE IN19 FORMATION TO CONGRESS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 113(g) of title 10, United 

21 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 

22 new paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(3) At the time of the budget submission by the Presi24 dent for a fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall include 

25 in the budget materials submitted to Congress for that year 
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1 summaries of the guidance developed under paragraphs (1) 

2 and (2), as well as summaries of any plans developed in 

3 accordance with the guidance developed under paragraph 

4 (2). Such summaries shall be sufficient to allow the congres5 sional defense committees to evaluate fully the requirements 

6 for military forces, acquisition programs, and operation 

7 and maintenance funding in the President’s annual budget 

8 request for the Department of Defense.’’. 

9 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Notwithstanding the re10 quirement under paragraph (3) of section 113(g) of title 

11 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), that 

12 the Secretary of Defense submit summaries under that 

13 paragraph at the time of the President’s annual budget sub14 mission, by not later than 120 days after the date of the 

15 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the con16 gressional defense committees a report containing— 

17 (1) summaries of the guidance developed under 

18 paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (g) of section 

19 113 of title 10, United States Code; and 

20 (2) summaries of any plans developed in accord21 ance with the guidance developed under paragraph 

22 (2) of such subsection. 
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1 SEC. 1061. EXPEDITED MEETINGS OF THE NATIONAL COM2 MISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE ARMY. 

3 Section 1702(f) of the National Defense Authorization 

4 Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

5 3665) is amended by adding at the end the following new 

6 sentence: ‘‘Section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee 

7 Act (5 U.S.C. App. I) shall not apply to a meeting of the 

8 Commission unless the meeting is attended by five or more 

9 members of the Commission.’’. 

10 SEC. 1062. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REPORTS SUB11 MITTED BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE 

12 UNITED STATES. 

13 (a) REPORT ON NNSA BUDGET REQUESTS.—Section 

14 3255(a)(2) of the National Nuclear Security Administra15 tion Act (50 U.S.C. 2455(a)(2)) is amended by inserting 

16 before ‘‘, the Comptroller General’’ the following: ‘‘in an 

17 even-numbered year, and not later than 150 days after the 

18 date on which the Administrator submits such materials in 

19 an odd-numbered year’’. 

20 (b) REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.—Sec21 tion 3134 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis22 cal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2713), as 

23 amended by section 3134(a) of the National Defense Author24 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 

25 Stat. 2193), is further amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a series of 

2 three reviews, as described in subsections (b), (c), and 

3 (d),’’ and inserting ‘‘reviews as described in sub4 sections (b) and (c)’’; 

5 (2) by striking subsection (d); and 

6 (3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 

7 (d). 

8 SEC. 1063. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GEO9 GRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED FORCE 

10 LAYDOWN IN THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY 

11 OF UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND. 

12 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 

13 2016, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 

14 Commander of the United States Pacific Command, shall 

15 submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 

16 Department of Defense plans for implementing the geo17 graphically distributed force laydown in the area of respon18 sibility of United States Pacific Command. 

19 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 

20 under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

21 (1) A description of the force laydown. 

22 (2) A discussion of how the force laydown affects 

23 the operational and contingency plans in the area of 

24 responsibility of United States Pacific Command, in25 cluding a discussion on how timeliness, availability of 
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1 forces, and risk in meeting the military objectives 

2 contained in those plans are affected. 

3 (3) A discussion of the specific support asset re4 quirements derived from the force laydown, including 

5 logistical sustainment, pre-positioned stocks, sea and 

6 air lift and, command and control. 

7 (4) A discussion of the specific infrastructure 

8 and military construction requirements derived from 

9 the force laydown. 

10 (5) A discussion on how Department of Defense 

11 plans to meet the requirements identified in para12 graphs (3) and (4), including the ability of United 

13 States Transportation Command, the United States 

14 Combat Logistics Force, and the Armed Forces to 

15 meet those requirements. 

16 (6) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 

17 determines to be appropriate. 

18 (c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 

19 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

20 a classified annex. 

21 SEC. 1064. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF NATIONAL SECURITY 

22 STRATEGY FORMULATION PROCESS. 

23 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—The Secretary of De24 fense shall enter into a contract with an independent re25 search entity described in subsection (c) to carry out a com-
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1 prehensive study of the role of the Department of Defense 

2 in the formulation of national security strategy. 

3 (b) MATTERS COVERED.—The study required by sub4 section (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 

5 (1) Several case studies of the role of the Depart6 ment of Defense and its process for the formulation of 

7 previous national security strategies in place through8 out the history of the United States, with specific em9 phasis on the development and execution of previous 

10 strategies, as well as the factors that contributed to 

11 the development and execution of successful previous 

12 strategies with specific emphasis on— 

13 (A) the frequency of strategy updates; 

14 (B) the synchronization of timelines and 

15 content among different strategies; 

16 (C) the prioritization of objectives; 

17 (D) the assignment of roles and responsibil18 ities among relevant agencies; 

19 (E) the links between strategy and 

20 resourcing; 

21 (F) the implementation of strategy within 

22 the planning documents of relevant agencies; 

23 (G) the value of a competition of ideas; and 

24 (H) recommendations for the executive and 

25 legislative branches on the best practices and or-
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1 ganizational lessons learned for enabling the De2 partment of Defense to formulate long-term de3 fense strategy. 

4 (2) A complete review and analysis of the cur5 rent national security strategy formulation process, as 

6 it relates to the Department of Defense, including an 

7 analysis of the following: 

8 (A) All major Government products and 

9 documents of national security strategy relevant 

10 to the Department of Defense and how they fit 

11 together, including— 

12 (i) the National Military Strategy pre13 pared by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 

14 of Staff under section 153(b)(1) of title 10, 

15 United States Code; 

16 (ii) the most recent quadrennial de17 fense review conducted by the Secretary of 

18 Defense pursuant to section 118 of title 10, 

19 United States Code; 

20 (iii) the national security strategy re21 port required under section 108 of the Na22 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

23 3043); and 

24 (iv) any other relevant national secu25 rity strategy products and documents. 
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1 (B) The time periods during which the 

2 products and documents covered by subpara3 graph (A) are prepared and published, and how 

4 they fit together. 

5 (C) The interaction between the White 

6 House and the agencies that develop such prod7 ucts and documents and formulate strategy. 

8 (D) All the current entities in the Federal 

9 Government that contribute to the national secu10 rity strategy formulation process and how they 

11 fit together. 

12 (c) INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ENTITY.—The entity de13 scribed in this subsection is an independent research entity 

14 that is a not-for-profit entity or a federally funded research 

15 and development center with appropriate expertise and an16 alytical capability. 

17 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date 

18 of the enactment of this Act, the independent research entity 

19 shall provide to the Secretary a report on the results of the 

20 study. Not later than 90 days after receipt of the report, 

21 the Secretary shall submit such report, together with any 

22 additional views or recommendations of the Secretary, to 

23 the congressional defense committees. 
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1 SEC. 1065. REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DETECTION, IDENTI2 FICATION, AND DISABLEMENT CAPABILITIES 

3 RELATED TO REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT. 

4 Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 

5 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con6 gressional defense committees a report addressing the suit7 ability of existing capabilities to detect, identify, and dis8 able remotely piloted aircraft operating within special use 

9 and restricted airspace. The report shall include the fol10 lowing: 

11 (1) An assessment of the degree to which existing 

12 capabilities to detect, identify, and potentially disable 

13 remotely piloted aircraft within special use and re14 stricted airspace are able to be deployed and combat 

15 prevailing threats. 

16 (2) An assessment of existing gaps in capabili17 ties related to the detection, identification, or disable18 ment of remotely piloted aircraft within special use 

19 and restricted airspace. 

20 (3) A plan that outlines the extent to which ex21 isting research and development programs within the 

22 Department of Defense can be leveraged to fill identi23 fied capability gaps and/or the need to establish new 

24 programs to address such gaps as are identified pur25 suant to paragraph (2). 
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1 SEC. 1066. REPORT ON OPTIONS TO ACCELERATE THE 

2 TRAINING OF PILOTS OF REMOTELY PILOTED 

3 AIRCRAFT. 

4 Not later than February 1, 2016, the Secretary of the 

5 Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense commit6 tees a report addressing the immediate and critical training 

7 and operational needs of the remotely piloted aircraft com8 munity. The report shall include the following: 

9 (1) An assessment of the viability of using non10 rated, civilian, contractor, or enlisted pilots to execute 

11 remotely piloted aircraft missions. 

12 (2) An assessment of the availability and exist13 ing utilization of special use airspace available for re14 motely piloted aircraft training and a plan for ac15 cessing additional special use airspace in order to 

16 meet anticipated training requirements for remotely 

17 piloted aircraft. 

18 (3) A comprehensive training plan aimed at in19 creasing the throughput of undergraduate remotely 

20 piloted aircraft training without sacrificing quality 

21 and standards. 

22 (4) Establishment of an optimum ratio for the 

23 mix of training airframes to operational airframes in 

24 the remotely piloted aircraft inventory necessary to 

25 achieve manning requirements for pilots and sensor 

26 operators and, to the extent practicable, a plan for 
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1 fielding additional remotely piloted aircraft airframes 

2 at the formal training units in the active, National 

3 Guard, and reserve components in accordance with 

4 optimum ratios for MQ–9 and Global Hawk remotely 

5 piloted aircraft. 

6 (5) Establishment of optimum and minimum 

7 crew ratios to combat air patrols taking into account 

8 all tasks remotely piloted aircraft units execute and, 

9 to the extent practicable, a plan for conducting mis10 sions in accordance with optimum ratios. 

11 (6) Identification of any resource, legislative, or 

12 departmental policy challenges impeding the correc13 tive action needed to reach a sustainable remotely pi14 loted aircraft operations tempo. 

15 (7) An assessment, to the extent practicable, of 

16 the direct and indirect impacts that the integration 

17 of remotely piloted aircraft into the national airspace 

18 system has on the ability to generate remotely piloted 

19 aircraft crews. 

20 (8) Any other matters the Secretary determines 

21 appropriate. 

22 SEC. 1067. STUDIES OF FLEET PLATFORM ARCHITECTURES 

23 FOR THE NAVY. 

24 (a) INDEPENDENT STUDIES.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

2 provide for the performance of three independent stud3 ies of alternative future fleet platform architectures 

4 for the Navy in the 2030 timeframe. 

5 (2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

6 April 1, 2016, the Secretary shall submit the results 

7 of each study to the congressional defense committees. 

8 (3) FORM.—Each such study shall be submitted 

9 in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 

10 annex as necessary. 

11 (b) ENTITIES TO PERFORM STUDIES.—The Secretary 

12 of Defense shall provide for the studies under subsection (a) 

13 to be performed as follows: 

14 (1) One study shall be performed by the Depart15 ment of the Navy and shall include participants 

16 from— 

17 (A) the Office of Net Assessment within the 

18 Office of the Secretary of Defense; and 

19 (B) the Naval Surface Warfare Center 

20 Dahlgren Division. 

21 (2) The second study shall be performed by a fed22 erally funded research and development center. 

23 (3) The final study shall be conducted by an 

24 independent, non-governmental institute which is de25 scribed in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
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1 Code of 1986, and exempt from tax under section 

2 501(a) of such Code, and has recognized credentials 

3 and expertise in national security and military af4 fairs. 

5 (c) PERFORMANCE OF STUDIES.— 

6 (1) INDEPENDENT PERFORMANCE.—The Sec7 retary of Defense shall require the three studies under 

8 this section to be conducted independently of each 

9 other. 

10 (2) MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In per11 forming a study under this section, the organization 

12 performing the study, while being aware of the cur13 rent and projected fleet platform architectures, shall 

14 not be limited by the current or projected fleet plat15 form architecture and shall consider the following 

16 matters: 

17 (A) The National Security Strategy of the 

18 United States. 

19 (B) Potential future threats to the United 

20 States and to United States naval forces in the 

21 2030 timeframe. 

22 (C) Traditional roles and missions of 

23 United States naval forces. 

24 (D) Alternative roles and missions for 

25 United States naval forces. 
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1 (E) Other government and non-government 

2 analyses that would contribute to the study 

3 through variations in study assumptions or po4 tential scenarios. 

5 (F) The role of evolving technology on fu6 ture naval forces, including unmanned systems. 

7 (G) Opportunities for reduced operation 

8 and sustainment costs. 

9 (H) Current and projected capabilities of 

10 other United States armed forces that could af11 fect force structure capability and capacity re12 quirements of United States naval forces. 

13 (d) STUDY RESULTS.—The results of each study under 

14 this section shall— 

15 (1) present the alternative fleet platform archi16 tectures considered, with assumptions and possible 

17 scenarios identified for each; 

18 (2) provide for presentation of minority views of 

19 study participants; and 

20 (3) for the recommended architecture, provide— 

21 (A) the numbers, kinds, and sizes of vessels, 

22 the numbers and types of associated manned and 

23 unmanned vehicles, and the basic capabilities of 

24 each of those platforms; 
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1 (B) other information needed to understand 

2 that architecture in basic form and the sup3 porting analysis; 

4 (C) deviations from the current Annual 

5 Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Ves6 sels required under section 231 of title 10, 

7 United States Code; 

8 (D) options to address ship classes that 

9 begin decommissioning prior to 2035; and 

10 (E) implications for naval aviation, includ11 ing the future carrier air wing and land-based 

12 aviation platforms. 

13 SEC. 1068. REPORT ON STRATEGY TO PROTECT UNITED 

14 STATES NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS IN 

15 THE ARCTIC REGION. 

16 (a) REPORT ON STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later 

17 than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

18 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

19 defense committees a report that sets forth an updated mili20 tary strategy for the protection of United States national 

21 security interests in the Arctic region. 

22 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 

23 shall include the following: 

24 (1) A description of United States military in25 terests in the Arctic region. 
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1 (2) A description of operational plans and mili2 tary requirements for the protection of United States 

3 national security interests in the Arctic region, in4 cluding United States citizens, territory, freedom of 

5 navigation, and economic and trade interests. 

6 (3) An identification of any operational seams 

7 and a plan to enhance unity of effort among the com8 batant commands with responsibility for the Arctic 

9 region, as well as among the Armed Forces. 

10 (4) A description of the security environment in 

11 the Arctic region, including the activities of foreign 

12 nations operating within the Arctic region. 

13 (5) A description of United States military ca14 pabilities required to implement the strategy required 

15 by subsection (a). 

16 (6) An identification of any capability gaps and 

17 resource gaps, including in installations, infrastruc18 ture, communications and domain awareness, and 

19 personnel in the Arctic region, that would impact the 

20 implementation of the strategy required by subsection 

21 (a) or the execution of any associated operational 

22 plan, and a mitigation plan to address such gaps. 

23 (7) An assessment of military-to-military co24 operation with partner nations that have mutual se25 curity interests in the Arctic region, including oppor-
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1 tunities for sharing installations and maintenance fa2 cilities. 

3 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 

4 be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi5 fied annex. 

6 SEC. 1069. COMPTROLLER GENERAL BRIEFING AND RE7 PORT ON MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 

8 PROJECTS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

9 AFFAIRS. 

10 (a) BRIEFING.—Not later than 270 days after the date 

11 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 

12 United States shall provide to the appropriate committees 

13 of Congress a briefing on the administration and oversight 

14 by the Department of Veterans Affairs of contracts for the 

15 design and construction of major medical facility projects, 

16 as defined in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United 

17 States Code. 

18 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

19 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

20 submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 

21 on the administration and oversight described in subsection 

22 (a). 

23 (c) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required by subsection 

24 (a) and the report required by subsection (b) shall each in25 clude an examination of the following: 
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1 (1) The processes used by the Department for 

2 overseeing and assuring the performance of construc3 tion design and construction contracts for major med4 ical facility projects, as so defined. 

5 (2) Any actions taken by the Department to im6 prove the administration of such contracts. 

7 (3) Such opportunities for further improvement 

8 of the administration of such contracts as the Comp9 troller General considers appropriate. 

10 (d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE11 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 

12 of Congress’’ means— 

13 (1) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the 

14 Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Af15 fairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Ap16 propriations of the Senate; and 

17 (2) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the 

18 Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Af19 fairs and Related Agencies of the Committee on Ap20 propriations of the House of Representatives. 

21 SEC. 1070. SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS OF MUNITIONS AS22 SESSMENTS. 

23 (a) REQUIRED REPORTS.—Not later than March 1, 

24 2016, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense 
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1 shall submit to the congressional defense committees each 

2 of the following: 

3 (1) The most current munitions assessments, as 

4 defined by Department of Defense Instruction Number 

5 3000.04, relating to the Department of Defense muni6 tions process. 

7 (2) The most current sufficiency assessments, as 

8 defined by such Department of Defense Instruction. 

9 (3) The most current approved memorandum of 

10 the Joint Requirements Oversight Council resulting 

11 from the munitions requirements process. 

12 (b) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit reports and 

13 assessments under this section shall terminate on the date 

14 that is two years after the date of the enactment of this 

15 Act. 

16 SEC. 1071. POTENTIAL ROLE FOR UNITED STATES GROUND 

17 FORCES IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC THEATER. 

18 (a) GENERAL ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 

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

20 the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly 

21 conduct a comprehensive assessment of potential roles 

22 for United States ground forces in the western Pacific 

23 in cooperation with host nations to deter and defeat 

24 aggression in the western Pacific region. 
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1 (2) CAPABILITIES TO BE EXAMINED.—The Sec2 retary and the Chairman shall assess the feasibility 

3 and potential effectiveness of mobile United States 

4 ground forces operating jointly to facilitate— 

5 (A) anti-access and area-denial capabilities 

6 in contested sea lanes and airspace; 

7 (B) air defense capabilities; 

8 (C) electronic countermeasures capabilities; 

9 (D) command, control, communications, 

10 and logistics capabilities; 

11 (E) littoral defenses; and 

12 (F) any other capabilities the Secretary and 

13 Chairman determine to be appropriate. 

14 (b) COMPLETION DATE.—The assessment required by 

15 this section shall be completed by not later than one year 

16 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

17 (c) BRIEFING OF CONGRESS.—Upon the completion of 

18 the assessments required by this section, the Secretary and 

19 the Chairman shall provide a briefing on the assessment 

20 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

21 House of Representatives. 
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1 SEC. 1072. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIRE2 MENTS RELATED TO MILITARY PERSONNEL 

3 ISSUES. 

4 (a) REPORT ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY IN5 CENTIVE PAY.—Section 316a of title 37, United States 

6 Code, as amended by section 615(5) of this Act, is amend7 ed— 

8 (1) by striking subsection (f); and 

9 (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 

10 (f). 

11 (b) REPORT ON USE OF WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR

12 MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY APPOINTMENTS.—Section 

13 553 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

14 Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 4346 note) is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) by striking subsection (e); and 

17 (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 

18 (e). 

19 (c) REPORT ON INCREASE IN JUNIOR RESERVE OFFI20 CERS’ TRAINING CORPS UNITS.—Subsection (e) of section 

21 548 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 

22 Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 

23 4466) is repealed. 

24 (d) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF YELLOW RIBBON

25 REINTEGRATION PROGRAM.— 
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1 (1) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 582(e) 

2 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

3 Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 

4 note) is amended by striking paragraph (4). 

5 (2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 597 of the 

6 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

7 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is 

8 repealed. 

9 (e) REPORT ON STANDARDS OF FACILITIES.—Section 

10 1648 of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Public Law 

11 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended by striking sub12 section (f). 

13 (f) REPORT ON INSPECTIONS OF FACILITIES.—Section 

14 1662 of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Public Law 

15 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘(a) REQUIRED INSPECTIONS OF

17 FACIL18 ITIES.—’’; and 

19 (2) by striking subsection (b). 

20 (g) REPORT ON INSPECTIONS OF OTHER FACILI21 TIES.—Section 3307 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ 

22 Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appro23 priations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110–28; 10 U.S.C. 1073 

24 note) is amended— 

25 (1) by striking subsection (d); and 
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1 (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 

2 (d). 

3 (h) REPORT ON LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY ASSIST4 ANCE RELATED TO DOD ACTIVITIES.—Section 574 of the 

5 John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

6 Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 20 U.S.C. 7703b note) 

7 is amended— 

8 (1) by striking subsection (c); and 

9 (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 

10 subsections (c) and (d), respectively. 

11 SEC. 1073. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIRE12 MENTS RELATING TO READINESS. 

13 (a) BIANNUAL REPORTS ON ALLOCATION OF FUNDS

14 WITHIN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET SUB15 ACTIVITIES.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 10, United 

17 States Code, is amended by striking section 228. 

18 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec19 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 

20 striking the item relating to section 228. 

21 (b) ANNUAL REPORT ON NAVAL PETROLEUM RE22 SERVES.—Section 7431 of title 10, United States Code, is 

23 amended by striking subsection (c). 

24 (c) ANNUAL REPORT ON ARMY NATIONAL GUARD COM25 BAT READINESS.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1013 of title 10, 

2 United States Code, is amended by striking section 

3 10542. 

4 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec5 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 

6 striking the item relating to section 10542. 

7 (d) GAO REPORT ON IN-KIND PAYMENTS.—Section 

8 2805 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

9 Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2149) is re10 pealed. 

11 (e) INSIDER THREAT DETECTION BUDGET SUBMIS12 SION.—Section 922 of the National Defense Authorization 

13 Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 

14 2224 note) is amended by striking subsection (f). 

15 (f) PRICE TREND ANALYSIS.—Section 892 of the Ike 

16 Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

17 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 2306a) is repealed. 

18 (g) REPORT ON AUTHORITY FOR AIRLIFT TRANSPOR19 TATION AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RATES FOR NON20 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FEDERAL CARGOES.—Section 

21 351 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

22 Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2262) is amended 

23 by striking subsection (b). 

24 (h) BIENNIAL REPORT ON PROCUREMENT OF MILI25 TARY WORKING DOGS.—Section 358 of the Duncan Hunter 
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1 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

2 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— 

3 (1) by striking subsection (c); and 

4 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 

5 (c). 

6 (i) REPORT ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY.— 

7 Section 958 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

8 Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 297) is 

9 repealed. 

10 (j) REPORT ON ARSENAL SUPPORT PROGRAM INITIA11 TIVE.—Section 343 of the Floyd D. Spence National De12 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted 

13 into law by Public Law 106–398; 10 U.S.C. 4551 note) is 

14 amended by striking subsection (g). 

15 (k) GAO REVIEW OF CONTRACTOR-OPERATED CIVIL

16 ENGINEERING SUPPLY STORES PROGRAM.—Section 345 of 

17 the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act 

18 for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105–261; 112 Stat. 1978) 

19 is amended— 

20 (1) by striking subsection (d); and 

21 (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 

22 (d). 
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1 SEC. 1074. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIRE2 MENTS RELATED TO NAVAL VESSELS AND 

3 MERCHANT MARINE. 

4 (a) REPORT ON NAMING OF NAVAL VESSELS.—Section 

5 7292 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 

6 subsection (d). 

7 (b) REPORT ON TRANSFER OF VESSELS STRICKEN

8 FROM NAVAL VESSEL REGISTER.—Section 7306 of title 10, 

9 United States Code, is amended— 

10 (1) by striking subsection (d); and 

11 (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 

12 subsections (d) and (e), respectively. 

13 (c) ANNUAL REPORT OF MARITIME ADMINISTRA14 TION.— 

15 (1) ELIMINATION OF REPORT AND REVISION OF

16 REMAINING REQUIREMENT.—Section 50111 of title 

17 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘§ 50111. Submission of annual MARAD authorization 

19 request 

20 ‘‘(a) SUBMISSION OF LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL.—Not 

21 later than 30 days after the date on which the President 

22 submits to Congress a budget for a fiscal year pursuant to 

23 section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary of Transportation 

24 shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the 

25 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

26 House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
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1 Science, and Transportation of the Senate the Maritime Ad2 ministration authorization request for that fiscal year. 

3 ‘‘(b) MARITIME ADMINISTRATION REQUEST DE4 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘Maritime Administration 

5 authorization request’ means a proposal for legislation that, 

6 for a fiscal year— 

7 ‘‘(1) recommends authorizations of appropria8 tions for the Maritime Administration for that fiscal 

9 year, including with respect to matters described in 

10 subsection 109(j) of title 49 or authorized in subtitle 

11 V of this title; and 

12 ‘‘(2) addresses any other matter with respect to 

13 the Maritime Administration that the Secretary de14 termines is appropriate.’’. 

15 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec16 tions at the beginning of chapter 501 of title 46, 

17 United States Code, is amended by striking the item 

18 relating to section 50111 and inserting the following 

19 new item: 

‘‘50111. Submission of annual MARAD authorization request.’’. 

20 (d) DISCRETIONARY REPORT NO LONGER NEEDED.— 

21 The Secretary of the Navy is not required to submit to the 

22 congressional defense committees a report, or updates to 

23 such a report, on open architecture as described in Senate 

24 Report 110–077. 
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1 SEC. 1075. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIRE2 MENTS RELATED TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. 

3 (a) REPORT ON PILOT PROGRAM FOR EXCHANGE OF

4 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL.—Section 1110 of 

5 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

6 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2493) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking subsection (i); 

8 (2) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection 

9 (i); and 

10 (3) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by strik11 ing paragraph (2) and inserting the following new 

12 paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(2) any employee whose assignment is allowed 

14 to continue by virtue of paragraph (1) shall be taken 

15 into account for purposes of the numerical limitation 

16 under subsection (h).’’. 

17 (b) REPORT ON EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM FOR SCI18 ENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.—Section 1101 of the 

19 Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for 

20 Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105–261; 112 Stat. 2139) 

21 is amended by striking subsection (g). 
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1 SEC. 1076. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIRE2 MENTS RELATED TO NUCLEAR PROLIFERA3 TION AND RELATED MATTERS. 

4 (a) REPORT ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL.—Sec5 tion 179 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

6 striking subsection (g). 

7 (b) REPORT ON PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIA8 TIVE.—Section 1821(b) of the Implementing Recommenda9 tions of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 

10 2911(b)) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 

12 (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3). 

13 (c) BRIEFINGS ON DIALOGUE BETWEEN UNITED

14 STATES AND RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON NUCLEAR ARMS.— 

15 Section 1282 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

16 Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2034; 

17 22 U.S.C. 5951 note) is amended— 

18 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘BRIEF19 INGS ON DIALOGUE’’ and inserting ‘‘SENSE OF

20 CONGRESS ON AGREEMENTS’’; 

21 (2) by striking subsection (a); 

22 (3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(b) SENSE OF

23 CONGRESS ON CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.—’’; and 

24 (4) by striking subsection (c). 

25 (d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR WHOLE-OF-GOVERN26 MENT VISION PRESCRIBED IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY
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1 STRATEGY.—Section 1072 of the National Defense Author2 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 

3 Stat. 1592; 50 U.S.C. 3043 note) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking subsection (b); and 

5 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 

6 (b). 

7 SEC. 1077. REPEAL OR REVISION OF REPORTING REQUIRE8 MENTS RELATED TO ACQUISITION. 

9 (a) REPORT ON COST ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES.—Sec10 tion 2334 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

11 (1) by striking subsection (f); and 

12 (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 

13 (f). 

14 (b) REPORT ON PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS AND

15 ROOT CAUSE ANALYSES.—Section 2438 of title 10, United 

16 States Code, is amended by striking subsection (f). 

17 SEC. 1078. REPEAL OR REVISION OF MISCELLANEOUS RE18 PORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

19 (a) REPORT ON TECHNOLOGICAL MATURITY AND IN20 TEGRATION RISK OF CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES.—Section 

21 138(b)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

22 (1) by striking subparagraph (B); 

23 (2) by striking ‘‘shall—’’ and all that follows 

24 through ‘‘assess the technological maturity’’ and in-
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1 serting ‘‘shall periodically review and assess the tech2 nological maturity’’; and 

3 (3) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period. 

4 (b) REPORT ON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.—Section 

5 139b(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) by striking paragraph (2); 

7 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para8 graph (2); 

9 (3) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘or (2)’’; 

11 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sys12 tems engineering master plans and’’; 

13 (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘, sys14 tems engineering master plans,’’; 

15 (D) in subparagraph (C); by striking ‘‘sys16 tems engineering, development planning,’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘development planning’’; and 

18 (E) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

19 subparagraph (F); 

20 (4) by transferring subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

21 of paragraph (4) to the end of paragraph (2), as so 

22 redesignated, and redesignating those subparagraphs 

23 as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and 

24 (5) by striking paragraph (4). 

25 (c) REPORT ON DARPA.— 
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1 (1) REPEAL.—Section 2352 of title 10, United 

2 States Code, is repealed. 

3 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec4 tions at the beginning of chapter 139 of title 10, 

5 United States Code, is amended by striking the item 

6 relating to section 2352. 

7 (d) REPORTS ON STATUS OF NAVY NEXT GENERATION

8 ENTERPRISE NETWORKS PROGRAM.—Section 1034 of the 

9 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 

10 Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4593) 

11 is repealed. 

12 SEC. 1079. REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

13 (a) ANNUAL REPORT ON PRIZES FOR ADVANCED

14 TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS.—Section 2374a of title 10, 

15 United States Code, is amended— 

16 (1) by striking subsection (e); and 

17 (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 

18 (e). 

19 (b) ANNUAL IMPACT STATEMENT ON NUMBER OF

20 MEMBERS IN INTEGRATED DISABILITY EVALUATION SYS21 TEM ON READINESS REQUIREMENTS.—Section 528 of the 

22 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 

23 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1725) is repealed. 

24 (c) REPORT ON TASK FORCE FOR BUSINESS AND STA25 BILITY OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN.—Section 1535(a) of 
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1 the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fis2 cal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4426) is 

3 amended by striking paragraph (6). 

4 (d) REPORTS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 110–417.— 

5 (1) MITIGATION OF POWER OUTAGE RISKS FOR

6 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES AND ACTIVI7 TIES.—Section 335 of the Duncan Hunter Nation De8 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 

9 Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4422; 10 U.S.C. 2911 note) 

10 is amended by striking subsection (c). 

11 (2) ANNUAL REPORTS ON CENTER OF EXCEL12 LENCE ON TRAUMATIC EXTREMITY INJURIES AND AM13 PUTATIONS.—Section 723 of the Duncan Hunter Na14 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

15 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4508) is amended by 

16 striking (d). 

17 (e) BIENNIAL UPDATE OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

18 PLAN.—Section 904(d) of the National Defense Authoriza19 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 

20 Stat. 275) is amended by striking paragraph (3). 

21 (f) ROADMAPS AND REPORTS ON HYPERSONICS DE22 VELOPMENT.—Section 218 of the John Warner National 

23 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public 

24 Law 109–364; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (4); 

2 and 

3 (2) by striking subsection (f). 

4 (g) REPORTS ON ANNUAL REVIEW OF ROLES AND MIS5 SIONS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS.—Section 513(h) of 

6 the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act 

7 for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 1882; 

8 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking paragraph (2); and 

10 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para11 graph (2). 

12 (h) ANNUAL SUBMITTAL OF INFORMATION REGARDING

13 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL ASSETS.—Section 

14 351 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act 

15 for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 10 U.S.C. 221 

16 note) is hereby repealed. 

17 SEC. 1080. TERMINATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR SUB18 MITTAL TO CONGRESS OF REPORTS RE19 QUIRED OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BY 

20 STATUTE. 

21 (a) TERMINATION.—Effective on the date that is two 

22 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, each report 

23 described in subsection (b) that is still required to be sub24 mitted to Congress as of such effective date shall no longer 

25 be required to be submitted to Congress. 
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1 (b) COVERED REPORTS.—A report described in this 

2 subsection is a report that is required to be submitted to 

3 Congress by the Department of Defense, or by any officer, 

4 official, component, or element of the Department, by any 

5 annual national defense authorization Act as of April 1, 

6 2015. 

7 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than February 

8 1, 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres9 sional defense committees a report that includes each of the 

10 following: 

11 (1) A list of all reports described in subsection 

12 (b). 

13 (2) For each such report, a citation to the provi14 sion of law under which the report is required to be 

15 submitted. 

16 (3) Draft legislation that would repeal each such 

17 report. 

18 Subtitle G—Other Matters 

19 SEC. 1081. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 

20 (a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES

21 CODE.—Title 10, United States Code, is amended as fol22 lows: 

23 (1) The tables of chapters at the beginning of 

24 subtitle A, and at the beginning of part I of such sub-
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1 title, are each amended by striking the item relating 

2 to chapter 19 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘19. Cyber Matters .................................................................................. 391’’. 

3 (2) The heading of section 130e is amended to 

4 read as follows: 

5 ‘‘§ 130e. Treatment under Freedom of Information Act 

6 of certain critical infrastructure security 

7 information’’. 

8 (3) The heading of section 153(a)(5) is amended 

9 to read as follows: ‘‘JOINT FORCE DEVELOPMENT AC10 TIVITIES.—’’. 

11 (4) The table of sections at the beginning of 

12 chapter 19 is amended by striking the item relating 

13 to section 391 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘391. Reporting on cyber incidents with respect to networks and information systems of operationally critical contractors and certain other contractors.’’. 

14 (5) The table of sections at the beginning of sub15 chapter I of chapter 21 is amended by inserting after 

16 the item relating to section 429 the following new 

17 item: 

‘‘430. Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Executive Agent.’’. 

18 (6) Section 2006a(a) is amended by striking 

19 ‘‘August, 1’’ and inserting ‘‘August 1’’. 

20 (7) Sections 2222(j)(5), 2223(c)(3), and 2315 are 

21 each amended by striking ‘‘section 3552(b)(5)’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘section 3552(b)(6)’’. 
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1 (8) Section 2229(d)(1) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘certification in writing’’ and inserting ‘‘a certifi3 cation in writing’’. 

4 (9) Section 2679, as transferred, redesignated, 

5 and amended by section 351 of the National Defense 

6 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 

7 113–291; 128 Stat. 3346), is amended in subsection 

8 (a)(1) by striking ‘‘with’’ before ‘‘, on a sole source’’. 

9 (10) Section 2684(d)(1) is amended by striking 

10 ‘‘section 2023.01 of title 54’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

11 302101 of title 54’’. 

12 (11) Section 2687a(d)(2) is amended by insert13 ing ‘‘fair market’’ before ‘‘value’’. 

14 (12) Section 2926, as added and amended by sec15 tion 901(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

16 for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

17 3464), is amended in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) 

18 by striking ‘‘for Installations, Energy,’’ each place it 

19 appears and inserting ‘‘for Energy, Installations,’’. 

20 (13) Section 9314a(b) is amended by striking 

21 ‘‘only so long at’’ and inserting ‘‘only so long as’’. 

22 (b) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR

23 FISCAL YEAR 2015.—Effective as of December 19, 2014, 

24 and as if included therein as enacted, the National Defense 
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1 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 

2 291) is amended as follows: 

3 (1) Section 351(b)(1) (128 Stat. 3346) is amend4 ed by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 

5 (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’. 

6 (2) Section 901(g)(1)(F) (128 Stat. 3465) is 

7 amended by inserting ‘‘paragraph (4) of’’ before ‘‘sub8 section (b) of section 2926’’. 

9 (3) Section 1072(a)(2) (128 Stat. 3516) is 

10 amended by inserting ‘‘in the table of sections’’ before 

11 ‘‘at the beginning of’’. 

12 (4) Section 1079(a)(1) (128 Stat. 3521) is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘section 12102 of title 42, 

14 United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3 of the 

15 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

16 12102)’’. 

17 (5) Section 1104(b)(2) (128 Stat. 3526) is 

18 amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)’’. 

20 (6) Section 1208 (128 Stat. 3541) is amended by 

21 striking ‘‘of Fiscal Year’’ each place it appears and 

22 inserting ‘‘for Fiscal Year’’. 

23 (7) Section 2803(a) (128 Stat. 3696) is amended 

24 in paragraph (2) of the subsection (f) being added by 
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1 the amendment to be made by that section by insert2 ing ‘‘section’’ before ‘‘1105 of title 31’’. 

3 (8) Section 2832(c)(3) (128 Stat. 3704) is 

4 amended by striking ‘‘United State Code’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘United States Code’’. 

6 (c) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR

7 FISCAL YEAR 2009.—Section 943(d)(1) of the Duncan 

8 Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

9 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4578) by striking the 

10 second period at the end of the first sentence. 

11 (d) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR

12 FISCAL YEAR 2005.—Section 1208(f)(2) of the Ronald W. 

13 Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

14 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2086), as amended 

15 by section 1202(a) of the National Defense Authorization 

16 Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 

17 363) and section 1202(c) of the National Defense Authoriza18 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat 

19 2512), is further amended— 

20 (1) by redesignating the paragraphs (1) through 

21 (8) added by section 1202(c) of the National Defense 

22 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 

23 111–84; 123 Stat 2512) as subparagraphs (A) 

24 through (H), respectively; and 
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1 (2) by moving the margins of such subpara2 graphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the right. 

3 (e) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS MADE

4 BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amendments 

5 made by provisions of this Act other than this section, the 

6 amendments made by this section shall be treated as having 

7 been enacted immediately before any such amendments by 

8 other provisions of this Act. 

9 SEC. 1082. SITUATIONS INVOLVING BOMBINGS OF PLACES 

10 OF PUBLIC USE, GOVERNMENT FACILITIES, 

11 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, AND IN12 FRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 18 of title 10, United 

14 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 

15 new section: 

16 ‘‘§ 383. Situations involving bombings of places of 

17 public use, Government facilities, public 

18 transportation systems, and infrastruc19 ture facilities 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the request of the Attorney 

21 General, the Secretary of Defense may provide assistance 

22 in support of Department of Justice activities related to the 

23 enforcement of section 2332f of title 18 during situations 

24 involving bombings of places of public use, Government fa-
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1 cilities, public transportation systems, and infrastructure 

2 facilities. 

3 ‘‘(b) RENDERING-SAFE SUPPORT.—Military explosive 

4 ordnance disposal units providing rendering-safe support 

5 to Department of Justice activities relating to the enforce6 ment of section 175, 229, or 2332a of title 18 in emergency 

7 situations involving weapons of mass destruction shall pro8 vide such support in a manner consistent with the provi9 sions of section 382 of this title. 

10 ‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense and 

11 the Attorney General shall jointly prescribe regulations con12 cerning the types of assistance that may be provided under 

13 this section. Such regulations shall also describe the actions 

14 that Department of Defense personnel may take in cir15 cumstances incident to the provision of assistance under 

16 this section. 

17 ‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 

18 regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) may not au19 thorize any of the following actions: 

20 ‘‘(i) Arrest. 

21 ‘‘(ii) Any direct participation in conducting a 

22 search for or seizure of evidence related to a violation 

23 of section 175, 229, or 2332a of title 18. 

24 ‘‘(iii) Any direct participation in the collection 

25 of intelligence for law enforcement purposes. 
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1 ‘‘(B) Such regulations may authorize an action de2 scribed in subparagraph (A) to be taken under the following 

3 conditions: 

4 ‘‘(i) The action is considered necessary for the 

5 immediate protection of human life, and civilian law 

6 enforcement officials are not capable of taking the ac7 tion. 

8 ‘‘(ii) The action is otherwise authorized under 

9 subsection (a) or under otherwise applicable law. 

10 ‘‘(d) EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEFINED.—The term ‘ex11 plosive ordnance’— 

12 ‘‘(1) means— 

13 ‘‘(A) bombs and warheads; 

14 ‘‘(B) guided and ballistic missiles; 

15 ‘‘(C) artillery, mortar, rocket, and small 

16 arms ammunition; 

17 ‘‘(D) all mines, torpedoes, and depth 

18 charges; 

19 ‘‘(E) grenades demolition charges; 

20 ‘‘(F) pyrotechnics; 

21 ‘‘(G) clusters and dispensers; 

22 ‘‘(H) cartridge- and propellant– actuated 

23 devices; 

24 ‘‘(I) electroexplosives devices; 
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1 ‘‘(J) clandestine and improvised explosive 

2 devices; and 

3 ‘‘(K) all similar or related items or compo4 nents explosive in nature; and 

5 ‘‘(2) includes all munitions containing explo6 sives, propellants, nuclear fission or fusion materials, 

7 and biological and chemical agents.’’. 

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

9 the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 

10 end the following new item: 

‘‘383. Situations involving bombings of places of public use, Government facilities, 

public transportation systems, and infrastructure facilities.’’. 

11 SEC. 1083. EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR THE OVERSIGHT AND 

12 MANAGEMENT OF ALTERNATIVE COMPEN13 SATORY CONTROL MEASURES. 

14 (a) EXECUTIVE AGENT.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 21 of 

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

17 at the end of the following new section: 

18 ‘‘§ 430a. Executive agent for management and over19 sight of alternative compensatory control 

20 measures 

21 ‘‘(a) EXECUTIVE AGENT.—The Secretary of Defense 

22 shall designate a senior official from among the personnel 

23 of the Department of Defense to act as the Department of 
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1 Defense executive agent for the management and oversight 

2 of alternative compensatory control measures. 

3 ‘‘(b) ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORITIES.— 

4 The Secretary shall prescribe the roles, responsibilities, and 

5 authorities of the executive agent designated under sub6 section (a). Such roles, responsibilities, and authorities 

7 shall include the development of an annual management 

8 and oversight plan for Department-wide accountability and 

9 reporting to the congressional defense committees.’’. 

10 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec11 tions at the beginning of subchapter I of such chapter 

12 is amended by adding at the end the following new 

13 item: 

‘‘430a. Executive agent for management and oversight of alternative compensatory 

control measures.’’. 

14 (b) REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days after the close 

15 of each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, the Secretary of 

16 Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

17 a report on the oversight and management of alternative 

18 compensatory control measures. Each such report shall in19 clude— 

20 (1) the annual management and oversight plan 

21 required under section 430a(b) of title 10, United 

22 States Code, as added by subsection (a); 

23 (2) a discussion of the scope and number of al24 ternative compensatory control measures in effect; 
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1 (3) a brief description of each alternative com2 pensatory control measures program and of the num3 ber of individuals with access to such program; and 

4 (4) any other matters the Secretary considers ap5 propriate. 

6 SEC. 1084. NAVY SUPPORT OF OCEAN RESEARCH ADVISORY 

7 PANEL. 

8 Section 7903 of title 10, United States Code, is amend9 ed by striking subsection (c). 

10 SEC. 1085. LEVEL OF READINESS OF CIVIL RESERVE AIR 

11 FLEET CARRIERS. 

12 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

13 (1) The National Airlift Policy states that ‘‘[t]he 

14 national defense airlift objective is to ensure that 

15 military and civil airlift resources will be able to 

16 meet defense mobilization and deployment require17 ments in support of US defense and foreign policies.’’. 

18 (2) The National Airlift Policy also emphasizes 

19 the need for ‘‘dialogue and cooperation with our na20 tional aviation industry,’’ and it states that ‘‘[i]t is 

21 of particular importance that the aviation industry 

22 be apprised by the Department of Defense of long23 term requirements for airlift in support of national 

24 defense.’’. 
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1 (3) The National Airlift Policy emphasizes the 

2 importance of both military and civil airlift resources 

3 and their interdependence in the fulfillment of the na4 tional defense airlift objective, and it states that the 

5 ‘‘Department of Defense shall establish appropriate 

6 levels for peacetime cargo airlift augmentation in 

7 order to promote the effectiveness of Civil Reserve Air 

8 Fleet and provide training within the military airlift 

9 system.’’. 

10 (4) Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers continue to 

11 be an important component of the military airlift 

12 system in support of United States defense and for13 eign policies. 

14 (b) LEVEL OF READINESS OF CIVIL RESERVE AIR

15 FLEET CARRIERS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 931 of title 10, 

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

18 the following new section: 

19 ‘‘§ 9517. Level of readiness of Civil Reserve Air Fleet 

20 carriers 

21 ‘‘The Civil Reserve Air Fleet program is an important 

22 component of the military airlift system in support of 

23 United States defense and foreign policies, and it is the pol24 icy of the United States to maintain the readiness and 

25 interoperability of Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers by pro-
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1 viding appropriate levels of peacetime airlift augmentation 

2 to maintain networks and infrastructure, exercise the sys3 tem, and interface effectively within the military airlift sys4 tem.’’. 

5 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec6 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 

7 adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘9517. Level of Readiness of Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers.’’. 

8 (3) DEFINITION OF CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET

9 PROGRAM.—Section 9511 of title 10, United States 

10 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 

11 new paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(12) The term ‘Civil Reserve Air Fleet program’ 

13 means the program developed by the Department of 

14 Defense through which the Department of Defense 

15 augments its airlift capability by use of civil air16 craft.’’. 

17 (c) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—On the day the Presi18 dent submits the budget to Congress for each of fiscal years 

19 2017 and 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

20 Congress a report that sets forth, for each fiscal year during 

21 the period covered by the current future-years defense pro22 gram under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, each 

23 of the following, expressed separately for passenger and 

24 cargo airlift services: 
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1 (1) The results (including analytical and jus2 tification materials) of an assessment, conducted in 

3 consultation with the Civil Reserve Air Fleet carriers, 

4 of the level of commercial airlift augmentation nec5 essary to maintain the readiness and interoperability 

6 of such carriers, maintain networks and infrastruc7 ture, exercise the system, and facilitate the regular 

8 interfacing between such carriers and the military 

9 airlift system, which shall include— 

10 (A) a projection of the number of block 

11 hours necessary to achieve such levels of commer12 cial airlift augmentation; 

13 (B) a strategic plan for achieving such level 

14 of commercial airlift augmentation; and 

15 (C) an explanation of any deviation from 

16 the previous fiscal year’s assessment of the pro17 jected number of block hours under subparagraph 

18 (A). 

19 (2) A comparison (including analytical and jus20 tification materials and explanations of any devi21 ations) of the forecasted number of block hours for 

22 each fiscal year of the period covered by the report 

23 with the projected number of block hours under para24 graph (1)(A) for each such fiscal year. 
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1 SEC. 1086. REFORM AND IMPROVEMENT OF PERSONNEL SE2 CURITY, INSIDER THREAT DETECTION AND 

3 PREVENTION, AND PHYSICAL SECURITY. 

4 (a) PERSONNEL SECURITY AND INSIDER THREAT

5 PROTECTION IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 

6 (1) PLANS AND SCHEDULES.—Consistent with 

7 the Memorandum of the Secretary of Defense dated 

8 March 18, 2014, regarding the recommendations of 

9 the reviews of the Washington Navy Yard shooting, 

10 the Secretary of Defense shall develop plans and 

11 schedules— 

12 (A) to implement a continuous evaluation 

13 capability for the national security population 

14 for which clearance adjudications are conducted 

15 by the Department of Defense Central Adjudica16 tion Facility, in coordination with the heads of 

17 other relevant agencies; 

18 (B) to produce a Department-wide insider 

19 threat strategy and implementation plan, which 

20 includes— 

21 (i) resourcing for the Defense Insider 

22 Threat Management and Analysis Center 

23 and component insider threat programs, 

24 and 

25 (ii) alignment of insider threat protec26 tion programs with continuous evaluation 
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1 capabilities and processes for personnel se2 curity; 

3 (C) to centralize the authority, account4 ability, and programmatic integration respon5 sibilities, including fiscal control, for personnel 

6 security and insider threat protection under the 

7 Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; 

8 (D) to develop a defense security enterprise 

9 reform investment strategy to ensure a con10 sistent, long-term focus on funding to strengthen 

11 all of the Department’s security and insider 

12 threat programs, policies, functions, and infor13 mation technology capabilities, including detect14 ing threat behaviors conveyed in the cyber do15 main, in a manner that keeps pace with evolving 

16 threats and risks; 

17 (E) to resource and expedite deployment of 

18 the Identity Management Enterprise Services 

19 Architecture; and 

20 (F) to implement the recommendations con21 tained in the study conducted by the Director of 

22 Cost Analysis and Program Evaluation required 

23 by section 907 of the National Defense Author24 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 

25 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 1564 note), including, specifi-
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1 cally, the recommendations to centrally manage 

2 and regulate Department of Defense requests for 

3 personnel security background investigations. 

4 (2) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 

5 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

6 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appro7 priate committees of Congress a report describing the 

8 plans and schedules required under paragraph (1). 

9 (b) PHYSICAL AND LOGICAL ACCESS.—Not later than 

10 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act— 

11 (1) the Secretary of Defense shall define physical 

12 and logical access standards, capabilities, and proc13 esses applicable to all personnel with access to De14 partment of Defense installations and information 

15 technology systems, including— 

16 (A) periodic or regularized background or 

17 records checks appropriate to the type of physical 

18 or logical access involved, the security level, the 

19 category of individuals authorized, and the level 

20 of access to be granted; 

21 (B) standards and methods for verifying the 

22 identity of individuals seeking access; and 

23 (C) electronic attribute-based access controls 

24 that are appropriate for the type of access and 
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1 facility or information technology system in2 volved; 

3 (2) the Director of the Office of Management and 

4 Budget and the Chair of the Performance Account5 ability Council, in coordination with the Secretary of 

6 Defense, the Administrator of General Services, and, 

7 when appropriate, the Director of National Intel8 ligence, and in consultation with representatives from 

9 stakeholder organizations, shall design a capability to 

10 share and apply electronic identity information 

11 across the Government to enable real-time, risk-man12 aged physical and logical access decisions; and 

13 (3) the Director of the Office of Management and 

14 Budget, in conjunction with the Director of the Office 

15 of Personnel Management and in consultation with 

16 representatives from stakeholder organizations, shall 

17 establish investigative and adjudicative standards for 

18 the periodic or regularized reevaluation of the eligi19 bility of an individual to retain credentials issued 

20 pursuant to Homeland Security Presidential Direc21 tive 12 (dated August 27, 2004), as appropriate, but 

22 not less frequently than the authorization period of 

23 the issued credentials. 
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1 (c) SECURITY ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT.—Not later 

2 than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

3 Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall— 

4 (1) formalize the Security, Suitability, and 

5 Credentialing Line of Business; and 

6 (2) submit to the appropriate congressional com7 mittee a report that describes plans— 

8 (A) for oversight by the Office of Manage9 ment and Budget of activities of the executive 

10 branch of the Government for personnel security, 

11 suitability, and credentialing; 

12 (B) to designate enterprise shared services 

13 to optimize investments; 

14 (C) to define and implement data standards 

15 to support common electronic access to critical 

16 Government records; and 

17 (D) to reduce the burden placed on Govern18 ment data providers by centralizing requests for 

19 records access and ensuring proper sharing of the 

20 data with appropriate investigative and adju21 dicative elements. 

22 (d) RECIPROCITY MANAGEMENT.—Not later than two 

23 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chair 

24 of the Performance Accountability Council shall ensure 

25 that— 
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1 (1) a centralized system is available to serve as 

2 the reciprocity management system for the Federal 

3 Government; and 

4 (2) the centralized system described in para5 graph (1) is aligned with, and incorporates results 

6 from, continuous evaluation and other enterprise re7 form initiatives. 

8 (e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IMPLEMENTATION.— 

9 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 

10 Act, the Chair of the Performance Accountability Council, 

11 in coordination with the Security Executive Agent, the 

12 Suitability Executive Agent, and the Secretary of Defense, 

13 shall jointly develop a plan to— 

14 (1) implement the Security Executive Agent Di15 rective on common, standardized employee and con16 tractor security reporting requirements; 

17 (2) establish and implement uniform reporting 

18 requirements for employees and Federal contractors, 

19 according to risk, relative to the safety of the work20 force and protection of the most sensitive information 

21 of the Government; and 

22 (3) ensure that reported information is shared 

23 appropriately. 

24 (f) ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS FOR NA25 TIONAL SECURITY AND OTHER PURPOSES.— 
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1 (1) DEFINITION.—Section 9101(a) of title 5, 

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

3 the following: 

4 ‘‘(7) The terms ‘Security Executive Agent’ and 

5 ‘Suitability Executive Agent’ mean the Security Exec6 utive Agent and the Suitability Executive Agent, re7 spectively, established under Executive Order 13467 

8 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor thereto.’’. 

9 (2) COVERED AGENCIES.—Section 9101(a)(6) of 

10 title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at 

11 the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(G) The Department of Homeland Secu13 rity. 

14 ‘‘(H) The Office of the Director of National 

15 Intelligence. 

16 ‘‘(I) An Executive agency that— 

17 ‘‘(i) is authorized to conduct back18 ground investigations under a Federal stat19 ute; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) is delegated authority to conduct 

21 background investigations in accordance 

22 with procedures established by the Security 

23 Executive Agent or the Suitability Execu24 tive Agent under subsection (b) or (c)(iv) of 
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1 section 2.3 of Executive Order 13467 (73 

2 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor thereto. 

3 ‘‘(J) A contractor that conducts a back4 ground investigation on behalf of an agency de5 scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (I).’’. 

6 (3) APPLICABLE PURPOSES OF INVESTIGA7 TIONS.—Section 9101(b)(1) of title 5, United States 

8 Code, is amended— 

9 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

10 through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respec11 tively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; 

12 (B) in the matter preceding clause (i), as 

13 redesignated— 

14 (i) by striking ‘‘the head of’’; 

15 (ii) by inserting ‘‘all’’ before ‘‘criminal 

16 history record information’’; and 

17 (iii) by striking ‘‘for the purpose of de18 termining eligibility for any of the fol19 lowing:’’ and inserting ‘‘, in accordance 

20 with Federal Investigative Standards joint21 ly promulgated by the Suitability Executive 

22 Agent and Security Executive Agent, for the 

23 purpose of— 

24 ‘‘(A) determining eligibility for—’’; 

25 (C) in clause (i), as redesignated— 
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1 (i) by striking ‘‘Access’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘access’’; and 

3 (ii) by striking the period and insert4 ing a semicolon; 

5 (D) in clause (ii), as redesignated— 

6 (i) by striking ‘‘Assignment’’ and in7 serting ‘‘assignment’’; and 

8 (ii) by striking the period and insert9 ing ‘‘or positions;’’; 

10 (E) in clause (iii), as redesignated— 

11 (i) by striking ‘‘Acceptance’’ and in12 serting ‘‘acceptance’’; and 

13 (ii) by striking the period and insert14 ing ‘‘; or’’; 

15 (F) in clause (iv), as redesignated— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘Appointment’’ and in17 serting ‘‘appointment’’; 

18 (ii) by striking ‘‘or a critical or sen19 sitive position’’; and 

20 (iii) by striking the period and insert21 ing ‘‘; or’’; and 

22 (G) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(B) conducting a basic suitability or fitness as24 sessment for Federal or contractor employees, using 

25 Federal Investigative Standards jointly promulgated 
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1 by the Security Executive Agent and the Suitability 

2 Executive Agent in accordance with— 

3 ‘‘(i) Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 

4 38103), or any successor thereto; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) the Office of Management and Budget 

6 Memorandum ‘Assignment of Functions Relating 

7 to Coverage of Contractor Employee Fitness in 

8 the Federal Investigative Standards’, dated De9 cember 6, 2012; 

10 ‘‘(C) credentialing under the Homeland Security 

11 Presidential Directive 12 (dated August 27, 2004); 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(D) Federal Aviation Administration checks re14 quired under— 

15 ‘‘(i) the Federal Aviation Administration 

16 Drug Enforcement Assistance Act of 1988 (sub17 title E of title VII of Public Law 100–690; 102 

18 Stat. 4424) and the amendments made by that 

19 Act; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) section 44710 of title 49.’’. 

21 (4) BIOMETRIC AND BIOGRAPHIC SEARCHES.— 

22 Section 9101(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is 

23 amended to read as follows: 

24 ‘‘(2)(A) A State central criminal history record deposi25 tory shall allow a covered agency to conduct both biometric 
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1 and biographic searches of criminal history record informa2 tion. 

3 ‘‘(B) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed 

4 to prohibit the Federal Bureau of Investigation from requir5 ing a request for criminal history record information to be 

6 accompanied by the fingerprints of the individual who is 

7 the subject of the request.’’. 

8 (5) USE OF MOST COST-EFFECTIVE SYSTEM.— 

9 Section 9101(e) of title 5, United States Code, is 

10 amended by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(6) If a criminal justice agency is able to provide the 

12 same information through more than 1 system described in 

13 paragraph (1), a covered agency may request information 

14 under subsection (b) from the criminal justice agency, and 

15 require the criminal justice agency to provide the informa16 tion, using the system that is most cost-effective for the Fed17 eral Government.’’. 

18 (6) SEALED OR EXPUNGED RECORDS; JUVENILE

19 RECORDS.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 9101(a)(2) of 

21 title 5, United States Code, is amended by strik22 ing the third sentence and inserting the fol23 lowing: ‘‘The term includes those records of a 

24 State or locality sealed pursuant to law if such 

25 records are accessible by State and local crimi-
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1 nal justice agencies for the purpose of conducting 

2 background checks.’’. 

3 (B) REGULATIONS.— 

4 (i) DEFINITION.—In this subpara5 graph, the terms ‘‘Security Executive 

6 Agent’’ and ‘‘Suitability Executive Agent’’ 

7 mean the Security Executive Agent and the 

8 Suitability Executive Agent, respectively, 

9 established under Executive Order 13467 

10 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor 

11 thereto. 

12 (ii) DEVELOPMENT; PROMULGATION.— 

13 The Security Executive Agent shall— 

14 (I) not later than 45 days after 

15 the date of enactment of this Act, and 

16 in conjunction with the Suitability Ex17 ecutive Agent and the Attorney Gen18 eral, begin developing regulations to 

19 implement the amendments made by 

20 subparagraph (A); and 

21 (II) not later than 120 days after 

22 the date of enactment of this Act, pro23 mulgate regulations to implement the 

24 amendments made by subparagraph 

25 (A). 
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1 (C) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

2 Congress that the Federal Government should not 

3 uniformly reject applicants for employment with 

4 the Federal Government or Federal contractors 

5 based on— 

6 (i) sealed or expunged criminal 

7 records; or 

8 (ii) juvenile records. 

9 (7) INTERACTION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND

10 INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES ABROAD.—Section 9101 of 

11 title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at 

12 the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(g) Upon request by a covered agency and in accord14 ance with the applicable provisions of this section, the Dep15 uty Assistant Secretary of State for Overseas Citizens Serv16 ices shall make available criminal history record informa17 tion collected by the Deputy Assistant Secretary with re18 spect to an individual who is under investigation by the 

19 covered agency regarding any interaction of the individual 

20 with a law enforcement agency or intelligence agency of a 

21 foreign country.’’. 

22 (8) CLARIFICATION OF SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

23 FOR CONTRACTORS CONDUCTING BACKGROUND INVES24 TIGATIONS.—Section 9101 of title 5, United States 
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1 Code, as amended by this subsection, is amended by 

2 adding at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(h) If a contractor described in subsection (a)(6)(J) 

4 uses an automated information delivery system to request 

5 criminal history record information, the contractor shall 

6 comply with any necessary security requirements for access 

7 to that system.’’. 

8 (9) CLARIFICATION REGARDING ADVERSE AC9 TIONS.—Section 7512 of title 5, United States Code, 

10 is amended— 

11 (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’; 

12 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 

13 period and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 

14 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(F) a suitability action taken by the Office 

16 under regulations prescribed by the Office, subject to 

17 the rules prescribed by the President under this title 

18 for the administration of the competitive service.’’. 

19 (10) ANNUAL REPORT BY SUITABILITY AND SE20 CURITY CLEARANCE PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY

21 COUNCIL.—Section 9101 of title 5, United States 

22 Code, as amended by this subsection, is amended by 

23 adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(i) The Suitability and Security Clearance Perform25 ance Accountability Council established under Executive 
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1 Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor thereto, 

2 shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services, the Com3 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 

4 the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Com5 mittee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Committee on 

6 Armed Services, the Committee on Oversight and Govern7 ment Reform, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 

8 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 

9 of Representatives, an annual report that— 

10 ‘‘(1) describes efforts of the Council to integrate 

11 Federal, State, and local systems for sharing criminal 

12 history record information; 

13 ‘‘(2) analyzes the extent and effectiveness of Fed14 eral education programs regarding criminal history 

15 record information; 

16 ‘‘(3) provides an update on the implementation 

17 of best practices for sharing criminal history record 

18 information, including ongoing limitations experi19 enced by investigators working for or on behalf of a 

20 covered agency with respect to access to State and 

21 local criminal history record information; and 

22 ‘‘(4) provides a description of limitations on the 

23 sharing of information relevant to a background in24 vestigation, other than criminal history record infor25 mation, between— 
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1 ‘‘(A) investigators working for or on behalf 

2 of a covered agency; and 

3 ‘‘(B) State and local law enforcement agen4 cies.’’. 

5 (11) GAO REPORT ON ENHANCING INTEROPER6 ABILITY AND REDUCING REDUNDANCY IN FEDERAL

7 CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION ACCESS CON8 TROL, BACKGROUND CHECK, AND CREDENTIALING

9 STANDARDS.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than\ one year 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

12 Comptroller General of the United States shall 

13 submit to the congressional defense committees, 

14 the Committee on Homeland Security of the 

15 House of Representatives, and the Committee on 

16 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 

17 the Senate a report on the background check, ac18 cess control, and credentialing requirements of 

19 Federal programs for the protection of critical 

20 infrastructure and key resources. 

21 (B) CONTENTS.—The Comptroller General 

22 shall include in the report required under sub23 paragraph (A)— 

24 (i) a summary of the major character25 istics of each such Federal program, includ-
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1 ing the types of infrastructure and resources 

2 covered; 

3 (ii) a comparison of the requirements, 

4 whether mandatory or voluntary in nature, 

5 for regulated entities under each such pro6 gram to— 

7 (I) conduct background checks on 

8 employees, contractors, and other indi9 viduals; 

10 (II) adjudicate the results of a 

11 background check, including the utili12 zation of a standardized set of dis13 qualifying offenses or the consideration 

14 of minor, non-violent, or juvenile of15 fenses; and 

16 (III) establish access control sys17 tems to deter unauthorized access, or 

18 provide a security credential for any 

19 level of access to a covered facility or 

20 resource; 

21 (iii) a review of any efforts that the 

22 Screening Coordination Office of the De23 partment of Homeland Security has under24 taken or plans to undertake to harmonize or 

25 standardize background check, access con-
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1 trol, or credentialing requirements for crit2 ical infrastructure and key resource protec3 tion programs overseen by the Department; 

4 and 

5 (iv) recommendations, developed in 

6 consultation with appropriate stakeholders, 

7 regarding— 

8 (I) enhancing the interoperability 

9 of security credentials across critical 

10 infrastructure and key resource protec11 tion programs; 

12 (II) eliminating the need for re13 dundant background checks or creden14 tials across existing critical infrastruc15 ture and key resource protection pro16 grams; 

17 (III) harmonizing, where appro18 priate, the standards for identifying 

19 potentially disqualifying criminal of20 fenses and the weight assigned to 

21 minor, nonviolent, or juvenile offenses 

22 in adjudicating the results of a com23 pleted background check; and 

24 (IV) the development of common, 

25 risk-based standards with respect to the 
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1 background check, access control, and 

2 security credentialing requirements for 

3 critical infrastructure and key resource 

4 protection programs. 

5 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

6 (1) the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con7 gress’’ means— 

8 (A) the congressional defense committees; 

9 (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence 

10 and the Committee on Homeland Security and 

11 Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 

12 (C) the Permanent Select Committee on In13 telligence, the Committee on Oversight and Gov14 ernment Reform, and the Committee on Home15 land Security of the House of Representatives; 

16 and 

17 (2) the term ‘‘Performance Accountability Coun18 cil’’ means the Suitability and Security Clearance 

19 Performance Accountability Council established under 

20 Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any 

21 successor thereto. 
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1 SEC. 1087. TRANSFER OF SURPLUS FIREARMS TO CORPORA2 TION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRAC3 TICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY. 

4 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSFER OF SURPLUS FIRE5 ARMS TO CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE

6 PRACTICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 40728 of title 36, 

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

9 the following new subsection: 

10 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZED TRANSFERS.—(1) Subject to para11 graph (2), the Secretary may transfer to the corporation, 

12 in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this sub13 chapter, surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols and 

14 spare parts and related accessories for those pistols that, 

15 on the date of the enactment of this subsection, are under 

16 the control of the Secretary and are surplus to the require17 ments of the Department of the Army, and such material 

18 as may be recovered by the Secretary pursuant to section 

19 40728A(a) of this title. The Secretary shall determine a rea20 sonable schedule for the transfer of such surplus pistols. 

21 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may not transfer more than 10,000 

22 surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols to the corpora23 tion during any year and may only transfer such pistols 

24 as long as pistols described in paragraph (1) remain avail25 able for transfer.’’. 
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1 (2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND2 MENTS.—Such title is further amended— 

3 (A) in section 40728A— 

4 (i) by striking ‘‘rifles’’ each place it 

5 appears and inserting ‘‘surplus firearms’’; 

6 and 

7 (ii) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘sec8 tion 40731(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

9 40732(a)’’; 

10 (B) in section 40729(a)— 

11 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sec12 tion 40728(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections 

13 (a) and (h) of section 40728’’; 

14 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 

15 ‘‘40728(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (a) 

16 and (h) of section 40728’’; and 

17 (iii) in paragraph (4), by inserting 

18 ‘‘and caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus 

19 pistols’’ after ‘‘caliber .30 and caliber .22 

20 rimfire rifles’’; 

21 (C) in section 40732— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘caliber .22 rimfire and 

23 caliber .30 surplus rifles’’ both places it ap24 pears and inserting ‘‘surplus caliber .22 

25 rimfire rifles, caliber .30 surplus rifles, and 
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1 caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pis2 tols’’; and 

3 (ii) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘is 

4 over 18 years of age’’ and inserting ‘‘is le5 gally of age’’; and 

6 (D) in section 40733— 

7 (i) by striking ‘‘Section 922(a)(1)-(3) 

8 and (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

9 Except as provided in subsection (b), section 

10 922(a)(1)-(3) and (5)’’; and 

11 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

12 new subsection: 

13 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—With respect to firearms other than 

14 caliber .22 rimfire and caliber .30 rifles, the corporation 

15 shall obtain a license as a dealer in firearms and abide 

16 by all requirements imposed on persons licensed under 

17 chapter 44 of title 18, including maintaining acquisition 

18 and disposition records, and conducting background 

19 checks.’’. 

20 (b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 

21 (1) ONE-YEAR AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the 

22 Army may carry out a one-year pilot program under 

23 which the Secretary may transfer to the Corporation 

24 for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms 
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1 Safety not more than 10,000 firearms described in 

2 paragraph (2). 

3 (2) FIREARMS DESCRIBED.—The firearms de4 scribed in this paragraph are surplus caliber .45 

5 M1911/M1911A1 pistols and spare parts and related 

6 accessories for those pistols that, on the date of the en7 actment of this section, are under the control of the 

8 Secretary and are surplus to the requirements of the 

9 Department of the Army. 

10 (3) TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS.—Transfers of 

11 surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols from the 

12 Army to the Corporation under the pilot program 

13 shall be made in accordance with subchapter II of 

14 chapter 407 of title 36, United States Code. 

15 (4) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 

16 (A) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 90 

17 days after the Secretary initiates the pilot pro18 gram under this subsection, the Secretary shall 

19 submit to Congress an interim report on the 

20 pilot program. 

21 (B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 15 

22 days after the Secretary completes the pilot pro23 gram under this subsection, the Secretary shall 

24 submit to Congress a final report on the pilot 

25 program. 
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1 (C) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report 

2 required by this subsection shall include, for the 

3 period covered by the report— 

4 (i) the number of firearms described in 

5 subsection (a)(2) transferred under the pilot 

6 program; and 

7 (ii) information on any crimes com8 mitted using firearms transferred under the 

9 pilot program. 

10 (c) LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF SURPLUS CALIBER

11 .45 M1911/M1911A1 PISTOLS.—The Secretary may not 

12 transfer firearms described in subsection (b)(2) under sub13 chapter II of chapter 407 of title 36, United States Code, 

14 until the date that is 60 days after the date of the submittal 

15 of the final report required under subsection (b)(4)(B). 

16 SEC. 1088. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANS17 FERRING AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE AIR FORCE 

18 INVENTORY. 

19 (a) MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS.—Section 345 

20 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

21 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 8062 note) is amend22 ed— 

23 (1) in subsection (a)— 

24 (A) by striking the first sentence and insert25 ing the following: ‘‘Before making an aircraft 
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1 transfer described in subsection (c), the Secretary 

2 of the Air Force shall ensure that a written 

3 agreement regarding such transfer has been en4 tered into between the Chief of Staff of the Air 

5 Force and the Director of the Air National 

6 Guard or the Chief of Air Force Reserve.’’; and 

7 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘depot’’; 

8 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

9 following new subsection: 

10 ‘‘(b) SUBMITTAL OF AGREEMENTS TO THE DEPART11 MENT OF DEFENSE AND CONGRESS.—The Secretary of the 

12 Air Force may not take any action to transfer an aircraft 

13 until the Secretary— 

14 ‘‘(1) ensures that the Air Force has complied 

15 with Department of Defense regulations applicable to 

16 the transfer; and 

17 ‘‘(2) for a transfer described in subsection (c)(1), 

18 submits to the congressional defense committees an 

19 agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) re20 garding the transfer of the aircraft.’’; and 

21 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub22 sections: 

23 ‘‘(c) COVERED AIRCRAFT TRANSFERS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) COVERED TRANSFERS.—An aircraft trans25 fer described in this subsection is the transfer (other 
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1 than as specified in paragraph (2)) from a reserve 

2 component of the Air Force to the regular component 

3 of the Air Force of— 

4 ‘‘(A) the permanent assignment of an air5 craft that terminates a reserve component’s equi6 table interest in the aircraft; or 

7 ‘‘(B) possession of an aircraft for a period 

8 in excess of 90 days. 

9 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not 

10 apply to the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) A routine temporary transfer of pos12 session of an aircraft from a reserve component 

13 that is made solely for the benefit of the reserve 

14 component for the purpose of maintenance, up15 grade, conversion, modification, or testing and 

16 evaluation. 

17 ‘‘(B) A routine permanent transfer of as18 signment of an aircraft that terminates a reserve 

19 component’s equitable interest in the aircraft if 

20 notice of the transfer has previously been pro21 vided to the congressional defense committees and 

22 the transfer has been approved by the Secretary 

23 of Defense pursuant to Department of Defense 

24 regulations. 
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1 ‘‘(C) A transfer described in paragraph 

2 (1)(A) when there is a reciprocal permanent as3 signment of an aircraft from the regular compo4 nent of the Air Force to the reserve component 

5 that does not degrade the capability of, or reduce 

6 the total number of, aircraft assigned to the re7 serve component. 

8 ‘‘(d) RETURN OF AIRCRAFT AFTER ROUTINE TEM9 PORARY TRANSFER.—In the case of an aircraft transferred 

10 from a reserve component of the Air Force to the regular 

11 component of the Air Force for which an agreement under 

12 subsection (a) is not required by reason of subsection 

13 (c)(2)(A), possession of the aircraft shall be transferred back 

14 to the reserve component upon completion of the work de15 scribed in subsection (c)(2)(A).’’. 

16 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 345(a)(7) of 

17 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

18 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 8062 note) is amend19 ed by striking ‘‘Commander of the Air Force Reserve Com20 mand’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief of Air Force Reserve’’. 

21 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO DELETE REF22 ERENCES TO AIRCRAFT OWNERSHIP.—Section 345(a) of the 

23 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 

24 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 8062 note) is amended in 
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1 paragraphs (2)(A), (2)(C), and (3) by striking ‘‘the owner2 ship of’’. 

3 SEC. 1089. REESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION TO ASSESS 

4 THE THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES FROM 

5 ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE ATTACK. 

6 (a) REESTABLISHMENT.—The commission established 

7 pursuant to title XIV of the Floyd D. Spence National De8 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted 

9 into law by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–345), 

10 and reestablished pursuant to section 1052 of the National 

11 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public 

12 Law 109–163; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note), known as the Commis13 sion to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electro14 magnetic Pulse Attack, is hereby reestablished. 

15 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—Service on the Commission is vol16 untary, and Commissioners may elect to terminate their 

17 service on the Commission. If a Commissioner is unwilling 

18 or unable to serve on the Commission, the Secretary of De19 fense, in consultation with the chairmen and ranking mem20 bers of the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 

21 Representatives and the Senate, shall appoint a new mem22 ber to fill that vacancy. 

23 (c) COMMISSION CHARTER DEFINED.—In this section, 

24 the term ‘‘Commission charter’’ means title XIV of the 

25 Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 
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1 Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106– 

2 398; 114 Stat. 1654A–345 et seq.), as amended by section 

3 1052 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

4 Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note) and 

5 section 1073 of the John Warner National Defense Act for 

6 Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2403). 

7 (d) EXPANDED PURPOSE.—Section 1401(b) of the 

8 Commission charter (114 Stat. 1654A–345) is amended by 

9 inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, from 

10 non-nuclear EMP weapons, from natural EMP generated 

11 by geomagnetic storms, and from proposed uses in the mili12 tary doctrines of potential adversaries of using EMP weap13 ons in combination with other attack vectors.’’. 

14 (e) DUTIES OF COMMISSION.—Section 1402 of the 

15 Commission charter (114 Stat. 1654A–346) is amended to 

16 read as follows: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 1402. DUTIES OF COMMISSION. 

18 ‘‘The Commission shall assess the following: 

19 ‘‘(1) The vulnerability of electric-dependent mili20 tary systems in the United States to a manmade or 

21 natural EMP event, giving special attention to the 

22 progress made by the Department of Defense, other 

23 Government departments and agencies of the United 

24 States, and entities of the private sector in taking 

25 steps to protect such systems from such an event. 
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1 ‘‘(2) The evolving current and future threat from 

2 state and non-state actors of a manmade EMP attack 

3 employing nuclear or non-nuclear weapons. 

4 ‘‘(3) New technologies, operational procedures, 

5 and contingency planning that can protect electronics 

6 and military systems from the effects a manmade or 

7 natural EMP event. 

8 ‘‘(4) Among the States, if State grids are pro9 tected against manmade or natural EMP, which 

10 States should receive highest priority for protecting 

11 critical defense assets. 

12 ‘‘(5) The degree to which vulnerabilities of crit13 ical infrastructure systems create cascading 

14 vulnerabilities for military systems.’’. 

15 (f) REPORT.—Section 1403 of the Commission charter 

16 (114 Stat. 1654A–345) is amended by striking ‘‘September 

17 30, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2017’’. 

18 (g) TERMINATION.—Section 1049 of the Commission 

19 charter (114 Stat. 1654A–348) is amended by inserting be20 fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘, as amended by 

21 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

22 2016’’. 

23 SEC. 1090. MINE COUNTERMEASURES MASTER PLAN AND 

24 REPORT. 

25 (a) MASTER PLAN REQUIRED.— 
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1 (1) PLAN REQUIRED.—At the same time the 

2 budget is submitted to Congress for each of fiscal 

3 years 2018 through 2023, the Secretary of the Navy 

4 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 

5 mine countermeasures (in this section referred to as 

6 ‘‘MCM’’) master plan. 

7 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each MCM master plan sub8 mitted under paragraph (1) shall include each of the 

9 following: 

10 (A) An evaluation of the capabilities, capac11 ities, requirements, and readiness levels of the de12 fensive capabilities of the Navy for MCM, includ13 ing an assessment of— 

14 (i) the dedicated MCM force; and 

15 (ii) the capabilities of ships, aircraft, 

16 and submarines that are not yet dedicated 

17 to MCM but could be modified to carry 

18 MCM capabilities. 

19 (B) An evaluation of the ability of com20 manders— 

21 (i) to properly command and control 

22 air and surface MCM forces from the fleet 

23 to the unit level; and 

24 (ii) to provide necessary operational 

25 and tactical control and awareness of such 
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1 forces to facilitate mission accomplishment 

2 and defense. 

3 (C) An assessment of— 

4 (i) technologies having promising po5 tential to improve MCM; and 

6 (ii) programs for transitioning such 

7 technologies from the testing and evaluation 

8 phases to procurement. 

9 (D) A fiscal plan to support the master 

10 plan through the Future Years Defense Plan. 

11 (E) A plan for inspection of each asset with 

12 MCM responsibilities, requirements, and capa13 bilities, which shall include proposed methods to 

14 ensure the material readiness of each asset and 

15 the training level of the force, a general sum16 mary, and readiness trends. 

17 (3) FORM OF SUBMISSION.—Each MCM master 

18 plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall be in un19 classified form, but may include a classified annex 

20 addressing the capability and capacity to meet oper21 ational plans and contingency requirements. 

22 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

23 (1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one 

24 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

25 Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congres-
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1 sional defense committees a report that contains the 

2 recommendations of the Secretary— 

3 (A) regarding MCM force structure; and 

4 (B) ensuring the operational effectiveness of 

5 the surface MCM force through 2025 based on 

6 current capabilities and capacity, replacement 

7 schedules, and service life extensions or retire8 ment schedules. 

9 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report submitted under 

10 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

11 (A) An assessment of the MCM vessels, in12 cluding the decommissioned MCM–1 and MCM– 

13 2 ships and the potential of such ships for re14 serve operating status. 

15 (B) An assessment of the Littoral Combat 

16 Ship MCM mission package increment one per17 formance against the initial operational test and 

18 evaluation criteria. 

19 (C) An assessment of other commercially 

20 available MCM systems that could supplement or 

21 supplant Littoral Combat Ship MCM mission 

22 package systems. 
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1 SEC. 1091. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION AND BRIEFING 

2 REQUIREMENT ON ORDERED EVACUATIONS 

3 OF UNITED STATES EMBASSIES AND CON4 SULATES INVOLVING SUPPORT PROVIDED BY 

5 THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

6 (a) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 

7 Defense and the Secretary of State shall provide notification 

8 to the appropriate congressional committees as soon as 

9 practicable upon the initiation of an ordered evacuation of 

10 a United States embassy or consulate involving support 

11 provided by the Department of Defense. 

12 (b) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of De13 fense and the Secretary of State shall provide a briefing 

14 to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 

15 15 days after the initiation of an ordered evacuation of a 

16 United States embassy or consulate involving support pro17 vided by the Department of Defense. 

18 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE19 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres20 sional committees’’ means— 

21 (1) the congressional defense committees; and 

22 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

23 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

24 House of Representatives. 
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1 SEC. 1092. INTERAGENCY HOSTAGE RECOVERY COORDI2 NATOR. 

3 (a) INTERAGENCY HOSTAGE RECOVERY COORDI4 NATOR.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 

7 shall designate an existing Federal official to coordi8 nate efforts to secure the release of United States per9 sons who are hostages held abroad. For purposes of 

10 carrying out the duties described in paragraph (2), 

11 such official shall have the title of ‘‘Interagency Hos12 tage Recovery Coordinator’’. 

13 (2) DUTIES.—The Coordinator shall have the fol14 lowing duties: 

15 (A) Coordinate activities of the Federal 

16 Government relating to each hostage situation 

17 described in paragraph (1) to ensure efforts to 

18 secure the release of hostages are properly 

19 resourced and correct lines of authority are es20 tablished and maintained. 

21 (B) Chair a fusion cell consisting of appro22 priate personnel of the Federal Government with 

23 purview over each hostage situation described in 

24 paragraph (1). 

25 (C) Ensure sufficient representation of each 

26 Federal agency and department at each fusion 
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1 cell established under subparagraph (B) and 

2 issue procedures for adjudication and appeal. 

3 (D) Develop processes and procedures to 

4 keep family members of hostages described in 

5 paragraph (1) informed of the status of such hos6 tages, inform such family members of updates 

7 that do not compromise the national security of 

8 the United States, and coordinate with the Fed9 eral Government’s family engagement coordi10 nator or other designated senior representative. 

11 (b) QUARTERLY REPORT AND BRIEFING.— 

12 (1) REPORT.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—On a quarterly basis, the 

14 Coordinator shall submit to the appropriate con15 gressional committees a report that includes a 

16 summary of each hostage situation described in 

17 subsection (a)(1). 

18 (B) FORM OF REPORT.— Each report under 

19 this subparagraph (A) may be submitted in clas20 sified or unclassified form. 

21 (2) BRIEFING.—On a quarterly basis, the Coor22 dinator shall provide to the Senators representing the 

23 State, and the Member, Delegate, or Resident Com24 missioner of the House of Representatives representing 

25 the district, where a hostage described in subsection 
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1 (a)(1) resides a briefing with respect to the status of 

2 such hostage. 

3 (3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

4 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate 

5 congressional committees’’ means— 

6 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

7 Committee on the Judiciary, the Permanent Se8 lect Committee on Intelligence, and the Com9 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep10 resentatives; and 

11 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

12 Committee on the Judiciary, the Select Com13 mittee on Intelligence, and the Committee on 

14 Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

15 SEC. 1093. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE INADVERTENT 

16 TRANSFER OF ANTHRAX FROM THE DEPART17 MENT OF DEFENSE. 

18 It is the sense of Congress that— 

19 (1) the inadvertent transfer of live Bacillus 

20 anthracis, also known as anthrax, from an Army lab21 oratory to numerous laboratories located in many 

22 States and several countries that was discovered in 

23 May 2015 represents a serious safety lapse; 

24 (2) the Department of Defense, in cooperation 

25 with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
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1 should continue to investigate the cause of this lapse 

2 and determine what protective protocols should be 

3 strengthened; 

4 (3) the Department of Defense should reassess all 

5 Select Agent standards on a regular basis to ensure 

6 they are current and effective to prevent a reoccur7 rence; and 

8 (4) the Department of Defense should keep Con9 gress apprised of the investigation, any potential pub10 lic health or safety risk, corrective actions taken, and 

11 plans to regularly reassess standards. 

12 SEC. 1094. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AP13 PLICABLE TO MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 

14 LEASE FOR A DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF15 FAIRS OUTPATIENT CLINIC IN TULSA, OKLA16 HOMA. 

17 Section 601(b) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Ac18 countability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 128 Stat. 

19 1793) is amended— 

20 (1) by striking ‘‘IN TULSA.—’’ and all that fol21 lows through ‘‘In carrying out’’ and inserting ‘‘IN

22 TULSA.—In carrying out’’; 

23 (2) by striking paragraph (2); 

24 (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 

25 (E) as paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively, and 
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1 adjusting the indentation of the margin of such para2 graphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the left; 

3 (4) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by 

4 striking ‘‘140,000 gross square feet’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘140,000 net usable square feet’’; 

6 (5) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by 

7 striking ‘‘not more than the average’’ and all that fol8 lows and inserting ‘‘not more than the average of 

9 equivalent medical facility leases executed by the De10 partment of Veterans Affairs over the last five years, 

11 plus 20 percent;’’; and 

12 (6) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by 

13 striking ‘‘30-year life cycle’’ and inserting ‘‘20-year 

14 life cycle’’. 

15 SEC. 1095. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2015 MAJOR 

16 MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS OF THE DE17 PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

18 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Af19 fairs may carry out the following major medical facility 

20 projects in fiscal year 2015, with each project to be carried 

21 out in an amount not to exceed the amount specified for 

22 that project: 

23 (1) Construction of a community living center, 

24 outpatient clinic, renovated domiciliary, and renova-
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1 tion of existing buildings in Canandaigua, New York, 

2 in an amount not to exceed $158,980,000. 

3 (2) Seismic corrections to the mental health and 

4 community living center in Long Beach, California, 

5 in an amount not to exceed $126,100,000. 

6 (3) Seismic correction of 12 buildings in West 

7 Los Angeles, California, in an amount not to exceed 

8 $70,500,000. 

9 (4) Construction of a spinal cord injury building 

10 and seismic corrections in San Diego, California, in 

11 an amount not to exceed $205,840,000. 

12 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

13 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans 

14 Affairs for fiscal year 2015 or the year in which funds are 

15 appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects, account, 

16 a total of $561,420,000 for the projects authorized in sub17 section (a). 

18 SEC. 1096. DESIGNATION OF CONSTRUCTION AGENT FOR 

19 CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BY DE20 PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

22 shall seek to enter into an agreement subject to subsections 

23 (b), (c), and (e) of section 1535 of title 31, United States 

24 Code, with the Army Corps of Engineers or another entity 

25 of the Federal Government to serve, on a reimbursable basis, 
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1 as the construction agent for the construction, alteration, 

2 or acquisition of any medical facility of the Department 

3 of Veterans Affairs specifically authorized by Congress after 

4 the date of the enactment of this Act that involves a total 

5 expenditure of more than $100,000,000, excluding any ac6 quisition by exchange. 

7 (b) AGREEMENT.—Under the agreement entered into 

8 under subsection (a), the construction agent shall provide 

9 design, procurement, and construction management services 

10 for the construction, alteration, and acquisition of medical 

11 facilities of the Department. 

12 SEC. 1097. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STRATEGY FOR 

13 COUNTERING UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE. 

14 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 

15 shall, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 

16 of Staff and the heads of other appropriate departments and 

17 agencies of the United States Government, develop a strat18 egy for the Department of Defense to counter unconven19 tional warfare threats posed by adversarial state and non20 state actors. 

21 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub22 section (a) shall include each of the following: 

23 (1) An articulation of the activities that con24 stitute unconventional warfare threats to the United 

25 States and allies. 
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1 (2) A clarification of the roles and responsibil2 ities of the Department of Defense in providing indi3 cations and warning of, and protection against, acts 

4 of unconventional warfare. 

5 (3) An analysis of the adequacy of current au6 thorities and command structures necessary for coun7 tering unconventional warfare. 

8 (4) An articulation of the goals and objectives of 

9 the Department of Defense with respect to countering 

10 unconventional warfare threats. 

11 (5) An articulation of related or required inter12 agency capabilities and whole-of-Government activi13 ties required by the Department of Defense to support 

14 a counter-unconventional warfare strategy. 

15 (6) Recommendations for improving the counter16 unconventional warfare capabilities, authorities, and 

17 command structures of the Department of Defense. 

18 (7) Recommendations for improving interagency 

19 coordination and support mechanisms with respect to 

20 countering unconventional warfare threats. 

21 (8) Recommendations for the establishment of 

22 joint doctrine to support counter-unconventional war23 fare capabilities within the Department of Defense. 

24 (9) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 

25 considers appropriate. 
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1 (c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 

2 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

4 committees the strategy required by subsection (a). The 

5 strategy shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

6 include a classified annex. 

7 (d) UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE DEFINED.—In this 

8 section, the term ‘‘unconventional warfare’’ means activities 

9 conducted to enable a resistance movement or insurgency 

10 to coerce, disrupt, or overthrow a government or occupying 

11 power by operating through or with an underground, auxil12 iary, or guerrilla force in a denied area. 

13 TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 

14 MATTERS 

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

personnel. 

Sec. 1102. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a 

combat zone. 

Sec. 1103. Extension of rate of overtime pay for Department of the Navy employees performing work aboard or dockside in support of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier forward deployed in Japan. 

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

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

Defense. 

Sec. 1106. Delay of periodic step increase for civilian employees of the Department of Defense based upon unacceptable performance. 

Sec. 1107. United States Cyber Command workforce. 

Sec. 1108. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian 

employees working overseas. 

Sec. 1109. Pilot program on dynamic shaping of the workforce to improve the 

technical skills and expertise at certain Department of Defense 

laboratories. 

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

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

technology positions in the Department of Defense. 

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

into the defense acquisition workforce. 

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

workforce. 

1 SEC. 1101. PROCEDURES FOR REDUCTION IN FORCE OF DE2 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN PER3 SONNEL. 

4 (a) PROCEDURES.—Section 1597 of title 10, United 

5 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 

6 new subsection: 

7 ‘‘(f) REDUCTIONS BASED PRIMARILY ON PERFORM8 ANCE.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures 

9 to provide that, in implementing any reduction in force for 

10 civilian positions in the Department of Defense in the com11 petitive service or the excepted service, the determination 

12 of which employees shall be separated from employment in 

13 the Department shall be made primarily on the basis of 

14 performance, as determined under any applicable perform15 ance management system.’’. 

16 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

17 that the Secretary of Defense should proceed with the col18 laborative work with employee representatives on the ‘‘New 

19 Beginnings’’ performance management and workforce in20 centive system authorized under section 1113 of the Na21 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub-
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1 lic Law 111–84; 5 U.S.C. 9902 note) and begin implemen2 tation of the new system at the earliest possible date. 

3 SEC. 1102. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHOR4 ITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND 

5 GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON OF6 FICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. 

7 Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency 

8 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 

9 War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 

10 109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 of the 

11 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 

12 Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4616) 

13 and as most recently amended by section 1102 of the Na14 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Pub15 lic Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3525), is further amended by 

16 striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 

17 SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF RATE OF OVERTIME PAY FOR DE18 PARTMENT OF THE NAVY EMPLOYEES PER19 FORMING WORK ABOARD OR DOCKSIDE IN 

20 SUPPORT OF THE NUCLEAR-POWERED AIR21 CRAFT CARRIER FORWARD DEPLOYED IN 

22 JAPAN. 

23 Section 5542(a)(6)(B) of title 5, United States Code, 

24 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
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1 SEC. 1104. MODIFICATION TO TEMPORARY AUTHORITIES 

2 FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS AT DEPARTMENT 

3 OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING 

4 FACILITIES. 

5 Section 1107 of the National Defense Authorization 

6 Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 

7 888) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(4) NONCOMPETITIVE CONVERSION TO PERMA11 NENT APPOINTMENT.—With respect to any student 

12 appointed by the director of an STRL under para13 graph (3) to a temporary or term appointment, upon 

14 graduation from the applicable institution of higher 

15 education (as defined in such paragraph), the director 

16 may noncompetitively convert such student to a per17 manent appointment within the STRL without re18 gard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 

19 of title 5, United States Code (other than sections 

20 3303 and 3328 of such title), provided the student 

21 meets all eligibility and Office of Personnel Manage22 ment qualification requirements for the position.’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘3 percent’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘6 percent’’; 

25 (3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘1 percent’’ 

26 and inserting ‘‘3 percent’’; and 
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1 (4) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘1 percent’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘2 percent’’. 

3 SEC. 1105. REQUIRED PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR NEW 

4 EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE5 FENSE. 

6 (a) REQUIRED PROBATIONARY PERIOD.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 81 of title 10, United 

8 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing new section: 

10 ‘‘§ 1599e. Probationary period for employees 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 3321 

12 and 3393(d) of title 5, the appointment of a covered em13 ployee shall become final only after such employee has 

14 served a probationary period of two years. The Secretary 

15 concerned may extend a probationary period under this 

16 subsection at the discretion of such Secretary. 

17 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered employee’ means any in19 dividual— 

20 ‘‘(A) appointed to a permanent position 

21 within the competitive service at the Department 

22 of Defense; or 

23 ‘‘(B) appointed as a career appointee (as 

24 that term is defined in section 3132(a)(4) of title 
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1 5) within the Senior Executive Service at the 

2 Department. 

3 ‘‘(2) The term ‘Secretary concerned’ includes the 

4 Secretary of Defense with respect to employees of the 

5 Department of Defense who are not employees of a 

6 military department. 

7 ‘‘(c) EMPLOYMENT BECOMES FINAL.—Upon the expi8 ration of a covered employee’s probationary period under 

9 subsection (a), the supervisor of the employee shall deter10 mine whether the appointment becomes final based on regu11 lations prescribed for such purpose by the Secretary of De12 fense. 

13 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 75 OF TITLE 5 FOR

14 EMPLOYEES IN THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE.—With respect 

15 to any individual described in subsection (b)(1)(A) and to 

16 whom this section applies, section 7501(1) and section 

17 7511(a)(1)(A)(ii) of title 5 shall be applied to such indi18 vidual by substituting ‘completed 2 years’ for ‘completed 1 

19 year’ in each instance it appears.’’. 

20 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec21 tions at the beginning of chapter 81 of such title is 

22 amended by adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘1599e. Probationary period for employees.’’. 

23 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub24 section (a) shall apply to any covered employee (as that 

25 term is defined in section 1599e of title 10, United States 
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1 Code, as added by such subsection) appointed after the date 

2 of the enactment of this section. 

3 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title 5, United 

4 States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) in section 3321(c), by inserting at the end be6 fore the period the following: ‘‘, or any individual 

7 covered by section 1599e of title 10’’; 

8 (2) in section 3393(d), by adding at the end the 

9 following: ‘‘The preceding sentence shall not apply to 

10 any individual covered by section 1599e of title 10.’’; 

11 (3) in section 7501(1), by striking ‘‘or who’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘or, except as provided in section 1599e of 

13 title 10, who’’; 

14 (4) in section 7511(a)(1)(A)(ii), by inserting 

15 ‘‘except as provided in section 1599e of title 10,’’ be16 fore ‘‘who’’; and 

17 (5) in section 7541(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘or sec18 tion 1599e of title 10’’ after ‘‘this title’’. 

19 SEC. 1106. DELAY OF PERIODIC STEP INCREASE FOR CIVIL20 IAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE21 FENSE BASED UPON UNACCEPTABLE PER22 FORMANCE. 

23 (a) DELAY.—Under procedures established by the Sec24 retary of Defense, upon a determination by the Secretary 

25 that the work of an employee is not at an acceptable level 
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1 of competence, the period of time during which the work 

2 of the employee is not at an acceptable level of competence 

3 shall not count toward completion of the period of service 

4 required for purposes of subsection (a) of section 5335 of 

5 title 5, United States Code, or subsection (e)(1) or (e)(2) 

6 of section 5343 of such title. 

7 (b) APPLICABILITY TO PERIODS OF SERVICE.—Sub8 section (a) shall not apply with respect to any period of 

9 service performed before the date of the enactment of this 

10 Act. 

11 SEC. 1107. UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND WORKFORCE. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 81 of title 10, United 

13 States Code, as amended by section 1105, is further amend14 ed by adding at the end the following new section: 

15 ‘‘§ 1599f. United States Cyber Command recruitment 

16 and retention 

17 ‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—(1) The Secretary of De18 fense may— 

19 ‘‘(A) establish, as positions in the excepted serv20 ice, such qualified positions in the Department of De21 fense as the Secretary determines necessary to carry 

22 out the responsibilities of the United States Cyber 

23 Command, including— 

24 ‘‘(i) positions held by staff of the head25 quarters of the United States Cyber Command; 
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1 ‘‘(ii) positions held by elements of the 

2 United States Cyber Command enterprise relat3 ing to cyberspace operations, including elements 

4 assigned to the Joint Task Force-Department of 

5 Defense Information Networks; and 

6 ‘‘(iii) positions held by elements of the mili7 tary departments supporting the United States 

8 Cyber Command; 

9 ‘‘(B) appoint an individual to a qualified posi10 tion (after taking into consideration the availability 

11 of preference eligibles for appointment to the posi12 tion); and 

13 ‘‘(C) subject to the requirements of subsections 

14 (b) and (c), fix the compensation of an individual for 

15 service in a qualified position. 

16 ‘‘(2) The authority of the Secretary under this sub17 section applies without regard to the provisions of any other 

18 law relating to the appointment, number, classification, or 

19 compensation of employees. 

20 ‘‘(b) BASIC PAY.—(1) In accordance with this section, 

21 the Secretary shall fix the rates of basic pay for any quali22 fied position established under subsection (a)— 

23 ‘‘(A) in relation to the rates of pay provided for 

24 employees in comparable positions in the Department, 

25 in which the employee occupying the comparable posi-
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1 tion performs, manages, or supervises functions that 

2 execute the cyber mission of the Department; and 

3 ‘‘(B) subject to the same limitations on max4 imum rates of pay established for such employees by 

5 law or regulation. 

6 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may— 

7 ‘‘(A) consistent with section 5341 of title 5, 

8 adopt such provisions of that title to provide for pre9 vailing rate systems of basic pay; and 

10 ‘‘(B) apply those provisions to qualified posi11 tions for employees in or under which the Department 

12 may employ individuals described by section 

13 5342(a)(2)(A) of such title. 

14 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION, INCENTIVES, AND

15 ALLOWANCES.—(1) The Secretary may provide employees 

16 in qualified positions compensation (in addition to basic 

17 pay), including benefits, incentives, and allowances, con18 sistent with, and not in excess of the level authorized for, 

19 comparable positions authorized by title 5. 

20 ‘‘(2) An employee in a qualified position whose rate 

21 of basic pay is fixed under subsection (b)(1) shall be eligible 

22 for an allowance under section 5941 of title 5 on the same 

23 basis and to the same extent as if the employee was an em24 ployee covered by such section, including eligibility condi-
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1 tions, allowance rates, and all other terms and conditions 

2 in law or regulation. 

3 ‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REQUIRED.—The au4 thority granted in subsection (a) shall become effective 30 

5 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense pro6 vides to the congressional defense committees a plan for im7 plementation of such authority. The plan shall include the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(1) An assessment of the current scope of the 

10 positions covered by the authority. 

11 ‘‘(2) A plan for the use of the authority. 

12 ‘‘(3) An assessment of the anticipated workforce 

13 needs of the United States Cyber Command across the 

14 future-years defense plan. 

15 ‘‘(4) Other matters as appropriate. 

16 ‘‘(e) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.—Noth17 ing in subsection (a) may be construed to impair the con18 tinued effectiveness of a collective bargaining agreement 

19 with respect to an office, component, subcomponent, or 

20 equivalent of the Department that is a successor to an office, 

21 component, subcomponent, or equivalent of the Department 

22 covered by the agreement before the succession. 

23 ‘‘(f) REQUIRED REGULATIONS.—The Secretary, in co24 ordination with the Director of the Office of Personnel Man-
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1 agement, shall prescribe regulations for the administration 

2 of this section. 

3 ‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) Not later than one year 

4 after the date of the enactment of this section and not less 

5 frequently than once each year thereafter until the date that 

6 is five years after the date of the enactment of this section, 

7 the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in co8 ordination with the Secretary, shall submit to the appro9 priate committees of Congress a detailed report on the ad10 ministration of this section during the most recent one-year 

11 period. 

12 ‘‘(2) Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 

13 include, for the period covered by the report, the following: 

14 ‘‘(A) A discussion of the process used in accept15 ing applications, assessing candidates, ensuring ad16 herence to veterans’ preference, and selecting appli17 cants for vacancies to be filled by an individual for 

18 a qualified position. 

19 ‘‘(B) A description of the following: 

20 ‘‘(i) How the Secretary plans to fulfill the 

21 critical need of the Department to recruit and 

22 retain employees in qualified positions. 

23 ‘‘(ii) The measures that will be used to 

24 measure progress. 
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1 ‘‘(iii) Any actions taken during the report2 ing period to fulfill such critical need. 

3 ‘‘(C) A discussion of how the planning and ac4 tions taken under subparagraph (B) are integrated 

5 into the strategic workforce planning of the Depart6 ment. 

7 ‘‘(D) The metrics on actions occurring during 

8 the reporting period, including the following: 

9 ‘‘(i) The number of employees in qualified 

10 positions hired, disaggregated by occupation, 

11 grade, and level or pay band. 

12 ‘‘(ii) The placement of employees in quali13 fied positions, disaggregated by military depart14 ment, Defense Agency, or other component with15 in the Department. 

16 ‘‘(iii) The total number of veterans hired. 

17 ‘‘(iv) The number of separations of employ18 ees in qualified positions, disaggregated by occu19 pation and grade and level or pay band. 

20 ‘‘(v) The number of retirements of employees 

21 in qualified positions, disaggregated by occupa22 tion, grade, and level or pay band. 

23 ‘‘(vi) The number and amounts of recruit24 ment, relocation, and retention incentives paid 
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1 to employees in qualified positions, disaggregated 

2 by occupation, grade, and level or pay band. 

3 ‘‘(E) A description of the training provided to 

4 supervisors of employees in qualified positions at the 

5 Department on the use of the new authorities. 

6 ‘‘(h) THREE-YEAR PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—The pro7 bationary period for all employees hired under the author8 ity established in this section shall be three years. 

9 ‘‘(i) INCUMBENTS OF EXISTING COMPETITIVE SERVICE

10 POSITIONS.—(1) An individual occupying a position on the 

11 date of the enactment of this section that is selected to be 

12 converted to a position in the excepted service under this 

13 section shall have the right to refuse such conversion. 

14 ‘‘(2) After the date on which an individual who refuses 

15 a conversion under paragraph (1) stops serving in the posi16 tion selected to be converted, the position may be converted 

17 to a position in the excepted service. 

18 ‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 ‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate committees of Con20 gress’ means— 

21 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

22 Committee on Homeland Security and Govern23 mental Affairs, and the Committee on Appro24 priations of the Senate; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

2 Committee on Oversight and Government Re3 form, and the Committee on Appropriations of 

4 the House of Representatives. 

5 ‘‘(2) The term ‘collective bargaining agreement’ 

6 has the meaning given that term in section 

7 7103(a)(8) of title 5. 

8 ‘‘(3) The term ‘excepted service’ has the meaning 

9 given that term in section 2103 of title 5. 

10 ‘‘(4) The term ‘preference eligible’ has the mean11 ing given that term in section 2108(3) of title 5. 

12 ‘‘(5) The term ‘qualified position’ means a posi13 tion, designated by the Secretary for the purpose of 

14 this section, in which the individual occupying such 

15 position performs, manages, or supervises functions 

16 that execute the responsibilities of the United States 

17 Cyber Command relating to cyber operations. 

18 ‘‘(6) The term ‘Senior Executive Service’ has the 

19 meaning given that term in section 2101a of title 5.’’. 

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3132(a)(2) of 

21 title 5, United States Code, is amended in the matter fol22 lowing subparagraph (E)— 

23 (1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

24 (2) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the 

25 semicolon; and 
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1 (3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following 

2 new clause: 

3 ‘‘(iv) any position established as a qualified po4 sition in the excepted service by the Secretary of De5 fense under section 1599f of title 10;’’. 

6 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

7 the beginning of chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, 

8 as amended by section 1105, is further amended by adding 

9 at the end the following new item: 

‘‘1599f. United States Cyber Command recruitment and retention.’’. 

10 SEC. 1108. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE 

11 ANNUAL LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND 

12 AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FED13 ERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVER14 SEAS. 

15 Effective January 1, 2016, section 1101(a) of the Dun16 can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

17 Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most 

18 recently amended by section 1101 of the Carl Levin and 

19 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza20 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291), is 

21 further amended by striking ‘‘through 2015’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘through 2016’’. 
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1 SEC. 1109. PILOT PROGRAM ON DYNAMIC SHAPING OF THE 

2 WORKFORCE TO IMPROVE THE TECHNICAL 

3 SKILLS AND EXPERTISE AT CERTAIN DEPART4 MENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES. 

5 (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

6 Defense shall establish a pilot program to utilize the au7 thorities specified in subsection (b) at the Department of 

8 Defense laboratories specified in subsection (c) to provide 

9 the directors of such laboratories the authority to dynami10 cally shape the mix of technical skills and expertise in the 

11 workforces of such laboratories in order to achieve one or 

12 more of the following: 

13 (1) To meet organizational and Department-des14 ignated missions in the most cost-effective and effi15 cient manner. 

16 (2) To upgrade and enhance the scientific qual17 ity of the workforces of such laboratories. 

18 (3) To shape such workforces to better respond to 

19 such missions. 

20 (4) To reduce the average unit cost of such 

21 workforces. 

22 (b) WORKFORCE SHAPING AUTHORITIES.—The au23 thorities that shall be available for use by the director of 

24 a Department of Defense laboratory under the pilot pro25 gram are the following: 
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1 (1) FLEXIBLE LENGTH AND RENEWABLE TERM

2 TECHNICAL APPOINTMENTS.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions 

4 of this paragraph, authority otherwise available 

5 to the director by law (and within the available 

6 budgetary resources of the laboratory) to appoint 

7 qualified scientific and technical personnel who 

8 are not currently Department of Defense civilian 

9 employees into any scientific or technical posi10 tion in the laboratory for a period of more than 

11 one year but not more than six years. 

12 (B) BENEFITS.—Personnel appointed under 

13 this paragraph shall be provided with benefits 

14 comparable to those provided to similar employ15 ees at the laboratory concerned, including profes16 sional development opportunities, eligibility for 

17 all laboratory awards programs, and designation 

18 as ‘‘status applicants’’ for the purposes of eligi19 bility for positions in the Federal service. 

20 (C) EXTENSION OF APPOINTMENTS.—The 

21 appointment of any individual under this para22 graph may be extended without limit in up to 

23 six year increments at any time during any 

24 term of service under such conditions as the di-
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1 rector concerned shall establish for purposes of 

2 this paragraph. 

3 (D) CONSTRUCTION WITH CERTAIN LIMITA4 TION.—For purposes of determining the work5 force size of a laboratory in connection with 

6 compliance with section 955 of the National De7 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 

8 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1896; 10 U.S.C. 

9 129a note), any individual serving in an ap10 pointment under this paragraph shall be treated 

11 as a fractional employee of the laboratory, which 

12 fraction is— 

13 (i) the current term of appointment of 

14 the individual under this paragraph; di15 vided by 

16 (ii) the average length of tenure of a 

17 career employee at the laboratory, as cal18 culated at the end of the last fiscal year 

19 ending before the date of the most recent ap20 pointment or extension of the individual 

21 under this paragraph. 

22 (2) REEMPLOYMENT OF ANNUITANTS.—Authori23 ties to authorize the director of any science and tech24 nology reinvention laboratory (in this section referred 

25 to as ‘‘STRL’’) to reemploy annuitants in accordance 
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1 with section 9902(g) of title 5, United States Code, 

2 except that as a condition for reemployment the direc3 tor may authorize the deduction from the pay of any 

4 annuitant so reemployed of an amount up to the 

5 amount of the annuity otherwise payable to such an6 nuitant allocable to the period of actual employment 

7 of such annuitant, which amount shall be determined 

8 in a manner specified by the director for purposes of 

9 this paragraph to ensure the most cost effective execu10 tion of designated missions by the laboratory while 

11 retaining critical technical skills. 

12 (3) EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVES.—Authori13 ties to authorize the director of any STRL to author14 ize voluntary early retirement of employees in accord15 ance with section 8336 of title 5, United States Code, 

16 without regard to section 8336(d)(2)(D) or 3522 of 

17 such title, and with employees so separated volun18 tarily from service. 

19 (4) SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAY.—Authorities to 

20 authorize the director of any STRL to pay voluntary 

21 separation pay to employees in accordance with sec22 tion 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, 

23 without regard to clause (iv) or (v) of such section or 

24 section 3522 of such title, and with— 
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1 (A) employees so separated voluntarily from 

2 service under regulations prescribed by the Sec3 retary of Defense for purposes of the pilot pro4 gram; and 

5 (B) payments to employees so separated au6 thorized under section 3523 of such title without 

7 regard to— 

8 (i) the plan otherwise required by sec9 tion 3522 of such title; and 

10 (ii) paragraph (1) or (3) of section 

11 3523(b) of such title. 

12 (c) LABORATORIES.—The Department of Defense lab13 oratories specified in this subsection are the laboratories 

14 specified in section 1105(a) of the National Defense Author15 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 

16 Stat. 2486; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note). 

17 (d) EXPIRATION.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The authority in this section 

19 shall expire on December 31, 2023. 

20 (2) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITIES EXERCISED

21 BEFORE TERMINATION.—The expiration in paragraph 

22 (1) shall not be construed to effect the continuation 

23 after the date specified in paragraph (1) of any term 

24 of employment or other benefit authorized under this 
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1 section before that date in accordance with the terms 

2 of such authorization. 

3 SEC. 1110. PILOT PROGRAM ON TEMPORARY EXCHANGE OF 

4 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACQUISITION 

5 PERSONNEL. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 

7 carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and ad8 visability of the temporary assignment of covered employees 

9 of the Department of Defense to nontraditional defense con10 tractors and of covered employees of such contractors to the 

11 Department. 

12 (b) COVERED EMPLOYEES; NONTRADITIONAL DE13 FENSE CONTRACTORS.— 

14 (1) COVERED EMPLOYEES.—An employee of the 

15 Department of Defense or a nontraditional Defense 

16 contractor is a covered employee for purposes of this 

17 section if the employee— 

18 (A) works in the field of financial manage19 ment or in the acquisition field; 

20 (B) is considered by the Secretary of De21 fense to be an exceptional employee; and 

22 (C) is compensated at not less than the GS– 

23 11 level (or the equivalent). 

24 (2) NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.— 

25 For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘nontraditional 
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1 defense contractor’’ has the meaning given that term 

2 in section 2302(9) of title 10, United States Code. 

3 (c) AGREEMENTS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

5 provide for a written agreement among the Depart6 ment of Defense, the nontraditional defense contractor 

7 concerned, and the employee concerned regarding the 

8 terms and conditions of the employee’s assignment 

9 under this section. 

10 (2) ELEMENTS.—An agreement under this sub11 section— 

12 (A) shall require, in the case of an employee 

13 of the Department, that upon completion of the 

14 assignment, the employee will serve in the civil 

15 service for a period at least equal to three times 

16 the length of the assignment, unless the employee 

17 is sooner involuntarily separated from the service 

18 of the employee’s agency; and 

19 (B) shall provide that if the employee of the 

20 Department or of the contractor (as the case may 

21 be) fails to carry out the agreement, or if the em22 ployee is voluntarily separated from the service 

23 of the employee’s agency before the end of the pe24 riod stated in the agreement, the employee shall 

25 be liable to the United States for payment of all 
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1 expenses of the assignment unless that failure or 

2 voluntary separation was for good and sufficient 

3 reason, as determined by the Secretary. 

4 (3) DEBT TO THE UNITED STATES.—An amount 

5 for which an employee is liable under paragraph 

6 (2)(B) shall be treated as a debt due the United 

7 States. The Secretary may waive, in whole or in part, 

8 collection of such a debt based on a determination 

9 that the collection would be against equity and good 

10 conscience and not in the best interests of the United 

11 States. 

12 (d) TERMINATION.—An assignment under this section 

13 may, at any time and for any reason, be terminated by 

14 the Department of Defense or the nontraditional defense 

15 contractor concerned. 

16 (e) DURATION.—An assignment under this section 

17 shall be for a period of not less than three months and not 

18 more than one year. 

19 (f) STATUS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO

20 CONTRACTORS.—An employee of the Department of Defense 

21 who is assigned to a nontraditional defense contractor 

22 under this section shall be considered, during the period of 

23 assignment, to be on detail to a regular work assignment 

24 in the Department for all purposes. The written agreement 

25 established under subsection (c) shall address the specific 
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1 terms and conditions related to the employee’s continued 

2 status as a Federal employee. 

3 (g) TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR PRIVATE SECTOR

4 EMPLOYEES.—An employee of a nontraditional defense 

5 contractor who is assigned to a Department of Defense orga6 nization under this section— 

7 (1) shall continue to receive pay and benefits 

8 from the contractor from which such employee is as9 signed; 

10 (2) shall be deemed to be an employee of the De11 partment of Defense for the purposes of— 

12 (A) chapter 73 of title 5, United States 

13 Code; 

14 (B) sections 201, 203, 205, 207, 208, 209, 

15 603, 606, 607, 643, 654, 1905, and 1913 of title 

16 18, United States Code, and any other conflict of 

17 interest statute; 

18 (C) sections 1343, 1344, and 1349(b) of title 

19 31, United States Code; 

20 (D) chapter 171 and section 1346(b) of title 

21 28, United States Code (popularly known as the 

22 Federal Tort Claims Act), and any other Federal 

23 tort liability statute; 

24 (E) the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 

25 (5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.); 
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1 (F) chapter 21 of title 41, United States 

2 Code; and 

3 (G) subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, 

4 United States Code, relating to compensation for 

5 work-related injuries; and 

6 (3) may not have access, while the employee is 

7 assigned to a Department organization, to any trade 

8 secrets or to any other nonpublic information which 

9 is of commercial value to the contractor from which 

10 such employee is assigned. 

11 (h) PROHIBITION AGAINST CHARGING CERTAIN COSTS

12 TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—A nontraditional defense con13 tractor may not charge the Department of Defense or any 

14 other agency of the Federal Government, as direct or indi15 rect costs under a Federal contract, the costs of pay or bene16 fits paid by the contractor to an employee assigned to a 

17 Department organization under this section for the period 

18 of the assignment. 

19 (i) CONSIDERATION.—In providing for assignments of 

20 employees under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 

21 take into consideration the question of how assignments 

22 might best be used to help meet the needs of the Department 

23 of Defense with respect to the training of employees in fi24 nancial management or in acquisition. 

25 (j) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.— 
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1 (1) DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.—The number of 

2 employees of the Department of Defense who may be 

3 assigned to nontraditional defense contractors under 

4 this section at any given time may not exceed the fol5 lowing: 

6 (A) Five employees in the field of financial 

7 management. 

8 (B) Five employees in the acquisition field. 

9 (2) NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTOR EM10 PLOYEES.—The total number of nontraditional de11 fense contractor employees who may be assigned to the 

12 Department under this section at any given time may 

13 not exceed 10 such employees. 

14 (k) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY FOR ASSIGN15 MENTS.—No assignment of an employee may commence 

16 under this section after September 30, 2019. 

17 SEC. 1111. PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCED PAY AUTHORITY 

18 FOR CERTAIN ACQUISITION AND TECH19 NOLOGY POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF 

20 DEFENSE. 

21 (a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

22 Defense may carry out a pilot program to assess the feasi23 bility and advisability of using the pay authority specified 

24 in subsection (d) to fix the rate of basic pay for positions 

25 described in subsection (c) in order to assist the Office of 
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1 the Secretary of Defense and the military departments in 

2 attracting and retaining high-quality acquisition and tech3 nology experts in positions responsible for managing and 

4 developing complex, high-cost, technological acquisition ef5 forts of the Department of Defense. 

6 (b) APPROVAL REQUIRED.—The pilot program may be 

7 carried out only with approval as follows: 

8 (1) Approval of the Under Secretary of Defense 

9 for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, in the case 

10 of positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 

11 (2) Approval of the Service Acquisition Execu12 tive of the military department concerned, in the case 

13 of positions in a military department. 

14 (c) POSITIONS.—The positions described in this sub15 section are positions that— 

16 (1) require expertise of an extremely high level in 

17 a scientific, technical, professional, or acquisition 

18 management field; and 

19 (2) are critical to the successful accomplishment 

20 of an important acquisition or technology develop21 ment mission. 

22 (d) RATE OF BASIC PAY.—The pay authority specified 

23 in this subsection is authority as follows: 

24 (1) Authority to fix the rate of basic pay for a 

25 position at a rate not to exceed 150 percent of the rate 
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1 of basic pay payable for level I of the Executive 

2 Schedule, upon the approval of the Under Secretary 

3 of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 

4 or the Service Acquisition Executive concerned, as ap5 plicable. 

6 (2) Authority to fix the rate of basic pay for a 

7 position at a rate in excess of 150 percent of the rate 

8 of basic pay payable for level I of the Executive 

9 Schedule, upon the approval of the Secretary of De10 fense. 

11 (e) LIMITATIONS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The authority in subsection 

13 (a) may be used only to the extent necessary to com14 petitively recruit or retain individuals exceptionally 

15 well qualified for positions described in subsection (c). 

16 (2) NUMBER OF POSITIONS.—The authority in 

17 subsection (a) may not be used with respect to more 

18 than five positions in the Office of the Secretary of 

19 Defense and more than five positions in each military 

20 department at any one time. 

21 (3) TERM OF POSITIONS.—The authority in sub22 section (a) may be used only for positions having 

23 terms less than five years. 

24 (f) TERMINATION.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to fix rates of 

2 basic pay for a position under this section shall ter3 minate on October 1, 2020. 

4 (2) CONTINUATION OF PAY.—Nothing in para5 graph (1) shall be construed to prohibit the payment 

6 after October 1, 2020, of basic pay at rates fixed 

7 under this section before that date for positions whose 

8 terms continue after that date. 

9 SEC. 1112. PILOT PROGRAM ON DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY 

10 FOR VETERAN TECHNICAL EXPERTS INTO 

11 THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE. 

12 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense may 

13 carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and ad14 visability of appointing qualified veteran candidates to po15 sitions described in subsection (b) in the defense acquisition 

16 workforce of the military departments without regard to the 

17 provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United 

18 States Code. The Secretary shall carry out the pilot pro19 gram in each military department through the service ac20 quisition executive of such military department. 

21 (b) POSITIONS.—The positions described in this sub22 section are scientific, technical, engineering, and mathe23 matics positions, including technicians, within the defense 

24 acquisition workforce. 
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1 (c) LIMITATION.—Authority under subsection (a) may 

2 not, in any calendar year and with respect to any military 

3 department, be exercised with respect to a number of can4 didates greater than the number equal to 1 percent of the 

5 total number of positions in the acquisition workforce of 

6 that military department that are filled as of the close of 

7 the fiscal year last ending before the start of such calendar 

8 year. 

9 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) The term ‘‘employee’’ has the meaning given 

11 that term in section 2105 of title 5, United States 

12 Code. 

13 (2) The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given 

14 that term in section 101 of title 38, United States 

15 Code. 

16 (e) TERMINATION.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to appoint can18 didates to positions under the pilot program shall ex19 pire on the date that is five years after the date of 

20 the enactment of this Act. 

21 (2) EFFECT ON EXISTING APPOINTMENTS.—The 

22 termination by paragraph (1) of the authority in sub23 section (a) shall not affect any appointment made 

24 under that authority before the termination date spec-
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1 ified in paragraph (1) in accordance with the terms 

2 of such appointment. 

3 SEC. 1113. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR TECHNICAL EX4 PERTS INTO THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION 

5 WORKFORCE. 

6 (a) AUTHORITY.—Each Secretary of a military de7 partment may appoint qualified candidates possessing a 

8 scientific or engineering degree to positions described in 

9 subsection (b) for that military department without regard 

10 to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, 

11 United States Code. 

12 (b) APPLICABILITY.—Positions described in this sub13 section are scientific and engineering positions within the 

14 defense acquisition workforce. 

15 (c) LIMITATION.—Authority under this section may 

16 not, in any calendar year and with respect to any military 

17 department, be exercised with respect to a number of can18 didates greater than the number equal to 5 percent of the 

19 total number of scientific and engineering positions within 

20 the acquisition workforce of that military department that 

21 are filled as of the close of the fiscal year last ending before 

22 the start of such calendar year. 

23 (d) NATURE OF APPOINTMENT.—Any appointment 

24 under this section shall be treated as an appointment on 
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1 a full-time equivalent basis, unless such appointment is 

2 made on a term or temporary basis. 

3 (e) EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

4 ‘‘employee’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

5 2105 of title 5, United States Code. 

6 (f) TERMINATION.—The authority to make appoint7 ments under this section shall not be available after Decem8 ber 31, 2020. 

9 TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 

10 TO FOREIGN NATIONS 

Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 

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

certain United States military operations. 

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

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

Partnership Program. 

Sec. 1204. Extension of authority for non-reciprocal exchanges of defense personnel between the United States and foreign countries. 

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

civic aid programs of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1206. One-year extension of funding limitations for authority to build the 

capacity of foreign security forces. 

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

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

the Department of Defense. 

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

the Houthi movement. 

Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 

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

Sec. 1212. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain 

coalition nations for support provided to United States military 

operations. 

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

stability in Afghanistan. 

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

countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan. 

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

services to the military and security forces of Afghanistan. 

Sec. 1216. Modification of protection for Afghan allies. 
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Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria and Iraq 

Sec. 1221. Extension of authority to support operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 

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

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

State of Iraq and the Levant. 

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

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

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

for border security operations. 

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

living in Camp Liberty, Iraq. 

Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Iran 

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

Iran. 

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

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

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

Sec. 1235. Rule of construction. 

Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the Russian Federation 

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

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

missile system by the Russian Federation. 

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

to territory of Ukrainian Republic or Russian territory of 

Kaliningrad. 

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

with its obligations under the INF Treaty. 

Sec. 1244. Modification of notification and assessment of proposal to modify or 

introduce new aircraft or sensors for flight by the Russian Federation under the Open Skies Treaty. 

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

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

Russian Federation. 

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

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

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

rotary wing aircraft historically procured through 

Rosoboronexport. 

Sec. 1250. Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. 

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

of multilateral exercises. 

Subtitle F—Matters Relating to the Asia-Pacific Region 

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

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

disclosure or technology release of Aegis Ashore capability to 

Japan. 

Sec. 1263. South China Sea Initiative. 

Subtitle G—Other Matters 

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

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

Sec. 1273. Extension of authorization to conduct activities to enhance the capability of foreign countries to respond to incidents involving 

weapons of mass destruction. 

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

terrorism. 

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

Treaty. 

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

Republic of Cyprus. 

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

Organization. 

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

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

Sec. 1280. NATO Special Operations Headquarters. 

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

to deter aggression on the border of the North Atlantic Treaty 

Organization. 

1 Subtitle A—Assistance and 

2 Training 

3 SEC. 1201. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF LOGISTICAL SUPPORT 

4 FOR COALITION FORCES SUPPORTING CER5 TAIN UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 

6 Section 1234 of the National Defense Authorization 

7 Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 

8 394), as most recently amended by section 1223(a) of the 

9 Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De10 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 

11 113–291; 128 Stat. 3548), is further amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 

2 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘during the pe4 riod beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on De5 cember 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘during the period 

6 beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on Decem7 ber 31, 2016’’; and 

8 (3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘December 

9 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

10 SEC. 1202. STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR DEPARTMENT OF 

11 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION. 

12 (a) STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 

14 consultation with the Secretary of State, shall develop 

15 and issue to the Department of Defense a strategic 

16 framework for Department of Defense security co17 operation to guide prioritization of resources and ac18 tivities. 

19 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategic framework re20 quired by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

21 (A) Discussion of the strategic goals of De22 partment of Defense security cooperation pro23 grams, overall and by combatant command, and 

24 the extent to which these programs— 
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1 (i) support broader strategic priorities 

2 of the Department of Defense; and 

3 (ii) complement and are coordinated 

4 with Department of State security assist5 ance programs to achieve United States 

6 Government goals globally, regionally, and, 

7 if appropriate, within specific programs. 

8 (B) Identification of the primary objectives, 

9 priorities, and desired end-states of Department 

10 of Defense security cooperation programs. 

11 (C) Identification of challenges to achieving 

12 the primary objectives, priorities, and desired 

13 end-states identified under subparagraph (B), 

14 including— 

15 (i) constraints on Department of De16 fense resources, authorities, and personnel; 

17 (ii) partner nation variables and con18 ditions, such as political will, absorptive ca19 pacity, corruption, and instability risk, 

20 that impact the likelihood of a security co21 operation program achieving its primary 

22 objectives, priorities, and desired end-states; 

23 (iii) constraints or limitations due to 

24 bureaucratic impediments, interagency 

25 processes, or congressional requirements; 
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1 (iv) validation of requirements; and 

2 (v) assessment, monitoring, and eval3 uation. 

4 (D) A methodology for assessing the effec5 tiveness of Department of Defense security co6 operation programs in making progress toward 

7 achieving the primary objectives, priorities, and 

8 desired end-states identified under subparagraph 

9 (B), including an identification of key bench10 marks for such progress. 

11 (E) Any other matters the Secretary of De12 fense determines appropriate. 

13 (3) FREQUENCY.—The Secretary of Defense shall, 

14 at a minimum, update the strategic framework re15 quired by paragraph (1) on a biennial basis and shall 

16 update or supplement the strategic framework as ap17 propriate to address emerging priorities. 

18 (b) REPORT.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

20 the date of the enactment of this Act, and on a bien21 nial basis thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in con22 sultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to 

23 the appropriate congressional committees a report on 

24 the strategic framework required by subsection (a). 
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1 (2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 

2 (1) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but 

3 may include a classified annex. 

4 (3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

5 ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

6 (A) the congressional defense committees; 

7 and 

8 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

9 the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

10 of the House of Representatives. 

11 (c) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to be effective on 

12 the date that is 6 years after the date of the enactment of 

13 this Act. 

14 SEC. 1203. REDESIGNATION, MODIFICATION, AND EXTEN15 SION OF NATIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNER16 SHIP PROGRAM. 

17 (a) REDESIGNATION.—The heading of section 1205 of 

18 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

19 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 897; 32 U.S.C. 107 

20 note) is amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 1205. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STATE PARTNER22 SHIP PROGRAM.’’. 

23 (b) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of such sec24 tion is amended— 
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1 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a program of 

2 exchanges’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘a pro3 gram of activities described in paragraph (2), to sup4 port the security cooperation objectives of the United 

5 States, between members of the National Guard of a 

6 State or territory and any of the following: 

7 ‘‘(A) The military forces of a foreign coun8 try. 

9 ‘‘(B) The security forces of a foreign coun10 try. 

11 ‘‘(C) Governmental organizations of a for12 eign country whose primary functions include 

13 disaster response or emergency response.’’; and 

14 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

15 following new paragraph (2): 

16 ‘‘(2) STATE PARTNERSHIP.—Each program es17 tablished under this subsection shall be known as a 

18 ‘State Partnership’.’’. 

19 (c) LIMITATION.—Subsection (b) of such section is 

20 amended by striking ‘‘activity under a program’’ and all 

21 that follows through ‘‘State or territory,’’ and inserting ‘‘ac22 tivity with forces referred to in subsection (a)(1)(B) or orga23 nizations described in subsection (a)(1)(C) under a pro24 gram established under subsection (a)’’. 
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1 (d) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—Such section is 

2 further amended— 

3 (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (g) 

4 as subsections (d) through (h), respectively; and 

5 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 

6 new subsection (c): 

7 ‘‘(c) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Chief of the 

8 National Guard Bureau shall designate a director for each 

9 State and territory to be responsible for the coordination 

10 of activities under a program established under subsection 

11 (a) for such State or territory and reporting on activities 

12 under the program.’’. 

13 (e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Paragraph (2)(B) of subsection 

14 (f) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (d)(1) of 

15 this section, is amended— 

16 (1) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘or other govern17 ment organizations’’ after ‘‘and security forces’’; 

18 (2) in clause (iv), by adding before the period at 

19 the the following: ‘‘and country’’; 

20 (3) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘training’’ and in21 serting ‘‘activities’’; and 

22 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(vi) An assessment of the extent to 

24 which the activities conducted during the 
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1 previous year met the objectives described in 

2 clause (v).’’. 

3 (f) STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FUND.— 

4 (1) ASSESSMENT OF ESTABLISHMENT OF

5 FUND.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

6 enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense 

7 for Policy and the Under Secretary of Defense (Comp8 troller) shall jointly submit to the congressional de9 fense committees a report setting forth a joint assess10 ment of the feasibility and advisability of establishing 

11 a central fund to manage funds for programs and ac12 tivities under the Department of Defense State Part13 nership Program under section 1205 of the National 

14 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, as 

15 amended by this section. 

16 (2) RECOMMENDATION FOR LEGISLATIVE AC17 TION.—If the report under paragraph (1) concludes 

18 that the establishment of a fund as described in that 

19 paragraph is feasible and advisable, the Secretary of 

20 Defense shall include with the materials submitted to 

21 Congress in support of the budget of the President for 

22 fiscal year 2017 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 

23 United States Code, a recommendation for such legis24 lation as the Secretary considers appropriate to estab25 lish the fund. 
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1 (g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Paragraph (2)(A) of 

2 subsection (f) of such section, as redesignated by subsection 

3 (d)(1) of this section, is amended— 

4 (1) by striking ‘‘a program’’ and inserting ‘‘each 

5 program’’; and 

6 (2) by striking ‘‘the program’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘such program’’. 

8 (h) RECIPIENTS OF REPORTS AND NOTIFICATIONS.— 

9 Paragraph (1) of subsection (h) of such section, as redesig10 nated by subsection (d)(1) of this section, is amended by 

11 striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the fol12 lowing new subparagraphs (A) and (B): 

13 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

14 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com15 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

16 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

17 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com18 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep19 resentatives.’’. 

20 (i) FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION.—Subsection (i) of such sec21 tion is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ and in22 serting ‘‘September 30, 2021’’. 
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1 SEC. 1204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR NON-RECIP2 ROCAL EXCHANGES OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL 

3 BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN 

4 COUNTRIES. 

5 Section 1207(f) of the National Defense Authorization 

6 Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 

7 2514; 10 U.S.C. 168 note), as amended by section 1202 of 

8 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

9 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1980), is further 

10 amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘December 31, 2021’’. 

12 SEC. 1205. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF OVERSEAS 

13 HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID 

14 PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE15 FENSE. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be 

17 appropriated by this Act for Overseas Humanitarian, Dis18 aster, and Civic Aid, the Secretary of Defense is authorized 

19 to use up to 5 percent of such amounts to conduct moni20 toring and evaluation of programs that are funded using 

21 such amounts during fiscal year 2016. 

22 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

23 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

24 provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional commit25 tees on mechanisms to evaluate the programs conducted 

26 pursuant to the authorities listed in subsection (a). 
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1 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro2 priate congressional committees’’ means the following: 

3 (1) The congressional defense committees. 

4 (2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

5 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

6 House of Representatives. 

7 SEC. 1206. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF FUNDING LIMITA8 TIONS FOR AUTHORITY TO BUILD THE CA9 PACITY OF FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES. 

10 Section 1205(d) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

11 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

12 Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3536) 

13 is amended— 

14 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2015’’ and 

16 all that follows through ‘‘section 4301’’ and in17 serting ‘‘for fiscal year 2015 or 2016 for the De18 partment of Defense for operation and mainte19 nance’’; and 

20 (B) by inserting ‘‘, in such fiscal year’’ be21 fore the period; and 

22 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 

23 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘for a fiscal year specified in 

24 that paragraph’’. 
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1 SEC. 1207. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NATIONAL 

2 MILITARY FORCES OF ALLIED COUNTRIES 

3 FOR COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATIONS IN 

4 AFRICA. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is author6 ized, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide, 

7 on a nonreimbursable basis, logistic support, supplies, and 

8 services to the national military forces of an allied country 

9 conducting counterterrorism operations in Africa if the Sec10 retary of Defense determines that the provision of such logis11 tic support, supplies, and services, on a nonreimbursable 

12 basis, is— 

13 (1) in the national security interests of the 

14 United States; and 

15 (2) critical to the timely and effective participa16 tion of such national military forces in such oper17 ations. 

18 (b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON SUPPORT PROVIDED.— 

19 Not later than 15 days after providing logistic support, sup20 plies, or services under subsection (a), the Secretary of De21 fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

22 a notice setting forth the following: 

23 (1) The determination of the Secretary specified 

24 in subsection (a). 

25 (2) The type of logistic support, supplies, or serv26 ices provided. 
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1 (3) The national military forces supported. 

2 (4) The purpose of the operations for which such 

3 support was provided, and the objectives of such sup4 port. 

5 (5) The estimated cost of such support. 

6 (6) The intended duration of such support. 

7 (c) LIMITATIONS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 

9 not use the authority in subsection (a) to provide any 

10 type of support that is otherwise prohibited by any 

11 other provision of law. 

12 (2) AMOUNT.—The aggregate amount of logistic 

13 support, supplies, and services provided under sub14 section (a) in any fiscal year may not exceed 

15 $100,000,000. 

16 (d) REPORTS.—Not later than six months after the 

17 date of the enactment of this Act, and every six months 

18 thereafter through the expiration date in subsection (f) of 

19 the authority provided by this section, the Secretary of De20 fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

21 a report setting forth a description of the use of the author22 ity provided by this section during the six-month period 

23 ending on the date of such report. Each report shall include 

24 the following: 
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1 (1) An assessment of the extent to which the sup2 port provided under this section during the period 

3 covered by such report facilitated the national mili4 tary forces of allied countries so supported in con5 ducting counterterrorism operations in Africa. 

6 (2) A description of any efforts by countries that 

7 received such support to address, as practicable, the 

8 requirements of their forces for logistics support, sup9 plies, or services for conducting counterterrorism op10 erations in Africa, including under acquisition and 

11 cross-servicing agreements. 

12 (e) LOGISTIC SUPPORT, SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES DE13 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘logistic support, sup14 plies, and services’’ has the meaning given that term in sec15 tion 2350(1) of title 10, United States Code. 

16 (f) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided by this sec17 tion may not be exercised after September 30, 2018. 

18 SEC. 1208. REPORTS ON TRAINING OF FOREIGN MILITARY 

19 INTELLIGENCE UNITS PROVIDED BY THE DE20 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

21 (a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 

22 after each calendar half-year beginning on or after the date 

23 of the enactment of this Act and ending with the second 

24 calendar half-year of 2017, the Under Secretary of Defense 

25 for Intelligence shall submit to the Committees of Armed 
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1 Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 

2 report setting forth the following: 

3 (1) All the training of foreign military intel4 ligence units provided by the Department during the 

5 calendar half-year covered by such report. 

6 (2) The authority or authorities under which the 

7 training described in paragraph (1) was provided. 

8 (b) FORM.—Each report under subsection (a) should 

9 be submitted in classified form. 

10 SEC. 1209. PROHIBITION ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO EN11 TITIES IN YEMEN CONTROLLED BY THE 

12 HOUTHI MOVEMENT. 

13 (a) PROHIBITION.—No amounts authorized to be ap14 propriated for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of De15 fense by this Act may be used to provide security assistance 

16 to an entity in Yemen that is controlled by members of the 

17 Houthi movement. 

18 (b) NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition in subsection 

20 (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of Defense deter21 mines, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 

22 that the provision of security assistance as described 

23 in that subsection is important to the national secu24 rity interests of the United States. 
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1 (2) NOTICE AND WAIT.—If security assistance as 

2 described in subsection (a) is provided pursuant to an 

3 exception under paragraph (1), not later than 15 

4 days before such assistance is so provided, the Sec5 retary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall 

6 jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Con7 gress a notice on the provision of such assistance, to8 gether with an assessment by the Director of National 

9 Intelligence on whether any entity controlled by mem10 bers of the Houthi movement to be provided such as11 sistance is also receiving direct assistance from the 

12 Government of Iran. 

13 (3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS

14 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 

15 committees of Congress’’ means— 

16 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

17 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com18 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

19 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

20 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com21 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep22 resentatives. 
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1 Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 

2 Afghanistan and Pakistan 

3 SEC. 1211. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF COM4 MANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM. 

5 (a) ONE-YEAR EXTENSION.—Section 1201 of the Na6 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub7 lic Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1619), as most recently amended 

8 by section 1221 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

9 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

10 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3546), is further 

11 amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ in subsections (a), 

12 (b), and (f) and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 

13 (b) RESTRICTION ON AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—Sub14 section (e) of such section 1201, as so amended, is further 

15 amended by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘$500,000’’. 

17 (c) SUBMITTAL OF REVISED GUIDANCE.—Not later 

18 than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

19 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

20 defense committees a copy of the guidance issued by the Sec21 retary to the Armed Forces concerning the Commanders’ 

22 Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan as revised to 

23 take into account the amendments made by this section. 

24 (d) AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO REDRESS

25 INJURY AND LOSS IN IRAQ.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal year 2016, 

2 amounts available pursuant to section 1201 of the 

3 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

4 2012, as amended by this section, shall also be avail5 able for ex gratia payments for damage, personal in6 jury, or death that is incident to combat operations 

7 of the Armed Forces in Iraq. 

8 (2) NOTICE AND WAIT.—The authority in this 

9 subsection may not be used until 30 days after the 

10 date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the 

11 congressional defense committees a report setting forth 

12 the following: 

13 (A) The amount that will be used for pay14 ments pursuant to this subsection. 

15 (B) The manner in which claims for pay16 ments shall be verified. 

17 (C) The officers or officials who shall be au18 thorized to approve claims for payments. 

19 (D) The manner in which payments shall 

20 be made. 

21 (3) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE.—The 

22 total amount of payments made pursuant to this sub23 section in fiscal year 2016 may not exceed 

24 $5,000,000. 
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1 (4) AUTHORITIES APPLICABLE TO PAYMENT.— 

2 Any payment made pursuant to this subsection shall 

3 be made in accordance with the authorities and limi4 tations in section 8121 of the Department of Defense 

5 Appropriations Act, 2015 (division C of Public Law 

6 113–235), other than subsection (h) of such section. 

7 (5) CONSTRUCTION WITH RESTRICTION ON

8 AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—For purposes of the applica9 tion of subsection (e) of such section 1201, as so 

10 amended, to any payment pursuant to this sub11 section, such payment shall be deemed to be a project 

12 described by such subsection (e). 

13 SEC. 1212. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 

14 FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALI15 TION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO 

16 UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 

17 (a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1233 of the 

18 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 

19 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 393), as most recently 

20 amended by section 1222 of the Carl Levin and Howard 

21 P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

22 Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3547), 

23 is further amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ and in24 serting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 
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1 (b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS AVAILABLE.—Subsection 

2 (d)(1) of such section, as so amended, is further amended— 

3 (1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘during 

4 fiscal year 2015 may not exceed $1,200,000,000’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘during fiscal year 2016 may not exceed 

6 $1,160,000,000’’; and 

7 (2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘during fis8 cal year 2015 may not exceed $1,000,000,000’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘during fiscal year 2016 may not exceed 

10 $900,000,000’’. 

11 (c) EXTENSION OF NOTICE REQUIREMENT RELATING

12 TO REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN FOR SUPPORT PRO13 VIDED BY PAKISTAN.—Section 1232(b)(6) of the National 

14 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (122 Stat. 

15 393), as most recently amended by section 1222(d) of the 

16 Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De17 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (128 Stat. 

18 3548), is further amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 

20 (d) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT

21 OF PAKISTAN PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKISTAN.— 

22 Section 1227(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 

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

24 2001), as most recently amended by section 1222(e) of the 

25 Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De-
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1 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (128 Stat. 

2 3548), is further amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 

4 (e) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF

5 PAKISTAN PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKISTAN.—Of the 

6 total amount of reimbursements and support authorized for 

7 Pakistan during fiscal year 2016 pursuant to the third sen8 tence of section 1233(d)(1) of the National Defense Author9 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (as amended by subsection 

10 (b)(2)), $350,000,000 shall not be eligible for the waiver 

11 under section 1227(d)(2) of the National Defense Authoriza12 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (126 Stat. 2001) unless the 

13 Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense 

14 committees that— 

15 (1) Pakistan continues to conduct military oper16 ations in North Waziristan that are contributing to 

17 significantly disrupting the safe haven and freedom of 

18 movement of the Haqqani Network in Pakistan; 

19 (2) Pakistan has taken steps to demonstrate its 

20 commitment to prevent the Haqqani Network from 

21 using North Waziristan as a safe haven; and 

22 (3) the Government of Pakistan actively coordi23 nates with the Government of Afghanistan to restrict 

24 the movement of militants, such as the Haqqani Net25 work, along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. 
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1 (f) AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR STABILITY

2 ACTIVITIES IN FATA.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the total 

4 amount of reimbursements and support authorized for 

5 Pakistan during fiscal year 2016 pursuant to the 

6 third sentence of section 1233(d)(1) of the National 

7 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (as so 

8 amended), of the total amount of funds made avail9 able for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 

10 2016 for overseas contingency operations for oper11 ation and maintenance, Defense-wide activities, 

12 $100,000,000 may be available for stability activities 

13 undertaken by Pakistan in the Federally Adminis14 tered Tribal Areas (FATA), including the provision of 

15 funds to the Pakistan military and the Pakistan 

16 Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for activities 

17 undertaken in support of the following: 

18 (A) Building and maintaining border out19 posts. 

20 (B) Strengthening cooperative efforts be21 tween the Pakistan military and the Afghan Na22 tional Defense Security Forces in activities that 

23 include— 

24 (i) bilateral meetings to enhance border 

25 security coordination; 
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1 (ii) sustaining critical infrastructure 

2 within the Federally Administered Tribal 

3 Areas, such as maintaining key ground 

4 lines of communication; 

5 (iii) increasing training for the Paki6 stan Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; 

7 and 

8 (iv) training to improve interoper9 ability between the Pakistan military and 

10 the Pakistan Frontier Corps Khyber 

11 Pakhtunkwha. 

12 (2) LIMITATION.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—Funds available under 

14 paragraph (1) may not be obligated or expended 

15 until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the con16 gressional defense committees that the conditions 

17 described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of sec18 tion 1227(d)(1) of the National Defense Author19 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (126 Stat. 

20 2001), as amended by subsection (d), have been 

21 met. 

22 (B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense 

23 may waive the limitation in subparagraph (A) 

24 if the Secretary certifies to the congressional de25 fense committees in writing that the waiver is in 
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1 the national security interests of the United 

2 States and includes with such certification a jus3 tification for the waiver. 

4 (3) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2017, 

5 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appro6 priate congressional committees a report on the ex7 penditure of funds available under paragraph (1), in8 cluding a description of the following: 

9 (A) The purpose for which such funds were 

10 expended. 

11 (B) Each organization on whose behalf such 

12 funds were expended, including the amount ex13 pended on such organization and the number of 

14 members of such organization trained with such 

15 amount. 

16 (C) Any limitation imposed on the expendi17 ture of funds under that paragraph, including 

18 on any recipient of funds or any use of funds ex19 pended. 

20 (4) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

21 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 

22 congressional committees’’ has the meaning given that 

23 term in section 1233(g) of the National Defense Au24 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. 
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1 SEC. 1213. ADDITIONAL MATTER IN SEMIANNUAL REPORT 

2 ON ENHANCING SECURITY AND STABILITY IN 

3 AFGHANISTAN. 

4 Section 1225(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

5 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

6 Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3550) 

7 is amended by adding at the end the following new para8 graph: 

9 ‘‘(7) ASSESSMENT OF RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH

10 DRAWDOWN OF UNITED STATES FORCES.—An assess11 ment of the risks to the mission in Afghanistan asso12 ciated with any drawdown of United States forces 

13 that occurred during the period covered by such re14 port.’’. 

15 SEC. 1214. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PROD16 UCTS AND SERVICES PRODUCED IN COUN17 TRIES ALONG A MAJOR ROUTE OF SUPPLY TO 

18 AFGHANISTAN. 

19 Section 801(f) of the National Defense Authorization 

20 Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 

21 2399), as most recently amended by section 832(a) of the 

22 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 

23 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 814), is further amended 

24 by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 

25 31, 2016’’. 
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1 SEC. 1215. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER DE2 FENSE ARTICLES AND PROVIDE DEFENSE 

3 SERVICES TO THE MILITARY AND SECURITY 

4 FORCES OF AFGHANISTAN. 

5 (a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (h) of section 1222 of the 

6 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 

7 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1992), as amended by sec8 tion 1231 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

9 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

10 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3556), is further 

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

12 ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

13 (b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Subsection (f)(1) of such 

14 section, as so amended, is further amended by striking 

15 ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2017’’. 

16 (c) EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Subsection (i)(2) of 

17 such section, as so amended, is further amended by striking 

18 ‘‘and 2015’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘, 2015, 

19 and 2016’’. 

20 SEC. 1216. MODIFICATION OF PROTECTION FOR AFGHAN 

21 ALLIES. 

22 (a) COVERED AFGHANS.— 

23 (1) TERM OF EMPLOYMENT.—Clause (ii) of sec24 tion 602(b)(2)(A) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act 

25 of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by striking 

26 ‘‘year—’’ and inserting ‘‘year, or, if submitting a pe-
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1 tition after September 30, 2015, for a period of not 

2 less than 2 years—’’. 

3 (2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

4 (A) SUCCESSOR NAME FOR INTERNATIONAL

5 SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE.—Subclause (II) of 

6 section 602(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Afghan Allies Pro7 tection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is 

8 amended— 

9 (i) in the matter preceding item (aa), 

10 by striking ‘‘Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Force 

11 (or any successor name for such Force)’’; 

12 (ii) in item (aa), by striking ‘‘Force,’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘Force (or any successor 

14 name for such Force),’’; and 

15 (iii) in item (bb), by striking ‘‘Force;’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘Force (or any successor 

17 name for such Force);’’. 

18 (B) SHORT TITLE.—Section 601 of the Af19 ghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 is amended 

20 by striking ‘‘This Act’’ and inserting ‘‘This 

21 title’’. 

22 (C) EXECUTIVE AGENCY REFERENCE.—Sec23 tion 602(c)(4) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act 

24 of 2009 is amended by striking ‘‘section 4 of the 

25 Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
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1 U.S.C. 403)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 133 of title 

2 41, United States Code’’. 

3 (b) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—Subparagraph (F) of 

4 section 602(b)(3) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 

5 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended— 

6 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2015 AND 

7 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2015, 2016, AND 2017’’; 

8 (2) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘and ending on September 

10 30, 2016’’, and inserting ‘‘until such time that 

11 available special immigrant visas under sub12 paragraphs (D) and (E) and this subparagraph 

13 are exhausted,’’ and 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘4,000.’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘7,000.’’; 

16 (3) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘September 30, 

17 2015;’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016;’’; 

18 (4) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘December 31, 

19 2015;’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016;’’; and 

20 (5) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘March 31, 2017.’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘the date such visas are exhausted.’’. 

22 (c) REPORTS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Section 

23 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 

24 1101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(15) REPORTS INFORMING THE CONCLUSION OF

2 THE AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM.— 

3 Not later than June 1, 2016, and every six months 

4 thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in conjunction 

5 with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the Com6 mittee on Armed Services and the Committee on the 

7 Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 

8 Services and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

9 House of Representatives a report that contains— 

10 ‘‘(A) a description of the United States force 

11 presence in Afghanistan during the previous 6 

12 months; 

13 ‘‘(B) a description of the projected United 

14 States force presence in Afghanistan; 

15 ‘‘(C) the number of citizens or nationals of 

16 Afghanistan who were employed by or on behalf 

17 of the entities described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) 

18 during the previous 6 months; and 

19 ‘‘(D) the projected number of such citizens 

20 or nationals who will be employed by or on be21 half of such entities. 

22 ‘‘(16) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

23 Congress that the necessity of providing special immi24 grant status under this subsection should be assessed 

25 at regular intervals by the Committee on Armed Serv-
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1 ices of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Serv2 ices of the House of Representatives, taking into ac3 count the scope of the current and planned presence 

4 of United States troops in Afghanistan, the current 

5 and prospective numbers of citizens and nationals of 

6 Afghanistan employed by or on behalf of the entities 

7 described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), and the security 

8 climate in Afghanistan.’’. 

9 Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 

10 Syria and Iraq 

11 SEC. 1221. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPER12 ATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF 

13 SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ. 

14 (a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (f)(1) of 

15 section 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

16 Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by strik17 ing ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 

18 (b) AMOUNT AVAILABLE.—Such section is further 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 

21 2015’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 

22 2016 may not exceed $80,000,000.’’; and 

23 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 

24 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 
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1 (c) SUPERSEDING REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—Sub2 section (g) of such section is amended to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(g) REPORTS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 

5 2015, and every 180 days thereafter until the author6 ity in this section expires, the Secretary of Defense 

7 shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State, sub8 mit to the appropriate committees of Congress a re9 port on the activities of the Office of Security Co10 operation in Iraq. 

11 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under this sub12 section shall include the following: 

13 ‘‘(A) A current description of capability 

14 gaps in the security forces of Iraq, including ca15 pability gaps relating to intelligence matters, 

16 protection of Iraq airspace, and logistics and 

17 maintenance, and a current description of the 

18 extent, if any, to which the Government of Iraq 

19 has requested assistance in addressing such capa20 bility gaps. 

21 ‘‘(B) A current description of the activities 

22 of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq and 

23 the extent, if any, to which the programs con24 ducted by the Office in conjunction with other 

25 United States programs (such as the Foreign 
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1 Military Financing program, the Foreign Mili2 tary Sales program, and the assistance provided 

3 pursuant to section 1236 of the Carl Levin and 

4 Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Au5 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

6 Law 113–291)) will address the capability gaps 

7 described pursuant to subparagraph (A). 

8 ‘‘(C) A current description of how the ac9 tivities of the Office of Security Cooperation in 

10 Iraq are coordinated with, and complement and 

11 enhance, the assistance provided pursuant to sec12 tion 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

13 ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 

14 Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 

15 ‘‘(D) A current description of end use moni16 toring programs, and any other programs or 

17 procedures, used to improve accountability for 

18 equipment provided to the Government of Iraq. 

19 ‘‘(E) A current description of the measures 

20 of effectiveness used to evaluate the activities of 

21 the Office of the Security Cooperation in Iraq, 

22 and an analysis of any determinations to ex23 pand, alter, or terminate specific activities of the 

24 Office based on such evaluations. 
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1 ‘‘(F) A current evaluation of the effective2 ness of the training described in subsection (f)(2) 

3 in promoting respect for human rights, military 

4 professionalism, and respect for legitimate civil5 ian authority in Iraq. 

6 ‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS

7 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘appropriate 

8 committees of Congress’ means— 

9 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

10 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com11 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

12 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

13 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com14 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep15 resentatives.’’. 

16 SEC. 1222. STRATEGY FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND TO 

17 COUNTER VIOLENT EXTREMISM. 

18 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than February 

19 15, 2016, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 

20 State shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of 

21 Congress a strategy for the Middle East and to counter vio22 lent extremism. 

23 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 

24 (a) shall include the following: 
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1 (1) A description of the objectives and end state 

2 for the United States in the Middle East and with re3 spect to violent extremism. 

4 (2) A description of the roles and responsibilities 

5 of the Department of State in the strategy. 

6 (3) A description of the roles and responsibilities 

7 of the Department of Defense in the strategy. 

8 (4) A description of actions to prevent the weak9 ening and failing of states in the Middle East. 

10 (5) A description of actions to counter violent ex11 tremism. 

12 (6) A description of the resources required by the 

13 Department of Defense to counter ISIL’s illicit oil 

14 revenues. 

15 (7) A list of the state and non-state actors that 

16 must be engaged to counter violent extremism. 

17 (8) A description of the coalition required to 

18 carry out the strategy, and the expected lines of effort 

19 of such a coalition. 

20 (9) An assessment of United States efforts to dis21 rupt and prevent foreign fighters traveling to Syria 

22 and Iraq and to disrupt and prevent foreign fighters 

23 in Syria and Iraq traveling to the United States. 
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1 (c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE2 FINED.—In the section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 

3 of Congress’’ means— 

4 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com5 mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on 

6 Appropriations of the Senate; and 

7 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com8 mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Ap9 propriations of the House of Representatives. 

10 SEC. 1223. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE AS11 SISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE 

12 OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT. 

13 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con14 gress that— 

15 (1) the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 

16 (ISIL) poses an acute threat to the people and terri17 torial integrity of Iraq, including the Iraqi Kurdistan 

18 Region, Iraqi Sunni communities, and Iraq’s reli19 gious and ethnic minorities, and to the security and 

20 stability of the Middle East and beyond the region; 

21 (2) defeating ISIL is critical to maintaining a 

22 unified Iraq in which all faiths, sects, and ethnicities 

23 are afforded equal protection and full integration into 

24 the Government and society of Iraq; and 
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1 (3) the United States should, in coordination 

2 with coalition partners, provide, in an expeditious 

3 and responsive manner and without undue delay, the 

4 military and other security forces of or associated 

5 with the Government of Iraq, including Kurdish and 

6 tribal security forces and other local security forces, 

7 with a national security mission, with defense arti8 cles, defense services, and related training to more ef9 fectively partner with the United States and other 

10 international coalition members to defeat ISIL. 

11 (b) QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 1236 

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

14 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

15 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3559) is 

16 amended— 

17 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

18 by striking ‘‘30 days’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’; 

19 and 

20 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(11) A list of the forces or elements of forces 

22 that are restricted from receiving assistance under 

23 subsection (a), other than the forces or elements of 

24 forces with respect to which the Secretary of Defense 

25 has exercised the waiver authority under subsection 
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1 (j), as a result of vetting required by subsection (e) 

2 or section 2249e of title 10, United States Code, and 

3 a detailed description of the reasons for such restric4 tion, including for each force or element, as applica5 ble, the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) Information relating to gross violation 

7 of human rights committed by such force or ele8 ment, including the time-frame of the alleged 

9 violation. 

10 ‘‘(B) The source of the information de11 scribed in subparagraph (A) and an assessment 

12 of the veracity of the information. 

13 ‘‘(C) The association of such force or ele14 ment with terrorist groups or groups associated 

15 with the Government of Iran. 

16 ‘‘(D) The amount and type of any assist17 ance provided to such force or element by the 

18 Government of Iran.’’. 

19 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

20 by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 

21 enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to 

22 reports required to be submitted pursuant to sub23 section (d) of section 1236 of the Carl Levin and 

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1 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, as so amended, on 

2 or after such date of enactment. 

3 (c) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of such section is 

4 amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the fol5 lowing: ‘‘Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated in 

6 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

7 2016 for Overseas Contingency Operations in title XV for 

8 fiscal year 2016, there are authorized to be appropriated 

9 $715,000,000 to carry out this section.’’. 

10 (d) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Subsection (j) of such sec11 tion is amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

13 (A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking by 

14 striking ‘‘Sections 40 and 40A’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘Section 40A’’; and 

16 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 

18 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the 

19 provision of assistance described in sub20 section (l)(2), the Secretary of Defense may 

21 waive any provision of law described in 

22 clause (ii) if the Secretary satisfies the re23 quirements described in clauses (i) and (ii) 

24 of subparagraph (A) with respect to such 

25 waiver. 
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1 ‘‘(ii) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provi2 sions of law described in this clause are the 

3 following: 

4 ‘‘(I) Any provision of law de5 scribed in subparagraph (B). 

6 ‘‘(II) Any eligibility requirement 

7 under section 3 of the Arms Export 

8 Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753). 

9 ‘‘(III) Any eligibility requirement 

10 under chapter 2 of part II of the For11 eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

12 2311 et seq.).’’; and 

13 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘For purposes’’ 

14 and all that follows through ‘‘described in paragraph 

15 (1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘The President may waive any 

16 provision of law other than a provision of law de17 scribed in paragraph (1)(B) for purposes of the provi18 sion of assistance pursuant to subsection (a) and any 

19 provision of law other than a provision of law de20 scribed in subsection (1)(C) for purposes of the provi21 sion of assistance described in subsection (l)(2)’’. 

22 (e) ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORITY TO ASSIST DI23 RECTLY CERTAIN COVERED GROUPS.—Such section, as so 

24 amended, is further amended by adding at the end the fol25 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(l) ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORITY TO ASSIST DI2 RECTLY CERTAIN COVERED GROUPS.— 

3 ‘‘(1) ASSESSMENT.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 

5 days after the date of the enactment of the Na6 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

7 2016, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 

8 of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate 

9 congressional committees an assessment of the ex10 tent to which the Government of Iraq is increas11 ing political inclusiveness, addressing the griev12 ances of ethnic and sectarian minorities, and en13 hancing minority integration in the political 

14 and military structures in Iraq. 

15 ‘‘(B) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN MAK16 ING ASSESSMENT.—In making the assessment de17 scribed in subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 

18 Defense and the Secretary of State shall consider 

19 the following factors: 

20 ‘‘(i) The extent to which the Govern21 ment of Iraq is taking steps to reduce sup22 port among the Iraqi people for the Islamic 

23 State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and 

24 improve stability in Iraq. 
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1 ‘‘(ii) The progress of efforts to enact 

2 legislation establishing the Iraqi National 

3 Guard, particularly in predominantly 

4 Sunni regions. 

5 ‘‘(iii) The extent to which the Govern6 ment of Iraq is expanding the representa7 tion of minorities in adequate numbers in 

8 government security organizations and pro9 viding for the training and equipping of 

10 such forces. 

11 ‘‘(iv) Whether the Government of Iraq 

12 is ending support for Shia militias under 

13 the command and control of, or associated 

14 with, the Government of Iran, and stopping 

15 abuses of elements of the Iraqi population 

16 by such militias. 

17 ‘‘(v) Whether the Government of Iraq is 

18 ensuring that supplies, equipment, and 

19 weaponry supplied by the United States are 

20 appropriately distributed to security forces 

21 with a national security mission in Iraq, 

22 including the Kurdish Peshmerga, Sunni 

23 tribal security forces and local security 

24 forces with a national security mission, 
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1 and, once established, the Iraqi Sunni Na2 tional Guard. 

3 ‘‘(vi) Whether the Government of Iraq 

4 is addressing grievances regarding the ar5 rest and detention without trial of ethnic 

6 and sectarian minorities or is taking steps 

7 to prosecute such individuals that are de8 tained in a fair, transparent, and prompt 

9 manner. 

10 ‘‘(vii) Such other factors as the Secre11 taries consider appropriate. 

12 ‘‘(C) UPDATE.—The Secretary of Defense 

13 and the Secretary of State shall submit to the 

14 appropriate congressional committees an update 

15 of the assessment required under subparagraph 

16 (A) not later than 180 days after the date on 

17 which the assessment is submitted to the appro18 priate congressional committees under subpara19 graph (A). 

20 ‘‘(D) SUBMISSION.—The assessment re21 quired under subparagraph (A) and the update 

22 of the assessment authorized under subparagraph 

23 (C) may be submitted as part of the quarterly re24 port required under subsection (d). 
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1 ‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO CERTAIN COV2 ERED GROUPS.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the President, taking 

4 into account the results of the assessment re5 quired under paragraph (1)(A) or the update re6 quired under paragraph (1)(C), determines and 

7 notifies the appropriate congressional committees 

8 that the Government of Iraq has failed to take 

9 substantial action to increase political inclusive10 ness, address the grievances of ethnic and sec11 tarian minorities, and enhance minority inte12 gration in the political and military structures 

13 in Iraq, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 

14 with the Secretary of State, is authorized to pro15 vide, in coordination to the extent practicable 

16 with the Government of Iraq, assistance under 

17 the authority of subsection (a) directly to the 

18 groups described in subparagraph (D) for the 

19 purpose of supporting international coalition ef20 forts against ISIL. 

21 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—In 

22 carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 

23 Defense may— 

24 ‘‘(i) re-allocate the amount of assist25 ance authorized under subsection (a) to in-
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1 crease the share of such assistance provided 

2 to the groups described in subparagraph 

3 (D); and 

4 ‘‘(ii) exercise the waiver authority pro5 vided in subsection (j)(1)(C) with respect to 

6 providing assistance to the groups described 

7 in subparagraph (D). 

8 ‘‘(C) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT INAP9 PLICABLE.—The cost-sharing requirement of sub10 section (k) shall not apply with respect to funds 

11 that are obligated or expended under this sub12 section for assistance provided directly to the 

13 groups described in subparagraph (D). 

14 ‘‘(D) COVERED GROUPS.—The groups de15 scribed in this subparagraph are— 

16 ‘‘(i) the Kurdish Peshmerga; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) Sunni tribal security forces, or 

18 other local security forces, with a national 

19 security mission.’’. 

20 (f) PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE AND REPORT ON

21 EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES TRANSFERRED TO OR ACQUIRED

22 BY VIOLENT EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS.— 

23 (1) PROHIBITION.—Assistance authorized under 

24 section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

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1 for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

2 3558), as so amended, may not be provided to the 

3 Government of Iraq after the date that is 90 days 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act unless the 

5 Secretary of Defense certifies to the appropriate con6 gressional committees, after the date of the enactment 

7 of this Act, that the Government of Iraq has taken 

8 such actions as may be reasonably necessary to safe9 guard against such assistance being transferred to or 

10 acquired by violent extremist organizations. 

11 (2) REPORT.— 

12 (A) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 

13 days after the date on which the Secretary of De14 fense makes any determination that equipment 

15 or supplies provided pursuant to section 1236(a) 

16 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

17 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

18 Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 

19 Stat. 3558), as so amended, have been trans20 ferred to or acquired by a violent extremist orga21 nization, the Secretary shall submit to the ap22 propriate congressional committees a report that 

23 contains a description of the determination of 

24 the Secretary and the transfer to or acquisition 

25 by the violent extremist organization. 
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1 (B) ELEMENTS.—Each report under para2 graph (1) shall include, with respect to the trans3 fer covered by the report, the following: 

4 (i) An assessment of the type and 

5 quantity of equipment or supplies trans6 ferred to the violent extremist organization. 

7 (ii) A description of the criteria used 

8 to determine that the organization is a vio9 lent extremist organization. 

10 (iii) A description, if known, of how 

11 the equipment or supplies were transferred 

12 to or acquired by the violent extremist orga13 nization. 

14 (iv) If the equipment or supplies are 

15 determined to remain under the current 

16 control of the violent extremist organization, 

17 a description of the organization, including 

18 its relationship, if any, to the security forces 

19 of the Government of Iraq. 

20 (v) A description of the end use moni21 toring or other policies and procedures in 

22 place in order to prevent equipment or sup23 plies to be transferred to or acquired by vio24 lent extremist organizations. 

25 (3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
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1 (A) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT2 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional 

3 committees’’ means— 

4 (i) the congressional defense commit5 tees; and 

6 (ii) the Committee on Foreign Rela7 tions of the Senate and the Committee on 

8 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa9 tives. 

10 (B) VIOLENT EXTREMIST ORGANIZATION.— 

11 The term ‘‘violent extremist organization’’ means 

12 an organization that— 

13 (i) is a foreign terrorist organization 

14 designated by the Secretary of State under 

15 section 219 of the Immigration and Nation16 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or is associated 

17 with a foreign terrorist organization; or 

18 (ii) is known to be under the command 

19 and control of, or is associated with, the 

20 Government of Iran. 

21 SEC. 1224. REPORTS ON UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES 

22 DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION IN23 HERENT RESOLVE. 

24 (a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 

25 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 
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1 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

2 congressional defense committees a report on United States 

3 Armed Forces deployed in support of Operation Inherent 

4 Resolve. 

5 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) 

6 shall include the following: 

7 (1) The total number of members of the United 

8 States Armed Forces deployed in support of Oper9 ation Inherent Resolve for the most recent month for 

10 which data is available, delineated by Armed Force 

11 and component (including whether regular, National 

12 Guard, or Reserve). 

13 (2) An estimate for the three-month period fol14 lowing the date on which the report is submitted of 

15 the total number of members of the United States 

16 Armed Forces expected to be deployed in support of 

17 Operation Inherent Resolve, delineated by Armed 

18 Force and component (including whether regular, Na19 tional Guard, or Reserve). 

20 (3) A description of the authorities and limita21 tions on the number of United States Armed Forces 

22 deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. 

23 (4) A description of military functions that are 

24 and are not subject to the authorities and limitations 

25 described in paragraph (3). 
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1 (5) Any changes to the authorities and limita2 tions described in paragraph (3) and the rationale for 

3 such changes. 

4 (6) Any other matters the Secretary considers 

5 appropriate. 

6 (c) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit reports 

7 under this section shall terminate on the earlier of— 

8 (1) the date on which Operation Inherent Resolve 

9 terminates; or 

10 (2) the date that is five years after the date of 

11 the enactment of this Act. 

12 SEC. 1225. MATTERS RELATING TO SUPPORT FOR THE VET13 TED SYRIAN OPPOSITION. 

14 (a) REPORT ON POTENTIAL SUPPORT REQUIRED.— 

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

16 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

17 Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

18 committees a report setting forth a description of the 

19 military support the Secretary considers necessary to 

20 provide to recipients of assistance under section 1209 

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

22 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

23 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541) upon 

24 their return to Syria to ensure their ability to meet 

25 the intended purposes of such assistance. 
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1 (2) COVERED POTENTIAL SUPPORT.—The sup2 port the Secretary may consider necessary to provide 

3 for purposes of the report required by paragraph (1) 

4 is the following: 

5 (A) Logistical support. 

6 (B) Defensive supportive fire. 

7 (C) Intelligence. 

8 (D) Medical support. 

9 (E) Any other support the Secretary con10 siders appropriate for purposes of the report. 

11 (3) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para12 graph (1) shall include the following: 

13 (A) For each type of support the Secretary 

14 considers necessary to provide as described in 

15 paragraph (1), a description of the actions to be 

16 taken by the Secretary to ensure that such sup17 port would not benefit any of the following: 

18 (i) The Islamic State of Iraq and 

19 Syria (ISIS), the Jabhat Al-Nusra Front, 

20 al-Qaeda, the Khorasan Group, or any other 

21 violent extremist organization 

22 (ii) The Syrian Arab Army or any 

23 group or organization supporting President 

24 Bashir Assad. 
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1 (B) An estimate of the cost of providing 

2 such support. 

3 (b) STRATEGY FOR SYRIA.— 

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

5 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

6 Defense shall, in coordination with the Secretary of 

7 State, submit to the appropriate congressional com8 mittees a strategy for Syria. 

9 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by para10 graph (1) shall include the following: 

11 (A) A description of the means by which as12 sistance provided to appropriately vetted ele13 ments of the Syrian opposition and other appro14 priately vetted Syrian groups and individuals 

15 will achieve the purposes set forth in section 

16 1209(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

17 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 

18 Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 

19 (B) A description of the political and mili20 tary objectives and end states for Syria. 

21 (C) A description of means by which the as22 sistance will support the political and military 

23 objectives and end states for Syria. 
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1 (D) An explanation of the manner in which 

2 the military campaign in Syria and Iraq is in3 tegrated. 

4 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE5 FINED.—In subsections (a) and (b), the term ‘‘appropriate 

6 congressional committees’’ has the meaning given that term 

7 in section 1209(e)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

8 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

9 Fiscal Year 2015. 

10 (d) ADDITIONAL MATTERS FOR QUARTERLY

11 PROGRESS REPORTS ON ASSISTANCE TO THE VETTED OP12 POSITION.— 

13 (1) ADDITIONAL MATTERS.—Subsection (d) of 

14 section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

15 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

16 for Fiscal Year 2015 is amended— 

17 (A) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

18 at the end; 

19 (B) in paragraph (11) by striking the pe20 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

22 paragraphs: 

23 ‘‘(12) a description of support, if any, provided 

24 to appropriately vetted recipients pursuant to sub-
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1 section (a) while those forces are located in Syria, in2 cluding— 

3 ‘‘(A) logistics support; 

4 ‘‘(B) defense supporting fire; 

5 ‘‘(C) intelligence; and 

6 ‘‘(D) medical support; and 

7 ‘‘(13) a description of the number of appro8 priately vetted recipients located in Syria, the ap9 proximate locations in which they are operating, and 

10 the number of known casualties among such recipi11 ents.’’. 

12 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

13 by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 

14 enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to 

15 quarterly reports submitted under subsection (d) of 

16 section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

17 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

18 for Fiscal Year 2015 after that date. 

19 (e) INFORMATION ACCOMPANYING REPROGRAMMING

20 REQUESTS.—Subsection (f) of such section is amended— 

21 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’ and 

22 inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense’’; 

24 and 
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1 (2) by adding at the end the following new para2 graph: 

3 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION ACCOMPANYING REPROGRAM4 MING REQUESTS.—Each request under paragraph (1) 

5 shall include the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) The amount, type, and purpose of as7 sistance to be funded pursuant to such request. 

8 ‘‘(B) The budget, implementation timeline 

9 with milestones, and anticipated delivery sched10 ule for such assistance.’’. 

11 SEC. 1226. SUPPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF JORDAN 

12 AND THE GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON FOR 

13 BORDER SECURITY OPERATIONS. 

14 (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 

16 with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, is au17 thorized to provide support on a reimbursement basis 

18 to the Government of Jordan and the Government of 

19 Lebanon for purposes of supporting and enhancing ef20 forts of the armed forces of Jordan and the armed 

21 forces of Lebanon to increase security and sustain in22 creased security along the border of Jordan and the 

23 border of Lebanon with Syria and Iraq, as applica24 ble. 
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1 (2) FREQUENCY.—Support may be provided 

2 under this subsection on a quarterly basis. 

3 (b) FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR SUPPORT.—The following 

4 amounts made be used to provide support under the author5 ity of subsection (a): 

6 (1) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for 

7 fiscal year 2016 and available for reimbursement of 

8 certain coalition nations for support provided to 

9 United States military operations pursuant to section 

10 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

11 fiscal year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 

12 393). 

13 (2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for 

14 fiscal year 2016 for the Counterterrorism Partner15 ships Fund pursuant to section 1534 of the Carl 

16 Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De17 fense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015 (Public 

18 Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3616). 

19 (c) LIMITATIONS.— 

20 (1) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The total amount 

21 of support provided under the authority of subsection 

22 (a) may not exceed $150,000,000 for any country 

23 specified in subsection (a) in any fiscal year. 

24 (2) SUPPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF LEB25 ANON.—Support provided under the authority of sub-
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1 section (a) to the Government of Lebanon may be 

2 used only for the armed forces of Lebanon, and may 

3 not be used for or to reimburse Hezbollah or any 

4 forces other than the armed forces of Lebanon. 

5 (3) PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTUAL OBLIGA6 TIONS.—The Secretary of Defense may not enter into 

7 any contractual obligation to provide support under 

8 the authority of subsection (a). 

9 (4) DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary 

10 of Defense may not provide support to a country spec11 ified in subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that 

12 the government of such country fails to increase secu13 rity and sustain increased security along the border 

14 of Jordan and the border of Lebanon with Syria and 

15 Iraq, as applicable. 

16 (d) NOTICE BEFORE EXERCISE.—Not later than 15 

17 days before providing support under the authority of sub18 section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the spec19 ified congressional committees a report setting forth a full 

20 description of the support to be provided, including the 

21 amount of support to be provided, and the timeline for the 

22 provision of such support. 

23 (e) SPECIFIED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In the 

24 section, the term ‘‘specified congressional committees’’ 

25 means— 
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1 (1) the congressional defense committees; and 

2 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

3 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

4 House of Representatives. 

5 (f) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—No support may be 

6 provided under the authority of subsection (a) after Decem7 ber 31, 2018. 

8 SEC. 1227. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE SECURITY AND 

9 PROTECTION OF IRANIAN DISSIDENTS LIV10 ING IN CAMP LIBERTY, IRAQ. 

11 It is the sense of Congress that the United States 

12 should— 

13 (1) take prompt and appropriate steps in ac14 cordance with international agreements to promote 

15 the physical security and protection of residents of 

16 Camp Liberty, Iraq; 

17 (2) urge the Government of Iraq to uphold its 

18 commitments to the United States to ensure the safety 

19 and well-being of those living in Camp Liberty; 

20 (3) urge the Government of Iraq to ensure con21 tinued and reliable access to food, clean water, med22 ical assistance, electricity and other energy needs, and 

23 any other equipment and supplies necessary to sus24 tain the residents during periods of attack or siege by 

25 external forces; 
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1 (4) oppose the extradition of Camp Liberty resi2 dents to Iran; 

3 (5) assist the international community in imple4 menting a plan to provide for the safe, secure, and 

5 permanent relocation of Camp Liberty residents, in6 cluding a detailed outline of steps that would need to 

7 be taken by recipient countries, the United States, the 

8 Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 

9 and the Camp residents to relocate residents to other 

10 countries; 

11 (6) encourage continued close cooperation be12 tween the residents of Camp Liberty and the authori13 ties in the relocation process; and 

14 (7) assist the United Nations High Commis15 sioner for Refugees in expediting the ongoing resettle16 ment of all residents of Camp Liberty to safe loca17 tions outside Iraq. 

18 Subtitle D—Matters Relating to 

19 Iran 

20 SEC. 1231. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF ANNUAL RE21 PORT ON THE MILITARY POWER OF IRAN. 

22 (a) ELEMENT ON CYBER CAPABILITIES IN DESCRIP23 TION OF STRATEGY.—Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of 

24 section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
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1 Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2542) is 

2 amended— 

3 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

4 the end; 

5 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 

6 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

7 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub8 paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(D) Iranian strategy regarding offensive 

10 cyber capabilities and defensive cyber capabili11 ties.’’. 

12 (b) ELEMENTS ON CYBER CAPABILITIES IN ASSESS13 MENTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL FORCES.—Paragraph (3) of 

14 such subsection, as amended by section 1232(a) of the Na15 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Pub16 lic Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 920), is further amended— 

17 (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

18 the end; 

19 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 

20 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

21 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub22 paragraphs: 

23 ‘‘(F) offensive cyber capabilities and defen24 sive cyber capabilities; and 
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1 ‘‘(G) Iranian ability to manipulate the in2 formation environment both domestically and 

3 against the interests of the United States and its 

4 allies.’’. 

5 (c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Such subsection is 

6 further amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(5) An assessment of transfers to Iran of mili8 tary equipment, technology, and training from non9 Iranian sources.’’. 

10 (d) TERMINATION.—Subsection (d) of such section 

11 1245, as amended by section 1277 of the Carl Levin and 

12 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza13 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 

14 Stat. 3592), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 

15 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

16 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

17 section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 

18 Act, and shall apply with respect to reports required to be 

19 submitted under section 1245 of the National Defense Au20 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, as so amended, after 

21 that date. 

22 SEC. 1232. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE GOVERNMENT OF 

23 IRAN’S MALIGN ACTIVITIES. 

24 It is the sense of Congress that— 
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1 (1) Iran continues to conduct a range of malign 

2 military and intelligence activities in the region and 

3 around the globe which constitute a significant threat 

4 to regional stability and the national security inter5 ests of the United States and our allies and partners; 

6 (2) Iran continues funding its conventional and 

7 unconventional military development, including its 

8 ballistic missile development programs, and its acqui9 sition of destabilizing conventional weapons, which 

10 requires the United States to continue to support and 

11 build the collective capacity of our allies and partners 

12 in the region to address threats; 

13 (3) the sale of advanced weaponry, including ad14 vance air defense systems, to the Government of Iran 

15 increases the risk of further destabilizing the region; 

16 (4) Iran’s malign activities, continued state 

17 sponsorship of terrorism, and the violation of the 

18 human rights of the Iranian people justify continued 

19 pressure by the United States; and 

20 (5) the United States should continue to enhance 

21 the region’s security architecture, build our partners’ 

22 capacity to respond to external aggression, increase 

23 the interoperability of our respective military forces, 

24 and continue to better integrate their advanced capa25 bilities. 
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1 SEC. 1233. REPORT ON MILITARY-TO-MILITARY ENGAGE2 MENTS WITH IRAN. 

3 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

5 thereafter for 2 years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

6 to the appropriate congressional committees a report on— 

7 (1) any military-to-military engagements con8 ducted by the Armed Forces or Department of Defense 

9 civilians with representatives of the military or para10 military forces (including the IRGC Quds Force) of 

11 the Islamic Republic of Iran during the one-year pe12 riod ending on the date of the submission of the re13 port; and 

14 (2) any policy changes to such military-to-mili15 tary engagements with the armed forces of Iran. 

16 (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 

17 this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit18 tees’’ means— 

19 (1) the congressional defense committees; and 

20 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

21 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

22 House of Representatives. 

23 SEC. 1234. SECURITY GUARANTEES TO COUNTRIES IN THE 

24 MIDDLE EAST. 

25 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

26 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
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1 and the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 

2 congressional committees a report that summarizes any 

3 agreement, in effect as of the date that is 15 days before 

4 the date of the submittal of the report, that provides security 

5 commitments by the United States to any country in the 

6 Middle East, including the member countries of the Gulf 

7 Cooperation Council. 

8 (b) ANALYSIS.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

9 of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Joint 

10 Chiefs of Staff shall provide the Secretary of Defense with 

11 an analysis of the United States military force structure 

12 and posture required to meet any current agreement that 

13 provides security commitments in the Middle East, includ14 ing to member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. 

15 The Secretary shall include such analysis, without revision, 

16 in the report required by subsection (a), together with such 

17 additional views as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

18 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE19 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres20 sional committees’’ means— 

21 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

22 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

23 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

24 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep25 resentatives. 
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1 SEC. 1235. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

2 Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing 

3 the use of force against Iran. 

4 Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the 

5 Russian Federation 

6 SEC. 1241. NOTIFICATIONS RELATING TO TESTING, PRO7 DUCTION, DEPLOYMENT, AND SALE OR 

8 TRANSFER TO OTHER STATES OR NON-STATE 

9 ACTORS OF THE CLUB-K CRUISE MISSILE SYS10 TEM BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

11 (a) NOTIFICATIONS.—Not later than seven days after 

12 the Secretary determines that there is reasonable grounds 

13 to believe that the Russian Federation has tested, initially 

14 deployed, or sold or transferred to another state or non-state 

15 actor the Club-K cruise missile system, the Secretary shall 

16 submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a notifi17 cation of such determination. 

18 (b) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PLANNING.—The 

19 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall include in mili20 tary planning options for responding to the military threat 

21 posed by the Russian Federation testing, deployment, or 

22 sale or transfer to other states or non-state actors the Club23 K cruise missile system. 

24 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 

2 The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 

3 means— 

4 (A) the congressional defense committees; 

5 and 

6 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

7 the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

8 of the House of Representatives. 

9 (2) CLUB-K CRUISE MISSILE SYSTEM.—The term 

10 ‘‘Club-K cruise missile system’’ means the Club-K 

11 cruise missile ‘‘container launcher’’ weapons system. 

12 (d) SUNSET.—The provisions of this section shall not 

13 be in effect on and after the date that is 5 years after the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act. 

15 SEC. 1242. NOTIFICATIONS OF DEPLOYMENT OF NUCLEAR 

16 WEAPONS BY RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO TER17 RITORY OF UKRAINIAN REPUBLIC OR RUS18 SIAN TERRITORY OF KALININGRAD. 

19 (a) NOTIFICATIONS.— 

20 (1) UPON DEPLOYMENT.—Not later than seven 

21 days after the Secretary of Defense determines that 

22 there is reasonable grounds to believe that the Russian 

23 Federation has deployed covered weapons systems 

24 onto the territory of the Ukranian Republic, or has 

25 deployed covered weapons systems onto the Russian 
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1 territory of Kaliningrad, the Secretary shall submit 

2 to the appropriate congressional committees a notifi3 cation of such determination. 

4 (2) FORM.—A notification required under para5 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

6 may contain a classified annex if necessary. 

7 (b) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PLANNING.—The 

8 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall include in mili9 tary planning options for responding to the military threat 

10 posed by the Russian Federation deploying covered weapons 

11 systems onto the territory of the Ukranian Republic, or de12 ploying covered weapons system onto the Russian territory 

13 of Kaliningrad, including opportunities for allied coopera14 tion in developing such responses based on consultation 

15 with such allies. 

16 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT18 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit19 tees’’ means— 

20 (A) the congressional defense committees; 

21 and 

22 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

23 the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

24 of the House of Representatives. 
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1 (2) COVERED WEAPONS SYSTEMS.—The term 

2 ‘‘covered weapons systems’’ means weapons systems 

3 that can perform both conventional and nuclear mis4 sions, nuclear weapon delivery systems, and nuclear 

5 warheads. 

6 (d) SUNSET.—The provisions of this section shall not 

7 be in effect on and after the date that is 5 years after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act. 

9 SEC. 1243. MEASURES IN RESPONSE TO NON-COMPLIANCE 

10 BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION WITH ITS OB11 LIGATIONS UNDER THE INF TREATY. 

12 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

13 that— 

14 (1) the development and deployment of a nuclear 

15 ground-launched cruise missile by the Russian Fed16 eration is in violation of the INF Treaty, and the 

17 Russian Federation should return to compliance with 

18 the INF Treaty; 

19 (2) the increasing role for nuclear weapons in 

20 the Russian Federation’s military strategy, and the 

21 continuing violation of the INF Treaty threatens the 

22 viability of the INF Treaty; 

23 (3) efforts taken by the President to compel the 

24 Russian Federation to return to compliance with the 

25 INF Treaty, including by developing military and 
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1 nonmilitary options, must be persistent and are in 

2 the best interests of the United States, but cannot be 

3 open-ended; 

4 (4) not only should the Russian Federation end 

5 its cheating with respect to the INF Treaty, but also 

6 its illegal occupation of the sovereign territory of an7 other nation, its plans for stationing nuclear weapons 

8 on that nation’s territory, and its cheating and viola9 tion of as many as eight of its 12 arms control obliga10 tions and agreements; and 

11 (5) there are several United States military re12 quirements that would be addressed by the develop13 ment and deployment of systems currently prohibited 

14 by the INF Treaty. 

15 (b) NOTIFICATIONS OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION VIOLA16 TIONS OF INF TREATY.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall submit to 

18 the appropriate congressional committees a notifica19 tion of— 

20 (A) whether the Russian Federation has 

21 flight-tested, deployed, or possesses a military 

22 system that has achieved an initial operating ca23 pability that is either a ground-launched bal24 listic missile or ground-launched cruise missile 
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1 with a flight-tested range of between 500 and 

2 5,500 kilometers; and 

3 (B) whether the Russian Federation has 

4 begun steps to return to full compliance with the 

5 INF Treaty, including by agreeing to inspections 

6 and verification measures necessary to achieve 

7 high confidence that any missile described in 

8 subparagraph (A) will be eliminated, as required 

9 by the INF Treaty upon its entry into force. 

10 (2) DEADLINE.—The notification required under 

11 paragraph (1) shall be submitted not later than 30 

12 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and 

13 not later than 30 days after the date on which the 

14 Russian Federation meets any of the conditions de15 scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 

16 (1). 

17 (3) FORM.—The notification required under 

18 paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

19 but may include a classified annex. 

20 (c) NOTIFICATION OF COORDINATION WITH ALLIES

21 REGARDING INF TREATY.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 

23 the date of the enactment, and every 120-day period 

24 thereafter for a period of 5 years, the Secretary of De25 fense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
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1 shall jointly, in coordination with the Secretary of 

2 State and the Director of National Intelligence, sub3 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a no4 tification on the status and content of updates pro5 vided to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

6 (NATO) and allies of the United States in East Asia, 

7 on the Russian Federation’s flight testing, operating 

8 capability and deployment of ground launched bal9 listic missiles or ground-launched cruise missiles with 

10 a flight-tested range of between 500 and 5,500 kilo11 meters, including updates on the status and a de12 scription of efforts with such allies to develop collec13 tive responses (including economic and military re14 sponses) to arms control violations of the Russian 

15 Federation (including violations of the INF Treaty). 

16 (2) FORM.—The notification required under 

17 paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

18 but may include a classified annex. 

19 (d) MILITARY RESPONSE OPTIONS TO RUSSIAN FED20 ERATION VIOLATION OF INF TREATY.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—If, as of the date of the enact22 ment of this Act, the Russian Federation has not 

23 begun taking measures to return to full compliance 

24 with the INF Treaty, including by agreeing to 

25 verification measures necessary to achieve high con-
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1 fidence that any ground-launched ballistic missile or 

2 ground-launched cruise missile with a flight-tested 

3 range of between 500 and 5,500 kilometers will be 

4 eliminated, the Secretary of Defense shall, not later 

5 than 120 days after that date, submit to the appro6 priate congressional committees a plan for the devel7 opment of the following military capabilities: 

8 (A) Counterforce capabilities to prevent in9 termediate-range ground-launched ballistic mis10 sile and cruise missile attacks, whether or not 

11 such capabilities are in compliance with the INF 

12 Treaty and including capabilities that may be 

13 acquired from allies of the United States. 

14 (B) Countervailing strike capabilities to en15 hance the forces of the United States or allies of 

16 the United States, whether or not such capabili17 ties are in compliance with the INF Treaty and 

18 including capabilities that may be acquired from 

19 allies of the United States. 

20 (C) Active defenses to defend against inter21 mediate-range ground-launched cruise missile at22 tacks. 

23 (2) COST AND SCHEDULE ESTIMATES.—The Sec24 retary of Defense shall include in the plan required 

25 by paragraph (1), with respect to each military capa-
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1 bility described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) 

2 of that paragraph, an estimate of cost and the ap3 proximate time for achieving a Milestone A decision, 

4 if such a decision is required. 

5 (3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Using amounts 

6 authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 by 

7 section 201 and available for research, development, 

8 test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, or otherwise made 

9 available, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out the 

10 development of capabilities pursuant to paragraph 

11 (1) that are recommended by the Chairman of the 

12 Joint Chiefs of Staff to meet military requirements 

13 and current capability gaps with respect to missiles 

14 described in paragraph (1). In making such a rec15 ommendation, the Chairman shall give priority to 

16 such capabilities that the Chairman determines could 

17 be tested and fielded most expediently, with the most 

18 priority given to capabilities that the Chairman de19 termines could be fielded in two years. 

20 (4) OTHER RESPONSE OPTIONS.—The Secretary 

21 of Defense shall also include in the plan required by 

22 paragraph (1) such other options as the Secretary of 

23 Defense or the Secretary of State consider useful to 

24 encourage the Russian Federation to return to full 

25 compliance with the INF Treaty or necessary to re-
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1 spond to the failure of the Russian Federation to re2 turn to full compliance with the INF Treaty. 

3 (5) REPORTS ON DEVELOPMENT.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—During each 180-day pe5 riod beginning on the date on which funds are 

6 first obligated to develop capabilities under 

7 paragraph (1), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 

8 of Staff shall submit to the appropriate congres9 sional committees a report on such capabilities, 

10 including the costs of development (and esti11 mated total costs of each system if pursued to de12 ployment) and the time for development flight 

13 testing and deployment. 

14 (B) SUNSET.—The provisions of subpara15 graph (A) shall not be in effect after the date on 

16 which the President certifies to the appropriate 

17 congressional committees that the INF Treaty is 

18 no longer in force or the Russian Federation has 

19 fully returned to compliance with its obligations 

20 under the INF Treaty. 

21 (6) REPORT ON DEPLOYMENT.—Not later than 

22 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

23 the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with 

24 the Secretary of State, submit to the appropriate con25 gressional committees a report on the following: 
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1 (A) Potential deployment locations of the 

2 military capabilities described in paragraph (1) 

3 in East Asia and Eastern Europe, including 

4 any potential basing agreements that may be re5 quired to facilitate such deployments. 

6 (B) Any required safety and security meas7 ures, estimates of potential costs of deployments 

8 described in subparagraph (A) and an assess9 ment of whether or not such deployments in 

10 Eastern Europe may require a decision of the 

11 North Atlantic Council. 

12 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT14 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit15 tees’’ means— 

16 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

17 Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee 

18 on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on 

19 Intelligence of the Senate; and 

20 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

21 Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 

22 Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Com23 mittee on Intelligence of the House of Represent24 atives. 
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1 (2) INF TREATY.—The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ 

2 means the Treaty Between the United States of Amer3 ica and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on 

4 the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and 

5 Shorter-Range Missiles, commonly referred to as the 

6 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, 

7 signed at Washington, December 8, 1987, and entered 

8 into force June 1, 1988. 

9 SEC. 1244. MODIFICATION OF NOTIFICATION AND ASSESS10 MENT OF PROPOSAL TO MODIFY OR INTRO11 DUCE NEW AIRCRAFT OR SENSORS FOR 

12 FLIGHT BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 

13 UNDER THE OPEN SKIES TREATY. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1242(b) of the Carl Levin 

15 and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Author16 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 

17 Stat. 3563) is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘30 days’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘90 days’’; and 

20 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

21 (A) in the paragraph caption, by striking 

22 ‘‘ELEMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘ELEMENTS’’; and 

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

24 sentence: ‘‘The assessment shall also include an 

25 assessment of the proposal by the commander of 
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1 each combatant command potentially affected by 

2 the proposal, including an assessment of the po3 tential effects of the proposal on operations and 

4 any potential vulnerabilities raised by the pro5 posal.’’. 

6 (b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Not 

7 more than 75 percent of the funds authorized to be appro8 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

9 year 2016 for research, development, test, and evaluation, 

10 Air Force, for arms control implementation (PE 0305145F) 

11 may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense, 

12 in coordination with the Secretary of State, submits to the 

13 appropriate committees of Congress a report on the fol14 lowing: 

15 (1) A description of any meetings of the Open 

16 Skies Consultative Commission during the prior year. 

17 (2) A description of any agreements entered into 

18 during such meetings of the Open Skies Consultative 

19 Commission. 

20 (3) A description of any future year proposals 

21 for modifications to the aircraft or sensors of any 

22 State Party to the Open Skies Treaty that will be 

23 subject to the Open Skies Treaty. 

24 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con2 gress’’ means— 

3 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

4 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com5 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

6 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

7 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com8 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep9 resentatives. 

10 (2) The term ‘‘Open Skies Treaty’’ means the 

11 Treaty on Open Skies, done at Helsinki March 24, 

12 1992, and entered into force January 1, 2002. 

13 SEC. 1245. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RE14 LATING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN 

15 FEDERATION OVER CRIMEA. 

16 (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be 

17 appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 

18 fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Defense may be obli19 gated or expended to implement any activity that recognizes 

20 the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea. 

21 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the 

22 restriction on the obligation or expenditure of funds re23 quired by subsection (a) if the Secretary— 

24 (1) determines that to do so is in the national 

25 interest of the United States; and 
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1 (2) submits to the Committee on Armed Services 

2 of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services 

3 of the House of Representatives a notification of the 

4 waiver at the time the waiver is invoked. 

5 SEC. 1246. LIMITATION ON MILITARY COOPERATION BE6 TWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE RUS7 SIAN FEDERATION. 

8 (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be 

9 appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of De10 fense may be used for any bilateral military-to-military co11 operation between the Governments of the United States 

12 and the Russian Federation until the Secretary of Defense, 

13 in coordination with the Secretary of State, certifies to the 

14 appropriate congressional committees that— 

15 (1) the Russian Federation has ceased its occu16 pation of Ukrainian territory and its aggressive ac17 tivities that threaten the sovereignty and territorial 

18 integrity of Ukraine and members of the North Atlan19 tic Treaty Organization; and 

20 (2) the Russian Federation is abiding by the 

21 terms of and taking steps in support of the Minsk 

22 Protocols regarding a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. 

23 (b) NONAPPLICABILITY.—The limitation in subsection 

24 (a) shall not apply to— 
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1 (1) any activities necessary to ensure the compli2 ance of the United States with its obligations or the 

3 exercise of rights of the United States under any bi4 lateral or multilateral arms control or nonprolifera5 tion agreement or any other treaty obligation of the 

6 United States; and 

7 (2) any activities required to provide logistical 

8 or other support to the conduct of United States or 

9 North Atlantic Treaty Organization military oper10 ations in Afghanistan or the withdrawal from Af11 ghanistan. 

12 (c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the 

13 limitation in subsection (a) if the Secretary of Defense, in 

14 coordination with the Secretary of State— 

15 (1) determines that the waiver is in the national 

16 security interest of the United States; and 

17 (2) submits to the appropriate congressional 

18 committees— 

19 (A) a notification that the waiver is in the 

20 national security interest of the United States 

21 and a description of the national security inter22 est covered by the waiver; and 

23 (B) a report explaining why the Secretary 

24 of Defense cannot make the certification under 

25 subsection (a). 
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1 (d) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN MILITARY BASES.—The 

2 certification requirement specified in paragraph (1) of sub3 section (a) shall not apply to military bases of the Russian 

4 Federation in Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula operating in 

5 accordance with its 1997 agreement on the Status and Con6 ditions of the Black Sea Fleet Stationing on the Territory 

7 of Ukraine. 

8 (e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE9 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres10 sional committees’’ means— 

11 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

12 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

13 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

14 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep15 resentatives. 

16 SEC. 1247. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW 

17 START TREATY. 

18 (a) REPORT.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—During each year described in 

20 paragraph (2), the President shall transmit to the ap21 propriate congressional committees a report explain22 ing the reasons that the continued implementation of 

23 the New START Treaty is in the national security 

24 interests of the United States. 
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1 (2) YEAR DESCRIBED.—A year described in this 

2 paragraph is a year in which the President imple3 ments the New START Treaty and determines that 

4 any of the following circumstances apply: 

5 (A) The Russian Federation illegally occu6 pies Ukrainian territory. 

7 (B) The Russian Federation is not respect8 ing the sovereignty of all Ukrainian territory. 

9 (C) The Russian Federation is not in full 

10 compliance with the INF treaty. 

11 (D) The Russian Federation is not in com12 pliance with the CFE Treaty and has not lifted 

13 its suspension of Russian observance of its treaty 

14 obligations. 

15 (E) The Russian Federation is not reducing 

16 its deployed strategic delivery vehicles. 

17 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT19 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit20 tees’’ means— 

21 (A) the Committee on Armed Services and 

22 the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen23 ate; and 
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1 (B) the Committee on Armed Services and 

2 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

3 of Representatives. 

4 (2) CFE TREATY.—The term ‘‘CFE Treaty’’ 

5 means the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in 

6 Europe, signed at Paris November 19, 1990, and en7 tered into force July 17, 1992. 

8 (3) INF TREATY.—The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ 

9 means the Treaty Between the United States of Amer10 ica and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on 

11 the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and 

12 Shorter-Range Missiles, commonly referred to as the 

13 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, 

14 signed at Washington December 8, 1987, and entered 

15 into force June 1, 1988. 

16 (4) NEW START TREATY.—The term ‘‘New 

17 START Treaty’’ means the Treaty between the 

18 United States of America and the Russian Federation 

19 on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limita20 tion of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed on April 8, 

21 2010, and entered into force on February 5, 2011. 
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1 SEC. 1248. ADDITIONAL MATTERS IN ANNUAL REPORT ON 

2 MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS IN3 VOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

4 (a) ADDITIONAL MATTERS.—Subsection (b) of section 

5 1245 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 

6 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

7 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3566) is amended— 

8 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (15) 

9 as paragraphs (7) through (18), respectively; and 

10 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol11 lowing new paragraphs (4), (5), and (6): 

12 ‘‘(4) An assessment of the force structure and ca13 pabilities of Russian military forces stationed in each 

14 of the Arctic, Kaliningrad, and Crimea, including a 

15 description of any changes to such force structure or 

16 capabilities during the one-year period ending on the 

17 date of such report and with a particular emphasis 

18 on the anti-access and area denial capabilities of such 

19 forces. 

20 ‘‘(5) An assessment of Russian military strategy 

21 and objectives for the Arctic region. 

22 ‘‘(6) A description of the status of testing, pro23 duction, deployment, and sale or transfer to other 

24 states or non-state actors of the Club-K cruise missile 

25 system by the Russian Federation.’’. 
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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub2 section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 

3 of this Act, and shall apply with respect to reports sub4 mitted under section 1245 of the Carl Levin and Howard 

5 P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

6 Fiscal Year 2015 after that date. 

7 SEC. 1249. REPORT ON ALTERNATIVE CAPABILITIES TO 

8 PROCURE AND SUSTAIN NONSTANDARD RO9 TARY WING AIRCRAFT HISTORICALLY PRO10 CURED THROUGH ROSOBORONEXPORT. 

11 (a) REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATIVE CAPA12 BILITIES.—Not later than one year after the date of the en13 actment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac14 quisition, Technology, and Logistics shall, in consultation 

15 with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, submit to 

16 the congressional defense committees a report setting forth 

17 an assessment, obtained by the Under Secretary for pur18 poses of the report, of the feasibility and advisability of 

19 using alternative industrial base capabilities to procure 

20 and sustain, with parts and service, nonstandard rotary 

21 wing aircraft historically acquired through 

22 Rosoboronexport, or nonstandard rotary wing aircraft that 

23 are in whole or in part reliant upon Rosoboronexport for 

24 continued sustainment, in order to benefit United States 

25 national security interests. 
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1 (b) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.—The assessment ob2 tained for purposes of subsection (a) shall be conducted by 

3 a federally funded research and development center 

4 (FFRDC), or another appropriate independent entity with 

5 expertise in the procurement and sustainment of complex 

6 weapon systems, selected by the Under Secretary for pur7 poses of the assessment. 

8 (c) ELEMENTS.—The assessment obtained for purposes 

9 of subsection (a) shall include the following: 

10 (1) An identification and assessment of inter11 national industrial base capabilities, other than 

12 Rosoboronexport, to provide one or more of the fol13 lowing: 

14 (A) Means of procuring nonstandard rotary 

15 wing aircraft historically procured through 

16 Rosoboronexport. 

17 (B) Reliable and timely supply of required 

18 and appropriate parts, spares, and consumables 

19 of such aircraft. 

20 (C) Certifiable maintenance of such air21 craft, including major periodic overhauls, dam22 age repair, and modifications. 

23 (D) Access to required reference data on 

24 such aircraft, including technical manuals and 

25 service bulletins. 
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1 (E) Credible certification of airworthiness of 

2 such aircraft through physical inspection, not3 withstanding any current administrative re4 quirements to the contrary. 

5 (2) An assessment (including an assessment of 

6 associated costs and risks) of alterations to adminis7 trative processes of the United States Government 

8 that may be required to procure any of the capabili9 ties specified in paragraph (1), including waivers to 

10 Department of Defense or Department of State re11 quirements applicable to foreign military sales or al12 terations to procedures for approval of airworthiness 

13 certificates. 

14 (3) An assessment of the potential economic im15 pact to Rosoboronexport of procuring nonstandard ro16 tary wing aircraft described in paragraph (1)(A) 

17 through entities other than Rosoboronexport. 

18 (4) An assessment of the risks and benefits of 

19 using the entities identified pursuant to paragraph 

20 (1)(A) to procure aircraft described in that para21 graph. 

22 (5) Such other matters as the Under Secretary 

23 considers appropriate. 

24 (d) USE OF PREVIOUS STUDIES.—The entity con25 ducting the assessment for purposes of subsection (a) may 
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1 use and incorporate information from previous studies on 

2 matters appropriate to the assessment. 

3 (e) FORM OF REPORT.—The report under subsection 

4 (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

5 a classified annex. 

6 SEC. 1250. UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE. 

7 (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—Of the 

8 amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 

9 by title XV and available for overseas contingency oper10 ations as specified in the funding tables in division D, 

11 $300,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, 

12 in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide ap13 propriate security assistance and intelligence support, in14 cluding training, equipment, and logistics support, supplies 

15 and services, to military and other security forces of the 

16 Government of Ukraine for the purposes as follows: 

17 (1) To enhance the capabilities of the military 

18 and other security forces of the Government of 

19 Ukraine to defend against further aggression. 

20 (2) To assist Ukraine in developing the combat 

21 capability to defend its sovereignty and territorial in22 tegrity. 

23 (3) To support the Government of Ukraine in de24 fending itself against actions by Russia and Russian- 
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1 backed separatists that violate the ceasefire agree2 ments of September 4, 2014, and February 11, 2015. 

3 (b) APPROPRIATE SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND INTEL4 LIGENCE SUPPORT.—For purposes of subsection (a), appro5 priate security assistance and intelligence support includes 

6 the following: 

7 (1) Real time or near real time actionable intel8 ligence, including by lease of such capabilities from 

9 United States commercial entities. 

10 (2) Lethal assistance such as anti-armor weapon 

11 systems, mortars, crew-served weapons and ammuni12 tion, grenade launchers and ammunition, and small 

13 arms and ammunition. 

14 (3) Counter-artillery radars, including medium15 range and long-range counter-artillery radars that 

16 can detect and locate long-range artillery. 

17 (4) Unmanned aerial tactical surveillance sys18 tems. 

19 (5) Cyber capabilities. 

20 (6) Counter-electronic warfare capabilities such 

21 as secure communications equipment and other elec22 tronic protection systems. 

23 (7) Other electronic warfare capabilities. 
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1 (8) Training required to maintain and employ 

2 systems and capabilities described in paragraphs (1) 

3 through (7). 

4 (9) Training for critical combat operations such 

5 as planning, command and control, small unit tac6 tics, counter-artillery tactics, logistics, countering im7 provised explosive devices, battle-field first aid, post8 combat treatment, and medical evacuation. 

9 (c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 

10 (1) TRAINING.—Up to 20 percent of the amount 

11 available pursuant to subsection (a) may be used to 

12 support training pursuant to section 1207 of the Na13 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 

14 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note), relating to the Global Security 

15 Contingency Fund. 

16 (2) DEFENSIVE LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Subject to 

17 paragraph (3), of the amount available pursuant to 

18 subsection (a), $50,000,000 shall be available only for 

19 lethal assistance described in paragraphs (2) and (3) 

20 of subsection (b). 

21 (3) OTHER PURPOSES.—The amount described 

22 in paragraph (2) shall be available for purposes other 

23 than lethal assistance referred to in that paragraph 

24 commencing on the date that is six months after the 

25 date of the enactment of this Act if the Secretary of 
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1 Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

2 State, certifies to the congressional defense committees 

3 that the use of such amount for purposes of such le4 thal assistance is not in the national security inter5 ests of the United States. The purposes for which the 

6 amount may be used pursuant to this paragraph in7 clude the following: 

8 (A) Assistance or support to national-level 

9 security forces of other Partnership for Peace na10 tions that the Secretary of Defense determines to 

11 be appropriate to assist in preserving their sov12 ereignty and territorial integrity against Rus13 sian aggression. 

14 (B) Exercises and training support of na15 tional-level security forces of Partnership for 

16 Peace nations or the Government of Ukraine that 

17 the Secretary of Defense determines to be appro18 priate to assist in preserving their sovereignty 

19 and territorial integrity against Russian aggres20 sion. 

21 (d) UNITED STATES INVENTORY AND OTHER

22 SOURCES.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any assistance 

24 provided pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of 

25 Defense is authorized, with the concurrence of the Sec-
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1 retary of State, to make available to the Government 

2 of Ukraine weapons and other defense articles, from 

3 the United States inventory and other sources, and 

4 defense services, in such quantity as the Secretary of 

5 Defense determines to be appropriate to achieve the 

6 purposes specified in subsection (a). 

7 (2) REPLACEMENT.—Amounts for the replace8 ment of any items provided to the Government of 

9 Ukraine pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be derived 

10 from the amount available pursuant to subsection (a) 

11 or amounts authorized to be appropriated for the De12 partment of Defense for overseas contingency oper13 ations for weapons procurement. 

14 (e) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—Nothing in 

15 this section shall be construed to constitute a specific statu16 tory authorization for the introduction of United States 

17 Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations wherein hos18 tilities are clearly indicated by the circumstances. 

19 (f) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Assistance may 

20 not be provided under the authority in this section after 

21 December 31, 2017. 

22 (g) EXTENSION OF REPORTS ON MILITARY ASSIST23 ANCE TO UKRAINE.—Section 1275(e) of the Carl Levin and 

24 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza25 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 
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1 Stat. 3592) is amended by striking ‘‘January 31, 2017’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 

3 SEC. 1251. TRAINING FOR EASTERN EUROPEAN NATIONAL 

4 MILITARY FORCES IN THE COURSE OF MULTI5 LATERAL EXERCISES. 

6 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may pro7 vide the training specified in subsection (b), and pay the 

8 incremental expenses incurred by a country as the direct 

9 result of participation in such training, for the national 

10 military forces provided for under subsection (c). 

11 (b) TYPES OF TRAINING.—The training provided to 

12 the national military forces of a country under subsection 

13 (a) shall be limited to training that is— 

14 (1) provided in the course of the conduct of a 

15 multilateral exercise in which the United States 

16 Armed Forces are a participant; 

17 (2) comparable to or complimentary of the types 

18 of training the United States Armed Forces receive in 

19 the course of such multilateral exercise; and 

20 (3) for any purpose as follows: 

21 (A) To enhance and increase the interoper22 ability of the military forces to be trained to in23 crease their ability to participate in coalition ef24 forts led by the United States or the North At25 lantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 
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1 (B) To increase the capacity of such mili2 tary forces to respond to external threats. 

3 (C) To increase the capacity of such mili4 tary forces to respond to hybrid warfare. 

5 (D) To increase the capacity of such mili6 tary forces to respond to calls for collective ac7 tion within the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza8 tion. 

9 (c) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Training may be provided 

11 under subsection (a) to the national military forces of 

12 the countries determined by the Secretary of Defense, 

13 with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to be 

14 appropriate recipients of such training from among 

15 the countries as follows: 

16 (A) Countries that are a signatory to the 

17 Partnership for Peace Framework Documents, 

18 but not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty 

19 Organization. 

20 (B) Countries that became a member of the 

21 North Atlantic Treaty Organization after Janu22 ary 1, 1999. 

23 (2) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.—Before providing 

24 training under subsection (a), the Secretary of De25 fense shall, in coordination with the Secretary of 
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1 State, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 

2 the Senate and the House of Representatives a list of 

3 the countries determined pursuant to paragraph (1) 

4 to be eligible for the provision of training under sub5 section (a). 

6 (d) FUNDING OF INCREMENTAL EXPENSES.— 

7 (1) ANNUAL FUNDING.—Of the amounts specified 

8 in paragraph (2) for a fiscal year, up to a total of 

9 $28,000,000 may be used to pay incremental expenses 

10 under subsection (a) in that fiscal year. 

11 (2) AMOUNTS.—The amounts specified in this 

12 paragraph are as follows: 

13 (A) Amounts authorized to be appropriated 

14 for a fiscal year for operation and maintenance, 

15 Army, and available for the Combatant Com16 mands Direct Support Program for that fiscal 

17 year. 

18 (B) Amounts authorized to be appropriated 

19 for a fiscal year for operation and maintenance, 

20 Defense-wide, and available for the Wales Initia21 tive Fund for that fiscal year. 

22 (3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ACTIVITIES

23 ACROSS FISCAL YEARS.—Amounts available in a fis24 cal year pursuant to this subsection may be used for 
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1 incremental expenses of training that begins in that 

2 fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year. 

3 (e) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS ON USE OF AUTHORITY.— 

4 Not later that 90 days after the end of each fiscal year in 

5 which the authority in subsection (a) is used, the Secretary 

6 shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

7 and the House of Representatives on the use of the authority 

8 during such fiscal year, including each country with which 

9 training under the authority was conducted and the types 

10 of training provided. 

11 (f) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority 

12 provided in subsection (a) is in addition to any other au13 thority provided by law authorizing the provision of train14 ing for the national military forces of a foreign country, 

15 including section 2282 of title 10, United States Code. 

16 (g) INCREMENTAL EXPENSES DEFINED.—In this sec17 tion, the term ‘‘incremental expenses’’ means the reasonable 

18 and proper cost of the goods and services that are consumed 

19 by a country as a direct result of that country’s participa20 tion in training under the authority of this section, includ21 ing rations, fuel, training ammunition, and transportation. 

22 Such term does not include pay, allowances, and other nor23 mal costs of a country’s personnel. 

24 (h) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority 

25 under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2017. 
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1 Any activity under this section initiated before that date 

2 may be completed, but only using funds available for fiscal 

3 years 2016 through 2017. 

4 Subtitle F—Matters Relating to the 

5 Asia-Pacific Region 

6 SEC. 1261. STRATEGY TO PROMOTE UNITED STATES INTER7 ESTS IN THE INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. 

8 (a) STRATEGY.—Not later than March 1, 2017, the 

9 President shall develop an overall strategy to promote 

10 United States interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 

11 Such strategy shall be informed by, but not limited to, the 

12 following: 

13 (1) The national security strategy of the United 

14 States for 2015 set forth in the national security 

15 strategy report required under section 108(a)(3) of the 

16 National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

17 5043(a)(3)), as such strategy relates to United States 

18 interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 

19 (2) The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review, as it 

20 relates to United States interests in the Indo-Asia-Pa21 cific region. 

22 (3) The 2015 Quadrennial Diplomacy and De23 velopment Review, as it relates to United States in24 terests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
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1 (4) The strategy to prioritize United States de2 fense interests in the Asia-Pacific region as contained 

3 in the report required by section 1251(a) of the Na4 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

5 (Public Law 113–291). 

6 (5) The integrated, multi-year planning and 

7 budget strategy for a rebalancing of United States 

8 policy in Asia submitted to Congress pursuant to sec9 tion 7043(a) of the Department of State, Foreign Op10 erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

11 2014 (division K of the Consolidated Appropriations 

12 Act, 2014 (Public Law 113–76)). 

13 (b) PRESIDENTIAL POLICY DIRECTIVE.—The Presi14 dent shall issue a Presidential Policy Directive to appro15 priate departments and agencies of the United States Gov16 ernment that contains the strategy developed under sub17 section (a) and includes implementing guidance to such de18 partments and agencies. 

19 (c) RELATION TO AGENCY PRIORITY GOALS AND AN20 NUAL BUDGET.— 

21 (1) AGENCY PRIORITY GOALS.—In identifying 

22 agency priority goals under section 1120(b) of title 

23 31, United States Code, for each appropriate depart24 ment and agency of the United States Government, 

25 the head of such department or agency, or as other-
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1 wise determined by the Director of the Office of Man2 agement and Budget, shall take into consideration the 

3 strategy developed under subsection (a) and the Presi4 dential Policy Directive issued under subsection (b). 

5 (2) ANNUAL BUDGET.—The President, acting 

6 through the Director of the Office of Management and 

7 Budget, shall ensure that the annual budget submitted 

8 to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United 

9 States Code, includes a separate section that clearly 

10 highlights programs and projects that are being fund11 ed in the annual budget that relate to the strategy de12 veloped under subsection (a) and the Presidential Pol13 icy Directive issued under subsection (b). 

14 SEC. 1262. REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT DEPARTMENT OF DE15 FENSE POLICY REGARDING FOREIGN DISCLO16 SURE OR TECHNOLOGY RELEASE OF AEGIS 

17 ASHORE CAPABILITY TO JAPAN. 

18 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

19 that a decision by the Government of Japan to purchase 

20 Aegis Ashore for its self-defense, given that it already pos21 sesses sea-based Aegis weapons system-equipped naval ves22 sels, could create a significant opportunity for promoting 

23 interoperability and integration of air- and missile defense 

24 capability, could provide for force multiplication benefits, 
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1 and could potentially alleviate force posture requirements 

2 on multi-mission assets. 

3 (b) REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT POLICY.—Not later 

4 than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

5 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 

6 congressional committees a copy of the Department of De7 fense policy regarding foreign disclosure or technology re8 lease of Aegis Ashore capability to Japan. 

9 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro10 priate congressional committees’’ means— 

11 (1) the congressional defense committees; and 

12 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

13 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

14 House of Representatives. 

15 SEC. 1263. SOUTH CHINA SEA INITIATIVE. 

16 (a) ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is 

18 authorized, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

19 State, for the purpose of increasing maritime security 

20 and maritime domain awareness of foreign countries 

21 along the South China Sea— 

22 (A) to provide assistance to national mili23 tary or other security forces of such countries 

24 that have among their functional responsibilities 

25 maritime security missions; and 
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1 (B) to provide training to ministry, agency, 

2 and headquarters level organizations for such 

3 forces. 

4 (2) DESIGNATION OF ASSISTANCE AND TRAIN5 ING.—The provision of assistance and training under 

6 this section may be referred to as the ‘‘South China 

7 Sea Initiative’’. 

8 (b) RECIPIENT COUNTRIES.—The foreign countries 

9 that may be provided assistance and training under sub10 section (a) are the following: 

11 (1) Indonesia. 

12 (2) Malaysia, 

13 (3) The Philippines. 

14 (4) Thailand. 

15 (5) Vietnam. 

16 (c) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.— 

17 (1) AUTHORIZED ELEMENTS OF ASSISTANCE.— 

18 Assistance provided under subsection (a)(1)(A) may 

19 include the provision of equipment, supplies, train20 ing, and small-scale military construction. 

21 (2) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF ASSISTANCE AND

22 TRAINING.—Assistance and training provided under 

23 subsection (a) shall include elements that promote the 

24 following: 
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1 (A) Observance of and respect for human 

2 rights and fundamental freedoms. 

3 (B) Respect for legitimate civilian authority 

4 within the country to which the assistance is 

5 provided. 

6 (d) PRIORITIES FOR ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.—In 

7 developing programs for assistance or training to be pro8 vided under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 

9 accord a priority to assistance, training, or both that will 

10 enhance the maritime capabilities of the recipient foreign 

11 country, or a regional organization of which the recipient 

12 country is a member, to respond to emerging threats to 

13 maritime security. 

14 (e) INCREMENTAL EXPENSES OF PERSONNEL OF CER15 TAIN OTHER COUNTRIES FOR TRAINING.— 

16 (1) AUTHORITY FOR PAYMENT.—If the Secretary 

17 of Defense determines that the payment of incre18 mental expenses in connection with training described 

19 in subsection (a)(1)(B) will facilitate the participa20 tion in such training of organization personnel of for21 eign countries specified in paragraph (2), the Sec22 retary may use amounts available under subsection 

23 (f) for assistance and training under subsection (a) 

24 for the payment of such incremental expenses. 
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1 (2) COVERED COUNTRIES.—The foreign countries 

2 specified in this paragraph are the following: 

3 (A) Brunei. 

4 (B) Singapore. 

5 (C) Taiwan. 

6 (f) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to 

8 be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for the Depart9 ment of Defense, $50,000,000 may be available for the 

10 provision of assistance and training under subsection 

11 (a). 

12 (2) NOTICE ON SOURCE OF FUNDS.—If the Sec13 retary of Defense uses funds available to the Depart14 ment pursuant to paragraph (1) to provide assistance 

15 and training under subsection (a) during a fiscal 

16 half-year of fiscal year 2016, not later than 30 days 

17 after the end of such fiscal half-year, the Secretary 

18 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 

19 notice on the account or accounts providing such 

20 funds. 

21 (g) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON ASSISTANCE AND TRAIN22 ING.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days before 

24 exercising the authority under subsection (a) or (e) 

25 with respect to a recipient foreign country, the Sec-
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1 retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate com2 mittees of Congress a notification containing the fol3 lowing: 

4 (A) The recipient foreign country. 

5 (B) A detailed justification of the program 

6 for the provision of the assistance or training 

7 concerned, and its relationship to United States 

8 security interests. 

9 (C) The budget for the program, including 

10 a timetable of planned expenditures of funds to 

11 implement the program, an implementation 

12 timeline for the program with milestones (in13 cluding anticipated delivery schedules for any 

14 assistance under the program), the military de15 partment or component responsible for manage16 ment of the program, and the anticipated com17 pletion date for the program. 

18 (D) A description of the arrangements, if 

19 any, to support host nation sustainment of any 

20 capability developed pursuant to the program, 

21 and the source of funds to support sustainment 

22 efforts and performance outcomes to be achieved 

23 under the program beyond its completion date, if 

24 applicable. 
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1 (E) A description of the program objectives 

2 and an assessment framework to be used to de3 velop capability and performance metrics associ4 ated with operational outcomes for the recipient 

5 force. 

6 (F) Such other matters as the Secretary 

7 considers appropriate. 

8 (2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS

9 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 

10 committees of Congress’’ means— 

11 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

12 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com13 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

14 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

15 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com16 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep17 resentatives. 

18 (h) EXPIRATION.—Assistance and training may not be 

19 provided under this section after September 30, 2020. 

20 Subtitle G—Other Matters 

21 SEC. 1271. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF 

22 AUTHORIZATION FOR NON-CONVENTIONAL 

23 ASSISTED RECOVERY CAPABILITIES. 

24 (a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (h) of section 943 of the 

25 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
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1 Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4579), 

2 as most recently amended by section 1261(a) of the Carl 

3 Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 

4 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 

5 291), is further amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘2018’’. 

7 (b) REVISION TO ANNUAL LIMITATION ON FUNDS.— 

8 Subsection (a) of such section 943 is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘Upon’’ and inserting the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon’’; 

12 (2) by striking ‘‘an amount’’ and all that follows 

13 through ‘‘may be’’ and inserting ‘‘amounts appro14 priated or otherwise made available for the Depart15 ment of Defense for operation and maintenance may 

16 be’’; and 

17 (3) by adding at the end the following new para18 graph: 

19 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL LIMIT.—The total amount made 

20 available for support of non-conventional assisted re21 covery activities under this subsection in any fiscal 

22 year may not exceed $25,000,000.’’. 

23 (c) OVERSIGHT.—Subsection (b) of such section 943 is 

24 amended— 
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘(b) PROCEDURES.—The Sec2 retary’’ and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(b) PROCEDURES AND OVERSIGHT.— 

4 ‘‘(1) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary’’; and 

5 (2) by adding at the end the following new para6 graph: 

7 ‘‘(2) PROGRAMMATIC AND POLICY OVERSIGHT.— 

8 The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Oper9 ations and Low-Intensity Conflict shall have primary 

10 programmatic and policy oversight of non-conven11 tional assisted recovery activities authorized by this 

12 section.’’. 

13 SEC. 1272. AMENDMENT TO THE ANNUAL REPORT UNDER 

14 ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT ACT. 

15 Subsection (e) of section 403 of the Arms Control and 

16 Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a) is amended to read 

17 as follows: 

18 ‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 15 of 

20 each year described in paragraph (2), the Director of 

21 National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate 

22 congressional committees a report that contains a de23 tailed assessment, consistent with the provision of 

24 classified information and intelligence sources and 

25 methods, of the adherence of other nations to obliga-
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1 tions undertaken in all arms control, nonprolifera2 tion, and disarmament agreements or commitments to 

3 which the United States is a party, including infor4 mation of cases in which any such nation has behaved 

5 inconsistently with respect to its obligations under6 taken in such agreements or commitments. 

7 ‘‘(2) COVERED YEAR.—A year described in this 

8 paragraph is a year in which the President fails to 

9 submit the report required by subsection (a) by not 

10 later than April 15 of such year. 

11 ‘‘(3) FORM.—The report required by this sub12 section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

13 may contain a classified annex if necessary.’’. 

14 SEC. 1273. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION TO CONDUCT 

15 ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE CAPABILITY OF 

16 FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO RESPOND TO INCI17 DENTS INVOLVING WEAPONS OF MASS DE18 STRUCTION. 

19 Section 1204(h) of the National Defense Authorization 

20 Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 

21 897; 10 U.S.C. 401 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep22 tember 30, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 
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1 SEC. 1274. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR SUPPORT OF 

2 SPECIAL OPERATIONS TO COMBAT TER3 RORISM. 

4 (a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1208 of the 

5 Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for 

6 Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2086), 

7 as most recently amended by section 1208(a) of the Carl 

8 Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 

9 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 

10 291; 128 Stat. 3541), is further amended by striking 

11 ‘‘$75,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$85,000,000’’. 

12 (b) NOTIFICATION.—Subsection (c)(1) of such section 

13 1208, as most recently amended by section 1202(b) of the 

14 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 

15 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2511), is further amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘Upon using’’ and inserting ‘‘Not 

17 later than 15 days before exercising’’; 

18 (2) by striking ‘‘for support’’ and inserting ‘‘to 

19 initiate support’’; 

20 (3) by inserting after ‘‘for such an operation,’’ 

21 the following: ‘‘or not later than 48 hours after exer22 cising such authority provided in subsection (a) if the 

23 Secretary of Defense determines that extraordinary 

24 circumstances that impact the national security of the 

25 United States exist,’’; and 
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1 (4) by striking ‘‘expeditiously, and in any event 

2 within 48 hours,’’. 

3 (c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsection (f)(1) of such sec4 tion 1208, as most recently amended by section 1202(c) of 

5 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

6 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2512), is further 

7 amended by striking ‘‘Not later than 120 days after the 

8 close of each fiscal year during which subsection (a) is in 

9 effect’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date 

10 of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 

11 for Fiscal Year 2016, and every 180 days thereafter’’. 

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

13 subsections (a) and (b) take effect on the date of the enact14 ment of this Act and apply with respect to each fiscal year 

15 that begins on or after such date of enactment. 

16 SEC. 1275. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO IM17 PLEMENT THE ARMS TRADE TREATY. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be 

19 appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 

20 fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Defense may be obli21 gated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty, 

22 or to make any change to existing programs, projects, or 

23 activities as approved by Congress in furtherance of, pursu24 ant to, or otherwise to implement the Arms Trade Treaty, 

25 unless the Arms Trade Treaty has received the advice and 
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1 consent of the Senate and has been the subject of imple2 menting legislation, as required, by Congress. 

3 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 

4 shall be construed to preclude the Department of Defense 

5 from assisting foreign countries in bringing their laws and 

6 regulations up to United States standards. 

7 SEC. 1276. REPORT ON THE SECURITY RELATIONSHIP BE8 TWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE REPUB9 LIC OF CYPRUS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

12 and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appro13 priate congressional committees a report on the security re14 lationship between the United States and the Republic of 

15 Cyprus. 

16 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 

17 (a) shall include the following elements: 

18 (1) A description of ongoing military and secu19 rity cooperation between the United States and the 

20 Republic of Cyprus. 

21 (2) A discussion of potential steps for enhancing 

22 the bilateral security relationship between the United 

23 States and Cyprus, including steps to enhance the 

24 military and security capabilities of the Republic of 

25 Cyprus. 
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1 (3) An analysis of the effect on the bilateral secu2 rity relationship of the United States policy to deny 

3 applications for licenses and other approvals for the 

4 export of defense articles and defense services to the 

5 armed forces of Cyprus. 

6 (4) An analysis of the extent to which such 

7 United States policy is consistent with overall United 

8 States security and policy objectives in the region. 

9 (5) An assessment of the potential impact of lift10 ing such United States policy. 

11 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro12 priate congressional committees’’ means— 

13 (1) the congressional defense committees; and 

14 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

15 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

16 House of Representatives. 

17 SEC. 1277. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EUROPEAN DEFENSE 

18 AND THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANI19 ZATION. 

20 It is the sense of Congress that— 

21 (1) it is in the national security and fiscal inter22 ests of the United States that prompt efforts should be 

23 undertaken by North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

24 allies to meet defense budget commitments made in 
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1 Declaration 14 of the Wales Summit Declaration of 

2 September 2014; 

3 (2) thoughtful and coordinated defense invest4 ments by European allies in military capabilities 

5 would add deterrence value to the posture of the North 

6 Atlantic Treaty Organization against Russian aggres7 sion and terrorist organizations and more appro8 priately balance the share of Atlantic defense spend9 ing; 

10 (3) the United States Government should con11 tinue to support the open-door policy of the North At12 lantic Treaty Organization, declared at the 2014 

13 Summit in Wales that ‘‘NATO’s open-door will re14 main open to all European democracies which share 

15 the values of our Alliance, which are willing and able 

16 to assume the responsibilities and obligations of mem17 bership, which are in a position to further the prin18 ciples of the Treaty, and whose inclusion will con19 tribute to the security of the North Atlantic area’’; 

20 and 

21 (4) the United States Government should— 

22 (A) continue to work with aspirant coun23 tries to prepare such countries for entry into the 

24 North Atlantic Treaty Organization; 
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1 (B) work with the Republic of Kosovo to 

2 prepare the country for entrance into the Part3 nership for Peace (PfP) program; 

4 (C) continue supporting a Membership Ac5 tion Plan (MAP) for Georgia; 

6 (D) encourage leaders of Macedonia and 

7 Greece to find a mutually agreeable solution to 

8 the name dispute between the two countries; and 

9 (E) support North Atlantic Treaty Organi10 zation membership for Montenegro. 

11 SEC. 1278. BRIEFING ON THE SALE OF CERTAIN FIGHTER 

12 AIRCRAFT TO QATAR. 

13 (a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

15 of Defense, shall, in consultation with the Secretary of 

16 State, provide the appropriate committees of Congress a 

17 briefing on the risks and benefits of the sale of fighter air18 craft to Qatar pursuant to the July 2013 Letter of Request 

19 from the Government of Qatar. 

20 (b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required by subsection 

21 (a) shall include the following elements: 

22 (1) A description of the assumptions regarding 

23 the increase to Qatar air force capabilities as a result 

24 of the sale described in subsection (a). 
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1 (2) A description of the assumptions regarding 

2 the impact of the items sold to Qatar pursuant to the 

3 sale on the preservation by Israel of a qualitative 

4 military edge. 

5 (3) An estimated timeline for final adjudication 

6 of the decision to approve the sale. 

7 (c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE8 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 

9 of Congress’’ means— 

10 (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

11 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

12 (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 

13 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep14 resentatives. 

15 SEC. 1279. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ANTI-TUNNEL COOPERA16 TION. 

17 (a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH ANTI-TUNNEL CAPA18 BILITIES PROGRAM WITH ISRAEL.— 

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

20 upon request of the Ministry of Defense of Israel and 

21 in consultation with the Secretary of State and the 

22 Director of National Intelligence, is authorized to 

23 carry out research, development, test, and evaluation, 

24 on a joint basis with Israel, to establish anti-tunnel 

25 capabilities to detect, map, and neutralize under-
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1 ground tunnels that threaten the United States or 

2 Israel. Any activities carried out pursuant to such 

3 authority shall be conducted in a manner that appro4 priately protects sensitive information and United 

5 States and Israel national security interests. 

6 (2) REPORT.—The activities described in para7 graph (1) and subsection (b) may be carried out after 

8 the Secretary of Defense submits to the appropriate 

9 committees of Congress a report setting forth the fol10 lowing: 

11 (A) A memorandum of agreement between 

12 the United States and Israel regarding sharing 

13 of research and development costs for the capa14 bilities described in paragraph (1), and any sup15 porting documents. 

16 (B) A certification that the memorandum of 

17 agreement— 

18 (i) requires sharing of costs of projects, 

19 including in-kind support, between the 

20 United States and Israel; 

21 (ii) establishes a framework to nego22 tiate the rights to any intellectual property 

23 developed under the memorandum of agree24 ment; and 
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1 (iii) requires the United States Gov2 ernment to receive semiannual reports on 

3 expenditure of funds, if any, by the Govern4 ment of Israel, including a description of 

5 what the funds have been used for, when 

6 funds were expended, and an identification 

7 of entities that expended the funds. 

8 (b) SUPPORT IN CONNECTION WITH PROGRAM.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is 

10 authorized to provide maintenance and sustainment 

11 support to Israel for the anti-tunnel capabilities re12 search, development, test, and evaluation activities 

13 authorized in subsection (a)(1). Such authority in14 cludes authority to install equipment necessary to 

15 carry out such research, development, test, and eval16 uation. 

17 (2) REPORT.—Support may not be provided 

18 under paragraph (1) until 15 days after the Secretary 

19 submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a 

20 report setting forth a detailed description of the sup21 port to be provided. 

22 (3) MATCHING CONTRIBUTION.—Support may 

23 not be provided under this subsection unless the Gov24 ernment of Israel contributes an amount not less than 

25 the amount of support to be so provided to the pro-
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1 gram, project, or activity for which the support is to 

2 be so provided. 

3 (4) ANNUAL LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The 

4 amount of support provided under this subsection in 

5 any year may not exceed $25,000,000. 

6 (c) LEAD AGENCY.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

7 designate an appropriate research and development entity 

8 of a military department as the lead agency of the Depart9 ment of Defense in carrying out this section. 

10 (d) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary of Defense 

11 shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress on 

12 a semiannual basis a report that contains a copy of the 

13 most recent semiannual report provided by the Government 

14 of Israel to the Department of Defense pursuant to sub15 section (a)(2)(B)(iii). 

16 (e) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE17 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 

18 of Congress’’ means— 

19 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com20 mittee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Home21 land Security, the Committee on Appropriations, and 

22 the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 

23 and 

24 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com25 mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Home-
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1 land Security, the Committee on Appropriations, and 

2 the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

3 House of Representatives. 

4 (f) SUNSET.—The authority in this section to carry 

5 out activities described in subsection (a), and to provide 

6 support described in subsection (b), shall expire on Decem7 ber 31, 2018. 

8 SEC. 1280. NATO SPECIAL OPERATIONS HEADQUARTERS. 

9 Section 1244(a) of the National Defense Authorization 

10 Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 

11 2541), as most recently amended by section 1272(a) of the 

12 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 

13 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2023), is further amended 

14 by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 through 2020’’. 

16 SEC. 1281. INCREASED PRESENCE OF UNITED STATES 

17 GROUND FORCES IN EASTERN EUROPE TO 

18 DETER AGGRESSION ON THE BORDER OF THE 

19 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION. 

20 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 

21 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, 

22 in consultation with the Secretary of State, submit to the 

23 appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth 

24 an assessment of options for expanding the presence of 

25 United States ground forces of the size of a Brigade Combat 
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1 Team in Eastern Europe to respond, along with European 

2 allies and partners, to the security challenges posed by Rus3 sia and increase the combat capability of forces able to re4 spond to unconventional or hybrid warfare tactics such as 

5 those used by the Russian Federation in Crimea and East6 ern Ukraine. 

7 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report under this section shall 

8 include the following: 

9 (1) An evaluation of the optimal location or lo10 cations of the enhanced ground force presence de11 scribed in subsection (a) that considers such factors 

12 as— 

13 (A) proximity, suitability, and availability 

14 of maneuver and gunnery training areas; 

15 (B) transportation capabilities; 

16 (C) availability of facilities, including for 

17 potential equipment storage and prepositioning; 

18 (D) ability to conduct multinational train19 ing and exercises; 

20 (E) a site or sites for prepositioning of 

21 equipment, a rotational presence or permanent 

22 presence of troops, or a combination of options; 

23 and 

24 (F) costs. 
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1 (2) A description of any initiatives by other 

2 members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 

3 or other European allies and partners, for enhancing 

4 force presence on a permanent or rotational basis in 

5 Eastern Europe to match or exceed the potential in6 creased presence of United States ground forces in the 

7 region. 

8 (c) ADDITIONAL ELEMENT ON REDUCTION IN TROOP

9 LEVELS OR MATERIEL.—In addition to the matters speci10 fied in subsection (b), the report under this section shall 

11 also include an assessment of any impacts on United States 

12 national security interests in Europe of any proposed Bri13 gade-sized or other significant reduction in United States 

14 troop levels or materiel in Europe. 

15 (d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE16 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 

17 of Congress’’ means— 

18 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com19 mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on 

20 Appropriations of the Senate; and 

21 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com22 mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Ap23 propriations of the House of Representatives. 
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1 TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE 

2 THREAT REDUCTION 

Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds. 

Sec. 1302. Funding allocations. 

3 SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE4 DUCTION FUNDS. 

5 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2016 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUC6 TION FUNDS DEFINED.—In this title, the term ‘‘fiscal year 

7 2016 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds’’ means the funds 

8 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria9 tions in section 301 and made available by the funding 

10 table in section 4301 for the Department of Defense Cooper11 ative Threat Reduction Program established under section 

12 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Re13 duction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711). 

14 (b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 

15 pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 

16 301 and made available by the funding table in section 

17 4301 for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Re18 duction Program shall be available for obligation for fiscal 

19 years 2016, 2017, and 2018. 

20 SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 

21 Of the $358,496,000 authorized to be appropriated to 

22 the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 in section 

23 301 and made available by the funding table in section 

24 4301 for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Re-
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1 duction Program established under section 1321 of the De2 partment of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 

3 U.S.C. 3711), the following amounts may be obligated for 

4 the purposes specified: 

5 (1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, 

6 $1,289,000. 

7 (2) For chemical weapons destruction, $942,000. 

8 (3) For global nuclear security, $20,555,000. 

9 (4) For cooperative biological engagement, 

10 $264,618,000. 

11 (5) For proliferation prevention, $38,945,000. 

12 (6) For threat reduction engagement, $2,827,000. 

13 (7) For activities designated as Other Assess14 ments/Administrative Costs, $29,320,000. 

15 TITLE XIV—OTHER 

16 AUTHORIZATIONS 

Subtitle A—Military Programs 

Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 

Sec. 1402. National Defense Sealift Fund. 

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

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

Sec. 1405. Defense Inspector General. 

Sec. 1406. Defense Health Program. 

Sec. 1407. National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund. 

Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile 

Sec. 1411. Extension of date for completion of destruction of existing stockpile of 

lethal chemical agents and munitions. 

Subtitle C—Working-Capital Funds 

Sec. 1421. Limitation on cessation or suspension of distribution of funds from 

Department of Defense working-capital funds. 

Sec. 1422. Working-capital fund reserve account for petroleum market price fluctuations. 
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Subtitle D—Other Matters 

Sec. 1431. Authority for transfer of funds to Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 

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

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

1 Subtitle A—Military Programs 

2 SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 

3 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis4 cal year 2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 

5 activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 

6 providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 

7 as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 

8 SEC. 1402. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND. 

9 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis10 cal year 2016 for the National Defense Sealift Fund, as 

11 specified in the funding table in section 4501. 

12 SEC. 1403. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC13 TION, DEFENSE. 

14 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 

15 hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 

16 of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not otherwise 

17 provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruc18 tion, Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 

19 4501. 

20 (b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 

21 under subsection (a) are authorized for— 
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1 (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and 

2 munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the De3 partment of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 

4 U.S.C. 1521); and 

5 (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 

6 of the United States that is not covered by section 

7 1412 of such Act. 

8 SEC. 1404. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC9 TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 

10 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 

11 Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not 

12 otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter13 Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding 

14 table in section 4501. 

15 SEC. 1405. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

16 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 

17 Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not 

18 otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector Gen19 eral of the Department of Defense, as specified in the fund20 ing table in section 4501. 

21 SEC. 1406. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 

22 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis23 cal year 2016 for the Defense Health Program, as specified 

24 in the funding table in section 4501, for use of the Armed 

25 Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department 
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1 of Defense in providing for the health of eligible bene2 ficiaries. 

3 SEC. 1407. NATIONAL SEA-BASED DETERRENCE FUND. 

4 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na5 tional Sea-Based Deterrence Fund such sums as may be 

6 necessary for fiscal year 2017. 

7 Subtitle B—National Defense 

8 Stockpile 

9 SEC. 1411. EXTENSION OF DATE FOR COMPLETION OF DE10 STRUCTION OF EXISTING STOCKPILE OF LE11 THAL CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS. 

12 Section 1412(b)(3) of the Department of Defense Au13 thorization Act, 1986 (Public Law 99–145; 50 U.S.C. 1521) 

14 is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

16 Subtitle C—Working-Capital Funds 

17 SEC. 1421. LIMITATION ON CESSATION OR SUSPENSION OF 

18 DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FROM DEPART19 MENT OF DEFENSE WORKING-CAPITAL 

20 FUNDS. 

21 Section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, is amend22 ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

23 ‘‘(s) LIMITATION ON CESSATION OR SUSPENSION OF

24 DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN WORKLOAD.—(1) 

25 Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of De-
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1 fense or the Secretary of a military department is not au2 thorized— 

3 ‘‘(A) to suspend the employment of indirectly 

4 funded Government employees of the Department of 

5 Defense who are paid for out of working-capital funds 

6 by ceasing or suspending the distribution of such 

7 funds; or 

8 ‘‘(B) to cease or suspend the distribution of funds 

9 from a working-capital fund for a current project un10 dertaken to carry out the functions or activities of the 

11 Department. 

12 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a 

13 working-capital fund if— 

14 ‘‘(A) the working-capital fund is insolvent; or 

15 ‘‘(B) there are insufficient funds in the working16 capital fund to pay labor costs for the current project 

17 concerned. 

18 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a 

19 military department may waive the limitation in para20 graph (1) if such Secretary determines that the waiver is 

21 in the national security interests of the United States. 

22 ‘‘(4) This subsection shall not be construed to provide 

23 for the exclusion of any particular category of employees 

24 of the Department of Defense from furlough due to absence 

25 of or inadequate funding.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1422. WORKING-CAPITAL FUND RESERVE ACCOUNT 

2 FOR PETROLEUM MARKET PRICE FLUCTUA3 TIONS. 

4 Section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, as amend5 ed by section 1421, is further amended by adding at the 

6 end the following new subsection: 

7 ‘‘(t) MARKET FLUCTUATION ACCOUNT.—(1) From 

8 amounts available for Working Capital Fund, Defense, the 

9 Secretary shall reserve up to $1,000,000,000, to remain 

10 available without fiscal year limitation, for petroleum mar11 ket price fluctuations. Such amounts may only be disbursed 

12 if the Secretary determines such a disbursement is necessary 

13 to absorb volatile market changes in fuel prices without af14 fecting the standard price charged for fuel. 

15 ‘‘(2) A budget request for the anticipated costs of fuel 

16 may not take into account the availability of funds reserved 

17 under paragraph (1).’’. 

18 Subtitle D—Other Matters 

19 SEC. 1431. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT 

20 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF 

21 VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM22 ONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. 

23 LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 

24 (a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 

25 funds authorized to be appropriated for section 1406 and 

26 available for the Defense Health Program for operation and 
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1 maintenance, $120,387,000 may be transferred by the Sec2 retary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense–De3 partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstra4 tion Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 

5 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

6 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). For purposes 

7 of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, any funds so 

8 transferred shall be treated as amounts authorized and ap9 propriated specifically for the purpose of such a transfer. 

10 (b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the purposes 

11 of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility operations 

12 for which funds transferred under subsection (a) may be 

13 used are operations of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal 

14 Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Vet15 erans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care 

16 Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined 

17 Federal medical facility under an operational agreement 

18 covered by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National De19 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 

20 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 

21 SEC. 1432. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

22 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 

23 There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 

24 year 2016 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust 
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1 Fund the sum of $64,300,000 for the operation of the Armed 

2 Forces Retirement Home. 

3 TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF 

4 ADDITIONAL APPROPRIA5 TIONS FOR OVERSEAS CON6 TINGENCY OPERATIONS 

Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 

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

Sec. 1502. Procurement. 

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

Sec. 1504. Operation and maintenance. 

Sec. 1505. Military personnel. 

Sec. 1506. Working capital funds. 

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

Sec. 1508. Defense Inspector General. 

Sec. 1509. Defense Health program. 

Sec. 1510. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. 

Subtitle B—Financial Matters 

Sec. 1521. Treatment as additional authorizations. 

Sec. 1522. Special transfer authority. 

Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, and Other Matters 

Sec. 1531. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 

Sec. 1532. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. 

Sec. 1533. Availability of Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund for 

training of foreign security forces to defeat improvised explosive 

devices. 

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

7 Subtitle A—Authorization of 

8 Appropriations 

9 SEC. 1501. PURPOSE AND TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AU10 THORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

11 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subtitle is to au12 thorize appropriations for the Department of Defense for 

13 fiscal year 2016 to provide additional funds— 
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1 (1) for overseas contingency operations being 

2 carried out by the Armed Forces, in such amounts as 

3 may be designated as provided in section 

4 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer5 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985; and 

6 (2) pursuant to section 1504, for expenses, not 

7 otherwise provided for, for operation and mainte8 nance, as specified in the funding table in section 

9 4303. 

10 (b) SUPPORT OF BASE BUDGET REQUIREMENTS; 

11 TREATMENT.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Funds identified in para13 graph (2) of subsection (a) are being authorized to be 

14 appropriated in support of base budget requirements 

15 as requested by the President for fiscal year 2016 pur16 suant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 

17 Code. 

18 (2) APPORTIONMENT.—The Director of the Office 

19 of Management and Budget shall apportion the funds 

20 identified in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) to the 

21 Department of Defense without restriction, limitation, 

22 or constraint on the execution of such funds in sup23 port of base requirements, including any restriction, 

24 limitation, or constraint imposed by, or described in, 

25 the document entitled ‘‘Criteria for War/Overseas 
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1 Contingency Operations Funding Requests’’ trans2 mitted by the Director to the Department of Defense 

3 on September 9, 2010, or any successor or related 

4 guidance. 

5 (3) EXECUTION AND USE.—The Secretary of De6 fense shall apportion, use, and execute the funds ap7 portioned by the Director of the Office of Management 

8 and Budget as described in paragraph (2) of this sub9 section without restriction, limitation, or constraint 

10 on the execution of such funds in support of base re11 quirements, including any restriction, limitation, or 

12 constraint specifically described in paragraph (2) of 

13 this subsection. 

14 SEC. 1502. PROCUREMENT. 

15 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis16 cal year 2016 for procurement accounts for the Army, the 

17 Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense18 wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 

19 4102. 

20 SEC. 1503. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA21 TION. 

22 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis23 cal year 2016 for the use of the Department of Defense for 

24 research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in 

25 the funding table in section 4202. 
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1 SEC. 1504. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 

2 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis3 cal year 2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 

4 activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex5 penses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and main6 tenance, as specified in— 

7 (1) the funding table in section 4302, or 

8 (2) the funding table in section 4303. 

9 SEC. 1505. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 

10 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis11 cal year 2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 

12 activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex13 penses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, 

14 as specified in the funding table in section 4402. 

15 SEC. 1506. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 

16 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis17 cal year 2016 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 

18 activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 

19 providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 

20 as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 

21 SEC. 1507. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC22 TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 

23 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 

24 Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not 

25 otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter- 
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1 Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding 

2 table in section 4502. 

3 SEC. 1508. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

4 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 

5 Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not 

6 otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector Gen7 eral of the Department of Defense, as specified in the fund8 ing table in section 4502. 

9 SEC. 1509. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 

10 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 

11 Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not 

12 otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health Program, as 

13 specified in the funding table in section 4502. 

14 SEC. 1510. COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND. 

15 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 

16 hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 

17 of Defense for fiscal year 2016 for expenses, not otherwise 

18 provided for, for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund, 

19 as specified in the funding table in section 4502. 

20 (b) DURATION OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appro21 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 

22 subsection (a) shall remain available for obligation through 

23 September 30, 2017. 
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1 Subtitle B—Financial Matters 

2 SEC. 1521. TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. 

3 The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 

4 title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be 

5 appropriated by this Act. 

6 SEC. 1522. SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 

7 (a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 

8 (1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 

9 Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 

10 the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 

11 amounts of authorizations made available to the De12 partment of Defense in this title for fiscal year 2016 

13 between any such authorizations for that fiscal year 

14 (or any subdivisions thereof). 

15 (2) EFFECT OF TRANSFER.—Amounts of author16 izations transferred under this subsection shall be 

17 merged with and be available for the same purposes 

18 as the authorization to which transferred. 

19 (3) LIMITATIONS.—The total amount of author20 izations that the Secretary may transfer under the 

21 authority of this subsection may not exceed 

22 $3,500,000,000. 

23 (4) EXCEPTION.—In the case of the authoriza24 tion of appropriations contained in section 1504 that 

25 is provided for the purpose specified in section 
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1 1501(a)(2), the transfer authority provided under sec2 tion 1001, rather than the transfer authority provided 

3 by this subsection, shall apply to any transfer of 

4 amounts of such authorization. 

5 (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Transfers under this 

6 section shall be subject to the same terms and conditions 

7 as transfers under section 1001. 

8 (c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer authority 

9 provided by this section is in addition to the transfer au10 thority provided under section 1001. 

11 Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, 

12 and Other Matters 

13 SEC. 1531. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. 

14 (a) CONTINUATION OF PRIOR AUTHORITIES AND NO15 TICE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Funds available 

16 to the Department of Defense for the Afghanistan Security 

17 Forces Fund for fiscal year 2016 shall be subject to the con18 ditions contained in subsections (b) through (g) of section 

19 1513 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

20 Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 428), as amend21 ed by section 1531(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense 

22 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111– 

23 383; 124 Stat. 4424). 

24 (b) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.— 
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1 (1) ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.—Sub2 ject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may 

3 accept equipment that is procured using amounts in 

4 the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund authorized 

5 under this Act and is intended for transfer to the se6 curity forces of Afghanistan, but is not accepted by 

7 such security forces. 

8 (2) CONDITIONS ON ACCEPTANCE OF EQUIP9 MENT.—Before accepting any equipment under the 

10 authority provided by paragraph (1), the Commander 

11 of United States forces in Afghanistan shall make a 

12 determination that the equipment was procured for 

13 the purpose of meeting requirements of the security 

14 forces of Afghanistan, as agreed to by both the Gov15 ernment of Afghanistan and the United States, but is 

16 no longer required by such security forces or was 

17 damaged before transfer to such security forces. 

18 (3) ELEMENTS OF DETERMINATION.—In making 

19 a determination under paragraph (2) regarding 

20 equipment, the Commander of United States forces in 

21 Afghanistan shall consider alternatives to Secretary of 

22 Defense acceptance of the equipment. An explanation 

23 of each determination, including the basis for the de24 termination and the alternatives considered, shall be 
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1 included in the relevant quarterly report required 

2 under paragraph (5). 

3 (4) TREATMENT AS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

4 STOCKS.—Equipment accepted under the authority 

5 provided by paragraph (1) may be treated as stocks 

6 of the Department of Defense upon notification to the 

7 congressional defense committees of such treatment. 

8 (5) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EQUIPMENT DIS9 POSITION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

10 the enactment of this Act and every 90-day period 

11 thereafter during which the authority provided by 

12 paragraph (1) is exercised, the Secretary of Defense 

13 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 

14 report describing the equipment accepted under this 

15 subsection, section 1531(d) of the National Defense 

16 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 

17 113–66; 127 Stat. 938; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), and sec18 tion 1532(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

19 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

20 for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

21 3612) during the period covered by the report. Each 

22 report shall include a list of all equipment that was 

23 accepted during the period covered by the report and 

24 treated as stocks of the Department and copies of the 
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1 determinations made under paragraph (2), as re2 quired by paragraph (3). 

3 (c) PLAN TO PROMOTE SECURITY OF AFGHAN

4 WOMEN.— 

5 (1) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 

6 of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

7 State, shall include in the report required under sec8 tion 1225 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

9 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fis10 cal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

11 3550)— 

12 (A) an assessment of the security of Afghan 

13 women and girls, including information regard14 ing efforts to increase the recruitment and reten15 tion of women in the Afghan National Security 

16 Forces; and 

17 (B) an assessment of the implementation of 

18 the plans for the recruitment, integration, reten19 tion, training, treatment, and provision of ap20 propriate facilities and transportation for 

21 women in the Afghan National Security Forces, 

22 including the challenges associated with such im23 plementation and the steps being taken to ad24 dress those challenges. 

25 (2) PLAN REQUIRED.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De2 fense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

3 State, shall support, to the extent practicable, the 

4 efforts of the Government of Afghanistan to pro5 mote the security of Afghan women and girls 

6 during and after the security transition process 

7 through the development and implementation by 

8 the Government of Afghanistan of an Afghan-led 

9 plan that should include the elements described 

10 in this paragraph. 

11 (B) TRAINING.—The Secretary of Defense, 

12 with the concurrence of the Secretary of State 

13 and working with the NATO-led Resolute Sup14 port mission, should encourage the Government 

15 of Afghanistan to develop— 

16 (i) measures for the evaluation of the 

17 effectiveness of existing training for Afghan 

18 National Security Forces on this issue; 

19 (ii) a plan to increase the number of 

20 female security officers specifically trained 

21 to address cases of gender-based violence, in22 cluding ensuring the Afghan National Po23 lice’s Family Response Units have the nec24 essary resources and are available to women 

25 across Afghanistan; 
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1 (iii) mechanisms to enhance the capac2 ity for units of National Police’s Family 

3 Response Units to fulfill their mandate as 

4 well as indicators measuring the oper5 ational effectiveness of these units; 

6 (iv) a plan to address the development 

7 of accountability mechanisms for Afghani8 stan National Army and Afghanistan Na9 tional Police personnel who violate codes of 

10 conduct related to the human rights of 

11 women and girls, including female members 

12 of the Afghan National Security Forces; and 

13 (v) a plan to develop training for the 

14 Afghanistan National Army and the Af15 ghanistan National Police to increase 

16 awareness and responsiveness among Af17 ghanistan National Army and Afghanistan 

18 National Police personnel regarding the 

19 unique security challenges women confront 

20 when serving in those forces. 

21 (C) ENROLLMENT AND TREATMENT.—The 

22 Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the 

23 Secretary of State and in cooperation with the 

24 Afghan Ministries of Defense and Interior, shall 

25 seek to assist the Government of Afghanistan in 
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1 including as part of the plan developed under 

2 subparagraph (A) the development and imple3 mentation of a plan to increase the number of fe4 male members of the Afghanistan National Army 

5 and the Afghanistan National Police and to pro6 mote their equal treatment, including through 

7 such steps as providing appropriate equipment, 

8 modifying facilities, and ensuring literacy and 

9 gender awareness training for recruits. 

10 (D) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 

11 (i) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds avail12 able to the Department of Defense for the 

13 Afghan Security Forces Fund for fiscal year 

14 2016, it is the goal that $25,000,000, but in 

15 no event less than $10,000,000, shall be used 

16 for— 

17 (I) the recruitment, integration, 

18 retention, training, and treatment of 

19 women in the Afghan National Secu20 rity Forces; and 

21 (II) the recruitment, training, 

22 and contracting of female security per23 sonnel for future elections. 
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1 (ii) TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVI2 TIES.—Such programs and activities may 

3 include— 

4 (I) efforts to recruit women into 

5 the Afghan National Security Forces, 

6 including the special operations forces; 

7 (II) programs and activities of the 

8 Afghan Ministry of Defense Directorate 

9 of Human Rights and Gender Integra10 tion and the Afghan Ministry of Inte11 rior Office of Human Rights, Gender 

12 and Child Rights; 

13 (III) development and dissemina14 tion of gender and human rights edu15 cational and training materials and 

16 programs within the Afghan Ministry 

17 of Defense and the Afghan Ministry of 

18 Interior; 

19 (IV) efforts to address harassment 

20 and violence against women within the 

21 Afghan National Security Forces; 

22 (V) improvements to infrastruc23 ture that address the requirements of 

24 women serving in the Afghan National 

25 Security Forces, including appropriate 
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1 equipment for female security and po2 lice forces, and transportation for po3 licewomen to their station; 

4 (VI) support for Afghanistan Na5 tional Police Family Response Units; 

6 and 

7 (VII) security provisions for high8 profile female police and army officers. 

9 SEC. 1532. JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT 

10 FUND. 

11 (a) USE AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Subsections (b) 

12 and (c) of section 1514 of the John Warner National De13 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 

14 109–364; 120 Stat. 2439), as in effect before the amend15 ments made by section 1503 of the Duncan Hunter Na16 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Pub17 lic Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4649), shall apply to the funds 

18 made available for fiscal year 2016 to the Department of 

19 Defense for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat 

20 Fund. 

21 (b) EXTENSION OF INTERDICTION OF IMPROVISED EX22 PLOSIVE DEVICE PRECURSOR CHEMICALS AUTHORITY.— 

23 Section 1532(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

24 for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2057) 

25 is amended— 
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1 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and for fis2 cal year 2016,’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2013’’; and 

3 (2) in paragraph (4), as most recently amended 

4 by section 1533(c) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

5 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

6 for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

7 3615), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

9 (c) PLAN FOR TRANSITION.—Not later than January 

10 31, 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con11 gressional defense committees a plan and timeline for each 

12 of the following: 

13 (1) The full and complete transition of the ac14 tivities, functions, and resources of the Joint Impro15 vised-Threat Defeat Agency to an office under the au16 thority, direction, and control of a military depart17 ment or a Defense Agency in existence as of October 

18 1, 2015. 

19 (2) The transition of the Joint Improvised Ex20 plosive Device Defeat Fund to a successor fund that 

21 provides for the continuation of current flexibility in 

22 funding the activities supported and enabled by the 

23 Fund. 

24 (3) The transition of the Counter-Improvised Ex25 plosive Device Operations/Intelligence Integration 
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1 Center of the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency 

2 to an element of a military department or a Defense 

3 Agency in existence as of October 1, 2015. 

4 (4) The transition of the research, development, 

5 and acquisition activities of the Joint Improvised6 Threat Defeat Agency to an element of a military de7 partment or a Defense Agency in existence as of Octo8 ber 1, 2015. 

9 (d) FINAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND TIMELINE.— 

10 (1) PLAN AND TIMELINE REQUIRED.—Not later 

11 than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this 

12 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con13 gressional defense committees a plan and timeline 

14 that— 

15 (A) incorporates the plans and timelines re16 quired by paragraphs (1) through (4) of sub17 section (c); and 

18 (B) provides for the completion of the im19 plementation of such plans by not later than 

20 September 30, 2016. 

21 (2) SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF NECESSARY AC22 TIONS.—In submitting the plan and timeline required 

23 by this subsection, the Secretary shall also submit a 

24 summary description of the actions to be taken by the 

25 Department of Defense to complete implementation of 
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1 the plans and timelines required by paragraphs (1) 

2 through (4) of subsection (c) by September 30, 2016. 

3 (3) COMPLIANCE WITH DEADLINES.— 

4 (A) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF

5 FUNDS.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

6 (B), if the Secretary does not submit the plan 

7 and timeline required by paragraph (1) before 

8 the deadline specified in that paragraph, or does 

9 not complete implementation of such plan before 

10 the deadline specified in subparagraph (B) of 

11 that paragraph, none of the funds available to 

12 the Department of Defense for the Joint Impro13 vised Explosive Device Defeat Fund may be obli14 gated after September 30, 2016. 

15 (B) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) shall 

16 not apply to the obligation of funds referred to 

17 in such subparagraph after September 30, 2016, 

18 for operations or operational support activities 

19 determined by the Secretary to be critical to 

20 force protection in overseas contingency oper21 ations. 

22 (e) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR IMPLEMEN23 TATION OF COMBAT SUPPORT AGENCY DETERMINATION.— 

24 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized 

25 to be appropriated for the Department of Defense may 
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1 be obligated or expended to implement administrative, 

2 organizational, facility, or non-operational changes 

3 necessary to carry out the Joint Improvised-Threat 

4 Defeat Agency transition and consolidation. 

5 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in para6 graph (1) shall be construed to mean that ongoing ac7 tivities directly supporting overseas contingency oper8 ations must be halted. 

9 SEC. 1533. AVAILABILITY OF JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE 

10 DEVICE DEFEAT FUND FOR TRAINING OF 

11 FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES TO DEFEAT IM12 PROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES. 

13 (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to 

15 be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 for the Joint Im16 provised Explosive Device Defeat Fund, or a successor 

17 fund, up to $30,000,000 may be available to the Sec18 retary of Defense to provide training to foreign secu19 rity forces to defeat improvised explosive devices 

20 under authority provided the Department of Defense 

21 under any other provision of law. 

22 (2) APPLICABILITY OF CONTINGENT LIMITA23 TION.—The availability of funds under this subsection 

24 is subject to the contingent limitation on the avail25 ability of amounts in the Joint Improvised Explosive 
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1 Device Defeat Fund after September 30, 2016, in sec2 tion 1532(g). 

3 (b) CONSTRUCTION OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The 

4 availability of funds under subsection (a) shall not be con5 strued as authority in and of itself for the provision of 

6 training as described in that subsection. 

7 (c) GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATION.—Training may be pro8 vided using funds available under subsection (a) only— 

9 (1) in locations in which the Department is con10 ducting a named operation; or 

11 (2) in geographic areas in which the Secretary 

12 of Defense has determined that a foreign security force 

13 is facing a significant threat from improvised explo14 sive devices. 

15 (d) COORDINATION WITH GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT

16 COMMANDS.—The Secretary of Defense shall, to the extent 

17 practicable, coordinate the provision of training using 

18 funds available under subsection (a) with requests received 

19 from the commanders of the geographic combatant com20 mands. 

21 (e) EXPIRATION.—The authority to use funds described 

22 in subsection (a) in accordance with this section shall ex23 pire on September 30, 2018. 
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1 SEC. 1534. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON USE OF 

2 CERTAIN FUNDS PROVIDED FOR OPERATION 

3 AND MAINTENANCE. 

4 The Comptroller General of the United States shall 

5 submit to Congress a report specifying how all funds made 

6 available pursuant to section 1504 for operation and main7 tenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4303, 

8 are ultimately used. 

9 TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PRO10 GRAMS, CYBER, AND INTEL11 LIGENCE MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Space Activities 

Sec. 1601. Major force program and budget for national security space programs. 

Sec. 1602. Principal advisor on space control. 

Sec. 1603. Council on Oversight of the Department of Defense Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Enterprise. 

Sec. 1604. Modification to development of space science and technology strategy. 

Sec. 1605. Delegation of authority regarding purchase of Global Positioning System user equipment. 

Sec. 1606. Rocket propulsion system development program. 

Sec. 1607. Exception to the prohibition on contracting with Russian suppliers of 

rocket engines for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 

Sec. 1608. Acquisition strategy for evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 

Sec. 1609. Allocation of funding for evolved expendable launch vehicle program. 

Sec. 1610. Consolidation of acquisition of wideband satellite communications. 

Sec. 1611. Analysis of alternatives for wide-band communications. 

Sec. 1612. Expansion of goals and modification of pilot program for acquisition 

of commercial satellite communication services. 

Sec. 1613. Integrated policy to deter adversaries in space. 

Sec. 1614. Prohibition on reliance on China and Russia for space-based weather 

data. 

Sec. 1615. Limitation on availability of funds for weather satellite follow-on system. 

Sec. 1616. Limitations on availability of funds for the Defense Meteorological 

Satellite program. 

Sec. 1617. Streamline of commercial space launch activities. 

Sec. 1618. Plan on full integration and exploitation of overhead persistent infrared capability. 

Sec. 1619. Options for rapid space reconstitution. 

Sec. 1620. Evaluation of exploitation of space-based infrared system against additional threats. 
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Sec. 1621. Quarterly reports on Global Positioning System III space segment, 

Global Positioning System operational control segment, and 

Military Global Positioning System user equipment acquisition 

programs. 

Sec. 1622. Sense of Congress on missile defense sensors in space. 

Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities 

Sec. 1631. Executive agent for open-source intelligence tools. 

Sec. 1632. Waiver and congressional notification requirements related to facilities 

for intelligence collection or for special operations abroad. 

Sec. 1633. Prohibition on National Intelligence Program consolidation. 

Sec. 1634. Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the Under Secretary 

of Defense for Intelligence. 

Sec. 1635. Department of Defense intelligence needs. 

Sec. 1636. Report on management of certain programs of Defense intelligence elements. 

Sec. 1637. Report on Air National Guard contributions to the RQ–4 Global 

Hawk mission. 

Sec. 1638. Government Accountability Office review of intelligence input to the 

defense acquisition process. 

Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related Matters 

Sec. 1641. Codification and addition of liability protections relating to reporting 

on cyber incidents or penetrations of networks and information 

systems of certain contractors. 

Sec. 1642. Authorization of military cyber operations. 

Sec. 1643. Limitation on availability of funds pending the submission of integrated policy to deter adversaries in cyberspace. 

Sec. 1644. Authorization for procurement of relocatable Sensitive Compartmented 

Information Facility. 

Sec. 1645. Designation of military department entity responsible for acquisition 

of critical cyber capabilities. 

Sec. 1646. Assessment of capabilities of United States Cyber Command to defend 

the United States from cyber attacks. 

Sec. 1647. Evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of major weapon systems of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1648. Comprehensive plan and biennial exercises on responding to cyber attacks. 

Sec. 1649. Sense of Congress on reviewing and considering findings and recommendations of Council of Governors on cyber capabilities of 

the Armed Forces. 

Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 

Sec. 1651. Assessment of threats to National Leadership Command, Control, and 

Communications System. 

Sec. 1652. Organization of nuclear deterrence functions of the Air Force. 

Sec. 1653. Procurement authority for certain parts of intercontinental ballistic 

missile fuzes. 

Sec. 1654. Prohibition on availability of funds for de-alerting intercontinental 

ballistic missiles. 

Sec. 1655. Assessment of global nuclear environment. 

Sec. 1656. Annual briefing on the costs of forward-deploying nuclear weapons in 

Europe. 
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Sec. 1657. Report on the number of planned long-range standoff weapons. 

Sec. 1658. Review of Comptroller General of the United States on recommendations relating to nuclear enterprise of the Department of Defense. 

Sec. 1659. Sense of Congress on organization of Navy for nuclear deterrence mission. 

Sec. 1660. Sense of Congress on the nuclear force improvement program of the Air 

Force. 

Sec. 1661. Senses of Congress on importance of cooperation and collaboration between United States and United Kingdom on nuclear issues and 

on 60th anniversary of Fleet Ballistic Missile Program. 

Sec. 1662. Sense of Congress on plan for implementation of Nuclear Enterprise 

Reviews. 

Sec. 1663. Sense of Congress and report on milestone A decision on long-range 

standoff weapon. 

Sec. 1664. Sense of Congress on policy on the nuclear triad. 

Sec. 1665. Report relating to the costs associated with extending the life of the 

Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. 

Subtitle E—Missile Defense Programs and Other Matters 

Sec. 1671. Prohibitions on providing certain missile defense information to Russian Federation. 

Sec. 1672. Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of Russian Federation into missile defense systems of United States. 

Sec. 1673. Prohibition on integration of missile defense systems of China into 

missile defense systems of United States. 

Sec. 1674. Limitations on availability of funds for Patriot lower tier air and 

missile defense capability of the Army. 

Sec. 1675. Integration and interoperability of air and missile defense capabilities 

of the United States. 

Sec. 1676. Integration and interoperability of allied missile defense capabilities. 

Sec. 1677. Missile defense capability in Europe. 

Sec. 1678. Availability of funds for Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system. 

Sec. 1679. Israeli cooperative missile defense program codevelopment and coproduction. 

Sec. 1680. Boost phase defense system. 

Sec. 1681. Development and deployment of multiple-object kill vehicle for missile 

defense of the United States homeland. 

Sec. 1682. Requirement to replace capability enhancement I exoatmospheric kill 

vehicles. 

Sec. 1683. Designation of preferred location of additional missile defense site in 

the United States and plan for expediting deployment time of 

such site. 

Sec. 1684. Additional missile defense sensor coverage for protection of United 

States homeland. 

Sec. 1685. Concept development of space-based missile defense layer. 

Sec. 1686. Aegis Ashore capability development. 

Sec. 1687. Development of requirements to support integrated air and missile defense capabilities. 

Sec. 1688. Extension of requirement for Comptroller General of the United States 

review and assessment of missile defense acquisition programs. 

Sec. 1689. Report on medium range ballistic missile defense sensor alternatives 

for enhanced defense of Hawaii. 

Sec. 1690. Sense of Congress and report on validated military requirement and 

Milestone A decision on prompt global strike weapon system. 
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1 Subtitle A—Space Activities 

2 SEC. 1601. MAJOR FORCE PROGRAM AND BUDGET FOR NA3 TIONAL SECURITY SPACE PROGRAMS. 

4 (a) BUDGET MATTERS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 10, United 

6 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing new section: 

8 ‘‘§ 239. National security space programs: major force 

9 program and budget assessment 

10 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF MAJOR FORCE PROGRAM.— 

11 The Secretary of Defense shall establish a unified major 

12 force program for national security space programs pursu13 ant to section 222(b) of this title to prioritize national secu14 rity space activities in accordance with the requirements 

15 of the Department of Defense and national security. 

16 ‘‘(b) BUDGET ASSESSMENT.—(1) The Secretary shall 

17 include with the defense budget materials for each of fiscal 

18 years 2017 through 2020 a report on the budget for national 

19 security space programs of the Department of Defense. 

20 ‘‘(2) Each report on the budget for national security 

21 space programs of the Department of Defense under para22 graph (1) shall include the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) An overview of the budget, including— 

24 ‘‘(i) a comparison between that budget, the 

25 previous budget, the most recent and prior fu-
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1 ture-years defense program submitted to Con2 gress under section 221 of this title, and the 

3 amounts appropriated for such programs during 

4 the previous fiscal year; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) the specific identification, as a budg6 etary line item, for the funding under such pro7 grams. 

8 ‘‘(B) An assessment of the budget, including sig9 nificant changes, priorities, challenges, and risks. 

10 ‘‘(C) Any additional matters the Secretary deter11 mines appropriate. 

12 ‘‘(3) Each report under paragraph (1) shall be sub13 mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 

14 annex. 

15 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 ‘‘(1) The term ‘budget’, with respect to a fiscal 

17 year, means the budget for that fiscal year that is 

18 submitted to Congress by the President under section 

19 1105(a) of title 31. 

20 ‘‘(2) The term ‘defense budget materials’, with 

21 respect to a fiscal year, means the materials sub22 mitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in sup23 port of the budget for that fiscal year.’’. 

24 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec25 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
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1 inserting after the item relating to section 238 the fol2 lowing new item: 

‘‘239. National security space programs: major force program and budget assessment.’’. 

3 (b) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

4 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall sub5 mit to the congressional defense committees a plan to carry 

6 out the unified major force program designation required 

7 by section 239(a) of title 10, United States Code, as added 

8 by subsection (a)(1), including any recommendations for 

9 legislative action the Secretary determines appropriate. 

10 SEC. 1602. PRINCIPAL ADVISOR ON SPACE CONTROL. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 135 of title 10, United 

12 States Code is amended by adding at the end the following 

13 new section: 

14 ‘‘§ 2279a. Principal Advisor on Space Control 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall des16 ignate a senior official of the Department of Defense or a 

17 military department to serve as the Principal Space Con18 trol Advisor, who, in addition to the other duties of such 

19 senior official, shall act as the principal advisor to the Sec20 retary on space control activities. 

21 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Principal Space Con22 trol Advisor shall be responsible for the following: 

23 ‘‘(1) Supervision of space control activities re24 lated to the development, procurement, and employ-
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1 ment of, and strategy relating to, space control capa2 bilities. 

3 ‘‘(2) Oversight of policy, resources, personnel, 

4 and acquisition and technology relating to space con5 trol activities. 

6 ‘‘(c) CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM.—The Principal Space 

7 Control Advisor shall integrate the space control expertise 

8 and perspectives of appropriate organizational entities of 

9 the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the 

10 military departments, the Defense Agencies, and the com11 batant commands, by establishing and maintaining a cross12 functional team of subject-matter experts who are otherwise 

13 assigned or detailed to those entities.’’. 

14 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

15 the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 

16 the item relating to section 2279 the following new item: 

‘‘2279a. Principal Advisor on Space Control.’’. 

17 SEC. 1603. COUNCIL ON OVERSIGHT OF THE DEPARTMENT 

18 OF DEFENSE POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, 

19 AND TIMING ENTERPRISE. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 135 of title 10, United 

21 States Code, as amended by section 1602, is further amend22 ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
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1 ‘‘§ 2279b. Council on Oversight of the Department of 

2 Defense Positioning, Navigation, and Tim3 ing Enterprise 

4 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is within the Depart5 ment of Defense a council to be known as the ‘Council on 

6 Oversight of the Department of Defense Positioning, Navi7 gation, and Timing Enterprise’ (in this section referred to 

8 as the ‘Council’). 

9 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of the Council shall 

10 be as follows: 

11 ‘‘(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. 

12 ‘‘(2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi13 tion, Technology, and Logistics. 

14 ‘‘(3) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 

15 Staff. 

16 ‘‘(4) The Commander of the United States Stra17 tegic Command. 

18 ‘‘(5) The Commander of the United States North19 ern Command. 

20 ‘‘(6) The Commander of United States Cyber 

21 Command. 

22 ‘‘(7) The Director of the National Security Agen23 cy. 

24 ‘‘(8) The Chief Information Officer of the De25 partment of Defense. 
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1 ‘‘(9) The Secretaries of the military departments, 

2 who shall be ex officio members. 

3 ‘‘(10) Such other officers of the Department of 

4 Defense as the Secretary may designate. 

5 ‘‘(c) CO-CHAIR.—The Council shall be co-chaired by 

6 the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 

7 and Logistics and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 

8 of Staff. 

9 ‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—(1) The Council shall be re10 sponsible for oversight of the Department of Defense posi11 tioning, navigation, and timing enterprise, including posi12 tioning, navigation, and timing services provided to civil, 

13 commercial, scientific, and international users. 

14 ‘‘(2) In carrying out the responsibility for oversight 

15 of the Department of Defense positioning, navigation, and 

16 timing enterprise as specified in paragraph (1), the Council 

17 shall be responsible for the following: 

18 ‘‘(A) Oversight of performance assessments (in19 cluding interoperability). 

20 ‘‘(B) Vulnerability identification and mitigation. 

21 ‘‘(C) Architecture development. 

22 ‘‘(D) Resource prioritization. 

23 ‘‘(E) Such other responsibilities as the Secretary 

24 of Defense shall specify for purposes of this section. 
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1 ‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—At the same time each year 

2 that the budget of the President is submitted to Congress 

3 under section 1105(a) of title 31, the Council shall submit 

4 to the congressional defense committees a report on the ac5 tivities of the Council. Each report shall include the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(1) A description and assessment of the activi8 ties of the Council during the previous fiscal year. 

9 ‘‘(2) A description of the activities proposed to be 

10 undertaken by the Council during the period covered 

11 by the current future-years defense program under 

12 section 221 of this title. 

13 ‘‘(3) Any changes to the requirements of the De14 partment of Defense positioning, navigation, and tim15 ing enterprise made during the previous year, along 

16 with an explanation for why the changes were made 

17 and a description of the effects of the changes to the 

18 capability of such enterprise. 

19 ‘‘(4) A breakdown of each program element in 

20 such budget that relates to the Department of Defense 

21 positioning, navigation, and timing enterprise, in22 cluding how such program element relates to the oper23 ation and sustainment, research and development, 

24 procurement, or other activity of such enterprise. 
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1 ‘‘(f) BUDGET AND FUNDING MATTERS.—(1) Not later 

2 than 30 days after the President submits to Congress the 

3 budget for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, 

4 the Commander of the United States Strategic Command 

5 shall submit to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

6 an assessment of— 

7 ‘‘(A) whether such budget allows the Federal 

8 Government to meet the required capabilities of the 

9 Department of Defense positioning, navigation, and 

10 timing enterprise during the fiscal year covered by 

11 the budget and the four subsequent fiscal years; and 

12 ‘‘(B) if the Commander determines that such 

13 budget does not allow the Federal Government to meet 

14 such required capabilities, a description of the steps 

15 being taken to meet such required capabilities. 

16 ‘‘(2) Not later than 30 days after the date on which 

17 the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff receives the assess18 ment of the Commander of the United States Strategic 

19 Command under paragraph (1), the Chairman shall submit 

20 to the congressional defense committees— 

21 ‘‘(A) such assessment as it was submitted to the 

22 Chairman; and 

23 ‘‘(B) any comments of the Chairman. 

24 ‘‘(3) If a House of Congress adopts a bill authorizing 

25 or appropriating funds for the activities of the Department 
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1 of Defense positioning, navigation, and timing enterprise 

2 that, as determined by the Council, provides insufficient 

3 funds for such activities for the period covered by such bill, 

4 the Council shall notify the congressional defense commit5 tees of the determination. 

6 ‘‘(g) NOTIFICATION OF ANOMALIES.—(1) The Sec7 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

8 committees written notification of an anomaly in the De9 partment of Defense positioning, navigation, and timing 

10 enterprise that is reported to the Secretary or the Council 

11 by not later than 14 days after the date on which the Sec12 retary or the Council learns of such anomaly, as the case 

13 may be. 

14 ‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘anomaly’ means any 

15 unplanned, irregular, or abnormal event, whether unex16 plained or caused intentionally or unintentionally by a 

17 person or a system. 

18 ‘‘(h) TERMINATION.—The Council shall terminate on 

19 the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment 

20 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

21 2016.’’. 

22 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

23 the beginning of such chapter, as amended by section 1602, 

24 is further amended by inserting after the item relating to 

25 section 2279a the following new item: 
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‘‘2279b. Council on Oversight of the Department of Defense Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Enterprise.’’. 

1 SEC. 1604. MODIFICATION TO DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE 

2 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY. 

3 Section 2272 of title 10, United States Code, is amend4 ed to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘§ 2272. Space science and technology strategy: coordi6 nation 

7 ‘‘The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National 

8 Intelligence shall jointly develop and implement a space 

9 science and technology strategy and shall review and, as 

10 appropriate, revise the strategy biennially. Functions of the 

11 Secretary under this section shall be carried out jointly by 

12 the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi13 neering and the official of the Department of Defense des14 ignated as the Department of Defense Executive Agent for 

15 Space.’’. 

16 SEC. 1605. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY REGARDING PUR17 CHASE OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM 

18 USER EQUIPMENT. 

19 Section 913 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Au20 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (10 U.S.C. 2281 note) 

21 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub22 section: 

23 ‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION OF WAIVER AU24 THORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may not delegate the 
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1 authority to make a waiver under subsection (c) to an offi2 cial below the level of the Secretaries of the military depart3 ments or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 

4 Technology, and Logistics.’’. 

5 SEC. 1606. ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 

6 PROGRAM. 

7 (a) STREAMLINED ACQUISITION.—Section 1604 of the 

8 Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De9 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 

10 113–291; 128 Stat. 3623; 10 U.S.C. 2273 note) is amend11 ed— 

12 (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 

13 (d); and 

14 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 

15 new subsection: 

16 ‘‘(c) STREAMLINED ACQUISITION.—In developing the 

17 rocket propulsion system required under subsection (a), the 

18 Secretary shall— 

19 ‘‘(1) use a streamlined acquisition approach, in20 cluding tailored documentation and review processes, 

21 that enables the effective, efficient, and expedient 

22 transition from the use of non-allied space launch en23 gines to a domestic alternative for national security 

24 space launches; and 
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1 ‘‘(2) prior to establishing such acquisition ap2 proach, establish well-defined requirements with a 

3 clear acquisition strategy.’’. 

4 (b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with para6 graph (2), of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

7 by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 

8 2016 for the rocket propulsion system required by sec9 tion 1604 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

10 McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fis11 cal Year 2015, the Secretary of Defense may obligate 

12 or expend such funds only for the development of such 

13 system, and the necessary interfaces to, or integration 

14 of, the launch vehicle, to replace non-allied space 

15 launch engines by 2019 as required by such section. 

16 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The funds speci17 fied in paragraph (1)— 

18 (A) may be used for the integration of the 

19 rocket propulsion system covered by such para20 graph with an existing or new launch vehicle; 

21 and 

22 (B) may not be used to develop or procure 

23 a new launch vehicle or related infrastructure. 

24 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

25 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
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1 provide to the congressional defense committee a briefing 

2 on— 

3 (1) the streamlined acquisition approach, re4 quirements, and acquisition strategy required under 

5 subsection (c) of section 1604 of the Carl Levin and 

6 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Author7 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, as added by sub8 section (a); and 

9 (2) the plan for the development and fielding of 

10 a full-up rocket propulsion system pursuant to such 

11 section 1604. 

12 SEC. 1607. EXCEPTION TO THE PROHIBITION ON CON13 TRACTING WITH RUSSIAN SUPPLIERS OF 

14 ROCKET ENGINES FOR THE EVOLVED EX15 PENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM. 

16 Paragraph (1) of section 1608(c) of the Carl Levin and 

17 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza18 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 

19 Stat. 3626; 10 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended to read as 

20 follows: 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition in sub22 section (a) shall not apply to any of the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) The placement of orders or the exercise 

24 of options under the contract numbered FA8811– 

25 13–C–0003 and awarded on December 18, 2013. 
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1 ‘‘(B) Subject to paragraph (2), contracts 

2 awarded for the procurement of property or serv3 ices for space launch activities that include the 

4 use of not more than a total of five rocket engines 

5 designed or manufactured in the Russian Fed6 eration that prior to February 1, 2014, were ei7 ther fully paid for by the contractor or covered 

8 by a legally binding commitment of the con9 tractor to fully pay for such rocket engines. 

10 ‘‘(C) Contracts not covered under subpara11 graph (A) or (B) that are awarded for the pro12 curement of property or services for space launch 

13 activities that include the use of not more than 

14 a total of four additional rocket engines designed 

15 or manufactured in the Russian Federation.’’. 

16 SEC. 1608. ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR EVOLVED EXPEND17 ABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM. 

18 (a) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ARRANGEMENT.— 

19 (1) DISCONTINUATION.—The Secretary of the Air 

20 Force shall discontinue the evolved expendable launch 

21 vehicle launch capability arrangement, as structured 

22 as of the date of the enactment of this Act, for— 

23 (A) existing contracts using rocket engines 

24 designed or manufactured in the Russian Fed-
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1 eration by not later than December 31, 2019; 

2 and 

3 (B) existing contracts using domestic rocket 

4 engines by not later than December 31, 2020. 

5 (2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive para6 graph (1) if the Secretary— 

7 (A) determines that such waiver is nec8 essary for the national security interests of the 

9 United States; 

10 (B) notifies the congressional defense com11 mittees of such waiver; and 

12 (C) a period of 90 days has elapsed fol13 lowing the date of such notification. 

14 (b) CONSISTENT STANDARDS.—In accordance with 

15 section 2306a of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary 

16 shall— 

17 (1) apply consistent and appropriate standards 

18 to certified evolved expendable launch vehicle pro19 viders with respect to certified cost and pricing data; 

20 and 

21 (2) conduct the appropriate audits. 

22 (c) ACQUISITION STRATEGY.—In accordance with sub23 sections (a) and (b) and section 2273 of title 10, United 

24 States Code, the Secretary shall develop and carry out a 

25 10-year phased acquisition strategy, including near and 
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1 long term, for the evolved expendable launch vehicle pro2 gram. 

3 (d) ELEMENTS.—The acquisition strategy under sub4 section (c) for the evolved expendable launch vehicle pro5 gram shall— 

6 (1) provide the necessary— 

7 (A) stability in budgeting and acquisition 

8 of capabilities; 

9 (B) flexibility to the Federal Government; 

10 and 

11 (C) procedures for fair competition; and 

12 (2) specifically take into account, as appropriate 

13 per competition, the effect of— 

14 (A) contracts or agreements for launch serv15 ices or launch capability entered into by the De16 partment of Defense and the National Aero17 nautics and Space Administration with certified 

18 evolved expendable launch vehicle providers; 

19 (B) the requirements of the Department of 

20 Defense, including with respect to launch capa21 bilities and pricing data, that are met by such 

22 providers; 

23 (C) the cost of integrating a satellite onto a 

24 launch vehicle; and 
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1 (D) any other matters the Secretary con2 siders appropriate. 

3 (e) COMPETITION.—In awarding any contract for 

4 launch services in a national security space mission pursu5 ant to a competitive acquisition, the evaluation shall ac6 count for the value of the evolved expendable launch vehicle 

7 launch capability arrangement per contract line item num8 bers in the bid price of the offeror as appropriate per 

9 launch. 

10 (f) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

11 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 

12 the congressional defense committees, the Permanent Select 

13 Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, 

14 and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a 

15 report on the acquisition strategy developed under sub16 section (c). 

17 SEC. 1609. ALLOCATION OF FUNDING FOR EVOLVED EX18 PENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM. 

19 (a) CERTIFICATION AND JUSTIFICATION.—Together 

20 with the budget of the President submitted to Congress 

21 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for 

22 each of fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019, the Director of 

23 the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the 

24 appropriate congressional committees— 
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1 (1) a certification that the cost share between the 

2 Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office for 

3 the evolved expendable launch vehicle launch capa4 bility program equitably reflects the appropriate allo5 cation of funding for the Air Force and the National 

6 Reconnaissance Office, respectively, based on the 

7 launch schedule and national mission forecast; and 

8 (2) sufficient rationale to justify such cost share. 

9 (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE10 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres11 sional committees’’ means— 

12 (1) the congressional defense committees; 

13 (2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel14 ligence of the House of Representatives; and 

15 (3) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

16 Senate. 

17 SEC. 1610. CONSOLIDATION OF ACQUISITION OF WIDEBAND 

18 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS. 

19 (a) PLAN.— 

20 (1) CONSOLIDATION.—Not later than one year 

21 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec22 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de23 fense committees a plan for the consolidation, during 

24 the one-year period beginning on the date on which 

25 the plan is submitted, of the acquisition of wideband 
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1 satellite communications necessary to meet the re2 quirements of the Department of Defense for such 

3 communications, including with respect to military 

4 and commercial satellite communications. 

5 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan under paragraph (1) 

6 shall include— 

7 (A) an assessment of the management and 

8 overhead costs relating to the acquisition of com9 mercial satellite communications services across 

10 the Department of Defense; 

11 (B) an estimate of— 

12 (i) the costs of implementing the con13 solidation of the acquisition of such services 

14 described in paragraph (1); and 

15 (ii) the projected savings of the consoli16 dation; 

17 (C) the identification and designation of a 

18 single acquisition agent pursuant to paragraph 

19 (3)(A); and 

20 (D) the roles and responsibilities of officials 

21 of the Department, including pursuant to para22 graph (3). 

23 (3) SINGLE ACQUISITION AGENT.— 

24 (A) Except as provided by subparagraph 

25 (B), under the plan under paragraph (1), the 
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1 Secretary of Defense shall identify and designate 

2 a single senior official of the Department of De3 fense to procure wideband satellite communica4 tions necessary to meet the requirements of the 

5 Department of Defense for such communications, 

6 including with respect to military and commer7 cial satellite communications. 

8 (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 

9 under the plan under paragraph (1), an official 

10 described in subparagraph (C) may carry out 

11 the procurement of commercial wideband sat12 ellite communications if the official determines 

13 that such procurement is required to meet an ur14 gent need. 

15 (C) An official described in this subpara16 graph is any of the following: 

17 (i) A Secretary of a military depart18 ment. 

19 (ii) The Under Secretary of Defense for 

20 Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. 

21 (iii) The Chief Information Office of 

22 the Department of Defense. 

23 (iv) A commander of a combatant com24 mand. 
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1 (4) VALIDATION.—The Director of Cost Assess2 ment and Program Evaluation shall validate the as3 sessment required by subparagraph (A) of paragraph 

4 (2) and the estimates required by subparagraph (B) 

5 of such paragraph. 

6 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para8 graph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall complete the 

9 implementation of the plan under subsection (a) by 

10 not later than one year after the date on which the 

11 Secretary submits the plan under such paragraph. 

12 (2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the im13 plementation of the plan under subsection (a) if the 

14 Secretary— 

15 (A) determines that— 

16 (i) such implementation will require 

17 significant additional funding; or 

18 (ii) such waiver is in the interests of 

19 national security; and 

20 (B) submits to the congressional defense 

21 committees notice of such waiver and the jus22 tifications for such waiver. 
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1 SEC. 1611. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES FOR WIDE-BAND 

2 COMMUNICATIONS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall con4 duct an analysis of alternatives for a follow-on wide-band 

5 communications system to the Wideband Global SATCOM 

6 System that includes space, air, and ground layer commu7 nications capabilities of the Department of Defense. 

8 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 31, 

9 2017, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 

10 committees a report on the analysis conducted under sub11 section (a). 

12 SEC. 1612. EXPANSION OF GOALS AND MODIFICATION OF 

13 PILOT PROGRAM FOR ACQUISITION OF COM14 MERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SERV15 ICES. 

16 (a) CARRYING OUT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Subsection 

17 (a) of section 1605 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

18 ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

19 Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3623; 

20 10 U.S.C. 2208 note) is amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may develop’’ 

22 and all that follows through ‘‘funds by the Secretary’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘shall develop and carry out a pilot 

24 program’’; and 

25 (2) by adding at the end the following new para26 graph: 
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1 ‘‘(4) METHODS.—In carrying out the pilot pro2 gram under paragraph (1), the Secretary may use a 

3 variety of methods authorized by law to effectively 

4 and efficiently acquire commercial satellite commu5 nications services, including by carrying out multiple 

6 pathfinder activities under the pilot program.’’. 

7 (b) GOALS.—Subsection (b) of such section is amend8 ed— 

9 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

10 inserting a semicolon; 

11 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 

12 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

13 (3) by adding at the end the following new para14 graph: 

15 ‘‘(5) demonstrates the potential to achieve order16 of-magnitude improvements in satellite communica17 tions capability.’’. 

18 (c) REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS.—Subsection (d) of such 

19 section is amended— 

20 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘REPORTS.—’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS.—’’; 

22 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

23 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

24 (A), by striking ‘‘90 days’’ and inserting ‘‘270 

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1 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; or’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (C) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 

4 as follows: 

5 ‘‘(B) a description of the appropriate 

6 metrics established by the Secretary to meet the 

7 goals of the pilot program.’’; 

8 (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para9 graph (3); 

10 (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol11 lowing new paragraph (2): 

12 ‘‘(2) BRIEFING.—At the same time as the Presi13 dent submits to Congress the budget pursuant to sec14 tion 1105 of title 31, for each of fiscal years 2017 

15 through 2020, the Secretary shall provide to the con16 gressional defense committees a briefing on the pilot 

17 program.’’; and 

18 (5) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by para19 graph (3) of this subsection)— 

20 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘ex21 panding the use of working capital funds to ef22 fectively and efficiently acquire’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘the pilot program and whether the pilot pro24 gram effectively and efficiently acquires’’; and 
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1 (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 

2 ‘‘working capital funds as described in subpara3 graph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘the pilot program’’. 

4 SEC. 1613. INTEGRATED POLICY TO DETER ADVERSARIES IN 

5 SPACE. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish an 

7 interagency process to provide for the development of a pol8 icy to deter adversaries in space— 

9 (1) with the objectives of— 

10 (A) reducing risks to the United States and 

11 allies of the United States in space; and 

12 (B) protecting and preserving the rights, ac13 cess, capabilities, use, and freedom of action of 

14 the United States in space and the right of the 

15 United States to respond to an attack in space 

16 and, if necessary, deny adversaries the use of 

17 space capabilities hostile to the national interests 

18 of the United States; and 

19 (2) that integrates the interests and responsibil20 ities of the agencies participating in the process. 

21 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

23 the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 

24 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 

25 the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
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1 setting forth the policy developed pursuant to sub2 section (a). 

3 (2) FUNDING RESTRICTION.—If the President has 

4 not submitted the policy developed under subsection 

5 (a) and the answers to Enclosure 1, regarding space 

6 control policy, of the classified annex to this Act, to 

7 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

8 the House of Representatives by the date required by 

9 paragraph (1), an amount equal to $10,000,000 of the 

10 amount authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 

11 made available to the Department of Defense for fiscal 

12 year 2016 to provide support services to the Executive 

13 Office of the President shall be withheld from obliga14 tion or expenditure until the policy and such answers 

15 are submitted to such Committees. 

16 (3) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by 

17 paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

18 but may include a classified annex. 

19 SEC. 1614. PROHIBITION ON RELIANCE ON CHINA AND RUS20 SIA FOR SPACE-BASED WEATHER DATA. 

21 (a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense shall en22 sure that the Department of Defense does not rely on, or 

23 in the future plan to rely on, space-based weather data pro24 vided by the Government of the People’s Republic of China, 

25 the Government of the Russian Federation, or an entity 
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1 owned or controlled by either such government for national 

2 security purposes. 

3 (b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 90 days after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

5 to the congressional defense committees a certification that 

6 the Secretary is in compliance with the prohibition under 

7 subsection (a). 

8 SEC. 1615. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

9 WEATHER SATELLITE FOLLOW-ON SYSTEM. 

10 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appro11 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

12 year 2016 for research, development, test, and evaluation, 

13 Air Force, for the weather satellite follow-on system, not 

14 more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until 

15 the date on which— 

16 (1) the Secretary of Defense provides to the con17 gressional defense committees a briefing on the plan 

18 developed under subsection (b); and 

19 (2) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff cer20 tifies to the congressional defense committees that such 

21 plan will— 

22 (A) meet the requirements of the Depart23 ment of Defense for cloud characterization and 

24 theater weather imagery; and 
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1 (B) not negatively affect the commanders of 

2 the combatant commands. 

3 (b) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall develop a 

4 plan to address the requirements of the Department of De5 fense for cloud characterization and theater weather im6 agery. 

7 SEC. 1616. LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

8 THE DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE 

9 PROGRAM. 

10 (a) LIMITATION.— 

11 (1) FISCAL YEAR 2016 FUNDS.—None of the funds 

12 authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

13 made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Defense 

14 Meteorological Satellite program or for the launch of 

15 Defense Meteorological Satellite program satellite #20 

16 (in this section referred to as ‘‘DMSP20’’) may be ob17 ligated or expended until the date on which the Sec18 retary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint 

19 Chiefs of Staff jointly submit to the congressional de20 fense committees the certification described in sub21 section (b). 

22 (2) REMAINING FISCAL YEAR 2015 FUNDS.—Of 

23 the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 

24 made available for fiscal year 2015 for the Defense 

25 Meteorological Satellite program or the launch of 
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1 DMSP20 that remain available for obligation as of 

2 the date of the enactment of this Act, not more than 

3 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the 

4 date on which the Secretary of Defense and the Chair5 man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff jointly submit to the 

6 congressional defense committees the certification de7 scribed in subsection (b). 

8 (b) CERTIFICATION.—The certification described in 

9 this subsection is a certification that— 

10 (1) the Joint Requirements Oversight Council 

11 has conducted a recent review and certification of the 

12 space-based environmental monitoring requirements 

13 while taking into consideration the changes in inter14 national allied plans and the feedback of the military 

15 departments and Defense Agencies (as defined in sec16 tion 101(a) of title 10, United States Code); 

17 (2) relying on civil and international contribu18 tions to meet space-based environmental monitoring 

19 requirements is insufficient or is a risk to national 

20 security and launching DMSP20 will meet those re21 quirements; 

22 (3) launching DMSP20 is the most affordable so23 lution to meeting requirements validated by the Joint 

24 Requirements Oversight Council; and 
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1 (4) nonmaterial solutions within the Department 

2 of Defense, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

3 Administration, and the National Aeronautics and 

4 Space Administration are incapable of meeting the 

5 cloud characterization and theater weather require6 ments validated by the Joint Requirements Oversight 

7 Council. 

8 (c) COMPARATIVE COST AND CAPABILITY ASSESS9 MENT.—If the Secretary and the Chairman determine that 

10 a material solution is required to meet the cloud character11 ization and theater weather requirements validated by the 

12 Joint Requirements Oversight Council, the Secretary and 

13 the Chairman shall jointly submit to the congressional de14 fense committees a cost and capability assessment that com15 pares the cost of meeting those requirements with DMSP20 

16 and with an alternate material solution that includes 

17 electro-optical infrared weather imaging or other com18 parable solutions. 

19 SEC. 1617. STREAMLINE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH 

20 ACTIVITIES. 

21 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

22 that eliminating duplicative requirements and approvals 

23 for commercial launch and reentry operations will promote 

24 and encourage the development of the commercial space sec25 tor. 
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1 (b) REAFFIRMATION OF POLICY.—Congress reaffirms 

2 that the Secretary of Transportation, in overseeing and co3 ordinating commercial launch and reentry operations, 

4 should— 

5 (1) promote commercial space launches and reen6 tries by the private sector; 

7 (2) facilitate Government, State, and private sec8 tor involvement in enhancing United States launch 

9 sites and facilities; 

10 (3) protect public health and safety, safety of 

11 property, national security interests, and foreign pol12 icy interests of the United States; and 

13 (4) consult with the head of another executive 

14 agency, including the Secretary of Defense or the Ad15 ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 

16 Administration, as necessary to provide consistent 

17 application of licensing requirements under chapter 

18 509 of title 51, United States Code. 

19 (c) REQUIREMENTS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor21 tation under section 50918 of title 51, United States 

22 Code, and subject to section 50905(b)(2)(C) of that 

23 title, shall consult with the Secretary of Defense, the 

24 Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
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1 Administration, and the heads of other executive 

2 agencies, as appropriate— 

3 (A) to identify all requirements that are im4 posed to protect the public health and safety, 

5 safety of property, national security interests, 

6 and foreign policy interests of the United States 

7 relevant to any commercial launch of a launch 

8 vehicle or commercial reentry of a reentry vehi9 cle; and 

10 (B) to evaluate the requirements identified 

11 in subparagraph (A) and, in coordination with 

12 the licensee or transferee and the heads of the rel13 evant executive agencies— 

14 (i) determine whether the satisfaction 

15 of a requirement of one agency could result 

16 in the satisfaction of a requirement of an17 other agency; and 

18 (ii) resolve any inconsistencies and re19 move any outmoded or duplicative require20 ments or approvals of the Federal Govern21 ment relevant to any commercial launch of 

22 a launch vehicle or commercial reentry of a 

23 reentry vehicle. 

24 (2) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the 

25 date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
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1 until the Secretary of Transportation determines no 

2 outmoded or duplicative requirements or approvals of 

3 the Federal Government exist, the Secretary of Trans4 portation, in consultation with the Secretary of De5 fense, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics 

6 and Space Administration, the commercial space sec7 tor, and the heads of other executive agencies, as ap8 propriate, shall submit to the appropriate congres9 sional committees a report that includes the following: 

10 (A) A description of the process for the ap11 plication for and approval of a permit or license 

12 under chapter 509 of title 51, United States 

13 Code, for the commercial launch of a launch ve14 hicle or commercial reentry of a reentry vehicle, 

15 including the identification of— 

16 (i) any unique requirements for oper17 ating on a United States Government 

18 launch site, reentry site, or launch property; 

19 and 

20 (ii) any inconsistent, outmoded, or du21 plicative requirements or approvals. 

22 (B) A description of current efforts, if any, 

23 to coordinate and work across executive agencies 

24 to define interagency processes and procedures 

25 for sharing information, avoiding duplication of 
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1 effort, and resolving common agency require2 ments. 

3 (C) Recommendations for legislation that 

4 may further— 

5 (i) streamline requirements in order to 

6 improve efficiency, reduce unnecessary costs, 

7 resolve inconsistencies, remove duplication, 

8 and minimize unwarranted constraints; 

9 and 

10 (ii) consolidate or modify requirements 

11 across affected agencies into a single appli12 cation set that satisfies the requirements 

13 identified in paragraph (1)(A). 

14 (3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub15 section— 

16 (A) any applicable definitions set forth in 

17 section 50902 of title 51, United States Code, 

18 shall apply; 

19 (B) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 

20 committees’’ means— 

21 (i) the congressional defense commit22 tees; 

23 (ii) the Committee on Commerce, 

24 Science, and Transportation of the Senate; 
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1 (iii) the Committee on Science, Space, 

2 and Technology of the House of Representa3 tives; and 

4 (iv) the Committee on Transportation 

5 and Infrastructure of the House of Rep6 resentatives; 

7 (C) the terms ‘‘launch’’, ‘‘reenter’’, and ‘‘re8 entry’’ include landing of a launch vehicle or re9 entry vehicle; and 

10 (D) the terms ‘‘United States Government 

11 launch site’’ and ‘‘United States Government re12 entry site’’ include any necessary facility, at 

13 that location, that is commercially operated on 

14 United States Government property. 

15 SEC. 1618. PLAN ON FULL INTEGRATION AND EXPLOI16 TATION OF OVERHEAD PERSISTENT INFRA17 RED CAPABILITY. 

18 (a) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

19 the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United 

20 States Strategic Command and the Director of Cost Assess21 ment and Program Evaluation, in coordination with the 

22 Director of National Intelligence, shall jointly submit to the 

23 appropriate congressional committees a plan for the inte24 gration of overhead persistent infrared capabilities to sup25 port the missions specified in subsection (b)(1). 
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1 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) 

2 shall— 

3 (1) ensure that all overhead persistent infrared 

4 capabilities of the United States, including such ca5 pabilities that are planned to be developed, are inte6 grated to allow for such capabilities to be exploited to 

7 support the requirements of the missions of the De8 partment of Defense relating to— 

9 (A) strategic and theater missile warning; 

10 (B) ballistic and cruise missile defense, in11 cluding with respect to missile tracking, fire con12 trol, and kill assessment; 

13 (C) technical intelligence supporting missile 

14 warning; 

15 (D) battlespace awareness; 

16 (E) other technical intelligence; 

17 (F) civil and environmental missions, in18 cluding with respect to the collection of weather 

19 data; and 

20 (G) battle damage assessments; and 

21 (2) establish clear benchmarks by which to estab22 lish acquisition plans, manning, and budget require23 ments. 

24 (c) ANNUAL DETERMINATION.—The Secretary of De25 fense shall include, together with, or not later than 30 days 
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1 after, the budget justification materials submitted to Con2 gress in support of the budget of the Department of Defense 

3 for a fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the Presi4 dent under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code), 

5 a written determination of how the plan under subsection 

6 (a) is being implemented. 

7 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE8 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres9 sional committees’’ means— 

10 (1) the congressional defense committees; and 

11 (2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel12 ligence of the House of Representatives and the Select 

13 Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

14 SEC. 1619. OPTIONS FOR RAPID SPACE RECONSTITUTION. 

15 (a) EVALUATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

16 evaluate options for the use of current assets of the Depart17 ment of Defense for the purpose of rapid reconstitution of 

18 critical space-based warfighter enabling capabilities. 

19 (b) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 31, 2016, the 

20 Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense commit21 tees a briefing on the evaluation conducted under subsection 

22 (a), including development timelines, a test plan, and tech23 nology readiness levels of key systems and technologies. 
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1 SEC. 1620. EVALUATION OF EXPLOITATION OF SPACE2 BASED INFRARED SYSTEM AGAINST ADDI3 TIONAL THREATS. 

4 (a) EVALUATION.—The Commander of the United 

5 States Strategic Command, in cooperation with the Sec6 retary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Direc7 tor of National Intelligence, and the Commander of the 

8 United States Northern Command, shall conduct an evalua9 tion of space-based infrared systems to detect, track, and 

10 target, or to develop the capability to detect, track, and tar11 get, the full range of threats to the United States, deployed 

12 members of the Armed Forces, and allies of the United 

13 States. 

14 (b) SUBMISSION.—Not later than December 31, 2016, 

15 the Commander of the United States Strategic Command 

16 shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the 

17 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 

18 of Representatives, and the Select Committee on Intelligence 

19 of the Senate the evaluation under subsection (a). 
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1 SEC. 1621. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON GLOBAL POSITIONING 

2 SYSTEM III SPACE SEGMENT, GLOBAL POSI3 TIONING SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CONTROL 

4 SEGMENT, AND MILITARY GLOBAL POSI5 TIONING SYSTEM USER EQUIPMENT ACQUISI6 TION PROGRAMS. 

7 (a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 

9 days thereafter, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit 

10 to the Comptroller General of the United States a report 

11 and supporting documentation on the Global Positioning 

12 System III space segment, the Global Positioning System 

13 operational control segment, and the Military Global Posi14 tioning System user equipment acquisition programs. 

15 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection 

16 (a) shall include, with respect to an acquisition program 

17 specified in that subsection, the following: 

18 (1) A statement of the status of the program with 

19 respect to cost, schedule, and performance. 

20 (2) A description of any changes to the require21 ments of the program. 

22 (3) A description of any technical risks impact23 ing the cost, schedule, and performance of the pro24 gram. 

25 (4) An assessment of how such risks are to be ad26 dressed and the costs associated with such risks. 
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1 (5) An assessment of the extent to which the seg2 ments of the program are synchronized. 

3 (c) BRIEFINGS BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—The 

4 Comptroller General shall provide to the congressional de5 fense committees a briefing on a report submitted under 

6 subsection (a)— 

7 (1) in the case of the first such report, not later 

8 than 30 days after receiving that report; and 

9 (2) as the Comptroller General considers appro10 priate thereafter. 

11 (d) TERMINATION.—The requirement under subsection 

12 (a) shall terminate with respect to an acquisition program 

13 specified in that subsection on the date on which that pro14 gram reaches initial operational capability. 

15 SEC. 1622. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MISSILE DEFENSE SEN16 SORS IN SPACE. 

17 It is the sense of Congress that a robust multi-mission 

18 space sensor network will be vital to ensuring a strong mis19 sile defense system. 

20 Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence 

21 and Intelligence-Related Activities 

22 SEC. 1631. EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR OPEN-SOURCE INTEL23 LIGENCE TOOLS. 

24 (a) EXECUTIVE AGENT.—Subchapter I of chapter 21 

25 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1083, 
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1 is further amended by adding at the end the following new 

2 section: 

3 ‘‘§ 430b. Executive agent for open-source intelligence 

4 tools 

5 ‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than April 1, 2016, the 

6 Secretary of Defense shall designate a senior official of the 

7 Department of Defense to serve as the executive agent for 

8 the Department for open-source intelligence tools. 

9 ‘‘(b) ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORITIES.— 

10 (1) Not later than July 1, 2016, in accordance with Direc11 tive 5101.1, the Secretary shall prescribe the roles, respon12 sibilities, and authorities of the executive agent designated 

13 under subsection (a). 

14 ‘‘(2) The roles and responsibilities of the executive 

15 agent designated under subsection (a) shall include the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(A) Developing and maintaining a comprehen18 sive list of open-source intelligence tools and technical 

19 standards. 

20 ‘‘(B) Establishing priorities for the development, 

21 acquisition, and integration of open-source intel22 ligence tools into the intelligence enterprise, and other 

23 command and control systems as needed. 

24 ‘‘(C) Certifying all open-source intelligence tools 

25 with respect to compliance with the standards re-
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1 quired by the framework and guidance for the Intel2 ligence Community Information Technology Enter3 prise, the Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise, 

4 and the Joint Information Environment. 

5 ‘‘(D) Assessing and making recommendations re6 garding the protection of privacy in the acquisition, 

7 analysis, and dissemination of open-source informa8 tion available around the world. 

9 ‘‘(E) Performing such other assessments or anal10 yses as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

11 ‘‘(c) SUPPORT WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 

12 In accordance with Directive 5101.1, the Secretary shall en13 sure that the military departments, the Defense Agencies, 

14 and other elements of the Department of Defense provide 

15 the executive agent designated under subsection (a) with the 

16 appropriate support and resources needed to perform the 

17 roles, responsibilities, and authorities of the executive agent. 

18 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 ‘‘(1) The term ‘Directive 5101.1’ means Depart20 ment of Defense Directive 5101.1, or any successor di21 rective relating to the responsibilities of an executive 

22 agent of the Department of Defense. 

23 ‘‘(2) The term ‘executive agent’ has the meaning 

24 given the term ‘DoD Executive Agent’ in Directive 

25 5101.1. 
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1 ‘‘(3) The term ‘open-source intelligence tools’ 

2 means tools for the systematic collection, processing, 

3 and analysis of publicly available information for 

4 known or anticipated intelligence requirements.’’. 

5 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

6 the beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting 

7 after the item relating to section 430a, as added by section 

8 1083, the following new item: 

‘‘430b. Executive agent for open-source intelligence tools.’’. 

9 SEC. 1632. WAIVER AND CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION 

10 REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO FACILITIES FOR 

11 INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION OR FOR SPECIAL 

12 OPERATIONS ABROAD. 

13 (a) ADDITION OF CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION RE14 QUIREMENT.—Section 2682(c) of title 10, United States 

15 Code, is amended— 

16 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of 

17 Defense’’; and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following new para19 graphs: 

20 ‘‘(2) Not later than 48 hours after using the waiver 

21 authority under paragraph (1) for any facility for intel22 ligence collection conducted under the authorities of the De23 partment of Defense or special operations activity, the Sec24 retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congres25 sional committees written notification of the use of the au-
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1 thority, including the justification for the waiver and the 

2 estimated cost of the project for which the waiver applies. 

3 ‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘appropriate congres4 sional committees’ means the following: 

5 ‘‘(A) With respect to a waiver regarding special 

6 operations activities, the congressional defense com7 mittees. 

8 ‘‘(B) With respect to a waiver regarding intel9 ligence collection conducted under the authorities of 

10 the Department of Defense— 

11 ‘‘(i) the congressional defense committees; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(ii) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 

14 the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee 

15 on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.’’. 

16 (b) CODIFICATION OF SUNSET PROVISION.— 

17 (1) CODIFICATION.—Section 2682(c) of title 10, 

18 United States Code, is further amended by inserting 

19 after paragraph (3), as added by subsection (a)(2), 

20 the following new paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(4) The waiver authority provided by paragraph (1) 

22 expires December 31, 2020.’’. 

23 (2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Subsection (b) of sec24 tion 926 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
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1 for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

2 1541; 10 U.S.C. 2682 note) is repealed. 

3 SEC. 1633. PROHIBITION ON NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PRO4 GRAM CONSOLIDATION. 

5 (a) PROHIBITION.—No amounts authorized to be ap6 propriated or otherwise made available to the Department 

7 of Defense may be used during the period beginning on the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 

9 31, 2016, to execute— 

10 (1) the separation of the National Intelligence 

11 Program budget from the Department of Defense 

12 budget; 

13 (2) the consolidation of the National Intelligence 

14 Program budget within the Department of Defense 

15 budget; or 

16 (3) the establishment of a new appropriations 

17 account or appropriations account structure for the 

18 National Intelligence Program budget. 

19 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM.—The 

21 term ‘‘National Intelligence Program’’ has the mean22 ing given the term in section 3 of the National Secu23 rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 

24 (2) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM BUDG25 ET.—The term ‘‘National Intelligence Program budg-
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1 et’’ means the portions of the Department of Defense 

2 budget designated as part of the National Intelligence 

3 Program. 

4 SEC. 1634. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

5 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DE6 FENSE FOR INTELLIGENCE. 

7 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 

8 or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the De9 partment of Defense for the Office of the Under Secretary 

10 of Defense for Intelligence, not more than 75 percent may 

11 be obligated or expended for such Office until the Secretary 

12 of Defense identifies the intelligence gaps and establishes the 

13 written policy required by section 922 of the National De14 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 

15 113–66; 127 Stat. 828). 

16 SEC. 1635. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE 

17 NEEDS. 

18 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

19 of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel20 ligence shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

21 and the congressional intelligence committees a report on 

22 how the Director ensures that the National Intelligence Pro23 gram budgets for the elements of the intelligence community 

24 that are within the Department of Defense are adequate to 

25 satisfy the national intelligence needs of the Department as 
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1 required under section 102A(p) of the National Security Act 

2 of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(p)). Such report shall include a 

3 description of how the Director incorporates the needs of 

4 the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the com5 manders of the unified and specified commands into the 

6 metrics used to evaluate the performance of the elements of 

7 the intelligence community that are within the Department 

8 of Defense in conducting intelligence activities funded under 

9 the National Intelligence Program. 

10 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘congres11 sional intelligence committees’’, ‘‘intelligence community’’, 

12 and ‘‘National Intelligence Program’’ have the meanings 

13 given such terms in section 3 of the National Security Act 

14 of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 

15 SEC. 1636. REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN PRO16 GRAMS OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ELE17 MENTS. 

18 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

19 of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense 

20 for Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congres21 sional committees a report on the management of science 

22 and technology research and development programs and for23 eign materiel exploitation programs of Defense intelligence 

24 elements. 
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1 (b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under subsection 

2 (a) shall include the following: 

3 (1) An assessment of the management of each 

4 Defense intelligence element that is responsible for 

5 work relating to the programs described in subsection 

6 (a), including with respect to the policies, procedures, 

7 and organizational structures of such element relating 

8 to the management and coordination of such work 

9 across such elements. 

10 (2) Recommendations to improve the coordina11 tion and organization of such elements. 

12 (3) Identification of options for realigning such 

13 elements within the Department of Defense to better 

14 meet the needs of the Department and reduce unneces15 sary overhead. 

16 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com18 mittees’’ means— 

19 (A) the congressional defense committees; 

20 (B) the Permanent Select Committee on In21 telligence of the House of Representatives; and 

22 (C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 

23 the Senate. 
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1 (2) The term ‘‘Defense intelligence element’’ has 

2 the meaning given that term in section 429(e) of title 

3 10, United States Code. 

4 SEC. 1637. REPORT ON AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONTRIBU5 TIONS TO THE RQ–4 GLOBAL HAWK MISSION. 

6 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

8 of the Air Force, in coordination with the Chief of Staff 

9 of the Air Force and the Chief of the National Guard Bu10 reau, shall submit to Congress a report on the feasibility 

11 of using the Air National Guard in association with the 

12 active duty Air Force to operate and maintain the RQ– 

13 4 Global Hawk. 

14 (b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 

15 shall include the following: 

16 (1) An assessment of the costs, training require17 ments, and personnel required to create an associa18 tion for the Global Hawk mission consisting of mem19 bers of the Air Force serving on active duty and mem20 bers of the Air National Guard. 

21 (2) The capacity of the Air National Guard to 

22 support an association described in paragraph (1). 
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1 SEC. 1638. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW 

2 OF INTELLIGENCE INPUT TO THE DEFENSE 

3 ACQUISITION PROCESS. 

4 (a) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the United 

5 States shall carry out a comprehensive review of the proc6 esses and procedures for the integration of intelligence into 

7 the defense acquisition process, consistent with the provision 

8 of classified information, and intelligence sources and meth9 ods. 

10 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The review required by sub11 section (a) shall— 

12 (1) identify processes and procedures for the in13 tegration of intelligence into the decision process, in14 cluding with respect to the staffing and training of 

15 Defense intelligence personnel assigned to program of16 fices, for the acquisition of weapon systems from ini17 tial requirements through the milestones process and 

18 upon final delivery; and 

19 (2) include a review of processes and procedures 

20 for— 

21 (A) the integration of intelligence on foreign 

22 capabilities into the acquisition process from ini23 tial requirement through deployment; 

24 (B) identifying opportunities for weapons 

25 systems to collect intelligence, without regard to 

26 whether that is the primary mission of such sys-
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1 tems, and the plans for exploiting the collection 

2 of such intelligence; and 

3 (C) assessing the requirements weapon sys4 tems will place on the Defense Intelligence Enter5 prise once the weapons systems are deployed. 

6 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 

7 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

8 submit to the congressional defense committees, the Select 

9 Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent 

10 Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Represent11 atives a report containing the results of the review required 

12 by subsection (a). 

13 Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related 

14 Matters 

15 SEC. 1641. CODIFICATION AND ADDITION OF LIABILITY 

16 PROTECTIONS RELATING TO REPORTING ON 

17 CYBER INCIDENTS OR PENETRATIONS OF 

18 NETWORKS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS OF 

19 CERTAIN CONTRACTORS. 

20 (a) CODIFICATION AND AMENDMENT.—Section 941 of 

21 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

22 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1889; 10 U.S.C. 2224 

23 note) is transferred to chapter 19 of title 10, United States 

24 Code, inserted so as to appear after section 392, redesig25 nated as section 393, and amended— 
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1 (1) by amending the section heading to read as 

2 follows: 

3 ‘‘§ 393. Reporting on penetrations of networks and in4 formation systems of certain contractors’’; 

5 (2) by striking paragraph (3) of subsection (c) 

6 and inserting the following new paragraph (3): 

7 ‘‘(3) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The 

8 procedures established pursuant to subsection (a) shall 

9 limit the dissemination of information obtained or 

10 derived through such procedures to entities— 

11 ‘‘(A) with missions that may be affected by 

12 such information; 

13 ‘‘(B) that may be called upon to assist in 

14 the diagnosis, detection, or mitigation of cyber 

15 incidents; 

16 ‘‘(C) that conduct counterintelligence or law 

17 enforcement investigations; or 

18 ‘‘(D) for national security purposes, includ19 ing cyber situational awareness and defense pur20 poses.’’; and 

21 (3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 

22 following new subsection (d): 

23 ‘‘(d) PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY OF CLEARED DE24 FENSE CONTRACTORS.—(1) No cause of action shall lie or 

25 be maintained in any court against any cleared defense 
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1 contractor, and such action shall be promptly dismissed, for 

2 compliance with this section that is conducted in accord3 ance with the procedures established pursuant to subsection 

4 (a). 

5 ‘‘(2)(A) Nothing in this section shall be construed— 

6 ‘‘(i) to require dismissal of a cause of action 

7 against a cleared defense contractor that has engaged 

8 in willful misconduct in the course of complying with 

9 the procedures established pursuant to subsection (a); 

10 or 

11 ‘‘(ii) to undermine or limit the availability of 

12 otherwise applicable common law or statutory de13 fenses. 

14 ‘‘(B) In any action claiming that paragraph (1) does 

15 not apply due to willful misconduct described in subpara16 graph (A), the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving 

17 by clear and convincing evidence the willful misconduct by 

18 each cleared defense contractor subject to such claim and 

19 that such willful misconduct proximately caused injury to 

20 the plaintiff. 

21 ‘‘(C) In this subsection, the term ‘willful misconduct’ 

22 means an act or omission that is taken— 

23 ‘‘(i) intentionally to achieve a wrongful purpose; 

24 ‘‘(ii) knowingly without legal or factual jus25 tification; and 
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1 ‘‘(iii) in disregard of a known or obvious risk 

2 that is so great as to make it highly probable that the 

3 harm will outweigh the benefit.’’. 

4 (b) ADDITION OF LIABILITY PROTECTIONS FOR RE5 PORTING ON CYBER INCIDENTS.—Section 391 of title 10, 

6 United States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 

8 (e); and 

9 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 

10 new subsection (d): 

11 ‘‘(d) PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY OF OPERATION12 ALLY CRITICAL CONTRACTORS.—(1) No cause of action 

13 shall lie or be maintained in any court against any oper14 ationally critical contractor, and such action shall be 

15 promptly dismissed, for compliance with this section that 

16 is conducted in accordance with procedures established pur17 suant to subsection (b). 

18 ‘‘(2)(A) Nothing in this section shall be construed— 

19 ‘‘(i) to require dismissal of a cause of action 

20 against an operationally critical contractor that has 

21 engaged in willful misconduct in the course of com22 plying with the procedures established pursuant to 

23 subsection (b); or 
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1 ‘‘(ii) to undermine or limit the availability of 

2 otherwise applicable common law or statutory de3 fenses. 

4 ‘‘(B) In any action claiming that paragraph (1) does 

5 not apply due to willful misconduct described in subpara6 graph (A), the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving 

7 by clear and convincing evidence the willful misconduct by 

8 each operationally critical contractor subject to such claim 

9 and that such willful misconduct proximately caused injury 

10 to the plaintiff. 

11 ‘‘(C) In this subsection, the term ‘willful misconduct’ 

12 means an act or omission that is taken— 

13 ‘‘(i) intentionally to achieve a wrongful purpose; 

14 ‘‘(ii) knowingly without legal or factual jus15 tification; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) in disregard of a known or obvious risk 

17 that is so great as to make it highly probable that the 

18 harm will outweigh the benefit.’’. 

19 (c) CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

20 (1) Section 391 of title 10, United States Code, 

21 is amended in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘and with 

22 section 941 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

23 for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 2224 note)’’ and in24 serting ‘‘and section 393 of this title’’. 
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1 (2) The table of sections at the beginning of 

2 chapter 19 of such title is amended— 

3 (A) by amending the item relating to sec4 tion 391 to read as follows: 

‘‘391. Reporting on cyber incidents with respect to networks and information systems of operationally critical contractors and certain other contractors.’’; and 

5 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

6 item: 

‘‘393. Reporting on penetrations of networks and information systems of certain 

contractors.’’. 

7 SEC. 1642. AUTHORIZATION OF MILITARY CYBER OPER8 ATIONS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United States 

10 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

11 section: 

12 ‘‘§ 130g. Authorities concerning military cyber oper13 ations 

14 ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall develop, prepare, and 

15 coordinate; make ready all armed forces for purposes of; 

16 and, when appropriately authorized to do so, conduct, a 

17 military cyber operation in response to malicious cyber ac18 tivity carried out against the United States or a United 

19 States person by a foreign power (as such terms are defined 

20 in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 

21 of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801)).’’. 
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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

2 the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by add3 ing at the end the following new item: 

‘‘130g. Authorities concerning military cyber operations.’’. 

4 SEC. 1643. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND5 ING THE SUBMISSION OF INTEGRATED POL6 ICY TO DETER ADVERSARIES IN CYBERSPACE. 

7 Until the President submits to the congressional de8 fense committees the report required by section 941 of the 

9 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 

10 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 837), $10,000,000 of the un11 obligated balance of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 

12 made available to the Department of Defense to provide 

13 support services to the Executive Office of the President may 

14 not be obligated or expended. 

15 SEC. 1644. AUTHORIZATION FOR PROCUREMENT OF 

16 RELOCATABLE SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED 

17 INFORMATION FACILITY. 

18 Of the unobligated amounts appropriated or otherwise 

19 made available in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 for procure20 ment for the Army, not more than $10,600,000 may be used 

21 for the procurement of a relocatable Sensitive Compart22 mented Information Facility for the Cyber Center of Excel23 lence at Fort Gordon, Georgia, as described in the re24 programming action prior approval request submitted by 
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1 the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to Congress 

2 on February 6, 2015. 

3 SEC. 1645. DESIGNATION OF MILITARY DEPARTMENT ENTI4 TY RESPONSIBLE FOR ACQUISITION OF CRIT5 ICAL CYBER CAPABILITIES. 

6 (a) DESIGNATION.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

8 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

9 Defense shall designate an entity within a military 

10 department to be responsible for the acquisition of 

11 each critical cyber capability described in paragraph 

12 (2). 

13 (2) CRITICAL CYBER CAPABILITIES DE14 SCRIBED.—The critical cyber capabilities described in 

15 this paragraph are the cyber capabilities that the Sec16 retary considers critical to the mission of the Depart17 ment of Defense, including the following: 

18 (A) The Unified Platform described in the 

19 Department of Defense document titled ‘‘The De20 partment of Defense Cyber Strategy’’ dated April 

21 15, 2015. 

22 (B) A persistent cyber training environ23 ment. 

24 (C) A cyber situational awareness and bat25 tle management system. 
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1 (b) REPORT.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

3 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

4 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 

5 report containing the information described in para6 graph (2). 

7 (2) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) 

8 shall include the following with respect to the critical 

9 cyber capabilities described in subsection (a)(2): 

10 (A) Identification of each critical cyber ca11 pability and the entity of a military department 

12 responsible for the acquisition of the capability. 

13 (B) Estimates of the funding requirements 

14 and acquisition timelines for each critical cyber 

15 capability. 

16 (C) An explanation of whether critical cyber 

17 capabilities could be acquired more quickly with 

18 changes to acquisition authorities. 

19 (D) Such recommendations as the Secretary 

20 may have for legislation or administrative ac21 tion to improve the acquisition of, or to acquire 

22 more quickly, the critical cyber capabilities for 

23 which designations are made under subsection 

24 (a). 
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1 SEC. 1646. ASSESSMENT OF CAPABILITIES OF UNITED 

2 STATES CYBER COMMAND TO DEFEND THE 

3 UNITED STATES FROM CYBER ATTACKS. 

4 (a) WAR GAMES.—The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 

5 of Staff, in consultation with the Principal Cyber Advisor, 

6 shall conduct a series of war games through the warfighting 

7 analysis division of the Force Structure, Resources, and As8 sessment Directorate to assess the strategy, assumptions, 

9 and capabilities of the United States Cyber Command to 

10 prevent large-scale cyber attacks, by foreign powers with 

11 cyber attack capabilities comparable to the capabilities that 

12 China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia are expected to 

13 achieve in the years 2020 and 2025, from reaching United 

14 States targets. 

15 (b) FINDINGS.—Not later than one year after the date 

16 of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Joint 

17 Chiefs of Staff shall convey to the congressional defense com18 mittees the findings of the Chairman with respect to the 

19 war games conducted under subsection (a). 

20 (c) FOREIGN POWER DEFINED.—In this section, the 

21 term ‘‘foreign power’’ has the meaning given the term in 

22 section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 

23 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801). 
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1 SEC. 1647. EVALUATION OF CYBER VULNERABILITIES OF 

2 MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS OF THE DEPART3 MENT OF DEFENSE. 

4 (a) EVALUATION REQUIRED.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

6 shall, in accordance with the plan under subsection 

7 (b), complete an evaluation of the cyber 

8 vulnerabilities of each major weapon system of the 

9 Department of Defense by not later than December 

10 31, 2019. 

11 (2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may waive the 

12 requirement of paragraph (1) with respect to a weap13 on system or complete the evaluation of a weapon sys14 tem required by such paragraph after the date speci15 fied in such paragraph if the Secretary certifies to the 

16 congressional defense committees before that date that 

17 all known cyber vulnerabilities in the weapon system 

18 have minimal consequences for the capability of the 

19 weapon system to meet operational requirements or 

20 otherwise satisfy mission requirements. 

21 (b) PLAN FOR EVALUATION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

23 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

24 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

25 the plan of the Secretary for the evaluations of major 

26 weapon systems under subsection (a), including an 
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1 identification of each of the weapon systems to be 

2 evaluated and an estimate of the funding required to 

3 conduct the evaluations. 

4 (2) PRIORITY IN EVALUATIONS.—The plan under 

5 paragraph (1) shall accord a priority among evalua6 tions based on the criticality of major weapon sys7 tems, as determined by the Chairman of the Joint 

8 Chiefs of Staff based on an assessment of employment 

9 of forces and threats. 

10 (3) INTEGRATION WITH OTHER EFFORTS.—The 

11 plan under paragraph (1) shall build upon existing 

12 efforts regarding the identification and mitigation of 

13 cyber vulnerabilities of major weapon systems, and 

14 shall not duplicate similar ongoing efforts such as 

15 Task Force Cyber Awakening of the Navy or Task 

16 Force Cyber Secure of the Air Force. 

17 (c) STATUS ON PROGRESS.—The Secretary shall in18 form the congressional defense committees of the activities 

19 undertaken in the evaluation of major weapon systems 

20 under this section as part of the quarterly cyber operations 

21 briefings under section 484 of title 10, United States Code. 

22 (d) RISK MITIGATION STRATEGIES.—As part of the 

23 evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of major weapon systems 

24 of the Department under this section, the Secretary shall 
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1 develop strategies for mitigating the risks of cyber 

2 vulnerabilities identified in the course of such evaluations. 

3 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 

4 funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

5 made available for fiscal year 2016 for research, develop6 ment, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, not more than 

7 $200,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to conduct 

8 the evaluations under subsection (a)(1). 

9 SEC. 1648. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND BIENNIAL EXER10 CISES ON RESPONDING TO CYBER ATTACKS. 

11 (a) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF DEPARTMENT OF DE12 FENSE TO SUPPORT CIVIL AUTHORITIES IN RESPONSE TO

13 CYBER ATTACKS BY FOREIGN POWERS.— 

14 (1) PLAN REQUIRED.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

16 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

17 Secretary of Defense shall develop a comprehen18 sive plan for the United States Cyber Command 

19 to support civil authorities in responding to 

20 cyber attacks by foreign powers (as defined in 

21 section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveil22 lance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801)) against the 

23 United States or a United States person. 

24 (B) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by sub25 paragraph (A) shall include the following: 
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1 (i) A plan for internal Department of 

2 Defense collective training activities that 

3 are integrated with exercises conducted with 

4 other agencies and State and local govern5 ments. 

6 (ii) Plans for coordination with the 

7 heads of other Federal agencies and State 

8 and local governments pursuant to the exer9 cises required under clause (i). 

10 (iii) A list of any other exercises pre11 viously conducted that are used in the for12 mulation of the plan required by subpara13 graph (A), such as Operation Noble Eagle. 

14 (iv) Descriptions of the roles, respon15 sibilities, and expectations of Federal, State, 

16 and local authorities as the Secretary un17 derstands them. 

18 (v) Descriptions of the roles, respon19 sibilities, and expectations of the active 

20 components and reserve components of the 

21 Armed Forces. 

22 (vi) A description of such legislative 

23 and administrative action as may be nec24 essary to carry out the plan required by 

25 subparagraph (A). 
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1 (2) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED

2 STATES REVIEW OF PLAN.—The Comptroller General 

3 of the United States shall review the plan developed 

4 under paragraph (1)(A). 

5 (b) BIENNIAL EXERCISES ON RESPONDING TO CYBER

6 ATTACKS AGAINST CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

7 (1) BIENNIAL EXERCISES REQUIRED.—Not less 

8 frequently than once every two years until the date 

9 that is six years after the date of the enactment of this 

10 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination 

11 with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Direc12 tor of National Intelligence, the Director of the Fed13 eral Bureau of Investigation, and the heads of the 

14 critical infrastructure sector-specific agencies des15 ignated under Presidential Policy Directive-21 (titled 

16 ‘‘Critical Infrastructure Security Resilience’’ and 

17 dated February 12, 2013) and in consultation with 

18 Governors of the States and the owners and operators 

19 of critical infrastructure, organize and execute one or 

20 more exercises based on scenarios in which— 

21 (A) critical infrastructure of the United 

22 States is attacked through cyberspace; and 

23 (B) the President directs the Secretary of 

24 Defense to— 

25 (i) defend the United States; and 
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1 (ii) provide support to civil authorities 

2 in responding to and recovering from cyber 

3 attacks, while exercising any guidance de4 rived from the plan developed under sub5 section (a) or any subsequent updates to 

6 that plan. 

7 (2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the exercises re8 quired by paragraph (1) are as follows: 

9 (A) To exercise command and control, co10 ordination, communications, and information 

11 sharing capabilities under the stressing condi12 tions of an ongoing cyber attack. 

13 (B) To identify gaps and problems that re14 quire new enhanced training, capabilities, proce15 dures, or authorities. 

16 (C) To identify— 

17 (i) interdependencies; 

18 (ii) strengths that should be leveraged; 

19 and 

20 (iii) weaknesses that need to be miti21 gated. 

22 (3) REQUIREMENT FOR VARIATION OF ASSUMP23 TIONS AND CONDITIONS.—In conducting the exercises 

24 required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure 
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1 that there is an appropriate degree of variation from 

2 exercise to exercise of the following: 

3 (A) The size, scope, duration, and sophis4 tication of the cyber attacks. 

5 (B) The degree of warning and knowledge 

6 that is available to the Department of Defense 

7 about the attack, the means used in the attack, 

8 and the degree of delegation of authority from 

9 the President to react, including with pre10 planned responses. 

11 (C) The effectiveness of the National Mission 

12 Force of the United States Cyber Command in 

13 preempting and defeating the attack. 

14 (D) The effectiveness of the attacks on crit15 ical infrastructure in general and particularly 

16 in specific industry sectors. 

17 (E) The effectiveness of resilience and recov18 ery mechanisms. 

19 (4) COST-SHARING AGREEMENTS.—The Sec20 retary shall coordinate with those with whom the Sec21 retary is required to coordinate under paragraph (1) 

22 to develop equitable cost-sharing agreements to defray 

23 the expenses of the exercises required by paragraph 

24 (1). 
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1 SEC. 1649. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REVIEWING AND CON2 SIDERING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDA3 TIONS OF COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS ON 

4 CYBER CAPABILITIES OF THE ARMED 

5 FORCES. 

6 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense 

7 should review and consider any findings and recommenda8 tions of the Council of Governors established under section 

9 1822 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 

10 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 500; 32 U.S.C. 104 note) 

11 pertaining to cyber mission force requirements and any 

12 proposed reductions in and synchronization of the cyber ca13 pabilities of active or reserve components of the Armed 

14 Forces. 

15 Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 

16 SEC. 1651. ASSESSMENT OF THREATS TO NATIONAL LEAD17 ERSHIP COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMU18 NICATIONS SYSTEM. 

19 Section 171a of title 10, United States Code, is amend20 ed— 

21 (1) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h), 

22 as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively; 

23 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 

24 new subsection (f): 

25 ‘‘(f) COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS ON CERTAIN

26 THREATS.—The Council shall collect and assess (consistent 
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1 with the provision of classified information and intelligence 

2 sources and methods) all reports and assessments otherwise 

3 conducted by the intelligence community (as defined in sec4 tion 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

5 3003(4)) regarding foreign threats, including cyber threats, 

6 to the command, control, and communications system for 

7 the national leadership of the United States and the 

8 vulnerabilities of such system to such threats.’’; and 

9 (3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 

10 following new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(5) An assessment of the threats and 

12 vulnerabilities described in the reports and assess13 ments collected under subsection (f) during the pre14 vious year, including any plans to address such 

15 threats and vulnerabilities.’’. 

16 SEC. 1652. ORGANIZATION OF NUCLEAR DETERRENCE 

17 FUNCTIONS OF THE AIR FORCE. 

18 (a) OVERSIGHT OF NUCLEAR DETERRENCE MIS19 SION.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 805 of title 10, 

21 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

22 the following new section: 

23 ‘‘§ 8040. Oversight of nuclear deterrence mission 

24 ‘‘(a) OVERSIGHT OF NUCLEAR DETERRENCE MIS25 SION.—Subject to the authority, direction, and control of 
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1 the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the Air 

2 Force shall be responsible for overseeing the safety, security, 

3 reliability, effectiveness, and credibility of the nuclear deter4 rence mission of the Air Force. 

5 ‘‘(b) DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF.—Not later than March 

6 1, 2016, the Chief of Staff shall designate a Deputy Chief 

7 of Staff to carry out the following duties: 

8 ‘‘(1) Provide direction, guidance, integration, 

9 and advocacy regarding the nuclear deterrence mis10 sion of the Air Force. 

11 ‘‘(2) Conduct monitoring and oversight activities 

12 regarding the safety, security, reliability, effectiveness, 

13 and credibility of the nuclear deterrence mission of 

14 the Air Force. 

15 ‘‘(3) Conduct periodic comprehensive assessments 

16 of all aspects of the nuclear deterrence mission of the 

17 Air Force and provide such assessments to the Sec18 retary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the 

19 Air Force.’’. 

20 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec21 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 

22 adding after the item relating to section 8039 the fol23 lowing new item: 

‘‘8040. Oversight of nuclear deterrence mission.’’. 

24 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

25 8033(d)(5) of such title is amended by inserting before 
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1 the semicolon the following: ‘‘, including pursuant to 

2 section 8040 of this title’’. 

3 (d) CONSOLIDATION.— 

4 (1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

5 Congress that the Secretary of the Air Force should— 

6 (A) consolidate, to the extent the Secretary 

7 determines appropriate, under a major com8 mand commanded by a single general officer the 

9 responsibility, authority, accountability, and re10 sources for carrying out all aspects of the nuclear 

11 deterrence mission of the Air Force, including 

12 with respect to nuclear weapons, nuclear weapon 

13 delivery systems, and the nuclear command, con14 trol, and communications system; and 

15 (B) issue, including through the Chief of 

16 Staff of the Air Force and other elements of the 

17 Air Force, guidance, directives, and orders to 

18 carry out such consolidation. 

19 (2) REPORT.—Not later than February 28, 2016, 

20 the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the con21 gressional defense committees a report on any actions 

22 taken or planned to be taken by the Secretary to reor23 ganize, streamline, and clarify the responsibilities, 

24 authorities, accountabilities, and resources for car-
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1 rying out the nuclear deterrence mission of the Air 

2 Force. Such report shall include the following: 

3 (A) How elements of the Air Force will co4 ordinate and integrate to carry out such mission. 

5 (B) What guidance, directives, and orders 

6 have been or will be issued by the Secretary, the 

7 Chief of Staff of the Air Force, or other elements 

8 of the Air Force to ensure roles, responsibilities, 

9 authorities, and accountabilities are clear and 

10 institutionalized with respect to such mission. 

11 SEC. 1653. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PARTS 

12 OF INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE 

13 FUZES. 

14 (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding sec15 tion 1502(a) of title 31, United States Code, of the amount 

16 authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 by sec17 tion 101 and available for Missile Procurement, Air Force, 

18 as specified in the funding table in section 4101, 

19 $13,700,000 shall be available for the procurement of cov20 ered parts pursuant to contracts entered into under section 

21 1645(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ Mckeon 

22 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

23 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3651). 

24 (b) COVERED PARTS DEFINED.—In this section, the 

25 term ‘‘covered parts’’ means commercially available off-the- 
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1 shelf items as defined in section 104 of title 41, United 

2 States Code. 

3 SEC. 1654. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

4 DE-ALERTING INTERCONTINENTAL BAL5 LISTIC MISSILES. 

6 (a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by subsection 

7 (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

8 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the 

9 Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to re10 duce, or prepare to reduce, the responsiveness or alert level 

11 of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United 

12 States. 

13 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 

14 shall not apply to any of the following activities: 

15 (1) The maintenance or sustainment of inter16 continental ballistic missiles. 

17 (2) Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability of 

18 intercontinental ballistic missiles. 

19 (3) Reductions in the number of deployed inter20 continental ballistic missiles that are carried out in 

21 compliance with— 

22 (A) the limitations of the New START 

23 Treaty (as defined in section 494(a)(2)(D) of 

24 title 10, United States Code); and 
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1 (B) section 1644 of the Carl Levin and 

2 Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ Mckeon National Defense 

3 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

4 Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3651; 10 U.S.C. 494 

5 note). 

6 SEC. 1655. ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENVIRON7 MENT. 

8 (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Director of Net As9 sessment of the Department of Defense, in coordination with 

10 the Commander of the United States Strategic Command, 

11 shall conduct an assessment of the global environment with 

12 respect to nuclear weapons and the role of the nuclear forces, 

13 policy, and strategy of the United States in that environ14 ment. 

15 (b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the assessment re16 quired by subsection (a) are to inform the long-term plan17 ning of the Department of Defense and policies relating to 

18 regional nuclear crises and operations that may involve the 

19 escalation of nuclear competition among countries. 

20 (c) REQUIREMENTS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—In conducting the assessment 

22 required by subsection (a), the Director shall develop 

23 and analyze a range of contingencies and scenarios, 

24 including crises that may emerge from nuclear com25 petition during the 10- to 20-year period beginning 
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1 on the date of the enactment of this Act that involve 

2 the following: 

3 (A) The United States and one other coun4 try that possesses a nuclear weapon. 

5 (B) The United States and multiple such 

6 countries. 

7 (C) Two other such countries. 

8 (D) Three or more other such countries. 

9 (E) Regional and cross-regional geography, 

10 including contingencies and scenarios in Europe, 

11 the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia, and 

12 contingencies and scenarios that transcend re13 gions. 

14 (F) The long-term geopolitical and mili15 tary-technical competition as it relates to nu16 clear weapons and strategic warfare. 

17 (2) ANALYSIS OF COMPETITIVE DISCONTINU18 ITIES.—In analyzing the long-term geopolitical and 

19 military-technical competition as it relates to nuclear 

20 weapons and strategic warfare under paragraph 

21 (1)(F), the Director shall identify— 

22 (A) prospective discontinuities in that com23 petition; and 
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1 (B) strategies and capabilities the United 

2 States could adopt to improve its competitive po3 sition following such discontinuities. 

4 (d) STAFFING.—In conducting the assessment required 

5 by subsection (a), the Director shall engage the best talent 

6 available, with particular emphasis on engaging individ7 uals and independent entities with demonstrated expertise 

8 in strategy and net assessment methodology. 

9 (e) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than November 15, 

10 2016, the Director shall submit to the congressional defense 

11 committees a report on the assessment required by sub12 section (a). 

13 SEC. 1656. ANNUAL BRIEFING ON THE COSTS OF FORWARD14 DEPLOYING NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN EUROPE. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

16 date on which the President submits to Congress the budget 

17 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021 under section 

18 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of De19 fense shall provide to the congressional defense committees 

20 a briefing on the costs of forward-deploying nuclear weap21 ons in Europe (not including costs relating to the life exten22 sion program for the B61 nuclear bomb). 

23 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing required under para24 graph (1) shall include the following: 
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1 (1) The contributions of the United States, in2 cluding with respect to sustainment (operations and 

3 maintenance) and manpower, to support forward-de4 ployed nuclear weapons in Europe, but not costs that 

5 are attributed to non-nuclear missions, during the fis6 cal year following the date of the briefing and the pe7 riod covered by the future-years defense program sub8 mitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, 

9 United States Code, for that fiscal year. 

10 (2) Contributions made by the North Atlantic 

11 Treaty Organization (NATO) or member states of 

12 NATO relating to the extended deterrence mission. 

13 (3) Recent or planned contributions of the 

14 United States for security enhancements (site-by-site) 

15 relating to support for such forward-deployed nuclear 

16 weapons and any other contributions, including bur17 den-share costs by the United States, for other secu18 rity enhancements and upgrades relating to such for19 ward-deployed nuclear weapons, including infrastruc20 ture upgrades at weapons storage sites in Europe. 

21 SEC. 1657. REPORT ON THE NUMBER OF PLANNED LONG22 RANGE STANDOFF WEAPONS. 

23 Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 

24 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con25 gressional defense committees a report on the justification 
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1 of the number of planned nuclear-armed cruise missiles, 

2 known as the long-range standoff weapon, of the United 

3 States. The report shall include— 

4 (1) the rationale for procuring such planned 

5 number of cruise missiles; 

6 (2) how such planned number of cruise missiles 

7 aligns with the nuclear employment strategy of the 

8 United States; 

9 (3) an estimate of the annual and total cost for 

10 research, development, test, and evaluation and pro11 curement for such planned number of cruise missiles; 

12 and 

13 (4) an estimate of the proportional annual cost 

14 of such cruise missiles as compared to the annual cost 

15 of the nuclear triad and annual defense spending. 

16 SEC. 1658. REVIEW OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE 

17 UNITED STATES ON RECOMMENDATIONS RE18 LATING TO NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE OF THE 

19 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—During each of fiscal years 2016 

21 through 2021, the Comptroller General of the United States 

22 shall conduct a review of the process of the Department of 

23 Defense for addressing the recommendations of the Depart24 ment of Defense Internal Nuclear Enterprise Review, the 

25 Independent Review of the Department of Defense Nuclear 
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1 Enterprise, and the Nuclear Deterrence Enterprise Review 

2 Group that are evaluated by the Director of Cost Assessment 

3 and Program Evaluation. 

4 (b) BRIEFING.—After conducting each review under 

5 subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall provide to the 

6 congressional defense committees a briefing on the review. 

7 SEC. 1659. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ORGANIZATION OF 

8 NAVY FOR NUCLEAR DETERRENCE MISSION. 

9 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

10 (1) The safety, security, reliability, and credi11 bility of the nuclear deterrent of the United States is 

12 a vital national security priority. 

13 (2) Nuclear weapons require special consider14 ation because of the political and military importance 

15 of the weapons, the destructive power of the weapons, 

16 and the potential consequences of an accident or un17 authorized act involving the weapons. 

18 (3) The assured safety, security, and control of 

19 nuclear weapons and related systems are of para20 mount importance. 

21 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

22 that— 

23 (1) the Navy has repeatedly demonstrated the 

24 commitment and prioritization of the Navy to the nu25 clear deterrence mission of the Navy; 
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1 (2) the emphasis of the Navy on ensuring a safe, 

2 secure, reliable, and credible sea-based nuclear deter3 rent force has been matched by an equal emphasis on 

4 ensuring the assured safety, security, and control of 

5 nuclear weapons and related systems ashore; and 

6 (3) the Navy is commended for the actions the 

7 Navy has taken subsequent to the 2014 Nuclear En8 terprise Review to ensure continued focus on the nu9 clear deterrent mission by all ranks within the Navy, 

10 including the clarification and assignment of specific 

11 responsibilities and authorities within the Navy con12 tained in OPNAV Instruction 8120.1 and SECNAV 

13 Instruction 8120.1B. 

14 SEC. 1660. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE NUCLEAR FORCE 

15 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM OF THE AIR FORCE. 

16 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

17 (1) On February 6, 2014, Air Force Global 

18 Strike Command initiated a force improvement pro19 gram for the intercontinental ballistic missile force 

20 designed to improve mission effectiveness, strengthen 

21 culture and morale, and identify areas in need of in22 vestment by soliciting input from airmen performing 

23 intercontinental ballistic missile operations. 

24 (2) The intercontinental ballistic missile force 

25 improvement program generated more than 300 rec-
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1 ommendations to strengthen intercontinental ballistic 

2 missile operations and served as a model for subse3 quent force improvement programs in other mission 

4 areas, such as bomber operations and sustainment. 

5 (3) On May 28, 2014, as part of the nuclear 

6 force improvement program, the Air Force announced 

7 it would make immediate improvements in the nu8 clear mission of the Air Force, including enhancing 

9 career opportunities for airmen in the nuclear career 

10 field, ensuring training activities focused on per11 forming the mission in the field, reforming the per12 sonnel reliability program, establishing special pay 

13 rates for positions in the nuclear career field, and cre14 ating a new service medal for nuclear deterrence oper15 ations. 

16 (4) Chief of Staff of the Air Force Mark Welsh 

17 has said that, as part of the nuclear force improve18 ment program, the Air Force will increase nuclear19 manning levels and strengthen professional develop20 ment for the members of the Air Force supporting the 

21 nuclear mission of the Air Force in order ‘‘to address 

22 shortfalls and offer our airmen more stable work 

23 schedule and better quality of life’’. 

24 (5) Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee 

25 James, in recognition of the importance of the nuclear 
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1 mission of the Air Force, proposed elevating the grade 

2 of the commander of the Air Force Global Strike 

3 Command from lieutenant general to general, and on 

4 March 30, 2015, the Senate confirmed a general as 

5 commander of that command. 

6 (6) The Air Force redirected more than 

7 $160,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 to alleviate urgent, 

8 near-term shortfalls within the nuclear mission of the 

9 Air Force as part of the nuclear force improvement 

10 program. 

11 (7) The Air Force plans to spend more than 

12 $200,000,000 on the nuclear force improvement pro13 gram in fiscal year 2015, and requested more than 

14 $130,000,000 for the program for fiscal year 2016. 

15 (8) Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said on 

16 November 14, 2014, that ‘‘[t]he nuclear mission plays 

17 a critical role in ensuring the Nation’s safety. No 

18 other enterprise we have is more important’’. 

19 (9) Secretary Hagel also said that the budget for 

20 the nuclear mission of the Air Force should increase 

21 by 10 percent over a five-year period. 

22 (10) Section 1652 of the Carl Levin and Howard 

23 P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 

24 Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 

25 Stat. 3654; 10 U.S.C. 491 note) declares it the policy 
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1 of the United States ‘‘to ensure that the members of 

2 the Armed Forces who operate the nuclear deterrent 

3 of the United States have the training, resources, and 

4 national support required to execute the critical na5 tional security mission of the members’’. 

6 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

7 that— 

8 (1) the nuclear mission of the Air Force should 

9 be a top priority for the Department of the Air Force 

10 and for Congress; 

11 (2) the members of the Air Force who operate 

12 and maintain the nuclear deterrent of the United 

13 States perform work that is vital to the security of the 

14 United States; 

15 (3) the nuclear force improvement program of 

16 the Air Force has made significant near-term im17 provements for the members of the Air Force in the 

18 nuclear career field of the Air Force; 

19 (4) Congress should support long-term invest20 ments in the Air Force nuclear enterprise that sustain 

21 the progress made under the nuclear force improve22 ment program; 

23 (5) the Air Force should— 

24 (A) regularly inform Congress on the 

25 progress being made under the nuclear force im-
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1 provement program and its efforts to strengthen 

2 the nuclear enterprise; and 

3 (B) make Congress aware of any additional 

4 actions that should be taken to optimize perform5 ance of the nuclear mission of the Air Force and 

6 maximize the strength of the strategic deterrent 

7 of the United States; and 

8 (6) future budgets for the Air Force should reflect 

9 the importance of the nuclear mission of the Air Force 

10 and the need to provide members of the Air Force as11 signed to the nuclear mission the best possible support 

12 and quality of life. 

13 SEC. 1661. SENSES OF CONGRESS ON IMPORTANCE OF CO14 OPERATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN 

15 UNITED STATES AND UNITED KINGDOM ON 

16 NUCLEAR ISSUES AND ON 60TH ANNIVER17 SARY OF FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE PRO18 GRAM. 

19 (a) COLLABORATION BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND

20 UNITED KINGDOM.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

21 (1) cooperation and collaboration under the 1958 

22 Mutual Defense Agreement and the 1963 Polaris Sales 

23 Agreement are fundamental elements of the security of 

24 the United States and the United Kingdom as well as 

25 international stability; 
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1 (2) the recent renewal of the Mutual Defense 

2 Agreement and the continued work under the Polaris 

3 Sales Agreement underscore the enduring and long4 term value of the agreements to both countries; and 

5 (3) the vital efforts performed under the purview 

6 of both the Mutual Defense Agreement and the Polaris 

7 Sales Agreement are critical to sustaining and en8 hancing the capabilities and knowledge base of both 

9 countries regarding nuclear deterrence, nuclear non10 proliferation and counterproliferation, and naval nu11 clear propulsion. 

12 (b) 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE

13 PROGRAM.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

14 (1) November 2015 marks the 60th anniversary 

15 of the Fleet Ballistic Missile Program of the Navy, 

16 which evolved from the Special Project Office estab17 lished under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and 

18 has provided credible, reliable, and affordable stra19 tegic deterrence solutions to the warfighter by pro20 ducing more than 3,600 missiles over six different 

21 generations; 

22 (2) The current Trident II D5 missile system has 

23 provided a reliable deterrent for nearly 25 years on24 board Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines and has 

25 demonstrated reliability that is second-to-none as evi-
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1 denced by more than two decades of annual, oper2 ationally representative flight testing; 

3 (3) Congress congratulates the men and women 

4 of Strategic Systems Programs, their industry part5 ners, and the Marines, Sailors, and Coast Guardsmen 

6 who stand watch ensuring the safety, security, and 

7 credibility of the strategic weapons of the United 

8 States; and 

9 (4) Strategic Systems Programs, and the stra10 tegic weapon system the programs provide, are a vital 

11 and esteemed cornerstone of the security and defense 

12 of the United States and will remain so well into the 

13 future. 

14 SEC. 1662. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PLAN FOR IMPLEMEN15 TATION OF NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE REVIEWS. 

16 It is the sense of Congress that— 

17 (1) the Secretary of Defense should develop a 

18 plan regarding how the Secretary plans to implement 

19 the recommendations of the two nuclear enterprise re20 views, one of which was led by Assistant Secretary of 

21 Defense Madelyn Creedon and Rear Admiral Peter 

22 Fanta and one of which was led by General Larry 

23 Welch (retired) and Admiral John Harvey, Jr. (re24 tired); and 
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1 (2) such plan should include a timeline for when 

2 each recommendation will be implemented and how 

3 any additional manpower resulting from such rec4 ommendations will be allocated. 

5 SEC. 1663. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT ON MILE6 STONE A DECISION ON LONG-RANGE STAND7 OFF WEAPON. 

8 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of Congress 

9 that, to support the nuclear deterrence requirements of the 

10 United States Strategic Command and ensure the credi11 bility and reliability of the nuclear-capable air launched 

12 cruise missiles of the United States, Congress supports ef13 forts by the Secretary of Defense to validate military re14 quirements and make a Milestone A decision on the long15 range standoff weapon. 

16 (b) REPORT.—Not later than May 31, 2016, the Sec17 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

18 committees a report on the outcome of Milestone A decision 

19 for the long-range standoff weapon. 

20 SEC. 1664. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON POLICY ON THE NU21 CLEAR TRIAD. 

22 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

23 that— 
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1 (1) the triad of strategic nuclear delivery systems 

2 plays a critical role in ensuring the national security 

3 of the United States; and 

4 (2) retaining all three legs of the nuclear triad 

5 is among the highest priorities of the Department of 

6 Defense and will best maintain strategic stability at 

7 a reasonable cost, while hedging against potential 

8 technical problems and vulnerabilities. 

9 (b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

10 United States— 

11 (1) to operate, sustain, and modernize or replace 

12 the triad of strategic nuclear delivery systems con13 sisting of— 

14 (A) heavy bombers equipped with nuclear 

15 gravity bombs and air-launched nuclear cruise 

16 missiles; 

17 (B) land-based intercontinental ballistic 

18 missiles equipped with nuclear warheads that 

19 are capable of carrying multiple independently 

20 targetable reentry vehicles; and 

21 (C) ballistic missile submarines equipped 

22 with submarine launched ballistic missiles and 

23 multiple nuclear warheads; 
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1 (2) to operate, sustain, and modernize or replace 

2 a capability to forward-deploy nuclear weapons and 

3 dual-capable fighter-bomber aircraft; 

4 (3) to deter potential adversaries and assure al5 lies and partners of the United States through strong 

6 and long-term commitment to the nuclear deterrent of 

7 the United States and the personnel, systems, and in8 frastructure that comprise such deterrent; 

9 (4) to ensure that the members of the Armed 

10 Forces who operate the nuclear deterrent of the United 

11 States have the training, resources, and national sup12 port required to execute the critical national security 

13 mission of the members; and 

14 (5) to achieve a modern and responsive nuclear 

15 infrastructure to support the full spectrum of deter16 rence requirements. 

17 SEC. 1665. REPORT RELATING TO THE COSTS ASSOCIATED 

18 WITH EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE MINUTE19 MAN III INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MIS20 SILE. 

21 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 

22 of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to 

23 the congressional defense committees a report examining the 

24 costs associated with extending the life of the Minuteman 

25 III intercontinental ballistic missile compared to the costs 
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1 associated with procuring a new ground-based strategic de2 terrent. 

3 Subtitle E—Missile Defense 

4 Programs and Other Matters 

5 SEC. 1671. PROHIBITIONS ON PROVIDING CERTAIN MISSILE 

6 DEFENSE INFORMATION TO RUSSIAN FED7 ERATION. 

8 (a) PROHIBITIONS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United 

10 States Code, as amended by section 1642, is further 

11 amended by adding at the end the following new sec12 tion: 

13 ‘‘§ 130h. Prohibitions on providing certain missile de14 fense information to Russian Federation 

15 ‘‘(a) CERTAIN ‘HIT-TO-KILL’ TECHNOLOGY AND TE16 LEMETRY DATA.—None of the funds authorized to be appro17 priated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for 

18 the Department of Defense may be used to provide the Rus19 sian Federation with ‘hit-to-kill’ technology and telemetry 

20 data for missile defense interceptors or target vehicles. 

21 ‘‘(b) OTHER SENSITIVE MISSILE DEFENSE INFORMA22 TION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 

23 otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Depart24 ment of Defense may be used to provide the Russian Federa25 tion with— 
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1 ‘‘(1) information relating to velocity at burnout 

2 of missile defense interceptors or targets of the United 

3 States; or 

4 ‘‘(2) classified or otherwise controlled missile de5 fense information. 

6 ‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—The prohibitions in subsection (a) 

7 and (b) shall not apply to the United States providing to 

8 the Russian Federation information regarding ballistic 

9 missile early warning. 

10 ‘‘(d) SUNSET.—The prohibitions in subsection (a) and 

11 (b) shall expire on January 1, 2017.’’. 

12 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec13 tions at the beginning of such chapter, as amended by 

14 section 1642, is further amended by inserting after 

15 the item relating to section 130g the following new 

16 item: 

‘‘130h. Prohibitions on providing certain missile defense information to Russian 

Federation.’’. 

17 (b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1246 of the Na18 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Pub19 lic Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 922), as amended by section 

20 1243 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

21 Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3568), is further 

22 amended— 

23 (1) by striking subsection (c); and 
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1 (2) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AND LIMITA2 TIONS’’ and all that follows through ‘‘FEDERA3 TION’’. 

4 SEC. 1672. PROHIBITION ON INTEGRATION OF MISSILE DE5 FENSE SYSTEMS OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION 

6 INTO MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS OF UNITED 

7 STATES. 

8 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

9 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal years 2016 or 

10 2017 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or 

11 expended to integrate a missile defense system of the Rus12 sian Federation into any missile defense system of the 

13 United States. 

14 SEC. 1673. PROHIBITION ON INTEGRATION OF MISSILE DE15 FENSE SYSTEMS OF CHINA INTO MISSILE DE16 FENSE SYSTEMS OF UNITED STATES. 

17 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

18 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the 

19 Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to in20 tegrate a missile defense system of the People’s Republic of 

21 China into any missile defense system of the United States. 
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1 SEC. 1674. LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

2 PATRIOT LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DE3 FENSE CAPABILITY OF THE ARMY. 

4 (a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided by subsection 

5 (c), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 

6 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for any 

7 program described in subsection (b) may be obligated or ex8 pended unless— 

9 (1) the Secretary of the Army certifies to the con10 gressional defense committees that the analysis of al11 ternatives regarding the Patriot lower tier air and 

12 missile defense capability of the Army has been sub13 mitted to such committees; 

14 (2) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the 

15 date on which the Secretary makes the certification 

16 under paragraph (1); and 

17 (3) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi18 tion, Technology, and Logistics certifies to such com19 mittees that such obligation or expenditure of funds 

20 on such programs is consistent with the findings of 

21 the analysis of alternatives described in paragraph 

22 (1) to modernize the Patriot lower tier air and mis23 sile defense capability of the Army. 

24 (b) PROGRAM DESCRIBED.—A program described in 

25 this subsection are the following components and capabili26 ties of the Patriot air and missile defense system: 
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1 (1) Radar capability development, radar im2 provements, the digital sidelobe canceller, or the radar 

3 digital processor of the lower tier air and missile de4 fense program of the Army. 

5 (2) The enhanced launcher electronic system. 

6 (c) WAIVER.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Ac7 quisition, Technology, and Logistics may waive the limita8 tions in subsection (a) if the Under Secretary— 

9 (1) determines that such waiver— 

10 (A) is caused by the delay of the analysis of 

11 alternatives described in paragraph (1) of such 

12 subsection; and 

13 (B) is necessary to avoid an unacceptable 

14 risk to mission performance; 

15 (2) notifies the congressional defense committees 

16 of such waiver; and 

17 (3) pursuant to such waiver, obligates or expends 

18 funds only in amounts necessary to avoid such unac19 ceptable risk to mission performance. 

20 SEC. 1675. INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY OF AIR 

21 AND MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES OF THE 

22 UNITED STATES. 

23 (a) INTEROPERABILITY OF MISSILE DEFENSE SYS24 TEMS.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 

25 Technology, and Logistics and the Vice Chairman of the 
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1 Joint Chiefs of Staff, acting through the Missile Defense Ex2 ecutive Board, shall ensure the interoperability and integra3 tion of the covered air and missile defense capabilities of 

4 the United States, including by carrying out operational 

5 testing. 

6 (b) ANNUAL DEMONSTRATION.— 

7 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided by 

8 paragraph (2), the Director of the Missile Defense 

9 Agency and the Secretary of the Army shall jointly 

10 ensure that not less than one intercept or flight test 

11 is carried out each year that demonstrates interoper12 ability and integration among the covered air and 

13 missile defense capabilities of the United States. 

14 (2) WAIVER.—The Director and the Secretary 

15 may waive the requirement in paragraph (1) with re16 spect to an intercept or flight test carried out during 

17 the year covered by the waiver if the Under Secretary 

18 of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logis19 tics— 

20 (A) determines that such waiver is nec21 essary for such year; and 

22 (B) submits to the congressional defense 

23 committees notification of such waiver, including 

24 an explanation for how such waiver will not neg25 atively affect demonstrating the interoperability 
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1 and integration among the covered air and mis2 sile defense capabilities of the United States. 

3 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 

4 air and missile defense capabilities’’ means Patriot air and 

5 missile defense batteries and associated interceptors and 

6 systems, Aegis ships and associated ballistic missile inter7 ceptors (including Aegis Ashore capability), AN/TPY–2 ra8 dars, or terminal high altitude area defense batteries and 

9 interceptors. 

10 SEC. 1676. INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY OF AL11 LIED MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES. 

12 (a) ASSESSMENTS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

14 the date of the enactment of this Act, each covered 

15 commander shall submit to the Secretary of Defense 

16 and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff an as17 sessment on opportunities for the integration and 

18 interoperability of covered air and missile defense ca19 pabilities of the United States with such capabilities 

20 of allies of the United States located in the area of 

21 responsibility of the commander, particularly with re22 spect to such allies who acquired such capabilities 

23 through foreign military sales by the United States. 

24 Each assessment shall include an assessment of the 

25 key technology, security, command and control, and 
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1 policy requirements necessary to achieve such an inte2 grated and interoperable air and missile defense ca3 pability in a manner that ensures burden sharing 

4 and furthers the force multiplication goals of the 

5 United States. 

6 (2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 30 days after 

7 the date on which a covered commander submits to 

8 the Secretary and the Chairman an assessment under 

9 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the con10 gressional defense committees a report containing 

11 such assessment, without change. 

12 (b) INTEGRATION, INTEROPERABILITY, AND COMMAND13 AND-CONTROL.—The Secretary and the Chairman, in co14 ordination with the Secretary of the Army, the Chief of 

15 Staff of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Chief 

16 of Naval Operations, shall carry out the planning, risk as17 sessments, policy development, and concepts of operations 

18 necessary for each covered commander to ensure that the 

19 integration (to the extent that specific integration arrange20 ments are agreeable to the partner nation or among the 

21 partner nations involved in such arrangements), interoper22 ability, and command-and-control of air and missile de23 fense capabilities described in subsection (a)(1) occur by not 

24 later than December 31, 2017. 
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1 (c) REPORTS.—Not later than one year after the date 

2 of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 

3 December 31, 2017, the Secretary of Defense and the Chair4 man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly submit to the 

5 congressional defense committees a report that describes the 

6 progress made by the Secretary, the Chairman, and the cov7 ered commanders with respect to carrying out subsection 

8 (b), including an identification of each required action that 

9 has not been taken as of the date of the report. 

10 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) The term ‘‘covered air and missile defense ca12 pabilities’’ means Patriot air and missile defense bat13 teries and associated interceptors and systems, Aegis 

14 ships and associated ballistic missile interceptors (in15 cluding Aegis Ashore capability), AN/TPY–2 radars, 

16 or terminal high altitude area defense batteries and 

17 interceptors. 

18 (2) The term ‘‘covered commander’’ means the 

19 following: 

20 (A) The Commander of the United States 

21 European Command. 

22 (B) The Commander of the United States 

23 Central Command. 

24 (C) The Commander of the United States 

25 Pacific Command. 
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1 SEC. 1677. MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITY IN EUROPE. 

2 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

3 that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the rel4 evant combatant command, should ensure that arrange5 ments are in place, including support from other members 

6 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the 

7 host nations, to provide anti-air defense capability at the 

8 Aegis Ashore sites in Romania and Poland by not later 

9 than June 1, 2019. 

10 (b) REQUEST TO NATO.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

12 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

13 Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 

14 shall submit to NATO a request for NATO Security 

15 Investment Programme support for an air defense ca16 pability at the Aegis Ashore sites in Romania and 

17 Poland. 

18 (2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than April 1, 

19 2016, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate con20 gressional committees as to whether NATO has agreed 

21 in principle to providing the support described in 

22 paragraph (1). 

23 (3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT24 TEES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate con25 gressional committees’’ means— 
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1 (A) the congressional defense committees; 

2 and 

3 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

4 House of Representatives and the Committee on 

5 Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

6 (c) REPORT ON AIR DEFENSE CAPABILITY.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

8 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

9 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 

10 report describing— 

11 (A) the plan and budget profile to provide 

12 the air defense capability described in subsection 

13 (b)(1); 

14 (B) an assessment of any changes to the 

15 hosting agreements between the respective host 

16 nations and the United States; 

17 (C) an evaluation of the feasibility, benefit, 

18 and cost of using the evolved sea sparrow missile, 

19 the standard missile 2, or other options as deter20 mined by the Secretary to provide such air de21 fense capability; and 

22 (D) an assessment of the air and ballistic 

23 missile threat to the military installations of the 

24 United States in Europe, including the Naval 
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1 Shore Facility in Devesulu, Romania, and the 

2 planned facility in Redzikowo, Poland. 

3 (2) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 

4 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in5 clude a classified annex. 

6 (d) CAPABILITIES IN EUROPEAN COMMAND AREA OF

7 RESPONSIBILITY.— 

8 (1) ROTATIONAL DEPLOYMENT.—Not later than 

9 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

10 the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a terminal 

11 high altitude area defense battery is available for ro12 tational deployment to the area of responsibility of 

13 the United States European Command unless the Sec14 retary notifies the congressional defense committees 

15 that such battery is needed in the area of responsi16 bility of another combatant command. 

17 (2) PRE-POSITIONING SITES.—The Secretary of 

18 Defense shall examine potential sites in the area of re19 sponsibility of the United States European Command 

20 to pre-position a terminal high altitude area defense 

21 battery. 

22 (3) STUDIES.— 

23 (A) Not later than 180 days after the date 

24 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

25 conduct studies to evaluate— 
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1 (i) not fewer than three sites in the 

2 area of responsibility of the United States 

3 European Command for the deployment of 

4 a terminal high altitude area defense bat5 tery in the event that the deployment of 

6 such a battery is determined to be nec7 essary; and 

8 (ii) not fewer than three sites in such 

9 area for the deployment of a Patriot air 

10 and missile defense battery in the event that 

11 such a deployment is determined to be nec12 essary. 

13 (B) In evaluating sites under clauses (i) 

14 and (ii) of subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 

15 determine which sites are best for defending— 

16 (i) the Armed Forces of the United 

17 States; and 

18 (ii) the member states of the North At19 lantic Treaty Organization. 

20 (4) AGREEMENTS.—If the Secretary of Defense 

21 determines that a deployment described in clause (i) 

22 or (ii) of paragraph (3)(A) is necessary and the ap23 propriate host nation requests such a deployment, the 

24 President shall seek to enter into the necessary agree-
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1 ments with the host nation to carry out such deploy2 ment. 

3 (e) IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN DIRECTION.—The 

4 Secretary shall implement the direction relating to this sec5 tion contained in the classified annex accompanying this 

6 Act. 

7 SEC. 1678. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR IRON DOME 

8 SHORT-RANGE ROCKET DEFENSE SYSTEM. 

9 (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds authorized 

10 to be appropriated by section 101 for procurement, Defense11 wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency, not 

12 more than $41,400,000 may be provided to the Government 

13 of Israel to procure radars for the Iron Dome short-range 

14 rocket defense system as specified in the funding table in 

15 section 4101, including for coproduction of such radars in 

16 the United States by industry of the United States. 

17 (b) CONDITIONS.— 

18 (1) AGREEMENT.—Funds described in subsection 

19 (a) to produce the Iron Dome short-range rocket de20 fense program shall be available subject to the terms 

21 and conditions in the Agreement Between the Depart22 ment of Defense of the United States of America and 

23 the Ministry of Defense of the State of Israel Con24 cerning Iron Dome Defense System Procurement, 

25 signed on March 5, 2014, subject to an amended 
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1 agreement for coproduction for radar components. In 

2 negotiations by the Missile Defense Agency and the 

3 Missile Defense Organization of the Government of 

4 Israel regarding such production, the goal of the 

5 United States is to maximize opportunities for co6 production of the radars described in subsection (a) 

7 in the United States by industry of the United States. 

8 (2) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days 

9 prior to the initial obligation of funds described in 

10 subsection (a), the Director of the Missile Defense 

11 Agency and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acqui12 sition, Technology, and Logistics shall jointly submit 

13 to the appropriate congressional committees— 

14 (A) a certification that the agreement speci15 fied in paragraph (1) is being implemented as 

16 provided in such agreement; and 

17 (B) an assessment detailing any risks relat18 ing to the implementation of such agreement. 

19 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE20 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres21 sional committees’’ means the following: 

22 (1) The congressional defense committees. 

23 (2) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

24 House of Representatives and the Committee on For25 eign Relations of the Senate. 
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1 SEC. 1679. ISRAELI COOPERATIVE MISSILE DEFENSE PRO2 GRAM CODEVELOPMENT AND COPRODUC3 TION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), of the 

5 funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 

6 for procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile 

7 Defense Agency— 

8 (1) not more than $150,000,000 may be provided 

9 to the Government of Israel to procure the David’s 

10 Sling Weapon System, including for coproduction of 

11 parts and components in the United States by United 

12 States industry; and 

13 (2) not more than $15,000,000 may be provided 

14 to the Government of Israel for the Arrow 3 Upper 

15 Tier Interceptor Program, including for coproduction 

16 of parts and components in the United States by 

17 United States industry. 

18 (b) CERTIFICATION.— 

19 (1) CRITERIA.—Except as provided by subsection 

20 (c), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 

21 Technology, and Logistics shall submit to the appro22 priate congressional committees a certification that— 

23 (A) the Government of Israel has dem24 onstrated the successful completion of the knowl25 edge points, technical milestones, and production 

26 readiness reviews required by the research, devel-
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1 opment, and technology agreements for the Da2 vid’s Sling Weapon System and the Arrow 3 

3 Upper Tier Development Program, respectively; 

4 (B) such funds will be provided on the basis 

5 of a one-for-one cash match made by Israel for 

6 such respective systems or in another matching 

7 amount that otherwise meets best efforts (as mu8 tually agreed to by the United States and 

9 Israel); 

10 (C) the United States has entered into a bi11 lateral agreement with Israel that establishes— 

12 (i) in accordance with subparagraph 

13 (D), the terms of coproduction of parts and 

14 components of such respective systems on 

15 the basis of the greatest practicable co16 production of parts, components, and all-up 

17 rounds (if appropriate) by United States 

18 industry and minimizes nonrecurring engi19 neering and facilitization expenses; 

20 (ii) complete transparency on the re21 quirement of Israel for the number of inter22 ceptors and batteries of such respective sys23 tems that will be procured, including with 

24 respect to the procurement plans, acquisi25 tion strategy, and funding profiles of Israel; 
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1 (iii) technical milestones for coproduc2 tion of parts and components and procure3 ment of such respective systems; and 

4 (iv) joint approval processes for third5 party sales of such respective systems and 

6 the components of such respective systems; 

7 and 

8 (D) the level of coproduction described in 

9 subparagraph (C)(i) for the David’s Sling Weap10 on System is equal to or greater than 50 percent. 

11 (2) NUMBER.—In carrying out paragraph (1), 

12 the Under Secretary may submit— 

13 (A) one certification covering both the Da14 vid’s Sling Weapon System and the Arrow 3 

15 Upper Tier Interceptor Program; or 

16 (B) separate certifications for each such re17 spective system. 

18 (3) TIMING.—The Under Secretary shall submit 

19 to the congressional defense committees the certifi20 cation under paragraph (1) by not later than 60 days 

21 before the funds specified in subsection (a) for the re22 spective system covered by the certification are pro23 vided to the Government of Israel. 

24 (c) WAIVER.—The Under Secretary may waive the cer25 tification required by subsection (b) if the Under Secretary 
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1 certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 

2 the Under Secretary has received sufficient data from the 

3 Government of Israel to demonstrate— 

4 (1) the funds specified in paragraph (1) and (2) 

5 of subsection (a) are provided to Israel solely for 

6 funding the procurement of long-lead components in 

7 accordance with a production plan, including a fund8 ing profile detailing Israeli contributions for produc9 tion, including long-lead production, of either David’s 

10 Sling Weapon System or the Arrow 3 Upper Tier In11 terceptor Program; 

12 (2) such long-lead components have successfully 

13 completed knowledge points, technical milestones, and 

14 production readiness reviews; and 

15 (3) the long-lead procurement will be conducted 

16 in a manner that maximizes coproduction in the 

17 United States without incurring additional non18 recurring engineering activity or cost. 

19 (d) PLAN ON COPRODUCTION OF DAVID’S SLING

20 WEAPON SYSTEM.—At the same time that the President 

21 submits to Congress the budget for fiscal year 2017 under 

22 section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Director 

23 of the Missile Defense Agency and the Under Secretary shall 

24 jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

25 a plan to achieve a rate of coproduction by United States 
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1 industry of parts and components of the David’s Sling 

2 Weapon System at a level that is not less than 50 percent. 

3 Such plan shall include— 

4 (1) a timeline for achieving such a level of co5 production; 

6 (2) any nonrecurring engineering or 

7 facilitization costs related to such coproduction, costs 

8 for additional testing and training, and other addi9 tional associated costs; 

10 (3) a recommendation for whether carrying out 

11 such plan is in the national interest of the United 

12 States; and 

13 (4) any other matter the Director and Under 

14 Secretary consider appropriate. 

15 (e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE16 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres17 sional committees’’ means the following: 

18 (1) The congressional defense committees. 

19 (2) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

20 House of Representatives and the Committee on For21 eign Relations of the Senate. 

22 SEC. 1680. BOOST PHASE DEFENSE SYSTEM. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 

24 (1) prioritize technology investments in the De25 partment of Defense to support feasible and cost-effec-
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1 tive efforts by the Missile Defense Agency to develop 

2 and field an airborne boost phase defense system by 

3 not later than fiscal year 2025; 

4 (2) ensure that development and fielding of a 

5 boost phase missile defense layer to the ballistic mis6 sile defense system supports multiple warfighter mis7 sile defense requirements, including, specifically, pro8 tection of the United States homeland and allies of 

9 the United States against ballistic missiles, particu10 larly in the boost phase; 

11 (3) continue development and fielding of high-en12 ergy lasers, electromagnetic and other railgun tech13 nology, high-power microwave systems, and other ad14 vanced technologies as part of a layered architecture 

15 to defend ships and theater bases against air and 

16 cruise missile strikes; 

17 (4) encourage collaboration among the military 

18 departments and the Defense Advanced Research 

19 Projects Agency with respect to high energy laser ef20 forts carried out in support of the Missile Defense 

21 Agency; and 

22 (5) ensure cooperation and coordination between 

23 the Missile Defense Agency with respect to the plans 

24 of the Missile Defense Agency to develop an airborne 
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1 laser and the requirements of the Air Force for un2 manned aerial vehicles. 

3 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 

5 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

6 Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com7 mittees a report on the efforts of the Department of 

8 Defense to develop and deploy an airborne or other 

9 boost phase defense system for missile defense by fiscal 

10 year 2025. 

11 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 

12 (1) shall include the following: 

13 (A) Such schedules, costs, warfighter re14 quirements, operational concept, constraints, po15 tential alternative boost phase approaches, and 

16 other information regarding the efforts described 

17 in paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers ap18 propriate. 

19 (B) Analyses of the efforts described in 

20 paragraph (1) with respect to the following cases: 

21 (i) A case in which the Department is 

22 under no funding constraints with respect 

23 to such efforts and progress is based on the 

24 state of the technology. 
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1 (ii) A case in which the Department is 

2 under funding constraints and the efforts 

3 are carried out in accordance with a mod4 erately aggressive schedule and are subject 

5 to moderate technical risk. 

6 (iii) A case in which the Department 

7 is under funding constraints and the efforts 

8 are carried out in accordance with a less 

9 aggressive schedule and are subject to less 

10 technical risk. 

11 (C) An update on related efforts of the De12 partment to develop high energy lasers, electro13 magnetic and other railguns, high power micro14 wave systems, and other advanced technologies to 

15 defend ships and theater bases against air and 

16 cruise missile strikes and to protect the homeland 

17 of the United States and protect allies of the 

18 United States. 

19 (D) An evaluation of recommendations, in20 cluding a listing of the recommendations, from 

21 industry on emerging technologies that could be 

22 applied for boost phase missile defense. 

23 (E) Such recommendations as the Secretary 

24 may have for legislative or administrative action 
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1 to enable more rapid fielding of a directed-en2 ergy based missile defense system. 

3 (3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 

4 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

5 include a classified annex. 

6 SEC. 1681. DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF MULTIPLE7 OBJECT KILL VEHICLE FOR MISSILE DE8 FENSE OF THE UNITED STATES HOMELAND. 

9 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

10 that— 

11 (1) the defense of the United States homeland 

12 against the threat of limited ballistic missile attack 

13 (whether accidental, unauthorized, or deliberate) is 

14 the highest priority of the Missile Defense Agency; 

15 (2) the Missile Defense Agency is appropriately 

16 prioritizing the design, development, and deployment 

17 of the redesigned kill vehicle; and 

18 (3) the multiple-object kill vehicle could con19 tribute critical capabilities to the future of the bal20 listic missile defense of the United States homeland. 

21 (b) MULTIPLE-OBJECT KILL VEHICLE.— 

22 (1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Director of the Missile 

23 Defense Agency shall develop a highly reliable mul24 tiple-object kill vehicle for the ground-based midcourse 

25 defense system using sound acquisition practices. 
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1 (2) DEPLOYMENT.—The Director shall— 

2 (A) conduct rigorous flight testing of the 

3 multiple-object kill vehicle developed under para4 graph (1) by not later than 2020; and 

5 (B) recognizing the primacy of developing 

6 the redesigned kill vehicle, produce and deploy 

7 the multiple-object kill vehicle as early as prac8 ticable after the date on which the Director car9 ries out subparagraph (A). 

10 (c) CAPABILITIES AND CRITERIA.—The Director shall 

11 ensure that the multiple-object kill vehicle developed under 

12 subsection (b)(1) meets, at a minimum, the following capa13 bilities and criteria: 

14 (1) Vehicle-to-vehicle communications. 

15 (2) Vehicle-to-ground communications. 

16 (3) Kill assessment capability. 

17 (4) The ability to counter advanced counter 

18 measures, decoys, and penetration aids. 

19 (5) Producibility and manufacturability. 

20 (6) Use of technology involving high technology 

21 readiness levels. 

22 (7) Options to be integrated onto other missile 

23 defense interceptor vehicles other than the ground24 based interceptors of the ground-based midcourse de25 fense system. 
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1 (8) Sound acquisition processes. 

2 (d) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.—The management of the 

3 multiple-object kill vehicle program under subsection (b) 

4 shall report directly to the Deputy Director of the Missile 

5 Defense Agency. 

6 (e) REPORT ON FUNDING PROFILE.—The Director 

7 shall include with the budget justification materials sub8 mitted to Congress in support of the budget of the Depart9 ment of Defense for fiscal year 2017 (as submitted with the 

10 budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 

11 United States Code) a report on the funding profile nec12 essary for the multiple-object kill vehicle program to meet 

13 the objectives under subsection (b). 

14 SEC. 1682. REQUIREMENT TO REPLACE CAPABILITY EN15 HANCEMENT I EXOATMOSPHERIC KILL VEHI16 CLES. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Direc18 tor of the Missile Defense Agency shall ensure, to the max19 imum extent practicable, that all remaining ground-based 

20 interceptors of the ground-based midcourse defense system 

21 that are armed with the capability enhancement I 

22 exoatmospheric kill vehicle are replaced with the redesigned 

23 exoatmospheric kill vehicle before September 30, 2022. 
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1 (b) CONDITION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the 

2 Director determines that flight and intercept testing of the 

3 redesigned exoatmospheric kill vehicle is not successful. 

4 SEC. 1683. DESIGNATION OF PREFERRED LOCATION OF AD5 DITIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SITE IN THE 

6 UNITED STATES AND PLAN FOR EXPEDITING 

7 DEPLOYMENT TIME OF SUCH SITE. 

8 (a) SITE DESIGNATION.—Not later than 30 days after 

9 the date on which the Secretary of Defense publishes the 

10 draft environmental impact statement pursuant to sub11 section (b) of section 227 of the National Defense Authoriza12 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 

13 Stat. 1678), the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, in 

14 consultation with the Commander of the United States 

15 Northern Command, shall designate, from among the sites 

16 evaluated under subsection (a) of such section 227, the pre17 ferred site in the United States for the future deployment 

18 of an interceptor capable of protecting the homeland, as in19 formed by— 

20 (1) such environmental impact statement; and 

21 (2) the operational effectiveness and cost effec22 tiveness of such evaluated sites. 

23 (b) PLAN.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

25 the date on which the Secretary of Defense makes the 
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1 congressional notification of the finalization of the en2 vironmental impact statement prepared pursuant to 

3 section 227(b) of the National Defense Authorization 

4 Act for Fiscal Year 2013, the Secretary shall— 

5 (A) develop a plan for expediting the de6 ployment time for the site designated under sub7 section (a) by at least two years, if the decision 

8 is made to proceed with such deployment; and 

9 (B) submit to the congressional defense com10 mittees such plan and any update, as may be 

11 necessary, to the designation made under sub12 section (a). 

13 (2) REPORT ELEMENTS.—The plan under para14 graph (1)(A) shall include the following: 

15 (A) Estimates of the costs of carrying out 

16 the plan and a schedule for carrying out the 

17 plan. 

18 (B) An assessment of any risks associated 

19 with decreasing the deployment time of the site 

20 designated under subsection (a), including with 

21 respect to cost and the operational effectiveness 

22 and reliability of interceptors. 

23 (C) Identification of any deviation in the 

24 plan from sound acquisition processes, including 
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1 with respect to testing prior to full operational 

2 capability designation. 

3 (D) A description of such legislative or ad4 ministrative action as may be necessary to carry 

5 out the plan. 

6 (c) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be 

7 appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 

8 fiscal year 2016 for military construction for the East Coast 

9 missile site planning and design, as specified in the funding 

10 table in section 4601, may be obligated or expended until 

11 the date on which the Secretary of Defense publishes the 

12 final environmental impact statement pursuant to section 

13 227(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

14 Year 2013. 

15 (d) ASSESSMENT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE

16 UNITED STATES.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

17 on which the Secretary submits the plan under subsection 

18 (b)(1)(B),the Comptroller General of the United States 

19 shall— 

20 (1) complete a review of the plan; and 

21 (2) submit to the congressional defense commit22 tees a report on such review that includes the findings 

23 and recommendations of the Comptroller General. 
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1 SEC. 1684. ADDITIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR COV2 ERAGE FOR PROTECTION OF UNITED STATES 

3 HOMELAND. 

4 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

5 that additional missile defense sensor discrimination capa6 bilities are needed to enhance the protection of the United 

7 States homeland against potential long-range ballistic mis8 siles from Iran that, according to the Department of De9 fense, could soon be obtained by Iran as a result of its active 

10 space launch program. 

11 (b) STUDIES AND EVALUATIONS ON HOMEPORT OF

12 SEA-BASED X-BAND RADAR.—Not later than 60 days after 

13 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 

14 Missile Defense Agency shall commence any siting studies, 

15 environmental impact assessments or statements required 

16 pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

17 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) that have not otherwise been pre18 pared, homeport agreements for sea-based X-band radar 

19 support, evaluations of any needed pier modifications, and 

20 evaluations of any communications capabilities or other re21 quirements to carry out the reassignment of the homeport 

22 of the sea-based X-band radar to a homeport on the East 

23 Coast of the United States. 

24 (c) POTENTIAL FUTURE MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR

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1 (1) EVALUATION.—Not later than March 31, 

2 2016, the Director shall commence a study to evaluate 

3 at least three possible additional locations (in or out4 side the United States), selected by the Director, that 

5 would be best suited for future deployment of an ad6 vanced missile defense sensor site optimized against 

7 threats from Iran. 

8 (2) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.—Ex9 cept as provided by paragraph (3), the evaluation 

10 under paragraph (1) shall include an environmental 

11 impact statement or other analysis in accordance 

12 with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

13 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for each location included in 

14 the evaluation. 

15 (3) EXCEPTION.—If an environmental impact 

16 statement or other analysis described in paragraph 

17 (2) has already been prepared, or is not required by 

18 law, for a location included in the evaluation under 

19 paragraph (1), the Director shall not be required to 

20 carry out paragraph (2) with respect to such location. 

21 (d) DEPLOYMENT OF ADDITIONAL COVERAGE.— 

22 (1) DEPLOYMENT.—Not later than December 31, 

23 2020, the Director, in cooperation with the relevant 

24 combatant command, shall deploy a long-range dis25 crimination radar or other appropriate sensor capa-
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1 bility in a location optimized to support the defense 

2 of the homeland of the United States from emerging 

3 long-range ballistic missile threats from Iran. 

4 (2) SEA-BASED X-BAND RADAR.—If the Director 

5 carries out paragraph (1) by reassigning the home6 port of the sea-based X-band radar, the Director and 

7 the Secretary of the Navy may not carry out such re8 assignment until the date on which the Director cer9 tifies to the congressional defense committees that Ha10 waii will have adequate missile defense coverage prior 

11 to such reassignment. 

12 (e) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.— 

13 (1) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2018, 

14 the Director shall submit to the congressional defense 

15 committees a report containing the following: 

16 (A) The findings of the study conducted 

17 under paragraph (1) of subsection (c), including 

18 any environmental impact statements or anal19 yses required by paragraph (2) of such sub20 section. 

21 (B) Notification of the manner in which 

22 Hawaii is being provided ballistic missile de23 fense coverage. 

24 (2) PLAN.—In the budget justification materials 

25 submitted to Congress in support of the budget for 
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1 each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020 submitted by 

2 the President to Congress under section 1105 of title 

3 31, United States Code, the Director shall include— 

4 (A) the plan of the Director to carry out 

5 subsection (d); and 

6 (B) an update on the progress of the Direc7 tor in implementing subsections (b) and (c). 

8 SEC. 1685. CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE-BASED MIS9 SILE DEFENSE LAYER. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Missile 

12 Defense Agency, in coordination with the Secretary of the 

13 Air Force and the Director of the Defense Advanced Re14 search Projects Agency, shall commence the concept defini15 tion of a space-based ballistic missile intercept layer to the 

16 ballistic missile defense system that provides— 

17 (1) a boost-phase layer for missile defense; or 

18 (2) additional defensive options against direct 

19 ascent anti-satellite weapons, hypersonic glide vehi20 cles, and maneuvering reentry vehicles. 

21 (b) ELEMENTS.—The activities carried out under sub22 section (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 

23 (1) Draft operation concepts for how a space24 based ballistic missile intercept layer would function 
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1 in the context of a multi-layer missile defense archi2 tecture. 

3 (2) An assessment of how such a space-based bal4 listic missile intercept layer could contribute to the 

5 defense of the United States against intercontinental 

6 ballistic missiles with varying degrees of effectiveness. 

7 (3) An assessment of the required architecture 

8 and components (including hardware, software, and 

9 related command and control systems) and the matu10 rity of critical technologies necessary to make such a 

11 space-based ballistic missile intercept layer oper12 ational. 

13 (4) An assessment of how such a space-based bal14 listic missile intercept layer could protect the sat15 ellites of the United States against adversary anti16 satellite weapons. 

17 (5) An assessment of the effort required to inte18 grate and make interoperable such a space-based bal19 listic missile intercept layer with the ground-based 

20 missile defense system. 

21 (6) Any other matters the Director of the Missile 

22 Defense Agency considers appropriate. 

23 (c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

24 of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to 
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1 the congressional defense committees a report that in2 cludes— 

3 (1) the findings of the concept development re4 quired by subsection (a); 

5 (2) a plan for developing one or more programs 

6 of record for a space-based ballistic missile intercept 

7 layer, including estimates of the appropriate identifi8 able costs of each such potential program of record; 

9 and 

10 (3) the views of the Director regarding such find11 ings and plan. 

12 SEC. 1686. AEGIS ASHORE CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT. 

13 (a) EVALUATION.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Missile 

15 Defense Agency, in coordination with the Chief of 

16 Naval Operations and the Chief of Staff of the Army, 

17 shall evaluate the role, feasibility, cost, cost benefit, 

18 and operational effectiveness of additional Aegis 

19 Ashore sites and upgrades to current ballistic missile 

20 defense system sensors to offset capacity demands on 

21 current Aegis ships, Aegis Ashore sites, and Patriot 

22 and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense capability 

23 and to meet the requirements of the combatant com24 manders. 
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1 (2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 120 days after 

2 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

3 Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

4 shall— 

5 (A) review the evaluation conducted under 

6 paragraph (1); and 

7 (B) submit to the congressional defense com8 mittees such evaluation and the results of such 

9 review, including recommendations for potential 

10 future locations of Aegis Ashore sites. 

11 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF FMS OBSTACLES.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of De13 fense for Policy and the Secretary of State shall joint14 ly identify any obstacles to foreign military sales of 

15 Aegis Ashore or cofinancing of additional Aegis 

16 Ashore sites. Such evaluation shall include, with co17 ordination with other agencies and departments of the 

18 Federal Government as appropriate, the feasibility of 

19 host nation manning or dual manning with the 

20 United States and such host nation. 

21 (2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one year after 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Sec23 retary shall submit to the congressional defense com24 mittees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

25 House of Representatives, and the Committee on For-
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1 eign Relations of the Senate a report on the identi2 fication of obstacles under paragraph (1). 

3 SEC. 1687. DEVELOPMENT OF REQUIREMENTS TO SUPPORT 

4 INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE CA5 PABILITIES. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the memorandum 

7 of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of January 

8 27, 2014, regarding joint integrated air and missile defense, 

9 the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall oversee 

10 the development of warfighter requirements for persistent 

11 and survivable capabilities to detect, identify, determine the 

12 status, track, and support engagement of strategically im13 portant mobile or relocatable assets in all phases of conflict 

14 in order to achieve the objective of preventing the effective 

15 employment of such assets, including through offensive ac16 tions against such assets prior to their use. 

17 (b) PURPOSE OF REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements 

18 developed pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used and up19 dated, as appropriate, for the purpose of informing applica20 ble acquisition programs and systems-of-systems architec21 ture planning that are funded through the Military Intel22 ligence Program, the National Intelligence Program, and 

23 non-intelligence programs. 

24 (c) SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES.—The Vice Chairman 

25 shall also oversee the development of the enabling framework 
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1 for intelligence support for integrated air and missile de2 fense, including concepts for the integrated operation of 

3 multiple systems, and, as appropriate, the development of 

4 requirements for capabilities to be acquired to achieve such 

5 integrated operations. 

6 (d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

7 that new acquisition programs for applicable major systems 

8 or capabilities, or for upgrades to existing systems, should 

9 not be undertaken until the applicable requirements de10 scribed in subsections (a) and (c) have been developed and 

11 incorporated into programmatic decision-making. 

12 SEC. 1688. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR COMP13 TROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 

14 REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF MISSILE DE15 FENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 

16 Section 232(a) of the National Defense Authorization 

17 Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

18 1339) is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘through 

20 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2020’’; and 

21 (2) in paragraph (2), in the first sentence, by 

22 striking ‘‘through 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘through 

23 2021’’. 
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1 SEC. 1689. REPORT ON MEDIUM RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE 

2 DEFENSE SENSOR ALTERNATIVES FOR EN3 HANCED DEFENSE OF HAWAII. 

4 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

5 that— 

6 (1) expanding persistent midcourse and terminal 

7 ballistic missile defense system discrimination capa8 bility is critically important to the defense of the 

9 United States; 

10 (2) such discrimination capability is needed to 

11 respond to emerging ballistic missile threats involving 

12 countermeasures and decoys; and 

13 (3) the Department of Defense should take all 

14 appropriate steps to ensure Hawaii has adequate mis15 sile defense coverage. 

16 (b) EVALUATION AND REPORT.— 

17 (1) EVALUATION.—The Director of the Missile 

18 Defense Agency shall conduct an evaluation of poten19 tial options for fielding a medium range ballistic mis20 sile defense sensor for the defense of Hawaii, includ21 ing— 

22 (A) the use of the Aegis Ashore Missile De23 fense Test Complex land-based system at the Pa24 cific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii; 

25 (B) the use of existing sensor assets in the 

26 region; and 
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1 (C) other options the Director determines 

2 appropriate. 

3 (2) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than 90 

4 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

5 Director shall submit to the congressional defense 

6 committees a report on the options for augmenting 

7 the missile defense of Hawaii, including— 

8 (A) a summary of the findings and rec9 ommendations of the evaluation conducted under 

10 paragraph (1); 

11 (B) estimated acquisition and operating 

12 costs for each sensor option; and 

13 (C) estimated timelines for the deployment 

14 of each sensor option. 

15 SEC. 1690. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT ON VALI16 DATED MILITARY REQUIREMENT AND MILE17 STONE A DECISION ON PROMPT GLOBAL 

18 STRIKE WEAPON SYSTEM. 

19 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con20 gress that the United States must continue to develop the 

21 conventional prompt global strike capability to strike high22 value, time-sensitive, and defended targets from ranges out23 side of current conventional technology while addressing 

24 and preventing any risk of ambiguity. 
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1 (b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2020, the 

2 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de3 fense committees a report regarding the outcome of the mili4 tary requirements process and Milestone A decision for at 

5 least one conventional prompt global strike weapons system. 

6 DIVISION B—MILITARY CON7 STRUCTION AUTHORIZA8 TIONS 

9 SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. 

10 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc11 tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016’’. 

12 SEC. 2002. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND 

13 AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIED BY 

14 LAW. 

15 (a) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AFTER THREE

16 YEARS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), all author17 izations contained in titles XXI through XXVII for military 

18 construction projects, land acquisition, family housing 

19 projects and facilities, and contributions to the North At20 lantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 

21 (and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall expire 

22 on the later of— 

23 (1) October 1, 2018; or 
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1 (2) the date of the enactment of an Act author2 izing funds for military construction for fiscal year 

3 2019. 

4 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to au5 thorizations for military construction projects, land acqui6 sition, family housing projects and facilities, and contribu7 tions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security 

8 Investment Program (and authorizations of appropriations 

9 therefor), for which appropriated funds have been obligated 

10 before the later of— 

11 (1) October 1, 2018; or 

12 (2) the date of the enactment of an Act author13 izing funds for fiscal year 2019 for military construc14 tion projects, land acquisition, family housing 

15 projects and facilities, or contributions to the North 

16 Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 

17 Program. 

18 SEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

19 Titles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the later 

20 of— 

21 (1) October 1, 2015; or 

22 (2) the date of the enactment of this Act. 

23 TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY 

24 CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2102. Family housing. 

Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units. 
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Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army. 

Sec. 2105. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2013 project. 

Sec. 2106. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 

Sec. 2107. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 

Sec. 2108. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2016 project. 

1 SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 

2 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

3 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap4 propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 

5 in section 2104(a) and available for military construction 

6 projects inside the United States as specified in the funding 

7 table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may ac8 quire real property and carry out military construction 

9 projects for the installations or locations inside the United 

10 States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

Army: Inside the United States 

State Installation or Location Amount 

Alaska ..................... Fort Greely ............................................................. $7,800,000 

California .............. Concord .................................................................. $98,000,000 

Colorado ................. Fort Carson ............................................................ $5,800,000 

Georgia ................... Fort Gordon ........................................................... $90,000,000 

Maryland ............... Fort Meade ............................................................. $34,500,000 

New York ................ Fort Drum ............................................................. $19,000,000 

United States Military Academy ......................... $70,000,000 

Oklahoma ............... Fort Sill ................................................................. $69,400,000 

Texas ...................... Corpus Christi ....................................................... $85,000,000 

Virginia ................. Arlington National Cemetery ............................... $30,000,000 

Fort Lee .................................................................. $33,000,000 

11 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

12 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria13 tions in section 2104(a) and available for military con14 struction projects outside the United States as specified in 

15 the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army 

16 may acquire real property and carry out the military con-
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1 struction project for the installation or location outside the 

2 United States, and in the amount, set forth in the following 

3 table: 

Army: Outside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Germany ............ Grafenwoehr ............................................................... $51,000,000 

4 SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING. 

5 (a) CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION.—Using 

6 amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap7 propriations in section 2104(a) and available for military 

8 family housing functions as specified in the funding table 

9 in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may construct 

10 or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition 

11 and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, 

12 in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in 

13 the following table: 

Army: Family Housing 

State/Country Installation or Location Units Amount 

Florida ........... Camp Rudder ............................ Family Housing 

New Construction $8,000,000 

Illinois ............ Rock Island ................................ Family Housing 

New Construction $29,000,000 

Korea .............. Camp Walker ............................. Family Housing 

New Construction $61,000,000 

14 (b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro15 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 

16 section 2104(a) and available for military family housing 

17 functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

18 the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural and 
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1 engineering services and construction design activities with 

2 respect to the construction or improvement of family hous3 ing units in an amount not to exceed $7,195,000. 

4 SEC. 2103. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 

5 UNITS. 

6 Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 

7 and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author8 ization of appropriations in section 2104(a) and available 

9 for military family housing functions as specified in the 

10 funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army 

11 may improve existing military family housing units in an 

12 amount not to exceed $3,500,000. 

13 SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY. 

14 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 

15 hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years begin16 ning after September 30, 2015, for military construction, 

17 land acquisition, and military family housing functions of 

18 the Department of the Army as specified in the funding 

19 table in section 4601. 

20 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION

21 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author22 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 

23 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 

24 of all projects carried out under section 2101 of this Act 

25 may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro-
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1 priated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 

2 table in section 4601. 

3 SEC. 2105. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

4 CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECT. 

5 In the case of the authorization contained in the table 

6 in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza7 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 

8 112–239; 126 Stat. 2119) for the United States Military 

9 Academy, New York, for construction of a Cadet barracks 

10 building at the installation, the Secretary of the Army may 

11 install mechanical equipment and distribution lines suffi12 cient to provide chilled water for air conditioning the nine 

13 existing historical Cadet barracks which are being ren14 ovated through the Cadet Barracks Upgrade Program. 

15 SEC. 2106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 

16 FISCAL YEAR 2012 PROJECTS. 

17 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 

18 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

19 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1660), 

20 the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), 

21 as provided in section 2101 of that Act (125 Stat. 1661) 

22 and extended by section 2107 of the Military Construction 

23 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Pub24 lic Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3673), shall remain in effect 

25 until October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an 
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1 Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal 

2 year 2017, whichever is later. 

3 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 

4 as follows: 

Army: Extension of 2012 Project Authorizations 

State Installation or Location Project Amount 

Georgia ....................... Fort Benning ............. Land Acquisition ...... $5,100,000 

Fort Benning ............. Land Acquisition ...... $25,000,000 

Virginia ...................... Fort Belvoir ............... Road and Infrastructure Improvements $25,000,000 

5 SEC. 2107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 

6 FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECTS. 

7 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 

8 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

9 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2118), 

10 the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), 

11 as provided in section 2101 of that Act (126 Stat. 2119) 

12 shall remain in effect until October 1, 2016, or the date 

13 of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

14 construction for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later. 

15 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 

16 as follows: 

Army: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations 

State or Country Installation or 

Location Project Amount 

District of Columbia ...................... Fort McNair ........ Vehicle Storage Building, 

Installation ..................... $7,191,000 

Kansas ................... Fort Riley ............ Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 

Complex .......................... $12,184,000 

North Carolina ...... Fort Bragg ........... Aerial Gunnery Range ....... $41,945,000 

Texas ...................... Joint Base San 

Antonio ............ Barracks .............................. $20,971,000 
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Army: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations—Continued 

State or Country Installation or 

Location Project Amount 

Virginia ................. Fort Belvoir ......... Secure Admin/Operations 

Facility ........................... $93,876,000 

Italy ....................... Camp Ederle ....... Barracks .............................. $35,952,000 

Japan ..................... Sagami ................ Vehicle Maintenance Shop $17,976,000 

1 SEC. 2108. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER2 TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2016 PROJECT. 

3 (a) PROJECT AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of the 

4 Army may carry out a military construction project to con5 struct a vehicle bridge and traffic circle to facilitate traffic 

6 flow to and from the Medical Center at Rhine Ordnance 

7 Barracks, Germany, in the amount of $12,400,000. 

8 (b) USE OF HOST-NATION PAYMENT-IN-KIND

9 FUNDS.—The Secretary may use available host-nation pay10 ment-in-kind funding for the project described in subsection 

11 (a). 

12 TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY 

13 CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2202. Family housing. 

Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. 

Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. 

Sec. 2205. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 

Sec. 2206. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 

14 SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 

15 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

16 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap17 propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 

18 in section 2204(a) and available for military construction 
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1 projects inside the United States as specified in the funding 

2 table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may ac3 quire real property and carry out military construction 

4 projects for the installations or locations inside the United 

5 States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

Navy: Inside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Arizona ............................. Yuma ............................................................................. $50,635,000 

California ........................... Camp Pendleton ........................................................... $44,540,000 

Coronado ....................................................................... $4,856,000 

Lemoore ......................................................................... $71,830,000 

Miramar ........................................................................ $11,200,000 

Point Mugu ................................................................... $22,427,000 

San Diego ..................................................................... $37,366,000 

Twentynine Palms ....................................................... $9,160,000 

Florida ............................... Jacksonville ................................................................... $16,751,000 

Mayport ........................................................................ $16,159,000 

Pensacola ...................................................................... $18,347,000 

Whiting Field ............................................................... $10,421,000 

Georgia ............................... Albany ........................................................................... $7,851,000 

Kings Bay ..................................................................... $8,099,000 

Townsend ...................................................................... $43,279,000 

Guam .................................. Joint Region Marianas ............................................... $181,768,000 

Hawaii ............................... Barking Sands ............................................................. $30,623,000 

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam .............................. $14,881,000 

Kaneohe Bay ................................................................ $106,618,000 

Marine Corps Base Hawaii ........................................ $12,800,000 

Maryland ............................ Patuxent River ............................................................. $40,935,000 

North Carolina .................. Camp Lejeune ............................................................... $54,849,000 

Cherry Point ................................................................. $57,726,000 

New River ..................................................................... $8,230,000 

South Carolina .................. Parris Island ................................................................ $27,075,000 

Virginia .............................. Dam Neck ..................................................................... $23,066,000 

Norfolk ........................................................................... $126,677,000 

Portsmouth .................................................................... $45,513,000 

Quantico ....................................................................... $58,199,000 

Washington ........................ Bangor .......................................................................... $34,177,000 

Bremerton ..................................................................... $22,680,000 

Indian Island ............................................................... $4,472,000 

6 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

7 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria8 tions in section 2204(a) and available for military con9 struction projects outside the United States as specified in 

10 the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy 

11 may acquire real property and carry out military construc-
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1 tion projects for the installations or locations outside the 

2 United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 

3 table: 

Navy: Outside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Bahrain Island ................. Southwest Asia ............................................................ $89,791,000 

Italy ................................... Sigonella ...................................................................... $102,943,000 

Japan ................................. Camp Butler ................................................................ $11,697,000 

Iwakuni ....................................................................... $17,923,000 

Kadena Air Base ........................................................ $23,310,000 

Yokosuka ...................................................................... $13,846,000 

Poland ............................... RedziKowo Base .......................................................... $51,270,000 

4 SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING. 

5 (a) CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION.—Using 

6 amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap7 propriations in section 2204(a) and available for military 

8 family housing functions as specified in the funding table 

9 in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may construct 

10 or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition 

11 and supporting facilities) at the installation or location, 

12 in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in 

13 the following table: 

Navy: Family Housing 

State Installation or Location Units Amount 

Virginia .......... Wallops Island ........................... Family Housing 

New Construction $438,000 

14 (b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro15 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 

16 section 2204(a) and available for military family housing 

17 functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

18 the Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural and 
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1 engineering services and construction design activities with 

2 respect to the construction or improvement of family hous3 ing units in an amount not to exceed $4,588,000. 

4 SEC. 2203. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 

5 UNITS. 

6 Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 

7 and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author8 ization of appropriations in section 2204(a) and available 

9 for military family housing functions as specified in the 

10 funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy 

11 may improve existing military family housing units in an 

12 amount not to exceed $11,515,000. 

13 SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY. 

14 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 

15 hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years begin16 ning after September 30, 2015, for military construction, 

17 land acquisition, and military family housing functions of 

18 the Department of the Navy, as specified in the funding 

19 table in section 4601. 

20 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION

21 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author22 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 

23 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 

24 of all projects carried out under section 2201 of this Act 

25 may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro-
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1 priated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 

2 table in section 4601. 

3 SEC. 2205. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 

4 FISCAL YEAR 2012 PROJECTS. 

5 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 

6 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

7 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1660), 

8 the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), 

9 as provided in section 2201 of that Act (125 Stat. 1666) 

10 and extended by section 2208 of the Military Construction 

11 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Pub12 lic Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3678), shall remain in effect 

13 until October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an 

14 Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal 

15 year 2017, whichever is later. 

16 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 

17 as follows: 

Navy: Extension of 2012 Project Authorizations 

State Installation or Location Project Amount 

California ......... Camp Pendleton ......... Infantry Squad Defense Range ............. $29,187,000 

Florida ............... Jacksonville ................. P–8A Hangar Upgrades ...................... $6,085,000 

Georgia .............. Kings Bay ................... Crab Island Security 

Enclave .................... $52,913,000 

18 SEC. 2206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 

19 FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECTS. 

20 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 

21 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
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1 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2118), 

2 the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), 

3 as provided in section 2201 of that Act (126 Stat. 2122), 

4 shall remain in effect until October 1, 2016, or the date 

5 of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

6 construction for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later. 

7 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 

8 as follows: 

Navy: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations 

State/Country Installation or Location Project Amount 

California ............... Camp Pendleton ....... Comm. Information 

Systems Ops Complex .......................... $78,897,000 

Coronado ................... Bachelor Quarters ....... $76,063,000 

Twentynine Palms ... Land Expansion 

Phase 2 .................... $47,270,000 

Greece ....................... Souda Bay ................ Intermodal Access 

Road ........................ $4,630,000 

South Carolina ........ Beaufort .................... Recycling/Hazardous 

Waste Facility ........ $3,743,000 

Virginia ................... Quantico .................... Infrastructure—Widen 

Russell Road ........... $14,826,000 

Worldwide Unspecified ...................... Various Worldwide 

Locations ............... BAMS Operational 

Facilities ................. $34,048,000 

9 TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE 

10 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2302. Family housing. 

Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. 

Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. 

Sec. 2305. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2010 project. 

Sec. 2306. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2014 project. 

Sec. 2307. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2015 project. 

Sec. 2308. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2012 project. 

Sec. 2309. Extension of authorization of certain fiscal year 2013 project. 

Sec. 2310. Certification of optimal location for Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex and plan for rotation of forces at Lajes Field, Azores. 
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1 SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND 

2 LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

3 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap4 propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 

5 in section 2304(a) and available for military construction 

6 projects inside the United States as specified in the funding 

7 table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may 

8 acquire real property and carry out military construction 

9 projects for the installations or locations inside the United 

10 States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

Air Force: Inside the United States 

State Installation or Location Amount 

Alaska ......................... Eielson Air Force Base .................................... $71,400,000 

Arizona ........................ Davis-Monthan Air Force Base ...................... $16,900,000 

Luke Air Force Base ........................................ $77,700,000 

Colorado ...................... Air Force Academy .......................................... $10,000,000 

Florida ......................... Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ................ $21,000,000 

Eglin Air Force Base ...................................... $8,700,000 

Hurlburt Field ................................................. $14,200,000 

Guam ........................... Joint Region Marianas ................................... $50,800,000 

Hawaii ........................ Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam .................. $46,000,000 

Kansas ........................ McConnell Air Force Base .............................. $4,300,000 

Missouri ....................... Whiteman Air Force Base ............................... $29,500,000 

Montana ...................... Malstrom Air Force Base ................................ $19,700,000 

Nebraska ...................... Offutt Air Force Base ...................................... $21,000,000 

Nevada ......................... Nellis Air Force Base ...................................... $68,950,000 

New Mexico ................. Cannon Air Force Base ................................... $7,800,000 

Holloman Air Force Base ............................... $3,000,000 

Kirtland Air Force Base ................................. $12,800,000 

North Carolina ........... Seymour Johnson Air Force Base .................. $17,100,000 

Oklahoma .................... Altus Air Force Base ....................................... $28,400,000 

Tinker Air Force Base ..................................... $49,900,000 

South Dakota .............. Ellsworth Air Force Base ................................ $23,000,000 

Texas ............................ Joint Base San Antonio .................................. $106,000,000 

Utah ............................. Hill Air Force Base ......................................... $38,400,000 

Wyoming ..................... F.E. Warren Air Force Base ........................... $95,000,000 

CONUS Classified ...... Classified Location .......................................... $77,130,000 

11 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

12 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria13 tions in section 2304(a) and available for military con14 struction projects outside the United States as specified in 
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1 the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air 

2 Force may acquire real property and carry out the military 

3 construction projects for the installations or locations out4 side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 

5 the following table: 

Air Force: Outside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Greenland ..................... Thule Air Base .................................................. $41,965,000 

Japan ........................... Kadena Air Base ............................................... $3,000,000 

Yokota Air Base ................................................ $8,461,000 

Niger ............................. Agadez ................................................................ $50,000,000 

Oman ............................ Al Musannah Air Base ..................................... $25,000,000 

United Kingdom .......... Croughton Royal Air Force .............................. $130,615,000 

6 SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING. 

7 Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author8 ization of appropriations in section 2304(a) and available 

9 for military family housing functions as specified in the 

10 funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force 

11 may carry out architectural and engineering services and 

12 construction design activities with respect to the construc13 tion or improvement of family housing units in an amount 

14 not to exceed $9,849,000. 

15 SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 

16 UNITS. 

17 Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 

18 and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author19 ization of appropriations in section 2304(a) and available 

20 for military family housing functions as specified in the 

21 funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force 
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1 may improve existing military family housing units in an 

2 amount not to exceed $150,649,000. 

3 SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR 

4 FORCE. 

5 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 

6 hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years begin7 ning after September 30, 2015, for military construction, 

8 land acquisition, and military family housing functions of 

9 the Department of the Air Force, as specified in the funding 

10 table in section 4601. 

11 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION

12 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author13 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 

14 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 

15 of all projects carried out under section 2301 of this Act 

16 may not exceed the sum of the following: 

17 (1) The total amount authorized to be appro18 priated under subsection (a), as specified in the fund19 ing table in section 4601. 

20 (2) $21,000,000 (the balance of the amount au21 thorized under section 2301(a) of the Military Con22 struction Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of 

23 Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 992) for the 

24 CYBERCOM Joint Operations Center at Fort Meade, 

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1 SEC. 2305. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

2 CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2010 PROJECT. 

3 In the case of the authorization contained in the table 

4 in section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza5 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (division B of Public Law 

6 111–84; 123 Stat. 2636), for Hickam Air Force Base, Ha7 waii, for construction of a ground control tower at the in8 stallation, the Secretary of the Air Force may install com9 munications cabling. 

10 SEC. 2306. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

11 CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECT. 

12 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—In the case of the authorization 

13 contained in the table in section 2301(b) of the Military 

14 Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (divi15 sion B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 993) for Royal 

16 Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, for construction 

17 of a Guardian Angel Operations Facility at the installa18 tion, the Secretary of the Air Force may construct the facil19 ity at an unspecified location within the United States Eu20 ropean Command’s area of responsibility. 

21 (b) NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENT.—Before the 

22 Secretary of the Air Force commences construction of the 

23 Guardian Angel Operations Facility at an alternative loca24 tion, as authorized by subsection (a)— 

25 (1) the Secretary shall submit to the congres26 sional defense committees a report containing a de-
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1 scription of the project, including the rationale for se2 lection of the project location; and 

3 (2) a period of 14 days has expired following the 

4 date on which the report is received by the committees 

5 or, if over sooner, a period of 7 days has expired fol6 lowing the date on which a copy of the report is pro7 vided in an electronic medium pursuant to section 

8 480 of title 10, United States Code. 

9 SEC. 2307. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

10 CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2015 PROJECT. 

11 In the case of the authorization contained in the table 

12 in section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza13 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 

14 113–291; 128 Stat. 3679) for McConnell Air Force Base, 

15 Kansas, for construction of a KC–46A Alter Composite 

16 Maintenance Shop at the installation, the Secretary of the 

17 Air Force may construct a 696 square meter (7,500 square 

18 foot) facility consistent with Air Force guidelines for com19 posite maintenance shops. 

20 SEC. 2308. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN 

21 FISCAL YEAR 2012 PROJECT. 

22 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 

23 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

24 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1660), 

25 the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), 
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1 as provided in section 2301 of that Act (125 Stat. 1670) 

2 and extended by section 2305 of the Military Construction 

3 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Pub4 lic Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3680), shall remain in effect 

5 until October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an 

6 Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal 

7 year 2017, whichever is later. 

8 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 

9 as follows: 

Air Force: Extension of 2012 Project Authorization 

Country Installation Project Amount 

Italy ............................ Sigonella Naval Air 

Station ................... UAS SATCOM Relay 

Pads and Facility $15,000,000 

10 SEC. 2309. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN 

11 FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECT. 

12 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 

13 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

14 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2118), 

15 the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), 

16 as provided in section 2301 of that Act (126 Stat. 2126), 

17 shall remain in effect until October 1, 2016, or the date 

18 of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

19 construction for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later. 

20 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 

21 as follows: 
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Air Force: Extension of 2013 Project Authorization 

Country Installation or 

Location Project Amount 

Portugal .............. Lajes Field .................. Sanitary Sewer Lift/ 

Pump Station ............ $2,000,000 

1 SEC. 2310. CERTIFICATION OF OPTIMAL LOCATION FOR 

2 JOINT INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS COMPLEX 

3 AND PLAN FOR ROTATION OF FORCES AT 

4 LAJES FIELD, AZORES. 

5 (a) JOINT INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS COMPLEX CER6 TIFICATION.—No amounts may be expended for the con7 struction of the Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex Con8 solidation, Phase 2, at Royal Air Force Croughton, United 

9 Kingdom, as authorized by section 2301(b), until the Sec10 retary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense com11 mittees that the Secretary has determined, based on an 

12 analysis of United States operational requirements, that 

13 Royal Air Force Croughton, United Kingdom, remains the 

14 optimal location for recapitalization of the Joint Intel15 ligence Analysis Complex. The certification shall include an 

16 explanation of the basis for the certification. 

17 (b) LAJES FIELD UTILIZATION.— 

18 (1) DETERMINATION.—Not later than March 1, 

19 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con20 gressional defense committees a determination of the 

21 operational viability of the use of Lajes Field, Azores, 

22 for— 
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1 (A) Department of Defense intelligence func2 tions; or 

3 (B) the rotational presence of— 

4 (i) fighter aircraft for air-to-air train5 ing; or 

6 (ii) naval forces. 

7 (2) BASIS OF DETERMINATION.—The submission 

8 to the congressional defense committees under para9 graph (1) shall include an explanation of the basis for 

10 the determination. 

11 (3) PLAN.—If the Secretary of Defense deter12 mines that Lajes Field is a viable option for one or 

13 more of the uses specified in paragraph (1), the Sec14 retary shall submit to the congressional defense com15 mittees, not later than April 1, 2016, a plan for such 

16 uses that includes the following: 

17 (A) The types and number of naval forces 

18 or air-to-air training fighter aircraft considered 

19 for rotational assignment at Lajes Field or a de20 scription of the Department of Defense intel21 ligence functions to be assigned, as applicable. 

22 (B) The duration and frequency of such as23 signment. 

24 (C) Any additional infrastructure invest25 ment required to support such assignment. 
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1 (D) The impact to permanent manpower 

2 levels necessary to support such assignment. 

3 TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGEN4 CIES MILITARY CONSTRUC5 TION 

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 

projects. 

Sec. 2402. Authorized energy conservation projects. 

Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. 

Sec. 2404. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2012 project. 

Sec. 2405. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 

Sec. 2406. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 

Sec. 2407. Modification and extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal 

year 2014 project. 

Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2015 project. 

6 SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUC7 TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

8 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap9 propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 

10 in section 2403(a) and available for military construction 

11 projects inside the United States as specified in the funding 

12 table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may acquire 

13 real property and carry out military construction projects 

14 for the installations or locations inside the United States, 

15 and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

Defense Agencies: Inside the United States 

State Installation or Location Amount 

Alabama ..................... Fort Rucker ......................................................... $46,787,000 

Maxwell Air Force Base ..................................... $32,968,000 

Arizona ...................... Fort Huachuca .................................................... $3,884,000 

California ................... Camp Pendleton ................................................. $20,552,000 

Coronado ............................................................. $47,218,000 

Fresno Yosemite IAP ANG ................................ $10,700,000 

Colorado .................... Fort Carson ......................................................... $8,243,000 

CONUS Classified ..... Classified Location ............................................. $20,065,000 

Delaware ..................... Dover Air Force Base ......................................... $21,600,000 
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Defense Agencies: Inside the United States—Continued 

State Installation or Location Amount 

Florida ........................ Hurlburt Field .................................................... $17,989,000 

MacDill Air Force Base ..................................... $39,142,000 

Georgia ....................... Moody Air Force Base ........................................ $10,900,000 

Hawaii ........................ Kaneohe Bay ....................................................... $122,071,000 

Schofield Barracks .............................................. $123,838,000 

Kentucky ................... Fort Campbell ..................................................... $12,553,000 

Fort Knox ............................................................ $23,279,000 

Maryland .................. Fort Meade .......................................................... $816,077,000 

Nevada ........................ Nellis Air Force Base ......................................... $39,900,000 

New Mexico ............... Cannon Air Force Base ..................................... $45,111,000 

New York .................... West Point ........................................................... $55,778,000 

North Carolina ......... Camp Lejeune ..................................................... $69,006,000 

Fort Bragg .......................................................... $168,811,000 

Ohio ............................. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base ...................... $6,623,000 

Oregon ......................... Klamath Falls IAP ............................................. $2,500,000 

Pennsylvania .............. Philadelphia ........................................................ $49,700,000 

South Carolina ......... Fort Jackson ....................................................... $26,157,000 

Texas ........................... Joint Base San Antonio .................................... $61,776,000 

Virginia ..................... Fort Belvoir ........................................................ $9,500,000 

Joint Base Langley-Eustis ................................ $28,000,000 

Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Story .. $23,916,000 

1 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

2 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria3 tions in section 2403(a) and available for military con4 struction projects outside the United States as specified in 

5 the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense 

6 may acquire real property and carry out military construc7 tion projects for the installations or locations outside the 

8 United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol9 lowing: 

Defense Agencies: Outside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Djibouti ............... Camp Lemonier .................................................. $43,700,000 

Germany ............... Garmisch ............................................................. $14,676,000 

Grafenwoehr ........................................................ $38,138,000 

Spangdahlem Air Base ...................................... $39,571,000 

Stuttgart-Patch Barracks .................................. $49,413,000 

Japan .................. Kadena Air Base ................................................ $37,485,000 

Poland ................... RedziKowo Base ................................................. $169,153,000 

Spain .................... Rota ..................................................................... $13,737,000 
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1 SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZED ENERGY CONSERVATION 

2 PROJECTS. 

3 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap4 propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 

5 in section 2403(a) and available for energy conservation 

6 projects inside the United States as specified in the funding 

7 table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry 

8 out energy conservation projects under chapter 173 of title 

9 10, United States Code, for the installations or locations 

10 inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 

11 the following table: 

Energy Conservation Projects: Inside the United States 

State Installation or Location Amount 

American Samoa ....... Wake Island ........................................................ $5,331,000 

California ................... Edwards Air Force Base .................................... $4,550,000 

Fort Hunter Liggett ........................................... $22,000,000 

Colorado .................... Schriever Air Force Base ................................... $4,400,000 

District of Columbia .. NSA Washington/Naval Research Lab ............. $10,990,000 

Guam ......................... Naval Base Guam ............................................... $5,330,000 

Hawaii ........................ Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam ..................... $13,780,000 

Marine Corps Recruiting Command Kaneohe 

Bay .................................................................. $5,740,000 

Idaho ........................... Mountain Home Air Force Base ....................... $6,471,000 

Montana ..................... Malmstrom Air Force Base ............................... $4,260,000 

Virginia ...................... Pentagon .............................................................. $4,528,000 

Washington ................. Joint Base Lewis-McChord ................................ $14,770,000 

Various locations ........ Various locations ................................................ $25,809,000 

12 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

13 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria14 tions in section 2403(a) and available for energy conserva15 tion projects outside the United States as specified in the 

16 funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may 

17 carry out energy conservation projects under chapter 173 

18 of title 10, United States Code, for the installations or loca-
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1 tions outside the United States, and in the amounts, set 

2 forth in the following table: 

Energy Conservation Projects: Outside the United States 

Country Installation or Location Amount 

Bahamas ............. Ascension Aux Airfield St. Helena ................... $5,500,000 

Japan .................... Yokoska ................................................................ $12,940,000 

Various locations .. Various locations ................................................ $3,600,000 

3 SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE 

4 AGENCIES. 

5 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 

6 hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years begin7 ning after September 30, 2015, for military construction, 

8 land acquisition, and military family housing functions of 

9 the Department of Defense (other than the military depart10 ments), as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 

11 (b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION

12 PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author13 ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 

14 any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 

15 of all projects carried out under section 2401 of this Act 

16 may not exceed the sum of the following: 

17 (1) The total amount authorized to be appro18 priated under subsection (a), as specified in the fund19 ing table in section 4601. 

20 (2) $747,435,000 (the balance of the amount au21 thorized under section 2401(a) of this Act for an oper22 ations facility at Fort Meade, Maryland). 
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1 (3) $441,134,000 (the balance of the amount au2 thorized under section 2401(b) of the Military Con3 struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (di4 vision B of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1673) for 

5 a hospital at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Ger6 many). 

7 (4) $91,441,000 (the balance of the amount au8 thorized under section 2401(a) of the Military Con9 struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (di10 vision B of Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2640) for 

11 a hospital at Fort Bliss, Texas). 

12 SEC. 2404. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

13 CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2012 PROJECT. 

14 In the case of the authorization in the table in section 

15 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 

16 Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 

17 Stat. 1672), as amended by section 2404(a) of the Military 

18 Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (divi19 sion B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2131), for Fort 

20 Meade, Maryland, for construction of the High Performance 

21 Computing Center at the installation, the Secretary of De22 fense may construct a generator plant capable of producing 

23 up to 60 megawatts of back-up electrical power in support 

24 of the 60 megawatt technical load. 
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1 SEC. 2405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 

2 FISCAL YEAR 2012 PROJECTS. 

3 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 

4 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

5 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1660), 

6 the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), 

7 as provided in section 2401 of that Act (125 Stat. 1672) 

8 and as amended by section 2405 of the Military Construc9 tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B 

10 of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3685), shall remain in 

11 effect until October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment 

12 of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for 

13 fiscal year 2017, whichever is later. 

14 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 

15 as follows: 

Defense Agencies: Extension of 2012 Project Authorizations 

State Installation or 

Location Project Amount 

California ....... Naval Base Coronado ... SOF Support Activity 

Operations Facility ..... $38,800,000 

Virginia .......... Pentagon Reservation ... Heliport Control Tower 

and Fire Station ......... $6,457,000 

Pedestrian Plaza ............. $2,285,000 

16 SEC. 2406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 

17 FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECTS. 

18 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 

19 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

20 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2118), 

21 the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), 
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1 as provided in section 2401 of that Act (126 Stat. 2127), 

2 shall remain in effect until October 1, 2016, or the date 

3 of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 

4 construction for fiscal year 2017, whichever is later. 

5 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 

6 as follows: 

Defense Agencies: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations 

State/Country Installation or 

Location Project Amount 

California ......... Naval Base Coronado .. SOF Mobile Communications Detachment Support Facility ............... $9,327,000 

Colorado ........... Pikes Peak .................... High Altitude Medical 

Research Center .......... $3,600,000 

Germany .......... Ramstein AB ................ Replace Vogelweh Elementary School ........... $61,415,000 

Hawaii ............. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam .............. SOF SDVT–1 Waterfront 

Operations Facility .... $22,384,000 

Japan ............... CFAS Sasebo ................ Replace Sasebo Elementary School .................. $35,733,000 

Camp Zama ................. Renovate Zama High 

School .......................... $13,273,000 

Pennsylvania ... DEF Distribution 

Depot New Cumberland ...................... Replace reservoir ............. $4,300,000 

United Kingdom ............... RAF Feltwell ................ Feltwell Elementary 

School Addition .......... $30,811,000 

7 SEC. 2407. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY 

8 TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2014 

9 PROJECT. 

10 In the case of the authorization contained in the table 

11 in section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza12 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 

13 113–66; 127 Stat. 995) for Fort Knox, Kentucky, for con14 struction of an Ambulatory Care Center at that location, 

15 subsequently cancelled by the Department of Defense, sub-
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1 stitute authorization is provided for a 102,000-square foot 

2 Medical Clinic Replacement at that location in the amount 

3 of $80,000,000, using appropriations available for the origi4 nal project pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 

5 in section 2403 of such Act (127 Stat. 997). This substitute 

6 authorization shall remain in effect until October 1, 2018, 

7 or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 

8 for military construction for fiscal year 2019. 

9 SEC. 2408. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

10 CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2015 PROJECT. 

11 In the case of the authorization contained in section 

12 2401(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 

13 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

14 (division B of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3682), for 

15 Brussels, Belgium, for construction of an elementary/high 

16 school, the Secretary of Defense may acquire approximately 

17 7.4 acres of land adjacent to the existing Sterrebeek Depend18 ent School site and construct a multi-sport athletic field, 

19 track, perimeter road, parking, and fencing. 

20 TITLE XXV—NORTH ATLANTIC 

21 TREATY ORGANIZATION SE22 CURITY INVESTMENT PRO23 GRAM 

Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. 
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1 SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 

2 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

3 The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for 

4 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Invest5 ment Program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, 

6 United States Code, in an amount not to exceed the sum 

7 of the amount authorized to be appropriated for this pur8 pose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the 

9 North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of construc10 tion previously financed by the United States. 

11 SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO. 

12 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis13 cal years beginning after September 30, 2015, for contribu14 tions by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 of title 

15 10, United States Code, for the share of the United States 

16 of the cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty Organi17 zation Security Investment Program authorized by section 

18 2501 as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 

19 TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND 

20 RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 

Subtitle A—Project Authorizations and Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition 

projects. 

Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and 

land acquisition projects. 

Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 

projects. 

Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition 

projects. 

Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. 
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Subtitle B—Other Matters 

Sec. 2611. Modification and extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal 

year 2013 project. 

Sec. 2612. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2015 

projects. 

Sec. 2613. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2012 projects. 

Sec. 2614. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 2013 projects. 

1 Subtitle A—Project Authorizations 

2 and Authorization of Appropria3 tions 

4 SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CON5 STRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 

6 PROJECTS. 

7 Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author8 ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 

9 the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding 

10 table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may ac11 quire real property and carry out military construction 

12 projects for the Army National Guard locations inside the 

13 United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 

14 table: 

Army National Guard 

State Location Amount 

Alabama .................. Camp Foley .......................................................... $4,500,000 

Connecticut ............. Camp Hartell ....................................................... $11,000,000 

Florida .................... Palm Coast ........................................................... $18,000,000 

Georgia .................... Fort Stewart ......................................................... $6,800,000 

Illinois ..................... Sparta ................................................................... $1,900,000 

Kansas ..................... Salina ................................................................... $6,700,000 

Maryland ................ Easton ................................................................... $13,800,000 

Mississippi .............. Gulfport ................................................................ $40,000,000 

Nevada ..................... Reno ...................................................................... $8,000,000 

Ohio ......................... Camp Ravenna ..................................................... $3,300,000 

Oregon ..................... Salem .................................................................... $16,500,000 

Pennsylvania .......... Fort Indiantown Gap .......................................... $16,000,000 

Vermont ................... North Hyde Park ................................................. $7,900,000 

Virginia ................... Richmond .............................................................. $29,000,000 
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1 SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZED ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION 

2 AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

3 (a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap4 propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 

5 in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and 

6 Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 

7 the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and 

8 carry out military construction projects for the Army Re9 serve locations inside the United States, and in the 

10 amounts, set forth in the following table: 

Army Reserve: Inside the United States 

State Location Amount 

California ..................... Miramar .......................................................... $24,000,000 

Florida .......................... MacDill Air Force Base ................................. $55,000,000 

New York ...................... Orangeburg ...................................................... $4,200,000 

Pennsylvania ................ Conneaut Lake ................................................ $5,000,000 

Virginia ........................ A.P. Hill .......................................................... $24,000,000 

11 (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 

12 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria13 tions in section 2606 and available for the National Guard 

14 and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 

15 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property 

16 and carry out a military construction project for the Army 

17 Reserve location outside the United States, and in the 

18 amount, set forth in the following table: 

Army Reserve: Outside the United States 

Country Location Amount 

Puerto Rico .................. Fort Buchanan ............................................... $10,200,000 
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1 SEC. 2603. AUTHORIZED NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE 

2 CORPS RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 

3 ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

4 Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author5 ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 

6 the National Guard and Reserve as specified in section 

7 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property 

8 and carry out military construction projects for the Navy 

9 Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve locations inside the 

10 United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 

11 table: 

Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve 

State Location Amount 

Nevada ............................. Fallon ........................................................................... $11,480,000

New York ......................... Brooklyn ....................................................................... $2,479,000 

Virginia ........................... Dam Neck ..................................................................... $18,443,000 

12 SEC. 2604. AUTHORIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUC13 TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

14 Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author15 ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 

16 the National Guard and Reserve as specified in section 

17 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real prop18 erty and carry out military construction projects for the 

19 Air National Guard locations inside the United States, and 

20 in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 

Air National Guard 

State Location Amount 

Alabama .......................... Dannelly Field ............................................................. $7,600,000 

California ........................ Moffett Field ................................................................ $6,500,000 

Colorado .......................... Buckley Air Force Base .............................................. $5,100,000 
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Air National Guard—Continued 

State Location Amount 

Florida ............................ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ............................ $6,100,000 

Georgia ............................ Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport ......... $9,000,000 

Iowa ................................. Des Moines Municipal Airport .................................. $6,700,000 

Kansas ............................. Smokey Hill Range ..................................................... $2,900,000 

Louisiana ........................ New Orleans ................................................................. $10,000,000 

Maine ............................... Bangor International Airport .................................... $7,200,000 

New Hampshire .............. Pease International Trade Port ................................. $2,800,000 

New Jersey ...................... Atlantic City International Airport .......................... $10,200,000 

New York ......................... Niagara Falls International Airport ......................... $7,700,000 

North Carolina ............... Charlotte/Douglas International Airport .................. $9,000,000 

North Dakota .................. Hector International Airport ..................................... $7,300,000 

Oklahoma ........................ Will Rogers World Airport ......................................... $7,600,000 

Oregon ............................. Klamath Falls International Airport ........................ $7,200,000 

West Virginia .................. Yeager Airport ............................................................. $3,900,000 

1 SEC. 2605. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUC2 TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 

3 Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author4 ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 

5 the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding 

6 table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may 

7 acquire real property and carry out military construction 

8 projects for the Air Force Reserve locations inside the 

9 United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 

10 table: 

Air Force Reserve 

State Location Amount 

California .................... March Air Force Base .................................... $4,600,000 

Florida .......................... Patrick Air Force Base .................................. $3,400,000 

Georgia ......................... Dobbins Air Reserve Base .............................. $10,400,000 

Ohio .............................. Youngstown ..................................................... $9,400,000 

Texas ............................. Joint Base San Antonio ................................ $9,900,000 

11 SEC. 2606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NA12 TIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE. 

13 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis14 cal years beginning after September 30, 2015, for the costs 
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1 of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and 

2 construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces, 

3 and for contributions therefor, under chapter 1803 of title 

4 10, United States Code (including the cost of acquisition 

5 of land for those facilities), as specified in the funding table 

6 in section 4601. 

7 Subtitle B—Other Matters 

8 SEC. 2611. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY 

9 TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2013 

10 PROJECT. 

11 (a) MODIFICATION.—In the case of the authorization 

12 contained in the table in section 2602 of the Military Con13 struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division 

14 B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2135) for Aberdeen 

15 Proving Ground, Maryland, for construction of an Army 

16 Reserve Center at that location, the Secretary of the Army 

17 may construct a new facility in the vicinity of Aberdeen 

18 Proving Ground, Maryland. 

19 (b) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding sec20 tion 2002 of the Military Construction Act for Fiscal Year 

21 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2118), 

22 the authorization set forth in subsection (a) shall remain 

23 in effect until October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment 

24 of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for 

25 fiscal year 2017, whichever is later. 
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1 SEC. 2612. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 

2 CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2015 PROJECTS. 

3 (a) DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE.—In the case 

4 of the authorization contained in the table in section 2605 

5 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

6 Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

7 3689) for Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, for con8 struction of a Guardian Angel Operations facility at that 

9 location, the Secretary of the Air Force may construct a 

10 new 5,913 square meter (63,647 square foot) facility in the 

11 amount of $18,200,000. 

12 (b) FORT SMITH.—In the case of the authorization 

13 contained in the table in section 2604 of the Military Con14 struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division 

15 B of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3689) for Fort Smith 

16 Municipal Airport, Arkansas, for construction of a consoli17 dated Secure Compartmented Information Facility at that 

18 location, the Secretary of the Air Force may construct a 

19 new facility in the amount of $15,200,000. 

20 SEC. 2613. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 

21 FISCAL YEAR 2012 PROJECTS. 

22 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 

23 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

24 2012 (division B of Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1660), 

25 the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), 

26 as provided in section 2602 of that Act (125 Stat. 1678), 
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1 and extended by section 2611 of the Military Construction 

2 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Pub3 lic Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3690), shall remain in effect 

4 until October 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an 

5 Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal 

6 year 2017, whichever is later. 

7 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 

8 as follows: 

Extension of 2012 Army Reserve Project Authorizations 

State Location Project Amount 

Kansas ........................ Kansas City ............... Army Reserve Center $13,000,000 

Massachusetts ............. Attleboro ..................... Army Reserve Center $22,000,000 

9 SEC. 2614. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 

10 FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECTS. 

11 (a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 

12 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

13 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2118), 

14 the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), 

15 as provided in sections 2601, 2602, and 2603 of that Act 

16 (126 Stat. 2134, 2135) shall remain in effect until October 

17 1, 2016, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 

18 funds for military construction for fiscal year 2017, which19 ever is later. 

20 (b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 

21 a follows: 
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Extension of 2013 National Guard and Reserve Project 

Authorizations 

State Installation or Location Project Amount 

Arizona ....................... Yuma .......................... Reserve Training Facility ....................... $5,379,000 

California ................... Tustin ......................... Army Reserve Center $27,000,000 

Iowa ............................ Fort Des Moines ........ Joint Reserve Center $19,162,000 

Louisiana ................... New Orleans ............... Transient Quarters ... $7,187,000 

New York .................... Camp Smith 

(Stormville) ........... Combined Support 

Maintenance Shop 

Phase 1 ................... $24,000,000 

1 TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGN2 MENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVI3 TIES 

Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense base closure account. 

Sec. 2702. Prohibition on conducting additional Base Realignment and Closure 

(BRAC) round. 

4 SEC. 2701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BASE 

5 REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 

6 FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF DE7 FENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT. 

8 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis9 cal years beginning after September 30, 2015, for base re10 alignment and closure activities, including real property 

11 acquisition and military construction projects, as author12 ized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 

13 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 

14 U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department of 

15 Defense Base Closure Account established by section 2906 

16 of such Act (as amended by section 2711 of the Military 
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1 Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (divi2 sion B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2140)), as speci3 fied in the funding table in section 4601. 

4 SEC. 2702. PROHIBITION ON CONDUCTING ADDITIONAL 

5 BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) 

6 ROUND. 

7 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an 

8 additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. 

9 TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CON10 STRUCTION GENERAL PROVI11 SIONS 

Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 

Changes 

Sec. 2801. Revision of congressional notification thresholds for reserve facility expenditures and contributions to reflect congressional notification 

thresholds for minor construction and repair projects. 

Sec. 2802. Extension of temporary, limited authority to use operation and maintenance funds for construction projects outside the United States. 

Sec. 2803. Defense laboratory modernization pilot program. 

Sec. 2804. Temporary authority for acceptance and use of contributions for certain construction, maintenance, and repair projects mutually 

beneficial to the Department of Defense and Kuwait military 

forces. 

Sec. 2805. Conveyance to Indian tribes of relocatable military housing units at 

military installations in the United States. 

Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration 

Sec. 2811. Protection of Department of Defense installations. 

Sec. 2812. Enhancement of authority to accept conditional gifts of real property 

on behalf of military service academies. 

Sec. 2813. Utility system conveyance authority. 

Sec. 2814. Leasing of non-excess property of military departments and Defense 

Agencies; treatment of value provided by local education agencies 

and elementary and secondary schools. 

Sec. 2815. Force-structure plan and infrastructure inventory and assessment of 

infrastructure necessary to support the force structure. 

Sec. 2816. Temporary reporting requirements related to main operating bases, 

forward operating sites, and cooperative security locations. 

Sec. 2817. Exemption of Army off-site use and off-site removal only non-mobile 

properties from certain excess property disposal requirements. 
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Subtitle C—Provisions Related to Asia-Pacific Military Realignment 

Sec. 2821. Limited exception to restriction on development of public infrastructure in connection with realignment of Marine Corps forces in 

Asia-Pacific region. 

Sec. 2822. Annual report on Government of Japan contributions toward realignment of Marine Corps forces in Asia-Pacific region. 

Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 

Sec. 2831. Release of reversionary interest retained as part of conveyance to the 

Economic Development Alliance of Jefferson County, Arkansas. 

Sec. 2832. Land exchange authority, Mare Island Army Reserve Center, Vallejo, 

California. 

Sec. 2833. Land exchange, Navy Outlying Landing Field, Naval Air Station, 

Whiting Field, Florida. 

Sec. 2834. Release of property interests retained in connection with land conveyance, Camp Villere, Louisiana. 

Sec. 2835. Release of property interests retained in connection with land conveyance, Fort Bliss Military Reservation, Texas. 

Subtitle E—Military Land Withdrawals 

Sec. 2841. Additional withdrawal and reservation of public land, Naval Air 

Weapons Station China Lake, California. 

Subtitle F—Other Matters 

Sec. 2851. Modification of Department of Defense guidance on use of airfield 

pavement markings. 

Sec. 2852. Extension of authority for establishment of commemorative work in 

honor of Brigadier General Francis Marion. 

1 Subtitle A—Military Construction 

2 Program and Military Family 

3 Housing Changes 

4 SEC. 2801. REVISION OF CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION 

5 THRESHOLDS FOR RESERVE FACILITY EX6 PENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO RE7 FLECT CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION 

8 THRESHOLDS FOR MINOR CONSTRUCTION 

9 AND REPAIR PROJECTS. 

10 Section 18233a of title 10, United States Code, is 

11 amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘in an amount 

2 in excess of $750,000’’ and inserting ‘‘in excess of the 

3 amount specified in section 2805(b)(1) of this title’’; 

4 and 

5 (2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘section 

6 2811(e) of this title) that costs less than $7,500,000’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘subsection (e) of section 2811 of this 

8 title) that costs less than the amount specified in sub9 section (d) of such section’’. 

10 SEC. 2802. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY, LIMITED AUTHOR11 ITY TO USE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

12 FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OUT13 SIDE THE UNITED STATES. 

14 (a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (h) of sec15 tion 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

16 for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108–136; 

17 117 Stat. 1723), as most recently amended by section 2806 

18 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 

19 Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

20 3699), is amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘December 31, 

22 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’; and 

23 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 

24 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’. 
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1 (b) LIMITATION ON USE OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection 

2 (c)(1) of such section is amended— 

3 (1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2014’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘October 1, 2015’’; 

5 (2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘December 31, 2016’’; and 

7 (3) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’. 

9 (c) ELIMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 

10 Such section is further amended by striking subsection (d). 

11 SEC. 2803. DEFENSE LABORATORY MODERNIZATION PILOT 

12 PROGRAM. 

13 (a) AUTHORITY TO USE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 

14 TEST, AND EVALUATION FUNDS.—Using amounts appro15 priated or otherwise made available to the Department of 

16 Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation, the 

17 Secretary of Defense may fund a military construction 

18 project described in subsection (d) at any of the following: 

19 (1) A Department of Defense Science and Tech20 nology Reinvention Laboratory (as designated by sec21 tion 1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization 

22 Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 

23 U.S.C. 2358 note). 
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1 (2) A Department of Defense Federally Funded 

2 Research and Development Center that functions pri3 marily as a research laboratory. 

4 (3) A Department of Defense facility in support 

5 of a technology development program that is con6 sistent with the fielding of offset technologies as de7 scribed in section 218 of this Act. 

8 (b) CONDITION ON AND SCOPE OF PROJECT AUTHOR9 ITY.—Subject to the condition that a military construction 

10 project under this section be authorized in a Military Con11 struction Authorization Act, the authority to carry out the 

12 military construction project includes authority for— 

13 (1) surveys, site preparation, and advanced 

14 planning and design; 

15 (2) acquisition, conversion, rehabilitation, and 

16 installation of facilities; 

17 (3) acquisition and installation of equipment 

18 and appurtenances integral to the project; acquisition 

19 and installation of supporting facilities (including 

20 utilities) and appurtenances incident to the project; 

21 and 

22 (4) planning, supervision, administration, and 

23 overhead expenses incident to the project. 

24 (c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
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1 (1) SUBMISSION OF PROJECT REQUESTS.—The 

2 Secretary of Defense shall include military construc3 tion projects proposed to be carried out under this sec4 tion in the budget justification documents for the De5 partment of Defense submitted to Congress in connec6 tion with the budget for a fiscal year submitted under 

7 1105 of title 31, United States Code. 

8 (2) NOTIFICATION OF IMPLEMENTATION.—Not 

9 less than 14 days prior to the first obligation of funds 

10 described in subsection (a) for a military construction 

11 project to be carried out under this section, the Sec12 retary of Defense shall submit a notification to the 

13 congressional defense committees providing an up14 dated construction description, cost, and schedule for 

15 the project and any other matters regarding the 

16 project as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

17 (d) AUTHORIZED PROJECTS DESCRIBED.—The au18 thority provided by this section to fund military construc19 tion projects using amounts appropriated or otherwise 

20 made available for research, development, test, and evalua21 tion is limited to military construction projects that the 

22 Secretary of Defense, in the budget justification documents 

23 exhibits submitted pursuant to subsection (c)(1), deter24 mines— 
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1 (1) will support research and development ac2 tivities at laboratories described in subsection (a); 

3 (2) will establish facilities that will have signifi4 cant potential for use by entities outside the Depart5 ment of Defense, including universities, industrial 

6 partners, and other Federal agencies; 

7 (3) are endorsed for funding by more than one 

8 military department or Defense Agency; and 

9 (4) cannot be fully funded within the thresholds 

10 specified in section 2805 of title 10, United States 

11 Code. 

12 (e) FUNDING LIMITATION.—The maximum amount of 

13 funds appropriated or otherwise made available for re14 search, development, test, and evaluation that may be obli15 gated in any fiscal year for military construction projects 

16 under this section is $150,000,000. 

17 (f) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority pro18 vided by this section to fund military construction projects 

19 using funds appropriated or otherwise made available for 

20 research, development, test, and evaluation shall terminate 

21 on October 1, 2020. 
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1 SEC. 2804. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR ACCEPTANCE AND 

2 USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CERTAIN CON3 STRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR 

4 PROJECTS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL TO THE 

5 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND KUWAIT 

6 MILITARY FORCES. 

7 (a) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS.—The 

8 Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary 

9 of State, may accept cash contributions from the govern10 ment of Kuwait for the purpose of paying for the costs of 

11 construction (including military construction not otherwise 

12 authorized by law), maintenance, and repair projects mutu13 ally beneficial to the Department of Defense and Kuwait 

14 military forces. 

15 (b) ACCOUNTING.—Contributions accepted under sub16 section (a) shall be placed in an account established by the 

17 Secretary of Defense and shall remain available until ex18 pended as provided in such subsection. 

19 (c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO OFF20 SET BURDEN SHARING CONTRIBUTIONS.—Contributions 

21 accepted under subsection (a) may not be used to offset any 

22 burden sharing contributions made by the government of 

23 Kuwait. 

24 (d) NOTICE.—When a decision is made to carry out 

25 a project using contributions accepted under subsection (a) 

26 and the estimated cost of the project will exceed the thresh-
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1 olds prescribed by section 2805 of title 10, United States 

2 Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres3 sional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Rela4 tions of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

5 of the House of Representatives written notice of decision, 

6 the justification for the project, and the estimated cost of 

7 the project. 

8 (e) MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL DEFINED.—A project de9 scribed in subsection (a) shall be considered to be ‘‘mutually 

10 beneficial’’ if— 

11 (1) the project is in support of a bilateral defense 

12 cooperation agreement between the United States and 

13 the government of Kuwait; or 

14 (2) the Secretary of Defense determines that the 

15 United States may derive a benefit from the project, 

16 including— 

17 (A) access to and use of facilities of the Ku18 wait military forces; 

19 (B) ability or capacity for future force pos20 ture; and 

21 (C) increased interoperability between the 

22 Department of Defense and Kuwait military 

23 forces. 

24 (f) EXPIRATION OF PROJECT AUTHORITY.—The au25 thority to carry out projects under this section expires on 
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1 September 30, 2020. The expiration of the authority does 

2 not prevent the continuation of any project commenced be3 fore that date. 

4 SEC. 2805. CONVEYANCE TO INDIAN TRIBES OF 

5 RELOCATABLE MILITARY HOUSING UNITS AT 

6 MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN THE UNITED 

7 STATES. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Execu10 tive Director’’ means the Executive Director of Walk11 ing Shield, Inc. 

12 (2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 

13 means any Indian tribe included on the list published 

14 by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of 

15 the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 

16 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a–1). 

17 (b) REQUESTS FOR CONVEYANCE.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Executive Director may 

19 submit to the Secretary of the military department 

20 concerned, on behalf of any Indian tribe, a request for 

21 conveyance of any relocatable military housing unit 

22 located at a military installation in the United 

23 States. 

24 (2) CONFLICTS.—The Executive Director shall 

25 resolve any conflict among requests of Indian tribes 
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1 for housing units described in paragraph (1) before 

2 submitting a request to the Secretary of the military 

3 department concerned under this subsection. 

4 (c) CONVEYANCE BY A SECRETARY.—Notwithstanding 

5 any other provision of law, on receipt of a request under 

6 subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of the military department 

7 concerned may convey to the Indian tribe that is the subject 

8 of the request, at no cost to such military department and 

9 without consideration, any relocatable military housing 

10 unit described in subsection (b)(1) that, as determined by 

11 such Secretary, is in excess of the needs of the military. 

12 Subtitle B—Real Property and 

13 Facilities Administration 

14 SEC. 2811. PROTECTION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN15 STALLATIONS. 

16 (a) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RESPONSIBILITY.— 

17 Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

18 by inserting after section 2671 the following new section: 

19 ‘‘§ 2672. Protection of buildings, grounds, property, 

20 and persons 

21 ‘‘(a) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RESPONSIBILITY.—The 

22 Secretary of Defense shall protect the buildings, grounds, 

23 and property that are under the jurisdiction, custody, or 

24 control of the Department of Defense and the persons on 

25 that property. 
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1 ‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS AND AGENTS.—(1) 

2 The Secretary of Defense may designate military or civilian 

3 personnel of the Department of Defense as officers and 

4 agents to perform the functions of the Secretary under sub5 section (a), including, with regard to civilian officers and 

6 agents, duty in areas outside the property specified in that 

7 subsection to the extent necessary to protect that property 

8 and persons on that property. 

9 ‘‘(2) A designation under paragraph (1) may be made 

10 by individual, by position, by installation, or by such other 

11 category of personnel as the Secretary determines appro12 priate. 

13 ‘‘(3) In making a designation under paragraph (1) 

14 with respect to any category of personnel, the Secretary 

15 shall specify each of the following: 

16 ‘‘(A) The personnel or positions to be included in 

17 the category. 

18 ‘‘(B) The authorities provided for in subsection 

19 (c) that may be exercised by personnel in that cat20 egory. 

21 ‘‘(C) In the case of civilian personnel in that 

22 category— 

23 ‘‘(i) the authorities provided for in sub24 section (c), if any, that are authorized to be exer-
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1 cised outside the property specified in subsection 

2 (a); and 

3 ‘‘(ii) with respect to the exercise of any such 

4 authorities outside the property specified in sub5 section (a), the circumstances under which co6 ordination with law enforcement officials outside 

7 of the Department of Defense should be sought in 

8 advance. 

9 ‘‘(4) The Secretary may make a designation under 

10 paragraph (1) only if the Secretary determines, with respect 

11 to the category of personnel to be covered by that designa12 tion, that— 

13 ‘‘(A) the exercise of each specific authority pro14 vided for in subsection (c) to be delegated to that cat15 egory of personnel is necessary for the performance of 

16 the duties of the personnel in that category and such 

17 duties cannot be performed as effectively without such 

18 authorities; and 

19 ‘‘(B) the necessary and proper training for the 

20 authorities to be exercised is available to the personnel 

21 in that category. 

22 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Subject to subsection 

23 (i) and to the extent specifically authorized by the Secretary 

24 of Defense, while engaged in the performance of official du-
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1 ties pursuant to this section, an officer or agent designated 

2 under subsection (b) may— 

3 ‘‘(1) enforce Federal laws and regulations for the 

4 protection of persons and property; 

5 ‘‘(2) carry firearms; 

6 ‘‘(3) make arrests— 

7 ‘‘(A) without a warrant for any offense 

8 against the United States committed in the pres9 ence of the officer or agent; or 

10 ‘‘(B) for any felony cognizable under the 

11 laws of the United States if the officer or agent 

12 has reasonable grounds to believe that the person 

13 to be arrested has committed or is committing a 

14 felony; 

15 ‘‘(4) serve warrants and subpoenas issued under 

16 the authority of the United States; and 

17 ‘‘(5) conduct investigations, on and off the prop18 erty in question, of offenses that may have been com19 mitted against property under the jurisdiction, cus20 tody, or control of the Department of Defense or per21 sons on such property. 

22 ‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 

23 may prescribe regulations, including traffic regulations, 

24 necessary for the protection and administration of property 

25 under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Depart-
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1 ment of Defense and persons on that property. The regula2 tions may include reasonable penalties, within the limits 

3 prescribed in paragraph (2), for violations of the regula4 tions. The regulations shall be posted and remain posted 

5 in a conspicuous place on the property to which they apply. 

6 ‘‘(2) A person violating a regulation prescribed under 

7 this subsection shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for 

8 not more than 30 days, or both. 

9 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.— 

10 The authority of the Secretary of Defense under subsections 

11 (b), (c), and (d) may be exercised only by the Secretary 

12 or the Deputy Secretary of Defense. 

13 ‘‘(f) DISPOSITION OF PERSONS ARRESTED.—A person 

14 who is arrested pursuant to authority exercised under sub15 section (b) may not be held in a military confinement facil16 ity, other than in the case of a person who is subject to 

17 chapter 47 of this title (the Uniform Code of Military Jus18 tice). 

19 ‘‘(g) FACILITIES AND SERVICES OF OTHER AGEN20 CIES.—In implementing this section, when the Secretary of 

21 Defense determines it to be economical and in the public 

22 interest, the Secretary may utilize the facilities and services 

23 of Federal, State, Indian tribal, and local law enforcement 

24 agencies, with the consent of those agencies, and may reim25 burse those agencies for the use of their facilities and serv-
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1 ices. Such services of State, Indian tribal, and local law 

2 enforcement, including application of their powers of law 

3 enforcement, may be provided notwithstanding that the 

4 property is subject to the legislative jurisdiction of the 

5 United States. 

6 ‘‘(h) AUTHORITY OUTSIDE FEDERAL PROPERTY.—For 

7 the protection of property under the jurisdiction, custody, 

8 or control of the Department of Defense and persons on that 

9 property, the Secretary of Defense may enter into agree10 ments with Federal agencies and with State, Indian tribal, 

11 and local governments to obtain authority for civilian offi12 cers and agents designated under this section to enforce Fed13 eral laws and State, Indian tribal, and local laws concur14 rently with other Federal law enforcement officers and with 

15 State, Indian tribal, and local law enforcement officers. 

16 ‘‘(i) ATTORNEY GENERAL APPROVAL.—The powers 

17 granted pursuant to subsection (c) to officers and agents 

18 designated under subsection (b) shall be exercised in accord19 ance with guidelines approved by the Attorney General. 

20 Such guidelines may include specification of the geo21 graphical extent of property outside of the property speci22 fied in subsection (a) within which those powers may be 

23 exercised. 

24 ‘‘(j) LIMITATION WITH REGARD TO OTHER FEDERAL

25 AGENCIES.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
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1 affecting the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Secu2 rity to provide for the protection of facilities (including the 

3 buildings, grounds, and properties of the General Services 

4 Administration) that are under the jurisdiction, custody, 

5 or control, in whole or in part, of a Federal agency other 

6 than the Department of Defense and that are located off 

7 of a military installation. 

8 ‘‘(k) COOPERATION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

9 AGENCIES.—Before authorizing civilian officers and agents 

10 to perform duty in areas outside the property specified in 

11 subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with, 

12 and is encouraged to enter into agreements with, local law 

13 enforcement agencies exercising jurisdiction over such areas 

14 for the purposes of avoiding conflicts of jurisdiction, pro15 moting notification of planned law enforcement actions, 

16 and otherwise facilitating productive working relationships. 

17 ‘‘(l) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 

18 Nothing in this section shall be construed— 

19 ‘‘(1) to preclude or limit the authority of any 

20 Federal law enforcement agency; 

21 ‘‘(2) to restrict the authority of the Secretary of 

22 Homeland Security under the Homeland Security Act 

23 of 2002 or of the Administrator of General Services, 

24 including the authority to promulgate regulations af-
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1 fecting property under the custody and control of that 

2 Secretary or the Administrator, respectively; 

3 ‘‘(3) to expand or limit section 21 of the Internal 

4 Security Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 797); 

5 ‘‘(4) to affect chapter 47 of this title; 

6 ‘‘(5) to restrict any other authority of the Sec7 retary of Defense or the Secretary of a military de8 partment; or 

9 ‘‘(6) to restrict the authority of the Director of 

10 the National Security Agency under section 11 of the 

11 National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 

12 3609).’’. 

13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

14 the beginning of chapter 159 of such title is amended by 

15 inserting after the item relating to section 2671 the fol16 lowing new item: 

‘‘2672. Protection of buildings, grounds, property, and persons.’’. 

17 SEC. 2812. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CON18 DITIONAL GIFTS OF REAL PROPERTY ON BE19 HALF OF MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES. 

20 Section 2601 of title 10, United States Code, is amend21 ed— 

22 (1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), 

23 and (i) as subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j), respec24 tively; and 
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1 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 

2 new subsection (e): 

3 ‘‘(e) ACCEPTANCE OF REAL PROPERTY GIFTS; NAMING

4 RIGHTS.—(1) The Secretary concerned may accept a gift 

5 under subsection (a) or (b) consisting of the provision, ac6 quisition, enhancement, or construction of real property of7 fered to the United States Military Academy, the Naval 

8 Academy, the Air Force Academy, or the Coast Guard 

9 Academy even though the gift will be subject to the condition 

10 that the real property, or a portion thereof, bear a specified 

11 name. 

12 ‘‘(2) The authority conferred by this subsection may 

13 be delegated by the Secretary concerned only to a civilian 

14 official appointed by the President, by and with the advice 

15 and consent of the Senate. 

16 ‘‘(3) A gift may not be accepted under paragraph (1) 

17 if— 

18 ‘‘(A) the acceptance of the gift or the imposition 

19 of the naming-rights condition would reflect unfavor20 ably upon the United States, as provided in sub21 section (d)(2); or 

22 ‘‘(B) the real property to be subject to the condi23 tion, or portion thereof, has been named by an act of 

24 Congress. 
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1 ‘‘(4) The Secretaries concerned shall issue uniform reg2 ulations governing the circumstances under which gifts con3 ditioned on naming rights may be accepted, appropriate 

4 naming conventions, and suitable display standards.’’. 

5 SEC. 2813. UTILITY SYSTEM CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY. 

6 Section 2688(j) of title 10, United States Code, is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘CON9 STRUCTION OF’’ and inserting ‘‘CONVEYANCE OF AD10 DITIONAL’’; and 

11 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (C); 

13 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 

14 subparagraph (A) and, in such subparagraph, by 

15 striking ‘‘utility system;’’ and inserting the fol16 lowing: ‘‘utility system or operation of the addi17 tional utility infrastructure by the utility or en18 tity would be in the best interest of the Govern19 ment; and’’; and 

20 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

21 subparagraph (B) and, in such subparagraph, 

22 by striking ‘‘amount equal to the fair market 

23 value of’’ and inserting ‘‘amount for’’. 
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1 SEC. 2814. LEASING OF NON-EXCESS PROPERTY OF MILI2 TARY DEPARTMENTS AND DEFENSE AGEN3 CIES; TREATMENT OF VALUE PROVIDED BY 

4 LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES AND ELEMEN5 TARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. 

6 Section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, is amend7 ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

8 ‘‘(k) LEASES FOR EDUCATION.—Notwithstanding sub9 section (b)(4), the Secretary concerned may accept consider10 ation in an amount that is less than the fair market value 

11 of the lease, if the lease is to a local education agency or 

12 an elementary or secondary school (as those terms are de13 fined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

14 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)).’’. 

15 SEC. 2815. FORCE-STRUCTURE PLAN AND INFRASTRUC16 TURE INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT OF IN17 FRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT 

18 THE FORCE STRUCTURE. 

19 (a) PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF FORCE-STRUC20 TURE PLANS AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVENTORY.—Not later 

21 than the date on which the budget of the President for fiscal 

22 year 2017 is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 

23 of title 31, Unites States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall 

24 submit to the congressional defense committees the fol25 lowing: 
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1 (1) A force-structure plan for each of the Army, 

2 Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps informed by— 

3 (A) an assessment by the Secretary of De4 fense of the probable threats to United States na5 tional security; and 

6 (B) end-strength levels and major military 

7 force units (including land force divisions, car8 rier and other major combatant vessels, air 

9 wings, and other comparable units) authorized 

10 in the National Defense Authorization Act for 

11 Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81). 

12 (2) A categorical inventory of world-wide mili13 tary installations for each military department, in14 cluding the number and type of facilities for the reg15 ular and reserve forces of each military department. 

16 (b) RELATIONSHIP OF PLANS AND INVENTORY.—Using 

17 the force-structure plans and categorical infrastructure in18 ventory prepared under subsection (a), the Secretary of De19 fense shall prepare (and include as part of the submission 

20 of such plans and inventory) the following: 

21 (1) A description of the infrastructure necessary 

22 to support the force structure described in each force23 structure plan. 

24 (2) A discussion of categories of excess infra25 structure and infrastructure capacity. 
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1 (3) An assessment of the value of retaining cer2 tain excess infrastructure to accommodate contin3 gency, mobilization, or surge requirements. 

4 (c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL EVALUATION.—Not later 

5 than 60 days after the date of the submission of the force6 structure plans and the categorical infrastructure inventory 

7 under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 

8 States shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

9 an evaluation of the force-structure plans and the categor10 ical infrastructure inventory, including an evaluation of 

11 the accuracy and analytical sufficiency of the plans and 

12 inventory. 

13 SEC. 2816. TEMPORARY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RE14 LATED TO MAIN OPERATING BASES, FOR15 WARD OPERATING SITES, AND COOPERATIVE 

16 SECURITY LOCATIONS. 

17 (a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than the date on 

18 which the report required by section 2687a of title 10, 

19 United States Code, is submitted for each of the fiscal years 

20 2016 through 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

21 to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on 

22 Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on For23 eign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report speci24 fying each location that was newly designated, or had a 

25 change in its designation, as a main operating base, for-
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1 ward operating site, or cooperative security location during 

2 the preceding fiscal year. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection 

4 (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 

5 (1) The strategic goal and operational require6 ments supported by the main operating base, forward 

7 operating site, or cooperative security location. 

8 (2) The basis for and cost of any anticipated in9 frastructure improvements to the base, site, or loca10 tion. 

11 (3) A summary of the terms of agreements with 

12 the host nation regarding the base, site, or location, 

13 including access agreements, status of forces agree14 ments, or other implementing agreements, including 

15 any limitations on United States presence and oper16 ations. 

17 (c) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by sub18 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

19 contain a classified annex as necessary. 

20 SEC. 2817. EXEMPTION OF ARMY OFF-SITE USE AND OFF21 SITE REMOVAL ONLY NON-MOBILE PROP22 ERTIES FROM CERTAIN EXCESS PROPERTY 

23 DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Excess or unutilized or underuti25 lized non-mobile property of the Army that is situated on 
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1 non-excess land shall be exempt from the requirements of 

2 title V of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

3 U.S.C. 11411 et seq.) upon a determination by the Sec4 retary of the Army that— 

5 (1) the property is not feasible to relocate; 

6 (2) the property is located in an area to which 

7 the general public is denied access in the interest of 

8 national security; and 

9 (3) the exemption would facilitate the efficient 

10 disposal of excess property or result in more efficient 

11 real property management. 

12 (b) CONSULTATION.—Before making an initial deter13 mination under the authority provided under subsection 

14 (a), and periodically thereafter, the Secretary of the Army 

15 shall consult with the Executive Director of the United 

16 States Interagency Council on Homelessness on types of 

17 non-mobile properties that may be feasible for relocation 

18 and suitable to assist the homeless. 

19 (c) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary of the 

20 Army to make a determination under subsection (a) expires 

21 on September 30, 2017. 
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1 Subtitle C—Provisions Related to 

2 Asia-Pacific Military Realignment 

3 SEC. 2821. LIMITED EXCEPTION TO RESTRICTION ON DE4 VELOPMENT OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN 

5 CONNECTION WITH REALIGNMENT OF MA6 RINE CORPS FORCES IN ASIA-PACIFIC RE7 GION. 

8 Notwithstanding section 2821(b) of the Military Con9 struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division 

10 B of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3701), the Secretary 

11 of Defense may proceed with a public infrastructure project 

12 intended to improve water and wastewater systems on 

13 Guam if— 

14 (1) the project was identified in the report pre15 pared by the Secretary of Defense under section 

16 2822(d)(2) of the Military Construction Authorization 

17 Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 

18 113–66; 127 Stat. 1017); and 

19 (2) amounts have been appropriated or made 

20 available to be expended by the Department of Defense 

21 for the project. 
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1 SEC. 2822. ANNUAL REPORT ON GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN 

2 CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD REALIGNMENT OF 

3 MARINE CORPS FORCES IN ASIA-PACIFIC RE4 GION. 

5 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than the date of 

6 the submission of the budget of the President for each of 

7 fiscal years 2017 through 2026 under section 1105 of title 

8 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall sub9 mit to the congressional defense committees a report that 

10 specifies each of the following: 

11 (1) The total amount contributed by the Govern12 ment of Japan during the most recently concluded 

13 Japanese fiscal year under section 2350k of title 10, 

14 United States Code, for deposit in the Support for 

15 United States Relocation to Guam Account. 

16 (2) The anticipated contributions to be made by 

17 the Government of Japan under such section during 

18 the current and next Japanese fiscal years. 

19 (3) The projects carried out on Guam or the 

20 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands dur21 ing the previous fiscal year using amounts in the 

22 Support for United States Relocation to Guam Ac23 count. 

24 (4) The anticipated projects that will be carried 

25 out on Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern 
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1 Mariana Islands during the fiscal year covered by the 

2 budget submission using amounts in such Account. 

3 (b) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by sub4 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

5 contain a classified annex as necessary. 

6 (c) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED REPORTING REQUIRE7 MENT.—Subsection (e) of section 2824 of the Military Con8 struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (division 

9 B of Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is repealed. 

10 Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 

11 SEC. 2831. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST RE12 TAINED AS PART OF CONVEYANCE TO THE 

13 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE OF JEF14 FERSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS. 

15 (a) RELEASE OF CONDITIONS AND RETAINED INTER16 ESTS.—With respect to a parcel of real property in Jeffer17 son County, Arkansas, consisting of approximately 1,447 

18 acres and conveyed by deed to the Economic Development 

19 Alliance of Jefferson County, Arkansas (in this section re20 ferred to as the ‘‘Economic Development Alliance’’) by the 

21 United States for use as the facility known as the ‘‘Bioplex’’ 

22 and related activities pursuant to section 2827 of the Na23 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Pub24 lic Law 104–201), the Secretary of the Army may release 

25 subject to the conditions of subsections (b) and (d) below, 
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1 the conditions of conveyance of subsection (c) of such section 

2 2827 and the reversionary interest retained by the United 

3 States under subsection (e) of such section. 

4 (b) CONSIDERATION.— 

5 (1) EFFECT OF RECONVEYANCE.—Notwith6 standing subsection (d) of such section 2827, the re7 lease authorized by subsection (a) of this section shall 

8 be subject to the condition that, if the Economic De9 velopment Alliance reconveys all or any part of the 

10 conveyed property during the 25-year period referred 

11 to in subsection (c)(2) of such section, the Economic 

12 Development Alliance shall pay to the United States, 

13 upon reconveyance, an amount equal to the fair mar14 ket value of the reconveyed property as of the time of 

15 the reconveyance, excluding the value of any improve16 ments made to the property by the Economic Develop17 ment Alliance. 

18 (2) DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET VALUE.— 

19 The Secretary of the Army shall determine fair mar20 ket value in accordance with Federal appraisal stand21 ards and procedures. 

22 (3) TREATMENT OF LEASES.—The Secretary of 

23 the Army may treat a lease of the property within 

24 such 25-year period as a reconveyance if the Sec-
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1 retary determines that the lease is being used to avoid 

2 application of paragraph (1). 

3 (4) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary of 

4 the Army shall deposit any proceeds received under 

5 this subsection in the special account established pur6 suant to section 572(b) of title 40, United States 

7 Code. 

8 (c) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE.—The Secretary of the 

9 Army may execute and file in the appropriate office a deed 

10 of release, amended deed, or other appropriate instrument 

11 reflecting the release of conditions and retained interests 

12 under subsection (a). 

13 (d) PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 

14 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 

15 Army shall require the Economic Development Alli16 ance to cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or 

17 to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the 

18 Secretary, to carry out the release of conditions and 

19 retained interests under subsection (a), including sur20 vey costs, costs related to environmental documenta21 tion, and other administrative costs related to the re22 lease. If amounts paid to the Secretary in advance ex23 ceed the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to 

24 carry out the release, the Secretary shall refund the 

25 excess amount to the Economic Development Alliance. 
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1 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.— 

2 Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reimburse3 ment for costs incurred by the Secretary to carry out 

4 the release under subsection (a) shall be credited to 

5 the fund or account that was used to cover the costs 

6 incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the release. 

7 Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in 

8 such fund or account and shall be available for the 

9 same purposes, and subject to the same conditions 

10 and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account. 

11 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec12 retary of the Army may require such additional terms and 

13 conditions in connection with the release of conditions and 

14 retained interests under subsection (a) as the Secretary con15 siders appropriate to protect the interests of the United 

16 States, including provisions that the Secretary determines 

17 are necessary to preclude any use of the property that would 

18 interfere with activities at Pine Bluff Arsenal. 

19 SEC. 2832. LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORITY, MARE ISLAND 

20 ARMY RESERVE CENTER, VALLEJO, CALI21 FORNIA. 

22 (a) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to subsection 

23 (b), the Secretary of the Army may carry out a real prop24 erty exchange with Touro University California (in this 

25 section referred to as the ‘‘University’’), under which the 
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1 Secretary will convey all right, title, and interest of the 

2 United States in and to a parcel of real property, including 

3 any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 

4 3.42 acres of the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 

5 Azuar Drive in the City of Vallejo, California, and admin6 istered by the Secretary as part of the 63rd Regional Sup7 port Command, for the purpose of permitting the Univer8 sity to use the parcel for educational and administrative 

9 purposes. 

10 (b) CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY CONDITIONAL.—The con11 veyance authority provided by subsection (a) shall take ef12 fect only if the real property exchange process initiated by 

13 the Secretary of the Army in a notice of availability 

14 (DACW05–8–15–512) issued on January 28, 2015, and in15 volving the real property described in subsection (a) is ter16 minated unsuccessfully. 

17 (c) CONVEYANCE PROCESS.—The Secretary shall carry 

18 out the real property exchange authorized by subsection (a) 

19 using the authority available to the Secretary under section 

20 18240 of title 10, United States Code. 

21 (d) FACILITIES TO BE ACQUIRED.—In exchange for 

22 the conveyance of the real property under subsection (a), 

23 the Secretary of the Army shall acquire, consistent with sub24 sections (c) and (d) of section 18240 of title 10, United 

25 States Code, a facility, or addition to an existing facility, 
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1 needed to rectify the parking shortage for the Mare Island 

2 Army Reserve Center. 

3 (e) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 

4 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 

5 Army shall require the University to cover costs (ex6 cept costs for environmental remediation of the prop7 erty) to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse 

8 the Secretary for such costs incurred by the Secretary, 

9 to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), in10 cluding survey costs, costs for environmental docu11 mentation related to the conveyance, and any other 

12 administrative costs related to the conveyance. If 

13 amounts are collected from the University in advance 

14 of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the 

15 amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred 

16 by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the Sec17 retary shall refund the excess amount to the Univer18 sity. 

19 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.— 

20 Amounts received as reimbursement under paragraph 

21 (1) shall be credited to the fund or account that was 

22 used to cover those costs incurred by the Secretary in 

23 carrying out the conveyance or, if the period of avail24 ability for obligations for that appropriation has ex25 pired, to the appropriations or fund that is currently 
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1 available to the Secretary for the same purpose. 

2 Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in 

3 such fund or account, and shall be available for the 

4 same purposes, and subject to the same conditions 

5 and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account. 

6 (f) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

7 and legal description of the property to be conveyed under 

8 subsection (a) and acquired under subsection (d) shall be 

9 determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the 

10 Army. 

11 SEC. 2833. LAND EXCHANGE, NAVY OUTLYING LANDING 

12 FIELD, NAVAL AIR STATION, WHITING FIELD, 

13 FLORIDA. 

14 (a) LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

15 the Navy may convey to Escambia County, Florida (in this 

16 section referred to as the ‘‘County’’), all right, title, and 

17 interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real prop18 erty, including any improvements thereon, containing Navy 

19 Outlying Landing Field Site 8 in Escambia County associ20 ated with Naval Air Station, Whiting Field, Milton, Flor21 ida. 

22 (b) LAND TO BE ACQUIRED.—In exchange for the 

23 property described in subsection (a), the County shall con24 vey to the Secretary of the Navy land and improvements 

25 thereon in Santa Rosa County, Florida, that is acceptable 
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1 to the Secretary and suitable for use as a Navy outlying 

2 landing field to replace Navy Outlying Landing Field Site 

3 8. 

4 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 

5 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 

6 Navy shall require the County to cover costs to be in7 curred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary 

8 for such costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out 

9 the land exchange under this section, including survey 

10 costs, costs for environmental documentation, other 

11 administrative costs related to the land exchange, and 

12 all costs associated with relocation of activities and 

13 facilities from Navy Outlying Landing Field Site 8 

14 to the replacement location. If amounts are collected 

15 from the County in advance of the Secretary incur16 ring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds 

17 the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry 

18 out the land exchange, the Secretary shall refund the 

19 excess amount to the County. 

20 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.— 

21 Amounts received as reimbursement under paragraph 

22 (1) shall be credited to the fund or account that was 

23 used to cover those costs incurred by the Secretary in 

24 carrying out the land exchange. Amounts so credited 

25 shall be merged with amounts in such fund or ac-
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1 count, and shall be available for the same purposes, 

2 and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as 

3 amounts in such fund or account. 

4 (d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

5 and legal description of the property to be exchanged under 

6 this section shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to 

7 the Secretary of the Navy. 

8 (e) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—The exchange of real 

9 property under this section shall be accomplished using a 

10 quit claim deed or other legal instrument and upon terms 

11 and conditions mutually satisfactory to the Secretary of the 

12 Navy and the County, including such additional terms and 

13 conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 

14 the interests of the United States. 

15 SEC. 2834. RELEASE OF PROPERTY INTERESTS RETAINED 

16 IN CONNECTION WITH LAND CONVEYANCE, 

17 CAMP VILLERE, LOUISIANA. 

18 (a) RELEASE OF RETAINED INTERESTS.—With respect 

19 to a parcel of real property at Camp Villere, Louisiana, 

20 consisting of approximately 48.04 acres and conveyed by 

21 quit-claim deed for National Guard purposes by the United 

22 States to the State of Louisiana pursuant to section 616 

23 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1975 (titles 

24 I through VI of Public Law 93–552; 88 Stat. 1768), the 

25 Secretary of the Army may release the terms and conditions 
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1 imposed by the United States under subsection (b) of such 

2 section and the reversionary interest retained by the United 

3 States under subsection (c) of such section. The release of 

4 such terms and conditions and retained interests with re5 spect to any portion of that parcel shall not be construed 

6 to alter the rights or interests retained by the United States 

7 with respect to the remainder of the real property conveyed 

8 to the State under such section. 

9 (b) CONDITION OF RELEASE.—The release authorized 

10 by subsection (a) of terms and conditions and retained in11 terests shall be subject to the condition that the State of Lou12 isiana— 

13 (1) transfer the parcel of real property described 

14 in such subsection from the Louisiana Military De15 partment to the Louisiana Agricultural Finance Au16 thority for the purpose of permitting the Louisiana 

17 Agricultural Finance Authority to use the parcel for 

18 any purposes allowed by State law; and 

19 (2) make available to the Louisiana Military De20 partment real property to replace the transferred par21 cel that is suitable for use for National Guard train22 ing and operational support for emergency manage23 ment and homeland defense activities. 

24 (c) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE AND DESCRIPTION OF

25 PROPERTY.—The Secretary of the Army may execute and 
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1 file in the appropriate office a deed of release, amended 

2 deed, or other appropriate instrument reflecting the release 

3 of terms and conditions and retained interests under sub4 section (a). The exact acreage and legal description of the 

5 property described in such subsection shall be determined 

6 by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army. 

7 (d) PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 

8 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 

9 Army may require the State of Louisiana to cover 

10 costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse 

11 the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to 

12 carry out the release of retained interests under sub13 section (a), including survey costs, costs related to en14 vironmental documentation, and other administrative 

15 costs related to the conveyance. If amounts paid to the 

16 Secretary in advance exceed the costs actually in17 curred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, 

18 the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the 

19 State. 

20 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.— 

21 Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reimburse22 ment for costs incurred by the Secretary to carry out 

23 the release of retained interests under subsection (a) 

24 shall be credited to the fund or account that was used 

25 to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in car-
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1 rying out the release of retained interests. Amounts so 

2 credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund 

3 or account and shall be available for the same pur4 poses, and subject to the same conditions and limita5 tions, as amounts in such fund or account. 

6 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec7 retary of the Army may require such additional terms and 

8 conditions in connection with the release of retained inter9 ests under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appro10 priate to protect the interests of the United States. 

11 SEC. 2835. RELEASE OF PROPERTY INTERESTS RETAINED 

12 IN CONNECTION WITH LAND CONVEYANCE, 

13 FORT BLISS MILITARY RESERVATION, TEXAS. 

14 (a) RELEASE OF RETAINED INTERESTS.—With respect 

15 to a parcel of real property in El Paso, Texas, consisting 

16 of approximately 20 acres and conveyed by deed for Na17 tional Guard and military purposes by the United States 

18 to the State of Texas pursuant to section 708 of the Military 

19 Construction Authorization Act, 1972 (Public Law 92–145; 

20 85 Stat. 412), the Secretary of the Army may release the 

21 rights reserved by the United States under subsections (d) 

22 and (e)(2) of such section and the reversionary interest re23 tained by the United States under subsection (e)(1) of such 

24 section. The release of such rights and retained interests 

25 with respect to any portion of that parcel shall not be con-
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1 strued to alter the rights or interests retained by the United 

2 States with respect to the remainder of the real property 

3 conveyed to the State under such section. 

4 (b) CONDITION OF RELEASE.—The release authorized 

5 by subsection (a) of rights and retained interests shall be 

6 subject to the condition that— 

7 (1) the State of Texas sell the parcel of real prop8 erty covered by the release for fair market value; and 

9 (2) all proceeds from the sale shall be used to 

10 fund improvements or repairs for National Guard 

11 and military purposes on the remainder of the prop12 erty conveyed under section 708 of the Military Con13 struction Authorization Act, 1972 (Public Law 92– 

14 145; 85 Stat. 412) and retained by the State. 

15 (c) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE AND DESCRIPTION OF

16 PROPERTY.—The Secretary of the Army may execute and 

17 file in the appropriate office a deed of release, amended 

18 deed, or other appropriate instrument reflecting the release 

19 of rights and retained interests under subsection (a). The 

20 exact acreage and legal description of the property for which 

21 rights and retained interests are released under subsection 

22 (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Sec23 retary of the Army. 

24 (d) PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
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1 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 

2 Army may require the State of Texas to cover costs 

3 to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the 

4 Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry 

5 out the release of retained interests under subsection 

6 (a), including survey costs, costs related to environ7 mental documentation, and other administrative costs 

8 related to the conveyance. If amounts paid to the Sec9 retary in advance exceed the costs actually incurred 

10 by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the Sec11 retary shall refund the excess amount to the State. 

12 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.— 

13 Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reimburse14 ment for costs incurred by the Secretary to carry out 

15 the release of retained interests under subsection (a) 

16 shall be credited to the fund or account that was used 

17 to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in car18 rying out the release of retained interests. Amounts so 

19 credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund 

20 or account and shall be available for the same pur21 poses, and subject to the same conditions and limita22 tions, as amounts in such fund or account. 

23 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec24 retary of the Army may require such additional terms and 

25 conditions in connection with the release of retained inter-
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1 ests under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appro2 priate to protect the interests of the United States, to in3 clude necessary munitions response actions by the State of 

4 Texas in accordance with subsection (e)(3) of section 708 

5 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1972 (Pub6 lic Law 92–145; 85 Stat. 412). 

7 Subtitle E—Military Land 

8 Withdrawals 

9 SEC. 2841. ADDITIONAL WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION 

10 OF PUBLIC LAND, NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STA11 TION CHINA LAKE, CALIFORNIA. 

12 Section 2971(b) of the Military Construction Author13 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 

14 113–66; 127 Stat. 1044) is amended— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘The public land’’ and inserting 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) INITIAL WITHDRAWAL.—The public land’’; 

18 and 

19 (2) by adding at the end the following new para20 graph: 

21 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL WITHDRAWAL.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

23 subparagraph (B), the public land (including in24 terests in land) referred to in subsection (a) also 

25 includes the approximately 21,060 acres of pub-
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1 lic land in San Bernardino County, California, 

2 identified as ‘Proposed Navy Land’ on the map 

3 entitled ‘Proposed Navy Withdrawal’, dated 

4 March 10, 2015, and filed in accordance with 

5 section 2912. 

6 ‘‘(B) EXCLUDED LANDS.—The withdrawal 

7 area referred to in subparagraph (A) specifically 

8 excludes section 36, township 29 south, range 43 

9 east, San Bernardino meridian. 

10 ‘‘(C) EXISTING RIGHTS AND ACCESS.—The 

11 withdrawal and reservation of public land pur12 suant to subparagraph (A) is subject to valid ex13 isting rights. The Secretary of the Navy shall en14 sure that the owners of the excluded private land 

15 identified in subparagraph (B) continue to have 

16 reasonable access to such land.’’. 

17 Subtitle F—Other Matters 

18 SEC. 2851. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

19 GUIDANCE ON USE OF AIRFIELD PAVEMENT 

20 MARKINGS. 

21 The Secretary of Defense shall require such modifica22 tions of Unified Facilities Guide Specifications for pave23 ment markings (UFGS 32 17 23.00 20 Pavement Markings, 

24 UFGS 32 17 24.00 10 Pavement Markings), Air Force En25 gineering Technical Letter ETL 97–18 (Guide Specification 
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1 for Airfield and Roadway Marking), and any other Depart2 ment of Defense guidance on airfield pavement markings 

3 as may be necessary to permit the use of Type III category 

4 of retro-reflective beads to reflectorize airfield markings. The 

5 Secretary shall develop appropriate policy to ensure that 

6 the determination of the category of retro-reflective beads 

7 used on an airfield is determined on an installation-by-in8 stallation basis, taking into consideration local conditions 

9 and the life-cycle maintenance costs of the pavement mark10 ings. 

11 SEC. 2852. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ESTABLISH12 MENT OF COMMEMORATIVE WORK IN HONOR 

13 OF BRIGADIER GENERAL FRANCIS MARION. 

14 Notwithstanding section 8903(e) of title 40, United 

15 States Code, the authority provided by section 331 of the 

16 Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law 

17 110–229; 122 Stat. 781; 40 U.S.C. 8903 note) shall continue 

18 to apply through May 8, 2018. 
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1 DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF 

2 ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

3 AUTHORIZATIONS AND 

4 OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

5 TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF 

6 ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

7 PROGRAMS 

Subtitle A—National Security Programs Authorizations 

Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 

Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 

Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 

Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. 

Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 

Sec. 3111. Improvement to accountability of Department of Energy employees 

and projects. 

Sec. 3112. Stockpile responsiveness program. 

Sec. 3113. Notification of cost overruns and Selected Acquisition Reports for 

major alteration projects. 

Sec. 3114. Root cause analyses for certain cost overruns. 

Sec. 3115. Funding of laboratory-directed research and development programs. 

Sec. 3116. Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant contract oversight. 

Sec. 3117. Use of best practices for capital asset projects and nuclear weapon life 

extension programs. 

Sec. 3118. Research and development of advanced naval nuclear fuel system based 

on low-enriched uranium. 

Sec. 3119. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium. 

Sec. 3120. Establishment of microlab pilot program. 

Sec. 3121. Prohibition on availability of funds for provision of defense nuclear 

nonproliferation assistance to Russian Federation. 

Sec. 3122. Prohibition on availability of funds for new fixed site radiological portal monitors in foreign countries. 

Sec. 3123. Limitation on availability of funds for certain arms control and nonproliferation technologies. 

Sec. 3124. Limitation on availability of funds for nuclear weapons dismantlement. 

Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 

Sec. 3131. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for 

unencumbered uranium. 

Sec. 3132. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan and reports. 

Sec. 3133. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational defense 

nuclear facilities. 
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Sec. 3134. Assessment of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear facilities. 

Sec. 3135. Modifications to cost-benefit analyses for competition of management 

and operating contracts. 

Sec. 3136. Interagency review of applications for the transfer of United States 

civil nuclear technology. 

Sec. 3137. Governance and management of nuclear security enterprise. 

Sec. 3138. Annual report on number of full-time equivalent employees and contractor employees. 

Sec. 3139. Development of strategy on risks to nonproliferation caused by additive manufacturing. 

Sec. 3140. Plutonium pit production capacity. 

Sec. 3141. Assessments on nuclear proliferation risks and nuclear nonproliferation opportunities. 

Sec. 3142. Analysis of alternatives for Mobile Guardian Transporter program. 

1 Subtitle A—National Security 

2 Programs Authorizations 

3 SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA4 TION. 

5 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 

6 hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 

7 Energy for fiscal year 2016 for the activities of the National 

8 Nuclear Security Administration in carrying out programs 

9 as specified in the funding table in section 4701. 

10 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.— 

11 From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available 

12 for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy 

13 may carry out the following new plant project for the Na14 tional Nuclear Security Administration: 

15 Project 16–D–621, Substation Replacement at 

16 Technical Area 3, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 

17 Los Alamos, New Mexico, $25,000,000. 
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1 SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 

2 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 

3 Department of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for defense envi4 ronmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs as 

5 specified in the funding table in section 4701. 

6 SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 

7 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 

8 Department of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for other defense 

9 activities in carrying out programs as specified in the fund10 ing table in section 4701. 

11 SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 

12 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 

13 Department of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for nuclear en14 ergy as specified in the funding table in section 4701. 

15 Subtitle B—Program Authoriza16 tions, Restrictions, and Limita17 tions 

18 SEC. 3111. IMPROVEMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY OF DEPART19 MENT OF ENERGY EMPLOYEES AND 

20 PROJECTS. 

21 (a) NOTIFICATIONS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of the National 

23 Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441 

24 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 

25 new section: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 3245. NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE PRACTICES AF2 FECTING NATIONAL SECURITY. 

3 ‘‘(a) ANNUAL NOTIFICATION.—At or about the time 

4 that the President’s budget is submitted to Congress under 

5 section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Sec6 retary of Energy and the Administrator shall jointly notify 

7 the appropriate congressional committees of— 

8 ‘‘(1) the number of covered employees whose secu9 rity clearance was revoked during the year prior to 

10 the year in which the notification is made; and 

11 ‘‘(2) for each employee counted under paragraph 

12 (1), the length of time such employee has been em13 ployed at the Department or the Administration, as 

14 the case may be, since such revocation. 

15 ‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT16 TEES.—Whenever the Secretary or the Administrator termi17 nates the employment of a covered employee or removes and 

18 reassigns a covered employee for cause, the Secretary or the 

19 Administrator, as the case may be, shall notify the appro20 priate congressional committees of such termination or re21 assignment by not later than 30 days after the date of such 

22 termination or reassignment. 

23 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 ‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional com25 mittees’ means— 
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1 ‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Com4 merce of the House of Representatives and the 

5 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

6 the Senate. 

7 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered employee’ means— 

8 ‘‘(A) an employee of the Administration; or 

9 ‘‘(B) an employee of an element of the De10 partment of Energy (other than the Administra11 tion) involved in nuclear security.’’. 

12 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con13 tents for such Act is amended by inserting after the 

14 item relating to section 3244 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 3245. Notification of employee practices affecting national security.’’. 

15 (3) ONE-TIME CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 

16 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

17 the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator for 

18 Nuclear Security shall jointly submit to the congres19 sional defense committees, the Committee on Energy 

20 and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and 

21 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

22 the Senate written certification that the Secretary 

23 and the Administrator possess the authorities needed 

24 to terminate the employment of an employee for cause 

25 relating to improper program management, as de-
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1 scribed in section 3246(a) of the National Nuclear Se2 curity Administration Act (as added by subsection 

3 (b)(1)). 

4 (b) LIMITATION ON BONUSES.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Such subtitle, as amended by 

6 subsection (a)(1), is further amended by adding at the 

7 end the following: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 3246. LIMITATION ON BONUSES FOR EMPLOYEES 

9 WHO ENGAGE IN IMPROPER PROGRAM MAN10 AGEMENT. 

11 ‘‘(a) LIMITATION.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy or 

13 the Administrator may not pay to a covered employee 

14 a bonus during the one-year period beginning on the 

15 date on which the Secretary or the Administrator, as 

16 the case may be, determines that the covered employee 

17 engaged in improper program management that re18 sulted in a notification under section 4713 of the 

19 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753) or sig20 nificantly and detrimentally affected the cost, scope, 

21 or schedule associated with the approval of critical de22 cision 3 in the acquisition process for a project (as 

23 defined in Department of Energy Order 413.3B (re24 lating to program management and project manage25 ment for the acquisition of capital assets)). 
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1 ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE.—Not later 

2 than one year after the date of the enactment of this 

3 section, the Secretary shall issue guidance for the im4 plementation of paragraph (1). 

5 ‘‘(b) GUIDANCE PROHIBITING BONUSES FOR ADDI6 TIONAL EMPLOYEES.—Not later than 180 days after the 

7 date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary and the 

8 Administrator shall each issue guidance prohibiting the 

9 payment of a bonus to a covered employee during the one10 year period beginning on the date on which the Secretary 

11 or the Administrator, as the case may be, determines that 

12 the covered employee engaged in improper program man13 agement— 

14 ‘‘(1) that jeopardized the health, safety, or secu15 rity of employees or facilities of the Administration 

16 or another element of the Department of Energy in17 volved in nuclear security; or 

18 ‘‘(2) in carrying out defense nuclear non19 proliferation activities. 

20 ‘‘(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary or the Administrator, as 

21 the case may be, may waive the limitation on the payment 

22 of a bonus under subsection (a) or (b) on a case-by-case 

23 basis if— 
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1 ‘‘(1) the Secretary or the Administrator, as the 

2 case may be, notifies the appropriate congressional 

3 committees of such waiver; and 

4 ‘‘(2) a period of 60 days elapses following such 

5 notification. 

6 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 ‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional com8 mittees’ means— 

9 ‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Com12 merce of the House of Representatives and the 

13 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

14 the Senate. 

15 ‘‘(2) The term ‘bonus’ means a bonus or award 

16 paid under title 5, United States Code, including 

17 under chapters 45 or 53 of such title, or any other 

18 provision of law. 

19 ‘‘(3) The term ‘covered employee’ has the mean20 ing given that term in section 3245.’’. 

21 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con22 tents for such Act, as amended by subsection (a)(2), 

23 is further amended by inserting after the item relat24 ing to section 3245 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 3246. Limitation on bonuses for employees who engage in improper program management.’’. 
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1 (c) TREATMENT OF CONTACTOR EMPLOYEES.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Such subtitle, as amended by 

3 subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1), is further amended by 

4 adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 3247. TREATMENT OF CONTRACTORS WHO ENGAGE IN 

6 IMPROPER PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. 

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection 

8 (b), if the Secretary of Energy or the Administrator deter9 mines that a covered contractor engaged in improper pro10 gram management that resulted in a notification under sec11 tion 4713 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 

12 2753) or significantly and detrimentally affected the cost, 

13 scope, or schedule associated with the approval of critical 

14 decision 3 in the acquisition process for a project (as de15 fined in Department of Energy Order 413.3B (relating to 

16 program management and project management for the ac17 quisition of capital assets)), the Secretary or the Adminis18 trator, as the case may be, shall submit to the appropriate 

19 congressional committees— 

20 ‘‘(1) an explanation as to whether termination of 

21 the contract is an appropriate remedy; 

22 ‘‘(2) a description of the terms of the contract re23 garding award fees and performance; and 
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1 ‘‘(3) a description of how the Secretary or the 

2 Administrator, as the case may be, plans to exercise 

3 options under the contract. 

4 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary or the Adminis5 trator, as the case may be, is not able to submit the informa6 tion described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection 

7 (a) by reason of a contract enforcement action, the Sec8 retary or the Administrator, as the case may be, shall sub9 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a notifica10 tion of such contract enforcement action and the date on 

11 which the Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may 

12 be, plans to submit the information described in such para13 graphs. 

14 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 ‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional com16 mittees’ means— 

17 ‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Com20 merce of the House of Representatives and the 

21 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

22 the Senate. 

23 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered contractor’ means— 

24 ‘‘(A) a contractor of the Administration; or 
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1 ‘‘(B) a contractor of an element of the De2 partment of Energy (other than the Administra3 tion) involved in nuclear security.’’. 

4 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con5 tents for such Act, as amended by subsections (a)(2) 

6 and (b)(2), is further amended by inserting after the 

7 item relating to section 3246 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 3247. Treatment of contractors who engage in improper program management.’’. 

8 SEC. 3112. STOCKPILE RESPONSIVENESS PROGRAM. 

9 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

10 that— 

11 (1) a modern and responsive nuclear weapons 

12 infrastructure is only one component of a nuclear 

13 posture that is agile, flexible, and responsive to 

14 change; and 

15 (2) to ensure the nuclear deterrent of the United 

16 States remains safe, secure, reliable, credible, and re17 sponsive, the United States must continually exercise 

18 all capabilities required to conceptualize, study, de19 sign, develop, engineer, certify, produce, and deploy 

20 nuclear weapons. 

21 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLII of the 

23 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.) 
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1 is amended by adding at the end the following new 

2 section: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 4220. STOCKPILE RESPONSIVENESS PROGRAM. 

4 ‘‘(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

5 United States to identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and 

6 continually exercise all capabilities required to concep7 tualize, study, design, develop, engineer, certify, produce, 

8 and deploy nuclear weapons to ensure the nuclear deterrent 

9 of the United States remains safe, secure, reliable, credible, 

10 and responsive. 

11 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Energy, 

12 acting through the Administrator and in consultation with 

13 the Secretary of Defense, shall carry out a stockpile respon14 siveness program, along with the stockpile stewardship pro15 gram under section 4201 and the stockpile management 

16 program under section 4204, to identify, sustain, enhance, 

17 integrate, and continually exercise all capabilities required 

18 to conceptualize, study, design, develop, engineer, certify, 

19 produce, and deploy nuclear weapons. 

20 ‘‘(c) OBJECTIVES.—The program under subsection (b) 

21 shall have the following objectives: 

22 ‘‘(1) Identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and 

23 continually exercise all of the capabilities, infrastruc24 ture, tools, and technologies across the science, engi25 neering, design, certification, and manufacturing 
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1 cycle required to carry out all phases of the joint nu2 clear weapons life cycle process, with respect to both 

3 the nuclear security enterprise and relevant elements 

4 of the Department of Defense. 

5 ‘‘(2) Identify, enhance, and transfer knowledge, 

6 skills, and direct experience with respect to all phases 

7 of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle process from 

8 one generation of nuclear weapon designers and engi9 neers to the following generation. 

10 ‘‘(3) Periodically demonstrate stockpile respon11 siveness throughout the range of capabilities required, 

12 including prototypes, flight testing, and development 

13 of plans for certification without the need for nuclear 

14 explosive testing. 

15 ‘‘(4) Shorten design, certification, and manufac16 turing cycles and timelines to minimize the amount 

17 of time and costs leading to an engineering prototype 

18 and production. 

19 ‘‘(5) Continually exercise processes for the inte20 gration and coordination of all relevant elements and 

21 processes of the Administration and the Department 

22 of Defense required to ensure stockpile responsiveness. 

23 ‘‘(d) JOINT NUCLEAR WEAPONS LIFE CYCLE PROCESS

24 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘joint nuclear weapons 

25 life cycle process’ means the process developed and main-
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1 tained by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of En2 ergy for the development, production, maintenance, and re3 tirement of nuclear weapons.’’. 

4 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con5 tents for such Act is amended by inserting after the 

6 item relating to section 4219 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 4220. Stockpile responsiveness program.’’. 

7 (c) INCLUSION IN STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP, MANAGE8 MENT, AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4203 of such Act (50 

10 U.S.C. 2523) is amended— 

11 (A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘IN12 FRASTRUCTURE’’ and inserting ‘‘RESPON13 SIVENESS’’; 

14 (B) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘stock15 pile responsiveness,’’ after ‘‘stockpile manage16 ment,’’; 

17 (C) in subsection (c)— 

18 (i) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 

19 and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respec20 tively; and 

21 (ii) by inserting after paragraph (4) 

22 the following new paragraph (5): 

23 ‘‘(5) A summary of the status, plans, and budg24 ets for carrying out the stockpile responsiveness pro25 gram under section 4220.’’; 
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1 (D) in subsection (d)(1)— 

2 (i) in the matter preceding subpara3 graph (A), by striking ‘‘stewardship and 

4 management’’ and inserting ‘‘stewardship, 

5 stockpile management, and stockpile respon6 siveness’’; 

7 (ii) in subparagraph (K), by striking 

8 ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

9 (iii) in subparagraph (L), by striking 

10 the period and inserting a semicolon; and 

11 (iv) by adding at the end the following 

12 new subparagraphs: 

13 ‘‘(M) the status, plans, activities, budgets, 

14 and schedules for carrying out the stockpile re15 sponsiveness program under section 4220; and 

16 ‘‘(N) for each of the five fiscal years fol17 lowing the fiscal year in which the report is sub18 mitted, an identification of the funds needed to 

19 carry out the program required under section 

20 4220.’’; and 

21 (E) in subsection (e)(1)(A)— 

22 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

23 and inserting a semicolon; 

24 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the pe25 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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1 (iii) by adding at the end the following 

2 new clause: 

3 ‘‘(iii) whether the plan supports the 

4 stockpile responsiveness program under sec5 tion 4220 in a manner that meets the objec6 tives of such program and an identification 

7 of any improvements that may be made to 

8 the plan to better carry out such program.’’. 

9 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con10 tents for such Act is amended by striking the item re11 lating to section 4203 and inserting the following new 

12 item: 

‘‘Sec. 4203. Nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and responsiveness plan.’’. 

13 (d) REPORT BY STRATCOM.—Section 4205(e)(4) of 

14 such Act (50 U.S.C. 2525(e)(4)) is amended— 

15 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

16 and inserting a semicolon; 

17 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 

18 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

19 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub20 paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(C) the views of the Commander on the 

22 stockpile responsiveness program under section 

23 4220, the activities conducted under such pro-
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1 gram, and any suggestions to improve such pro2 gram.’’. 

3 SEC. 3113. NOTIFICATION OF COST OVERRUNS AND SE4 LECTED ACQUISITION REPORTS FOR MAJOR 

5 ALTERATION PROJECTS. 

6 (a) NOTIFICATION OF COST OVERRUNS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4713(a) of the Atomic 

8 Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753(a)) is amend9 ed— 

10 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 

11 (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 

12 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol13 lowing new paragraph (2): 

14 ‘‘(2) MAJOR ALTERATION PROJECTS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 

16 shall establish a cost and schedule baseline for 

17 each major alteration project. 

18 ‘‘(B) PER UNIT COST.—The cost baseline de19 veloped under subparagraph (A) shall include, 

20 with respect to each major alteration project, an 

21 estimated cost for each warhead in the project. 

22 ‘‘(C) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESSIONAL DE23 FENSE COMMITTEES.—Not later than 30 days 

24 after establishing a cost and schedule baseline 

25 under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall 
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1 submit the cost and schedule baseline to the con2 gressional defense committees. 

3 ‘‘(D) MAJOR ALTERATION PROJECT DE4 FINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘major al5 teration project’ means a nuclear weapon system 

6 alteration project of the Administration the cost 

7 of which exceeds $750,000,000.’’. 

8 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 4713 

9 of such Act is further amended— 

10 (A) in subsection (b)— 

11 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or 

12 (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(3), or (4)’’; and 

13 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 

14 (I) by inserting ‘‘or a major alter15 ation project referred to in subsection 

16 (a)(2)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’; and 

17 (II) by inserting ‘‘or (a)(2)(B), as 

18 applicable,’’; and 

19 (B) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘or 

20 a major alteration project referred to in sub21 section (a)(2)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’. 

22 (b) INCLUSION OF MAJOR ALTERATION PROJECTS IN

23 SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORTS AND INDEPENDENT

24 COST ESTIMATES.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4217 of such Act (50 

2 U.S.C. 2537) is amended— 

3 (A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘or a 

4 major alteration project (as defined in section 

5 4713(a)(2))’’ after ‘‘life extension’’; and 

6 (B) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by adding at 

7 the end the following new clause: 

8 ‘‘(iv) Each nuclear weapons system un9 dergoing a major alteration project (as de10 fined in section 4713(a)(2)).’’. 

11 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

12 (A) The section heading for section 4217 of 

13 such Act is amended by striking ‘‘LIFE EXTEN14 SION PROGRAMS AND NEW NUCLEAR FA15 CILITIES’’ and inserting ‘‘CERTAIN PRO16 GRAMS AND FACILITIES’’. 

17 (B) The table of contents for such Act is 

18 amended by striking the item relating to section 

19 4217 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 4217. Selected Acquisition Reports and independent cost estimates and reviews of certain programs and facilities.’’. 

20 SEC. 3114. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSES FOR CERTAIN COST 

21 OVERRUNS. 

22 Section 4713(c) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 

23 U.S.C. 2753(c)), as amended by section 3113, is further 

24 amended— 
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1 (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘AND

2 ROOT CAUSE ANALYSES’’ after ‘‘PROJECTS’’; 

3 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

4 (3) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the period 

5 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

6 (4) by adding at the end the following para7 graph: 

8 ‘‘(3) submit to the congressional defense commit9 tees an assessment of the root cause or causes of the 

10 growth in the total cost of the project, including the 

11 contribution of any shortcomings in cost, schedule, or 

12 performance of the program, including the role, if 

13 any, of— 

14 ‘‘(A) unrealistic performance expectations; 

15 ‘‘(B) unrealistic baseline estimates for cost 

16 or schedule; 

17 ‘‘(C) immature technologies or excessive 

18 manufacturing or integration risk; 

19 ‘‘(D) unanticipated design, engineering, 

20 manufacturing, or technology integration issues 

21 arising during program performance; 

22 ‘‘(E) changes in procurement quantities; 

23 ‘‘(F) inadequate program funding or fund24 ing instability; 
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1 ‘‘(G) poor performance by personnel of the 

2 Federal Government or contractor personnel re3 sponsible for program management; or 

4 ‘‘(H) any other matters.’’. 

5 SEC. 3115. FUNDING OF LABORATORY-DIRECTED RESEARCH 

6 AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4811(c) of the Atomic En8 ergy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2791(c)) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘to such laboratories’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘to a national security laboratory’’; 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘not to exceed 6 percent’’ and in12 serting ‘‘of not less than 5 percent and not more than 

13 7 percent’’; and 

14 (3) by striking ‘‘by such laboratories’’ and in15 serting ‘‘by the laboratory’’. 

16 (b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than February 

17 28, 2016, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall pro18 vide a briefing to the congressional defense committees on— 

19 (1) all recent or ongoing reviews of the labora20 tory-directed research and development program, in21 cluding such reviews initiated by the Secretary of En22 ergy; 

23 (2) costs and accounting practices associated 

24 with laboratory-directed research and development; 

25 and 
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1 (3) how laboratory-directed research and develop2 ment projects support the mission of the National Nu3 clear Security Administration. 

4 SEC. 3116. HANFORD WASTE TREATMENT AND IMMOBILIZA5 TION PLANT CONTRACT OVERSIGHT. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title XLIV of the 

7 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2621 et seq.) is 

8 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 4446. HANFORD WASTE TREATMENT AND IMMO10 BILIZATION PLANT CONTRACT OVERSIGHT. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

12 date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 

13 Act for Fiscal Year 2016, the Secretary of Energy shall ar14 range to have an owner’s agent advise the Secretary in car15 rying out the oversight responsibilities of the Secretary with 

16 respect to the contract described in subsection (b). 

17 ‘‘(b) CONTRACT DESCRIBED.—The contract described 

18 in this subsection is the contract between the Office of River 

19 Protection of the Department of Energy and Bechtel Na20 tional, Inc., or its successor relating to the Hanford Waste 

21 Treatment and Immobilization Plant (contract number 

22 DE–AC27–01RV14136). 

23 ‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the owner’s agent under 

24 subsection (a) shall include advising the Secretary with re25 spect to the following: 
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1 ‘‘(1) Performing design, construction, nuclear 

2 safety, and operability oversight of each facility cov3 ered by the contract described in subsection (b). 

4 ‘‘(2) Beginning not later than one year after the 

5 date of the enactment of the National Defense Author6 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, ensuring that the 

7 preliminary documented safety analyses for all facili8 ties covered by the contract meet the requirements of 

9 all applicable Department of Energy regulations and 

10 guidance, including section 830.206 of title 10, Code 

11 of Federal Regulations, and the Department of En12 ergy Standard on the Integration of Safety into the 

13 Design Process (DOE–STD–1189–2008). 

14 ‘‘(3) Ensuring that, until the Secretary approves 

15 the documented safety analysis for each facility cov16 ered by the contract, the contractor ensures that each 

17 preliminary documented safety analysis is current. 

18 ‘‘(4) Ensuring that the contractor acts to 

19 promptly resolve any unreviewed safety questions. 

20 ‘‘(d) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF OWNER’S AGENT.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 

22 the date of the enactment of the National Defense Au23 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, and every 180 

24 days thereafter, the owner’s agent specified in sub25 section (a) shall submit to the Secretary a report on 
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1 the advice provided by the owner’s agent to the Sec2 retary under that subsection with respect to oversight 

3 of the contract described in subsection (b). 

4 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para5 graph (1) shall include the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) Information on the status of, and the 

7 plan for resolving, each unreviewed safety ques8 tion at each facility covered by the contract de9 scribed in subsection (b). 

10 ‘‘(B) An identification of each instance of 

11 disagreement between the owner’s agent and the 

12 contractor with respect to whether an unreviewed 

13 safety question exists and the plan for resolution 

14 of the disagreement. 

15 ‘‘(C) An identification of each aspect of each 

16 preliminary documented safety analysis that is 

17 not current, the plan for making that aspect cur18 rent, and the status of the corrective efforts. 

19 ‘‘(D) Information on the status of, and the 

20 plan for resolving, each unresolved technical 

21 issue at each facility covered by the contract, and 

22 the status of corrective efforts. 

23 ‘‘(3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 

24 shall transmit to the congressional defense committees 
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1 the report required by paragraph (1) and any views 

2 of the Secretary with respect to the report. 

3 ‘‘(e) REPORT ON SELECTION OF THE OWNER’S

4 AGENT.—Not later than 30 days after the selection of the 

5 owner’s agent under subsection (a), the Secretary shall sub6 mit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 

7 process used to select the owner’s agent to ensure that the 

8 owner’s agent does not have a conflict of interest. 

9 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 ‘‘(1) The term ‘contractor’ means Bechtel Na11 tional, Inc. 

12 ‘‘(2) The term ‘current’, with respect to a docu13 mented safety analysis, means that the documented 

14 safety analysis includes any design changes approved 

15 by the contractor and any safety evaluation reports 

16 issued by the Secretary with respect to the facility 

17 covered by the analysis before the date that is 60 days 

18 before the date of the analysis. 

19 ‘‘(3) The terms ‘documented safety analysis’, 

20 ‘safety evaluation report’, and ‘unreviewed safety 

21 question’ have the meanings given those terms in sec22 tion 830.3 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or 

23 any corresponding similar ruling or regulation). 
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1 ‘‘(4) The term ‘owner’s agent’ means a private 

2 third-party entity with nuclear safety management 

3 expertise.’’. 

4 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 

5 such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 

6 to section 4445 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 4446. Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant contract oversight.’’. 

7 SEC. 3117. USE OF BEST PRACTICES FOR CAPITAL ASSET 

8 PROJECTS AND NUCLEAR WEAPON LIFE EX9 TENSION PROGRAMS. 

10 (a) ANALYSES OF ALTERNATIVES.—Not later than 30 

11 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec12 retary of Energy, in coordination with the Administrator 

13 for Nuclear Security, shall ensure that analyses of alter14 natives are conducted (including through contractors, as 

15 appropriate) in accordance with best practices for capital 

16 asset projects and life extension programs of the National 

17 Nuclear Security Administration and capital asset projects 

18 relating to defense environmental management. 

19 (b) COST ESTIMATES.—Not later than 30 days after 

20 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in co21 ordination with the Administrator, shall develop cost esti22 mates in accordance with cost estimating best practices for 

23 capital asset projects and life extension programs of the Na-
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1 tional Nuclear Security Administration and capital asset 

2 projects relating to defense environmental management. 

3 (c) REVISIONS TO DEPARTMENTAL PROJECT MANAGE4 MENT ORDER AND NUCLEAR WEAPON LIFE EXTENSION

5 REQUIREMENTS.—As soon as practicable after the date of 

6 the enactment of this Act, but not later than two years after 

7 such date of enactment, the Secretary shall revise— 

8 (1) the capital asset project management order of 

9 the Department of Energy to require the use of best 

10 practices for preparing cost estimates and for con11 ducting analyses of alternatives for National Nuclear 

12 Security Administration and defense environmental 

13 management capital asset projects; and 

14 (2) the nuclear weapon life extension program 

15 procedures of the Department to require the use of use 

16 of best practices for preparing cost estimates and con17 ducting analyses of alternatives for National Nuclear 

18 Security Administration life extension programs. 

19 SEC. 3118. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED 

20 NAVAL NUCLEAR FUEL SYSTEM BASED ON 

21 LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM. 

22 (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds authorized 

23 to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 

24 for fiscal year 2016 for defense nuclear nonproliferation for 

25 material management and minimization, as specified in 
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1 the funding table in section 4701, not more than $5,000,000 

2 shall be made available to the Deputy Administrator for 

3 Naval Reactors for initial planning and early research and 

4 development of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based 

5 on low-enriched uranium. 

6 (b) CONCEPTUAL PROGRAM PLAN.—Not later than 90 

7 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy 

8 Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense 

9 committees a conceptual plan for a program for research 

10 and development of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system 

11 based on low-enriched uranium to meet military require12 ments. Such plan shall include the following: 

13 (1) Timelines. 

14 (2) Costs (including an analysis of the cost of 

15 such research and development as compared to the 

16 cost of maintaining current naval nuclear reactor 

17 technology). 

18 (3) Milestones, including an identification of de19 cision points in which the Deputy Administrator 

20 shall determine whether further research and develop21 ment of a low-enriched uranium naval nuclear fuel 

22 system is warranted. 

23 (4) Identification of any benefits or risks for nu24 clear nonproliferation of such research and develop25 ment and eventual deployment. 
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1 (5) Identification of any military benefits or 

2 risks of such research and development and eventual 

3 deployment. 

4 (6) A discussion of potential security cost sav5 ings from using low-enriched uranium in future 

6 naval nuclear fuels, including for transporting and 

7 using low-enriched uranium fuel, and how such cost 

8 savings relate to the cost of fuel fabrication. 

9 (7) The distinguishment between requirements 

10 for aircraft carriers from submarines. 

11 (8) Any other matters the Deputy Administrator 

12 determines appropriate. 

13 (c) DETERMINATION OF CONTINUED RESEARCH AND

14 DEVELOPMENT.— 

15 (1) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 60 days 

16 after the date on which the Deputy Administrator 

17 submits the conceptual plan to the congressional de18 fense committees under subsection (b), the Secretary of 

19 Energy and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly 

20 submit to the congressional defense committees the de21 termination of the Secretaries as to whether the 

22 United States should continue to pursue research and 

23 development of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system 

24 based on low-enriched uranium. 
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1 (2) BUDGET REQUEST.—If the Secretaries deter2 mine under paragraph (1) that research and develop3 ment of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based 

4 on low-enriched uranium should continue, the Secre5 taries shall ensure that the budget of the President for 

6 fiscal year 2018 (and for fiscal year 2017, if feasible) 

7 submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 

8 31, United States Code, includes in the budget line 

9 item for the ‘‘Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation’’ ac10 count for material management and minimization 

11 amounts necessary to carry out the conceptual plan 

12 under subsection (b). 

13 (d) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—If the Secre14 taries determine under subsection (c)(1) that research and 

15 development of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based 

16 on low-enriched uranium should continue, not later than 

17 60 days after such determination, the Deputy Adminis18 trator shall enter into a memorandum of understanding 

19 with the Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Non20 proliferation regarding such research and development, in21 cluding with respect to how funding for such research and 

22 development will be requested for the ‘‘Defense Nuclear Non23 proliferation’’ account for material management and mini24 mization and provided to the ‘‘Naval Reactors’’ account to 

25 carry out the program. 
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1 SEC. 3119. DISPOSITION OF WEAPONS-USABLE PLUTONIUM. 

2 (a) MIXED-OXIDE FUEL FABRICATION FACILITY.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Using funds described in 

4 paragraph (3), the Secretary of Energy shall carry 

5 out construction and project support activities relat6 ing to the MOX facility. 

7 (2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph 

8 (1), not more than $5,000,000 of the funds described 

9 in paragraph (3) may be obligated or expended to 

10 conduct an analysis of alternative options for car11 rying out the plutonium disposition program. 

12 (3) FUNDS DESCRIBED.—The funds described in 

13 this paragraph are the following: 

14 (A) Funds authorized to be appropriated by 

15 this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 

16 year 2016 for the National Nuclear Security Ad17 ministration for the MOX facility for construc18 tion and project support activities. 

19 (B) Funds authorized to be appropriated 

20 for a fiscal year prior to fiscal year 2016 for the 

21 National Nuclear Security Administration for 

22 the MOX facility for construction and project 

23 support activities that are unobligated as of the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act. 

25 (b) UPDATED PERFORMANCE BASELINE.—The Sec26 retary shall include in the budget justification materials 
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1 submitted to Congress in support of the Department of En2 ergy budget (as submitted with the budget of the President 

3 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) for 

4 fiscal year 2017 an updated performance baseline for con5 struction and project support activities relating to the MOX 

6 facility conducted in accordance with Department of En7 ergy Order 413.3B (relating to program and project man8 agement for the acquisition of capital assets). 

9 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) MOX FACILITY.—The term ‘‘MOX facility’’ 

11 means the mixed-oxide fuel fabrication facility at the 

12 Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina. 

13 (2) PROJECT SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.—The term 

14 ‘‘project support activities’’ means activities that sup15 port the design, long-lead equipment procurement, 

16 and site preparation of the MOX facility. 

17 SEC. 3120. ESTABLISHMENT OF MICROLAB PILOT PROGRAM. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, in con19 sultation with the directors of the national security labora20 tories, may establish a microlab pilot program under which 

21 the Secretary establishes a microlab for the purposes of— 

22 (1) enhancing collaboration with regional re23 search groups, such as institutions of higher education 

24 and industry groups; 
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1 (2) accelerating technology transfer from na2 tional security laboratories to the marketplace; and 

3 (3) promoting regional workforce development 

4 through science, technology, engineering, and mathe5 matics instruction and training. 

6 (b) CRITERIA.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—In determining the placement 

8 of a microlab under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 

9 consider— 

10 (A) the interest of a national security lab11 oratory in establishing a microlab; 

12 (B) the existence of an available facility 

13 that has the capability to house a microlab; 

14 (C) whether employees of a national secu15 rity laboratory and persons from academia, in16 dustry, and government are available to be as17 signed to the microlab; and 

18 (D) cost-sharing or in-kind contributions 

19 from State and local governments and private 

20 industry. 

21 (2) COST-SHARING.—The Secretary shall, to the 

22 extent feasible, require cost-sharing or in-kind con23 tributions described in paragraph (1)(D) to cover the 

24 full cost of the microlab under subsection (a). 
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1 (c) TIMING.—If the Secretary, in consultation with the 

2 directors of the national security laboratories, elects to es3 tablish a microlab pilot program under this section, the 

4 Secretary, in collaboration with such directors, shall— 

5 (1) not later than 180 days after the date of the 

6 enactment of this Act, begin the process of deter7 mining the placement of the microlab under sub8 section (a); and 

9 (2) not later than one year after such date of en10 actment, implement the microlab pilot program under 

11 this section. 

12 (d) REPORTS REQUIRED.—If the Secretary, in con13 sultation with the directors of the national security labora14 tories, elects to establish a microlab pilot program under 

15 this section, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 

16 congressional committees— 

17 (1) not later than 120 days after the date of the 

18 implementation of the program, a report that pro19 vides an update on the implementation of the pro20 gram; and 

21 (2) not later than one year after the date of the 

22 implementation of the program, a report on the pro23 gram, including findings and recommendations of the 

24 Secretary with respect to the program. 

25 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT2 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit3 tees’’ means— 

4 (A) the Committee on Armed Services and 

5 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

6 of the Senate; and 

7 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

8 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 

9 and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 

10 the House of Representatives. 

11 (2) MICROLAB.—The term ‘‘microlab’’ means a 

12 facility that is— 

13 (A) in close proximity to, but outside the 

14 perimeter of, a national security laboratory; 

15 (B) an extension of or affiliated with a na16 tional security laboratory; and 

17 (C) accessible to the public. 

18 (3) NATIONAL SECURITY LABORATORY.—The 

19 term ‘‘national security laboratory’’ has the meaning 

20 given that term in section 3281 of the National Nu21 clear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2471). 
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1 SEC. 3121. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

2 PROVISION OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR NON3 PROLIFERATION ASSISTANCE TO RUSSIAN 

4 FEDERATION. 

5 (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be 

6 appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 

7 fiscal year 2016 for defense nuclear nonproliferation activi8 ties may be obligated or expended to enter into a contract 

9 with, or otherwise provide assistance to, the Russian Fed10 eration. 

11 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Energy, without dele12 gation, may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) if the 

13 Secretary— 

14 (1) submits to the appropriate congressional 

15 committees a report containing— 

16 (A) notification that such a waiver is in the 

17 national security interest of the United States; 

18 and 

19 (B) justification for such a waiver; and 

20 (2) a period of 15 days elapses following the date 

21 on which the Secretary submits such report. 

22 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE23 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres24 sional committees’’ means the following: 

25 (1) The congressional defense committees. 
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1 (2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

2 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

3 House of Representatives. 

4 SEC. 3122. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

5 NEW FIXED SITE RADIOLOGICAL PORTAL 

6 MONITORS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 

7 (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be 

8 appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 

9 fiscal year 2016 for the National Nuclear Security Admin10 istration may be obligated or expended for the installation, 

11 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, of fixed 

12 site radiological portal monitors or equipment in foreign 

13 countries until the date on which the Director of National 

14 Intelligence submits to the Administrator for Nuclear Secu15 rity and the appropriate congressional committees, con16 sistent with the provision of classified information and pro17 tection of sources and methods, a report containing an as18 sessment of— 

19 (1) whether and the extent to which fixed site 

20 and mobile radiological monitors address nuclear 

21 nonproliferation and smuggling threats; 

22 (2) the contribution of other threat reduction 

23 programs and how well such programs address nu24 clear nonproliferation and smuggling threats; 
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1 (3) which programs have the greatest impact and 

2 cost-benefit for addressing nuclear nonproliferation 

3 and smuggling threats; and 

4 (4) such other matters as the Director considers 

5 appropriate. 

6 (b) PLAN REQUIRED.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2016, 

8 the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate 

9 congressional committees a plan for transitioning 

10 fixed site radiological portal monitors installed in for11 eign countries before or after the date of the enact12 ment of this Act to being sustained, to the greatest ex13 tent possible, by the countries in which such monitors 

14 are located. 

15 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by para16 graph (1) shall include— 

17 (A) timelines for the transition of the radio18 logical portal monitors described in paragraph 

19 (1) to being sustained by the countries in which 

20 such monitors are located; and 

21 (B) an estimate of the costs expected to be 

22 incurred by the United States before the transi23 tion is complete. 
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1 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE2 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres3 sional committees’’ means— 

4 (1) the congressional defense committees; 

5 (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

6 Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel7 ligence of the House of Representatives; and 

8 (3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

9 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

10 House of Representatives. 

11 SEC. 3123. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

12 CERTAIN ARMS CONTROL AND NON13 PROLIFERATION TECHNOLOGIES. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be 

15 appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 

16 fiscal year 2016 for the Office of Nonproliferation and Arms 

17 Control of the National Nuclear Security Administration 

18 may be obligated or expended to test and validate arms con19 trol and nonproliferation vertification and monitoring tech20 nologies designed to be used to verify and monitor obliga21 tions under arms control treaties or other international 

22 agreements to which the United States is not a signatory 

23 until the Administrator for Nuclear Security submits to the 

24 congressional defense committees a comprehensive review of 

25 all arms control and nonproliferation vertification and 
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1 monitoring technologies that are in research and develop2 ment or production as of the date of the enactment of this 

3 Act under the defense nuclear nonproliferation programs of 

4 the Administration. 

5 (b) ELEMENTS.—The review required by subsection (a) 

6 shall include, with respect to each arms control and non7 proliferation vertification and monitoring technology cov8 ered by the review, a statement of— 

9 (1) the technology readiness level of the tech10 nology; 

11 (2) the obligation under a treaty or other inter12 national agreement supported by the technology; and 

13 (3) the purpose for which the technology is being 

14 developed or produced. 

15 SEC. 3124. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 

16 NUCLEAR WEAPONS DISMANTLEMENT. 

17 (a) LIMITATION ON MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR DIS18 MANTLEMENT.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

19 by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 

20 for the National Nuclear Security Administration, not more 

21 than $50,000,000 may be obligated or expended to carry 

22 out the nuclear weapons dismantlement and disposition ac23 tivities of the Administration. 

24 (b) LIMITATION ON DISMANTLEMENT OF CERTAIN

25 CRUISE MISSILE WARHEADS.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para2 graph (2), none of the funds authorized to be appro3 priated by this Act or otherwise made available for 

4 fiscal year 2016 for the National Nuclear Security 

5 Administration may be obligated or expended to dis6 mantle or dispose of a W84 nuclear weapon. 

7 (2) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in paragraph 

8 (1) shall not apply to activities necessary to conduct 

9 maintenance or surveillance of the nuclear weapons 

10 stockpile or activities to ensure the safety or reli11 ability of the nuclear weapons stockpile. 

12 Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 

13 SEC. 3131. LONG-TERM PLAN FOR MEETING NATIONAL SE14 CURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR 

15 UNENCUMBERED URANIUM. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLII of the 

17 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.), as 

18 amended by section 3112, is further amended by adding at 

19 the end the following new section: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 4221. LONG-TERM PLAN FOR MEETING NATIONAL SE21 CURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR 

22 UNENCUMBERED URANIUM. 

23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Concurrent with the submission to 

24 Congress of the budget of the President under section 

25 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, in each even-num-
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1 bered year beginning in 2016 and ending in 2026, the Sec2 retary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense 

3 committees a plan for meeting national security require4 ments for unencumbered uranium through 2065. 

5 ‘‘(b) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The plan required by 

6 subsection (a) shall include the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) An inventory of unencumbered uranium 

8 (other than depleted uranium), by program source 

9 and enrichment level, that, as of the date of the plan, 

10 is allocated to national security requirements. 

11 ‘‘(2) An inventory of unencumbered uranium 

12 (other than depleted uranium), by program source 

13 and enrichment level, that, as of the date of the plan, 

14 is not allocated to national security requirements but 

15 could be allocated to such requirements. 

16 ‘‘(3) An identification of national security re17 quirements for unencumbered uranium, by program 

18 source and enrichment level. 

19 ‘‘(4) A description of any shortfall in obtaining 

20 unencumbered uranium to meet national security re21 quirements and an assessment of whether that short22 fall could be mitigated through the blending down of 

23 uranium that is of a higher enrichment level. 

24 ‘‘(5) An inventory of unencumbered depleted ura25 nium, an assessment of the portion of that uranium 
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1 that could be allocated to national security require2 ments through re-enrichment, and an estimate of the 

3 costs of re-enriching that uranium. 

4 ‘‘(6) A description of the swap and barter agree5 ments involving unencumbered uranium needed to 

6 meet national security requirements that are in effect 

7 on the date of the plan. 

8 ‘‘(7) An assessment of whether additional enrich9 ment of uranium will be required to meet national se10 curity requirements and an estimate of the time for 

11 production operations and the cost for each type of 

12 enrichment being considered. 

13 ‘‘(8) A description of changes in policy that 

14 would mitigate any shortfall in obtaining 

15 unencumbered uranium to meet national security re16 quirements and the implications of those changes. 

17 ‘‘(c) FORM OF PLAN.—The plan required by subsection 

18 (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

19 a classified annex. 

20 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 ‘‘(1) The term ‘depleted’, with respect to ura22 nium, means that the uranium is depleted in ura23 nium-235 compared with natural uranium. 

24 ‘‘(2) The term ‘unencumbered’, with respect to 

25 uranium, means that the United States has no obliga-
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1 tion to foreign governments to use the uranium for 

2 only peaceful purposes.’’. 

3 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 

4 such Act, as amended by section 3112, is further amended 

5 by inserting after the item relating to section 4220 the fol6 lowing new item: 

‘‘Sec. 4221. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for 

unencumbered uranium.’’. 

7 SEC. 3132. DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION MAN8 AGEMENT PLAN AND REPORTS. 

9 (a) DEFENSE NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION MANAGE10 MENT PLAN.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Title XLIII of the Atomic En12 ergy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2563 et seq.) is amended 

13 by adding at the end the following new section: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 4309. DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION MAN15 AGEMENT PLAN. 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Concurrent with the submission to 

17 Congress of the budget of the President under section 

18 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, in each fiscal year, 

19 the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense 

20 committees a five-year management plan for activities asso21 ciated with the defense nuclear nonproliferation programs 

22 of the Administration to prevent and counter the prolifera23 tion of materials, technology, equipment, and expertise re24 lated to nuclear and radiological weapons in order to mini-
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1 mize and address the risk of nuclear terrorism and the pro2 liferation of such weapons. 

3 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 

4 shall include, with respect to each defense nuclear non5 proliferation program of the Administration, the following: 

6 ‘‘(1) A description of the policy context in which 

7 the program operates, including— 

8 ‘‘(A) a list of relevant laws, policy directives 

9 issued by the President, and international agree10 ments; and 

11 ‘‘(B) nuclear nonproliferation activities car12 ried out by other Federal agencies. 

13 ‘‘(2) A description of the objectives and priorities 

14 of the program during the year preceding the submis15 sion of the plan required by subsection (a). 

16 ‘‘(3) A description of the activities carried out 

17 under the program during that year. 

18 ‘‘(4) A description of the accomplishments and 

19 challenges of the program during that year, based on 

20 an assessment of metrics and objectives previously es21 tablished to determine the effectiveness of the program. 

22 ‘‘(5) A description of any gaps that remain that 

23 were not or could not be addressed by the program 

24 during that year. 
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1 ‘‘(6) An identification and explanation of un2 committed or uncosted balances for the program, as of 

3 the date of the submission of the plan required by sub4 section (a), that are greater than the acceptable carry5 over thresholds, as determined by the Secretary of En6 ergy. 

7 ‘‘(7) An identification of funds for the program 

8 received through contributions from or cost-sharing 

9 agreements with foreign governments consistent sec10 tion 3132(f) of the Ronald W. Reagan National De11 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (50 

12 U.S.C. 2569(f)) during the year preceding the submis13 sion of the plan required by subsection (a) and an ex14 planation of such contributions and agreements. 

15 ‘‘(8) A description and assessment of activities 

16 carried out under the program during that year that 

17 were coordinated with other elements of the Depart18 ment of Energy, with the Department of Defense, and 

19 with other Federal agencies, to maximize efficiency 

20 and avoid redundancies. 

21 ‘‘(9) Plans for activities of the program during 

22 the five-year period beginning on the date on which 

23 the plan required by subsection (a) is submitted, in24 cluding activities with respect to the following: 
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1 ‘‘(A) Preventing nuclear and radiological 

2 proliferation and terrorism, including through— 

3 ‘‘(i) material management and mini4 mization, particularly with respect to re5 moving or minimizing the use of highly en6 riched uranium, plutonium, and radio7 logical materials worldwide (and identi8 fying the countries in which such materials 

9 are located), efforts to dispose of surplus 

10 material, converting reactors from highly 

11 enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium 

12 (and identifying the countries in which 

13 such reactors are located); 

14 ‘‘(ii) global nuclear material security, 

15 including securing highly enriched ura16 nium, plutonium, and radiological mate17 rials worldwide (and identifying the coun18 tries in which such materials are located), 

19 and providing radiation detection capabili20 ties at foreign ports and borders; 

21 ‘‘(iii) nonproliferation and arms con22 trol, including nuclear verification and 

23 safeguards; 

24 ‘‘(iv) defense nuclear research and de25 velopment, including a description of activi-
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1 ties related to developing and improving 

2 technology to detect the proliferation and 

3 detonation of nuclear weapons, verifying 

4 compliance of foreign countries with com5 mitments under treaties and agreements re6 lating to nuclear weapons, and detecting the 

7 diversion of nuclear materials (including 

8 safeguards technology); and 

9 ‘‘(v) nonproliferation construction pro10 grams, including activities associated De11 partment of Energy Order 413.1 (relating 

12 to program management controls). 

13 ‘‘(B) Countering nuclear and radiological 

14 proliferation and terrorism. 

15 ‘‘(C) Responding to nuclear and radio16 logical proliferation and terrorism, including 

17 through— 

18 ‘‘(i) crisis operations; 

19 ‘‘(ii) consequences management; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) emergency management, includ21 ing international capacity building. 

22 ‘‘(10) A threat assessment, carried out by the in23 telligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the 

24 National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))), 

25 with respect to the risk of nuclear and radiological 
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1 proliferation and terrorism and a description of how 

2 each activity carried out under the program will 

3 counter the threat during the five-year period begin4 ning on the date on which the plan required by sub5 section (a) is submitted and, as appropriate, in the 

6 longer term. 

7 ‘‘(11) A plan for funding the program during 

8 that five-year period. 

9 ‘‘(12) An identification of metrics and objectives 

10 for determining the effectiveness of each activity car11 ried out under the program during that five-year pe12 riod. 

13 ‘‘(13) A description of the activities to be carried 

14 out under the program during that five-year period 

15 and a description of how the program will be 

16 prioritized relative to other defense nuclear non17 proliferation programs of the Administration during 

18 that five-year period to address the highest priority 

19 risks and requirements, as informed by the threat as20 sessment carried out under paragraph (10). 

21 ‘‘(14) A description of funds for the program ex22 pected to be received during that five-year period 

23 through contributions from or cost-sharing agreements 

24 with foreign governments consistent section 3132(f) of 
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1 the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authoriza2 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (50 U.S.C. 2569(f)). 

3 ‘‘(15) A description and assessment of activities 

4 to be carried out under the program during that five5 year period that will be coordinated with other ele6 ments of the Department of Energy, with the Depart7 ment of Defense, and with other Federal agencies, to 

8 maximize efficiency and avoid redundancies. 

9 ‘‘(16) Such other matters as the Administrator 

10 considers appropriate. 

11 ‘‘(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The plan required by sub12 section (a) shall be submitted to the congressional defense 

13 committees in unclassified form, but may include a classi14 fied annex if necessary.’’. 

15 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con16 tents for such Act is amended by inserting after the 

17 item relating to section 4308 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 4309. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan.’’. 

18 (b) EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN AN19 NUAL REPORTS ON NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION.—Sec20 tion 3122 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis21 cal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1710) is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b); 

24 (2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) 

25 as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively; 
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1 (3) in subsection (a), as redesignated by para2 graph (2)— 

3 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

4 by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’; 

5 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after 

6 ‘‘world,’’ the following: ‘‘including an identifica7 tion of such uranium that is obligated by the 

8 United States,’’; and 

9 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

10 paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(3) A list, by country and site, reflecting the 

12 total amount of separated plutonium around the 

13 world, including an identification of such plutonium 

14 that is obligated by the United States, and an assess15 ment of the vulnerability of the plutonium to theft or 

16 diversion.’’; and 

17 (4) in paragraph (2) of subsection (b), as so re18 designated, by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(2)’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a)’’. 

20 (c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 3145 of the Na21 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub22 lic Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2197) is repealed. 
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1 SEC. 3133. PLAN FOR DEACTIVATION AND DECOMMIS2 SIONING OF NONOPERATIONAL DEFENSE NU3 CLEAR FACILITIES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title XLIV of the 

5 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2602 et seq.) is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 4423. PLAN FOR DEACTIVATION AND DECOMMIS8 SIONING OF NONOPERATIONAL DEFENSE NU9 CLEAR FACILITIES. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall, 

11 during each even-numbered year beginning in 2016, develop 

12 and subsequently carry out a plan for the activities of the 

13 Department of Energy relating to the deactivation and de14 commissioning of nonoperational defense nuclear facilities. 

15 ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 

16 shall include the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) A list of nonoperational defense nuclear fa18 cilities, prioritized for deactivation and decommis19 sioning based on the potential to reduce risks to 

20 human health, property, or the environment and to 

21 maximize cost savings. 

22 ‘‘(2) An assessment of the life cycle costs of each 

23 nonoperational defense nuclear facility during the pe24 riod beginning on the date on which the plan is sub25 mitted under subsection (d) and ending on the earlier 

26 of— 
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1 ‘‘(A) the date that is 25 years after the date 

2 on which the plan is submitted; or 

3 ‘‘(B) the estimated date for deactivation 

4 and decommissioning of the facility. 

5 ‘‘(3) An estimate of the cost and time needed to 

6 deactivate and decommission each nonoperational de7 fense nuclear facility. 

8 ‘‘(4) A schedule for when the Office of Environ9 mental Management will accept each nonoperational 

10 defense nuclear facility for deactivation and decom11 missioning. 

12 ‘‘(5) An estimate of costs that could be avoided 

13 by— 

14 ‘‘(A) accelerating the cleanup of non15 operational defense nuclear facilities; or 

16 ‘‘(B) other means, such as reusing such fa17 cilities for another purpose. 

18 ‘‘(c) PLAN FOR TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR

19 CERTAIN FACILITIES.—The Secretary shall, during 2016, 

20 develop and subsequently carry out a plan under which the 

21 Administrator shall transfer, by March 31, 2019, to the As22 sistant Secretary for Environmental Management the re23 sponsibility for decontaminating and decommissioning fa24 cilities of the Administration that the Secretary deter25 mines— 
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1 ‘‘(1) are nonoperational as of September 30, 

2 2015; and 

3 ‘‘(2) meet the requirements of the Office of Envi4 ronmental Management for such transfer. 

5 ‘‘(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

6 March 31 of each even-numbered year beginning in 2016, 

7 the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

8 committees a report that includes— 

9 ‘‘(1) the plan required by subsection (a); 

10 ‘‘(2) a description of the deactivation and decom11 missioning actions expected to be taken during the 

12 following fiscal year pursuant to the plan; 

13 ‘‘(3) in the case of the report submitting during 

14 2016, the plan required by subsection (c); and 

15 ‘‘(4) in the case of a report submitted during 

16 2018 or any year thereafter, a description of the deac17 tivation and decommissioning actions taken at each 

18 nonoperational defense nuclear facility during the 

19 preceding fiscal year. 

20 ‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this section 

21 shall terminate after the submission to the appropriate con22 gressional committees of the report required by subsection 

23 (d) to be submitted not later than March 31, 2026. 

24 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 ‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional com2 mittees’ means— 

3 ‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

6 Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 

7 Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep8 resentatives. 

9 ‘‘(2) The term ‘life cycle costs’, with respect to a 

10 facility, means— 

11 ‘‘(A) the present and future costs of all re12 sources and associated cost elements required to 

13 develop, produce, deploy, or sustain the facility; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(B) the present and future costs to deacti16 vate, decommission, and deconstruct the facility. 

17 ‘‘(3) The term ‘nonoperational defense nuclear 

18 facility’ means a production facility or utilization fa19 cility (as those terms are defined in section 11 of the 

20 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014)) under 

21 the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy 

22 and operated for national security purposes that is no 

23 longer needed for the mission of the Department of 

24 Energy, including the National Nuclear Security Ad25 ministration.’’. 
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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 

2 such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 

3 to section 4422 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 4423. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational defense 

nuclear facilities.’’. 

4 SEC. 3134. ASSESSMENT OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 

5 OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLVIII of the 

7 Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2781 et seq.) is 

8 amended by inserting after section 4802 the following new 

9 section: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 4802A. ASSESSMENTS OF EMERGENCY PREPARED11 NESS OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES. 

12 ‘‘The Secretary of Energy shall include, in each 

13 award-fee evaluation conducted under section 16.401 of title 

14 48, Code of Federal Regulations, of a management and op15 erating contract for a Department of Energy defense nu16 clear facility in 2016 or any even-numbered year thereafter, 

17 an assessment of the adequacy of the emergency prepared18 ness of that facility, including an assessment of the senior19 ity level of management and operating contractor employees 

20 that participate in emergency preparedness exercises at that 

21 facility.’’. 

22 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 

23 such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 

24 to section 4802 the following new item: 
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‘‘Sec. 4802A. Assessments of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear facilities.’’. 

1 SEC. 3135. MODIFICATIONS TO COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES 

2 FOR COMPETITION OF MANAGEMENT AND OP3 ERATING CONTRACTS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3121 of the National De5 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 

6 112–239; 126 Stat. 2175), as amended by section 3124 of 

7 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

8 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 1062), is further 

9 amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 

11 (e); 

12 (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and in13 serting the following new subsections: 

14 ‘‘(b) REPORT DESCRIBED.—A report described in this 

15 subsection is a report on a contract described by subsection 

16 (a) that includes— 

17 ‘‘(1) a clear and complete description of the cost 

18 savings the Administrator expects to result from the 

19 competition for the contract over the life of the con20 tract, including associated analyses, assumptions, and 

21 information sources used to determine such expected 

22 cost savings; 

23 ‘‘(2) a description of any key limitations or un24 certainties that could affect such costs savings, includ-
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1 ing costs savings that are anticipated but not fully 

2 known; 

3 ‘‘(3) the costs of the competition for the contract, 

4 including the immediate costs of conducting the com5 petition and any increased costs over the life of the 

6 contract; 

7 ‘‘(4) a description of any disruptions or delays 

8 in mission activities or deliverables resulting from the 

9 competition for the contract; 

10 ‘‘(5) a clear and complete description of the bene11 fits expected by the Administrator with respect to 

12 mission performance or operations resulting from the 

13 competition; 

14 ‘‘(6) how the competition for the contract com15 plied with the Federal Acquisition Regulation regard16 ing federally funded research and development cen17 ters, if applicable; 

18 ‘‘(7) the factors considered and processes used by 

19 the Administrator to determine— 

20 ‘‘(A) whether to compete or extend the con21 tract; and 

22 ‘‘(B) which activities at the facility should 

23 be covered under the contract rather than under 

24 a different contract; 
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1 ‘‘(8) with respect to the matters included under 

2 paragraphs (1) through (7), a detailed description of 

3 the analyses conducted by the Administrator to reach 

4 the conclusions presented in the report, including any 

5 assumptions, limitations, and uncertainties relating 

6 to such conclusions; and 

7 ‘‘(9) any other matters the Administrator con8 siders appropriate. 

9 ‘‘(c) INFORMATION QUALITY.—A report required by 

10 subsection (a) shall be prepared in accordance with— 

11 ‘‘(1) the information quality guidelines of the 

12 Department of Energy that are relevant to the clear 

13 and complete presentation of information on each 

14 matter required to be included in the report under 

15 subsection (b); and 

16 ‘‘(2) best practices of the Government Account17 ability Office and relevant industries for cost esti18 mating, if appropriate. 

19 ‘‘(d) REVIEW BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE

20 UNITED STATES.— 

21 ‘‘(1) INITIAL REVIEW.—Except as provided in 

22 paragraph (3), the Comptroller General of the United 

23 States shall provide a briefing to the congressional de24 fense committees that includes a review of each report 
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1 required by subsection (a) not later than 180 days 

2 after the report is submitted to such committees. 

3 ‘‘(2) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.—Except as pro4 vided in paragraph (3), the Comptroller General shall 

5 submit to the congressional defense committees a re6 view of each report required by subsection (a) with re7 spect to a contract not later than 3 years after the re8 port is submitted to such committees that includes an 

9 assessment, based on the most current information 

10 available, of the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) The actual cost savings achieved com12 pared to cost savings estimated under subsection 

13 (b)(1), and any increased costs incurred under 

14 the contract that were unexpected or uncertain at 

15 the time the contract was awarded. 

16 ‘‘(B) Any disruptions or delays in mission 

17 activities or deliverables resulting from the com18 petition for the contract compared to the disrup19 tions and delays estimated under subsection 

20 (b)(4). 

21 ‘‘(C) Whether expected benefits of the com22 petition with respect to mission performance or 

23 operations have been achieved. 

24 ‘‘(D) Such other matters as the Comptroller 

25 General considers appropriate. 
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1 ‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—The Comptroller General may 

2 not conduct a review under paragraph (1) or (2) of 

3 a report relating to a contract to manage and operate 

4 a facility of the National Nuclear Security Adminis5 tration while a protest described in subsection (a)(2) 

6 is pending with respect to that contract.’’; and 

7 (3) in subsection (e), as redesignated by para8 graph (1)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2017’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘2020’’; 

11 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig12 nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and 

13 (C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by 

14 subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and (d)(2)’’. 

15 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

16 that— 

17 (1) in the past decade, competition of the man18 agement and operating contracts for the national se19 curity laboratories has resulted in significant in20 creases in fees paid to the contractors—funding that 

21 otherwise could be used to support program and mis22 sion activities of the National Nuclear Security Ad23 ministration; 

24 (2) competition of the management and oper25 ating contracts of the nuclear security enterprise is 
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1 an important mechanism to help realize cost savings, 

2 seek efficiencies, improve performance, and hold con3 tractors accountable; 

4 (3) when the Administrator for Nuclear Security 

5 considers it appropriate to achieve those goals, the 

6 Administrator should conduct competition of such 

7 contracts while recognizing the unique nature of fed8 erally funded research and development centers; and 

9 (4) the Administrator should ensure that fixed 

10 fees and performance-based fees contained in manage11 ment and operating contracts are as low as possible 

12 to maintain a focus on national service while attract13 ing high-quality contractors and achieving the goals 

14 of the competition. 

15 SEC. 3136. INTERAGENCY REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR 

16 THE TRANSFER OF UNITED STATES CIVIL NU17 CLEAR TECHNOLOGY. 

18 (a) REPORT ON TRANSFERS TO COVERED FOREIGN

19 COUNTRIES.—Not less frequently than every 90 days, the 

20 Secretary of Energy shall submit to the appropriate con21 gressional committees a report that includes— 

22 (1) a description of the authorizations under sec23 tion 57 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 

24 U.S.C. 2077(b)) to transfer United States civil nu-
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1 clear technology to a covered foreign country during 

2 the preceding 90 days; and 

3 (2) a statement of whether any agency required 

4 to be consulted under that section or pursuant to reg5 ulation objected to or sought conditions on each such 

6 transfer. 

7 (b) DETERMINATION OF TECHNOLOGIES TO BE PRO8 TECTED.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

10 the date of the enactment of this Act, and every five 

11 years thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall— 

12 (A) in consultation with the Secretary of 

13 State, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary 

14 of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, 

15 and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, deter16 mine the critical United States civil nuclear 

17 technologies that should be protected from diver18 sion to a military program of a covered foreign 

19 country, including with respect to a naval pro20 pulsion or weapons program; and 

21 (B) notify the appropriate congressional 

22 committees with respect to the determination and 

23 the technologies covered by the determination. 

24 (2) NOTIFICATION.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

2 subparagraph (B), not later than 14 days before 

3 making an authorization under section 57 b. of 

4 the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 

5 2077(b)) for the transfer of a technology covered 

6 by a determination under paragraph (1) to a 

7 covered foreign country, the Secretary of Energy 

8 shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

9 committees a report that includes— 

10 (i) a notification of the intention of the 

11 Secretary to make the authorization for the 

12 transfer of such technology; and 

13 (ii) a statement of whether any agency 

14 required to be consulted under such section 

15 57 b. or pursuant to regulation objected to 

16 or sought conditions on the transfer. 

17 (B) WAIVER OF DEADLINE.—The Secretary 

18 may waive the requirement under subparagraph 

19 (A) to submit the report required by that sub20 paragraph not later than 14 days before making 

21 an authorization for the transfer of a technology 

22 covered by a determination under paragraph (1) 

23 to a covered foreign country if the Secretary— 

24 (i) determines that an imminent radio25 logical hazard exists; and 
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1 (ii) not later than 7 days after deter2 mining that such hazard exists, submits to 

3 the appropriate congressional committees— 

4 (I) a certification that the hazard 

5 exists; 

6 (II) a justification for the waiver; 

7 and 

8 (III) the notification required by 

9 clause (i) of subparagraph (A) and the 

10 statement required by clause (ii) of 

11 that subparagraph. 

12 (c) CONSULTATIONS WITH INTELLIGENCE COMMU13 NITY.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall 

15 expeditiously revise part 810 of title 10, Code of Fed16 eral Regulations, to ensure that the Director of Na17 tional Intelligence— 

18 (A) is consulted with respect to the views of 

19 the intelligence community (as defined in section 

20 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

21 U.S.C. 3003(4))) with respect to each authoriza22 tion issued under section 57 b. of the Atomic En23 ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2077(b)) for the 

24 transfer of United States civil nuclear technology 

25 to a covered foreign country before the deter-
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1 mination to approve or disapprove the request 

2 for the authorization; and 

3 (B) is provided with an opportunity to 

4 present the views of the Director and the intel5 ligence community on the national security risks 

6 of the transfer, if any. 

7 (2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 

8 of Energy, jointly with the Director of National Intel9 ligence, shall include the results of consultations con10 ducted under paragraph (1) in each report under sub11 section (a) and each notification under subsection 

12 (b)(2). 

13 (d) REPORT ON COMPLIANCE OF COVERED FOREIGN

14 COUNTRIES AND END-USERS.—Not less frequently than an15 nually, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the appro16 priate congressional committees a report that includes— 

17 (1) an assessment of whether each covered foreign 

18 country is in compliance with its obligations under 

19 any authorization for the transfer of United States 

20 civil nuclear technology under section 57 b. of the 

21 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2077(b)); 

22 (2) with respect to any covered foreign country 

23 that is not in compliance with such obligations— 

24 (A) a description the efforts of the United 

25 States to bring the country into compliance; 
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1 (B) an evaluation of the result of such ef2 forts; and 

3 (C) an assessment of the options available 

4 to the Secretary as a result of the country not 

5 being in compliance; 

6 (3) an assessment of whether each end-user to 

7 which United States civil nuclear technology is trans8 ferred pursuant to an authorization under such sec9 tion 57 b. is in compliance with the obligations of the 

10 end-user under that authorization; and 

11 (4) a description of any consequences for the end12 user or the exporter of the technology if the end-user 

13 is not in compliance with such obligations. 

14 (e) REPORT ON TRANSFERS TO ALL FOREIGN COUN15 TRIES.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Concurrent with the submis17 sion to Congress of the budget of the President for a 

18 fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 

19 States Code, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to 

20 the appropriate congressional committees a report on 

21 the activities of the Department of Energy associated 

22 with the review of applications for authorization 

23 under section 57 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 

24 (42 U.S.C. 2077(b)) to transfer United States civil 

25 nuclear technology to any foreign country. 
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1 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para2 graph (1) shall include— 

3 (A) the number of applications for author4 ization under section 57 b. of the Atomic Energy 

5 Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2077(b)) to transfer 

6 United States civil nuclear technology to a for7 eign country submitted during the year pre8 ceding the submission of the report; 

9 (B) the length of time each such application 

10 was under review; 

11 (C) the number of such applications that 

12 were granted; and 

13 (D) a description of efforts to streamline the 

14 review of such applications, taking into account 

15 the proliferation and diversion potential of end16 users in the country to which United States civil 

17 nuclear technology would be transferred pursu18 ant to such applications. 

19 (f) NOTIFICATIONS OF POTENTIAL DIVERSIONS.—The 

20 Director of National Intelligence shall notify the Depart21 ment of Energy and the appropriate congressional commit22 tees not later than 30 days after the date on which the Di23 rector determines that there is credible intelligence that 

24 United States civil nuclear technology is being or has been 

25 diverted— 
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1 (1) to a military program in a foreign country 

2 to which the transfer of the technology was authorized 

3 under section 57 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 

4 (42 U.S.C. 2077(b)); or 

5 (2) to a foreign country to which the transfer of 

6 the technology was not so authorized. 

7 (g) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 60 days after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 

9 shall issue guidance with respect to the use of the clear and 

10 intended authority of the Secretary under section 234 of 

11 the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2282) to impose 

12 civil penalties, including fines and debarment, and to make 

13 referrals to the Attorney General for prosecution, for viola14 tions of the terms of authorizations for the transfer of 

15 United States civil nuclear technology issued under section 

16 57 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2077(b)). 

17 (h) REPORT ON TRANSFER OF SENSITIVE ITEMS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

19 the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

20 thereafter, the President shall submit to the appro21 priate congressional committees a report— 

22 (A) describing the efforts of covered foreign 

23 countries to prevent the transfer of sensitive 

24 items, including efforts to improve the prevention 

25 of the transfer of such items; and 
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1 (B) assessing the adequacy of such efforts. 

2 (2) SENSITIVE ITEMS DEFINED.—In this sub3 section, the term ‘‘sensitive items’’ means goods, serv4 ices, and technologies described in section 2(a) of the 

5 Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act 

6 (Public Law 106–178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note). 

7 (i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT9 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit10 tees’’ means— 

11 (A) the congressional defense committees; 

12 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

13 Resources, the Committee on Foreign Relations, 

14 and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

15 Senate; and 

16 (C) the Committee on Energy and Com17 merce, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 

18 the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 

19 of the House of Representatives. 

20 (2) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY.—The term 

21 ‘‘covered foreign country’’ means a foreign country 

22 that is a nuclear-weapon state, as defined by Article 

23 IX(3) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nu24 clear Weapons, signed at Washington, London, and 
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1 Moscow July 1, 1968, but does not include the United 

2 States, the United Kingdom, or France. 

3 SEC. 3137. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF NUCLEAR 

4 SECURITY ENTERPRISE. 

5 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

6 that— 

7 (1) correcting the longstanding problems with the 

8 governance and management of the nuclear security 

9 enterprise will require robust, personal, and long-term 

10 engagement by the President, the Secretary of Energy, 

11 the Administrator for Nuclear Security, and leaders 

12 from the appropriate congressional committees; 

13 (2) recent and past studies of the governance and 

14 management of the nuclear security enterprise have 

15 provided a list of reasonable, practical, and action16 able steps that the Secretary and the Administrator 

17 should take to make the nuclear security enterprise 

18 more efficient and more effective; and 

19 (3) lasting and effective change to the nuclear se20 curity enterprise will require personal engagement by 

21 senior leaders, a clear plan, and mechanisms for en22 suring follow-through and accountability. 

23 (b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 

24 (1) IMPLEMENTATION ACTION TEAM.—(A) The 

25 Secretary and the Administrator shall jointly estab-
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1 lish a team of senior officials from the Department of 

2 Energy and the National Nuclear Security Adminis3 tration to develop and carry out an implementation 

4 plan to reform the governance and management of the 

5 nuclear security enterprise to improve the effectiveness 

6 and efficiency of the nuclear security enterprise. Such 

7 plan shall be developed and implemented in accord8 ance with the National Nuclear Security Administra9 tion Act (50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.), the Atomic Energy 

10 Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), and any other 

11 provision of law. 

12 (B) The team established under paragraph (1) 

13 shall be co-chaired by the Deputy Secretary of Energy 

14 and the Administrator. 

15 (C) In developing and carrying out the imple16 mentation plan, the team shall consult with the im17 plementation assessment panel established under sub18 section (c)(1). 

19 (2) ELEMENTS.—The implementation plan de20 veloped under paragraph (1)(A) shall address all rec21 ommendations contained in the covered study (except 

22 such recommendations that require legislative action 

23 to carry out) by identifying specific actions, mile24 stones, timelines, and responsible personnel to imple25 ment such plan. 
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1 (3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than March 31, 

2 2016, the Secretary and the Administrator shall joint3 ly submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

4 the implementation plan developed under paragraph 

5 (1)(A). 

6 (c) IMPLEMENTATION ASSESSMENT PANEL.— 

7 (1) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 

8 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis9 trator shall seek to enter into a joint agreement with 

10 the National Academy of Sciences and the National 

11 Academy of Public Administration to establish a 

12 panel of external, independent experts to evaluate the 

13 implementation plan developed under subsection 

14 (b)(1)(A) and the implementation of such plan. 

15 (2) DUTIES.—The panel established under para16 graph (1) shall— 

17 (A) provide guidance to the Secretary and 

18 the Administrator with respect to the implemen19 tation plan developed under subsection (b)(1)(A), 

20 including how such plan compares or contrasts 

21 with the covered study; 

22 (B) track the implementation of such plan; 

23 and 

24 (C) assess the effectiveness of such plan. 
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1 (3) REPORTS.—(A) Not later than July 1, 2016, 

2 the panel established under paragraph (1) shall sub3 mit to the appropriate congressional committees, the 

4 Secretary, and the Administrator an initial assess5 ment of the implementation plan developed under 

6 subsection (b)(1)(A), including with respect to the 

7 completeness of the plan, how the plan aligns with the 

8 intent and recommendations made by the covered 

9 study, and the prospects for success for the plan. 

10 (B) Beginning February 28, 2017, and semi11 annually thereafter through 2020, the panel estab12 lished under paragraph (1) shall brief the appropriate 

13 congressional committees, the Secretary, and the Ad14 ministrator on the efforts of the Secretary and the Ad15 ministrator to implement the implementation plan 

16 developed under subsection (b)(1)(A). 

17 (C) Not later than September 30, 2020, the panel 

18 established under paragraph (1) shall submit to the 

19 appropriate congressional committees, the Secretary, 

20 and the Administrator a final report on the efforts of 

21 the Secretary and the Administrator to implement the 

22 implementation plan developed under subsection 

23 (b)(1)(A), including an assessment of the effectiveness 

24 of the reform efforts under such plan and whether fur25 ther action is needed. 
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1 (4) COOPERATION.—The Secretary and the Ad2 ministrator shall provide to the panel established 

3 under paragraph (1) full and timely access to all in4 formation, personnel, and systems of the Department 

5 of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Admin6 istration that the panel determines necessary to carry 

7 out this subsection. 

8 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT10 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit11 tees’’ means— 

12 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

13 Committee on Appropriations, and the Com14 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

15 Senate; and 

16 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

17 Committee on Appropriations, and the Com18 mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 

19 Representatives. 

20 (2) COVERED STUDY.—The term ‘‘covered study’’ 

21 means the following: 

22 (A) The final report of the Congressional 

23 Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear 

24 Security Enterprise established by section 3166 

25 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
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1 Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 

2 Stat. 2208). 

3 (B) Any other study not conducted by the 

4 Secretary or the Administrator that the Sec5 retary determines appropriate for purposes of 

6 this section. 

7 (3) NUCLEAR SECURITY ENTERPRISE.—The term 

8 ‘‘nuclear security enterprise’’ has the meaning given 

9 that term in section 4002(6) of the Atomic Energy 

10 Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501(6)). 

11 (e) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec12 tion shall be construed to authorize any action— 

13 (1) in contravention of section 3220 of the Na14 tional Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 

15 U.S.C. 2410); or 

16 (2) that would undermine or weaken health, safe17 ty, or security. 

18 SEC. 3138. ANNUAL REPORT ON NUMBER OF FULL-TIME 

19 EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTOR 

20 EMPLOYEES. 

21 Section 3241A of the National Nuclear Security Ad22 ministration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441a) is amended by adding 

23 at the end the following new subsection: 

24 ‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Administrator shall in25 clude in the budget justification materials submitted to 
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1 Congress in support of the budget of the Administration for 

2 each fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the Presi3 dent under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) 

4 a report containing the following information as of the date 

5 of the report: 

6 ‘‘(1) The number of full-time equivalent employ7 ees of the Office of the Administrator, as counted 

8 under subsection (a). 

9 ‘‘(2) The number of service support contracts of 

10 the Administration and whether such contracts are 

11 funded using program or program direction funds. 

12 ‘‘(3) The number of full-time equivalent con13 tractor employees working under each contract identi14 fied under paragraph (2). 

15 ‘‘(4) The number of full-time equivalent con16 tractor employees described in paragraph (3) that 

17 have been employed under such a contract for a pe18 riod greater than two years.’’. 

19 SEC. 3139. DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY ON RISKS TO NON20 PROLIFERATION CAUSED BY ADDITIVE MANU21 FACTURING. 

22 (a) STRATEGY.—The President shall develop and pur23 sue a strategy to address the risks to the goals and policies 

24 of the United States regarding nuclear nonproliferation 

25 that are caused by the increased use of additive manufac-
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1 ture technology (commonly referred to as ‘‘3D printing’’), 

2 including such technology that does not originate in the 

3 United States. 

4 (b) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than March 31, 2016, and 

5 the end of each 120-day period thereafter through January 

6 1, 2019, the President shall provide to the appropriate con7 gressional committees a briefing on the strategy developed 

8 under subsection (a). 

9 (c) PURSUIT OF STRATEGY.—The President shall pur10 sue the strategy developed under subsection (a) at the Nu11 clear Security Summit in Chicago, Illinois, in 2016. 

12 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE13 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres14 sional committees’’ means the following: 

15 (1) The congressional defense committees. 

16 (2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intel17 ligence of the House of Representatives and the Select 

18 Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

19 (3) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

20 House of Representatives and the Committee on For21 eign Relations of the Senate. 

22 SEC. 3140. PLUTONIUM PIT PRODUCTION CAPACITY. 

23 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

24 that— 
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1 (1) the requirement to create a modern, respon2 sive nuclear infrastructure that includes the capa3 bility and capacity to produce, at minimum, 50 to 80 

4 pits per year, is a national security priority; 

5 (2) delaying creation of a modern, responsive 

6 nuclear infrastructure until the 2030s is an unaccept7 able risk to the nuclear deterrent and the national se8 curity of the United States; and 

9 (3) timelines for creating certain capacities for 

10 production of plutonium pits and other nuclear weap11 ons components must be driven by the requirement to 

12 hedge against technical and geopolitical risk and not 

13 solely by the needs of life extension programs. 

14 (b) BRIEFING.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2016, 

16 the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council estab17 lished under section 179 of title 10, United States 

18 Code, in consultation with the Administrator for Nu19 clear Security and the Commander of the United 

20 States Strategic Command, shall provide to the con21 gressional defense committees a briefing on the an22 nual plutonium pit production capacity of the nu23 clear security enterprise (as defined in section 

24 4002(6) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 

25 2501(6))). 
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1 (2) ELEMENTS.—The briefing under paragraph 

2 (1) shall describe the following: 

3 (A) The pit production capacity require4 ment, including the numbers of pits produced 

5 that are needed for nuclear weapons life exten6 sion programs. 

7 (B) The annual pit production requirement, 

8 including the numbers of pits produced, to sup9 port a responsive nuclear weapons infrastructure 

10 to hedge against technical and geopolitical risk. 

11 SEC. 3141. ASSESSMENTS ON NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION 

12 RISKS AND NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 

13 OPPORTUNITIES. 

14 (a) REPORTS.—Not later than March 1, 2016, and 

15 each year thereafter through 2020, the Director of National 

16 Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

17 committees a report, consistent with the provision of classi18 fied information and intelligence sources and methods, con19 taining— 

20 (1) an assessment and prioritization of inter21 national nuclear proliferation risks and nuclear non22 proliferation opportunities; and 

23 (2) an assessment of the effectiveness of various 

24 means and programs for addressing such risks and 

25 opportunities. 
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1 (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE2 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres3 sional committees’’ means— 

4 (1) the congressional defense committees; 

5 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

6 House of Representatives and the Committee on For7 eign Relations of the Senate; and 

8 (3) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel9 ligence of the House of Representatives and the Select 

10 Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

11 SEC. 3142. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES FOR MOBILE 

12 GUARDIAN TRANSPORTER PROGRAM. 

13 (a) SUBMISSION OF ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES.— 

14 Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 

15 this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall sub16 mit to the congressional defense committees a report con17 taining a full and comprehensive analysis of alternatives 

18 conducted by the Administrator for the Mobile Guardian 

19 Transporter program. 

20 (b) IDENTIFICATION IN BUDGET MATERIALS.—The 

21 Secretary of Energy shall include in the budget justification 

22 materials submitted to Congress in support of the Depart23 ment of Energy budget (as submitted with the budget of the 

24 President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 

25 Code) for any fiscal year in which the Mobile Guardian 
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1 Transporter program is carried out a separate, dedicated 

2 program element for such program. 

3 TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NU4 CLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY 

5 BOARD 

Sec. 3201. Authorization. 

Sec. 3202. Administration of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. 

6 SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. 

7 There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 

8 2016, $29,150,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear 

9 Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic En10 ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.). 

11 SEC. 3202. ADMINISTRATION OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILI12 TIES SAFETY BOARD. 

13 (a) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO BOARD MEM14 BERS.—Section 311(c) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 

15 (42 U.S.C. 2286(c)) is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 

17 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (5)’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘paragraphs (5), (6), and (7)’’; and 

19 (2) by adding at the end the following new para20 graph: 

21 ‘‘(6) In carrying out paragraph (5)(B), the Chairman 

22 may not withhold from any member of the Board any infor23 mation that is made available to the Chairman regarding 

24 the Board’s functions, powers, and mission (including with 
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1 respect to the management and evaluation of employees of 

2 the Board).’’. 

3 (b) SENIOR EMPLOYEES.— 

4 (1) APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL.— Such section 

5 311(c), as amended by subsection (a), is further 

6 amended by adding at the end the following new 

7 paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(7)(A) The Chairman, subject to the approval of the 

9 Board, shall appoint the senior employees described in sub10 paragraph (C). 

11 ‘‘(B) The Chairman, subject to the approval of the 

12 Board, may remove a senior employee described in subpara13 graph (C). 

14 ‘‘(C) The senior employees described in this subpara15 graph are the following senior employees of the Board: 

16 ‘‘(i) The senior employee responsible for budg17 etary and general administration matters. 

18 ‘‘(ii) The general counsel. 

19 ‘‘(iii) The senior employee responsible for tech20 nical matters.’’. 

21 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

22 313(b)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2286b(b)(1)) is 

23 amended by striking ‘‘hire’’ and inserting ‘‘in accord24 ance with section 311(c)(7), hire’’. 
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1 TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL 

2 PETROLEUM RESERVES 

Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 

3 SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 (a) AMOUNT.—There are hereby authorized to be ap5 propriated to the Secretary of Energy $17,500,000 for fiscal 

6 year 2016 for the purpose of carrying out activities under 

7 chapter 641 of title 10, United States Code, relating to the 

8 naval petroleum reserves. 

9 (b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 

10 pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in sub11 section (a) shall remain available until expended. 

12 TITLE XXXV—MARITIME 

13 ADMINISTRATION 

Sec. 3501. Authorization of the Maritime Administration. 

Sec. 3502. Sense of Congress regarding Maritime Security Fleet program. 

Sec. 3503. Update of references to the Secretary of Transportation regarding unemployment insurance and vessel operators. 

Sec. 3504. Payment for Maritime Security Fleet vessels. 

Sec. 3505. Melville Hall of United States Merchant Marine Academy. 

Sec. 3506. Cadet commitment agreements. 

Sec. 3507. Student incentive payment agreements. 

Sec. 3508. Short sea transportation defined. 

14 SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF THE MARITIME ADMINIS15 TRATION. 

16 Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis17 cal year 2016, to be available without fiscal year limitation 

18 if so provided in appropriations Acts, for the use of the De19 partment of Transportation for Maritime Administration 
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1 programs associated with maintaining national security 

2 aspects of the merchant marine, as follows: 

3 (1) For expenses necessary for operations of the 

4 United States Merchant Marine Academy, 

5 $96,028,000, of which— 

6 (A) $71,306,000 shall remain available 

7 until expended for Academy operations; and 

8 (B) $24,722,000 shall remain available 

9 until expended for capital asset management at 

10 the Academy. 

11 (2) For expenses necessary to support the State 

12 maritime academies, $34,550,000, of which— 

13 (A) $2,400,000 shall remain available until 

14 expended for student incentive payments; 

15 (B) $3,000,000 shall remain available until 

16 expended for direct payments to such academies; 

17 (C) $1,800,000 shall remain available until 

18 expended for training ship fuel assistance pay19 ments; 

20 (D) $22,000,000 shall remain available 

21 until expended for maintenance and repair of 

22 State maritime academy training vessels; 

23 (E) $5,000,000 shall remain available until 

24 expended for the National Security Multi-Mis25 sion Vessel Design; and 
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1 (F) $350,000 shall remain available until 

2 expended for improving the monitoring of grad3 uates’ service obligation. 

4 (3) For expenses necessary to support Maritime 

5 Administration operations and programs, 

6 $54,059,000. 

7 (4) For expenses necessary to dispose of vessels in 

8 the National Defense Reserve Fleet, $8,000,000, to re9 main available until expended. 

10 (5) For expenses to maintain and preserve a 

11 United States-flag merchant marine to serve the na12 tional security needs of the United States under chap13 ter 531 of title 46, United States Code, $210,000,000. 

14 (6) For the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of 

15 the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 

16 661a(5))) of loan guarantees under the program au17 thorized by chapter 537 of title 46, United States 

18 Code, $3,135,000, of which $3,135,000 shall remain 

19 available until expended for administrative expenses 

20 of the program. 

21 SEC. 3502. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MARITIME SE22 CURITY FLEET PROGRAM. 

23 It is the sense of Congress that dedicated and enhanced 

24 support is necessary to stabilize and preserve the Maritime 

25 Security Fleet program, a program that provides the De-
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1 partment of Defense with on-demand access to world class, 

2 economical commercial sealift capacity, assures a United 

3 States-flag presence in international commerce, supports a 

4 pool of qualified United States merchant mariners needed 

5 to crew United States-flag vessels during times of war or 

6 national emergency, and serves as a critical component of 

7 our national security infrastructure. 

8 SEC. 3503. UPDATE OF REFERENCES TO THE SECRETARY OF 

9 TRANSPORTATION REGARDING UNEMPLOY10 MENT INSURANCE AND VESSEL OPERATORS. 

11 Sections 3305 and 3306(n) of the Internal Revenue 

12 Code of 1986 are each amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of 

13 Commerce’’ each place that it appears and inserting ‘‘Sec14 retary of Transportation’’. 

15 SEC. 3504. PAYMENT FOR MARITIME SECURITY FLEET VES16 SELS. 

17 (a) PER-VESSEL AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding 

18 section 53106(a)(1)(C) of title 46, United States Code, and 

19 subject to the availability of appropriations, there is au20 thorized to be paid to each contractor for an operating 

21 agreement (as those terms are used in that section) for fiscal 

22 year 2016, $3,500,000 for each vessel that is covered by the 

23 operating agreement. 
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1 (b) REPEAL OF OTHER AUTHORIZATION.—Section 

2 53111(3) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 

3 striking ‘‘2016,’’. 

4 SEC. 3505. MELVILLE HALL OF UNITED STATES MERCHANT 

5 MARINE ACADEMY. 

6 (a) GIFT TO THE MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY.—The 

7 Maritime Administrator may accept a gift of money de8 scribed in subsection (b) from the Foundation under section 

9 51315 of title 46, United States Code, for the purpose of 

10 renovating Melville Hall on the campus of the United States 

11 Merchant Marine Academy. 

12 (b) COVERED GIFT.—A gift described in this sub13 section is a gift under subsection (a) that the Maritime Ad14 ministrator determines exceeds the sum of— 

15 (1) the minimum amount that is sufficient to en16 sure the renovation of Melville Hall in accordance 

17 with the capital improvement plan of the United 

18 States Merchant Marine Academy that was in effect 

19 on the date of enactment of this Act; and 

20 (2) 25 percent of the amount described in para21 graph (1). 

22 (c) OPERATION CONTRACTS.—Subject to subsection 

23 (d), in the case that the Maritime Administrator accepts 

24 a gift of money described in subsection (b), the Maritime 

25 Administrator may enter into a contract with the Founda-
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1 tion for the operation of Melville Hall to make available 

2 facilities for, among other possible uses, official academy 

3 functions, third-party catering functions, and industry 

4 events and conferences. 

5 (d) CONTRACT TERMS.—The contract described in sub6 section (c) shall be for such period and on such terms as 

7 the Maritime Administrator considers appropriate, includ8 ing a provision, mutually agreeable to the Maritime Ad9 ministrator and the Foundation, that— 

10 (1) requires the Foundation— 

11 (A) at the expense solely of the Foundation 

12 through the term of the contract to maintain 

13 Melville Hall in a condition that is as good as 

14 or better than the condition Melville Hall was in 

15 on the later of— 

16 (i) the date that the renovation of Mel17 ville Hall was completed; or 

18 (ii) the date that the Foundation ac19 cepted Melville Hall after it was tendered to 

20 the Foundation by the Maritime Adminis21 trator; and 

22 (B) to deposit all proceeds from the oper23 ation of Melville Hall, after expenses necessary 

24 for the operation and maintenance of Melville 

25 Hall, into the account of the Regimental Affairs 
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1 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality or suc2 cessor entity, to be used solely for the morale and 

3 welfare of the cadets of the United States Mer4 chant Marine Academy; and 

5 (2) prohibits the use of Melville Hall as lodging 

6 or an office by any person for more than 4 days in 

7 any calendar year other than— 

8 (A) by the United States; or 

9 (B) for the administration and operation of 

10 Melville Hall. 

11 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘contract’’ includes 

13 any modification, extension, or renewal of the con14 tract. 

15 (2) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 

16 means the United States Merchant Marine Academy 

17 Alumni Association and Foundation, Inc. 

18 (f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 

19 may be construed under section 3105 of title 41, United 

20 States Code, as requiring the Maritime Administrator to 

21 award a contract for the operation of Melville Hall to the 

22 Foundation. 

23 SEC. 3506. CADET COMMITMENT AGREEMENTS. 

24 Section 51306(a) of title 46, United States Code, is 

25 amended— 
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1 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

2 striking ‘‘must’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 

3 (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol4 lows: 

5 ‘‘(2) obtain a merchant mariner license, unlim6 ited as to horsepower or tonnage, issued by the Coast 

7 Guard as an officer in the merchant marine of the 

8 United States, accompanied by the appropriate na9 tional and international endorsements and certifi10 cations required by the Coast Guard for service 

11 aboard vessels on domestic and international voyages, 

12 without limitation, before graduation from the Acad13 emy;’’; 

14 (3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol15 lows: 

16 ‘‘(3) for at least 6 years after graduation from 

17 the Academy, maintain— 

18 ‘‘(A) a valid merchant mariner license, un19 limited as to horsepower or tonnage, issued by 

20 the Coast Guard as an officer in the merchant 

21 marine of the United States, accompanied by the 

22 appropriate national and international endorse23 ments and certifications required by the Coast 

24 Guard for service aboard vessels on domestic and 

25 international voyages, without limitation; 
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1 ‘‘(B) a valid transportation worker identi2 fication credential; and 

3 ‘‘(C) a Coast Guard medical certificate;’’; 

4 and 

5 (4) by amending paragraph (4) to read as fol6 lows: 

7 ‘‘(4) apply for, and accept if tendered, an ap8 pointment as a commissioned officer in the Navy Re9 serve (including the Strategic Sealift Officer Pro10 gram, Navy Reserve), the Coast Guard Reserve, or 

11 any other reserve component of an armed force of the 

12 United States, and, if tendered the appointment, to 

13 serve, meet the participation requirements, and main14 tain active status in good standing, as determined by 

15 the program manager of the appropriate military 

16 service, for at least 8 years after the date of commis17 sioning;’’. 

18 SEC. 3507. STUDENT INCENTIVE PAYMENT AGREEMENTS. 

19 Section 51509 of title 46, United States Code, is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (b)— 

22 (A) by inserting ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZED USES.— 

23 ’’ before the last sentence and indenting accord24 ingly; 
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1 (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (3), 

2 by striking ‘‘Payments’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) IN

3 GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph 

4 (2), payments’’ and indenting accordingly; and 

5 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1), the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may modify 

8 the payments made to an individual under para9 graph (1), but the total amount of payments to that 

10 individual may not exceed $32,000.’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Merchant Ma12 rine Reserve’’ and inserting ‘‘Strategic Sealift Officer 

13 Program’’; 

14 (3) in subsection (d)— 

15 (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 

16 follows: 

17 ‘‘(2) obtain a merchant mariner license, without 

18 limitation as to tonnage or horsepower, from the 

19 Coast Guard as an officer in the merchant marine of 

20 the United States, accompanied by the appropriate 

21 national and international endorsements and certifi22 cation required by the Coast Guard for service aboard 

23 vessels on domestic and international voyages, with24 out limitation, within three months of completion of 
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1 the course of instruction at the academy the indi2 vidual is attending;’’; 

3 (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 

4 follows: 

5 ‘‘(3) for at least 6 years after graduation from 

6 the academy, maintain— 

7 ‘‘(A) a valid merchant mariner license, un8 limited as to horsepower or tonnage, issued by 

9 the Coast Guard as an officer in the merchant 

10 marine of the United States, accompanied by the 

11 appropriate national and international endorse12 ments and certifications required by the Coast 

13 Guard for service aboard vessels on domestic and 

14 international voyages, without limitation; 

15 ‘‘(B) a valid transportation worker identi16 fication credential; and 

17 ‘‘(C) a Coast Guard medical certificate;’’; 

18 and 

19 (C) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 

20 follows: 

21 ‘‘(4) apply for, and accept, if tendered, an ap22 pointment as a commissioned officer in the Navy Re23 serve (including the Strategic Sealift Officer Pro24 gram, Navy Reserve), the Coast Guard Reserve, or 

25 any other reserve component of an armed force of the 
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1 United States, and, if tendered the appointment, to 

2 serve and meet the participation requirements and to 

3 maintain active status in good standing, as deter4 mined by the program manager of the appropriate 

5 military service, for at least 8 years after the date of 

6 commissioning;’’; 

7 (4) by amending subsection (e)(1) to read as fol8 lows: 

9 ‘‘(1) ACTIVE DUTY.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De11 fense may order an individual to serve on active 

12 duty in the armed forces of the United States for 

13 a period of not more than 2 years if— 

14 ‘‘(i) the individual has attended an 

15 academy under this section for more than 2 

16 academic years, but less than 3 academic 

17 years; 

18 ‘‘(ii) the individual has accepted the 

19 payments described in subsection (b) in an 

20 amount totaling at least $8,000; and 

21 ‘‘(iii) the Secretary of Transportation 

22 has determined that the individual has 

23 failed to fulfill the part of the agreement de24 scribed in subsection (d)(1). 
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1 ‘‘(B) 3 OR MORE YEARS.—The Secretary of 

2 Defense may order an individual to serve on ac3 tive duty in the armed forces of the United 

4 States for a period of not more than 3 years if— 

5 ‘‘(i) the individual has attended an 

6 academy under this section for 3 or more 

7 academic years; 

8 ‘‘(ii) the individual has accepted the 

9 payments described in subsection (b) in an 

10 amount totaling at least $16,000; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) the Secretary of Transportation 

12 has determined that the individual has 

13 failed to fulfill the part of the agreement de14 scribed in subsection (d)(1). 

15 ‘‘(C) HARDSHIP WAIVER.—In cases of hard16 ship as determined by the Secretary of Transpor17 tation, the Secretary of Transportation may 

18 waive this paragraph in whole or in part.’’; and 

19 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(h) ALTERNATIVE SERVICE.— 

21 ‘‘(1) SERVICE AS COMMISSIONED OFFICER.—An 

22 individual who, for the 5-year period following grad23 uation from an academy, serves as a commissioned 

24 officer on active duty in an armed force of the United 

25 States or as a commissioned officer of the National 
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1 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Pub2 lic Health Service shall be excused from the require3 ments of paragraphs (3) through (5) of subsection (d). 

4 ‘‘(2) MODIFICATION OR WAIVER.—The Secretary 

5 may modify or waive any of the terms and conditions 

6 set forth in subsection (d) through the imposition of 

7 alternative service requirements.’’. 

8 SEC. 3508. SHORT SEA TRANSPORTATION DEFINED. 

9 Paragraph (1) of section 55605 of title 46, United 

10 States Code, is amended— 

11 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’; 

12 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

13 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(C) shipped in discrete units or packages 

15 that are handled individually, palletized, or 

16 unitized for purposes of transportation; or 

17 ‘‘(D) freight vehicles carried aboard com18 muter ferry boats; and’’. 

19 DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 

Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 

Sec. 4002. Clarification of applicability of undistributed reductions of certain operation and maintenance funding among all operation and 

maintenance funding. 

TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 

Sec. 4101. Procurement. 

Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 

Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
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Sec. 4202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency 

operations. 

TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. 

Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations. 

Sec. 4303. Operation and maintenance base requirements. 

TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 

Sec. 4401. Military personnel. 

Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. 

Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations. 

TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

Sec. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. 

TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

PROGRAMS 

Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs. 

1 SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TA2 BLES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever a funding table in this 

4 division specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, 

5 program, or activity, the obligation and expenditure of the 

6 specified dollar amount for the project, program, or activity 

7 is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of appro8 priations. 

9 (b) MERIT-BASED DECISIONS.—A decision to commit, 

10 obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity on 

11 the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to sub12 section (a) shall— 

13 (1) be based on merit-based selection procedures 

14 in accordance with the requirements of sections 
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1 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or 

2 on competitive procedures; and 

3 (2) comply with other applicable provisions of 

4 law. 

5 (c) RELATIONSHIP TO TRANSFER AND PROGRAMMING

6 AUTHORITY.—An amount specified in the funding tables in 

7 this division may be transferred or reprogrammed under 

8 a transfer or reprogramming authority provided by another 

9 provision of this Act or by other law. The transfer or re10 programming of an amount specified in such funding tables 

11 shall not count against a ceiling on such transfers or 

12 reprogrammings under section 1001 or section 1522 of this 

13 Act or any other provision of law, unless such transfer or 

14 reprogramming would move funds between appropriation 

15 accounts. 

16 (d) APPLICABILITY TO CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—This sec17 tion applies to any classified annex that accompanies this 

18 Act. 

19 (e) ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.—No oral 

20 or written communication concerning any amount specified 

21 in the funding tables in this division shall supersede the 

22 requirements of this section. 
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1 SEC. 4002. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF UNDIS2 TRIBUTED REDUCTIONS OF CERTAIN OPER3 ATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING AMONG 

4 ALL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUND5 ING. 

6 Any undistributed reduction in funding available for 

7 fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Defense for operation 

8 and maintenance, as specified in the funding table in sec9 tion 4301, that is attributable to savings in connection with 

10 foreign currency fluctuations or bulk fuel purchases, may 

11 be applied against any funds available for that fiscal year 

12 for the Department for operation and maintenance, regard13 less of whether available as specified in the funding table 

14 in section 4301 or available as specified in the funding table 

15 in section 4303. 

16 TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 

17 SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT. 

SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

FIXED WING 

002 UTILITY F/W AIRCRAFT .................................................................................................... 879 879 

004 MQ–1 UAV ............................................................................................................................... 260,436 277,436 

Extended Range Modifications ....................................................................................... [17,000 ] 

ROTARY 

006 HELICOPTER, LIGHT UTILITY (LUH) .......................................................................... 187,177 187,177 

007 AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN ............................................................................. 1,168,461 1,168,461 

008 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 209,930 209,930 

011 UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) .......................................................................... 1,435,945 1,563,945 

Additional 8 rotorcraft for Army National Guard ....................................................... [128,000 ] 

012 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 127,079 127,079 

013 UH–60 BLACK HAWK A AND L MODELS ...................................................................... 46,641 46,641 

014 CH–47 HELICOPTER ........................................................................................................... 1,024,587 1,024,587 

015 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 99,344 99,344 

MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 

016 MQ–1 PAYLOAD (MIP) ......................................................................................................... 97,543 97,543 

019 MULTI SENSOR ABN RECON (MIP) ............................................................................... 95,725 95,725 

020 AH–64 MODS .......................................................................................................................... 116,153 116,153 

021 CH–47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS (MYP) .................................................................. 86,330 86,330 

022 GRCS SEMA MODS (MIP) ................................................................................................... 4,019 4,019 

023 ARL SEMA MODS (MIP) ..................................................................................................... 16,302 16,302 

024 EMARSS SEMA MODS (MIP) ............................................................................................. 13,669 13,669 

025 UTILITY/CARGO AIRPLANE MODS ................................................................................. 16,166 16,166 
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Agreement 

Authorized 

026 UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS ......................................................................................... 13,793 13,793 

028 NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN ...................................................................................... 112,807 112,807 

029 COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE .......................................................................................... 82,904 82,904 

030 GATM ROLLUP ..................................................................................................................... 33,890 33,890 

031 RQ–7 UAV MODS .................................................................................................................. 81,444 81,444 

GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS 

032 AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT .................................................................... 56,215 56,215 

033 SURVIVABILITY CM ............................................................................................................ 8,917 8,917 

034 CMWS ....................................................................................................................................... 78,348 104,348 

Apache Survivability Enhancements—Army Unfunded Requirement ....................... [26,000 ] 

OTHER SUPPORT 

035 AVIONICS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................................. 6,937 6,937 

036 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT ..................................................................................... 64,867 64,867 

037 AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS ................................................................................ 44,085 44,085 

038 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL .................................................................................................... 94,545 94,545 

039 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ................................................................................................. 1,207 1,207 

040 LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET ................................................................................................. 3,012 3,012 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY ........................................ 5,689,357 5,860,357 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM 

001 LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) ................................................... 115,075 115,075 

002 MSE MISSILE ........................................................................................................................ 414,946 514,946 

Army UPL for Patriot PAC 3 for improved ballistic missile ..................................... [100,000 ] 

AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM 

003 HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY ............................................................................................... 27,975 27,975 

004 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 27,738 27,738 

ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS 

005 JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM SUMMARY ....................................................................... 77,163 168,163 

Program increase to support Unfunded Requirements ................................................ [91,000 ] 

006 TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY ................................................................................................ 87,525 87,525 

008 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) .................................................................................. 251,060 251,060

009 MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE ROCKETS (RRPR) .......................................... 17,428 17,428 

MODIFICATIONS 

011 PATRIOT MODS .................................................................................................................... 241,883 241,883 

012 ATACMS MODS ...................................................................................................................... 30,119 15,119 

Early to need ................................................................................................................... [–15,000 ] 

013 GMLRS MOD .......................................................................................................................... 18,221 18,221 

014 STINGER MODS .................................................................................................................... 2,216 2,216 

015 AVENGER MODS .................................................................................................................. 6,171 6,171 

016 ITAS/TOW MODS .................................................................................................................. 19,576 19,576 

017 MLRS MODS .......................................................................................................................... 35,970 35,970 

018 HIMARS MODIFICATIONS ................................................................................................. 3,148 3,148 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

019 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS .......................................................................................... 33,778 33,778 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

020 AIR DEFENSE TARGETS ................................................................................................... 3,717 3,717 

021 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (MISSILES) .......................................................................... 1,544 1,544 

022 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT ........................................................................................ 4,704 4,704 

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY ............................................ 1,419,957 1,595,957 

PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY 

TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 

001 STRYKER VEHICLE ............................................................................................................ 181,245 181,245 

MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 

002 STRYKER (MOD) .................................................................................................................. 74,085 388,085 

Lethality Upgrades .......................................................................................................... [314,000 ] 

003 STRYKER UPGRADE ........................................................................................................... 305,743 305,743 

005 BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD) ............................................................................................. 225,042 225,042 

006 HOWITZER, MED SP FT 155MM M109A6 (MOD) ......................................................... 60,079 60,079 

007 PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM) ........................................................... 273,850 273,850 

008 IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE (M88A2 HERCULES) ........................................... 123,629 195,629 

Additional Vehicles – Army Unfunded Requirement ................................................... [72,000 ] 

009 ASSAULT BRIDGE (MOD) .................................................................................................. 2,461 2,461 

010 ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE ..................................................................................... 2,975 2,975 

011 M88 FOV MODS ..................................................................................................................... 14,878 14,878 

012 JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE .................................................................................................. 33,455 33,455 

013 M1 ABRAMS TANK (MOD) .................................................................................................. 367,939 407,939 

Program Increase ............................................................................................................ [40,000 ] 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

015 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (TCV-WTCV) ................................................................ 6,479 6,479 

WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES 

016 MORTAR SYSTEMS .............................................................................................................. 4,991 4,991 

017 XM320 GRENADE LAUNCHER MODULE (GLM) .......................................................... 26,294 26,294 

018 PRECISION SNIPER RIFLE .............................................................................................. 1,984 0

Army request – schedule delay ....................................................................................... [–1,984 ] 

019 COMPACT SEMI-AUTOMATIC SNIPER SYSTEM ......................................................... 1,488 0 

Army request – schedule delay ....................................................................................... [–1,488 ] 
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Authorized 

020 CARBINE ................................................................................................................................ 34,460 34,460 

021 COMMON REMOTELY OPERATED WEAPONS STATION .......................................... 8,367 14,750 

Army requested adjustment ............................................................................................ [6,383 ] 

022 HANDGUN .............................................................................................................................. 5,417 0 

Army request – early to need and schedule delay ........................................................ [–5,417 ] 

MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEH 

023 MK–19 GRENADE MACHINE GUN MODS ...................................................................... 2,777 2,777 

024 M777 MODS ............................................................................................................................ 10,070 10,070 

025 M4 CARBINE MODS ............................................................................................................. 27,566 27,566 

026 M2 50 CAL MACHINE GUN MODS .................................................................................... 44,004 44,004

027 M249 SAW MACHINE GUN MODS .................................................................................... 1,190 1,190 

028 M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN MODS ............................................................................ 1,424 1,424 

029 SNIPER RIFLES MODIFICATIONS ................................................................................. 2,431 980 

Army request – schedule delay ....................................................................................... [–1,451 ] 

030 M119 MODIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................ 20,599 20,599 

032 MORTAR MODIFICATION .................................................................................................. 6,300 6,300 

033 MODIFICATIONS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV) ................................................... 3,737 3,737 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

034 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV) ...................................................................... 391 2,848 

Army requested adjustment ............................................................................................ [2,457 ] 

035 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (WOCV-WTCV) ............................................................ 9,027 9,027 

036 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ....................................................................................... 304 304 

037 SMALL ARMS EQUIPMENT (SOLDIER ENH PROG) .................................................. 2,392 2,392 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY ....................................... 1,887,073 2,311,573 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 

SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION 

001 CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES .................................................................................................. 43,489 43,489 

002 CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES .................................................................................................. 40,715 40,715 

003 CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................ 7,753 6,801 

Army request – program reduction ................................................................................ [–952 ] 

004 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES .................................................................................................. 24,728 24,728 

005 CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES ..................................................................................................... 8,305 8,305 

006 CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES ..................................................................................................... 34,330 34,330 

007 CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES ..................................................................................................... 79,972 69,972 

Early to need ................................................................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

MORTAR AMMUNITION 

008 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................. 42,898 42,898 

009 81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................. 43,500 43,500 

010 120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ........................................................................................... 64,372 64,372 

TANK AMMUNITION 

011 CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM AND 120MM, ALL TYPES ............................................ 105,541 105,541 

ARTILLERY AMMUNITION 

012 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM & 105MM, ALL TYPES ......................................... 57,756 57,756 

013 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................... 77,995 77,995 

014 PROJ 155MM EXTENDED RANGE M982 ........................................................................ 45,518 45,518 

015 ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL ..................................... 78,024 78,024 

ROCKETS 

016 SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ................................................... 7,500 7,500 

017 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES .................................................................................... 33,653 33,653 

OTHER AMMUNITION 

018 CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................................... 5,639 5,639 

019 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ........................................................................ 9,751 9,751 

020 GRENADES, ALL TYPES .................................................................................................... 19,993 19,993 

021 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................................... 9,761 9,761 

022 SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES ................................................................................................ 9,749 9,749 

MISCELLANEOUS 

023 AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL TYPES ................................................................................. 3,521 3,521 

024 NON-LETHAL AMMUNITION, ALL TYPES .................................................................... 1,700 1,700 

025 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION (AMMO) ..................................................................... 6,181 6,181 

026 AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT ........................................................................ 17,811 17,811 

027 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION (AMMO) ................................................... 14,695 14,695 

PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT 

029 PROVISION OF INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ................................................................... 221,703 221,703 

030 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION .................................................. 113,250 113,250 

031 ARMS INITIATIVE ................................................................................................................ 3,575 3,575 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY ........................ 1,233,378 1,222,426 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

TACTICAL VEHICLES 

001 TACTICAL TRAILERS/DOLLY SETS ............................................................................... 12,855 12,855 

002 SEMITRAILERS, FLATBED: .............................................................................................. 53 53 

004 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE ................................................................................ 308,336 308,336

005 FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV) ............................................................ 90,040 90,040 

006 FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED FIREFIGHTING EQUIP ............................................ 8,444 8,444 

007 FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES (FHTV) .................................................... 27,549 27,549 

008 PLS ESP .................................................................................................................................. 127,102 127,102 

010 TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROTECTION KITS ............................................... 48,292 48,292 
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011 MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP ................................................................................. 130,993 120,993 

Program reduction .......................................................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

012 MINE-RESISTANT AMBUSH-PROTECTED (MRAP) MODS ....................................... 19,146 19,146 

NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES 

014 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ............................................................................... 1,248 1,248 

015 NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, OTHER ................................................................................ 9,614 9,614 

COMM—JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 

016 WIN-T—GROUND FORCES TACTICAL NETWORK ...................................................... 783,116 643,370 

Unobligated balances ....................................................................................................... [–139,746 ] 

017 SIGNAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ........................................................................... 49,898 49,898 

018 JOINT INCIDENT SITE COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY ....................................... 4,062 4,062 

019 JCSE EQUIPMENT (USREDCOM) .................................................................................... 5,008 5,008 

COMM—SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 

020 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE WIDEBAND SATCOM SYSTEMS ....................................... 196,306 196,306 

021 TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL COMMAND COMMUNICATIONS ............................... 44,998 29,998 

Program Reduction ......................................................................................................... [–15,000 ] 

022 SHF TERM ............................................................................................................................. 7,629 7,629 

023 NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (SPACE) ................................................ 14,027 14,027 

024 SMART-T (SPACE) ................................................................................................................ 13,453 13,453 

025 GLOBAL BRDCST SVC—GBS ............................................................................................ 6,265 6,265 

026 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (TAC SAT) ................................................................................. 1,042 1,042 

027 ENROUTE MISSION COMMAND (EMC) .......................................................................... 7,116 7,116 

COMM—C3 SYSTEM 

028 ARMY GLOBAL CMD & CONTROL SYS (AGCCS) ......................................................... 10,137 10,137 

COMM—COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS 

029 JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM .................................................................................. 64,640 54,640 

Unobligated balances ....................................................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

030 MID-TIER NETWORKING VEHICULAR RADIO (MNVR) ............................................ 27,762 21,868 

Excess Program Management Costs ............................................................................... [–5,894 ] 

031 RADIO TERMINAL SET, MIDS LVT(2) ........................................................................... 9,422 9,422 

032 AMC CRITICAL ITEMS—OPA2 ......................................................................................... 26,020 26,020 

033 TRACTOR DESK ................................................................................................................... 4,073 4,073 

034 SPIDER APLA REMOTE CONTROL UNIT ..................................................................... 1,403 1,403 

035 SPIDER FAMILY OF NETWORKED MUNITIONS INCR ............................................. 9,199 9,199 

036 SOLDIER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM COMM/ELECTRONICS ................................ 349 349 

037 TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS AND PROTECTIVE SYSTEM ................................... 25,597 25,597 

038 UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE .............................................................................................. 21,854 21,854 

040 FAMILY OF MED COMM FOR COMBAT CASUALTY CARE ....................................... 24,388 24,388 

COMM—INTELLIGENCE COMM 

042 CI AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE ................................................................................. 1,349 1,349 

043 ARMY CA/MISO GPF EQUIPMENT .................................................................................. 3,695 3,695 

INFORMATION SECURITY 

045 INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY PROGRAM-ISSP ................................................ 19,920 19,920 

046 COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY (COMSEC) ................................................................... 72,257 72,257 

COMM—LONG HAUL COMMUNICATIONS 

047 BASE SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS .............................................................................. 16,082 16,082 

COMM—BASE COMMUNICATIONS 

048 INFORMATION SYSTEMS .................................................................................................. 86,037 86,037 

050 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ................................... 8,550 8,550 

051 INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM .................................... 73,496 73,496 

ELECT EQUIP—TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA) 

054 JTT/CIBS-M ............................................................................................................................ 881 881 

055 PROPHET GROUND ............................................................................................................ 63,650 48,650 

Program reduction .......................................................................................................... [–15,000 ] 

057 DCGS-A (MIP) ........................................................................................................................ 260,268 240,268 

Program reduction .......................................................................................................... [–20,000 ] 

058 JOINT TACTICAL GROUND STATION (JTAGS) ........................................................... 3,906 3,906 

059 TROJAN (MIP) ....................................................................................................................... 13,929 13,929 

060 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT) (MIP) ................................................................. 3,978 3,978 

061 CI HUMINT AUTO REPRTING AND COLL(CHARCS) ................................................. 7,542 7,542 

062 CLOSE ACCESS TARGET RECONNAISSANCE (CATR) .............................................. 8,010 8,010 

063 MACHINE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION SYSTEM-M ................................. 8,125 8,125 

ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 

064 LIGHTWEIGHT COUNTER MORTAR RADAR ............................................................... 63,472 63,472 

065 EW PLANNING & MANAGEMENT TOOLS (EWPMT) ................................................... 2,556 2,556 

066 AIR VIGILANCE (AV) ........................................................................................................... 8,224 8,224 

067 CREW ....................................................................................................................................... 2,960 2,960 

068 FAMILY OF PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIE ...................................... 1,722 1,722 

069 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES ................................ 447 447 

070 CI MODERNIZATION ........................................................................................................... 228 228 

ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL SURV. (TAC SURV) 

071 SENTINEL MODS ................................................................................................................. 43,285 43,285 

072 NIGHT VISION DEVICES ................................................................................................... 124,216 124,216 

074 SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF ............................................. 23,216 23,216 

076 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION FAMILY OF SYSTEMS ............................................. 60,679 60,679 

077 FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS (FWS) ............................................................................. 53,453 53,453 

078 ARTILLERY ACCURACY EQUIP ....................................................................................... 3,338 3,338 

079 PROFILER .............................................................................................................................. 4,057 4,057 
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Authorized 

081 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND—PLATFORM (JBC-P) ...................................................... 133,339 133,339 

082 JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING SYSTEM (JETS) .......................................................... 47,212 47,212 

083 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (LLDR) ....................................................................................... 22,314 22,314 

084 COMPUTER BALLISTICS: LHMBC XM32 ....................................................................... 12,131 12,131 

085 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM ................................................................................. 10,075 10,075 

086 COUNTERFIRE RADARS .................................................................................................... 217,379 142,379 

Unobligated balances ....................................................................................................... [–75,000 ] 

ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS 

087 FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY .............................................................................................. 1,190 1,190 

090 AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING & CONTROL SYS .................................................. 28,176 28,176 

091 IAMD BATTLE COMMAND SYSTEM ................................................................................ 20,917 15,917 

Program Reduction ......................................................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

092 LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE SUPPORT (LCSS) ................................................................. 5,850 5,850 

093 NETWORK MANAGEMENT INITIALIZATION AND SERVICE .................................. 12,738 12,738 

094 MANEUVER CONTROL SYSTEM (MCS) .......................................................................... 145,405 135,405 

Unjustified increase ......................................................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

095 GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM-ARMY (GCSS-A) ............................................ 162,654 146,654 

Program growth ............................................................................................................... [–16,000 ] 

096 INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPP .................................... 4,446 4,446 

098 RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEYING INSTRUMENT SET ....................................... 16,218 16,218 

099 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (ENFIRE) ....................................................................... 1,138 1,138 

ELECT EQUIP—AUTOMATION 

100 ARMY TRAINING MODERNIZATION ............................................................................... 12,089 12,089 

101 AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING EQUIP .................................................................... 105,775 93,775 

Reduce IT procurement ................................................................................................... [–12,000 ] 

102 GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEMS FAM .................................... 18,995 18,995 

103 HIGH PERF COMPUTING MOD PGM (HPCMP) ........................................................... 62,319 62,319 

104 RESERVE COMPONENT AUTOMATION SYS (RCAS) .................................................. 17,894 17,894 

ELECT EQUIP—AUDIO VISUAL SYS (A/V) 

106 ITEMS LESS THAN $5M (SURVEYING EQUIPMENT) ................................................ 4,242 4,242 

ELECT EQUIP—SUPPORT 

107 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (C-E) ............................................................................. 425 425 

108 BCT EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES .................................................................................. 7,438 7,438 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

108A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................................................... 6,467 6,467 

CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT 

109 PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS ..................................................................................................... 248 248 

110 FAMILY OF NON-LETHAL EQUIPMENT (FNLE) ........................................................ 1,487 1,487 

112 CBRN DEFENSE ................................................................................................................... 26,302 26,302 

BRIDGING EQUIPMENT 

113 TACTICAL BRIDGING ......................................................................................................... 9,822 9,822 

114 TACTICAL BRIDGE, FLOAT-RIBBON ............................................................................. 21,516 21,516 

115 BRIDGE SUPPLEMENTAL SET ....................................................................................... 4,959 4,959 

116 COMMON BRIDGE TRANSPORTER (CBT) RECAP ...................................................... 52,546 52,546 

ENGINEER (NON-CONSTRUCTION) EQUIPMENT 

117 GRND STANDOFF MINE DETECTN SYSM (GSTAMIDS) ........................................... 58,682 58,682 

118 HUSKY MOUNTED DETECTION SYSTEM (HMDS) .................................................... 13,565 13,565 

119 ROBOTIC COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM (RCSS) ........................................................... 2,136 2,136 

120 EOD ROBOTICS SYSTEMS RECAPITALIZATION ....................................................... 6,960 6,960 

121 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQPMT (EOD EQPMT) ................................... 17,424 17,424 

122 REMOTE DEMOLITION SYSTEMS .................................................................................. 8,284 8,284 

123 < $5M, COUNTERMINE EQUIPMENT ............................................................................ 5,459 5,459 

124 FAMILY OF BOATS AND MOTORS .................................................................................. 8,429 8,429 

COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

125 HEATERS AND ECU’S ........................................................................................................ 18,876 18,876 

127 SOLDIER ENHANCEMENT ................................................................................................ 2,287 2,287 

128 PERSONNEL RECOVERY SUPPORT SYSTEM (PRSS) ............................................... 7,733 7,733 

129 GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM ............................................................................................ 49,798 49,798 

130 MOBILE SOLDIER POWER ............................................................................................... 43,639 43,639 

132 FIELD FEEDING EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................ 13,118 13,118 

133 CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM ................................. 28,278 28,278 

135 FAMILY OF ENGR COMBAT AND CONSTRUCTION SETS ........................................ 34,544 34,544 

136 ITEMS LESS THAN $5M (ENG SPT) ............................................................................... 595 595 

PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT 

137 QUALITY SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT ....................................................................... 5,368 5,368 

138 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, PETROLEUM & WATER ................................................. 35,381 35,381 

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 

139 COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL .......................................................................................... 73,828 73,828 

MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT 

140 MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS ...................................................... 25,270 25,270 

141 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (MAINT EQ) .......................................................................... 2,760 2,760 

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 

142 GRADER, ROAD MTZD, HVY, 6X4 (CCE) ....................................................................... 5,903 5,903 

143 SCRAPERS, EARTHMOVING ............................................................................................. 26,125 26,125 

146 TRACTOR, FULL TRACKED .............................................................................................. 27,156 27,156 

147 ALL TERRAIN CRANES ...................................................................................................... 16,750 16,750 

148 PLANT, ASPHALT MIXING ................................................................................................ 984 984 

149 HIGH MOBILITY ENGINEER EXCAVATOR (HMEE) .................................................. 2,656 2,656 
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Authorized 

150 ENHANCED RAPID AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION CAPAP .......................................... 2,531 2,531 

151 FAMILY OF DIVER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................. 446 446 

152 CONST EQUIP ESP .............................................................................................................. 19,640 19,640 

153 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (CONST EQUIP) .................................................................. 5,087 5,087 

RAIL FLOAT CONTAINERIZATION EQUIPMENT 

154 ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP ................................................................................................. 39,772 39,772 

155 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (FLOAT/RAIL) ...................................................................... 5,835 5,835 

GENERATORS 

156 GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP .................................................................... 166,356 166,356 

157 TACTICAL ELECTRIC POWER RECAPITALIZATION ................................................ 11,505 11,505 

MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

159 FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS .................................................................................................... 17,496 17,496 

TRAINING EQUIPMENT 

160 COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS SUPPORT ..................................................................... 74,916 74,916 

161 TRAINING DEVICES, NONSYSTEM ................................................................................. 303,236 278,236

Program reduction .......................................................................................................... [–25,000 ] 

162 CLOSE COMBAT TACTICAL TRAINER ........................................................................... 45,210 45,210 

163 AVIATION COMBINED ARMS TACTICAL TRAINER ................................................... 30,068 30,068 

164 GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF ARMY TRAINING ................................... 9,793 9,793 

TEST MEASURE AND DIG EQUIPMENT (TMD) 

165 CALIBRATION SETS EQUIPMENT .................................................................................. 4,650 4,650 

166 INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST EQUIPMENT (IFTE) .............................................. 34,487 34,487 

167 TEST EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION (TEMOD) ........................................................ 11,083 11,083 

OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

169 RAPID EQUIPPING SOLDIER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................. 17,937 17,937 

170 PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (OPA3) ....................................................................... 52,040 52,040 

171 BASE LEVEL COMMON EQUIPMENT ............................................................................. 1,568 1,568 

172 MODIFICATION OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (OPA–3) ..................................................... 64,219 64,219 

173 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (OTH) ........................................................................... 1,525 1,525 

174 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR USER TESTING ............................................................... 3,268 3,268 

176 TRACTOR YARD ................................................................................................................... 7,191 7,191 

OPA2 

177 INITIAL SPARES—C&E ..................................................................................................... 48,511 48,511 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY ............................................... 5,899,028 5,540,388 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

COMBAT AIRCRAFT 

002 F/A–18E/F (FIGHTER) HORNET ...................................................................................... 978,750 

Additional 12 Aircraft—Navy Unfunded Requirement ............................................... [978,750 ] 

003 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV ............................................................................................ 897,542 873,042 

Anticipated contract savings .......................................................................................... [–7,700 ]

Cost growth for support equipment ................................................................................ [–16,800 ] 

004 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 48,630 48,630 

005 JSF STOVL ............................................................................................................................. 1,483,414 2,329,414 

Additional 6 Aircraft—Marine Corps Unfunded Requirement ................................... [846,000 ] 

006 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 203,060 203,060 

007 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 41,300 41,300 

008 V–22 (MEDIUM LIFT) .......................................................................................................... 1,436,355 1,421,355 

Support funding carryover ............................................................................................. [–15,000 ] 

009 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 43,853 43,853 

010 H–1 UPGRADES (UH–1Y/AH–1Z) ..................................................................................... 800,057 795,057 

Program reduction .......................................................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

011 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 56,168 56,168 

012 MH–60S (MYP) ....................................................................................................................... 28,232 28,232 

014 MH–60R (MYP) ...................................................................................................................... 969,991 964,991 

Poor justification of production line shutdown funds .................................................. [–5,000 ] 

016 P–8A POSEIDON ................................................................................................................... 3,008,928 3,008,928 

017 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 269,568 250,568 

Advance procurement cost growth .................................................................................. [–19,000 ] 

018 E–2D ADV HAWKEYE ......................................................................................................... 857,654 857,654 

019 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 195,336 195,336 

TRAINER AIRCRAFT 

020 JPATS ...................................................................................................................................... 8,914 8,914 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

021 KC–130J ................................................................................................................................... 192,214 192,214 

022 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 24,451 24,451 

023 MQ–4 TRITON ........................................................................................................................ 494,259 559,259 

Additional Air Vehicle .................................................................................................... [65,000 ] 

024 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 54,577 54,577 

025 MQ–8 UAV ............................................................................................................................... 120,020 156,020 

MQ–8 UAV-Additional three air vehicles ...................................................................... [36,000 ] 

026 STUASL0 UAV ....................................................................................................................... 3,450 3,450 

MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 

028 EA–6 SERIES ......................................................................................................................... 9,799 9,799 

029 AEA SYSTEMS ....................................................................................................................... 23,151 38,151 

Additional Low Band Transmitter Modifications ........................................................ [15,000 ] 

030 AV–8 SERIES ......................................................................................................................... 41,890 45,190 

AV–8B Link 16 upgrades, unfunded requirement ........................................................ [3,300 ] 
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031 ADVERSARY .......................................................................................................................... 5,816 5,816 

032 F–18 SERIES ......................................................................................................................... 978,756 958,456 

Unjustified request ........................................................................................................... [–20,300 ] 

034 H–53 SERIES ......................................................................................................................... 46,887 46,887 

035 SH–60 SERIES ...................................................................................................................... 107,728 107,728 

036 H–1 SERIES ........................................................................................................................... 42,315 40,565 

Unjustified growth—installation funding ..................................................................... [–1,750 ] 

037 EP–3 SERIES ......................................................................................................................... 41,784 41,784 

038 P–3 SERIES ........................................................................................................................... 3,067 3,067 

039 E–2 SERIES ........................................................................................................................... 20,741 20,741 

040 TRAINER A/C SERIES ........................................................................................................ 27,980 27,980 

041 C–2A ......................................................................................................................................... 8,157 8,157 

042 C–130 SERIES ....................................................................................................................... 70,335 69,041 

Unjustified growth—installation funding ..................................................................... [–1,294 ] 

043 FEWSG .................................................................................................................................... 633 633 

044 CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C SERIES .................................................................................... 8,916 8,916 

045 E–6 SERIES ........................................................................................................................... 185,253 185,253 

046 EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS SERIES ............................................................................ 76,138 72,338 

Unjustified growth—installation funding ..................................................................... [–3,800 ] 

047 SPECIAL PROJECT AIRCRAFT ........................................................................................ 23,702 23,702 

048 T–45 SERIES ......................................................................................................................... 105,439 105,439 

049 POWER PLANT CHANGES ................................................................................................. 9,917 9,917 

050 JPATS SERIES ...................................................................................................................... 13,537 13,537 

051 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................. 131,732 131,732 

052 COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES ........................................................................................ 202,745 182,745 

Cost growth ...................................................................................................................... [–20,000 ] 

053 COMMON DEFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEM ..................................................................... 3,062 3,062 

054 ID SYSTEMS .......................................................................................................................... 48,206 48,206 

055 P–8 SERIES ........................................................................................................................... 28,492 28,492 

056 MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION ............................................................................................... 7,680 7,680 

057 MQ–8 SERIES ........................................................................................................................ 22,464 22,464 

058 RQ–7 SERIES ........................................................................................................................ 3,773 3,773 

059 V–22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) OSPREY ................................................................................ 121,208 144,208 

MV–22 Ballistic Protection ............................................................................................ [8,000 ] 

MV–22 integrated aircraft survivability—MC UFR ................................................... [15,000 ] 

060 F–35 STOVL SERIES ........................................................................................................... 256,106 256,106 

061 F–35 CV SERIES ................................................................................................................... 68,527 68,527 

062 QRC .......................................................................................................................................... 6,885 6,885 

AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

063 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS .......................................................................................... 1,563,515 1,478,515 

Program decrease ............................................................................................................. [–85,000 ] 

AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP & FACILITIES 

064 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT ..................................................................................... 450,959 435,959

Contract delays ................................................................................................................ [–15,000 ] 

065 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ........................................................................... 24,010 24,010 

066 WAR CONSUMABLES .......................................................................................................... 42,012 42,012 

067 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES .................................................................................... 2,455 2,455 

068 SPECIAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................................... 50,859 50,859 

069 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION .................................................................... 1,801 1,801 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY ......................................... 16,126,405 17,877,811 

WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 

001 TRIDENT II MODS ............................................................................................................... 1,099,064 1,089,064 

Unjustified program growth ........................................................................................... [–10,000 ]

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

002 MISSILE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ............................................................................... 7,748 7,748 

STRATEGIC MISSILES 

003 TOMAHAWK ........................................................................................................................... 184,814 214,814 

Minimum Sustaining Rate Increase ............................................................................. [30,000 ] 

TACTICAL MISSILES 

004 AMRAAM ................................................................................................................................. 192,873 207,873 

Additional captive air training missiles ....................................................................... [15,000 ] 

005 SIDEWINDER ........................................................................................................................ 96,427 96,427 

006 JSOW ........................................................................................................................................ 21,419 21,419 

007 STANDARD MISSILE .......................................................................................................... 435,352 435,352 

008 RAM .......................................................................................................................................... 80,826 80,826 

011 STAND OFF PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS (SOPGM) ........................................ 4,265 4,265 

012 AERIAL TARGETS ............................................................................................................... 40,792 40,792 

013 OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT .............................................................................................. 3,335 3,335 

MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 

014 ESSM ....................................................................................................................................... 44,440 44,440 

015 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 54,462 54,462 

016 HARM MODS .......................................................................................................................... 122,298 122,298 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 

017 WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ............................................................................ 2,397 2,397 

018 FLEET SATELLITE COMM FOLLOW-ON ....................................................................... 39,932 34,232 

Excess storage .................................................................................................................. [–5,700 ] 
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ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

019 ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................................................... 57,641 61,309 

Classified Program .......................................................................................................... [3,668 ] 

TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 

020 SSTD ........................................................................................................................................ 7,380 7,380 

021 MK–48 TORPEDO ................................................................................................................. 65,611 65,611 

022 ASW TARGETS ...................................................................................................................... 6,912 6,912 

MOD OF TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 

023 MK–54 TORPEDO MODS ..................................................................................................... 113,219 113,219 

024 MK–48 TORPEDO ADCAP MODS ...................................................................................... 63,317 63,317

025 QUICKSTRIKE MINE .......................................................................................................... 13,254 13,254 

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

026 TORPEDO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. 67,701 67,701 

027 ASW RANGE SUPPORT ....................................................................................................... 3,699 3,699 

DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION 

028 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION .................................................................... 3,342 3,342 

GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 

029 SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS .......................................................................................... 11,937 11,937 

MODIFICATION OF GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 

030 CIWS MODS ............................................................................................................................ 53,147 53,147 

031 COAST GUARD WEAPONS ................................................................................................. 19,022 19,022 

032 GUN MOUNT MODS ............................................................................................................. 67,980 67,980 

033 AIRBORNE MINE NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEMS ........................................................ 19,823 19,823 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

035 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS .......................................................................................... 149,725 149,725 

TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY ......................................... 3,154,154 3,187,122 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC 

NAVY AMMUNITION 

001 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ........................................................................................... 101,238 101,238 

002 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES ................................................................................. 67,289 67,289 

003 MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION .......................................................................................... 20,340 20,340 

004 PRACTICE BOMBS ............................................................................................................... 40,365 40,365 

005 CARTRIDGES & CART ACTUATED DEVICES .............................................................. 49,377 49,377 

006 AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES .................................................................... 59,651 59,651 

007 JATOS ...................................................................................................................................... 2,806 2,806 

008 LRLAP 6′′ LONG RANGE ATTACK PROJECTILE ......................................................... 11,596 11,596 

009 5 INCH/54 GUN AMMUNITION .......................................................................................... 35,994 35,994 

010 INTERMEDIATE CALIBER GUN AMMUNITION .......................................................... 36,715 36,715 

011 OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION ................................................................................... 45,483 45,483 

012 SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO ..................................................................... 52,080 52,080 

013 PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION ................................................................................. 10,809 10,809 

014 AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION ........................................................................ 4,469 4,469 

MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION 

015 SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION ............................................................................................. 46,848 46,848 

016 LINEAR CHARGES, ALL TYPES ...................................................................................... 350 350 

017 40 MM, ALL TYPES .............................................................................................................. 500 500 

018 60MM, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................................... 1,849 1,849 

019 81MM, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................................... 1,000 1,000 

020 120MM, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................................. 13,867 13,867 

022 GRENADES, ALL TYPES .................................................................................................... 1,390 1,390 

023 ROCKETS, ALL TYPES ....................................................................................................... 14,967 14,967 

024 ARTILLERY, ALL TYPES ................................................................................................... 45,219 45,219 

026 FUZE, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................................... 29,335 29,335 

027 NON LETHALS ...................................................................................................................... 3,868 3,868 

028 AMMO MODERNIZATION ................................................................................................... 15,117 15,117 

029 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................................................................... 11,219 11,219 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC ............................. 723,741 723,741 

SHIPBUILDING & CONVERSION, NAVY 

OTHER WARSHIPS 

001 CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM ....................................................................... 1,634,701 1,634,701 

002 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 874,658 874,658 

003 VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE ......................................................................................... 3,346,370 3,346,370 

004 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 1,993,740 1,993,740 

005 CVN REFUELING OVERHAULS ....................................................................................... 678,274 678,274 

006 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 14,951 14,951 

007 DDG 1000 ................................................................................................................................ 433,404 433,404 

008 DDG–51 .................................................................................................................................... 3,149,703 3,399,703 

Incremental funding for one DDG–51 ........................................................................... [250,000 ] 

010 LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP ................................................................................................. 1,356,991 1,356,991 

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS 

012 LPD–17 .................................................................................................................................... 550,000 550,000 

013 AFLOAT FORWARD STAGING BASE .............................................................................. 97,000 

Accelerate shipbuilding funding ..................................................................................... [97,000 ] 

014A LX(R) ADVANCE PROCURMENT (CY) ............................................................................. 250,000 

LX(R) Acceleration ......................................................................................................... [250,000 ] 

015 LHA REPLACEMENT ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) ............................................. 277,543 476,543 
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Accelerate LHA–8 advanced procurement ..................................................................... [199,000 ] 

016A LCU Replacement .................................................................................................................... 34,000 

Accelerate LCU replacement ........................................................................................... [34,000 ] 

AUXILIARIES, CRAFT AND PRIOR YR PROGRAM COST 

017 TAO FLEET OILER .............................................................................................................. 674,190 674,190 

019 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 138,200 138,200 

020 OUTFITTING .......................................................................................................................... 697,207 644,300 

Program decrease ............................................................................................................. [–52,907 ] 

021 SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR ........................................................................................ 255,630 255,630 

022 SERVICE CRAFT .................................................................................................................. 30,014 30,014 

023 LCAC SLEP ............................................................................................................................ 80,738 80,738 

024 YP CRAFT MAINTENANCE/ROH/SLEP ........................................................................... 21,838 21,838 

025 COMPLETION OF PY SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS .................................................... 389,305 389,305 

025A T-ATS(X) Fleet Tug ................................................................................................................ 75,000 

Accelerate T-ATS(X) ....................................................................................................... [75,000 ] 

TOTAL SHIPBUILDING & CONVERSION, NAVY ............................. 16,597,457 17,449,550 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

SHIP PROPULSION EQUIPMENT 

001 LM–2500 GAS TURBINE ..................................................................................................... 4,881 4,881 

002 ALLISON 501K GAS TURBINE .......................................................................................... 5,814 5,814 

003 HYBRID ELECTRIC DRIVE (HED) ................................................................................. 32,906 32,906 

GENERATORS 

004 SURFACE COMBATANT HM&E ........................................................................................ 36,860 36,860

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT 

005 OTHER NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT ................................................................................ 87,481 87,481 

PERISCOPES 

006 SUB PERISCOPES & IMAGING EQUIP .......................................................................... 63,109 63,109 

OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT 

007 DDG MOD ............................................................................................................................... 364,157 424,157 

Additional DDG Modification-Unfunded Requirement ............................................... [60,000 ] 

008 FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................... 16,089 16,089 

009 COMMAND AND CONTROL SWITCHBOARD ................................................................. 2,255 2,255 

010 LHA/LHD MIDLIFE ............................................................................................................. 28,571 28,571 

011 LCC 19/20 EXTENDED SERVICE LIFE PROGRAM ..................................................... 12,313 12,313 

012 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT ............................................................................. 16,609 16,609 

013 SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................................................ 10,498 10,498 

014 VIRGINIA CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................... 35,747 35,747 

015 LCS CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................................................... 48,399 48,399 

016 SUBMARINE BATTERIES .................................................................................................. 23,072 23,072 

017 LPD CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .............................................................................. 55,283 55,283 

018 STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP .................................................................. 18,563 18,563 

019 DSSP EQUIPMENT .............................................................................................................. 7,376 7,376 

021 LCAC ........................................................................................................................................ 20,965 20,965 

022 UNDERWATER EOD PROGRAMS .................................................................................... 51,652 51,652 

023 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................................................................... 102,498 102,498 

024 CHEMICAL WARFARE DETECTORS .............................................................................. 3,027 3,027 

025 SUBMARINE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM .......................................................................... 7,399 7,399 

REACTOR PLANT EQUIPMENT 

027 REACTOR COMPONENTS ................................................................................................... 296,095 296,095 

OCEAN ENGINEERING 

028 DIVING AND SALVAGE EQUIPMENT ............................................................................. 15,982 15,982 

SMALL BOATS 

029 STANDARD BOATS .............................................................................................................. 29,982 29,982 

TRAINING EQUIPMENT 

030 OTHER SHIPS TRAINING EQUIPMENT ........................................................................ 66,538 66,538 

PRODUCTION FACILITIES EQUIPMENT 

031 OPERATING FORCES IPE ................................................................................................. 71,138 71,138 

OTHER SHIP SUPPORT 

032 NUCLEAR ALTERATIONS .................................................................................................. 132,625 132,625 

033 LCS COMMON MISSION MODULES EQUIPMENT ....................................................... 23,500 23,500 

034 LCS MCM MISSION MODULES ......................................................................................... 85,151 85,151 

035 LCS SUW MISSION MODULES ......................................................................................... 35,228 35,228 

036 REMOTE MINEHUNTING SYSTEM (RMS) .................................................................... 87,627 53,077 

Procurement in excess of need ahead of satisfactory testing ........................................ [–34,550 ] 

LOGISTIC SUPPORT 

037 LSD MIDLIFE ........................................................................................................................ 2,774 2,774 

SHIP SONARS 

038 SPQ–9B RADAR ..................................................................................................................... 20,551 20,551 

039 AN/SQQ–89 SURF ASW COMBAT SYSTEM .................................................................... 103,241 103,241 

040 SSN ACOUSTICS ................................................................................................................... 214,835 234,835 

Submarine Towed Array-Unfunded Requirement ........................................................ [20,000 ] 

041 UNDERSEA WARFARE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ......................................................... 7,331 7,331 

042 SONAR SWITCHES AND TRANSDUCERS ...................................................................... 11,781 11,781 

ASW ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

044 SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE SYSTEM .............................................................. 21,119 21,119 

045 SSTD ........................................................................................................................................ 8,396 8,396 

046 FIXED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM .................................................................................... 146,968 146,968 
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047 SURTASS ................................................................................................................................ 12,953 12,953 

048 MARITIME PATROL AND RECONNSAISANCE FORCE .............................................. 13,725 13,725 

ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT 

049 AN/SLQ–32 .............................................................................................................................. 324,726 324,726 

RECONNAISSANCE EQUIPMENT 

050 SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT ................................................................................................. 148,221 148,221 

051 AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS) .......................................................... 152 152 

SUBMARINE SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT 

052 SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT PROG ................................................................ 79,954 79,954 

OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

053 COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY ............................................................... 25,695 25,695 

054 TRUSTED INFORMATION SYSTEM (TIS) ..................................................................... 284 284 

055 NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT SYSTEM (NTCSS) .................................... 14,416 14,416 

056 ATDLS ..................................................................................................................................... 23,069 23,069 

057 NAVY COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NCCS) ..................................................... 4,054 4,054 

058 MINESWEEPING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT .................................................................. 21,014 21,014 

059 SHALLOW WATER MCM ..................................................................................................... 18,077 18,077 

060 NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS (SPACE) ............................................................................. 12,359 12,359 

061 AMERICAN FORCES RADIO AND TV SERVICE ........................................................... 4,240 4,240 

062 STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP .................................................................. 17,440 17,440 

TRAINING EQUIPMENT 

063 OTHER TRAINING EQUIPMENT ..................................................................................... 41,314 41,314 

AVIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

064 MATCALS ................................................................................................................................ 10,011 10,011 

065 SHIPBOARD AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ........................................................................... 9,346 9,346 

066 AUTOMATIC CARRIER LANDING SYSTEM .................................................................. 21,281 21,281 

067 NATIONAL AIR SPACE SYSTEM ...................................................................................... 25,621 25,621 

068 FLEET AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS .................................................................. 8,249 8,249 

069 LANDING SYSTEMS ............................................................................................................ 14,715 14,715 

070 ID SYSTEMS .......................................................................................................................... 29,676 29,676 

071 NAVAL MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS ......................................................................... 13,737 13,737 

OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

072 DEPLOYABLE JOINT COMMAND & CONTROL ............................................................ 1,314 1,314 

074 TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I SYSTEMS .................................................................................. 13,600 13,600 

075 DCGS-N .................................................................................................................................... 31,809 31,809 

076 CANES ..................................................................................................................................... 278,991 278,991 

077 RADIAC ................................................................................................................................... 8,294 8,294 

078 CANES-INTELL ..................................................................................................................... 28,695 28,695 

079 GPETE ..................................................................................................................................... 6,962 6,962 

080 MASF ........................................................................................................................................ 290 290 

081 INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM TEST FACILITY ................................................................... 14,419 14,419 

082 EMI CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION .............................................................................. 4,175 4,175 

083 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................................................................... 44,176 44,176 

SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS 

084 SHIPBOARD TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS ............................................................... 8,722 8,722 

085 SHIP COMMUNICATIONS AUTOMATION ...................................................................... 108,477 108,477 

086 COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS UNDER $5M ....................................................................... 16,613 16,613 

SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS 

087 SUBMARINE BROADCAST SUPPORT ............................................................................. 20,691 20,691 

088 SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT ............................................................. 60,945 60,945 

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 

089 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS .................................................................. 30,892 30,892 

090 NAVY MULTIBAND TERMINAL (NMT) ........................................................................... 118,113 118,113 

SHORE COMMUNICATIONS 

091 JCS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ............................................................................ 4,591 4,591 

092 ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS ..................................................................................... 1,403 1,403 

CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT 

093 INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP) ............................................................. 135,687 135,687 

094 MIO INTEL EXPLOITATION TEAM ................................................................................. 970 970 

CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT 

095 CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP .................................................................. 11,433 11,433 

OTHER ELECTRONIC SUPPORT 

096 COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................ 2,529 2,529 

SONOBUOYS 

097 SONOBUOYS—ALL TYPES ................................................................................................ 168,763 168,763 

AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

098 WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 46,979 46,979 

100 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................................ 123,884 123,884 

103 METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT ................................................................................... 15,090 15,090 

104 DCRS/DPL .............................................................................................................................. 638 638 

106 AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES ....................................................................... 14,098 14,098 

111 AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................................. 49,773 49,773 

SHIP GUN SYSTEM EQUIPMENT 

112 SHIP GUN SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. 5,300 5,300 

SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT 

115 SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................................ 298,738 298,738 

120 TOMAHAWK SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................................................. 71,245 71,245 

FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
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123 STRATEGIC MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIP ....................................................................... 240,694 240,694 

ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

124 SSN COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEMS ................................................................................. 96,040 96,040 

125 ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................ 30,189 30,189 

OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

129 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQUIP ................................................................. 22,623 22,623 

130 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................................................................... 9,906 9,906 

OTHER EXPENDABLE ORDNANCE 

134 TRAINING DEVICE MODS ................................................................................................. 99,707 99,707 

CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

135 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ............................................................................... 2,252 2,252 

136 GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS ......................................................................................... 2,191 2,191 

137 CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE EQUIP .................................................................. 2,164 2,164 

138 FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT ......................................................................................... 14,705 14,705 

139 TACTICAL VEHICLES ......................................................................................................... 2,497 2,497 

140 AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................... 12,517 12,517 

141 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT ............................................................................. 3,018 3,018 

142 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION .............................................................................................. 14,403 14,403 

143 PHYSICAL SECURITY VEHICLES ................................................................................... 1,186 1,186 

SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

144 MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT ........................................................................... 18,805 18,805 

145 OTHER SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ..................................................................... 10,469 10,469 

146 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION .................................................................... 5,720 5,720 

147 SPECIAL PURPOSE SUPPLY SYSTEMS ........................................................................ 211,714 211,714 

TRAINING DEVICES 

148 TRAINING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................................. 7,468 7,468 

COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

149 COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ................................................................................ 36,433 36,433 

150 EDUCATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................................................. 3,180 3,180 

151 MEDICAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................................. 4,790 4,790 

153 NAVAL MIP SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................................................... 4,608 4,608 

154 OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................................ 5,655 5,655 

155 C4ISR EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................................. 9,929 9,929 

156 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 26,795 26,795 

157 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT ............................................................................... 88,453 88,453 

159 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY .............................................................. 99,094 99,094 

OTHER 

160 NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE SERVICE ............................................................. 99,014 99,014 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

160A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................................................... 21,439 21,439 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

161 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS .......................................................................................... 328,043 318,043 

Excess carryover .............................................................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY ................................................ 6,614,715 6,650,165 

PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 

TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 

001 AAV7A1 PIP ............................................................................................................................ 26,744 26,744 

002 LAV PIP ................................................................................................................................... 54,879 54,879 

ARTILLERY AND OTHER WEAPONS 

003 EXPEDITIONARY FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM ................................................................ 2,652 2,652 

004 155MM LIGHTWEIGHT TOWED HOWITZER ................................................................ 7,482 7,482 

005 HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM ....................................................... 17,181 17,181 

006 WEAPONS AND COMBAT VEHICLES UNDER $5 MILLION ...................................... 8,224 8,224 

OTHER SUPPORT 

007 MODIFICATION KITS .......................................................................................................... 14,467 14,467 

008 WEAPONS ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ......................................................................... 488 488 

GUIDED MISSILES 

009 GROUND BASED AIR DEFENSE ..................................................................................... 7,565 7,565 

010 JAVELIN ................................................................................................................................. 1,091 51,091 

Program increase to support Unfunded Requirements ................................................ [50,000 ] 

011 FOLLOW ON TO SMAW ....................................................................................................... 4,872 4,872 

012 ANTI-ARMOR WEAPONS SYSTEM-HEAVY (AAWS-H) ................................................ 668 668 

OTHER SUPPORT 

013 MODIFICATION KITS .......................................................................................................... 12,495 152,495 

Additional missiles .......................................................................................................... [140,000 ] 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS 

014 UNIT OPERATIONS CENTER ............................................................................................ 13,109 13,109 

015 COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (C .................................. 35,147 32,956 

Procurement early to need .............................................................................................. [–2,191 ] 

REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT 

016 REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT .................................................................................... 21,210 21,210 

OTHER SUPPORT (TEL) 

017 COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM ............................................................................................ 792 792 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-TEL) 

019 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & ELEC) ............................................................. 3,642 3,642 

020 AIR OPERATIONS C2 SYSTEMS ...................................................................................... 3,520 3,520 

RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 
1237 

•S 1356 EAH 

SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

021 RADAR SYSTEMS ................................................................................................................. 35,118 35,118 

022 GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR) .................................................... 130,661 98,546 

Delay in IOTE ................................................................................................................ [–32,115 ] 

023 RQ–21 UAS ............................................................................................................................. 84,916 84,916 

INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

024 FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM ................................................................................................... 9,136 9,136 

025 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...................................................................... 29,936 29,936 

028 DCGS-MC ................................................................................................................................. 1,947 1,947 

OTHER COMM/ELEC EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

031 NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................. 2,018 2,018 

OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL) 

032 NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE NETWORK (NGEN) ........................................... 67,295 67,295 

033 COMMON COMPUTER RESOURCES ............................................................................... 43,101 33,101 

Marine Corps common hardware suite contract delay ................................................. [–10,000 ] 

034 COMMAND POST SYSTEMS ............................................................................................... 29,255 29,255 

035 RADIO SYSTEMS .................................................................................................................. 80,584 80,584 

036 COMM SWITCHING & CONTROL SYSTEMS .................................................................. 66,123 66,123 

037 COMM & ELEC INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT ............................................................ 79,486 79,486 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

037A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................................................... 2,803 2,803 

ADMINISTRATIVE VEHICLES 

038 COMMERCIAL PASSENGER VEHICLES ........................................................................ 3,538 3,538 

039 COMMERCIAL CARGO VEHICLES ................................................................................... 22,806 22,806 

TACTICAL VEHICLES 

041 MOTOR TRANSPORT MODIFICATIONS ......................................................................... 7,743 7,743 

043 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE ................................................................................ 79,429 79,429 

044 FAMILY OF TACTICAL TRAILERS .................................................................................. 3,157 3,157 

OTHER SUPPORT 

045 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................................................................... 6,938 6,938 

ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT 

046 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL EQUIP ASSORT ............................................................ 94 94 

047 BULK LIQUID EQUIPMENT .............................................................................................. 896 896 

048 TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS ............................................................................................... 136 136

049 POWER EQUIPMENT ASSORTED ................................................................................... 10,792 10,792 

050 AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................................... 3,235 3,235 

051 EOD SYSTEMS ...................................................................................................................... 7,666 7,666 

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

052 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT ............................................................................... 33,145 33,145 

053 GARRISON MOBILE ENGINEER EQUIPMENT (GMEE) ............................................ 1,419 1,419 

GENERAL PROPERTY 

057 TRAINING DEVICES ............................................................................................................ 24,163 24,163 

058 CONTAINER FAMILY ........................................................................................................... 962 962 

059 FAMILY OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 6,545 6,545 

060 FAMILY OF INTERNALLY TRANSPORTABLE VEH (ITV) ......................................... 7,533 7,533 

OTHER SUPPORT 

062 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................................................................... 4,322 4,322 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

063 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS .......................................................................................... 8,292 8,292 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS .......................................... 1,131,418 1,277,112 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

TACTICAL FORCES 

001 F–35 .......................................................................................................................................... 5,260,212 5,161,112 

Efficiencies and excess cost growth ................................................................................ [–99,100 ] 

002 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 460,260 460,260 

TACTICAL AIRLIFT 

003 KC–46A TANKER .................................................................................................................. 2,350,601 2,326,601 

Program Decrease ............................................................................................................ [–24,000 ] 

OTHER AIRLIFT 

004 C–130J ...................................................................................................................................... 889,154 848,354 

Unit cost growth and contract delays ............................................................................ [–40,800 ] 

005 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 50,000 50,000 

006 HC–130J .................................................................................................................................. 463,934 444,434 

Unit cost growth .............................................................................................................. [–19,500 ] 

007 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 30,000 30,000 

008 MC–130J .................................................................................................................................. 828,472 790,872 

Program efficiencies ........................................................................................................ [–37,600 ] 

009 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 60,000 60,000 

MISSION SUPPORT AIRCRAFT 

011 CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C ...................................................................................................... 2,617 2,617 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

012 TARGET DRONES ................................................................................................................ 132,028 132,028 

014 RQ–4 ......................................................................................................................................... 37,800 37,800 

015 MQ–9 ........................................................................................................................................ 552,528 622,528 

Accelerating procurement schedule to meet CCDR demand ......................................... [80,000 ] 

Restrain growth in government costs ............................................................................. [–10,000 ] 

STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT 

017 B–2A ......................................................................................................................................... 32,458 32,458 
1238 

•S 1356 EAH 

SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

018 B–1B ......................................................................................................................................... 114,119 114,119 

019 B–52 .......................................................................................................................................... 148,987 148,987 

020 LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES .............................................. 84,335 84,335 

022 F–15 .......................................................................................................................................... 464,367 682,071 

F–15 MIDS JTRS transfer to RDT&E ........................................................................ [–12,796 ] 

F–15C AESA radars ....................................................................................................... [48,000 ] 

F–15D AESA radars ...................................................................................................... [192,500 ] 

Milestone C delay ............................................................................................................ [–10,000 ] 

023 F–16 .......................................................................................................................................... 17,134 17,134 

024 F–22A ....................................................................................................................................... 126,152 126,152 

025 F–35 MODIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................ 70,167 70,167 

026 INCREMENT 3.2B ................................................................................................................. 69,325 69,325 

AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT 

028 C–5 ............................................................................................................................................ 5,604 5,604 

030 C–17A ....................................................................................................................................... 46,997 46,997 

031 C–21 .......................................................................................................................................... 10,162 10,162 

032 C–32A ....................................................................................................................................... 44,464 44,464 

033 C–37A ....................................................................................................................................... 10,861 10,861 

TRAINER AIRCRAFT 

034 GLIDER MODS ...................................................................................................................... 134 134 

035 T–6 ............................................................................................................................................ 17,968 17,968 

036 T–1 ............................................................................................................................................ 23,706 23,706 

037 T–38 .......................................................................................................................................... 30,604 30,604 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

038 U–2 MODS ............................................................................................................................... 22,095 22,095 

039 KC–10A (ATCA) ...................................................................................................................... 5,611 5,611 

040 C–12 .......................................................................................................................................... 1,980 1,980 

042 VC–25A MOD .......................................................................................................................... 98,231 98,231 

043 C–40 .......................................................................................................................................... 13,171 13,171 

044 C–130 ........................................................................................................................................ 7,048 146,248 

C–130 AMP increase ....................................................................................................... [75,000 ] 

C–130H Electronic Prop Control System – UPL ........................................................ [13,500 ] 

C–130H In-flight Prop Balancing System – UPL ...................................................... [1,500 ] 

Eight-Bladed Propeller ................................................................................................... [16,000 ] 

T–56 3.5 Engine Mod ..................................................................................................... [33,200 ] 

045 C–130J MODS ......................................................................................................................... 29,713 29,713 

046 C–135 ........................................................................................................................................ 49,043 49,043 

047 COMPASS CALL MODS ....................................................................................................... 68,415 97,115 

EC–130H Force Structure Restoration ......................................................................... [28,700 ] 

048 RC–135 ..................................................................................................................................... 156,165 156,165 

049 E–3 ............................................................................................................................................ 13,178 13,178 

050 E–4 ............................................................................................................................................ 23,937 19,937 

AEHF-PNVC ahead of need ........................................................................................... [–4,000 ] 

051 E–8 ............................................................................................................................................ 18,001 18,001 

052 AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM .......................................................... 183,308 183,308 

053 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT TERMINALS .................................................. 44,163 44,163 

054 H–1 ........................................................................................................................................... 6,291 6,291 

055 UH–1N REPLACEMENT ...................................................................................................... 2,456 2,456 

056 H–60 ......................................................................................................................................... 45,731 45,731 

057 RQ–4 MODS ............................................................................................................................ 50,022 50,022 

058 HC/MC–130 MODIFICATIONS ............................................................................................ 21,660 21,660 

059 OTHER AIRCRAFT ............................................................................................................... 117,767 115,521 

C2ISR TDL transfer to COMSEC equipment .............................................................. [–2,246 ] 

060 MQ–1 MODS ........................................................................................................................... 3,173 3,173 

061 MQ–9 MODS ........................................................................................................................... 115,226 115,226 

063 CV–22 MODS ........................................................................................................................... 58,828 58,828 

AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

064 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS ................................................................................... 656,242 636,242 

Excess carryover .............................................................................................................. [–20,000 ] 

COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

065 AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT SUPPORT EQUIP ............................................................ 33,716 33,716 

POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT 

067 B–2A ......................................................................................................................................... 38,837 38,837 

068 B–52 .......................................................................................................................................... 5,911 5,911 

069 C–17A ....................................................................................................................................... 30,108 30,108 

070 CV–22 POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT ............................................................................ 3,353 3,353 

071 C–135 ........................................................................................................................................ 4,490 4,490 

072 F–15 .......................................................................................................................................... 3,225 3,225 

073 F–16 .......................................................................................................................................... 14,969 8,969 

Unobligated balances ....................................................................................................... [–6,000 ] 

074 F–22A ....................................................................................................................................... 971 971 

076 MQ–9 ........................................................................................................................................ 5,000 5,000 

INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS 

077 INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIVENESS .................................................................................... 18,802 18,802 

WAR CONSUMABLES 

078 WAR CONSUMABLES .......................................................................................................... 156,465 156,465 

OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES 

079 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES .................................................................................... 1,052,814 1,111,900 
1239 

•S 1356 EAH 

SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Transfer from RDT&E for NATO AWACS .................................................................. [59,086 ] 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

079A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................................................... 42,503 42,503 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ............................ 15,657,769 15,919,213 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT—BALLISTIC 

001 MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQ-BALLISTIC .................................................................... 94,040 94,040 

TACTICAL 

003 JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE ................................................................. 440,578 420,578 

Unit cost efficiencies ........................................................................................................ [–20,000 ] 

004 SIDEWINDER (AIM–9X) ...................................................................................................... 200,777 200,777 

005 AMRAAM ................................................................................................................................. 390,112 380,028 

Joint program unit cost variance .................................................................................. [–10,084 ] 

006 PREDATOR HELLFIRE MISSILE .................................................................................... 423,016 423,016 

007 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB ................................................................................................. 133,697 133,697 

INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 

008 INDUSTR’L PREPAREDNS/POL PREVENTION ............................................................ 397 397 

CLASS IV 

009 MM III MODIFICATIONS .................................................................................................... 50,517 50,517 

010 AGM–65D MAVERICK .......................................................................................................... 9,639 9,639 

011 AGM–88A HARM .................................................................................................................... 197 197 

012 AIR LAUNCH CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) ....................................................................... 25,019 25,019 

MISSILE SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

014 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS ................................................................................... 48,523 48,523

SPECIAL PROGRAMS 

028 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAMS ........................................................................................ 276,562 276,562 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

028A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................................................... 893,971 893,971 

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ................................ 2,987,045 2,956,961 

SPACE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

SPACE PROGRAMS 

001 ADVANCED EHF ................................................................................................................... 333,366 327,366 

Unjustified support growth ............................................................................................. [–6,000 ] 

002 WIDEBAND GAPFILLER SATELLITES(SPACE) .......................................................... 53,476 74,476 

SATCOM pathfinder ....................................................................................................... [26,000 ] 

Unjustified support growth ............................................................................................. [–5,000 ] 

003 GPS III SPACE SEGMENT ................................................................................................. 199,218 199,218 

004 SPACEBORNE EQUIP (COMSEC) ..................................................................................... 18,362 18,362

005 GLOBAL POSITIONING (SPACE) ..................................................................................... 66,135 64,135 

Unjustified support growth ............................................................................................. [–2,000 ] 

006 DEF METEOROLOGICAL SAT PROG(SPACE) .............................................................. 89,351 40,000 

Minimum sustainment of DMSP–20 program ............................................................. [–49,351 ] 

007 EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH CAPABILITY ....................................................... 571,276 571,276 

008 EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEH(SPACE) ....................................................... 800,201 800,201 

009 SBIR HIGH (SPACE) ........................................................................................................... 452,676 452,676 

TOTAL SPACE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE .................................... 2,584,061 2,547,710 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 

ROCKETS 

001 ROCKETS ................................................................................................................................ 23,788 23,788 

CARTRIDGES 

002 CARTRIDGES ........................................................................................................................ 131,102 169,602 

Increase to match size of A–10 fleet ............................................................................... [38,500 ] 

BOMBS 

003 PRACTICE BOMBS ............................................................................................................... 89,759 89,759 

004 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ........................................................................................... 637,181 637,181 

005 MASSIVE ORDNANCE PENETRATOR (MOP) ................................................................ 39,690 39,690 

006 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION ............................................................................... 374,688 354,688 

Program reduction .......................................................................................................... [–20,000 ] 

OTHER ITEMS 

007 CAD/PAD ................................................................................................................................. 58,266 58,266 

008 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) .................................................................. 5,612 5,612 

009 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS .......................................................................................... 103 103 

010 MODIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 1,102 1,102 

011 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................................................................... 3,044 3,044 

FLARES 

012 FLARES ................................................................................................................................... 120,935 120,935 

FUZES 

013 FUZES ..................................................................................................................................... 213,476 213,476 

SMALL ARMS 

014 SMALL ARMS ........................................................................................................................ 60,097 60,097 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE ............ 1,758,843 1,777,343 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES 

001 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ............................................................................... 8,834 8,834 
1240 

•S 1356 EAH 

SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES 

002 MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE ......................................................................................... 58,160 58,160 

003 CAP VEHICLES ..................................................................................................................... 977 977 

004 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................................................................... 12,483 12,483 

SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 

005 SECURITY AND TACTICAL VEHICLES ......................................................................... 4,728 4,728 

006 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................................................................... 4,662 4,662 

FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT 

007 FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH RESCUE VEHICLES ............................................................ 10,419 10,419 

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

008 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................................................................... 23,320 23,320 

BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 

009 RUNWAY SNOW REMOV & CLEANING EQUIP ............................................................. 6,215 6,215 

010 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................................................................... 87,781 87,781 

COMM SECURITY EQUIPMENT(COMSEC) 

011 COMSEC EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................................ 136,998 139,244 

Transfer for Link 16 Upgrades ...................................................................................... [2,246 ] 

012 MODIFICATIONS (COMSEC) .............................................................................................. 677 677

INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS 

013 INTELLIGENCE TRAINING EQUIPMENT ..................................................................... 4,041 4,041 

014 INTELLIGENCE COMM EQUIPMENT ............................................................................. 22,573 22,573 

015 MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS ........................................................................................ 14,456 14,456 

ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS 

016 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & LANDING SYS .................................................................... 31,823 31,823 

017 NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM ....................................................................................... 5,833 5,833 

018 BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM—FIXED ............................................................................ 1,687 1,687 

019 THEATER AIR CONTROL SYS IMPROVEMENTS ........................................................ 22,710 22,710 

020 WEATHER OBSERVATION FORECAST .......................................................................... 21,561 21,561 

021 STRATEGIC COMMAND AND CONTROL ........................................................................ 286,980 286,980 

022 CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN COMPLEX ................................................................................. 36,186 36,186 

024 INTEGRATED STRAT PLAN & ANALY NETWORK (ISPAN) ..................................... 9,597 9,597 

SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS 

025 GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ..................................................................... 27,403 27,403 

026 AF GLOBAL COMMAND & CONTROL SYS ..................................................................... 7,212 7,212 

027 MOBILITY COMMAND AND CONTROL ........................................................................... 11,062 30,962 

Additional battlefield air operations kits to meet need ................................................ [19,900 ] 

028 AIR FORCE PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM ................................................................ 131,269 131,269 

029 COMBAT TRAINING RANGES ........................................................................................... 33,606 33,606 

030 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMM N ............................................................ 5,232 5,232 

031 C3 COUNTERMEASURES ................................................................................................... 7,453 7,453 

032 INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM .......................................................... 3,976 3,976 

033 GCSS-AF FOS ......................................................................................................................... 25,515 15,015 

LOGIT—prioritize FIAR projects ................................................................................. [–10,500 ] 

034 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACCOUNTING AND MGMT SYSTEM ................................ 9,255 9,255 

035 THEATER BATTLE MGT C2 SYSTEM ............................................................................ 7,523 7,523 

036 AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CTR-WPN SYS ................................................................. 12,043 12,043 

037 AIR OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC) 10.2 .......................................................................... 24,246 14,846 

Fielding funds ahead of need .......................................................................................... [–9,400 ]

AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS 

038 INFORMATION TRANSPORT SYSTEMS ......................................................................... 74,621 74,621 

039 AFNET ..................................................................................................................................... 103,748 98,748 

Restructure program ....................................................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

041 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE) ......................................... 5,199 5,199 

042 USCENTCOM .......................................................................................................................... 15,780 15,780 

SPACE PROGRAMS 

043 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT TERMINALS .................................................. 79,592 54,592 

Ahead of need ................................................................................................................... [–25,000 ] 

044 SPACE BASED IR SENSOR PGM SPACE ....................................................................... 90,190 90,190 

045 NAVSTAR GPS SPACE ......................................................................................................... 2,029 2,029 

046 NUDET DETECTION SYS SPACE .................................................................................... 5,095 5,095 

047 AF SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK SPACE ............................................................. 76,673 76,673 

048 SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM SPACE ............................................................................. 113,275 108,275 

Prior year carryover ....................................................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

049 MILSATCOM SPACE ............................................................................................................ 35,495 35,495 

050 SPACE MODS SPACE .......................................................................................................... 23,435 23,435 

051 COUNTERSPACE SYSTEM ................................................................................................. 43,065 43,065 

ORGANIZATION AND BASE 

052 TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................. 77,538 133,438 

Battlefield Airmen Kits Unfunded Requirement .......................................................... [19,900 ] 

Joint Terminal Control Training Simulation Unfunded Requirement ..................... [36,000 ] 

054 RADIO EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................................ 8,400 8,400 

055 CCTV/AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT .................................................................................. 6,144 6,144 

056 BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................... 77,010 77,010 

MODIFICATIONS 

057 COMM ELECT MODS ........................................................................................................... 71,800 71,800 

PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP 

058 NIGHT VISION GOGGLES .................................................................................................. 2,370 2,370 

059 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................................................................... 79,623 79,623 
1241 

•S 1356 EAH 

SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS HANDLING EQ 

060 MECHANIZED MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIP ............................................................ 7,249 7,249 

BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

061 BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT ...................................................................................... 9,095 9,095 

062 ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT ......................................................................... 17,866 17,866 

064 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT ..................................................................................................... 61,850 61,850 

065 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................................................................... 30,477 30,477 

SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS 

067 DARP RC135 ........................................................................................................................... 25,072 25,072 

068 DCGS-AF ................................................................................................................................. 183,021 183,021 

070 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAM .......................................................................................... 629,371 629,371 

071 DEFENSE SPACE RECONNAISSANCE PROG. .............................................................. 100,663 100,663 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

071A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................................................... 15,038,333 15,038,333 

SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 

073 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS .......................................................................................... 59,863 59,863 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ................................... 18,272,438 18,295,584 

PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCAA 

001 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................................................................... 1,488 1,488 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCMA 

002 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................................... 2,494 2,494 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA 

003 PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION ...................................................................................... 9,341 9,341 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA 

007 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY ............................................................................. 8,080 11,580 

SHARKSEER ................................................................................................................. [3,500 ] 

008 TELEPORT PROGRAM ........................................................................................................ 62,789 62,789 

009 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................................................................... 9,399 9,399 

010 NET CENTRIC ENTERPRISE SERVICES (NCES) ....................................................... 1,819 1,819 

011 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM NETWORK ........................................................... 141,298 141,298 

012 CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE ........................................................................................ 12,732 12,732 

013 WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATION AGENCY ................................................................ 64,098 64,098 

014 SENIOR LEADERSHIP ENTERPRISE ............................................................................ 617,910 617,910 

015 JOINT INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT .......................................................................... 84,400 84,400 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA 

016 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................................... 5,644 5,644 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DMACT 

017 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................................... 11,208 11,208 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DODEA 

018 AUTOMATION/EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT & LOGISTICS ........................................... 1,298 1,298 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DSS 

020 MAJOR EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................................... 1,048 1,048 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY 

021 VEHICLES .............................................................................................................................. 100 100 

022 OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................... 5,474 5,474

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY 

023 THAAD .................................................................................................................................... 464,067 414,067 

Program reduction .......................................................................................................... [–50,000 ] 

024 AEGIS BMD ............................................................................................................................ 558,916 649,361 

Increase SM–3 Block IB canisters ................................................................................. [2,565 ] 

Increase SM–3 Block IB purchase ................................................................................. [117,880 ] 

Program reduction .......................................................................................................... [–30,000 ] 

025 ADVANCE PROCUREMENT (CY) .................................................................................. 147,765 0 

SM–3 Block IB ................................................................................................................ [–147,765 ] 

026 BMDS AN/TPY–2 RADARS .................................................................................................. 78,634 78,634 

027 AEGIS ASHORE PHASE III .............................................................................................. 30,587 30,587 

028 IRON DOME ........................................................................................................................... 55,000 41,400 

Request excess of requirement ......................................................................................... [–13,600 ] 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, NSA 

035 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP) .......................................... 37,177 37,177 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD 

036 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD ................................................................................................ 46,939 31,939 

Mentor Prote ́ge ́ Program ................................................................................................. [–15,000 ] 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS 

038 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS ................................................................................................. 13,027 13,027 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS 

040 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS ............................................................................................... 27,859 27,859 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY 

028A DAVID SLING ........................................................................................................................ 150,000 

David’s Sling Weapon System Procurement—Subject to Title XVI ........................... [150,000 ] 

028B ARROW 3 ................................................................................................................................. 15,000 

Arrow 3 Upper Tier Procurement—Subject to Title XVI ........................................... [15,000 ] 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

040A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................................................... 617,757 617,757 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

AVIATION PROGRAMS 

041 MC–12 ....................................................................................................................................... 63,170 0 

SOCOM requested realignment ...................................................................................... [–63,170 ] 

042 ROTARY WING UPGRADES AND SUSTAINMENT ....................................................... 135,985 135,985 

044 NON-STANDARD AVIATION ............................................................................................... 61,275 61,275 

045 U–28 ......................................................................................................................................... 63,170 

SOCOM requested realignment ...................................................................................... [63,170 ] 

047 RQ–11 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE .......................................................................... 20,087 20,087 

048 CV–22 MODIFICATION ........................................................................................................ 18,832 18,832 

049 MQ–1 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ............................................................................ 1,934 1,934 

050 MQ–9 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ............................................................................ 11,726 21,726 

MQ–9 capability enhancements ..................................................................................... [10,000 ] 

051 STUASL0 ................................................................................................................................. 1,514 1,514 

052 PRECISION STRIKE PACKAGE ....................................................................................... 204,105 204,105 

053 AC/MC–130J ............................................................................................................................ 61,368 61,368 

054 C–130 MODIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................... 66,861 31,361 

C–130 TF/TA adjustments ............................................................................................. [–35,500 ] 

SHIPBUILDING 

055 UNDERWATER SYSTEMS .................................................................................................. 32,521 32,521 

AMMUNITION PROGRAMS 

056 ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M .................................................................................................. 174,734 174,734 

OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS 

057 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS ................................................................................................ 93,009 93,009 

058 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS ......................................... 14,964 14,964 

059 OTHER ITEMS <$5M .......................................................................................................... 79,149 79,149 

060 COMBATANT CRAFT SYSTEMS ........................................................................................ 33,362 33,362 

061 SPECIAL PROGRAMS .......................................................................................................... 143,533 143,533 

062 TACTICAL VEHICLES ......................................................................................................... 73,520 73,520 

063 WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M ................................................................................................ 186,009 186,009 

064 COMBAT MISSION REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................. 19,693 19,693 

065 GLOBAL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES ............................................................ 3,967 3,967 

066 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE ................................................... 19,225 19,225 

068 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ................................................................................... 213,252 213,252 

CBDP 

074 CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS ............................................ 141,223 141,223 

075 CB PROTECTION & HAZARD MITIGATION ................................................................. 137,487 137,487 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE ........................................... 5,130,853 5,137,933 

JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND 

JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND 

001 JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND .......................................................... 99,701 0 

Program reduction .......................................................................................................... [–99,701 ] 

TOTAL JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND .............. 99,701 0 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT ................................................................................. 106,967,393 110,330,946 

1 SEC. 4102. PROCUREMENT FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 

2 OPERATIONS. 

SEC. 4102. PROCUREMENT FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

FIXED WING 

003 AERIAL COMMON SENSOR (ACS) (MIP) ....................................................................... 99,500 99,500 

004 MQ–1 UAV ............................................................................................................................... 16,537 16,537 

MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 

016 MQ–1 PAYLOAD (MIP) ......................................................................................................... 8,700 8,700 

023 ARL SEMA MODS (MIP) ..................................................................................................... 32,000 32,000 

031 RQ–7 UAV MODS .................................................................................................................. 8,250 8,250 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY ........................................ 164,987 164,987 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM 

003 HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY ............................................................................................... 37,260 37,260 

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY ............................................ 37,260 37,260 

PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY 

WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES 

016 MORTAR SYSTEMS .............................................................................................................. 7,030 7,030 

021 COMMON REMOTELY OPERATED WEAPONS STATION .......................................... 19,000 19,000 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY ....................................... 26,030 26,030 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 

SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION 

004 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES .................................................................................................. 4,000 4,000 

MORTAR AMMUNITION 

008 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................. 11,700 11,700 

009 81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................. 4,000 4,000 

010 120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ........................................................................................... 7,000 7,000 

ARTILLERY AMMUNITION 

012 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM & 105MM, ALL TYPES ......................................... 5,000 5,000 

013 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................... 10,000 10,000 

015 ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL ..................................... 2,000 2,000 

ROCKETS 

017 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES .................................................................................... 136,340 136,340 

OTHER AMMUNITION 

019 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ........................................................................ 4,000 4,000 

021 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................................... 8,000 8,000 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY ........................ 192,040 192,040 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 

TACTICAL VEHICLES 

005 FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV) ............................................................ 243,998 243,998 

009 HVY EXPANDED MOBILE TACTICAL TRUCK EXT SERV ........................................ 223,276 223,276 

011 MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP ................................................................................. 130,000 130,000 

012 MINE-RESISTANT AMBUSH-PROTECTED (MRAP) MODS ....................................... 393,100 393,100 

COMM—SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 

021 TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL COMMAND COMMUNICATIONS ............................... 5,724 5,724 

COMM—BASE COMMUNICATIONS 

051 INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM .................................... 29,500 29,500 

ELECT EQUIP—TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA) 

057 DCGS-A (MIP) ........................................................................................................................ 54,140 54,140 

059 TROJAN (MIP) ....................................................................................................................... 6,542 6,542 

061 CI HUMINT AUTO REPRTING AND COLL(CHARCS) ................................................. 3,860 3,860 

ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 

068 FAMILY OF PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIE ...................................... 14,847 14,847 

069 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES ................................ 19,535 19,535 

ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL SURV. (TAC SURV) 

084 COMPUTER BALLISTICS: LHMBC XM32 ....................................................................... 2,601 2,601 

ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS 

087 FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY .............................................................................................. 48 48 

094 MANEUVER CONTROL SYSTEM (MCS) .......................................................................... 252 252 

ELECT EQUIP—AUTOMATION 

101 AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING EQUIP .................................................................... 652 652 

CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT 

111 BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS (BDS) ................................................................................... 4,035 4,035 

COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

131 FORCE PROVIDER ............................................................................................................... 53,800 53,800 

133 CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM ................................. 700 700 

MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

159 FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS .................................................................................................... 10,486 10,486 

OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

169 RAPID EQUIPPING SOLDIER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ............................................. 8,500 8,500 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY ............................................... 1,205,596 1,205,596 

JOINT IMPR EXPLOSIVE DEV DEFEAT FUND 

NETWORK ATTACK 

001 ATTACK THE NETWORK ................................................................................................... 219,550 204,550 

Adjustment due to low execution in prior years ........................................................... [–15,000 ] 

JIEDDO DEVICE DEFEAT 

002 DEFEAT THE DEVICE ....................................................................................................... 77,600 77,600 

FORCE TRAINING 

003 TRAIN THE FORCE ............................................................................................................. 7,850 7,850 

STAFF AND INFRASTRUCTURE 

004 OPERATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 188,271 138,271 

Program Reduction ......................................................................................................... [–50,000 ] 

TOTAL JOINT IMPR EXPLOSIVE DEV DEFEAT FUND ............... 493,271 428,271 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

026 STUASL0 UAV ....................................................................................................................... 55,000 55,000 

MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 

030 AV–8 SERIES ......................................................................................................................... 41,365 41,365 

032 F–18 SERIES ......................................................................................................................... 8,000 8,000 

037 EP–3 SERIES ......................................................................................................................... 6,300 6,300 

047 SPECIAL PROJECT AIRCRAFT ........................................................................................ 14,198 14,198 

051 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................. 72,700 72,700 

052 COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES ........................................................................................ 13,988 13,988 

059 V–22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) OSPREY ................................................................................ 4,900 4,900 
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Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP & FACILITIES 

065 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ........................................................................... 943 943 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY ......................................... 217,394 217,394 

WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

TACTICAL MISSILES 

010 LASER MAVERICK ............................................................................................................... 3,344 3,344 

TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY ......................................... 3,344 3,344 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC 

NAVY AMMUNITION 

001 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ........................................................................................... 9,715 9,715

002 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES ................................................................................. 11,108 11,108 

003 MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION .......................................................................................... 3,603 3,603

006 AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES .................................................................... 11,982 11,982 

011 OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION ................................................................................... 4,674 4,674 

012 SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO ..................................................................... 3,456 3,456 

013 PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION ................................................................................. 1,989 1,989 

014 AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION ........................................................................ 4,674 4,674 

MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION 

020 120MM, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................................. 10,719 10,719 

023 ROCKETS, ALL TYPES ....................................................................................................... 3,993 3,993 

024 ARTILLERY, ALL TYPES ................................................................................................... 67,200 67,200 

025 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES ........................................................................ 518 518 

026 FUZE, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................................... 3,299 3,299 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC ............................. 136,930 136,930 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 

CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

135 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ............................................................................... 186 186 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

160A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................................................... 12,000 12,000 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY ................................................ 12,186 12,186 

PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 

GUIDED MISSILES 

010 JAVELIN ................................................................................................................................. 7,679 7,679 

OTHER SUPPORT 

013 MODIFICATION KITS .......................................................................................................... 10,311 10,311 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS 

014 UNIT OPERATIONS CENTER ............................................................................................ 8,221 8,221 

OTHER SUPPORT (TEL) 

018 MODIFICATION KITS .......................................................................................................... 3,600 3,600 

COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-TEL) 

019 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & ELEC) ............................................................. 8,693 8,693 

INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL) 

027 RQ–11 UAV ............................................................................................................................. 3,430 3,430 

MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

052 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT ............................................................................... 7,000 7,000 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS .......................................... 48,934 48,934 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

015 MQ–9 ........................................................................................................................................ 13,500 13,500 

OTHER AIRCRAFT 

044 C–130 ........................................................................................................................................ 1,410 1,410 

056 H–60 ......................................................................................................................................... 39,300 39,300 

058 HC/MC–130 MODIFICATIONS ............................................................................................ 5,690 5,690 

061 MQ–9 MODS ........................................................................................................................... 69,000 69,000 

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ............................ 128,900 128,900 

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

TACTICAL 

006 PREDATOR HELLFIRE MISSILE .................................................................................... 280,902 280,902 

007 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB ................................................................................................. 2,520 2,520 

CLASS IV 

010 AGM–65D MAVERICK .......................................................................................................... 5,720 5,720 

TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ................................ 289,142 289,142 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 

CARTRIDGES 

002 CARTRIDGES ........................................................................................................................ 8,371 8,371 

BOMBS 

004 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ........................................................................................... 17,031 17,031 

006 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION ............................................................................... 184,412 184,412 

FLARES 

012 FLARES ................................................................................................................................... 11,064 11,064 

FUZES 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

013 FUZES ..................................................................................................................................... 7,996 7,996 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE ............ 228,874 228,874 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 

SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS 

025 GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ..................................................................... 3,953 3,953 

027 MOBILITY COMMAND AND CONTROL ........................................................................... 2,000 2,000 

AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS 

042 USCENTCOM .......................................................................................................................... 10,000 10,000 

ORGANIZATION AND BASE 

052 TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................. 4,065 4,065 

056 BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................... 15,400 15,400 

PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP 

058 NIGHT VISION GOGGLES .................................................................................................. 3,580 3,580 

059 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................................................................... 3,407 3,407 

BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 

062 ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT ......................................................................... 46,790 46,790 

064 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT ..................................................................................................... 400 400 

065 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..................................................................................... 9,800 9,800 

SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS 

071 DEFENSE SPACE RECONNAISSANCE PROG. .............................................................. 28,070 28,070 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

071A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................................................... 3,732,499 3,732,499 

TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE ................................... 3,859,964 3,859,964 

PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 

MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA 

008 TELEPORT PROGRAM ........................................................................................................ 1,940 1,940 

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 

040A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ................................................................................................... 35,482 35,482 

AVIATION PROGRAMS 

041 MC–12 ....................................................................................................................................... 5,000 5,000 

AMMUNITION PROGRAMS 

056 ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M .................................................................................................. 35,299 35,299 

OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS 

061 SPECIAL PROGRAMS .......................................................................................................... 15,160 15,160 

063 WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M ................................................................................................ 15,000 15,000 

068 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ................................................................................... 104,537 104,537 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE ........................................... 212,418 212,418 

NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

007 MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT ...................................................................................... 250,000 

NGREA Program Increase ............................................................................................. [250,000 ] 

TOTAL NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT .......... 250,000 

TOTAL PROCUREMENT ................................................................................. 7,257,270 7,442,270 

1 TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVEL2 OPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA3 TION 

4 SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA5 TION. 

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8 LXL.IndentFuncs.removeGridTypefaceForNonReport 

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4 SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA5 TION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPER6 ATIONS. 

SEC. 4202. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Program 

Element Item FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES 

060 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY .................................................... 1,500 1,500 

SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT 

& PROTOTYPES.

1,500 1,500 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, 

ARMY.

1,500 1,500 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 

231A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................... 35,747 35,747 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .... 35,747 35,747 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, 

NAVY.

35,747 35,747 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 

133 0205671F JOINT COUNTER RCIED ELECTRONIC WARFARE ..................................... 300 300 

246A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................... 16,800 16,800 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT .... 17,100 17,100 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, 

AF.

17,100 17,100 

OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 

248A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................... 137,087 137,087 

SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT ....... 137,087 137,087 

TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, 

DW.

137,087 137,087 

TOTAL RDT&E ...................................................................................... 191,434 191,434 

7 TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND 

8 MAINTENANCE 

9 SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MANEUVER UNITS ........................................................................................ 1,094,429 1,344,429 

Force Readiness Restoration—Operations Tempo ................................. [250,000 ] 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES .............................................................. 68,873 68,873 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ................................................................... 508,008 508,008 

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ......................................................................... 763,300 763,300 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ................................................ 1,054,322 1,054,322 

060 AVIATION ASSETS ........................................................................................ 1,546,129 1,546,129 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...................................... 3,158,606 3,158,606 

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ................................................... 438,909 438,909 

090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................. 1,214,116 1,291,316 

Readiness funding increase ...................................................................... [77,200 ] 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT .................................................................. 7,616,008 7,626,508 

Readiness funding increase ...................................................................... [10,500 ] 

110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 2,617,169 2,789,369 

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ................................................................. [172,200 ] 

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ..................... 421,269 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–421,269 ] 

130 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS .............................. 164,743 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–164,743 ] 

170 COMBATANT COMMANDS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT .................... 448,633 448,633 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................................... 21,114,514 21,038,402 

MOBILIZATION 

180 STRATEGIC MOBILITY ................................................................................ 401,638 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–401,638 ] 

190 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS ............................................................. 261,683 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–261,683 ] 

200 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ................................................................. 6,532 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–6,532 ] 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ....................................................... 669,853 0 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

210 OFFICER ACQUISITION ............................................................................... 131,536 131,536 

220 RECRUIT TRAINING ..................................................................................... 47,843 47,843 

230 ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING ................................................................. 42,565 42,565 

240 SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS ............................... 490,378 490,378 

250 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING .............................................................. 981,000 989,200 

Readiness funding increase ...................................................................... [33,200 ] 

Unjustified program growth ..................................................................... [–25,000 ] 

260 FLIGHT TRAINING ........................................................................................ 940,872 940,872 

270 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .................................... 230,324 227,324 

Advanced Civil Schooling – Civilian Graduate School 10 Percent Reduction ................................................................................................... [–3,000 ] 

280 TRAINING SUPPORT .................................................................................... 603,519 603,519 

290 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................................................ 491,922 491,922 

300 EXAMINING ..................................................................................................... 194,079 194,079 

310 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ............................................ 227,951 227,951 

320 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING ................................................... 161,048 161,048 

330 JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS .................................. 170,118 170,118 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ....................... 4,713,155 4,718,355 

ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES 

350 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION .......................................................... 485,778 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–485,778 ] 

360 CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES ................................................................ 813,881 813,881 

370 LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES ............................................................. 714,781 687,781 

Unjustified program growth ..................................................................... [–27,000 ] 

380 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT .................................................................... 322,127 322,127 

390 ADMINISTRATION ......................................................................................... 384,813 376,313 

Unjustified Growth in Public Affairs ...................................................... [–8,500 ] 

400 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS .......................................................... 1,781,350 1,748,350 

DISN subscription services pricing requested as program growth ....... [–33,000 ] 

410 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ....................................................................... 292,532 292,532 

420 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ................................................................ 375,122 375,122 

430 OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT ....................................................................... 1,119,848 1,115,348 

Spirit of America program growth ......................................................... [–4,500 ] 

440 ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES ........................................................................ 225,358 225,358 

450 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT .................................................................. 239,755 239,755 

460 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS ........................ 223,319 223,319 

470 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS ................................... 469,865 469,865 

480 MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS .................................................... 40,521 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–40,521 ] 

530 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................................................ 1,120,974 1,140,974 

Additional SOUTHCOM ISR and intel support ................................... [20,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES .................. 8,610,024 8,030,725 

UNDISTRIBUTED 
1248 

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SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

540 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................................................... –1,229,500 

Civilian and services contract reductions to streamline management 

HQ .......................................................................................................... [–245,000 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................................................. [–141,000 ] 

Foreign Currency adjustments ................................................................. [–431,000 ] 

Overestimation of Civilian FTE Targets ................................................ [–262,500 ] 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND CARRYOVER ABOVE ALLOWABLE 

CEILING ............................................................................................... [–150,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .................................................. –1,229,500 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY .......... 35,107,546 32,557,982 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES 

OPERATING FORCES 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES .............................................................. 16,612 16,612 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ................................................................... 486,531 486,531 

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ......................................................................... 105,446 105,446 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ................................................ 516,791 516,791 

060 AVIATION ASSETS ........................................................................................ 87,587 87,587 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...................................... 348,601 348,601 

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ................................................... 81,350 81,350 

090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................. 59,574 91,974 

Readiness funding increase ...................................................................... [32,400 ] 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT .................................................................. 570,852 557,852 

Unjustified program growth ..................................................................... [–13,000 ] 

110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 245,686 259,286 

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ................................................................. [13,600 ] 

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ..................... 40,962 40,962 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................................... 2,559,992 2,592,992 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

130 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION .......................................................... 10,665 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–10,665 ] 

140 ADMINISTRATION ......................................................................................... 18,390 18,390 

150 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS .......................................................... 14,976 14,976 

160 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ....................................................................... 8,841 8,841 

170 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................................................ 52,928 52,928 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ....................... 105,800 95,135 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

190 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................................................... –19,200 

Civilian and services contract reductions to streamline management 

HQ .......................................................................................................... [–6,200 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................................................. [–13,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .................................................. –19,200 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES 2,665,792 2,668,927 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MANEUVER UNITS ........................................................................................ 709,433 901,933 

Increased Operations Tempo to Meet Readiness Objectives ................... [192,500 ] 

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES .............................................................. 167,324 167,324 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ................................................................... 741,327 741,327 

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ......................................................................... 88,775 96,475 

ARNG border security enhancement ........................................................ [7,700 ] 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ................................................ 32,130 32,130 

060 AVIATION ASSETS ........................................................................................ 943,609 996,209 

ARNG border security enhancement ........................................................ [13,000 ] 

Readiness funding increase ...................................................................... [39,600 ] 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...................................... 703,137 703,137 

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ................................................... 84,066 84,066 

090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................. 166,848 189,348 

Readiness funding increase ...................................................................... [22,500 ] 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT .................................................................. 1,022,970 998,970 

Justification does not match summary of price and program changes [–14,000 ] 

Unjustified growth .................................................................................... [–10,000 ] 

110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 673,680 708,880 

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ................................................................. [35,200 ] 

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ..................... 954,574 954,574 
1249 

•S 1356 EAH 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................................... 6,287,873 6,574,373 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

130 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION .......................................................... 6,570 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–6,570 ] 

140 ADMINISTRATION ......................................................................................... 59,629 58,719 

National Guard State Partnership Program increase ........................... [500 ] 

NGB Heritage Painting Program ........................................................... [–1,410 ] 

150 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS .......................................................... 68,452 68,452 

160 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ....................................................................... 8,841 8,841 

170 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ................................................................ 283,670 272,170 

Army Marketing Program unjustified program growth ........................ [–11,500 ] 

180 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT .................................................................. 2,942 2,942 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ....................... 430,104 411,124 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

200 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................................................... –70,400 

Civilian and services contract reductions to streamline management 

HQ .......................................................................................................... [–27,400 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................................................. [–43,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .................................................. –70,400 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG .......... 6,717,977 6,915,097 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS ...................................... 4,940,365 4,940,365 

020 FLEET AIR TRAINING ................................................................................. 1,830,611 1,830,611 

030 AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & ENGINEERING SERVICES ............. 37,225 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–37,225 ] 

040 AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT ........................................... 103,456 103,456 

050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT ............................................................................. 376,844 390,744 

Aviation Readiness Restoration—AV–8B Program Related Logistics [4,000 ] 

Aviation Readiness Restoration—CH–53 Program Related Logisitics [1,900 ] 

Aviation Readiness Restoration—MV–22 Program Related Logisitics [1,200 ] 

MV–22 Fleet Engineering Support Unfunded Requirement ................. [6,800 ] 

060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE .......................................................... 897,536 912,536 

Program increase ...................................................................................... [15,000 ] 

070 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ......................................... 33,201 33,201 

080 AVIATION LOGISTICS .................................................................................. 544,056 549,356 

Aviation Readiness Restoration—MV–22 Aviation Logisitics .............. [5,300 ] 

090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS ........................................... 4,287,658 4,287,658 

100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING ......................................... 787,446 787,446 

110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE .................................................................... 5,960,951 5,960,951 

120 SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT .................................................... 1,554,863 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–1,554,863 ] 

130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS ...................................................................... 704,415 684,815 

DISA/DISN price growth requested as program growth ....................... [–19,600 ] 

140 ELECTRONIC WARFARE ............................................................................. 96,916 96,916 

150 SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE ................................................. 192,198 192,198 

160 WARFARE TACTICS ...................................................................................... 453,942 453,942 

170 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY .................... 351,871 348,803 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................................................... [–3,068 ] 

180 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ...................................................................... 1,186,847 1,154,487 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................................................... [–17,360 ] 

Unjustified program growth ..................................................................... [–15,000 ] 

190 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE ..................................................................... 123,948 123,948 

200 DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................................................... 2,443 2,443 

210 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS .............................. 98,914 98,914 

220 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT ............... 73,110 73,110 

230 CRUISE MISSILE ........................................................................................... 110,734 110,734 

240 FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE ...................................................................... 1,206,736 1,206,736 

250 IN-SERVICE WEAPONS SYSTEMS SUPPORT ........................................ 141,664 141,664 

260 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE .......................................................................... 523,122 535,122 

Ship Self-Defense Systems Maintenance Backlog Reduction ................ [12,000 ] 

270 OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT ................................................... 371,872 371,335 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................................................... [–537 ] 

280 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION .................................................................... 896,061 889,449 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................................................... [–6,612 ] 

290 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION ................... 2,220,423 2,245,723 
1250 

•S 1356 EAH 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ................................................................. [25,300 ] 

300 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .................................................................... 4,472,468 4,468,940 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................................................... [–3,528 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................................... 34,581,896 32,995,603 

MOBILIZATION 

310 SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE ..................................................... 422,846 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–422,846 ] 

320 AIRCRAFT ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS ............................................ 6,464 6,964 

Aviation Readiness Restoration—F–18 Aircraft Activations/Inactivations ........................................................................................................ [500 ] 

330 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS ...................................................... 361,764 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–361,764 ] 

340 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS ............................... 69,530 69,050 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................................................... [–480 ] 

350 INDUSTRIAL READINESS .......................................................................... 2,237 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–2,237 ] 

360 COAST GUARD SUPPORT ........................................................................... 21,823 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–21,823 ] 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ....................................................... 884,664 76,014 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

370 OFFICER ACQUISITION ............................................................................... 149,375 148,514 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................................................... [–861 ] 

380 RECRUIT TRAINING ..................................................................................... 9,035 8,816 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................................................... [–219 ] 

390 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS ................................................ 156,290 156,290 

400 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING .............................................................. 653,728 653,728 

410 FLIGHT TRAINING ........................................................................................ 8,171 8,171 

420 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .................................... 168,471 161,561 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................................................... [–910 ] 

Civilian Institutions Graduate Education Program ............................. [–6,000 ] 

430 TRAINING SUPPORT .................................................................................... 196,048 196,048 

440 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................................................ 234,233 234,363 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................................................... [–370 ] 

Naval Sea Cadet Corps ............................................................................. [500 ] 

450 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ............................................ 137,855 137,855 

460 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING ................................................... 77,257 69,961 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................................................... [–7,296 ] 

470 JUNIOR ROTC ................................................................................................. 47,653 47,653 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ....................... 1,838,116 1,822,960 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

480 ADMINISTRATION ......................................................................................... 923,771 912,767 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................................................... [–6,004 ] 

Navy Fleet Band National Tours ............................................................ [–5,000 ] 

490 EXTERNAL RELATIONS .............................................................................. 13,967 13,967 

500 CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ................. 120,812 115,752 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................................................... [–5,060 ] 

510 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ............... 350,983 340,017 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................................................... [–6,966 ] 

Unjustified growth .................................................................................... [–4,000 ] 

520 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ................................................................ 265,948 255,491 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................................................... [–5,457 ] 

Navy Fleet Band National Tour .............................................................. [–5,000 ] 

530 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS .......................................................... 335,482 334,817 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................................................... [–665 ] 

550 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION .......................................................... 197,724 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–197,724 ] 

570 PLANNING, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN .............................................. 274,936 274,936 

580 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ..................................... 1,122,178 1,121,290 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................................................... [–888 ] 

590 HULL, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SUPPORT ........................... 48,587 48,587 

600 COMBAT/WEAPONS SYSTEMS ................................................................... 25,599 25,599 

610 SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS ................................. 72,768 72,768 

620 NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE ............................................................ 577,803 577,803 

680 INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS AND AGENCIES ......................... 4,768 4,768 

710 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................................................ 560,754 560,754 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ....................... 4,896,080 4,659,316 
1251 

•S 1356 EAH 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

720 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................................................... –1,303,600 

Civilian and services contract reductions to streamline management 

HQ .......................................................................................................... [–215,600 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................................................. [–1,001,000 ] 

Foreign Currency adjustments ................................................................. [–87,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .................................................. –1,303,600 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY ........... 42,200,756 38,250,293 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 OPERATIONAL FORCES .............................................................................. 931,079 931,079 

020 FIELD LOGISTICS ......................................................................................... 931,757 931,757 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ................................................................................ 227,583 227,583 

040 MARITIME PREPOSITIONING ................................................................... 86,259 86,259 

050 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ........................ 746,237 775,037 

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ................................................................. [28,800 ] 

060 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .................................................................... 2,057,362 2,057,362 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................................... 4,980,277 5,009,077 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

070 RECRUIT TRAINING ..................................................................................... 16,460 16,460 

080 OFFICER ACQUISITION ............................................................................... 977 977 

090 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING .............................................................. 97,325 97,325 

100 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .................................... 40,786 40,786 

110 TRAINING SUPPORT .................................................................................... 347,476 347,476 

120 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................................................ 164,806 164,806 

130 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ............................................ 39,963 39,963 

140 JUNIOR ROTC ................................................................................................. 23,397 23,397 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ....................... 731,190 731,190 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION .......................................................... 37,386 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–37,386 ] 

160 ADMINISTRATION ......................................................................................... 358,395 351,695 

Unjustified Growth Marine Corps Heritage Center ............................... [–6,700 ] 

180 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ..................................... 76,105 76,105 

200 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................................................ 45,429 45,429 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ....................... 517,315 473,229 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

210 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................................................... –112,500 

Civilian and services contract reductions to streamline management 

HQ .......................................................................................................... [–33,500 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................................................. [–41,000 ] 

Foreign Currency adjustments ................................................................. [–28,000 ] 

Working Capital Fund carry over above allowable ceiling ................... [–10,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .................................................. –112,500 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE 

CORPS ............................................................................................ 6,228,782 6,100,996 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS ...................................... 563,722 563,722 

020 INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE .............................................................. 6,218 6,218 

030 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE .......................................................... 82,712 82,712 

040 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ......................................... 326 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–326 ] 

050 AVIATION LOGISTICS .................................................................................. 13,436 13,436 

070 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING ......................................... 557 557 

090 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS ...................................................................... 14,499 14,499 

100 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ...................................................................... 117,601 117,601 

120 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION .................................................................... 29,382 29,382 

130 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION ................... 48,513 49,213 

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ................................................................. [700 ] 

140 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .................................................................... 102,858 102,858 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................................... 979,824 980,198 
1252 

•S 1356 EAH 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

150 ADMINISTRATION ......................................................................................... 1,505 1,505 

160 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ............... 13,782 13,782 

170 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS .......................................................... 3,437 3,437 

180 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ..................................... 3,210 3,210 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ....................... 21,934 21,934 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

210 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................................................... –68,500 

Civilian and services contract reductions to streamline management 

HQ .......................................................................................................... [–1,500 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................................................. [–67,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .................................................. –68,500 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES 1,001,758 933,632 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 OPERATING FORCES ................................................................................... 97,631 97,631 

020 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ................................................................................ 18,254 18,254 

030 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION ................... 28,653 30,053 

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ................................................................. [1,400 ] 

040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .................................................................... 111,923 111,923 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................................... 256,461 257,861 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

050 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION .......................................................... 924 924 

060 ADMINISTRATION ......................................................................................... 10,866 10,866 

070 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................................................ 8,785 8,785 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ....................... 20,575 20,575 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

080 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................................................... –3,500 

Civilian and services contract reductions to streamline management 

HQ .......................................................................................................... [–1,500 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................................................. [–2,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .................................................. –3,500 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE ............................................................................................ 277,036 274,936 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ....................................................................... 3,336,868 3,597,368 

A–10 restoration: Force Structure Restoration ...................................... [235,300 ] 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................................................... [–2,100 ] 

EC–130H Force Structure Restoration ................................................... [27,300 ] 

020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES .......................................................... 1,897,315 1,901,015 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................................................... [–14,000 ] 

Increase Range Use Support Unfunded Requirement ........................... [37,700 ] 

Unjustified growth .................................................................................... [–20,000 ] 

030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS) ................... 1,797,549 1,690,349 

A–10 to F–15E Training Transition ...................................................... [–78,200 ] 

Unjustified growth .................................................................................... [–29,000 ] 

040 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ................................................................................ 6,537,127 6,497,127 

Remove FY 15 contractor logistics support costs ................................... [–40,000 ] 

050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 1,997,712 2,132,812 

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ................................................................. [135,100 ] 

060 BASE SUPPORT ............................................................................................. 2,841,948 2,841,948 

070 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING ........................................................ 930,341 930,341 

080 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS .................................................. 924,845 924,845 

100 LAUNCH FACILITIES ................................................................................... 271,177 271,177 

110 SPACE CONTROL SYSTEMS ....................................................................... 382,824 382,824 

120 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT ............... 900,965 889,965 

Unjustified growth .................................................................................... [–11,000 ] 

130 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS .............................. 205,078 164,078 

Joint Enabling Capabilities Command .................................................. [–41,000 ] 

135 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................................................ 907,496 904,296 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................................................... [–3,200 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................................... 22,931,245 23,128,145 
1253 

•S 1356 EAH 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

MOBILIZATION 

140 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS ................................................................................ 2,229,196 2,152,196 

Excess to need ............................................................................................ [–77,000 ] 

150 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS ............................................................ 148,318 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–148,318 ] 

160 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ................................................................................ 1,617,571 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–1,617,571 ] 

170 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 259,956 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–259,956 ] 

180 BASE SUPPORT ............................................................................................. 708,799 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–708,799 ] 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ....................................................... 4,963,840 2,152,196 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

190 OFFICER ACQUISITION ............................................................................... 92,191 92,191 

200 RECRUIT TRAINING ..................................................................................... 21,871 21,871 

210 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) ................................. 77,527 77,527 

220 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 228,500 228,500 

230 BASE SUPPORT ............................................................................................. 772,870 772,870 

240 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING .............................................................. 359,304 379,304 

Remotely Piloted Aircraft Flight Training Acceleration ....................... [20,000 ] 

250 FLIGHT TRAINING ........................................................................................ 710,553 726,553 

Consolidation of Air Battle Manager Resources not properly documented .................................................................................................... [–4,000 ] 

Unmanned Aerial Surveillance (UAS) Training ................................... [20,000 ] 

260 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION .................................... 228,252 227,322 

Air Force Civilian Graduate Education Program Unjustified Growth [–930 ] 

270 TRAINING SUPPORT .................................................................................... 76,464 76,464 

280 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ................................................................................ 375,513 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–375,513 ] 

290 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................................................ 79,690 79,690 

300 EXAMINING ..................................................................................................... 3,803 3,803 

310 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION ............................................ 180,807 180,807 

320 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING ................................................... 167,478 167,478 

330 JUNIOR ROTC ................................................................................................. 59,263 59,263 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ....................... 3,434,086 3,093,643 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

340 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS ........................................................................... 1,141,491 1,124,491 

O&M and IT budget justification inconsistencies .................................. [–17,000 ] 

350 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES ........................................................ 862,022 832,022 

Acquisition Management Adjustment ...................................................... [–10,000 ] 

Unjustified growth .................................................................................... [–20,000 ] 

360 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ................................................................................ 61,745 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–61,745 ] 

370 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 298,759 298,759 

380 BASE SUPPORT ............................................................................................. 1,108,220 1,108,220 

390 ADMINISTRATION ......................................................................................... 689,797 669,097 

DEAMS reduction-Funding ahead of need ............................................. [–20,700 ] 

400 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS .......................................................... 498,053 461,153 

DISN subscription services pricing requested as program growth ....... [–36,900 ] 

410 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ........................................................ 900,253 900,253 

420 CIVIL AIR PATROL ....................................................................................... 25,411 26,561 

Civil Air Patrol ......................................................................................... [1,150 ] 

450 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ....................................................................... 89,148 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–89,148 ] 

460 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................................................ 1,187,859 1,182,959 

Civilian FTE Growth ............................................................................... [–4,900 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ....................... 6,862,758 6,603,515 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

470 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................................................... –1,452,800 

Civilian and services contract reductions to streamline management 

HQ .......................................................................................................... [–283,800 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................................................. [–952,000 ] 

Foreign Currency adjustments ................................................................. [–217,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .................................................. –1,452,800 
1254 

•S 1356 EAH 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR 

FORCE ............................................................................................ 38,191,929 33,524,699 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ....................................................................... 1,779,378 1,781,878 

A–10 restoration: Force Structure Restoration ...................................... [2,500 ] 

020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ............................................................ 226,243 220,243 

Justification does not match summary of price and program changes 

for civilian pay ..................................................................................... [–6,000 ] 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ................................................................................ 487,036 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–487,036 ] 

040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 109,342 109,642 

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ................................................................. [300 ] 

050 BASE SUPPORT ............................................................................................. 373,707 370,707 

Air Force Support Standard Correction—transfer to SAG 11G not 

properly accounted ................................................................................ [–3,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................................... 2,975,706 2,482,470 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES 

060 ADMINISTRATION ......................................................................................... 53,921 53,921 

070 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................................................ 14,359 14,359 

080 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS MGMT (ARPC) .............................. 13,665 13,665 

090 OTHER PERS SUPPORT (DISABILITY COMP) ..................................... 6,606 6,606 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE 

ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................... 88,551 88,551 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

110 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................................................... –175,700 

Civilian and services contract reductions to streamline management 

HQ .......................................................................................................... [–4,700 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................................................. [–171,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .................................................. –175,700 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE ............................................................................................ 3,064,257 2,395,321 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS ............................................................................. 3,526,471 3,567,371 

A–10 restoration: Force Structure Restoration ...................................... [42,200 ] 

DISN pricing requested as program growth ........................................... [–1,300 ] 

020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ............................................................ 740,779 743,379 

ARNG border security enhancement ........................................................ [2,600 ] 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ................................................................................ 1,763,859 1,763,859 

040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION 288,786 307,586 

Restore Sustainment shortfalls ................................................................. [18,800 ] 

050 BASE SUPPORT ............................................................................................. 582,037 582,037 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................................... 6,901,932 6,964,232 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES 

060 ADMINISTRATION ......................................................................................... 23,626 23,626 

070 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING ............................................................ 30,652 30,652 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE 

ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................... 54,278 54,278 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

080 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................................................... –309,100 

Civilian and services contract reductions to streamline management 

HQ .......................................................................................................... [–3,100 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................................................. [–276,000 ] 

Unjustified growth .................................................................................... [–30,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .................................................. –309,100 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG ............. 6,956,210 6,709,410 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ........................................................................... 485,888 505,888 

Middle East Assurance Initiative ............................................................ [20,000 ] 
1255 

•S 1356 EAH 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

020 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ........................................ 534,795 534,795 

030 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/OPERATING FORCES ................ 4,862,368 4,841,168 

Overestimation of civilian FTE ............................................................... [–21,200 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES .......................................... 5,883,051 5,881,851 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

040 DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY ................................................... 142,659 142,659 

050 NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY ......................................................... 78,416 78,416 

060 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/TRAINING AND RECRUITING 354,372 354,372 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ....................... 575,447 575,447 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES 

070 CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS ..................................................................... 160,320 170,320 

STARBASE ............................................................................................... [10,000 ] 

090 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY ................................................... 570,177 570,177 

100 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY ................................... 1,374,536 1,374,536 

110 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY ........................................... 642,551 642,551 

120 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY ...................................... 1,282,755 1,285,255 

SHARKSEER ........................................................................................... [2,500 ] 

140 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY ................................................... 26,073 26,073 

150 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ................................................................. 366,429 366,429 

160 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY ...................................................................... 192,625 192,625 

180 DEFENSE PERSONNEL ACCOUNTING AGENCY .................................. 115,372 115,372 

190 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY .................................... 524,723 495,523 

Global Security Contingency Fund ......................................................... [–22,200 ] 

Reduction to Combating Terrorism Fellowship ...................................... [–7,000 ] 

200 DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE ................................................................ 508,396 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–508,396 ] 

230 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION .................. 33,577 33,577 

240 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY ............................................ 415,696 0 

Transfer base requirement to Title XV .................................................... [–415,696 ] 

260 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY ........................ 2,753,771 2,784,021 

Impact Aid ................................................................................................ [30,000 ] 

School lunches for territories .................................................................... [250 ] 

270 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY ..................................................................... 432,068 432,068 

290 OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ................................................... 110,612 110,612 

300 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ........................................ 1,388,285 1,393,535 

Commission to Assess the Threat to the U.S. from Electromagnetic 

Pulse Attack ........................................................................................... [2,000 ] 

OSD fleet architecture study .................................................................... [1,000 ] 

OUSD (Policy) unjustified growth .......................................................... [–2,000 ] 

OUSD AT&L Congressional Mandate (BRAC Support) ...................... [–10,500 ] 

Readiness environmental protection initiative—program increase ...... [14,750 ] 

310 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/ADMIN & SVC-WIDE ACTIVITIES .............................................................................................................. 83,263 83,263

320 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES ......................................... 621,688 621,688 

330 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS ............................................................................ 14,379,428 14,276,828 

Classified program adjustment ................................................................ [–102,600 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE 

ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................... 25,982,345 24,974,453 

UNDISTRIBUTED 

340 UNDISTRIBUTED .......................................................................................... –1,053,100 

Civilian and services contract reductions to streamline management 

HQ .......................................................................................................... [–908,700 ] 

Excessive standard price for fuel ............................................................. [–61,000 ] 

Foreign Currency adjustments ................................................................. [–78,400 ] 

Program decrease ...................................................................................... [–5,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED .................................................. –1,053,100 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSEWIDE ............................................................................................... 32,440,843 30,378,651 

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS 

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS 

010 US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, DEFENSE ... 14,078 14,078 

020 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER AND CIVIC AID ................. 100,266 100,266 

030 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION .................................................... 358,496 358,496 

040 ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD ......................................................................... 84,140 84,140 

050 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY .............................................. 234,829 234,829 
1256 

•S 1356 EAH 

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

060 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY ............................................... 292,453 292,453 

070 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE ................................... 368,131 368,131 

080 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE ...................................... 8,232 8,232 

090 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED SITES .......... 203,717 203,717 

SUBTOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS ...... 1,664,342 1,664,342 

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS ........... 1,664,342 1,664,342 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE .......................... 176,517,228 162,374,286 

1 SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS 

2 CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 

SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MANEUVER UNITS ............................................................................................. 257,900 257,900 

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS ............................................................................... 1,110,836 1,110,836 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...................................................... 261,943 261,943 

060 AVIATION ASSETS .............................................................................................. 22,160 22,160 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................................ 1,119,201 1,119,201 

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS ......................................................... 117,881 117,881 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ....................................................................... 50,000 50,000 

140 ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES ................................................................................ 4,500,666 4,526,466 

Army expenses related to Syria Train and Equip program ...................... [25,800 ] 

150 COMMANDERS EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM ............................... 10,000 5,000 

Program decrease ............................................................................................ [–5,000 ] 

160 RESET .................................................................................................................... 1,834,777 1,834,777 

170 COMBATANT COMMANDS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT .......................... 100,000 

AFRICOM Intelligence, Surveilance, and Reconnissance ........................... [100,000 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ............................................... 9,285,364 9,406,164 

MOBILIZATION 

190 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS ................................................................... 40,000 40,000 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ............................................................ 40,000 40,000 

ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES 

350 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ............................................................... 529,891 529,891 

380 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT ......................................................................... 5,033 5,033 

420 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ..................................................................... 100,480 100,480 

450 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT ........................................................................ 154,350 154,350 

530 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................. 1,267,632 1,267,632 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES ....................... 2,057,386 2,057,386 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY ............... 11,382,750 11,503,550 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES 

OPERATING FORCES 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ......................................................................... 2,442 2,442 

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT ...................................................... 813 813 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................................ 779 779 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ....................................................................... 20,525 20,525 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ............................................... 24,559 24,559 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES ..... 24,559 24,559 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MANEUVER UNITS ............................................................................................. 1,984 1,984 

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE ......................................................................... 4,671 4,671 

060 AVIATION ASSETS .............................................................................................. 15,980 15,980 

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................................ 12,867 12,867 

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT ....................................................................... 23,134 23,134 
1257 

•S 1356 EAH 

SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS .......................... 1,426 1,426 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ............................................... 60,062 60,062 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

150 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ............................................................... 783 783 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ............................ 783 783 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG ............... 60,845 60,845 

AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND 

MINISTRY OF DEFENSE 

010 SUSTAINMENT ..................................................................................................... 2,214,899 2,136,899 

Fuel savings .................................................................................................... [–78,000 ] 

030 EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION .......................................................... 182,751 182,751 

040 TRAINING AND OPERATIONS ......................................................................... 281,555 281,555 

SUBTOTAL MINISTRY OF DEFENSE ......................................... 2,679,205 2,601,205 

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR 

060 SUSTAINMENT ..................................................................................................... 901,137 869,137 

Fuel savings .................................................................................................... [–32,000 ] 

080 EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION .......................................................... 116,573 116,573 

090 TRAINING AND OPERATIONS ......................................................................... 65,342 65,342 

SUBTOTAL MINISTRY OF INTERIOR ....................................... 1,083,052 1,051,052 

TOTAL AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND ...... 3,762,257 3,652,257 

IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 

IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 

010 IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND ..................................................................... 715,000 715,000 

SUBTOTAL IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND ......................... 715,000 715,000 

TOTAL IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND .............................. 715,000 715,000 

SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 

SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 

010 SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND ................................................................... 600,000 406,450 

Change in scope of program .......................................................................... [–125,000 ] 

Realignment to Air Force .............................................................................. [–42,750 ] 

Realignment to Army ..................................................................................... [–25,800 ] 

SUBTOTAL SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND ...................... 600,000 406,450 

TOTAL SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND ............................ 600,000 406,450 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS ........................................... 358,417 361,717 

Readiness funding increase ............................................................................ [3,300 ] 

030 AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & ENGINEERING SERVICES .................. 110 110 

040 AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT ................................................ 4,513 4,513 

050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT .................................................................................. 126,501 126,501 

060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ................................................................ 75,897 92,897 

Readiness funding increase ............................................................................ [17,000 ] 

070 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................................... 2,770 2,770 

080 AVIATION LOGISTICS ........................................................................................ 34,101 34,101 

090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS ................................................ 1,184,878 1,184,878 

100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING ............................................... 16,663 16,663 

110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE .......................................................................... 1,922,829 1,922,829 

130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS ........................................................................... 33,577 33,577 

160 WARFARE TACTICS ........................................................................................... 26,454 26,454 

170 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY ......................... 22,305 22,305 

180 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ........................................................................... 513,969 513,969 

190 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE ........................................................................... 10,007 10,007 

250 IN-SERVICE WEAPONS SYSTEMS SUPPORT ............................................. 60,865 60,865 

260 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE ............................................................................... 275,231 275,231 

290 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION ........................ 7,819 7,819 

300 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .......................................................................... 61,422 61,422 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ............................................... 4,738,328 4,758,628 

MOBILIZATION 

340 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS ..................................... 5,307 5,307 
1258 

•S 1356 EAH 

SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

360 COAST GUARD SUPPORT ................................................................................. 160,002 160,002 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ............................................................ 165,309 165,309 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

400 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING .................................................................... 44,845 44,845 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ............................. 44,845 44,845 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

480 ADMINISTRATION .............................................................................................. 2,513 2,513 

490 EXTERNAL RELATIONS ................................................................................... 500 500 

510 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT .................... 5,309 5,309 

520 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT ..................................................................... 1,469 1,469 

550 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ............................................................... 156,671 156,671 

580 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT .......................................... 8,834 8,834 

620 NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE ................................................................. 1,490 1,490 

710 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................. 6,320 6,320 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ............................ 183,106 183,106 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY ................ 5,131,588 5,151,888 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 OPERATIONAL FORCES ................................................................................... 353,133 353,133 

020 FIELD LOGISTICS .............................................................................................. 259,676 259,676 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................... 240,000 240,000 

060 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .......................................................................... 16,026 16,026 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ............................................... 868,835 868,835 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

110 TRAINING SUPPORT .......................................................................................... 37,862 37,862 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ............................. 37,862 37,862 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ............................................................... 43,767 43,767 

200 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................. 2,070 2,070 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ............................ 45,837 45,837 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE 

CORPS ................................................................................................. 952,534 952,534 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS ........................................... 4,033 4,033 

020 INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE ................................................................... 60 60 

030 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE ................................................................ 20,300 20,300 

100 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES ........................................................................... 7,250 7,250 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ............................................... 31,643 31,643 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES ..... 31,643 31,643 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 OPERATING FORCES ......................................................................................... 2,500 2,500 

040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT .......................................................................... 955 955 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ............................................... 3,455 3,455 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE 3,455 3,455 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES ............................................................................ 1,505,738 1,546,388 

Air Force expenses related to Syria Train and Equip program ............... [42,750 ] 

Unjustified Increase ....................................................................................... [–2,100 ] 

020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES ............................................................... 914,973 905,273 

Readiness funding increase ............................................................................ [4,300 ] 

Unjustified Increase ....................................................................................... [–14,000 ] 

030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS) ........................ 31,978 31,978 

040 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................... 1,192,765 1,192,765 

050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ..... 85,625 85,625 

060 BASE SUPPORT ................................................................................................... 917,269 917,269 
1259 

•S 1356 EAH 

SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

070 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING ............................................................. 30,219 30,219 

080 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS ....................................................... 174,734 174,734 

100 LAUNCH FACILITIES ........................................................................................ 869 869 

110 SPACE CONTROL SYSTEMS ............................................................................ 5,008 5,008 

120 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT .................... 100,190 100,190 

135 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................. 22,893 22,893 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ............................................... 4,982,261 5,013,211 

MOBILIZATION 

140 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS ...................................................................................... 2,995,703 2,995,703

150 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS .................................................................. 108,163 108,163 

160 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................... 511,059 511,059 

180 BASE SUPPORT ................................................................................................... 4,642 4,642 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ............................................................ 3,619,567 3,619,567 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

190 OFFICER ACQUISITION .................................................................................... 92 92 

240 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING .................................................................... 11,986 11,986 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ............................. 12,078 12,078 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

340 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS ................................................................................. 86,716 86,716 

380 BASE SUPPORT ................................................................................................... 3,836 3,836 

400 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS ............................................................... 165,348 165,348 

410 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ............................................................. 204,683 141,683 

Reduction to the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq ............................ [–63,000 ] 

450 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ............................................................................ 61 61 

460 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................. 15,463 15,463 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ............................ 476,107 413,107 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE ... 9,090,013 9,057,963 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................... 51,086 51,086 

050 BASE SUPPORT ................................................................................................... 7,020 7,020 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ............................................... 58,106 58,106 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE 58,106 58,106 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG 

OPERATING FORCES 

020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS ................................................................. 19,900 19,900 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ............................................... 19,900 19,900 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG ................... 19,900 19,900 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 

OPERATING FORCES 

010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ................................................................................ 9,900 9,900 

030 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/OPERATING FORCES ..................... 2,345,835 2,345,835 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ............................................... 2,355,735 2,355,735 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES 

090 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY ........................................................ 18,474 18,474 

120 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY ........................................... 29,579 29,579 

140 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY ......................................................... 110,000 110,000 

160 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY ............................................................................ 5,960 5,960 

190 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY ......................................... 1,677,000 1,477,000 

Reduction from Coalition Support Funds ................................................... [–200,000 ] 

260 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY ............................. 73,000 73,000 

300 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ............................................. 106,709 106,709 

320 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES .............................................. 2,102 2,102 

330 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .................................................................................. 1,427,074 1,427,074 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................ 3,449,898 3,249,898 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSEWIDE ..................................................................................................... 5,805,633 5,605,633 
1260 

•S 1356 EAH 

SEC. 4302. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ............................... 37,638,283 37,243,783 

1 SEC. 4303. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BASE REQUIRE2 MENTS. 

SEC. 4303. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BASE REQUIREMENTS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY 

OPERATING FORCES 

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS .......................... 421,269 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [421,269 ] 

130 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS .................................... 164,743 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [164,743 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ............................................... 586,012 

MOBILIZATION 

180 STRATEGIC MOBILITY ...................................................................................... 401,638 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [401,638 ] 

190 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS ................................................................... 261,683 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [261,683 ] 

200 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ...................................................................... 6,532 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [6,532 ] 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ............................................................ 669,853 

ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES 

350 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ............................................................... 485,778 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [485,778 ] 

480 MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS ......................................................... 40,521 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [40,521 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES ....................... 526,299 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY ............... 1,782,164 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

130 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ............................................................... 10,665 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [10,665 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ............................ 10,665 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES ..... 10,665 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

130 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ............................................................... 6,570 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [6,570 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ............................ 6,570 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG ............... 6,570 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY 

OPERATING FORCES 

030 AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & ENGINEERING SERVICES .................. 37,225 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [37,225 ] 

120 SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ......................................................... 1,554,863 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [1,554,863 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ............................................... 1,592,088 

MOBILIZATION 

310 SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE .......................................................... 422,846 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [422,846 ] 

330 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS ........................................................... 361,764 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [361,764 ] 

350 INDUSTRIAL READINESS ................................................................................ 2,237 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [2,237 ] 

360 COAST GUARD SUPPORT ................................................................................. 21,823 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [21,823 ] 
1261 

•S 1356 EAH 

SEC. 4303. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BASE REQUIREMENTS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Line Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ............................................................ 808,670 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

550 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ............................................................... 197,724 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [197,724 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ............................ 197,724 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY ................ 2,598,482 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION ............................................................... 37,386 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [37,386 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ............................ 37,386 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE 

CORPS ................................................................................................. 37,386 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES 

OPERATING FORCES 

040 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT ............................................... 326 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [326 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ............................................... 326 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES ..... 326 

MOBILIZATION 

150 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS .................................................................. 148,318 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [148,318 ] 

160 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................... 1,617,571 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [1,617,571 ] 

170 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION ..... 259,956 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [259,956 ] 

180 BASE SUPPORT ................................................................................................... 708,799 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [708,799 ] 

SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION ............................................................ 2,734,644 

TRAINING AND RECRUITING 

280 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................... 375,513 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [375,513 ] 

SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ............................. 375,513 

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES 

360 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................... 61,745 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [61,745 ] 

450 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ............................................................................ 89,148 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [89,148 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES ............................ 150,893 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE ... 3,261,050 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE 

OPERATING FORCES 

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................... 487,036 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [487,036 ] 

SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES ............................................... 487,036 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE 487,036 

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES 

200 DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE ...................................................................... 508,396 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [508,396 ] 

240 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY ................................................. 415,696 

Transfer base requirement from Title III ..................................................... [415,696 ] 

SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................ 924,092 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSEWIDE ..................................................................................................... 924,092 

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ............................... 9,107,771 
1262 

•S 1356 EAH 

1 TITLE XLIV—MILITARY 

2 PERSONNEL 

3 SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 

SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Military Personnel Appropriations ................................................................. 130,491,227 129,316,488 

Additional support for the National Guard’s Operation Phalanx ............................... [21,700 ] 

Basic Housing Allowance ................................................................................................ [300,000 ] 

Financial Literacy Training ........................................................................................... [85,000 ]

Foreign Currency adjustments ........................................................................................ [–480,500 ]

National Guard State Partnership Program increase .................................................. [2,100 ] 

Projected understrength .................................................................................................... [–115,839 ] 

Unobligated balances ........................................................................................................ [–987,200 ] 

Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Fund Contributions ......................... 6,243,449 6,243,449 

Total, Military Personnel ............................................................................. 136,734,676 135,559,937 

4 SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTIN5 GENCY OPERATIONS. 

SEC. 4402. MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Item FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Military Personnel Appropriations ................................................................................ 3,204,758 3,204,758 

Total, Military Personnel Appropriations ........................................... 3,204,758 3,204,758 

6 TITLE XLV—OTHER 

7 AUTHORIZATIONS 

8 SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS. 

SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program Title FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY 

INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS 

SUPPLY MANAGEMENT—ARMY ............................................................................... 50,432 50,432 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY ...................................... 50,432 50,432 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE 

SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS ..................................................................................... 62,898 62,898 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE .......................... 62,898 62,898 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE 

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT—DEF 

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA) ................................................................... 45,084 45,084 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE ................ 45,084 45,084 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA 

COMMISSARY RESALE STOCKS 

COMMISSARY OPERATIONS ...................................................................................... 1,154,154 1,435,354 

Restoration of Proposed Efficiencies ............................................................. [142,200 ] 

Restoration of Savings from Legislative Proposals ..................................... [139,000 ] 
1263 

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SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program Title FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA ...................................... 1,154,154 1,435,354 

NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND 

MPF MLP 

POST DELIVERY AND OUTFITTING ....................................................................... 15,456 15,456 

NATIONAL DEF SEALIFT VESSEL 

LG MED SPD RO/RO MAINTENANCE ...................................................................... 124,493 124,493 

DOD MOBILIZATION ALTERATIONS ...................................................................... 8,243 8,243 

TAH MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................... 27,784 27,784 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................... 25,197 25,197 

READY RESERVE FORCE .......................................................................................... 272,991 272,991 

TOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND ............................. 474,164 474,164 

CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ................................................................................. 139,098 139,098 

RDT&E ............................................................................................................................. 579,342 579,342 

PROCUREMENT ............................................................................................................ 2,281 2,281 

TOTAL CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION ......... 720,721 720,721 

DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF 

DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE ........ 739,009 761,009 

SOUTHCOM Operational Support for Central America ........................... [30,000 ] 

Transfer to Demand Reduction Program ..................................................... [–8,000 ] 

DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM .............................................................. 111,589 119,589 

Expanded drug testing ................................................................................... [8,000 ] 

TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 

DEF ..................................................................................................................... 850,598 880,598 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ........................................................................... 310,459 310,459 

RDT&E ............................................................................................................................. 4,700 2,100 

Funding ahead of need ................................................................................... [–2,600 ] 

PROCUREMENT ............................................................................................................ 1,000 0 

Program decrease ............................................................................................ [–1,000 ] 

TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ........................ 316,159 312,559 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 

IN-HOUSE CARE ........................................................................................................... 9,082,298 8,962,926 

Consolidated health plan unauthorized ........................................................ [–29,719 ] 

Pharmacy benefit reform unauthorized ........................................................ [–30,528 ] 

Removal of one-time fiscal year 2016 increases ........................................... [–59,125 ] 

PRIVATE SECTOR CARE ............................................................................................ 14,892,683 14,886,930 

Access to TRICARE Prime for certain beneficiaties ................................... [4,000 ] 

TRICARE consolidation not authorized ...................................................... [–9,753 ] 

CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT ..................................................................... 2,415,658 2,289,874 

Reduction of funds related to Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria 

(CARB) project ............................................................................................ [–10,290 ] 

Removal of one-time fiscal year 2016 increases ........................................... [–115,494 ] 

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ................................................................................. 1,677,827 1,654,814 

Removal of one-time fiscal year 2016 increases ........................................... [–23,013 ] 

MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ....................................................................................... 327,967 325,908 

Removal of one-time fiscal year 2016 increases ........................................... [–2,059 ] 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING ..................................................................................... 750,614 750,614 

BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS ................................................................ 1,742,893 1,741,690 

Removal of one-time fiscal year 2016 increase ............................................ [–1,203 ] 

RESEARCH ..................................................................................................................... 10,996 10,996 

EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................. 59,473 56,323 

Reduction of funds related to Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria 

(CARB) project ............................................................................................ [–3,150 ] 

ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ...................................................................................... 231,356 228,256 

Reduction of funds related to Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria 

(CARB) project ............................................................................................ [–3,100 ] 

DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION ............................................................................... 103,443 103,443 

ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................... 515,910 515,910 

MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT ................................................................................. 41,567 41,567 

CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT .............................................................................. 17,356 17,356 

INITIAL OUTFITTING .................................................................................................. 33,392 33,392 

REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION ..................................................................... 330,504 330,504 

THEATER MEDICAL INFORMATION PROGRAM ................................................. 1,494 1,494 

IEHR ................................................................................................................................. 7,897 7,897 
1264 

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SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program Title FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

UNDISTRIBUTED ......................................................................................................... –433,300 

Foreign Currency adjustments ...................................................................... [–54,700 ] 

Unobligated balances ...................................................................................... [–378,600 ] 

TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM ............................................. 32,243,328 31,526,594 

TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS .................................................... 35,917,538 35,508,404 

1 SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CON2 TINGENCY OPERATIONS. 

SEC. 4502. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program Title FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE 

SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS 

TRANSPORTATION OF FALLEN HEROES ............................................................ 2,500 2,500 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE .......................... 2,500 2,500 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE 

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT—DEF 

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA) ................................................................... 86,350 86,350 

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE ................ 86,350 86,350 

DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF 

DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE ........ 186,000 186,000 

TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 

DEF ..................................................................................................................... 186,000 186,000 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ........................................................................... 10,262 10,262 

TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ........................ 10,262 10,262 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 

IN-HOUSE CARE ........................................................................................................... 65,149 65,149 

PRIVATE SECTOR CARE ............................................................................................ 192,210 192,210 

CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT ..................................................................... 9,460 9,460 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING ..................................................................................... 5,885 5,885 

TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM ............................................. 272,704 272,704 

UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE 

UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE ......................................................................... 300,000 

Provides assistance to Ukraine ...................................................................... [300,000 ] 

TOTAL UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE .................................... 300,000 

COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND 

COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND .................................................. 2,100,000 750,000 

Program decrease ............................................................................................ [–1,350,000 ] 

TOTAL COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND ......... 2,100,000 750,000 

TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS .................................................... 2,657,816 1,607,816 
1265 

•S 1356 EAH 

1 TITLE XLVI—MILITARY 

2 CONSTRUCTION 

3 SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. 

SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Alaska 

Army Fort Greely Physical Readiness Training Facility ........................... 7,800 7,800 

California 

Army Concord Pier ................................................................................... 98,000 98,000 

Colorado 

Army Fort Carson Rotary Wing Taxiway .................................................... 5,800 5,800 

Cuba 

Army Guantanamo Bay Unaccompanied Personnel Housing ............................... 0 0 

Georgia 

Army Fort Gordon Command and Control Facility ..................................... 90,000 90,000 

Germany 

Army Grafenwoehr Vehicle Maintenance Shop .............................................. 51,000 51,000 

Maryland 

Army Fort Meade Access Control Point—Mapes Road ............................... 0 15,000 

Army Fort Meade Access Control Point—Reece Road ................................ 0 19,500 

New York 

Army Fort Drum NCO Academy Complex .................................................. 19,000 19,000 

Army U.S. Military Academy Waste Water Treatment Plant ........................................ 70,000 70,000 

Oklahoma 

Army Fort Sill Reception Barracks Complex Ph2 .................................. 56,000 56,000 

Army Fort Sill Training Support Facility ............................................. 13,400 13,400 

Texas 

Army Corpus Christi Powertrain Facility (Infrastructure/Metal) .................. 85,000 85,000 

Army Joint Base San Antonio Homeland Defense Operations Center ........................... 43,000 0 

Virginia 

Army Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Cemetery Southern Expansion (DAR) ......... 0 30,000 

Army Fort Lee Training Support Facility ............................................. 33,000 33,000 

Army Joint Base Myer-Henderson Instruction Building ....................................................... 37,000 0 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Host Nation Support ...................................................... 36,000 36,000 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Minor Construction ......................................................... 25,000 25,000 

Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning and Design ...................................................... 73,245 73,245 

Military Construction, Army Total ............................................................................................ 743,245 727,745 

Arizona 

Navy Yuma Aircraft Maint. Facilities & Apron (So. CALA) .......... 50,635 50,635 

Bahrain Island 

Navy SW Asia Mina Salman Pier Replacement .................................... 37,700 37,700 

Navy SW Asia Ship Maintenance Support Facility .............................. 52,091 52,091 

California 

Navy Camp Pendleton Pendleton Ops Center ...................................................... 0 0 

Navy Camp Pendleton Raw Water Pipeline Pendleton to Fallbrook ................. 44,540 44,540 

Navy Coronado Coastal Campus Utilities ................................................ 4,856 4,856 

Navy Lemoore F–35C Hangar Modernization and Addition ............... 56,497 56,497 

Navy Lemoore F–35C Training Facilities ............................................. 8,187 8,187 

Navy Lemoore RTO and Mission Debrief Facility ................................ 7,146 7,146 

Navy Miramar KC–130J Enlisted Air Crew Trainer ............................ 0 11,200 

Navy Point Mugu E–2C/D Hangar Additions and Renovations ............... 19,453 19,453 

Navy Point Mugu Triton Avionics and Fuel Systems Trainer .................. 2,974 2,974 

Navy San Diego LCS Support Facility ..................................................... 37,366 37,366 

Navy Twentynine Palms Microgrid Expansion ...................................................... 9,160 9,160 

Florida 

Navy Jacksonville Fleet Support Facility Addition .................................... 8,455 8,455 

Navy Jacksonville Triton Mission Control Facility ..................................... 8,296 8,296 

Navy Mayport LCS Mission Module Readiness Center ......................... 16,159 16,159 

Navy Pensacola A-School Unaccompanied Housing (Corry Station) .... 18,347 18,347 

Navy Whiting Field T–6B JPATS Training Operations Facility ................ 10,421 10,421 

Georgia 

Navy Albany Ground Source Heat Pumps ........................................... 7,851 7,851 

Navy Kings Bay Industrial Control System Infrastructure ..................... 8,099 8,099 

Navy Townsend Townsend Bombing Range Expansion Phase 2 ............ 48,279 43,279 

Guam 

Navy Joint Region Marianas Live-Fire Training Range Complex (NW Field) .......... 125,677 125,677 
1266 

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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Navy Joint Region Marianas Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Closure ....................... 10,777 10,777 

Navy Joint Region Marianas Sanitary Sewer System Recapitalization ..................... 45,314 45,314 

Hawaii 

Navy Barking Sands PMRF Power Grid Consolidation .................................. 30,623 30,623 

Navy Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam UEM Interconnect Sta C to Hickam ............................. 6,335 6,335 

Navy Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Welding School Shop Consolidation ............................... 8,546 8,546 

Navy Kaneohe Bay Airfield Lighting Modernization .................................... 26,097 26,097 

Navy Kaneohe Bay Bachelor Enlisted Quarters ............................................. 68,092 68,092 

Navy Kaneohe Bay P–8A Detachment Support Facilities ............................ 12,429 12,429 

Navy MCB Hawaii LHD Pad Conversions MV–22 Landing Pads .............. 0 0 

Italy 

Navy Sigonella P–8A Hangar and Fleet Support Facility ................... 62,302 62,302 

Navy Sigonella Triton Hangar and Operation Facility ........................ 40,641 40,641 

Japan 

Navy Camp Butler Military Working Dog Facilities (Camp Hansen) ....... 11,697 11,697 

Navy Iwakuni E–2D Operational Trainer Complex ............................. 8,716 8,716 

Navy Iwakuni Security Modifications—CVW5/MAG12 HQ ................ 9,207 9,207 

Navy Kadena AB Aircraft Maint. Shelters & Apron .................................. 23,310 23,310 

Navy Yokosuka Child Development Center .............................................. 13,846 13,846 

Maryland 

Navy Patuxent River Unaccompanied Housing ................................................ 40,935 40,935 

North Carolina 

Navy Camp Lejeune 2nd Radio BN Complex Operations Consolidation ...... 0 0 

Navy Camp Lejeune Range Safety Improvements ........................................... 0 0 

Navy Camp Lejeune Simulator Integration/Range Control Facility ............. 54,849 54,849 

Navy Cherry Point Marine 

Corps Air Station 

Airfield Security Improvements ..................................... 0 23,300 

Navy Cherry Point Marine 

Corps Air Station 

KC–130J Enlsited Air Crew Trainer Facility ............. 4,769 4,769 

Navy Cherry Point Marine 

Corps Air Station 

Unmanned Aircraft System Facilities ........................... 29,657 29,657 

Navy New River Operational Trainer Facility ......................................... 3,312 3,312 

Navy New River Radar Air Traffic Control Facility Addition ............... 4,918 4,918 

Poland 

Navy RedziKowo Base AEGIS Ashore Missile Defense Complex ....................... 51,270 51,270 

South Carolina 

Navy Parris Island Range Safety Improvements & Modernization ............. 27,075 27,075 

Virginia 

Navy Dam Neck Maritime Surveillance System Facility ........................ 23,066 23,066 

Navy Norfolk Communications Center .................................................. 75,289 75,289 

Navy Norfolk Electrical Repairs to Piers 2,6,7, and 11 ...................... 44,254 44,254 

Navy Norfolk MH–60 Helicopter Training Facility ........................... 7,134 7,134 

Navy Portsmouth Waterfront Utilities ......................................................... 45,513 45,513 

Navy Quantico ATFP Gate ....................................................................... 5,840 5,840 

Navy Quantico Electrical Distribution Upgrade .................................... 8,418 8,418 

Navy Quantico Embassy Security Guard BEQ & Ops Facility ........... 43,941 43,941 

Navy Quantico TBS Fire Station Replacement ...................................... 0 0 

Washington 

Navy Bangor Regional Ship Maintenance Support Facility .............. 0 0 

Navy Bangor WRA Land/Water Interface ............................................ 34,177 34,177 

Navy Bremerton Dry Dock 6 Modernization & Utility Improve. ............ 22,680 22,680 

Navy Indian Island Shore Power to Ammunition Pier ................................. 4,472 4,472 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

MCON Design Funds ...................................................... 91,649 91,649 

Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction ..................................... 22,590 22,590 

Military Construction, Navy Total ............................................................................................ 1,605,929 1,635,429 

Alaska 

AF Eielson AFB F–35A Flight Sim/Alter Squad Ops/AMU Facility ..... 37,000 37,000 

AF Eielson AFB Rpr Central Heat & Power Plant Boiler Ph3 .............. 34,400 34,400 

Arizona 

AF Davis-Monthan AFB HC–130J Age Covered Storage ....................................... 4,700 4,700 

AF Davis-Monthan AFB HC–130J Wash Rack ...................................................... 12,200 12,200 

AF Luke AFB Communications Facility ............................................... 0 21,000 

AF Luke AFB F–35A ADAL Fuel Offload Facility .............................. 5,000 5,000 

AF Luke AFB F–35A Aircraft Maintenance Hangar/Sq 3 .................. 13,200 13,200 

AF Luke AFB F–35A Bomb Build-up Facility ..................................... 5,500 5,500 

AF Luke AFB F–35A Sq Ops/AMU/Hangar/Sq 4 ................................ 33,000 33,000 

Colorado 

AF U.S. Air Force Academy Front Gates Force Protection Enhancements ................ 10,000 10,000 

Florida 

AF Cape Canaveral AFS Range Communications Facility ................................... 21,000 21,000 

AF Eglin AFB F–35A Consolidated HQ Facility .................................. 8,700 8,700 
1267 

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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

AF Hurlburt Field ADAL 39 Information Operations Squad Facility ...... 14,200 14,200 

Greenland 

AF Thule AB Thule Consolidation PH 1 .............................................. 41,965 41,965 

Guam 

AF Joint Region Marianas APR—Dispersed Maint Spares & SE Storage Fac ..... 19,000 19,000 

AF Joint Region Marianas APR—Installation Control Center ................................. 22,200 22,200 

AF Joint Region Marianas APR—South Ramp Utilities Phase 2 ........................... 7,100 7,100 

AF Joint Region Marianas PAR—Lo/Corrosion Cntrl/Composite Repair ............... 0 0 

AF Joint Region Marianas PRTC Roads .................................................................... 2,500 2,500 

Hawaii 

AF Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam F–22 Fighter Alert Facility ............................................ 46,000 46,000 

Japan 

AF Yokota AB C–130J Flight Simulator Facility ................................. 8,461 8,461 

Kansas 

AF McConnell AFB Air Traffic Control Tower .............................................. 0 0 

AF McConnell AFB KC–46A ADAL Deicing Pads ........................................ 4,300 4,300 

Louisiana 

AF Barksdale AFB Consolidated Communications Facility ......................... 0 0 

Maryland 

AF Fort Meade CYBERCOM Joint Operations Center, Increment 3 .... 86,000 86,000 

Missouri 

AF Whiteman AFB Consolidated Stealth Ops & Nuclear Alert Fac ............ 29,500 29,500 

Montana 

AF Malmstrom AFB Tactical Response Force Alert Facility ......................... 19,700 19,700 

Nebraska 

AF Offutt AFB Dormitory (144 Rm) ....................................................... 21,000 21,000 

Nevada 

AF Nellis AFB F–35A Airfield Pavements .............................................. 31,000 31,000 

AF Nellis AFB F–35A Live Ordnance Loading Area ............................ 34,500 34,500 

AF Nellis AFB F–35A Munitions Maintenance Facilities ..................... 3,450 3,450 

New Mexico 

AF Cannon AFB Construct AT/FP Gate—Portales ................................... 7,800 7,800 

AF Holloman AFB Fixed Ground Control ..................................................... 0 0 

AF Holloman AFB Marshalling Area ARM/DE–ARM Pad D ..................... 3,000 3,000 

AF Kirtland AFB Space Vehicles Component Development Lab ................ 12,800 12,800 

New York 

AF Fort Drum ASOS Expansion ............................................................. 0 0 

Niger 

AF Agadez Construct Airfield and Base Camp ................................ 50,000 50,000 

North Carolina 

AF Seymour Johnson AFB Air Traffic Control Tower/Base Ops Facility ............... 17,100 17,100 

Oklahoma 

AF Altus AFB Dormitory (120 Rm) ....................................................... 18,000 18,000 

AF Altus AFB KC–46A FTU ADAL Fuel Cell Maint Hangar ............ 10,400 10,400 

AF Tinker AFB Air Traffic Control Tower .............................................. 12,900 12,900 

AF Tinker AFB KC–46A Depot Maintenance Dock ................................. 37,000 37,000 

Oman 

AF Al Musannah AB Airlift Apron .................................................................... 25,000 25,000 

South Dakota 

AF Ellsworth AFB Dormitory (168 Rm) ....................................................... 23,000 23,000 

Texas 

AF Joint Base San Antonio BMT Classrooms/Dining Facility 3 ............................... 35,000 35,000 

AF Joint Base San Antonio BMT Recruit Dormitory 5 ............................................. 71,000 71,000 

United Kingdom 

AF RAF Croughton Consolidated SATCOM/Tech Control Facility .............. 36,424 36,424 

AF RAF Croughton JIAC Consolidation—PH 2 ............................................ 94,191 94,191 

Utah 

AF Hill AFB F–35A Flight Simulator Addition Phase 2 ................... 5,900 5,900 

AF Hill AFB F–35A Hangar 40/42 Additions and AMU .................. 21,000 21,000 

AF Hill AFB Hayman Igloos ................................................................ 11,500 11,500 

Worldwide Classified 

AF Classified Location Long Range Strike Bomber ............................................ 77,130 77,130 

AF Classified Location Munitions Storage ........................................................... 3,000 3,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

AF Various Worldwide Locations Planning and Design ...................................................... 89,164 89,164 

AF Various Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Military Construction ..................... 22,900 22,900 

Wyoming 

AF F. E. Warren AFB Weapon Storage Facility ................................................ 95,000 95,000 

Military Construction, Air Force Total ................................................................................... 1,354,785 1,375,785 

Alabama 

Def-Wide Fort Rucker Fort Rucker ES/PS Consolidation/Replacement ........... 46,787 46,787 

Def-Wide Maxwell AFB Maxwell ES/MS Replacement/Renovation .................... 32,968 32,968 

Arizona 
1268 

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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Def-Wide Fort Huachuca JITC Buildings 52101/52111 Renovations ................... 3,884 3,884 

California 

Def-Wide Camp Pendleton SOF Combat Service Support Facility ......................... 10,181 10,181 

Def-Wide Camp Pendleton SOF Performance Resiliency Center-West ..................... 10,371 10,371 

Def-Wide Coronado SOF Logistics Support Unit One Ops Fac. #2 ........... 47,218 47,218 

Def-Wide Fresno Yosemite IAP 

ANG 

Replace Fuel Storage and Distrib. Facilities ................ 10,700 10,700 

Colorado 

Def-Wide Fort Carson SOF Language Training Facility ................................. 8,243 8,243 

CONUS Classified 

Def-Wide Classified Location Operations Support Facility .......................................... 20,065 20,065 

Delaware 

Def-Wide Dover AFB Construct Hydrant Fuel System .................................... 21,600 21,600 

Djibouti 

Def-Wide Camp Lemonnier Construct Fuel Storage & Distrib. Facilities ................ 43,700 43,700 

Florida 

Def-Wide Hurlburt Field SOF Fuel Cell Maintenance Hangar ............................. 17,989 17,989 

Def-Wide MacDill AFB SOF Operational Support Facility ............................... 39,142 39,142 

Georgia 

Def-Wide Moody AFB Replace Pumphouse and Truck Fillstands .................... 10,900 10,900 

Germany 

Def-Wide Garmisch Garmisch E/MS-Addition/Modernization ...................... 14,676 14,676 

Def-Wide Grafenwoehr Grafenwoehr Elementary School Replacement .............. 38,138 38,138 

Def-Wide Rhine Ordnance Barracks Medical Center Replacement Incr 5 ............................... 85,034 85,034 

Def-Wide Spangdahlem AB Construct Fuel Pipeline .................................................. 5,500 5,500 

Def-Wide Spangdahlem AB Medical/Dental Clinic Addition ..................................... 34,071 34,071 

Def-Wide Stuttgart-Patch Barracks Patch Elementary School Replacement ......................... 49,413 49,413 

Hawaii 

Def-Wide Kaneohe Bay Medical/Dental Clinic Replacement ............................... 122,071 122,071 

Def-Wide Schofield Barracks Behavioral Health/Dental Clinic Addition ................... 123,838 123,838 

Japan 

Def-Wide Kadena AB Airfield Pavements .......................................................... 37,485 37,485 

Kentucky 

Def-Wide Fort Campbell SOF Company HQ/Classrooms ...................................... 12,553 12,553 

Def-Wide Fort Knox Fort Knox HS Renovation/MS Addition ...................... 23,279 23,279 

Maryland 

Def-Wide Fort Meade NSAW Campus Feeders Phase 2 .................................... 33,745 33,745 

Def-Wide Fort Meade NSAW Recapitalize Building #2 Incr 1 ...................... 34,897 34,897 

Nevada 

Def-Wide Nellis AFB Replace Hydrant Fuel System ....................................... 39,900 39,900 

New Mexico 

Def-Wide Cannon AFB Construct Pumphouse and Fuel Storage ....................... 20,400 20,400 

Def-Wide Cannon AFB SOF Squadron Operations Facility .............................. 11,565 11,565 

Def-Wide Cannon AFB SOF ST Operational Training Facilities ..................... 13,146 13,146 

New York 

Def-Wide West Point West Point Elementary School Replacement ................ 55,778 55,778 

North Carolina 

Def-Wide Camp Lejeune SOF Combat Service Support Facility ......................... 14,036 14,036 

Def-Wide Camp Lejeune SOF Marine Battalion Company/Team Facilities ....... 54,970 54,970 

Def-Wide Fort Bragg Butner Elementary School Replacement ....................... 32,944 32,944 

Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF 21 STS Operations Facility .................................. 16,863 16,863 

Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF Battalion Operations Facility ............................... 38,549 38,549 

Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF Indoor Range .......................................................... 8,303 8,303 

Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF Intelligence Training Center ................................. 28,265 28,265 

Def-Wide Fort Bragg SOF Special Tactics Facility (PH 2) ........................... 43,887 43,887 

Ohio 

Def-Wide Wright-Patterson AFB Satellite Pharmacy Replacement ................................... 6,623 6,623 

Oregon 

Def-Wide Klamath Falls IAP Replace Fuel Facilities .................................................... 2,500 2,500 

Pennsylvania 

Def-Wide Philadelphia Replace Headquarters ..................................................... 49,700 49,700 

Poland 

Def-Wide RedziKowo Base AEGIS Ashore Missile Defense System Complex .......... 169,153 169,153 

South Carolina 

Def-Wide Fort Jackson Pierce Terrace Elementary School Replacement ........... 26,157 26,157 

Spain 

Def-Wide Rota Rota ES and HS Additions ........................................... 13,737 13,737 

Texas 

Def-Wide Fort Bliss Hospital Replacement Incr 7 ......................................... 239,884 189,884 

Def-Wide Joint Base San Antonio Ambulatory Care Center Phase 4 ................................... 61,776 61,776 

Virginia 

Def-Wide Fort Belvoir Construct Visitor Control Center .................................... 5,000 5,000 

Def-Wide Fort Belvoir Replace Ground Vehicle Fueling Facility ...................... 4,500 4,500 

Def-Wide Joint Base LangleyEustis Replace Fuel Pier and Distribution Facility ................ 28,000 28,000 
1269 

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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Def-Wide Joint Expeditionary 

Base Little Creek— 

Story 

SOF Applied Instruction Facility ................................. 23,916 23,916 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Contingency Construction ............................................... 10,000 0 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

ECIP Design .................................................................... 10,000 10,000 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Energy Conservation Investment Program ................... 150,000 150,000 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Exercise Related Minor Construction ............................ 8,687 8,687 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning and Design ...................................................... 31,628 31,628 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning and Design ...................................................... 3,041 3,041 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning and Design ...................................................... 1,078 1,078 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning and Design ...................................................... 27,202 27,202 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning and Design ...................................................... 42,183 42,183 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning and Design ...................................................... 13,500 13,500 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction ..................................... 15,676 15,676 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction ..................................... 5,000 5,000 

Def-Wide Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction ..................................... 3,000 3,000 

Def-Wide Various Worldwide Locations East Coast Missile Site Planning and Design .............. 0 30,000 

Def-Wide Various Worldwide Locations Planning & Design .......................................................... 31,772 31,772 

Military Construction, Defense-Wide Total ........................................................................... 2,300,767 2,270,767 

Worldwide Unspecified 

NATO NATO Security Investment Program NATO Security Investment Program ............................ 120,000 120,000 

NATO Security Investment Program Total ........................................................................... 120,000 120,000 

Alabama 

Army NG Camp Foley Vehicle Maintenance Shop .............................................. 0 4,500 

Connecticut 

Army NG Camp Hartell Ready Building (CST–WMD) ........................................ 11,000 11,000 

Delaware 

Army NG Dagsboro National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop .................. 10,800 10,800 

Florida 

Army NG Palm Coast National Guard Readiness Center ................................. 18,000 18,000 

Georgia 

Army NG Fort Stewart Tactical Aerial Unmanned Systems .............................. 0 6,800 

Illinois 

Army NG Sparta Basic 10M–25M Firing Range (Zero) ........................... 1,900 1,900 

Kansas 

Army NG Salina Automated Combat Pistol/MP Firearms Qual Course 2,400 2,400 

Army NG Salina Modified Record Fire Range ........................................... 4,300 4,300 

Maryland 

Army NG Easton National Guard Readiness Center ................................. 13,800 13,800 

Mississippi 

Army NG Gulfport Aviation Classification and Repair ............................... 0 40,000 

Nevada 

Army NG Reno National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop Add/Alt .... 8,000 8,000 

Ohio 

Army NG Camp Ravenna Modified Record Fire Range ........................................... 3,300 3,300 

Oregon 

Army NG Salem National Guard/Reserve Center Bldg Add/Alt (JFHQ) 16,500 16,500 

Pennsylvania 

Army NG Fort Indiantown Gap Training Aids Center ...................................................... 16,000 16,000 

Vermont 

Army NG North Hyde Park National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop Addition .. 7,900 7,900 

Virginia 

Army NG Richmond National Guard/Reserve Center Building (JFHQ) ...... 29,000 29,000 

Washington 

Army NG Yakima Enlisted Barracks, Transient Training ......................... 19,000 19,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Army NG Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning and Design ...................................................... 20,337 20,337 
1270 

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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Army NG Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .................................... 15,000 15,000 

Military Construction, Army National Guard Total ........................................................ 197,237 248,537 

California 

Army Res Miramar Army Reserve Center ....................................................... 24,000 24,000 

Florida 

Army Res MacDill AFB AR Center/AS Facility .................................................... 55,000 55,000 

Mississippi 

Army Res Starkville Army Reserve Center ....................................................... 9,300 9,300 

New York 

Army Res Orangeburg Organizational Maintenance Shop ................................ 4,200 4,200 

Pennsylvania 

Army Res Conneaut Lake DAR Highway Improvement .......................................... 5,000 5,000 

Puerto Rico 

Army Res Fort Buchanan Access Control Point ........................................................ 0 10,200 

Virginia 

Army Res Fort AP Hill Equipment Concentration ............................................... 0 24,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Army Res Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning and Design ...................................................... 9,318 9,318 

Army Res Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Unspecified Minor Construction .................................... 6,777 6,777 

Military Construction, Army Reserve Total .......................................................................... 113,595 147,795 

Nevada 

N/MC Res Fallon NAVOPSPTCEN Fallon ................................................. 11,480 11,480 

New York 

N/MC Res Brooklyn Reserve Center Storage Facility ..................................... 2,479 2,479 

Virginia 

N/MC Res Dam Neck Reserve Training Center Complex .................................. 18,443 18,443 

Worldwide Unspecified 

N/MC Res Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

MCNR Planning & Design ............................................. 2,208 2,208 

N/MC Res Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

MCNR Unspecified Minor Construction ........................ 1,468 1,468 

Military Construction, Naval Reserve Total ........................................................................ 36,078 36,078 

Alabama 

Air NG Dannelly Field TFI—Replace Squadron Operations Facility .............. 7,600 7,600 

Arkansas 

Air NG Fort Smith MAP Consolidated SCIF .......................................................... 0 0 

California 

Air NG Moffett Field Replace Vehicle Maintenance Facility ........................... 6,500 6,500 

Colorado 

Air NG Buckley AFB ASE Maintenance and Storage Facility ....................... 5,100 5,100 

Connecticut 

Air NG Bradley Ops and Deployment Facility ........................................ 0 0 

Florida 

Air NG Cape Canaveral AFS Space Control Facility .................................................... 0 6,100 

Georgia 

Air NG Savannah/Hilton Head 

IAP 

C–130 Squadron Operations Facility ............................ 9,000 9,000 

Hawaii 

Air NG Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam F–22 Composite Repair Facility ................................... 0 0 

Iowa 

Air NG Des Moines MAP Air Operations Grp/CYBER Beddown-Reno Bldg 430 6,700 6,700 

Kansas 

Air NG Smokey Hill ANG 

Range 

Range Training Support Facilities ............................... 2,900 2,900 

Louisiana 

Air NG New Orleans Replace Squadron Operations Facility ......................... 10,000 10,000 

Maine 

Air NG Bangor IAP Add to and Alter Fire Crash/Rescue Station ................ 7,200 7,200 

New Hampshire 

Air NG Pease International 

Trade Port 

Bldg Mod KC–46 Fuselage Trainer ............................... 0 0 

Air NG Pease International 

Trade Port 

KC–46A ADAL Flight Simulator Bldg 156 ................. 2,800 2,800 

New Jersey 

Air NG Atlantic City IAP Fuel Cell and Corrosion Control Hangar ...................... 10,200 10,200 

New York 

Air NG Niagara Falls IAP Remotely Piloted Aircraft Beddown Bldg 912 .............. 7,700 7,700 

North Carolina 
1271 

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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Air NG Charlotte/Douglas IAP Replace C–130 Squadron Operations Facility ............. 9,000 9,000 

North Dakota 

Air NG Hector IAP Intel Targeting Facilities ................................................ 7,300 7,300 

Oklahoma 

Air NG Will Rogers World Airport Medium Altitude Manned ISR Beddown ...................... 7,600 7,600 

Oregon 

Air NG Klamath Falls IAP Replace Fire Crash/Rescue Station ................................ 7,200 7,200 

West Virginia 

Air NG Yeager Airport Force Protection—Relocate Coonskin Road .................. 3,900 3,900 

Worldwide Unspecified 

Air NG Various Worldwide Locations Planning and Design ...................................................... 5,104 5,104 

Air NG Various Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Construction .................................... 7,734 7,734 

Military Construction, Air National Guard Total ............................................................ 123,538 129,638 

Arizona 

AF Res Davis-Monthan AFB Guardian Angel Operations ............................................ 0 0 

California 

AF Res March AFB Satellite Fire Station ...................................................... 4,600 4,600 

Florida 

AF Res Patrick AFB Aircrew Life Support Facility ....................................... 3,400 3,400 

Georgia 

AF Res Dobbins Fire Station/Security Complex ...................................... 0 10,400 

Ohio 

AF Res Youngstown Indoor Firing Range ....................................................... 9,400 9,400 

Texas 

AF Res Joint Base San Antonio Consolidate 433 Medical Facility ................................... 9,900 9,900 

Worldwide Unspecified 

AF Res Various Worldwide Locations Planning and Design ...................................................... 13,400 13,400 

AF Res Various Worldwide Locations Unspecified Minor Military Construction ..................... 6,121 6,121 

Military Construction, Air Force Reserve Total ................................................................. 46,821 57,221 

Florida 

FH Con Army Camp Rudder Family Housing Replacement Construction ................. 8,000 8,000 

Germany 

FH Con Army Wiesbaden Army Airfield Family Housing Improvements ...................................... 3,500 3,500 

Illinois 

FH Con Army Rock Island Family Housing Replacement Construction ................. 20,000 29,000 

Korea 

FH Con Army Camp Walker Family Housing New Construction ............................... 61,000 61,000 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Con Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Family Housing P & D .................................................. 7,195 7,195 

Family Housing Construction, Army Total ........................................................................... 99,695 108,695 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Furnishings ...................................................................... 25,552 18,552 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Leased Housing ................................................................ 144,879 141,879 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Maintenance of Real Property Facilities ...................... 75,197 75,197 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Management Account ...................................................... 45,468 42,568 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Management Account ...................................................... 3,047 3,047 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Military Housing Privitization Initiative .................... 22,000 22,000 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Miscellaneous .................................................................... 840 840 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Services ............................................................................. 10,928 10,928 

FH Ops Army Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Utilities ............................................................................ 65,600 60,600 

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Army Total .......................................... 393,511 375,611 

Virginia 

FH Con Navy Wallops Island Construct Housing Welcome Center ............................... 438 438 

Worldwide Unspecified 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

FH Con Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Design ............................................................................... 4,588 4,588 

FH Con Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Improvements ................................................................... 11,515 11,515 

Family Housing Construction, Navy And Marine Corps Total ................................... 16,541 16,541 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Furnishings Account ....................................................... 17,534 17,534 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Leasing ............................................................................. 64,108 64,108 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Maintenance of Real Property ........................................ 99,323 99,323 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Management Account ...................................................... 56,189 56,189 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Miscellaneous Account ..................................................... 373 373 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Privatization Support Costs ........................................... 28,668 28,668 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Services Account .............................................................. 19,149 19,149 

FH Ops Navy Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Utilities Account .............................................................. 67,692 67,692 

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Navy And Marine Corps Total .. 353,036 353,036 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Con AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Improvements ................................................................... 150,649 150,649 

FH Con AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Planning and Design ...................................................... 9,849 9,849 

Family Housing Construction, Air Force Total .................................................................. 160,498 160,498 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Furnishings Account ....................................................... 38,746 38,746 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Housing Privatization .................................................... 41,554 41,554 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Leasing ............................................................................. 28,867 28,867 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Maintenance ..................................................................... 114,129 114,129 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Management Account ...................................................... 52,153 52,153 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Miscellaneous Account ..................................................... 2,032 2,032 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Services Account .............................................................. 12,940 12,940 

FH Ops AF Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Utilities Account .............................................................. 40,811 40,811 

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Air Force Total ................................. 331,232 331,232 

Worldwide Unspecified 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Furnishings Account ....................................................... 20 20 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Furnishings Account ....................................................... 3,402 3,402 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Furnishings Account ....................................................... 781 781 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Leasing ............................................................................. 41,273 41,273 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Leasing ............................................................................. 10,679 10,679 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Maintenance of Real Property ........................................ 1,104 1,104 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Maintenance of Real Property ........................................ 344 344 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Management Account ...................................................... 388 388 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Services Account .............................................................. 31 31 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Utilities Account .............................................................. 474 474 

FH Ops DW Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Utilities Account .............................................................. 172 172 
1273 

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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Account State/Country and 

Installation Project Title FY 2016 Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Defense-Wide Total ......................... 58,668 58,668 

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Base Realignment and Closure ....................................... 29,691 29,691 

Base Realignment and Closure—Army Total ....................................................................... 29,691 29,691 

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Base Realignment & Closure .......................................... 118,906 118,906 

BRAC Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

DON–100: Planing, Design and Management .............. 7,787 7,787 

BRAC Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

DON–101: Various Locations ......................................... 20,871 20,871 

BRAC Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

DON–138: NAS Brunswick, ME .................................... 803 803 

BRAC Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

DON–157: MCSA Kansas City, MO .............................. 41 41 

BRAC Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

DON–172: NWS Seal Beach, Concord, CA ................... 4,872 4,872 

BRAC Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

DON–84: JRB Willow Grove & Cambria Reg AP ....... 3,808 3,808 

Base Realignment and Closure—Navy Total ....................................................................... 157,088 157,088 

Worldwide Unspecified 

BRAC Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

DOD BRAC Activities—Air Force ................................ 64,555 64,555 

Base Realignment and Closure—Air Force Total .............................................................. 64,555 64,555 

Worldwide Unspecified 

PYS Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Air Force .......................................................................... 0 –34,400 

PYS Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Army ................................................................................. 0 –47,700 

PYS Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Defense-Wide .................................................................... 0 –134,000 

PYS Unspecified Worldwide 

Locations 

Housing Assistance Program .......................................... 0 –110,000 

Prior Year Savings Total ............................................................................................................... 0 –326,100 

Total, Military Construction ........................................................................................................ 8,306,510 8,078,510 

1 TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF 

2 ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

3 PROGRAMS 

4 SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 

5 PROGRAMS. 

SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Discretionary Summary By Appropriation 

Energy And Water Development, And Related Agencies 

Appropriation Summary: 

Energy Programs 

Nuclear Energy .............................................................................................. 135,161 135,161 

Atomic Energy Defense Activities 

National nuclear security administration: 
1274 

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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Weapons activities ................................................................................. 8,846,948 8,802,797 

Defense nuclear nonproliferation ......................................................... 1,940,302 1,941,500 

Naval reactors ........................................................................................ 1,375,496 1,359,996 

Federal salaries and expenses ............................................................... 402,654 388,000 

Total, National nuclear security administration ................. 12,565,400 12,492,293 

Environmental and other defense activities: 

Defense environmental cleanup ............................................................ 5,527,347 5,130,550 

Other defense activities ......................................................................... 774,425 770,522 

Total, Environmental & other defense activities .................. 6,301,772 5,901,072 

Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities ............................................ 18,867,172 18,393,365 

Total, Discretionary Funding .................................................................................. 19,002,333 18,528,526 

Nuclear Energy 

Idaho sitewide safeguards and security ........................................................................ 126,161 126,161 

Used nuclear fuel disposition ........................................................................................ 9,000 9,000 

Total, Nuclear Energy .................................................................................................. 135,161 135,161 

Weapons Activities 

Directed stockpile work 

Life extension programs 

B61 Life extension program ......................................................................... 643,300 643,300 

W76 Life extension program ......................................................................... 244,019 244,019 

W88 Alt 370 ................................................................................................... 220,176 220,176 

W80–4 Life extension program .................................................................... 195,037 195,037 

Total, Life extension programs ............................................................... 1,302,532 1,302,532 

Stockpile systems 

B61 Stockpile systems ................................................................................... 52,247 52,247 

W76 Stockpile systems .................................................................................. 50,921 50,921 

W78 Stockpile systems .................................................................................. 64,092 64,092 

W80 Stockpile systems .................................................................................. 68,005 68,005 

B83 Stockpile systems ................................................................................... 42,177 42,177 

W87 Stockpile systems .................................................................................. 89,299 89,299 

W88 Stockpile systems .................................................................................. 115,685 115,685 

Total, Stockpile systems ............................................................................. 482,426 482,426 

Weapons dismantlement and disposition 

Operations and maintenance ........................................................................ 48,049 48,049 

Stockpile services 

Production support ........................................................................................ 447,527 447,527 

Research and development support .............................................................. 34,159 34,159 

R&D certification and safety ....................................................................... 192,613 185,000 

Management, technology, and production ................................................... 264,994 258,527 

Total, Stockpile services ............................................................................. 939,293 925,213 

Nuclear material commodities 

Uranium sustainment ................................................................................... 32,916 32,916 

Plutonium sustainment ................................................................................. 174,698 174,698 

Tritium sustainment ..................................................................................... 107,345 107,345 

Domestic uranium enrichment ..................................................................... 100,000 50,000 

Total, Nuclear material commodities ................................................. 414,959 364,959 

Total, Directed stockpile work ........................................................................ 3,187,259 3,123,179 

Research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) 

Science 

Advanced certification ................................................................................... 50,714 50,714 

Primary assessment technologies .................................................................. 98,500 104,100 

Dynamic materials properties ...................................................................... 109,000 109,000 

Advanced radiography .................................................................................. 47,000 47,000 

Secondary assessment technologies ............................................................... 84,400 84,400 

Total, Science .................................................................................................. 389,614 395,214 

Engineering 

Enhanced surety ............................................................................................ 50,821 50,821 

Weapon systems engineering assessment technology ................................... 17,371 17,371 

Nuclear survivability ..................................................................................... 24,461 24,461 

Enhanced surveillance ................................................................................... 38,724 38,724 

Total, Engineering ........................................................................................ 131,377 131,377 
1275 

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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Inertial confinement fusion ignition and high yield 

Ignition ........................................................................................................... 73,334 73,334 

Support of other stockpile programs ............................................................ 22,843 22,843 

Diagnostics, cryogenics and experimental support ..................................... 58,587 58,587 

Pulsed power inertial confinement fusion ................................................... 4,963 4,963 

Joint program in high energy density laboratory plasmas ....................... 8,900 8,900 

Facility operations and target production .................................................. 333,823 333,823 

Total, Inertial confinement fusion and high yield ....................... 502,450 502,450 

Advanced simulation and computing ................................................................... 623,006 617,006 

Responsive Capabilities Program ......................................................................... 0 0 

Advanced manufacturing 

Component manufacturing development ...................................................... 112,256 93,448 

Processing technology development ............................................................... 17,800 17,800 

Total, Advanced manufacturing ............................................................ 130,056 111,248 

Total, RDT&E .......................................................................................................... 1,776,503 1,757,295 

Readiness in technical base and facilities (RTBF) 

Operating 

Program readiness ......................................................................................... 75,185 60,000 

Material recycle and recovery ....................................................................... 173,859 160,000 

Storage ............................................................................................................ 40,920 40,920 

Recapitalization ............................................................................................. 104,327 100,000 

Total, Operating ............................................................................................. 394,291 360,920 

Construction: 

15–D–302 TA–55 Reinvestment project, Phase 3, LANL .......................... 18,195 18,195 

11–D–801 TA–55 Reinvestment project Phase 2, LANL ........................... 3,903 3,903 

07–D–220 Radioactive liquid waste treatment facility upgrade project, 

LANL .......................................................................................................... 11,533 11,533 

07–D–220-04 Transuranic liquid waste facility, LANL ........................... 40,949 40,949 

06–D–141 PED/Construction, Uranium Capabilities Replacement 

Project Y–12 ............................................................................................... 430,000 430,000 

04–D–125 Chemistry and metallurgy replacement project, LANL ........... 155,610 155,610 

Total, Construction ....................................................................................... 660,190 660,190 

Total, Readiness in technical base and facilities ................................. 1,054,481 1,021,110 

Secure transportation asset 

Operations and equipment .................................................................................... 146,272 140,000 

Program direction .................................................................................................. 105,338 97,118 

Total, Secure transportation asset ............................................................... 251,610 237,118 

Infrastructure and safety 

Operations of facilities 

Kansas City Plant ......................................................................................... 100,250 100,250 

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory .................................................. 70,671 70,671 

Los Alamos National Laboratory ................................................................. 196,460 196,460 

Nevada National Security Site .................................................................... 89,000 89,000 

Pantex ............................................................................................................. 58,021 58,021 

Sandia National Laboratory ........................................................................ 115,300 115,300 

Savannah River Site ..................................................................................... 80,463 80,463 

Y–12 National security complex ................................................................... 120,625 120,625 

Total, Operations of facilities ................................................................. 830,790 830,790 

Safety operations ................................................................................................... 107,701 107,701 

Maintenance ........................................................................................................... 227,000 252,000 

Recapitalization ..................................................................................................... 257,724 307,724 

Construction: 

16–D–621 Substation replacement at TA–3, LANL .................................. 25,000 25,000 

15–D–613 Emergency Operations Center, Y–12 ......................................... 17,919 17,919 

Total, Construction ....................................................................................... 42,919 42,919 

Total, Infrastructure and safety .................................................................... 1,466,134 1,541,134 

Site stewardship 

Nuclear materials integration ............................................................................... 17,510 17,510 

Minority serving institution partnerships program ........................................... 19,085 19,085 

Total, Site stewardship ....................................................................................... 36,595 36,595 
1276 

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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 

(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Defense nuclear security 

Operations and maintenance ................................................................................ 619,891 631,891 

Construction: 

14–D–710 Device assembly facility argus installation project, NV .......... 13,000 13,000 

Total, Defense nuclear security ...................................................................... 632,891 644,891 

Information technology and cybersecurity ................................................................... 157,588 157,588 

Legacy contractor pensions ........................................................................................... 283,887 283,887 

Total, Weapons Activities ........................................................................................... 8,846,948 8,802,797 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D 

Global material security ............................................................................... 426,751 422,949 

Material management and minimization ................................................... 311,584 311,584 

Nonproliferation and arms control .............................................................. 126,703 126,703 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D ...................................................... 419,333 419,333 

Nonproliferation Construction: 

99–D–143 Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility, SRS ..... 345,000 345,000 

Analysis of Alternatives ........................................................................ 0 5,000 

Total, Nonproliferation construction .......................................... 345,000 350,000 

Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs ................... 1,629,371 1,630,569 

Legacy contractor pensions ........................................................................................... 94,617 94,617 

Nuclear counterterrorism and incident response program ......................................... 234,390 234,390 

Use of prior-year balances ............................................................................................. –18,076 –18,076 

Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation .......................................................... 1,940,302 1,941,500 

Naval Reactors 

Naval reactors operations and infrastructure .............................................................. 445,196 445,196 

Naval reactors development ........................................................................................... 444,400 430,400 

Ohio replacement reactor systems development ........................................................... 186,800 186,800 

S8G Prototype refueling ................................................................................................ 133,000 133,000 

Program direction .......................................................................................................... 45,000 43,500 

Construction: 

15–D–904 NRF Overpack Storage Expansion 3 ................................................ 900 900 

15–D–903 KL Fire System Upgrade ................................................................... 600 600 

15–D–902 KS Engineroom team trainer facility ............................................... 3,100 3,100 

14–D–902 KL Materials characterization laboratory expansion, KAPL ......... 30,000 30,000 

14–D–901 Spent fuel handling recapitalization project, NRF .......................... 86,000 86,000 

10-D–903, Security upgrades, KAPL .................................................................. 500 500 

Total, Construction ............................................................................................... 121,100 121,100 

Total, Naval Reactors .................................................................................................. 1,375,496 1,359,996 

Federal Salaries And Expenses 

Program direction .......................................................................................................... 402,654 388,000 

Total, Office Of The Administrator ....................................................................... 402,654 388,000 

Defense Environmental Cleanup 

Closure sites: 

Closure sites administration ................................................................................. 4,889 4,889 

Hanford site: 

River corridor and other cleanup operations: 

River corridor and other cleanup operations .............................................. 196,957 268,957 

Central plateau remediation: 

Central plateau remediation ......................................................................... 555,163 555,163 

Richland community and regulatory support ..................................................... 14,701 14,701 

Construction: 

15–D–401 Containerized sludge removal annex, RL .................................. 77,016 77,016 

Total, Hanford site ................................................................................................ 843,837 915,837 

Idaho National Laboratory: 
1277 

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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Idaho cleanup and waste disposition ................................................................... 357,783 357,783 

Idaho community and regulatory support .......................................................... 3,000 3,000 

Total, Idaho National Laboratory ................................................................ 360,783 360,783 

NNSA sites 

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory .......................................................... 1,366 1,366 

Nevada .................................................................................................................... 62,385 62,385 

Sandia National Laboratories .............................................................................. 2,500 2,500 

Los Alamos National Laboratory ......................................................................... 188,625 188,625 

Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites ...................................................... 254,876 254,876 

Oak Ridge Reservation: 

OR Nuclear facility D & D 

OR Nuclear facility D & D .......................................................................... 75,958 75,958 

Construction: 

14–D–403 Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility .......................... 6,800 6,800 

Total, OR Nuclear facility D & D .......................................................... 82,758 82,758 

U233 Disposition Program ................................................................................... 26,895 26,895 

OR cleanup and disposition: 

OR cleanup and disposition ......................................................................... 60,500 60,500 

Total, OR cleanup and disposition ....................................................... 60,500 60,500 

OR reservation community and regulatory support ................................................... 4,400 4,400 

Solid waste stabilization and disposition 

Oak Ridge technology development ..................................................... 2,800 2,800 

Total, Oak Ridge Reservation ......................................................................... 177,353 177,353 

Office of River Protection: 

Waste treatment and immobilization plant 

01–D–416 A-D/ORP-0060 / Major construction ......................................... 595,000 595,000 

01–D–16E Pretreatment facility .................................................................. 95,000 95,000 

Total, Waste treatment and immobilization plant ....................... 690,000 690,000 

Tank farm activities 

Rad liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition ................................. 649,000 649,000 

Construction: 

15–D–409 Low Activity Waste Pretreatment System, Hanford ....... 75,000 75,000 

Total, Tank farm activities ...................................................................... 724,000 724,000 

Total, Office of River protection ..................................................................... 1,414,000 1,414,000 

Savannah River sites: 

Savannah River risk management operations .................................................... 386,652 389,652 

SR community and regulatory support ............................................................... 11,249 11,249 

Radioactive liquid tank waste: 

Radioactive liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition .................... 581,878 581,878 

Construction: 

15–D–402—Saltstone Disposal Unit #6 ............................................ 34,642 34,642 

05–D–405 Salt waste processing facility, Savannah River .............. 194,000 194,000 

Total, Construction .............................................................................. 228,642 228,642 

Total, Radioactive liquid tank waste .................................................. 810,520 810,520 

Total, Savannah River site ............................................................................... 1,208,421 1,211,421 

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 

Waste isolation pilot plant .................................................................................... 212,600 212,600 

Construction: 

15–D–411 Safety significant confinement ventilation system, 

WIPP ......................................................................................... 23,218 23,218 

15–D–412 Exhaust shaft, WIPP .................................................. 7,500 7,500 

Total, Construction ...................................................................... 30,718 30,718 

Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ................................................ 243,318 243,318 

Program direction .......................................................................................................... 281,951 281,951 

Program support ............................................................................................................ 14,979 14,979 

Safeguards and Security: 

Oak Ridge Reservation .......................................................................................... 17,228 17,228 

Paducah .................................................................................................................. 8,216 8,216 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 

Program FY 2016 

Request 

Agreement 

Authorized 

Portsmouth ............................................................................................................. 8,492 8,492 

Richland/Hanford Site .......................................................................................... 67,601 67,601 

Savannah River Site ............................................................................................. 128,345 128,345

Waste Isolation Pilot Project ................................................................................ 4,860 4,860 

West Valley ............................................................................................................. 1,891 1,891 

Technology development ................................................................................................. 14,510 14,510 

Subtotal, Defense environmental cleanup ......................................................... 5,055,550 5,130,550 

Uranium enrichment D&D fund contribution (Legislative proposal) ...................... 471,797 0 

Total, Defense Environmental Cleanup .............................................................. 5,527,347 5,130,550 

Other Defense Activities 

Specialized security activities ....................................................................................... 221,855 217,952 

Environment, health, safety and security 

Environment, health, safety and security ............................................................ 120,693 120,693 

Program direction .................................................................................................. 63,105 63,105 

Total, Environment, Health, safety and security ................................... 183,798 183,798 

Enterprise assessments 

Enterprise assessments .......................................................................................... 24,068 24,068 

Program direction .................................................................................................. 49,466 49,466 

Total, Enterprise assessments ......................................................................... 73,534 73,534 

Office of Legacy Management 

Legacy management .............................................................................................. 154,080 154,080 

Program direction .................................................................................................. 13,100 13,100 

Total, Office of Legacy Management ............................................................ 167,180 167,180 

Defense-related activities 

Defense related administrative support 

Chief financial officer ............................................................................................ 35,758 35,758 

Chief information officer ....................................................................................... 83,800 83,800 

Management ........................................................................................................... 3,000 3,000 

Total, Defense related administrative support ....................................... 122,558 122,558 

Office of hearings and appeals ...................................................................................... 5,500 5,500

Subtotal, Other defense activities .......................................................................... 774,425 770,522 

Total, Other Defense Activities ................................................................................ 774,425 770,522 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1356 

AMENDMENT